Survival Horror…
You know you love it and so do I. Actually, it is my favorite type of game even since playing Alone in the Dark on my 3DO (on a side note, I still have my 3DO. I will never get rid of it and am always looking for games for it if you have any). I love to be scared, I think it’s my favorite feeling.
And the current king of survival horror is of course the Resident Evil series. I am currently playing Resident Evil for Gamecube, having just done Resident Evil 0. So far it is great but I am not too far into it yet. The graphics on both Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0 are both fricking fantastic. I also bought Code Veronica X the other day, and plan to get Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 as money allows.
I remember playing Resident Evil 2 for the first time on playstation many years ago. I stayed up all weekend until I had beat it with both characters. That was a glorious weekend. I may do the same thing with Resident Evil 4 when I pick it up. I’m not gonna do it with the rest as I’ve already beaten the others over the years on the various platforms I’ve had.
I have also heard that this is the last ‘Nintendo Only’ Resident Evil that will be coming out. Once the next generation systems come out, they will be available for all of them. Actually, the only reason I bought a gamecube was for this series so it will join my 3DO as un-sellable systems.
Now the Resident Evil movies were also great. I am a little biased as I love Milla, but who doesn’t? I think the movies would have been good if she wasn’t in them, but that’s not how it is so I win! As for scary though, I think the second one fell a little short in that department, but the action was really good.
If you have never played the series, try and start from the beginning if you can. The storyline is great, although a little confusing at times. Click here for a VERY in-depth analysis of the entire series storyline. Just click on the ‘Plot Analysis’ in the ‘In-depth FAQ’ section.
On a side note, I heard that Sega’s first game for the next generation consoles is going to be a survival horror type game. Can anyone confirm this? I’ll try and find out more myself as time goes on.











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