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Game entry

Resident Evil

1996 · Horror, TPS, Action-adventure, Survival, Puzzle · PlayStation · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Resident Evil is ranked no. 296 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,763 and 70% of duels won.

World rank

no. 296

ELO score

1,763

Wins

70%

Duels played

253

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About Resident Evil

Resident Evil is a survival horror classic in which a group of special forces agents, known as S.T.A.R.S, struggle against hordes of zombies and various other mutants in a mysterious mansion as they try to uncover the truth behind the terrifying infection. The gameplay environment consists of polygonal 3D characters placed over pre-rendered 2D backgrounds. As such, the game relies on pre-determined camera angles for a view of the action instead of a real-time camera like most games. The game is credited for coining the phrase "survival horror" and popularizing the genre.

The community says

I remember renting it on a whim, didn't even know what survival horror meant back then, and I spent the whole weekend with the lights off in the living room…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,763 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  1. Berge70

    I remember renting it on a whim, didn't even know what survival horror meant back then, and I spent the whole weekend with the lights off in the living room, my brother refused to walk past the hallway to the kitchen after nine at night because of it, we laughed about it for years.

  2. lenoir_bernadette

    Comparé à ce qu'a fait plus tard The Evil Within, c'est presque rudimentaire, mais l'ambiance du manoir a une identité que peu ont retrouvée depuis.

    Lecomte33

    Le manoir, moi aussi, ça m'a marqué des années après.

  3. ComboLegend

    Première partie chez un copain, on osait à peine avancer (on criait pour un rien).

    ArcadePhoenix2

    bon débat classique sur les tanks controls, ça change des autres jours.

    Faivre4

    Cette peur de la porte suivante, c'est exactement ce qui justifie encore sa place aujourd'hui.

    Rocky_24

    Did anyone else's family member refuse to walk past certain rooms after dark too, or is that just a thing in my house?

  4. LuckyByte9

    Lo jugué en casa de mi tío un verano entero, y recuerdo que me negaba a subir solo al piso de arriba después de cierta escena.

    Éric_25

    ah la fameuse partie à trois (moi j'ai toujours joué seul, allez savoir pourquoi) mais bon, ça reste plus un souvenir collectif qu'une vraie qualité de jeu

  5. OcéaneOwl

    Alors on va encore me dire que les angles de caméra fixes c'est un choix artistique... peut-être, ou alors c'était juste la technique de l'époque.

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