[quote=@Prawn]That's a bold one to pick as a favourite, CODE Veronica isn't the most popular for a number of reasons. For me it was the amount of backtracking in the game, but it's not one that I hate. I'll happily play through it again. I enjoyed RE7, though I can understand the reasons why some might not. I feel as though it falls into the same trap as RE4, as in: This is a good game, but is it Resident Evil? 

Did you get the opportunity to check out CODE Veronica X HD? The new lighting effects are fantastic.
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I feel like Resident Evil 7 doesn’t become “Resident Evil” until the second half of the game and by then a lot of my enjoyment tends to be curbed by the fatigue of tolerating the approach and direction that was decided upon by the developers. In fact, if you looked at the second half of Resident Evil 7 and take away all of the first person-oriented corridor horror influences and shifted it back to the actual roots of the series (third person perspective, eccentric overtones, absurdist horror, grindhouse exploitation, etc) it’d probably be a relatively good fit. However, with that said, I would like to point out that I am not adverse to Resident Evil’s evolution from a survival horror series to an action horror series—though there is a lot to criticize in the titles within the latter if you prefer the former. I believe the spirit of Resident Evil is a little more than “survival horror” or “action horror” but more to do with the themes, quirks, set pieces, and tone. 

I like Resident Evil 4, parts of Resident Evil 6, and a good portion of Resident Evil 5 despite it being centered on unengaging characters as protagonists. But at the heart of it my favorite Resident Evil games will always be Code Veronica, Zero, the Remake/Original, and the second game. They were just more interesting, had better level designs, more dynamic boss designs, and better usage of horror and b-movie tropes put through a Japanese perspective. I also spent a lot of time on Outbreak. God that was a blast. They should do a new one of those.

And no, I haven't had the chance yet but I fully intend to.

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Resident Evil: Zero
Resident Evil: Outbreak
Resident Evil: Outbreak, File #2
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Revelations[/b]
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Resident Evil 2[/color]
[color=8dc73f]Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6[/color]
[color=fff200]Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
The Umbrella Chronicles
The Darkside Chronicles[/color]
[color=aba000]Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil Gaiden
Resident Evil: Survivor[/color]
[color=ed1c24]Operation Raccoon City
[b]Umbrella Corps[/b][/color]
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