Resident Evil MegaThread: 25 Years of 'Survival Horror'

[Zachowon]

Anyways I'm watching Resident Evil: Death Island at the moment, I'll be throwing up that review. Only partway into the movie and while the story and dialogue ain't much to write home about yet, the action scenes are top notch and outside of some weird bits, the animation is pretty top notch.

And your Husbando Chris Redfield is featured prominently in it so that should make you happy.

Definitely need to see it, where can I watch jt

 

[Husky_Khan]

Definitely need to see it, where can I watch jt

Oh I bought it on Blu-Ray from an actual physical store when they had a movie sale.

 

[Zachowon]

Oh I bought it on Blu-Ray from an actual physical store when they had a movie sale.

Ohhh, you old school

 

[Husky_Khan]

Ohhh, you old school

Finished the film.

Put the Review Up in the 'What Are You Watching' Thread.

Just saw Resident Evil: Death Island on a physical disc called a Blu-Ray. It's like streaming or digital but the entire movie is contained on this disc like you sometimes still see with console video games. It sounds dumb but it was a pretty interesting medium to watch movies and even listen to music and such back in the day. Using this disc I put it in a player device which is like the CD Player in your car but you connect it to your television.

And finally I purchased it on a sale from this place called a store. You know the stores that sell towels and clothes. I'm not talking about e-commerce websites like Amazon, but the places where you can get your groceries and other things, like a super store? Yeah they have an electronics department with a sale on these blu ray discs... and other kind of discs. Actual physical media like with some video games. So I bought it there.

With that out of the way...

It was a solidly... adequate Resident Evil film. The story was mid. The villain was pretty mid (I guess they tried). The characters were nice but there wasn't too much development going on. The dialogue ranged from cringe, to generic to amazing one liners with jokes either falling flat or landing with hilarity. Very Capcomish. And the animation was pretty good (except in some parts like where were running or jumping/flying through the air etc) but the action scenes, of which I wish there was a lot more, were awesome.

And of course the movie was better because it had the big five of the Resident Evil franchise, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy and Rebecca Chambers. So it was like the Avengers of the RE franchise coming together and it was a real treat.

Movie felt pretty short, like less than ninty minutes and the Boss Battle at the end was a big cheese fest of fan service, which was perfectly fine and enjoyable. Overall... entertaining film. Maybe even one I'll watch again sometimes. I feel it was slightly better then other Resident Evil animated movies so if you liked them or found them entertaining, you'll like this film just a little bit more I feel.

 

[Jormungandr]

Some mad lad recreated Resident Evil 2 in its entirety in the Source 1 engine. It's unfinished and uses Half Life 2 placeholders, but... fucking mad lad.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Resident Evil 9: Requiem trailer dropped a few days ago at the Summer Game Fest. It took everyone by surprise since Capcom had been very quiet about details regarding the next installment in the main series.



At first I thought the Young Woman featured in the trailer might've been Rose, but alas, it's actually likely Alyssa Ashcroft's daughter from the somewhat lesser known (but also quite loved by RE fans generally) Resident Evil: Outbreak which came out on the Playstation 2 back in 2004 and was set to take place between the events of Resident Evil 2 & 3. This game was kind of neat because it told several "survivor" stories from the Raccoon City Incident from normal people like security guards and in Alyssa's case, a news reporter (who was also briefly referenced in Resident Evil 7).

And from the trailer, it looks like her daughter is in the FBI and might be giving the infamous Raccoon City (or its ruins anyways) a visit like three decades later...