The Resident Evil Rail Shooters | Umbrella & Darkside Chronicles

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[@TheKingOfAllHorror]

I distinctly remember buying Darkside Chronicles at Best Buy day one. Hugely underrated game.

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

Best Buy is where I bought most of my games way back in the day.

[@WheeledHamster]

Yea that was good then I played Umbrella and it was a god damn down grade, you cannot store health and cannot swap weapons with D-Pad, I couldn't even finished that crap.

[@zayraortega2737]

When I was 14 I didn't eat at school for 4 weeks so I could get the money to buy darkside chronicles :')

[@nintendokiller1]

​@@WheeledHamster think umbrella is better than darkside tbh

[@theduggening3061]

Umbrella chronicles was a Christmas gift from my parents to my brother along with the guidebook. Didn't know there was a sequel as it never showed up in stores

[@wangchung2157]

Dude the timing of these videos couldn't be more perfect my wife just got me both of these games on Wii for our anniversary. Ive only played through the first one but I really enjoyed that game

[@danskyl7279]

If they wanna sequel Welcome to Raccoon city, I think plot points from Umbrella chronicles would be perfect for them to adapt with Chris and Jill trying to take down Umbrella. We get to see more of Chris, Jill and Wesker. But they gotta write Wesker better.

[@wangchung2157]

@Pe Ba thank you I appreciate it we had a great evening

[@AvalancheReviews]

Trust me, the camera shake is awful on the Wii. It doesn't ruin the game, but........ It gets real close to doing it.

[@BoulderPunch]

It drove me up the wall.

[@kix2702]

6:21 “sounds more mechanical, for lack of a better term” *Sounds of a small male japanese capcom intern screaming into a pringles can*

[@tarnetskygge]

He sounds like a Helghast from Killzone lmao

[@louisvictor3473]

11:31 The real question is: did Chris see this blatant disregard for the continuation of the Redfield bloodline?

[@mrbransformer4184]

I love these games. Real fun shooters actually.

[@FatCJ]

Imo i loved the soundtrack for these games especially umbrella they match the scenes so well and theyre nostalgic i played this game when i was 4

[@FPoP1911]

Albert Wesker DIalogue and voice acting is amazing in the sense that within context he pulls it off and he can use the exact same performance for the parody of it as well.

[@elielc.8459]

Woah, 1:49 caught me off guard. Such a catchy, funky track for an RE game.

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

Ikr. I feel like it could fit nicely in a DMC game.

[@Louis-wp3fq]

Masafumi Takada, before he was swallowed up by the Dagoronpa series.

[@YuvrajSingh-wx6rx]

The Wesker themes kick ass bro.

[@TeryonTheHuman]

4:26 time to listen to that album again

[@NomiOwO]

Darkside is such an underrated game, I remember asking for a new re game as a kid and my mom didn’t know the difference between all of them and got me this, but oh boy did I have fun. I probably played all 3 scenarios more than I can count. Sometimes even with friends

[@alecross5255]

I'd watch a let's play of you playing House of the Dead 2. I loved it on the dreamcast back in the day. House of the Dead Overkill is awesome too. My wife voiced a zombie, boss and even sang one of the songs for that game.

[@JordanKane97]

Wow really? Do you know which song? And boss?

[@kaigen999]

I hope Capcom does a code Veronica remake. It deserves one more than re4 does.

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

Real facts.

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

Totally agree.

[@alexrivera633]

It’s happening

[@jeffreybokhari6772]

I Bought Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles And Darkside Chronicles On The PS3 Super Slim Last Year

[@satyakisil4289]

These are the two most beautiful Resident Evil games I've played. They almost give off a Final Fantasy vibe.

[@jeffreybokhari6772]

We Need A Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles And Darkside Chronicles Remake

[@benwilliamson2361]

Theirs nothing to really remake about it that would be a waste of time and money when theirs other wayyy more important Re games to remake when the chronicle games where just retelling the events from the previous games.

[@jamescentersmith9323]

I really enjoyed The Dark Side and Umbrella Chronicles in the Resident Evil franchise. Sure, they might not be the top games in the series, but I loved them. The cinematics were great, and I liked not having to move the character myself since the game does it for you, letting you focus on aiming and shooting. It was a fun run-and-gun experience on the Wii, PlayStation, or maybe even Xbox if it was available there. The run-and-gun style where you only focus on shooting while the game moves for you was just fun. Umbrella Chronicles covers events from Resident Evil 0, 1, and 3, while Dark Side Chronicles dives into stories between Resident Evil 2 and 4, including the first meeting and fallout between Leon and Krauser, explaining their animosity in Resident Evil 4. I liked seeing that instead of just reading about it. I think Umbrella Chronicles is worth playing if you’re not into playing Resident Evil 0 or 1 on PlayStation, but playing 0 and 1 on PlayStation is still worth it to get the full experience. Both versions are worth playing, but if you just want the gist of the story, Umbrella Chronicles is great, especially for Resident Evil beginners.

[@floshjix02]

I did always wonder what happened between Leon and Krauser I didnt quite get their relationship in resident evil 4 but I also didnt care to play the WII lightgun shooters at the time

[@monkeybone1080]

I keep hoping they put these onto Steam one day instead of letting them rot on the Wii/PS3. I will say though that I disagree with the comments on Alfred and Alexia as I think they were ruined in DSC, their dynamic in the original is far more creepy and strangely a little sweet, that even as twisted as Alexia was she still cared for Alfred.

[@shredjward]

Commenting to boost engagement since i havent watched the video yet lol

[@RetroGamerBB]

There is something awesome about the 2000s Resident Evil art direction. I prefer it over all others so far.

[@lolrus5555]

Man, it is freaking crazy for me to think that Cavia of Drakengard and NieR fame were the ones who developed these RE spinoff games. It's especially noteworthy for me because the Darkside Chronicles was the last game they made before NieR and their dissolvement.

[@apexshadow8216]

They also made Dead Aim back in the day, before Drakengard 1 even released. If you compare the two, in an odd way, Drakengard and Dead Aim had the same general tone and atmosphere. Even the music sounds similar to Drakengard, just take a look at the game's save room theme.

[@lolrus5555]

@@apexshadow8216 Oh yeah, I forgot that they made Dead Aim too. Huh... so the freaking save room music is Drakengard-esq? Now THAT will be interesting to hear. EDIT: Okay yeah, that safe room song would fit into Drakengard 1 perfectly.

[@jario9]

I literally just got a dolphin bar and played umbrella chronicles for the first time the other day, it's a pretty fun time.

[@blind0wl123]

I love umbrella and dark side chronicles, I still remember 100% completing then with my brother back in the day. I can also say do don't remember the camera shake especially when using the gun attachments the Wii had at the time.

[@D-Nova]

I like the rail shooter REs, but that "I am a soldier" scene makes me womit. This single line sums up the whole seventh gaming generation, from Resident Evil to even Silent Hill Homecoming and many, many more. Unpopular opinion: I liked Umbrella Chronicles way more. I even 100%ed that game and got whatever the best rank was in every mission. Darkside Chronicles was just too story focused sometimes. It had too many annoying moments with characters just standing around and talking, or walking slowly while talking. Sometimes, the bosses had no life left but simply refused to die, because the game wasn't programmed to just skip the second phase of the battle, if you so happen to kill the boss early. All that killed the replay value for me. I don't want unskippable, slow, atmospheric moments in a rail shooter like that. I just want to pop some heads, damnit! The camera also didn't help. In fact, it gave me a severe headache after just a few minutes of playing. Overall, UC felt a lot more skill-based to me.

[@heshamshrifa5839]

Umbrella Chronicles is better by far, I completely agree with you.

Yep! UC is better

[@theDavid_B]

I think umbrella chronicles is the better rail shooter between the 2. Had much better camera movement. Had really good enemy placement, it seemed like there was alot more zombie on screen in umbrella Chronicles. Pacing was was better.

[@tormlen]

I agree. I liked Umbrella Chronicles more. Camera was better, especially because you could use a Wii nunchuck to peer around corners instead of just using it to change weapons. It was easier to pull off critical hits because of the way the cursor changed, and I preferred the grenade mechanism.

[@ValorDucky]

I remember love playing Umbrella Chronicles with my cousin. We beat the game many times. But we just couldn't get into darkside. We never ended up beating it. Shaky cam was a big reason for it.

[@apocratos0174]

7:44 Right, my fellow men of culture, there you have it

[@kyleandrews123]

One of my childhood resident evil I grew up playing with two of my sisters

[@mattthescrapheap4755]

umbrella chronicles was great wesker story was my favorite part love the video

[@jonatanp.1976]

Honestly, I really like these games, they're are some of the reasons I got my ps3, and I love specially the interactions between the characters, and also because this is the closest thing we have of a Code: Veronica Remake

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

I loved these RE rail shooters back in the day.

[@alecross5255]

Just finished watching your Reaident Evil playlist and then this video drops. Your timing is perfect

[@steviez8604]

When I was at work earlier today I was like “I wonder if boulder punch has a new RE review, I haven’t checked in a while” this wasn’t posted yet but here I am now. What a coincidence. 😅

[@andrewdowell6474]

I had a blast with these games on Wii when they came out.

[@theDavid_B]

I think umbrella chronicles is the better rail shooter between the 2. Had much better camera movement. Had really good enemy placement, it seemed like there was alot more zombie on screen in umbrella Chronicles.

[@WheeledHamster]

No it wasn't, health becomes auto and you cannot swap to a specific weapons only in order. That one was shit, you can't even upgrade the damn pistol, the gun you likely used most. The ammo being on the cursor is also annoying because you move that shit around.

[@AHeroAlmost]

@4:26 TUNE… Games actually look really fun .. would have loved to have given them a go back in the day ..

[@lowerclassbrats77]

I'd love a PSVR port of these games.

[@solid_fire9388]

when i was younger i used to think that these are remakes of RE2/3 ! great stuff man.

[@Andriej69]

Oh, I'm pretty sure Code Veronica will get a remake, once Capcom is done milking the better received classics first

[@flawlessfatality8105]

When i picked up darkside chronicles way back when i did not think it would be worth so much now

[@rickylewis1451]

Love these games so fun. I play them with my 6 Year old son alot on Wii. He can't get enough of em😊

[@brunoalves5339]

Playing both games with the wii zapper is LOT of fun, trust me!

[@matheusbarbanttigalhardo4786]

Great video. Justa note, this was the first game with D. C. Douglas as Wesker.

[@greypolar2720]

This is basically what RE4 felt like to me. Lol. I may have enjoyed it more if it had gone full-on House of The Dead style like these.

[@JellyJman]

11:28 THIS WAS SOOOOOOO WIERD

[@megvstheuniverse]

I'd LOVE to see you do a review on Dino Crisis. I love listening to your RE and Silent Hill series after a long day and it really helps me to wind down. I can't explain why, but it's refreshing and relaxing to watch these retrospectives.

[@bocarlsson3rd]

I had fun with these games when they came out. But I had a lot more fun with "house of the dead: overkill". Invite a friend and fire it up for a good time.

[@sayedistrending]

0:14 The voice acting in this game. I laughed so hard I pulled a muscle. It reminds me of when Barry first said "Jill Sandwich" in RE1 🎮🤣

[@Darstag]

Such fun games. Playing through chronicles atm

[@spouwnerring]

No I have flashbacks of me playing the Time Crises games.

[@audiosurfarchive]

Goddamn my man. You're a machine. _RE4HD PROJECT IS ALMOST FINALLY DONE!_

[@ladyofavalon]

I'll admit Darkside is my favorite of the two, but I have a huge soft spot for Sergei Vladimir.

[@DemonKingCozar]

As a kid the camera shake made the tyrant fight in re2 were super difficult

[@Gruntvc]

Fun games, but not the best way to play past great RE games. Wish the new Leon and Krauser story from Darkside Chronicles was made into a real RE game.

[@chillyapples4401]

RE4 remake could expand on Krauser but probably not

[@Gruntvc]

@Emo Gamer R, I agree. Infinite Darkness was pretty meh. Probably my least favorite of the CGI RE films. Previously, it was Vendetta.

[@Upsetkiller456]

@@chillyapples4401 God please don't let REmake4 happen

[@chillyapples4401]

@@Upsetkiller456 seems like its already in development

[@mtb5431]

@@Gruntvc First two CGI were decent but Vendetta and Infinite both saw a large dip in quality. With those it was just an excuse to have Leon be cool rather then tell an interesting story. Ironically Vendetta and Infinite Darkness are Leon’s worse appearances in the entire franchise.

[@FirestreakRodimusPr]

and now we have some rumors that Code Veronica is getting the remake treatment.

[@Master1Morrison]

I really liked the on rail shooter aspect And used that they reused assets from outbreak Wish they would remake or expand outbreak

[@emmaevans9498]

Oh man, they really did Wesker dirty by giving him a poxy rail shooter

[@sunflow57]

I saw this game (Umbrella Chronicles) in a store but I never got it. Though I saw it on KZbin and decided to buy it for my Wii U. It's fun.

[@Wyvern201]

Tbh the shaky cam is fine by me, feels more like a classic arcade title

[@LucasDarkGiygas]

This was the first time D. C. Douglas played Wesker actually.

[@steelbear2063]

DSP would probably derail an on-rails shooter

[@BoulderPunch]

I did nothing wrong! I did everything correct!

[@steelbear2063]

@@BoulderPunch Though that one boss where you need two players to counter his moves is slight BS. I think it was Nemesis in UC

[@MrTHotz]

Just got my Sinden light gun and although I've been playing Time Crisis and HotD these are are next followed by Dead Space Extraction 😍

[@Reddervetter]

Oh yeah I remember loving these but being like why tho lol

[@SVP935]

I loved these games on Wii and I played re4 on Wii 2

[@SHADOMEGA7569]

RE4 Wii is the definitive Console version and you can fight me on that, while yes RE4 on Steam has the benefit of the HD Project Mod (released 2-2-22) but in terms of base quality the Wii version is superior because of that (and adas cutscenes dont look like youtube videos from 2007 on a 4K screen)

[@nickyblue4866]

6:25 STTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHZ.... that sounds so bad lmao.

[@AndyKazama2]

Remember folks, the team who made Drakengard and Nier made these games. Cavia don’t get the respect they deserve

[@InReserveProductions]

I completely forgot about that Predator reference in Darkside Chronicles...

[@Tezla_Insanity]

I remember having to track down a physical copy of the Umbrella Chronicles Soundtrack CD, wasn't cheap o-o

[@Takeninake]

thought about these just today! the wii deserved even more shooters (like it was made for it come on...) but it had pretty decent ones still. nothing will ever top hotd2 of course.

[@zenraven7x301]

Better than the movies. Seriously. Tbh

[@strikeforce1500]

I played Darkside chronicles on the wii with my cousin, and I can tell you, we both HATED the camera, I think even breathing caused the camera shake lmao

[@mtb5431]

I wish Operation Javier had been an actual sequel. Storyline was to good to just be another chapter in a rail shooter. I’ve honestly found Leon and Krauser’s rivalry more interesting then Chris and Wesker’s and wish Krauser hadn’t been killed off in his debut game.

[@playerone6995]

Could still happen.

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

True.

[@xxWARRIOR1xx]

I’m pretty sure Krauser didn’t die though. Not 100% sure but I remember seeing explaining that he escaped before the explosion.

[@Akaritomi]

"To PoTeK dAh LoiF CyCLe!"

[@fakeshemp9599]

Hahahahaha

[@Akaritomi]

@@fakeshemp9599 a stooges fan I see.

[@Fahrenheit38]

If your going to play with real hardware, the play station move works a lot closer to a real light gun then the Wii mote. You put your ps move on them gun shells and it's real close to a time crisis feel to aiming

[@cambalache9139]

Thesw look great honestly

[@SHADOMEGA7569]

9:10 your arguement about herbs in darkside chronicles, if im not mistaken the original Wii version didnt have a quick use herb button so you were forced to go into the menu screen using (-) while (+) was used to pull up the pause screen to go into the options, return to chapter select, or return to the main menu or what not. 9:20 agree the camera shaking was insanely bad to the point getting those critical headshots were next to impossible, i understand like what you said "when running away" or even in a panic situation but sometimes when just shooting normally its like the camera is swaying in an ∞ motion like someone say the camera bob in mincraft and said "crank that to 30 for a walk cycle" which is odd considering yeah we bob some when we walk but for the most part we can keep our heads locked to a specific XY Axis to where we see what were looking at stable and clear and not F rated found footage off a damn flip phone. Sorry but the shake messed me up so many times on trying to do very hard so it left a mark on me and that was playing the Wii version as well as the PS3 version using a move controller. Overall both games are good on their own even if Umbrella Chronicles essentially RE-told 3 as if it was an outbreak scenario which is what i want to believe they had in mind when making it. I can agree that Darkside Chronicles is superior in terms of graphical design and even pacing and the fact they included 2 stories where you'd think the characters would stick together the whole game and went with it, UC still works but the 3 chapter and done was kinda meh and thats with the side scenarios which was nice to fill in a few things and both games having an original story scenario does tie everything together and makes sense in the RE universe. Excellent video as always BP I look forward to your next video!

[@borntoboogiee]

Cool video man.

[@borntoboogiee]

I would have to disagree with you on the mercenaries music statement tho...... The music carried the player through the level this games OST IS PERFECT.

[@hbasilanmnz6888]

Dang I haven't played those ones

[@athfcoz]

Oh hi Carlos!

[@UnfundedCheese]

Wesker sounds like he's trying to imitate Morgan Freeman.

[@BrightHero_Ultimato]

I regret playing umbrella Chronicles with controller I wish I had one of those motion controllers that come with vr headset or be able to download the game to pc through ps now but ps now doesn't work for me on pc 😞.

[@louisvictor3473]

Serious note though. Not remaking Code Veronica is imo a really dumb move by Capcom. It is literally an RE title that begs for it, specially now that RE:makes are still hot. It is that one game that would be hard to get flak for ruining or at least compromising the original vision/execution too much, they'd have to be extremely incompetent to not make it generally a large improvement over the original.

[@djb5255]

I briefly played Darkside Chronicles with my girlfriend a long time ago, but shakey-cam was overpowering our date night. We're now married with two children, and haven't touched it since.

[@residentevil4life]

i wish Darkside had come out first. I remember never buying it because of my dissapointment with Umbrella Chronicals.

[@flawlessfatality8105]

Also resident evil survivor was an on rail shooter before these

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

Excellent video! Like 455.

[@MsSaskue360]

Best version of Claire easily and Jill

[@obsidianblack7249]

The Darkside version of Code Veronica is in my opinion the best version of Code Veronica. Remake when Capcom?

[@retroroy8720]

Excellent video as always. Would love to see a video about RE3's Mercenaries mode one day.

[@Zorrio]

i love your vids

[@CawmeKrazee]

I know you're a game channel but have you thought about reviewing the CGI movies/Netflix Show of RE? As well as it's comics and manga?

[@jeffreybokhari6772]

Wrong Code Veronica Is Going To Get A Remake By Capcom

[@sunglassesdemon4761]

We need a new chronicles game, covering RE4 and Ethan Winters' adventures

[@onyxia43]

are these worth playing? i have dolphin and im curious. also have a wii remote if i can manage to hook it up for dolphin

[@RiasatSalminSami]

I prefer Darkside Chronicle's RE2 over the remake.

[@MrPwner911]

Speaking of Dead Space, do you plan on -Torturing yourself with- playing Dead Space 3? If I recall correctly it has a co-op mode.

[@PNNYWZEPRODUCTIONS]

I punched a Boulder yesterday. Needless to say, It'll be awhile before I can use a wiimote or mouse and keyboard again comfortably :/

[@Jgaldragon]

Umbrella Chronicles was the first Resident Evil game I have ever seen (not played SEEN). At a Halloween party years ago hosted by my future brother in law. Was never one for gatherings so I just say on a couch while several of the others guests played the game, occasionally passing around the remotes after they got killed too many times during a QTE. Managed to get just enough of the lore to get curious about the story and started looking up playthroughs about the other games and research videos like yours. Oddly enough I didn't find much info regarding the game that first drew me to this rabbit hole. So thanks for posting this video.