Resident Evil 9 (release date ~ 2025)

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by HipsterTrash

I just hope that they bring back Claire. She's been missing for far too long and I think a story centered around her would be interesting and fun.

I am a touch curious tbh how Chris ended up becoming a main lead in so many with Claire being there for like 2 main entries people may remember.

Jill and Chris were playable in Resident Evil 1.
Claire and Leon for Resident Evil 2.
Jill Valentine for Resident Evil 3 (Carlos for short scenes)
Leon for Resident Evil 4
Chris Redfield and Sheva in Resident Evil 5
Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 6
Ethan Winters in Resident Evil 7 and 8

So, it seems like both the ladies have had a bit of a short shrift, and i do sincerely wonder if this is because their own internal data showed sales of the games were higher with a male lead. That said, i do know there's spin offs with Claire like Code Veronica and maybe a few others.

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

I am a touch curious tbh how Chris ended up becoming a main lead in so many with Claire being there for like 2 main entries people may remember.

Jill and Chris were playable in Resident Evil 1.
Claire and Leon for Resident Evil 2.
Jill Valentine for Resident Evil 3 (Carlos for short scenes)
Leon for Resident Evil 4
Chris Redfield and Sheva in Resident Evil 5
Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 6
Ethan Winters in Resident Evil 7 and 8

So, it seems like both the ladies have had a bit of a short shrift, and i do sincerely wonder if this is because their own internal data showed sales of the games were higher with a male lead. That said, i do know there's spin offs with Claire like Code Veronica and maybe a few others.

I'd be down for a Jill, Claire and/or Sheva story. Could be super rad.

[navydavey]

Jill & Barry would get my vote.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by navydavey

Jill & Barry would get my vote.

"You were almost a Jill sandwich"

Honestly, i feel like Barry has been given a weird situation in RE games but has appeared in the animated movies and also seemed to play a decent role in the books. I know not a lot of people actually know that there's Resident Evil books with more independent stories that were out there too.

Personally i think the most important thing is to have a solid story to tell, followed by proper gameplay to facilitate that. I think recently, we have seen Capcom be a little too authentic to the originals even making RE3 have some problems to put it a peg lower than RE2

Personally i haven't played RE7 or RE8. Whenever i do get around to it. Easy mode and increased brightness just to play for the story is what i'll do.

[TheSaunderschild1993]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

"You were almost a Jill sandwich"

Honestly, i feel like Barry has been given a weird situation in RE games but has appeared in the animated movies and also seemed to play a decent role in the books. I know not a lot of people actually know that there's Resident Evil books with more independent stories that were out there too.

Personally i think the most important thing is to have a solid story to tell, followed by proper gameplay to facilitate that. I think recently, we have seen Capcom be a little too authentic to the originals even making RE3 have some problems to put it a peg lower than RE2

Personally i haven't played RE7 or RE8. Whenever i do get around to it. Easy mode and increased brightness just to play for the story is what i'll do.

Barry hasn't actually been in any of the animated movies.

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by TheSaunderschild1993

Barry hasn't actually been in any of the animated movies.

I guess i stand corrected. He was in the live action and played by a white guy lol.

Personally i think the animated and gaming mediums are usually the best place for these fictional worlds because live action usually isn't able to replicate the same consistent style without hitting uncanny valley and so on.

I do think you have to give it to Capcom for properly finding their groove with this IP to b3 going as long as it has with more or less a single continuous story.

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

He was in the live action and played by a white guy lol.

What's wrong with that? Barry is white.

[ps3bd_owner]

This is good news, but disappointed they gave up on Power Stone. No Power Stone 3.

Originally Posted by NARMAK

He was in the live action and played by a white guy lol.

What's so funny about that?

Barry is White: https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Barry_Burton