Resident Evil 9 (release date ~ 2025)

[Talal86]

I stopped trying to make sense of the story/timeline many many entries ago. first 3 games feel like a complete different universe from 4-6/Revelations.

7 started as 'relatively grounded' like the early games but that soon went out of the window when Ethan glued his hand, 8 was pure fantasy start to finish

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by Talal86

I stopped trying to make sense of the story/timeline many many entries ago. first 3 games feel like a complete different universe from 4-6/Revelations.

7 started as 'relatively grounded' like the early games but that soon went out of the window when Ethan glued his hand, 8 was pure fantasy start to finish

Originally Posted by TheSaunderschild1993

You're not wrong about the plot. I think the old RE games were consistently okay in terms of everything linking. It was after RE4 became this overrated dog pile that the plot went and ended up not really making sense thereafter. Then RE5 to me was the nail in the coffin with Wesker biting the bullet. Or in his case, two rockets.

I get what you mean with 7. It was good at first, then RE8 soured it. I feel like 8 was just some attempt at doing a rip off Silent Hill type world, which was too obscure for RE. Because it felt more supernatural in parts.

Didn't care for it. But I did like Revelations 2. I give that one lots of favorable opinions, and I really think the game had nice throwbacks with Barry's lines. So if only they could revisit the storyline with Alex Wesker controlling the girl, that would be a day one buy for me. Absolutely.

Thank you! I never got the love for 7 or 8. To me they were simply spinoffs at best, RE in name only at worst. Yes, RE4 had its fair share of silliness, but it was a shake up the franchise needed at the time. I hope RE9 is a return to form.

[Talal86]

Originally Posted by RocShemp

Thank you! I never got the love for 7 or 8. To me they were simply spinoffs at best, RE in name only at worst. Yes, RE4 had its fair share of silliness, but it was a shake up the franchise needed at the time. I hope RE9 is a return to form.

Structure wise, they’re closer to the original games more than 5 and 6, which are missions based. 7 and 8 are one continuous play through, with safe rooms

If 4 was a necessary shake up, so was 7.