RESIDENT EVIL 7 - How Auteur Family Horror Saved A Franchise [Residecember Evil]

A retrospective on Resident Evil 7 looking at the decisions that led to this new life for the franchise, the auteur-driven horror movies focused on corruption of the home that inspired its approach to terror, and why RE7 has stuck with fans since it debuted in 2017.
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[@MattDraper]

Happy Residecember Evil! Thanks for watching and expect Residecember Evil II next year!!!

[@AlejandroSilva-mr7yy]

16:34 love from all the comic fans btw

[@tayloredwards4968]

Please do village next

[@jayfolk]

They’re remaking RE4 rn, they should probably skip RE5 for its subject matter, and remake RE6 from the ground up, make it RE9, and call it: *”Resident Evil sIX”*

[@Comicbroe405]

I've never seen anyone use "auteur family horror" to describe this game so that's very interesting! But I agree that this game brought a breathe of fresh air to the franchise.

[@theroebuck123456789]

The Baker's story is so good that it could stand alone as it's own walking sim game.

[@DiegoReviews]

Man! Resident Evil 7 is so good. Watching this made me want to play it so bad. It’s been a while! My first play through of it was in VR and it’s honestly one of my all time best gaming experiences. I would love to experience that for the first time again. Excellent Residecember, Mateo! Can’t wait for the next one.

[@MattDraper]

Thanks, Diego!

[@j0hny00s]

I love this game. 2017 was the start of Capcoms rebirth and I’m so glad it happened. Who would’ve thought that a mainline RE game without any of the top characters would be so good.

[@dark_knight_-tb4qd]

Resident Evil 7 is one of my favourites in the series. I love the Texas Chainsaw elements, the tragedy of the Bakers and Ethan's journey over the game. I also really enjoy the DLC, with Not A Hero making Chris Redfield my favourite character in the games.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

I played this in VR. So much fun.

[@thelegendofner0]

The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre has always been an inspiration since Resident Evil 1. The intro telling about gruesome murders in Raccoon City mirrors news reportings in that movie. But yeah, it was an extra strong inspiration for RE7.

[@NewFriendJason]

Man this was so much better than VILLAGE...

[@abigailaceves9230]

I got into the RE franchise when it was going for its more action approach. Then, RE7 was announced; more trailers and gameplay demos come out after it & boy was it terrifying in a good way.

[@greenlong1987]

I’ve gotta sit down and play this one. Played 1-6 and got the demo for 7. Scared the absolute hell out of me lol

[@ryanhowe5753]

Though, not my first resident evil, this was the one where I really got into this series

[@CARSONJKELLY]

Awesome video! really enjoyed it

[@audax117]

What a weird coincidence, I've been watching several RE videos in the past few days and because of it your video was on my recommended listings, and now browsing through your videos it led me to your articles on CBH haha. I had forgotten about that website since a few years ago! Idk how you dont have more subs tbh, your videos are very professional

[@deadlegs187]

I hope they go back to this. Village was great and beautiful. But this scared the crap out f me.

[@justaguy7230]

Man you have the best Patreon I’ve seen yet. Stellar content!

[@weskerclaire4ever]

RE 7 truly gave me shivers, it was so terryfing that it was soo good. I love horror and i usually never get scare, but when this title came out, it surprised me . Even today some parts of the game still get me. Your explenation is great, thanks for sharing :)

[@DiestroCorleone]

Masterpiece. One of the best games I've played in my life, and definitely in my top 3 RE games.

[@cluckendip]

RE7's concept was set and in development before PT was released.

[@ginofrancejr555]

This game took the franchise in a whole new direction I love it excellent video review and a excellent residencember evil overall

[@remytt4]

It saved the franchise but it destroyed the identity... because of the "fans" of RE. The one who started with the 4 mostly!

[@that_diggity_d880]

One of the hardest Resident evil games for sure! Really need to do a VR run of this game

[@chris.shamblin]

I hope that we are getting Residecember Evil III in 2024!

[@justaguy2182]

RE7 is better than Village in my opinion. It feels more like a horror game than Village, and has more of a claustrophobic feeling that I really love.

[@mikehenderson42]

cant wait for u to talk about all this stuff next year too

[@DjDizzy216]

Regarding inspiration: Jack’s chainsaw boss fight with Ethan is Dennis Hopper’s chainsaw duel from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986).

[@andrewlavigne44]

Thanks for this fun theme month, Matt! I thought I'd miss Darecember, but you found a great replacement.

[@Zsswimmer1]

Matt Draper makes some of the best bangers on KZbin that hit every time. I think it's about time to give him some kickback for all the hours of entertainment from watching and rewatching videos. Re5 and 6 really jumped the shark. You could argue 4 started that actiony trend but it was fresh, gave an entirely new environment and camera setup which the latter two pushed to new crazy degrees. I got back into this series with the REmakes of 2 and 3, the sound design of those games (creaks, water drippings, human sounding moans/etc, and more) that In glad carried over. 7 scared me from ever trying them, and the REmakes were terrifying and modern and this video has just pushed me over the line to downloading 7. Now. How was Village? A continuation of 7 it looks like, but did it expand its scope while.keeping the tonal features?

[@bobsmith4092]

Village is really fun from a gameplay perspective. It refines the mechanics of 7 while adding it the best parts of 4 (treasures, more exploration, a merchant). I haven’t finished the game yet (almost tho) but the game feels very disjointed from 7 and the overall franchise. But the game and atmosphere is just too good to stop me from enjoying it

[@Zsswimmer1]

@@bobsmith4092 nice. I just downloaded 7 to my console and bought Village since it's on sale. Got the gold edition or season pass, whatever the all-inclusive version is, besides the multi-player or alt modes, is there a story dlc that continues or branch off from Villahes story?

[@paulloughlin3732]

Loving this series, and got a pleasant surprise when Boy Harsher's Burn it Down Rework started playing! Love that track and love Halloween Ends! :)

[@Xehanort10]

5:54 Ethan's hands being cut off quickly became a meme.

[@ginofrancejr555]

The series will keep evolving with time even when survival horror titles like the calisto protocol and the dead space remake are out. RESIDENT EVIL WILL ALWAYS REMAIN THE STANDOUT I cannot wait for RE 9 now all we need is silent hill dino crisis and the suffering to make comebacks

[@RojoDawg31]

man this whole month has been great! i hope if any other franchise gets this love its devil may cry!

[@anthonyhudak9363]

Welcome to the family, son

[@comicbookguygamecat]

Resident evil 7 is such a great game and great video.

[@Xehanort10]

15:20 Jack would rather eat people than Marguerite's mouldy bug infested food.

[@Dom_510]

Great video, I love RE7. It’s what got me into the franchise and love it’s film influences.

[@Mr-Bogs]

This was the first game I ever played on VR... what an introduction that was. I was never a big Resident Evil fan, but this game was truly something else. Haven't had the honor of playing 8 yet because I'm still waiting to get a PS5.... might wait until the Pro is out at this point lol. Anyway, 7 was absolutely horrifying in VR because I truly felt like there was no escape

[@brainglow_lightbright]

I remember when RE first hit on playstation. I was on vacation in Florida, 13 years old at the time. Truly upsetting my mother as I was inside some other kids family condo playing it. RE7 did it for me again. Such a good game. I think I may enjoy it more than 8. Have to play through them both again and decide. VR is tempting

[@Nono-hk3is]

Thanks Matt. Happy New Year!

[@aaron_osborne]

Resident Evil 7 is my entry point to the franchise and this is magically horrific thus far, I still haven’t finished it. What they do at RE 9 has me on edge for the next insane adventure.

[@Xehanort10]

10:26 Most violent marital spat ever.

[@NA_officalband]

man why do all matt draper videos go so hard

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the amazing video Matt ❤️

[@jackofallclaws6672]

Happy Holidays Mr Draper, and here’s to the new year.

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

It really did save the franchise still think the first third of the game in the house is the best part of it by far.

[@PlayNiceFolks]

!SPOILERS! .... .... .... .... THERE'S a reason why Ethan's hand reattaches so easy: he's already been turned into a mold person. It's explained in RE8.

[@TheHypersonic55]

Great video as always dude. I always enjoy your opinion on films and games and your thoughts on RE7 was super fun and insightful especially with the film influences I didn't immediately notice beyond Evil Dead. Anyway thanks for the amazing content and have a great new year!

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

Welcome to the family

[@ranzudezuLRTC]

Son 👨🏻‍🦳

[@johnclements6070]

I love your work man

[@imjmar]

Do one more! I love these RE videos

[@blackhood7200]

Hey Matt, do you think you can do more retrospective videos on horror movies? I know one franchise that deserves more love. Maniac Cop is the franchise that deserves a retrospective. I'm not sure if you've seen it, but if not, I highly recommend you do.

[@peterfrost377]

Talking about George A. Romero's unmade Re movie & your thoughts on the Re movies where easly my favorite topics. Keep it up :)

[@ssaunders1122]

After playing this on psvr I can not wait for Village on psvr2 Feb 22.

[@owensreviews625]

“Welcome to the family, son.”

[@ty_sylicus]

Hope we see a Village video in this series.

[@jonathanmulondo9206]

Even Capcom learns from it's mistakes 7 is one of the best survival horror games ever made

[@mohamadafifazizizaidi5625]

To me, RE7 and onwards, are technically a _soft REboot_ of the video game's Saga. After 7 previous series focused on the original Raccoon survivors and its aftermath, this time it shifted to a new trilogy, a reset, on a Winters family (Ethan, Mia, and now, their daughter Rose), with older characters now being supporting roles. Sure, it took more time to get used to Ethan and the new trilogy, but we'll get there, like how the original game when it came out and how we know more about the characters like Chris, Jill, Claire, Leon, and Ada. Maybe it's time to warm up towards Winters family. They might be different from the ones we used to root, but to each their own, they could have each strong story-arcs.

[@DRATERI]

Good vid broski

[@theroebuck123456789]

Re 7 was so great that Capcom should seriously consider rebooting the franchise again. From the looks of Re 8 the franchise is slowly getting more action oriented again

[@pious83]

I'd say this is my fourth favourite RE overall: RE3, REmake 1, Code Veronica, RE7. 7 did the important thing that needed to be done, in light of RE6 IE Character clean slate. RE6 took the series to such a ridiculous level that the sequel needed to essentially ignore it and return to the small scale. Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the main influence I took note of, in game. I also think it would have been better without the giant monster boss at the end. That was almost at odds with the overall narrative.

[@Zeal115]

and then tbey abandoned it for RE 8, wherer they changed the whole formula up until the factory

[@bonyboneyard]

at first i was very put off by the first person view and the predictable scripted events in the beginning. once i got the hang of it, it became fun until the boat segment. i would love to replay it, but the mia boat labyrinth really left a bad impression. i did somewhat enjoy the ending, but i felt it was supposed to go a different direction, overall felt underwhelming.

[@ginofrancejr555]

You should cover more video game franchises

[@litneyloxan]

Can’t believe people complained 7 was too scary so they toned 8 down , I loved the horror

[@ty_sylicus]

Would love to play this game but, it's too damn scary so, I watched a playthrough.

[@rainspectre3153]

REVII is one of 'the' examples of how you reinvent a franchise, up there with Breath of the Wild.

[@aranerem5569]

I love this game

[@maldon3659]

Next time you could look at the Resident Evil Revelations 1+2 which are very good and need a 3rd game

[@CorvinusLeal]

This game really make me love the franchise again after how bad RE6 and stuff like umbrella corps was ruining the series.The small scale and the simple story is was helped work in my opinion.I really hope RE9 follow more the RE7 approach.

[@WSendam]

Rest In Peace kevin conroy best Batman ever and love re7 can’t count how much times I’ve beat it I personally prefer it over 8

[@haroldmiller381]

Great game

[@guilherme5094]

My unpopular opinion, but no problem with people who disagree. In the same way that the development of RE 4 led to the creation of Devil May Cry, these last two games should have been another franchise. They're not bad, but they're not Resident Evil games.

[@tyronewilliams2638]

I keep jumping better 7 and 2, i guess it depends on the day which i think is the best RE game 😅 Too bad 8 didn't really scratch that 7 itch

[@TevyaSmolka]

This game really saved the franchise at least in my opinion.

[@the_sixxness]

I chose Zoe because Mia lied.

[@McdonaldeS1986]

The games a fuckin horror masterpiece esp on PSVR! Fuckin Capcom 💗

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

I personally don't consider 4-6 a trilogy I consider 4 a successful experiment and 5&6 mediocre to awful copycats that ruin the appeal 4 had to balance out the crazy action and raised stakes.

[@dawwe8869]

Eyy

[@Okkotsu86275]

I have mixed feelings about this game. On one hand, I respect and appreciate what it did to the franchise. But on the other hand, I hate that the beloved characters I personally grew attached too, were pushed aside for a boring and bland protagonist. Along with it being a First Person Shooter, which is a genre I have little to no affection for. But with that said, this game is very creepy and love that

[@travisbewley7084]

They explicitly stated that RE5 was influenced by Black Hawk Down. Which says a lot about them that they treat it as a horror influence. RE5 is based off the fear of Black people. The fear that they are "Primitive" and spread disease. The game even has a doc you can find in it that says that the aboriginal people you fight were actually living in a modern city but that the virus reverted their brains to be more primitive so they reverted to a primitive society. The game is pretty damn racist. I skip it on my series playthrough. If they ever remake 5 I hope it's a HUGE departure. It needs it.

[@the_sixxness]

7 is great. 8 was more bullshit.

[@gaditetheghost1953]

Shouts out to @scorePN for always keeping it 💯. Wtf is wrong with RE KZbinr's ignoring the problem with resident feeble today. You are apart of the problem. Yesman bs...

[@darryltorres7302]

Yeah, I don't think there's anything you can say to convince me that RE7 wasn't hot garbage, easily the worse mainline game in the series in my opinion hands down. As a RE fan, I was very disappointed with the game overall... and also, I will be forever grateful that it brought back some interest to the series. The game sucked ass, no question about it, but as long as it brought some more fans in, I can't stay mad at it.

[@the_sixxness]

I don't think they learned anything.

[@gokhan7482]

İ didn’t like this one. I think outlast+whistleblower is much better game.

[@johnolmos8670]

This game sucks

[@darryltorres7302]

Agreed 100% it was hot garbage. How anyone can just play this game and shoot at the same enemies over and over again I'll never understand. And that's just one aspect of many I found bad about the game.

[@gaditetheghost1953]

Saved a franchise🤨...🤔....yeah OK 👍🏾🥴🤣 💩 🚽🧻🗑️⚰️☠️

[@Danceeagle9725]

It did though?

[@segadan3709]

It obviously did though you moron 😆

[@gaditetheghost1953]

Did it though? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gaditetheghost1953]

@@segadan3709 your head is too big for your body , and vice versa 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Danceeagle9725]

@@gaditetheghost1953 it absolutely did. Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t mean it didn’t

[@hunterzolomom9480]

ppl need to spit out facts , the REALITY .... this is not resident evil , its another generic fps jump scare cash grab with resident evil name and some utterly forced memos trying really really hard conect the early games to it ....and of course the ugly sub 5 #NotMyChris looooooooool the 7 and 8 and probably 9 games r trash , the remakes r the true saviors (re4 gonna blow everything proving that fps is not the right choice for any re ever again) even the cripple re3 .

[@CorvinusLeal]

The whole reason you have your precious remakes is because of RE7 sucess...Want the real facts?the old cast is done.Chris,Leon etc cant offer anything new to the franchise.That is why they only show up in REmakes and why they show up in new tittles(like chris in RE8)They are the worst character. i predict RE suffering another low point just like RE6 because of fans like you that cant accept new ideas and want the same stuff over and over...

[@hunterzolomom9480]

@@CorvinusLeal actually they just need to hire some fans that can drop epic and creative stuff instead of move to "generic fps jump scare" oooh and of course using RE name that allways make money , like i said they know that 7 and 8 games would sink without Resident Evil name , and show us they lack creativity as well . what do u mean by the same stuff ? 7 and 8 make the same stuff too ...thats not the problem , village got the 3rd cam view thats proof enough fps is not the majority of fanbase, the monsters and lore ir open to debate .... and man "they r the worst character" ???? what ??? who is good then ? ethan ? lol dude dont even has a face , hes wife is a mix btw japan horror movies (samara ) lady dimitrescu would fit better in castlevania , LMAOOOo its "fans" like you that make capcom move to remakes like crazy LOOOOOOOL