Overlooked Resident Evil Classic Turns 25 This Year - Capcom, It's Time To Bring It Back

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One of the most underrated and overlooked titles, , is about to hit its 25th anniversary this February. With Capcom hitting its stride recently with remakes and new entries in the series, now would be the perfect time to resurrect with a modern remake akin to the recent remakes of and. It would be especially fitting to take on now since there’s been no news on and remaking might now produce the same high-quality results as earlier games.

's timeline takes place months after the events of and and follows Claire Redfield as she searches for her brother through various Umbrella Corporation facilities. Originally released on the Dreamcast, established itself as one of the best offerings in the series due to its compelling story and harrowing atmosphere. While the camera movement was more fluid in, a modern over-the-shoulder camera and combat system would bring this classic game to modern audiences.

While may seem like another spin-off game in a long-running series, the title actually almost took the name. Due to an apparent licensing issue, anygame that wasn’t on a PlayStationconsolehad to be regarded as a spin-off. That’s why the plot of more closely follows the main characters of previous games, namely Claire and Chris Redfield, rather than how switched gears to explore Raccoon City as Jill Valentine. Because of this “” status, may be overlooked by fans only interested in mainline games.

Leaks have circulated the internet concerning an open world in Resident Evil 9, but this may not compromise the core mechanics of the series.

Additionally, despite its stellar performance and reviews by critics and fans, simply didn’t sell as well as other games. This is likely because of the console it released on and its spin-off invoking name. In the years since, it has slipped further away from modern audiences because it wasn't available to play on any modern consoles for a long time. It was quietly added to the Xbox One catalog a few years ago. The most recent release the game