Poll: Best Resident Evil Game

[omega 616]

atmospheric horror

Did we play the same game? I couldn't find any horror in 4 or 5, there was nothing scary about either of them, to any degree. It's like dino crisis, I found dino crisis 1 kind of scary, (that T rex putting it's head through the window) but I found dino crisis two not scary at all, it was just an action game like vanquish or something.

Maybe I just have a different definition of horror than you?

I don't need to have jump scares, or defenselessness, or any of that to define it as horror. The setting was horrific and chaotic, you are trapped without help, and you have to face abominations, plus with music tracks such as this...


...it really adds to the atmosphere of the whole thing. Sure, its not survival horror, but you would think it, it wouldn't need to be, story-wise, it's the climax of the whole thing(RE5, I mean), plus these people have been fighting these zombies/monsters/etc for what...10+ years now...I'm pretty sure they don't need to be scared by them anymore.

In that sense any game is scary, Halo = your a small unit/single guy trying to stop an invading force of aliens with almost no chance of winning, then some zombie things show up. (I have only played the first one years ago so the story has faded)

(I actually keep getting 4 and 5 mixed up in my head)

4 and 5 just lacked tension or atmosphere, the only time I was a bit tense was when a "bag head" showed up, although after 3 or 4 encounters it was less of a deal.

For the most part it was just people attacking you, who apparently had something wrong with them. After a few fights we actually saw the "plagas" as some whip thing that replaced the head, even then it wasn't exactly scary/horrific/tense.

There wasn't any fear of dying, no sense of helplessness. You were always well armed, always had more than enough ammo, always had plenty of healing plants, always had plenty of saves.

 

[Durxom]

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Well if that's your opinion, then stick with it.
I just like the game because it seems to mix the perfect blend of action, horror, and fun, in my eyes, and I love it for it.

If you like the other ones for being more survival horror friendly, be my guest, and enjoy them =]

 

[Wayneguard]

By Resident Evil 1 I presume you mean the remake. If so, then that is the best one. But if you mean the original, then I have to go with re3. Zombie ridden city with rubble strewn everywhere and burned out cars littering the streets... yes plz.

 

[rokkolpo]

4 was so good!
5 was so much fun with friends.

Although 4 with co-op,
I want it now!

 

[LewHammer]

Resident Evil 4. The best gamers game of all of them (i haven't played 5 actually). If they did a re-make of 2 or 3 with 4's gameplay then that would be better as they had better story and atmosphere.

 

[PureChaos]

i've only played Zero, 1, 2 and 3 on GC so out of those i went with 1. it was REALLY creepy and had some great puzzles

I agree the puzzles and creepyness of resident evil 1 were great but you cant beat walking through a cafe then all you hear is " STARS!!! " then " ARGHHHHHHHHH!! " ^.^

that was great the first few times but i found him annoying after a while, especially when i died and had to do a bit again and couldn't skip cut scenes. however, having him chase after you while you're running to a door hoping you get there before he gets to you was edge-of-the-seat stuff. loved the choice bits

 

[ManaAdvent]

RE4 since it has great gameplay, good setting/environment, and a good upgrading system. It is a really fun and addicting game.

 

[Kiefer13]

Resident Evil 2. It had the best atmosphere, music and overall the best balance of action and suspense out of the first three games (which were the best three, in my opinion). I didn't like the shift to being more actiony in RE4. Haven't played RE5 at all, but I've heard it was similar to 4, but not as good.

Personally, I liked a lot of the things people complain about in the earlier games (the cheesy dialogue, the puzzles, the awkward camera angles and the scarcity of ammo). They made Resident Evil...Resident Evil.

 

[Mr. Eff_v1legacy]

I think it's a good part nostalgia (as it's the first one I played), but I really liked the story. It was cool seeing the effects of the outbreak on the city after it happened. It did a great job of making one feel isolated.

 

[Smokescreen]

Resident Evil 2: at the time it really was amazing, with multiple storylines, an appropriate creep factor, the first 'mercenaries' type minigame. So many other games built off that jumping point.

I realize this might be hard to do but if you can imagine what it was like to play RE2 for the first time, in a world where that was pushing technology, you can see how important the game is. Nothing against anyone's preference, of course but RE4 just doesn't exist without Resident Evil 2.

RE4 was the right game at the right time. After 4 original games + knock offs (Outbreak) and remakes, the formula was tired, the game stale. They turned the creepy haunted house feel into a crazy run and gun shooter (think the difference between Alien and Aliens) and after all that, did everything right.

Because make no mistake, RE4 is a monster of a game and from nearly every standpoint a better one than RE2 /except/ that because the gameplay became an entirely different beast, it's a bit unfair to compare the two. They're apples and juggernauts.

I voted for RE2, because I think that it needs to be remembered as a really fantastic piece of work, a landmark for it's day and I really do love the game. But I can't argue with RE4 as a selection either because it's equally as memorable and brilliant. It's just not the same game.

 

[Gottesstrafe]

In the new style Action-Survival Horror hybrid, I'd have to say Resident Evil 4 was better. Gameplay was well paced, maps were huge and sprawling, and the puzzles harkened to an earlier era. From the old style collection though, I'd have to pick Resident Evil 3. It handled the horror element well without being as over the top as some of the other games (cross dressing Alfred anyone?) and Nemesis hunting you down really added to the tension.

Hmm, I wonder how many of these people voting for 4 have actually played the other titles (or at least played them first)?

 

[Dr. Feelgood]

My favorite out of the series by far was Resident Evil 5. I was too young when I played some of the previous ones to remember much about them. Anyway, RE5 takes the cake for me, Chris beating the shit out of a boulder, anyone? I'd have to say the entire final boss battle was quite awesome, minus the overload of cheesy one-liners before Wesker eats some rockets.