Submitted 5 hours ago by Apeman42@lemmy.world to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
I played 1-4 back in the day, but my memory of the details is pretty fuzzy. Something something Umbrella releases a new virus like iPhones every few years, something something, somehow Wesker returned.
Anyway, I hear 7 is kind of a soft reboot? Is that a good one to get back into the series with, and not have to know 12 games of plot?
And if 7 is good, does 8/Village follow directly from that without needing too much prior game knowledge?
most of the resident evils work well as standalones. the only ones i’d say are really proper sequels are 3 (play 2 first) and 8 (play 7 first). there’s some throughlines in terms of characters beyond that, but not really anything plotwise that you’d miss out by having missed the rest of the franchise.
Any game is a good point to jump into: the lore in RE is something you can look into if you’re interested, but is not particularly deep or complex, nor is it ever mandatory to understand or to enjoy a title.
I would recommend playing the games you are interested in the most, rather than the ones people deem important for the lore.
7 is like being in a horror movie. Especially the beginning. It’s intense, and continues to build. Very different from the previous entries.
The new ones are vastly different from the first 4. Closer to 4, at most, but are entirely different from everything done previously aside frim the action elements. The stories are not, necessarily, linked either. Different characters, no Umbrella Corp, does not even have zombies.
That sounds great. I really liked 4, and unfamiliar is fine as long as it’s not unfamiliar because I’m supposed to have played half a dozen other games first.
I’ve been playing this game for a while and I’m pretty sure there is no jump button.
The remasters of 2, 3 and 4 are phenomenal.
kugmo@sh.itjust.works 35 minutes ago
easiest thing to do would be to play 5 all the way to 8