By Request: Games that saved a franchise
On January 24, 2017, Resident Evil finally returned to its origins. The game was another old-fashioned, pretty scary survival horror game. One that in many ways felt like a reboot of the series. For example, the game made the switch to a first
first-person perspective, and did what fans expected from the original games. A scary setting, environmental puzzles, decorated keys: everything that makes Resident Evil, Resident Evil was there. There were even complaints that the game was a little too scary for the general public. That complaining resulted in Resident Evil Village, which is more reminiscent of part four in terms of balance between horror and action. The eighth installment in the series is a commercial success and even nominated for Game of the Year at the Game Awards. Village is still getting free DLC and part 9 is presumably in development, so Resident Evil fans will be in their element for years to come
On January 24, 2017, Resident Evil finally returned to its origins. The game was another old-fashioned, pretty scary survival horror game. One that in many ways felt like a reboot of the series. For example, the game made the switch to a first
first-person perspective, and did what fans expected from the original games. A scary setting, environmental puzzles, decorated keys: everything that makes Resident Evil, Resident Evil was there. There were even complaints that the game was a little too scary for the general public. That complaining resulted in Resident Evil Village, which is more reminiscent of part four in terms of balance between horror and action. The eighth installment in the series is a commercial success and even nominated for Game of the Year at the Game Awards. Village is still getting free DLC and part 9 is presumably in development, so Resident Evil fans will be in their element for years to come
first-person perspective, and did what fans expected from the original games. A scary setting, environmental puzzles, decorated keys: everything that makes Resident Evil, Resident Evil was there. There were even complaints that the game was a little too scary for the general public. That complaining resulted in Resident Evil Village, which is more reminiscent of part four in terms of balance between horror and action. The eighth installment in the series is a commercial success and even nominated for Game of the Year at the Game Awards. Village is still getting free DLC and part 9 is presumably in development, so Resident Evil fans will be in their element for years to come
That it audience was waiting for a really new part, as it turned out this year. Metroid Dread is selling like hot cakes and reviews were very positive. Thijs Barnhard gave the game a 9. “Metroid Dread combines the old, trusted Metroid formula with enough fresh ideas to breathe new life into the 35-year-old series. Never before has Samus been so fluidly controlled and the action so spectacular.” To top it off, the game has even been nominated for Game of the Year at the Game Awards. Perhaps because 2021 is not such a great game year, but the achievement of developer MercurySteam is undisputed. With Metroid Prime 4 still in the pipeline, the Metroid franchise seems more alive than ever. Hopefully that also means more 2D metroid games are being developed.