- The Resident Evil series has been on a hate streak lately, releasing numerous well-liked titles.
- The upcoming 8th installment is apparently going to be a big departure from the rest of the series.
- Considering how well series shake-ups have gone in the past, this is almost certainly good news for fans.
Resident Evil is on a hot streak at the moment. 2 pretty great remakes have just hit and people seem to love them. Despite this success, we learned recently that the upcoming Resident Evil 8 will be a massive departure for the series .
Many fans of the series are somewhat shocked by the news. After all, why would Capcom need to shake-up a series which is doing so well? Well, this massive departure for the series might actually be the best idea Capcom has had in a while.
From the evidence of the rest of the series, one face seems to make itself clear. Capcom and the Resident Evil series thrive on Chaos. The worst games are those that are the 3rd or 4th entry into a specific style. Either that or they’re those games that
cynically try to ape a completely different genre like Umbrella Corps.
Whereas the best games are those that strive to try something new like 4 and 7 do. Resident Evil 8 could be the best game yet if Capcom really does have a brand-new idea to try out.
Of course, it is possible that RE8 comes out and is terrible. If that happens it’s likely going to be because it tries to do something that’s already well over-done. If there’s a universal truth behind Resident Evil, it’s that just adding familiar characters and zombies to a creatively bankrupt genre is a fool’s game.
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This article was edited by Samburaj Das .
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