It seems as though Capcom’s transition to a more action heavy Resi-title wasn’t smooth, but given that number 4 is where many fans joined the series and is often hailed as a classic, it seems as though in the long term it was worth the effort.
The fourth iteration of the series had a distinctly bumpy development cycle with at least three abandoned versions that fans know about not including Devil May Cry or the version that was finally released. That’s true, but quite famously it did begin its development life as Resident Evil 4. Devil May CryĮrm… yeah, so, I know what you’re thinking Devil May Cry was released and it is not a Resident Evil game. In honour of these lost games, I’ve decided to run down five of them that I would love to have had the chance to see, either finished or even in their primitive states, and for those who are interested there is a pretty comprehensive list of these unfinished titles over on the Resident Evil Wiki which is where I’ve picked up a good chunk of the information about these games. I guess, given the sheer volume of work under the Resident Evil banner, it’s not too surprising and I think many fans of the series would argue that some of the titles that were released should have by rights also ended up on the cutting room floor (I’m looking at you Umbrella Corps). It’s not unusual for a game to be quite different upon release to versions shown in expos or early trailers there’s often content cut or concepts significantly revised, but Resident Evil has a history of entirely scrapping versions of games to either be abandoned forever or for designers to pick over as they scavenge for usable morsels of content. Having reflected on the whole experience I keep coming back to my thoughts about RE1.5 and more generally how the ‘Resident Evil’ universe ( Resiverse?) seems to be littered with unfinished games.
I also rambled about many other things and I’m likely to further unpack the four hour streaming experience in my February editorial – but overall it was super positive! One of the many things I found myself jabbering about during my Resident Evil 2 Revisit stream event … alpha dash plus special champion edition X… last week was the mythical original version of Resident Evil 2 known in the Resi-community ( Resiumity?) as “Resident Evil 1.5”. I’ll try and resume my usual diverse range of topics after this one! I know I’ve been hitting the Resident Evil themed pieces hard recently.
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