In the midst of all this we had Resident Evil: Revelations, a handheld installment aiming to bring some of that horror and exploration back. The series continued on with increasingly diminishing results. Resident Evils 5 and 6 shed almost all remaining horror roots, instead raising the action level dramatically. It has unfortunately become increasingly evident that Capcom has since lost its way with the Resident Evil series. Resident Evil 4 felt like something truly new and exciting, and it took horror gaming to entirely new and terrifying places. It certainly proved more accessible than previous entries in the series, and was faster-paced and more action driven, but the game didn’t feel like a marketing exercise or an imitator. Series creator Shinji Mikami, in his final Resident Evil project before departing Capcom, created with Resident Evil 4 a true survival horror rebirth, a game that arguably influenced horror (and action) games for years to come. Resident Evil, like many long running video game series attempting to remain relevant in the modern era, is going through something of an identity crisis. By Ben Burnham, posted on 05 April 2015 / 15,284 Views
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