Every October I make a new commitment to watch and play as many as I can Horror films and games as I can possibly fit. However, for one reason or another I always drop out towards the middle of the month and only have a handful of successes to actually show for it, and I’m sure this year will be no different. I’m sure I’m not the only one who tries and fails in this regard. This year I’m not going to try to play a bunch of contemporary games, but rather try to fill in some gaps and I think I’ll start with the original resident Evil Trilogy.
Now Capcom has done it remade damn near half of it main line resident Evil games at this point, including the first four numbered parts, and I’ve played some of them! But I’ve never really played the OGs, aside from a brief experience with an emulation of Resident Evil 2 on the PS3, and I think it’s time for me to finally buckle down and take the plunge. Luckily, in a move that I’m sure has excited video game preservationists, Capcom released this Original versions of the first three resident Evil Play on GOGand they are now bundled.
The Resident Evil Pack which includes the first three titles, is available on GOG for just $25. Considering the legacy of these three games, as well as the larger series, that’s a heck of a bargain for the origins of the franchise that defined and popularized the survival horror genre.
The first resident Evil is perhaps the most influential horror game of all time. This would spawn an entire franchise, but it was also the impetus for several other horror games and series to claim and challenge its throne, including The evil withinwhich has the same creator, Shinji Mikami. It’s also one of the early 3D games that helped define the boundaries of technology by filling screens with pristine, pre-rendered backgrounds and leveraging the PS1’s capabilities to give the game a cinematic quality with fixed camera angles , which I miss so much in games these days.
resident EvilSpencer Mansion is one of the most iconic locations in video games, but the series would only improve in subsequent sequels. Resident Evil 2 And 3: Nemesis. Raccoon City, and its police station in particular, have been ingrained in the minds of video game horror experts for decades. The labyrinthine nature of the latter, as well as the tunnels and laboratories beneath, continue to inspire callbacks within the same series to this day, and the city features prominently in the story of the games, as well as the media franchise that spawned from it.
Each of these three games has also given us some of the gaming world’s most iconic heroes and fearsome enemies. Chris and Clarie Redfield, Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine are still extremely popular characters today, and so is Chris Despite it a driving force of the series’ ongoing story until the end Resident Evil Villageeven if he does changes his face every time he appears. Some of these characters are even mentioned in the recent hit film AstroBotwhich is no surprise given the large role this plays resident Evil has played a role in PlayStation’s history. On the other hand, people hate enemies like the cruel Lickers and Mr Remakes.
These games have a story, but not all of them are accurate Great. These three games are quite old (the oldest of which predates my time on Earth) and I’m sure the age will show. The classic resident Evil Games are, after all, known for their tight “tank controls,” and I’m sure they’re far more difficult than the modern entries on their most normal difficulty setting. However, that doesn’t stop me from giving them a chance, and it shouldn’t stop you either!
It is It is rare that we have access to the original article like this. Most older games simply go missing at some point, and even the legendary ones are often locked up to be remade for even more profit down the road. With that in mind, I consider myself grateful for the first three resident Evil Games are just lying around on a store page at an amazingly low price. Now, in honor of the spooky season, let’s all reacquaint ourselves with the powerful roots of survival horror.
