Unlike the remake remastering but a year before, Zero appears to have had a fair bit of investment put towards it. Which is a shame, as the remake is an insurmountably better game, but that they're at least willing to toss in some extra junk is respectable in this day and age. When so many are content in simply upping the resolution and framerate, remastered games that feature a little extra sprinkle of goodies are more than welcome.
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...Right, because what's already packed in this thing isn't enough, but it looks to include two additional STARS uniform variants for Rebecca. One is her OG STARS uniform from the original 1996 Resident Evil, which is basically the exact same beyond her red bandanna that was for some reason abandoned for RE0. The next is another deep cut akin to the RE2 photo jersey posted below, as it's her STARS uniform she's shown to wear in the RE0 Prototype! It's again very similar, with the one notable addition being a STARS beret. Best known as Jill's preferred head warmer of choice, they were originally going to have it so seemingly all STARS ladies (all two of them) wears one of the things.
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So, first off we have the new Wesker mode, which is available to all in the base game itself. It's unlocked upon a single completion and looks to primarily follow the main game, only you of course have Wesker in his RE5 garb traded in over Billy. Wesker himself includes a couple of his iconic aBILLYties (YES), such as a super sprint and this weird eye flash thing that makes heads go pop.
Rebecca's still in tow and serves the same purpose as she did in the main game, which is to most likely serve as a pack mule more often than not. Though she does at least get her own set of new duds, making her resemble some sort of Weskerette groupie, complete with that same mind controlling jewel that Jill was forced to wear in Resident Evil 5.
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Next we have the addition of some rather plain t-shirts with some custom, community-created logos plastered on. They're without a doubt the least interesting, though it shouldn't' be discredited for Capcom to hold a competition to inspire some creativity that can then be showcased in the game itself. There's three shirts in all, of which will be available for free to any who voted in the competition. Though I think you may have to pay otherwise...
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Now we're getting into preorder territory (unfortunately). Specifically regarding the Resident Evil: Origins Collection, which includes both RE0 and the remake in their remastered formats. Though unfortunately any such bonus content is restricted to RE0 only... Anywhoo it is to feature a new costume for each of the two protagonists. As shown below, Billy is dressed up as Cody in his Alpha 3 attire, on the account that they're both convicted felons and all. Rebecca's is much less creative, as it's simply a port of her nurse outfit from Mercenaries 3D, which itself was also a somewhat modified version of Sheva Alomar's Fairy Tale outfit from RE5!
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And finally, we have more preorder 'goodness', courtesy of the digital release of Resident Evil Zero. The costumes this time are a little more... outlandish, least for Billy certainly. So, for preordering RE0 on any platform besides the 360 (for whatever reason), you're gifted with a new look for each character. Billy's made to essentially look like a '90s action figure, or somebody from the Predator movie, whereas Rebecca is dressed up as a cheerleader for Capcom themselves. Not quite as distinctive as Billy's, but she looks cute in it all the same I suppose.
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And of course, there already existed some unlockable threads for the two characters way back in the original GameCube release. Rebecca gets two, one of which is the same cowgirl outfit she's shown to wear in the remake, whereas Billy gets the one lavish Italian suit w/ dirtbag drug dealer shades.
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But wait, there's (potentially) more?? Apparently so it seems, with another couple of costumes that are perhaps hidden in there somewhere, if not related to some other promotional thing I missed. Maybe they're Japanese exclusive? One would hope not anywhoo as they both make for a pair of fun easter egg references to the yesteryear of yesteryear. Both are originally depicted in much older RE games, with one in particular making for an incredibly obscure easter egg that only the hardest of the core would remember!
The first dresses Rebecca up in her alternate outfit that was first originally seen in Resident Evil: Director's Cut, specifically should you play the Arranged mode that gave Chris, Jill, and Rebecca a new outfit to sport. The second is buried even deeper within the complicated confines of Resident Evil lore, as it features Rebecca wearing the basketball jersey as seen in a secret photo in Resident Evil 2. Though it was so bloody secret that the actual method for finding it was to examine Albert Wesker's desk in the RPD STARS office fifty times... Naturally. Only to then be rewarded with a rather blurry image of Rebecca lookin' all sporty. Yay?
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So, there you have it. Resident Evil has never been shy in trying to cram in some extra bits of vanity for the games' cast, though this new version of RE0 looks to be readying Rebecca & Billy up for the catwalk there's so much on offer. It's too bad some of the available duds have to be spread around preorder bonuses, but such is the industry and all that.
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