In the remake, on the other hand, Chris’ plans post-RE2 are not immediately obvious, and we only ever get a slightly cryptic clue in the form of a letter that gives us a hint to his intentions.Īs great as Leon and Ada are, though, the real stars of this remake are definitely Claire and Sherry. For instance, in the original game, you could find Chris’ diary in the STARS Office, which divulged every little detail and thought that went through his head. It’s certainly worth noting that the writing in this game is much better as well, and that becomes very evident in the documents you pick up. The relationships between Leon and Ada, and Claire and Sherry respectively are incredibly well-done in the remake.īoth Ada and Sherry, in particular, have more depth and nuance to them this time around. The remake fleshes out the story greatly, including new plot points that help to round out the story a bit more, and making the characters feel more like human beings rather than meme-worthy caricatures. Rookie cop Leon gets ambushed by zombies on his first day to work, while Claire is in Raccoon City looking for her brother Chris. On the flip side, Resident Evil 2’s setup is considered a classic at this point. While, yes, she is the creepy little girl that likes to get all up in our faces, Capcom did a nice job of making her a sympathetic character at the end of the game. RE7 also impressed me with the way it handled its villain. The overall plot does fall somewhat flat in the end, especially when RE7 starts to lean into the “scary little girl” horror movie trope, but everything leading up to that had been great. Right from the start, you’re invested in Ethan’s quest to find Mia, and his genuine reactions to all the horror around him made him relatable. Ethan’s story was simple as well: head to Louisiana to find his wife, who had gone missing three years ago. This was a guy who was completely new to all of the series’ virus shenanigans, and more importantly, he had little combat experience, which made the game that much more tense.Įthan is the everyman that now-veterans Chris, Jill, Leon, and Claire used to be in their respective games. Starting with Resident Evil 7, a big part of what made this game such a hit in 2017 was the fact that we were introduced to Ethan Winters as a new protagonist.
However, both RE2 and RE7 actually have pretty great contained stories.
This is an interesting category, simply because the story elements of the Resident Evil series have never been particularly strong.Īfter all, this is the same series where we had Code: Veronica build up the idea that Umbrella was up to all kinds of crazy shit, only to find out in the very next game (Resident Evil 4) that Umbrella had somehow dissolved during the time span between those games.
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