Every month when I prepare the movie preview, I expect somewhere around 12 releases to research and introduce to you. But January 2017 has taken that number and decided to inflate it to an unwatchable number of 18 films getting wide releases. There is a combination of standard action and family films along with a…
Resident Evil was once credited for being the original home of survival horror and the start of every other survival horror game. The Resident Evil series has six main series and a large number of spin off titles contributing to the story and franchise. However, after criticism of the direction that the game was going,…
If there’s one thing that Ada Wong knows better than blasting monsters and breaking hearts, it’s lookin’ good while doing it. No matter what she wears, Ada has always managed to dazzle and make espionage look like a walk in the park. Grab your grappling gun and favorite red lipstick while we count down the…
With the upcoming release of Resident Evil: Revelations 2, CAPCOM reintroduces Claire Redfield and Moira Burton, two characters who have been M.I.A. from the series for over a decade. Their triumphant return seems due mainly to fan demand for some familiar faces that aren’t those of series darlings Chris Redfield (Claire’s older brother), Jill Valentine,…
The November issue of Game Informer has caused quite a stir in the Resident Evil fan community. Among other details, the gaming magazine’s featured article about the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations 2 revealed a few juicy tidbits about this newest Resident Evil entry’s main villain, who, according to the article, is a returning female character…
For some time now, the Resident Evil fan community has speculated on a sequel to the 2012’s Resident Evil: Revelations, a 3DS title that earned the franchise (which is simply called Biohazard in its native Japan) its highest ratings that year- even higher than those of major entry Resident Evil 6. In fact, so well-received…
In an exciting new twist, CAPCOM has forgone its usually choices of Resident Evil leading characters (namely Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Leon Kennedy) and instead opted to shine the spotlight on Chris’s younger sister Claire in the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations 2. Claire’s Comeback Claire, as longtime fans of the series know, first appeared…
The announcement of two-time Resident Evil protagonist Claire Redfield returning in the starring role of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 has created quite a buzz in the video game series’s fan community. “Claire Redfield is back, yes!” and “My queen has returned!” are two popular comments that you’ll find when searching Resident Evil-related tags on Tumblr,…
When it comes to Resident Evil baddies, most fans immediately think, “ZOMBIES!” But beyond the zombies (and monsters and Ganados and Majini and J’avo and—you get the idea) are the villains who get the Plot Ball rolling and are more often than not the reason behind those creepy crawlies hanging around. Grab your anti-B.O.W. Rounds…
A survival horror series as prolific as Resident Evil has seen its fair share of monsters. Some of them were creepy; some of them were gross; some of them were so flat-out scary that they visited you in your nightmares long after you’d shut off the game console. And a few others had that extra…
In a fan community as hopping with arguments as that of popular video game series Resident Evil, few subjects incite more controversy than director Paul W. S. Anderson’s Resident Evil films. Most fans stand on polarized opposite sides concerning the films; either they accept them and enjoy them for their high-octane action and monster-movie cheese,…
The story of the Resident Evil saga has taken both its characters and fans far and wide, from the swamp-infested jungles of South America to the frozen wastelands of the Antarctic. The series’s last major installment, Resident Evil 6, flew players from the snow mountains of Edonia to the suburbs of America and finally to…
Story, ambiance, characters, and gameplay–four factors necessary for a good horror game. To achieve greatness, a horror game needs to combine all four into a unified experience. One that unsettles the player, instills a sense of urgency, creates immersion, pumps adrenaline, and causes conflict. A game that gives the player hope so that he or…
In this series so far, we’ve covered some pretty special stuff. Videogames have often had a strained and unsuccessful relationship with their television contemporaries. Whether it’s an attempt to depict a popular game, warts and all (or with all kinds of stigmatisation and baggage attached), or if it’s just a game that they invented to…