Resident Evil
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Sustained survival-horror dread with dark corridors, sudden monster ambushes, and jump scares such as dogs crashing through windows.
Realistic firearm and knife combat against zombies and monsters, with blood spray and bloodstains as enemies are shot down.
A secret bioweapons lab, human experimentation, and the aftermath of cannibalistic deaths form the grim backdrop.
Mutilated and partially eaten human corpses are found throughout the mansion as environmental horror.
The player fights infected animals including zombie dogs, giant spiders, and snakes as combat enemies.
Occasional mild exclamations in the dated dialogue.
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What it is
Resident Evil (this HD Remaster of the 1996 original) is a single-player survival-horror game in which you play a special-forces officer trapped in a mansion overrun by zombies and other creatures born from secret bioweapon experiments. You explore, solve puzzles, manage limited inventory and ammunition, and fight or flee the undead using pistols, shotguns, and a knife. Content includes realistic gunfire with blood, mutilated corpses as scenery, frightening monster ambushes, and dark themes of human and animal experimentation. There is no sexual content, no substances, and no online or purchase features.
How it's framed
The game frames its violence as desperate self-defense and survival against monsters, and treats the experiments that created them as the horror at the story's core rather than something to celebrate; the tone is tense and grim throughout.
Details
- Developer
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Publisher
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Released
- Jan 19, 2015
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