Why Resident Evil Should Stay Third-Person Beyond Village: Gold Edition, RE4 Remake

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The Resident Evil series has been through its set of major changes and growing pains since its inception back in 1998, something highlighted by its changes in perspective. It has gone from tank controls and fixed cameras to an over-the-shoulder camera with manual aiming in Resident Evil 4, and the series saw a complete reset to a first-person perspective with Resident Evil 7. The franchise has had its ups and downs, with many viewing the heavier action games in a less than favorable light, which led to the aforementioned soft reboot of the series and with Resident Evil 7 and it's sequelResident Evil Village.

While both the new games were mostly well-received from critics and fans for bringing the focus back to horror and inventory management, they also left many players wanting their favorite characters to return. Fortunately, some of them did return in the acclaimed remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, and they brought the classic third-person perspective along with them. With the upcoming Resident Evil Village DLC Shadows of Rose and the upcoming remake of Resident Evil 4 both featuring a third-person camera and gunplay, a case can be made for Resident Evil staying third-person after these next two entries.

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One of the biggest reasons for the series to remain in third-person is because of how many fan-favorite characters there are, and the cinematic scope of the more recent games and heavier emphasis on narrative prove that the franchise has evolved yet again. While Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village were criticized by many for their protagonist Ethan Winters being un-relatable and bland, the remakes of Resident