I haven't played a single one of those either plus many more. In fact i haven't played most that aren't in the main numbered series.

But i have a confession to make. I haven't played REmake. I know, I KNOW! I'll remedy this someday.

Also do you mean you never played Code Veronica at all or just this original version? Because Code Veronica is totally worth it.

And i totally disagree about the live action movies being worse than Degeneration! That thing was trash. Granted i only remember the first one with some degree of accuracy but i "enjoyed" most of them. Kinda like i how can totally "enjoy" the Jean-Claude Van Damme Street Fighter movie. They're "great"!

Umbrella Chronicles is actually pretty good (and so is Darkside Chronicles from what I've seen). It does get pretty fucking hard not too far in, though.

I always had a morbid curiosity to play Survivor 2...too. Survivor was really, reaaaally terrible in retrospect, even though I enjoyed my brief rental period with it as a kid. It still maintained the classic RE tone from what I remember. I recall reading about Survivor 2 in a game mag, and I think it said that it was only in arcades in Japan at the time or something, and that a home console version was coming stateside, but I never found it anywhere. I would be interested in buying a copy at some point just for collection purposes, even though I hardly own every other RE product...

But yeah, the only thing on this list I've played any significant amount of was Umbrella Chronicles. I totally forgot Deadly Silence even existed.

I actually haven't even played Revelations yet, but I definitely intend to do so. I'll see if I can get it real cheap soon and give it a go, because I liked the demo quite a bit.

@pr1mus said:

Oh yeah, I've played Code: Veronica, but it was of course the PS2 'X' version. Though on that note I've also played its GameCube version, but then that's just a straight port with zero of Capcom's traditional ''THIS ONE EXTRA COSTUME TOTALLY JUSTIFIES US RELEASING THE SAME DAMN GAME AGAIN''.

However to be quite honest, I don't really care for Code: Veronica. It's my least favourite of the classic Resident Evil games to say the... least. And really, the quality of Resident Evil spin-offs are so all over the place that I'd say you're pretty OK in not having played many of 'em really.

Also seriously remake like comon what?!? You've got a hefty gaming PC after all, so you seem like a fellow who could afford to invest in a Wii or GameCube surely -- if you don't already have one. But then how could someone have a Wii and/or GameCube and not own the remake >_> Why it's almost unthinkable. And does this also mean you've played Resident Evil Zero?? I mean I like that game fine, but the idea that someone's played RE0 before (let alone without) playing the remake is bordering on too much for teeny little brain @_@

@yummylee: Well i played Zero on an emulator. I suppose i could do the same with REmake but i'd rather just have the original. But i don't have a gamecube or wii and well i'm dirt poor at the moment. My PC was hefty 4 years ago! It's still decent since most games still have PS3/360 in mind but for how long...

Granted a used gamecube and REmake isn't expensive.

Hmm, I evidently didn't need much convincing as you're already edging me onward to trying the Chronicle games out :P Which version did you play? And if PS3 did you use a move controller or regular DS3?

As for Survivor, I too remember that it emulated bits & pieces of the atmosphere well enough. Plus, it practically recycled all of the enemy character models right from RE2 -- had the exact same zombies at the very least, complete with the groans and such. I definitely completed that thing many a time too, as I remember it had branching paths all over the place. But at that age I played everything so many times, whether I actually liked or not. Plus I imagine my rampant Resident Evil fanboyism in some way probably gave me a form of stockholm syndrome at some point I'd wager.

As for Revelations, well... I don't think it's great, but it has some merit. I think that given the climate concerning Resident Evil lately it's awfully easy to look favourable upon. In a year with Operation Raccoon City and RE6, anything's going to look pretty peachy by comparison. Anywhoo, here's my user-review for it if you're interested.

How come? By which I mean being OK in playing Zero on an emulator but not the remake? Hey, whatever gets it to you the quickest ;P Though I have to imagine after all that game's been built up to be you're probably going to hate it :P Or at least find it to be disappointing. I mean it's still undoubtedly the best of that era of Resident Evil (even if RE2 is probably still my personal favourite because of nostalgia), but it's also regarded as like the stuff of Legend these days.

It obviously didn't have the runaway success that later games had, nor even the PS1 trilogy I'd bet, so less people have played it and it basically has this niche of fans that all love it irrevocably. Hopefully you'll of course join that niche should you eventually play it for yourself, but I wonder :o

@yummylee: I did try REmake for maybe 15 minutes on the emulator but it had issues. And 15 minutes of tinkering with the settings didn't solve them. It was playable but i didn't want to risk getting 2-3 hours into it and reaching a part that is outright broken. Zero ran perfectly from start to finish though.

It was also right after finishing Zero too which i hated so i was just kinda put off from playing more RE right after. Plus there are other games i want to play on gamecube one day, some of which are outright broken on emulator.

That said i have no worries of not liking REmake. None of what killed Zero for me is in it.

And Resident Evil 2 is also my favorite. Even if 3 is technically the better game nothing will ever beat that much nostalgia and the superior soundtrack of RE2.

I played it not that long ago and tried the speedrun route through Claire A. I came within 15 minutes of the world record on my first try! But it felt like a dangerous rabbit hole to fall into and stopped...

@pr1mus: I was about to ask why you didn't like RE0, and then I remembered you wrote up a comprehensive blog explaining why! Jesus, that was over a year ago...

Which, sure, in that sense you would at the very least prefer remake to RE0, even if you don't happen to get smitten with it as most. Like I mentioned in your blog, it's really damn weird how comparatively sluggish the controls are in Zero... Like, remake came first controls significantly smoother so, what happened? Your blog also reminded me of how neat it would have been if the character duo was Rebecca and another STARS Bravo member, preferably Richard Aiken... =/

You admitting your inaccessibility to the remake explains why your Resident Evil blogothon was cut so short, too.

@yummylee: Yeah that whole endeavor became weird. I couldn't play REmake but a couple weeks later i did play 2, but only one scenario and didn't have means to make my own screenshots so that sucked. Then i played 3 but same thing with no screenshots. Then i skipped Code Veronica because i didn't feel like it, played 4 almost to completion but got bored and i couldn't afford Revelation which had just come out on PC. I guess i did play like 50-60% of what i set out to do but not necessarily all in the right order, skipped over some part, other parts were missing.

I could always just write blogs for RE1, 2 and 3 just from sheer memory at this point. I played them so much i could play them blindfolded.

Umbrella Chronicles is alright, never played Darkside Chronicles, though I remember complaints of the latter having some unfortunate cloverfield style shaky cam. It's a decent light gun shooter that (like pretty much any Resident Evil spinoff game) seems more aimed at delivering easy fan-service to people who played those old games than it is actually trying to replicate any of what made those games memorable. How much are move controllers now. Like... a dollar? Because if you had a move, I bet that one would be an okay time. There's a pretty great rendition of 4th Survivor represented in that game.

As for Resident Evil DS, that is still the only way I've actually experienced the original game (I guess now that I have a PS3 I can think about trying the Arrange Mode on Director's Cut). I don't think the alternate "Rebirth" mode is super thrilling, to be honest. It throws a lot more enemies at you with a lot more ammunition and then throws in some sort-of-gimmicky touch screen puzzles, but I guess it's worth playing at least once. Otherwise it's a straight remake of Resident Evil with the 180 degree turn and quick knife thrown in for good measure.

I'm having serious trouble taking in the (Resident Evil) revelation that you haven't played every RE game. It's like suddenly hearing that an immutable truth of the universe is a lie, my whole belief system is shattering.

Aaaanyhoo, it's good to have games on the horizon. Always something to look forward to, you know? I've gotten into the habit of always having one game in a series that I haven't played, just so there's always one more game left to enjoy. It's somehow more important to me than completing the set.

I've played Deadly Silence, and I don't really think it's worth getting all worked up over wanting to play. Of course, I'm not into the type of Resident Evil stuff that you are, as most of my enjoyment of Deadly Silence was the voice acting, but there's my two cents.

All the Resident Evil games that I have I have from PS+. That's Director's Cut, RE2, RE3 Nemesis, RE5, Umbrella Chronicles and Darkside Chronicles. I've played through 1 and 5, and bits of 2 but don't think it's as good as Director's Cut, but I do intend on going back to it at some point. I only got as far as the crocodile fight. I recently restarted it as Claire on the Vita.

I suppose I should play RE4 at some point.

@pr1mus said:

Same! Certainly helps that they're all rather short :P In fact it's kinda staggering how short they are when you think back, given how that era was supposed to be known for video games being between 12-15 hours on average. Though to be fair that was primarily due to bloated design and padding, and of course there's always plenty of replay value in Resident Evil games.

Yeah, Ryan's own review stated the same thing, with regards to Darkside Chronicles' shakey cam. You've also intrigued me as to this 4th Survivor adaptation. Great how exactly? I don't want you to write me an FAQ, but it is... tense? Good jump scares? What is it that set it apart from the other chapters in it? Also, Move controllers are still going for at least £20 so... NOPE. Though I'm still a lot closer to the idea of at least trying out Umbrella Chronicles now. Is that the one that also had the Ada Wong story that details her escape from Raccoon City amidst RE2? Or is that in Darkside Chronicles?

Resident Evil DS i think is a game I still want to play if only because of my love for the original game. Plus, the 180 degree turn could be seen as something of a big deal :P Not quite a game changer, but it's an important control feature to have, especially for games with tank controls.

Is that why you've also still got like 7 other Tales games currently on your plate? :P Though the time commitment is certainly a factor, too. Still, I'll be very curious to read your thoughts should you ever decide to blog about Graces F & Xillia when the time comes!

Yes, given that I gather you don't care for Resident Evil anything before RE4, your advice pertaining to Deadly Silence isn't something I could ever seriously take to heart ;)

I think the Spencer Mansion is a much better designed environment than the RPD precinct, but the spectacle and the vastly superior production values overall definitely give RE2 an edge for me. Even if it is also a bit on the easy side when compared to most of the other survival horror RE games. Nostalgia definitely plays a significant part as to why RE2 is my overall favourite because of how many damn times I've played it. That was also the point where the body-horror aspect really took off in the series and you started to get some truly revolting monster designs.

How about RE3? Not in any hurry to give that one a go at all?

@yummylee: Haven't played RE3 because I figured I should play RE2 first, which I didn't play for a long time because I figured I should play RE1 first. I must have had them for 7 or 8 months without even starting them, like most PS+ games. It wasn't until Kessler and Steve's Fear Gauntlet feature that I began to play RE1.

I'm not sure superior production values are still relevant now that were're talking about two 15+ year old games from the first generation of polygon gaming. Coming to them for the first time from a modern perspective they're pretty much equal.

@mosespippy: There's just a lot more visual variety & detail going on in RE2. Better animations overall as well, especially when it comes to stuff like the zombies & lickers. You're right that it wouldn't really matter too much to someone heading in for the first time in 2014, but I think there's enough of a jump that it would be pretty noticeable when you place them next to each other side by side.

I played... the first one. Part of it. I remember thinking it was a bit weird that saves were limited by items you find (typewriter ribbon, I think?). I liked it in theory, because you were forced to make decisions about where you saved. I think if the controls had been better I would have been more in love with the idea. I've heard from fans that the controls are a feature. OK. I liked the typewriter sound, thought the puzzles were goofy... and I couldn't get past the Racoon City name. I like to think I'm not so shallow, but I guess I am. I also liked that since the ammunition was limited, it wasn't just about blasting, but about being smart and being a bit terrified of losing your ability to defend yourself.

I missed the boat on the Gamecube's RE4, and despite a few naysayers many think it's the best of them.

Closest I ever got, on the Gamecube or anywhere, was Eternal Darkness. From what I know of the two franchises, well franchise and game, I think ED was the way to go for my personal tastes, anyway, but I'm sorta happy RE has lasted as long as it has.

So yeah, I had no idea there were so many extra RE games out there beyond the big ones :) Thanks for the list.

@ahoodedfigure: Wh...where the Hell have you been?