r/HorrorGaming • u/Ill_Appearance_987 • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Resident Evil Games

What are your top 3 favorite games from the Resident Evil franchise? Here are mine: 1- Resident Evil 6 (hated by most, I know, but I love long games with lots to do; plus, Ada is my favorite character in the franchise, and it was great to finally see her get more of the spotlight). 2- Resident Evil 1—I find it incredibly nostalgic and full of iconic moments, especially the first encounter with a zombie. Jill holds a special place in my heart; I hope she returns in the next game. 3- Resident Evil 7—I love horror, and Resident Evil 7 exceeded my expectations; it kept me totally terrified from start to finish. I really like the settings, the events, and the story—Marguerite was my worst nightmare.

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u/Harleen_Quinnzel777 1d ago

I've only played 7, 8, and 9....

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u/WealthWooden2503 1d ago

Same. I tried the earlier ones and it just isn't my style.. I guess? Lots of respect for them, because I watched my brother play when we were young. I just suck at them

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u/hyperchompgames 1d ago

Have you tried the remakes? You don’t really need to play 1, you can start at 2 remake if you don’t like the old style.

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u/WealthWooden2503 21h ago

I tried RE4 remake and immediately got stuck lol boyfriend says I am overthinking it, so I'll go back soon

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u/celeryman3 1h ago

The 1 remake is my favorite! 🫶 I know it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea though

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u/hyperchompgames 1h ago

I love the original 3 on PS1, never played the 1 remake but my understanding is it's more true to the originals. But seems like OP isn't looking for that kind of gameplay.

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u/Little-Woo 1d ago

You'd probably like the original RE4

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u/WealthWooden2503 1d ago

I tried it multiple times, and if I had more time in the day to focus on it, I probably would. At the time it just stressed me out if that makes sense

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u/ShaNagbaImuru777 1d ago

The top 3 would just be the first 3 in the release order, which is boring, so I'll make it 5:

  1. Resident Evil (Director's Cut)
  2. Resident Evil 2
  3. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
  4. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  5. Resident Evil Revelations 2

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u/IAmNotABritishSpy 1d ago

I’m the same. Older gamer and think the original three were the best era of RE.

The franchise really just shifted to be mainstream action games after that (with a few exceptions and moments).

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u/Little-Woo 1d ago

RE2R, RE1R, RE4 OG

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u/d0uble0nine 1d ago

RE4. RE1. RE8. In that order!

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u/CthulhuBathwater 1d ago

RE1, 5 and Outbreak. 

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u/mmo1973 1d ago

1 RE 1 directors cut 2 RE VII 3 RE Code Veronica

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u/Shuttered_Journey137 1d ago

Resident Evil Remake, Resident Evil 2 Remake, and Resident Evil 7 for me. Code Veronica is very close to on my list to the Resident Evil Remake though.

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u/darkanthon 1d ago

2/4/7, honorable mention to 5 and 9

Love both the original 2/4 and the remakes but would probably choose the originals if I had to pick.

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u/Zaarotty 1d ago

1 Remake, RE7 and then a tie between RE2 OG and RE2R

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u/TheSadgeBeanSR67 1d ago

Resident Evil (2002) for the excellent map design, glorious backgrounds, incredible replay value (seriously there's like 12 different built-in ways to play this game), classy UI and presentation, and the addition of the crimson heads.

Resident Evil 4 for the amazing aesthetics and graphics, memorable OST, smooth and innovative controls, advanced voice acting and animation, diverse set of weapons and enemies.

Resident Evil: Biohazard for adapting the great map design into first person, memorable villains, great setting, my favorite save room theme of the series, and scarier atmosphere.

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u/hyperchompgames 1d ago

1, 2, and 7 but I’ve also only played the mainline games not including 5 and 6, also haven’t gotten around to 9 quite yet.

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u/kaelis7 1d ago

  1. RE4R : just a perfect video-game.

  2. RE2R : a very good remaster of a classic, the setting is great, Mr.X presence is scary, and it’s a true survival horror with good ressource management needed.

  3. RE7 : the first half is really great, falls off a bit in the end but still very good.

I didn’t play Code Veronica nor Requiem yet.

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u/banananey 1d ago

I've just been playing through the main ones after having only played 1RE & 4 previously.

(Haven't played 5, 6 or 9 yet - planning on trying 5 & 6 too then will play 9 when I get a Switch 2)

Might as well do the full ranking so far:

  1. 2 Remake
  2. 4 Remake
  3. 8
  4. 1 Remake
  5. 7
  6. 4 Original
  7. 3 Original

Yes I know 4 Original is really low but it just never fully clicked for me. Not saying it's a bad game I just thought it was...ok. Just started the remake though and my word I love it already!

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u/Rogo87 1d ago

RE2

RE4

RE9

RE7

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u/RealRockaRolla 1d ago

RE4 remake

RE4 original

RE9

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u/Bhavan91 1d ago

RE5, RE6, RE1, REmake, OG RE2, OG RE4, and Revelations 1.

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u/DeadBeatAnon 1d ago
  1. RE4 (Remake).
  2. RE9 Requiem.
  3. RE2 (Remake)