While I appreciate what RE4 done to the series, and the genre as a whole, they still don't match the satisfaction I had with the old school titles. RE5, though... man, fuck that.

You can make a good case for RE4 being one of the best modern games. 

4 
 
<<<<< Cough cough

3 > 1(REmake) > 2 > 4 > 5
 
So old school for me

4. The Wii version especially. 
 
It's not only the best Resident Evil, it's the best third-person shooter.

Resident Evil Foouuuuuuuurr.   
 
Probably up there for my favorite games of all time.

I am going with the old school Resident Evils. Even though 4 & 5 have better controls and camera, the atmosphere is lame. 
 
Those first few were very tense, with very limited resources and zombies that killed you very quickly.

As much as I love RE4, I have to say RE2 was the pinnacle of the series. It took what was great about the first one and cranked up the awesomeness to 11. Bigger enviroment, some really fucked up baddies and bosses and an awesome array of guns. Definitely one of my favorite games of all time.

Resident Evil: Outbreak and I don't give a fuck.

Four. Fuck having an A.I. partner and Wesker's Matrix sex fantasies.

" Resident Evil: Outbreak and I don't give a fuck. "

RE4, it has an infinitely better arsenal, some of the most insane bosses in gaming history and the best midget ever.

" Resident Evil: Outbreak and I don't give a fuck. "

WHAT ARE YOU SELLIN', STRANGAH?

4 for me is the one that changed the genre and got it perfect. I put so many hours into both the Gamecube and Wii versions. I do like 5 and the old Resident Evil games but 4 is top of the list.

" 4. The Wii version especially.  It's not only the best Resident Evil, it's the best third-person shooter. "

resident evil 4 was the great one. if it's an old school one i would say 2 is great. there is a cool setting of people in a policestation and running from zombies.

basically, any game with Leon Kennedy.

Never played the old titles, so it's RE4 for me.

" @benjaebe said:

" Resident Evil: Outbreak and I don't give a fuck. "

Oh baby yes! I gave that game an unhealthy amount of love. I remember reading my total time spent was like ''246 hours''... and this was the UK version so I never even had online play. I never liked File 2 too much since the difficulty was brought up to ridiculousness =( But that was intended to be played with others, instead of yet again micro-managing and wiping the ass of your AI's. "

RE4.  The old formula just wasn't working anymore.

RE 2 so c.?

I have more love for the older games due to the fact that I was younger and thus, more prone to actually being scared by them.  RE1's dog window and RE2's initial licker encounter are some of my favorite gaming memories.

The old RE games are cool. 
 
RE5 is pretty awesome. 
 
RE4 is one of the greatest games ever made. 
 
RE4.

5 was meh.
 

I don't know why but I hated RE5 with a passion.  I hate to say it but if any series needs a reboot it is Resident Evil.

RE4 was the first one I played properly because the others were too scary for me. I must of played through RE4 about 5 times altogether and loved it. Since I've gone back and played RE1 & 2 I'll say I think 2 is the best RE game ever made. I can't play RE4 any more. It's not for me any more if I try and go back to it.

" I don't know why but I hated RE5 with a passion.  I hate to say it but if any series needs a reboot it is Resident Evil. "

Four is probably the best in terms of overall quality, but man, I love me some Resident Evil 5. Sure, they pretty much abandoned everything that makes a game a Resident Evil game, but I never liked the olde school RE games. They were boring, controlled poorly, had terrible camera angles, and weren't the least bit scary. The only redeeming value any of them had was the so bad it's good voice acting. 

Resident Evil died with the REmake and Resident Evil: Zero.

" @bartok said:

" I don't know why but I hated RE5 with a passion.  I hate to say it but if any series needs a reboot it is Resident Evil. "

It's what CAPCOM are planning, apparently -- a reboot I mean. But this was also before they announced RE Revelations for the 3DS which is supposed to carry on the current storyline.. I don't even think CAPCOM knows what the fuck t do with the series. "

ps1 RE 3 was awesome, i have play 5, it was fun, but, i feel like im killing my ex-maid family.

" I don't know why but I hated RE5 with a passion.  I hate to say it but if any series needs a reboot it is Resident Evil. "

Four, son.

I spent a really long ass time with 5, so it gets my vote. 
 
I realize the importance of 4, but it just didn't get as much play outta me.

The Old School RE games were definitely cheesy but they had atmosphere and novelty working for them.  Of course my opinion might not count because I may be the only person that thought RE3 was the best of the PS1 games.  Nemesis scared the shit out of me when I found out he could open doors and shoot you with a Rocket Launcher.    

3 then 2 then 1, the new games don't feel remotely like Resident Evil games to me.

RE4 is one of my favorite games of all time. Out of the older ones my favorite is probably Code Veronica.

I will always have love for the old-school RE games. 2, 3, and REmake were especially amazing, with the latter being what I feel is the best in the series. RE4 is still an incredible game to this day, but I love that game for entirely different reasons than why I love the old ones. 5, as a Resident Evil game, is just a massive disappointment, though it's still undoubtedly fun to play.

The REmake on Gamecube is the best entry in the series. It has the strongest sense of atmosphere and really takes advantage of the Gamecube's power by using more diverse lighting effects than any of the previous entries. It also brought back the need to conserve items, something that was sorely lacking from Nemesis onward. 
 
Oh and JESUS CHRIST CRIMSON HEADS ARE FUCKING SCARY.

I did really like 5 but I havent played four. However, the original Resident Evil games hold several places on my favourite games of all time list. They were awesome.

I'd have to say 4 and the first are tied (sniff... nostalgia)

I would have to say 4, i've only played 1, Nemesis(3?), 4 and 5.

I don't care what you dudes say, that bitch from RE4 was twice as annoying as Sheva. I'm going with RE5.