Resident Evil
Control Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine and search the Spencer mansion for an escape, managing limited resources while facing zombies that can become dangerous again after defeat.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.2 / 10
About this game
This HD version of the first Resident Evil remake follows Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine through the Spencer mansion. Choose a protagonist and search for a way out while surviving the creatures inside. Resources are limited, so deciding what to spend is part of the escape. Defeating a zombie does not always remove the threat: it can mutate into a Crimson Head. That rule makes a fallen enemy's possible return relevant to survival decisions. The remaster also reworks background and character detail while retaining the mansion-based survival setup.
Collected in series
Resident Evil follows people trying to survive biological disasters, combining dangerous exploration, puzzles and encounters with hostile creatures. Each game finds a different balance between fear and action, with fixed, over-the-shoulder and first-person perspectives changing how you face the danger.
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AI review
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Likely to suit players who want escape-focused horror built around caution and uncertain enemy safety.
Limited resources can make survival depend on restraint as well as overcoming a threat. Zombies that may return as Crimson Heads can complicate the feeling that a defeated enemy has made an area safe.
Strengths
- Resource limits can give individual survival decisions significance beyond simply defeating enemies.
- Crimson Head transformations can preserve uncertainty after an apparent victory.
Weaknesses
- Players seeking unrestricted fighting may find the need to conserve resources constraining.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy a confined horror setting and weighing resource use against the possibility of renewed danger.
Play notes: This is a single-player game, and its Switch controls do not include gyro input.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Resource decisions and possible zombie transformations can encourage pauses to reassess danger rather than treating every defeat as permanent progress. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Limited resources and potentially returning enemies can reward considering whether an immediate victory has actually resolved the survival problem. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The mansion setting and reworked visual detail may appeal to players who like examining a confined horror environment. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Players who prefer motion-based input will need to use conventional controls because gyro operation is unsupported. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- CAPCOM
- Publisher
- CAPCOM
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Survival · Primary genre
- Tags
- InvestigationStory-driven3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursPuzzle SolvingLinear LevelsSolo-friendlySlow BurnExplorationThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
- Xbox 360Worldwide2014
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2014
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com