The Worst Resident Evil Game Ever Made - Umbrella Corps

Multiplayer has taken over so much of the general gaming space almost all big-budget single-player games have to have some sort of multiplayer in them.
Traditionally single-player-only franchises like Dying Light, Doom, and Metal Gear Solid have found success with their smaller scale player vs player modes that offer what is akin to an endgame experience to their single-player story. Some single-player series have taken the multiplayer plunge completely and found tremendous success like in the case of Grand Theft Auto.
However, for every success story like those, there are plenty of failures that didn't get that lightning in a bottle. The game we are discussing today, Umbrella Corps, is one of them. A now nearly forgotten, multiplayer entry into the critically acclaimed Resident Evil franchise. So what happened and why was it dead on arrival?
This is the story of Umbrella Corps.
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[@DoutorSocialGames]

"Mercenaries mode" as an extra is great, but as a whole game, maybe not. Good thing they aren't abandoning the idea COMPLETELY, since "Resident Evil Re:Verse" still has a launch date.

[@laytonvicars4606]

Actually, a standalone game that includes Mercenaries, Raid (and maybe Resistance) would be a great thing.

[@shaginus]

@@laytonvicars4606 There are standalone Mercenaries game on 3DS

[@ProxyDoug]

When you look at it, Dino Crisis 2 was full Mercenaries style game.

[@Vce702]

I actually enjoyed Operation Raccoon City, but skipped out on Umbrella Corps. OpRC had some personality and interesting gameplay while UC just looked like a typical shooter with zombies added in. I played the beta for Re:Verse and it's sorta fun but fairly bland overall, hopefully the delay helped improve the game if it actually releases.

[@naotosenpai2789]

Orc is mindless fun and the heroes mode is pretty fun ngl. What hurt the game was the terrible bugs and glitches and the fact that you can get easily cheesed out of life in that game

[@naotosenpai2789]

People can mash the shove and just stun lock you to death lol

[@mattc2306]

I'll give Operation Raccoon City this, it at least had an interesting premise and decent "what if" scenario. Umbrella Corps just lumps you into a map with little to no context.

[@CoZm0Plays]

Right, I thought the concept of ORC was cool, being in the shoes of operatives that were prepared to face the zombies

[@rittsu]

I wanted a game like ORC since the classic RE2's 4th Survivor mode, unfortunately ORC had a good premise but the gameplay was poorly made, in my opinion was the closest Capcom ever got to a successful multiplayer spin-off series since the Outbreak games

[@FocusedCat]

I actually enjoyed Umbrella Corps within it's 12 hours lifespan. When it first came out, I was like, "Yeah this is kinda fun". Since the game felt like one of your old school casual competitive shooters. I slept for the night and when I woke up, no more players. I genuinely liked it because it was surprisingly balanced on it's gameplay, the matches are quick. It's the type of game that you can play where it wouldn't exhaust you further after coming home from a 9 to 5 job. Imo, they could have improved this if say, they made the movements more fluid and the zombies more of a threat where players from both sides are forced to actually take the zombies as a threat. The shooting mechanics on the game is fairly realistic, look how unstable that pistol is when shooting one handed.

[@NativeAlternative]

So crazy to see what the disembodied voice finally looks like... I've always enjoyed the mercenaries modes in Resident Evil, but unless you're playing cooperatively it's hard to make the gameplay work in a competitive scenario (Resident Evil 5's mercenaries mode featured a tacked on versus option, and it was horrendous). I feel there is a lot you can do with the concept though - for example, a mode where one team features a player-controlled Tyrant who must be killed, or something to that effect. Umbrella Corps really didn't offer much imagination, and was just a bit dull.

[@littlebadassgaming]

Mercenaries and versus mode are two different gamemodes. There is no vs option in mercs mode.

[@warrenbradford2597]

6:49-7:05 Also, if an installment has something to do with a franchise (which is the case with this spinoff of Resident Evil franchise), be sure to include the name of the franchise as well. That is my advise for marketing products.

[@Akshonesports]

That's a lesson that Capcom hopefully will never forget.

[@Jayson619]

I stick to my guns to say this game is really fun to play but campers complained of the lack of camping spots and sniper rifles. Also they rant at the unfairness of the zombies attacking their position when their zombie jammer is down.

[@Lynch2507]

Operation Racoon City as a weird, alternate universe game is fun, but i cannot think of any resident evil fan who has ever said "ya know what this all needs? Painfully 2010s pvp shooter mechanics"

[@Mr.Drew70]

You haven’t even played the game. Your opinion definitely shouldn’t count

[@warrenbradford2597]

8:49-9:01 I am more of a single player myself. I do not get why other people would shame others for preferring single-player campaigns.

[@pvtsparkplug2489]

I played this a lot with my best friend I even have a video of us playing it and rewatch it just because good ol days

[@charper1439]

If anything good came out of UC, it's the music. Capcom never fails on that front.

[@Adrius91]

I get the feeling that if this was released by another company as an early access indie shooter it could've gotten a lot of traction. It had the look of cheap cash grab from big company.

[@Penguinmanereikel]

Pretty sure Capcom are still banking on multiplayer in some way, shape or form. Didn’t the RE3 remake have a 1v4 multiplayer mode, but was super bland and repetitive for the survivors?

[@CompletelyWorst]

Yep

[@Vce702]

Yeah, it's called Resistance, an interesting idea but not the greatest execution.

[@SovietMarmalade]

Re:Verse also, which has been delayed for a bit.

[@ProxyDoug]

6:17 Damn, they remade the RE4 village

[@noctsickversus9632]

Even the ganados

[@Resjek]

I’ve seen a few thousand Manscape commercials. Your transition into that ad was so smooth I think I’ll buy it with your code when I’m ready to trim the goods. Keep up the creativity man

[@thadex454]

They made a mistake not putting Resident Evil in the game title

[@bernagoga]

I noticed the Metal Gear Online reference. Thank you!!

[@ultraspinalki11]

Bring back Outbreak!

[@undyingwolf]

Operation Raccoon city was basically Mario party meets resident evil in a good way

[@maphay6992]

I love Resident Evil and have been playing since operation raccoon city on the ps3 and i had no clue this game even existed lol

[@TheGamingLibraryYT]

5:21HEY THATS ME!

[@LucasDarkGiygas]

Thanks for the video

[@iigotskillzz4836]

10 min video with 3 mins of ads? this is painful

[@manakajunpei9007]

I did play it a bit and hated it. I do remember that I had a lot of trouble with the aim and similar at the time and I wasn't alone. That was a big no for me and I left it untouched forever and ever in my steam library. Unplayable IMO.

[@mikestu6204]

"...Traditionally single player franchises like DOOM" *record scratch*

[@hutaomainkai]

Can you do one on the Tap Tap Revenge series

[@robertdeffenbaugh9004]

Back in the day Resident Evil Outbreak was very underrated because they thought it was only an online game.

[@LeoKRogue]

I would love to see you guys do a video on Hood: Outlaws and Legends! Underrated PvPvE Stealth game, kind of dying nowadays. Very unique though.

[@kingofthegrapes]

this game really is a shame because after playing the RE2 remake I really wished for some sort of multiplayer game focused around playing team that Hunk was a part of. Little did I know that a game with almost that concept had already come and gone, presumably taking the concept to the grave with it.

[@theplakstra]

Can we get a Umbrella corps tourney ready in this comment section👀. I miss playing this game so much

[@richardlim1983]

I'M DOWN

[@Michael_Afton40]

If you are playing on PC then sure

[@othinus]

The best thing about Operation Raccoon City was that coldrain was a part of the OST

[@noctsickversus9632]

No. It's totally using hunk

[@sleeeeeenky]

i had a whole lot of fun with umbrella corps, weirdly enough! i was able to get it really cheap at one point and later on got a few copies for my friends, and it does a lot right once you get past it's awkward camera and design choices. things like the analog cover system and brainer parries are super cool, and the game loop is short, sharp and fun to play even with unbalanced teams, since the time to kill is really short, and you have a lot of options to be a sneaky bastard. it's also got the most gas-masked man count out of any resident evil game so that was a huge selling point for me. if you know what you're getting into and can get like three other people on board it can be really great. when it goes on sale it gets really cheap, or if you are even stingier you can get keys for like $2 because of the game's poor reputation. it deserves more love than it got, i think.

[@Masterho310]

How you gonna do an episode on resident evil multiplayer games and not mention RE Outbreak 1&2 which still have an active fan hosted server scene to this day?

[@pupondrun]

Yeah, the co-op is why people had a problem with RE5 *laughs in boulder punching*

[@bradlieone]

Honestly, the idea is there cause of umbrella themselves. They could do a multiplayer title with the concept alone but they never seem to hit the right note

[@Ryong84]

when i saw that stageplay my brain just melted with wtf

[@STALKER777LK]

Operation racoons city was cool. Umbrella corps I couldn't even try to like it. It's ridiculous how bad it is, and I got it 80% off was at its lowest price but I still consider my worst acquisition ever. Oh... And it's ugly as fck.

[@jenniferderby1986]

I bought this on sale only ever found 1 person online never actually played it

[@shooter5769]

I have a lot of good memories with this one, got all achievements and met most of my besties on Steam, wasn't that bad overall but it's a shame that Capcom didn't fix it enough to survive for long.

[@treebush]

Should talk about the last of us competitive multi-player

[@AqUaiGamer]

That multiplayer was sctually so good. I had to play it for the platinum trophy and I ended up playing it way long after that

[@ritosedits4222]

Wait Wait whats Umbrella Corps Exactly

[@alecproulx2969]

I love idea of umbrella corps. If the game was first person, slower, and capcom actually cared about it by giving it a larger budget i think it could be a really good game

[@bittsystar276]

Funny thing, bragging about the series being adapted into a stageplay doesn’t mean as much as you think. Japanese has what i see as a fair stronger stageplay culture than the americas. A lot of critically acclaimed manga and video games make the jump to stage (or even musical) form sooner or later in Japan, and they sell very well. It’s just part of the culture. I’ve always found it pretty neat. Those plays are also usually very good.

[@richardlim1983]

Game is on sale for $5 right now on Steam... anyone else play this game? or is willing to buy it and mabbe we can arrange a time to play?

[@Michael_Afton40]

I have it

[@noharachamploo6091]

I dont agree with this at all. They should've made it like WWZ's PVP mode where zombies spawn on a timed basis and swarm a certain side of the map, forcing any campers out of position. It was fun as hell. I wish It became an eSport or something. but WWZ is more recognized for their Co-Op more than anything else. If Resident Evil took that formula and ran with it, I feel like it would be INSANE!

[@raynboomyt8883]

can capcon rebrand this game in story campain and use its unipe machenics as a new thing

[@IndigoXYZ18]

Can you cover more tactical shooter / milsim games (including games like DCS World)?

[@fhjunior6183]

Thanks for the vid

[@sylas3265]

I enjoyed Operation Racoon City for the same reason I enjoy the outbreak games. It’s more stuff on the sidelines of the raccoon city incident and maybe it’s canon or maybe it’s not we’ll see in references later haha. But honestly, as much as I’m a big fan of RE and I’m always keeping an ear out for the next game I never even heard of Umbrella Corps. I was surprised when I came across it on one of those least scary horror game listicles bc I didn’t even know it existed 😂

[@THEREALAJBAYBAY]

Anyone have this game on PS?

[@MaxBraver555]

Dead on Arrival, well it's Umbrella Corpse

[@christianroberts3996]

Oh my god. The voice has a face.

[@gearettex]

ngl, as someone who isn't into the whole survival genre but likes the concept of resident evil, i would've loved to play that game if it was f2p, but 30 bucks? yikes

[@asddsdsssd]

The camera in this game makes me want to vomit. The weapon view model for the pistol is really bad, you hold it next to your ear.

[@spacewargamer4181]

This kind of games usually fail more cause things outside them that by their own faults.

[@FrankXploit]

Don't know how they're allowed to still sell umbrella corps , it's unplayable and it's always in a sale , should take it off the playstation store

[@Michael_Afton40]

As someone who played it it's perfectly playable ( I do mean it) And it shouldn't be taken off the stores because that can fuck up new players who want to take a deeper dive into this series Also no matter how bad games are they should still be preserved

[@lecuistotdepzbiensur1298]

havent paid any attention to corp was knowing about it and dint bother to do more, enjoyed as hell the 2 revelation opus and 4 5 6, have try unsucessfully to play orc =( but apart from the bad job the dev and budget have done (ia and design), the ambiance seem fair enough, do you need a scary game when you are send here to kill everyone, know about the monster, the risk of the mission and so ? nah (again from the video i have seen dadly =(, an action game where you shoot zombie and brain damaged ia sadly sometime, but well knowing that make me want to play it even more =)

[@Vprod.]

Manscaped is going to be the next Raid Shadow Legends

[@VF0312]

I think this should be a f2p now.

[@julianojosoa2145]

He I would play it!

[@delightfulsquirtle316]

I dont know what Capcom's problem with PVP resi games is. No one wants that shit. Give us Coop stuff like Outbreak or coop raid mode.

[@kanenightroad4205]

first i thought this is another Operation Raccoon City since we get to play Umbrella Soldiers i always love....yeah i know its trash but at least we get to play those Umbrella Soldiers like HUNK....but the Umbrella Corp is more of Multiplayer than a Single Player, thinking like a sequel of ORC, hoping like i can play as customized Umbrella Soldiers but no it still a trash multiplayer..... i hope Capcom make another RE Umbrella Soldier game that is more of Singleplayer in open world....like Division or Ghost Recon Wildlands/Breakpoint but more better....i know this will be action but it has more of survival like Dying Light or any Zombie Survival game....

[@shaginus]

Capcom Obsessions making RE a Multiplayers is immeasurable They never give up keep making again and again Always end up with negative feedback not many wants Multiplayer Versus from Resident Evil

[@Michael_Afton40]

Honestly the Resident evil multiplayer experiences were either ok, solid or just dumb fun Umbrella Corps is an okay experience I got the game+ all the deluxe content for 0.99 cents and honestly I was really enjoying it Same goes for Operation Racoon city it's a solid dumb fun experience Resistance was just solid And RE:Verse was dumb fun I think the fans are the problem here Cause they can't accept something new from the series bombing everything that isn't survival horror(even if it's not mainline) Yeah Umbrella Corps, Operation Raccoon City, Resistance and RE:Verse were all spin-off games made to keep fans busy till the next mainline game drops But that's just my opinion

[@im2much4u3]

Umbrella corps is for hardcore competitive resident evil fans, casuals can go back to RE4

[@Bapdeuce]

Fuck why did i buy the game without looking at reviews

[@gia4169]

Imma be real, I liked that sponsored spot LOL

[@gameoverdude2249]

It's only horrible because you got clapped on your first multiplayer match. I'm more than sure your k/d is extremely low... anyways I don't consider this an official "RE" game nor is it canon. Umbrella Corps is It's own unique competitive multiplayer game. Very underrated by picky fans. I honestly quite enjoyed it and still play from time to time. I'd give it a 3 out of 5. Remember, it's "Umbrella Corps". Resident evil is nowhere in the title so therefore it's not an official RE game so pls update your video title. However this game does borrow aspects from previous RE titles such as: characters, weapons and enemies ect.

[@ViXi0us]

👀loved the ad

[@diegobalderaz5335]

Overwatch's release in 2016 seems be the down fall of most games that released during May of that year

[@fellowgmers932]

It’s weird cause every damn game from this era decided to make a random multiplayer mode even if the rest of the game was entirely single player

[@BriskWK]

Can we get a halo competitive video

[@macademia_p7853]

Face reveal? Or not?

[@greatestgamer00]

Awe snap the greatest shooter of all time. on behalf of the UC couminty we thank you . Ps: great job covering . But yea game got no advert. one trailer a year early and shadow dropp. to manny big you tubers gave people bad taste becuse as you had the angry jjoe clip. IS not a real RE game even tho its a spin off . peopl were still sour form Operation Racoon city. plus those who did play had one of two genuine problems felt bad or werent having fun. first one specifically for ps4 users. yea the game had terrible screen tering and could not hold 60 fps at 1080p Or simply werent a fan of the tom clansy tactical style gameplay. second the game has a fat learning curve and eitheir you got boidied or got gud and with mp shooters yea thas make or break especially if your player base aint huge like cod.

[@anguished-night8734]

Not forgotten just not played

[@demonedante1148]

I wanted to buy the game immediately but due to some reasons I had to delay buying the game for 3 day then I saw it got 3.7/10 so I didn’t even though it looked nice enough

[@Birdfl3w]

I cringed so hard at the stage play

[@Artersa]

Looks like campy fun. Just like RE itself.

[@TheGreatAndEpicMe]

I actually really enjoyed this game, but that may be because I don't care for Resident Evil at all

[@Mclucasrv]

And they keep trying again and again.

[@kudokoshi4257]

This game looks alot like hunt but mellowed wayy down

[@NeoGamemaster]

Umbrella Corps, more refined than ORC? lmao no

[@Michael_Afton40]

Well technically it was because it wasn't as Clunky

[@davids1051]

sample obtained

[@sordieo]

I love this game.

[@noctsickversus9632]

How?

[@sordieo]

@@noctsickversus9632 I actually had alot of fun with my friends

[@Michael_Afton40]

​@@sordieosame here

[@ChuchoBros24]

Lol, the manscaped part was great, keep up the good work!

[@JacobyJ56]

You lost me when you said GTA Online was a success.

[@leifster7762]

Face Reveal!

[@sensei049gaming6]

This game was actually bad though

[@princeOpalite3650]

This statement is only true if your an re fan since lots of people who dont care about resident evil still like it cause nestolgia

[@danka1167]

@@princeOpalite3650 the game sold badly, nearly no one who didn’t already like resident evil played it

[@princeOpalite3650]

@@danka1167 just because something sells bad dosnt mean its bad...suicide squad sold bad and most people viewed it as the best dc live action film up to date...sure it sold bad because of boycotting but it still kinda proves my point.

[@danka1167]

@@princeOpalite3650 umbrella corps in on the wikipedia page for worst games of all time, I’m pretty sure its bad

[@Michael_Afton40]

​@@danka1167 you know anyone can write on Wikipedia right?

[@eljuarez29]

Damn I’m first

[@featheli]

Congrats Bryan, we all knew you could do it!

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

Its a damn shame. The Corp has so much tac drip.

[@worldsboss]

Love watching these videos for games I know very little about. Keep ‘em coming!

[@Akshonesports]

Are you a fan of Resident Evil? If so, which is your favorite title in the franchise?

[@richardlim1983]

Tough question as heck. Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 2 Remake. I can't handle the pacing of the older tank controls game, but if they remaster or port Resident Evil Outbreak I'd give it a try.

[@bsailor5573]

Resident Evil 5, It was the first Resident Evil i played when i was a kid and had always my guard up because i was so terrified but i loved it

[@graykutrieb1643]

I haven’t played any but the villlage, but loved it!

[@loner1520]

Doom 2016 multi-player was fun af. I miss it

[@Artersa]

I loved it too. Had some good memories. Telefragging folks. Also that shield grenade was excellent.

[@prawngravy18]

They made a huge mistake not giving us the same multiplayer in doom eternal, they could have literally copy and pasted it and I would have been so happy.

[@armorbearer9702]

Maybe they should make a remake of Umbrella Corps. Overwatch is struggling currently, and the game's problems seem easy to fix.

[@spacewargamer4181]

Make UC F2P and polish it you mean, there is no content to make a remake

[@jksanrio]

I am relaly happy that you are exploring other games, especially forgotten games too! I love your channel, the way you write, how you edit videos, and I think there is so much room for this channel to grow beyond the esports topic!

[@SBrown-ty9ys]

AMAZING VIDEO once again . Keep up the good work!!

[@jerpamithe1]

fyi about something resident evil related a remaster mod with 8 years of work behind it is releasing its final build next week, its for resident evil 4 pc... gives you another reason to replay and finish resident evil 4 again haha /watch?v=57q_IkEPd18

[@Ralkila]

All they have to do is making a Mercenaries F2P multiplayer that works like tetris 99, with multiple teams fighting and making combos to send even more hard enemies to the other teams, profit from dlc famous maps and skins for weapons and characters but make base character releases free and capitalize the announcements of classic maps and characters. Make a little tournament event with content creators and profit from it, and if possible make Respawn work on it or at least to supervise the capcom team. Send me my 30% capcom, your white collar employees are dumb for certain games.

[@dieptrieu6564]

How can they ask respawn to do it, lol

[@Ralkila]

@@dieptrieu6564 Respawn is already doing other games for other publishers, they have win the respect for the FPS genre. They know the genre. Also are you really asking for me to explain you how respawn can work in other games that are not titanfall and apex? or you started gaming in 2015? Also we're talking about a multiplayer, capcom already tried to do themselves one in Re3 remake. Multiplayers are a different beast, that's why even 343 gave up and allowed other team to take the halo infinite multiplayer.

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@Ralkila Because respawn was literally unknown at the time. The only title to their name was titanfall. And they were already partnered up with EA. Ain't no way they just left and did stuffs for other devs. Especially when their main title was well received and people was expecting more support and a sequel

[@Ralkila]

@@dieptrieu6564 Kid i originally said "all they HAVE TO DO" as in a new intent, a new game. But you tried.

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@Ralkila Anđ the point is that it was not possible and also wasn't the best option, either. There're a lots of good devs out there that they can ask for help. Why go for a newbie that is clearly not interested to work with different IP?

[@prosack2585]

The zombie death match sounds like the bounty hunt in titan fall 2. The resident evil game did it before titan fall but I think TF2 did it better. Players would kill each other or neutral AI grunts for money and can only deposit it when the banks are open, if a player kills you then a large portion of your money is stolen and later on the AI become more tough with higher hp robots and titans that will occasionally spawn for a massive reward.

[@odoplaydead5012]

My only nitpick is the "Single player only franchises like DOOM".. Every DOOM game had a multiplayer

[@HafifSyukra]

The term "BioHazard" is just an interchangeable term with Resident Evil. Biohazard for Asian markets. Resident Evil for US and EU. In Japan, RE4 was called Biohazard 4 mainly.

[@gaben9224]

Came down here to see if someone mentioned it lol. Resident Evil 7 is just Resident Evil 7, but I don't blame these guys for getting it wrong because the technical naming scheme is confusing. On the Wikipedia page it's only mentioned as Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, and it mentions that the Asian version of the name is Biohazard 7: Resident Evil. Neither of which make much sense.

[@victornguyen1175]

I keep saying it. I'm pretty sure the multiplayer games aren't made to last. They've made so many and they're clearly not very good, but they keep making them. I'm fairly certain it's what Capcom does to make a few extra bucks using assets they don't plan to continue using. Either that or these games are being used to train new programmers at the company while at the same time having something to sell. It doesn't seem to hamper Capcom's ability to make their mainline entries, and they clearly don't care, so it's definitely just something they do because they can or it's beneficial somehow.

[@dieptrieu6564]

Just look at how big esport become. Capcom probally want to set foot in it. But they are not very great at esport stuffs, consider how much their main esport game get flamed to hell and back

[@princeOpalite3650]

I agree....thou i personaly belive out break was perfect since its basicly classic resident evil but with friends....maked me wish they would make a nex gen remaster of the outbreak series

[@WolfOnlineTwo]

Thank you guys for the consistently amazing content. It gives me something great to watch just before I go to bed!

[@Michael_Afton40]

The thing is I don't see why people call it bad don't get me wrong this game is not great or even good It's just average and okay at best I played the game with an open mind and I was aware of the negative feedback surrounding it And I came out more positive than I expected