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Resident Evil 3

Capcom Development Division 1

2020•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrordetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, morally murky shooter: breakneck and wide-ranging. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

78 / 100

638 ratings

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About This Game

Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released in 1999. It updates the story and gameplay for a modern audience. Like the Resident Evil 2 remake, the game uses over-the-shoulder third person point of view similar to Resident Evil 4 and later installments. Players will spend most of their time playing as Jill Valentine, although on some occasions they will assume the role of Carlos Oliveira, giving him more screen time as a deuteragonist.

Summary: IGDB

Story

A series of strange disappearances have been occurring in the American Midwest within a place called Racoon City. A specialist squad of the police force known as S.T.A.R.S. has been investigating the case, and have determined that the pharmaceutical company Umbrella and their biological weapon, the T-Virus, are behind the incidents. Jill Valentine and the other surviving S.T.A.R.S. members try to make this truth known, but find that the police department itself is under Umbrella's sway and their reports are rejected out of hand. With the viral plague spreading through the town and to her very...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorDetectiveMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ZombiesMonstersFemale protagonistHospitalMutantsSurvival horrorAlternate costumesRanking system

Where to play

Details

Developer: Capcom Development Division 1
Publisher: Capcom
Released: 3 April 2020
Series: Resident Evil
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 4h rushed, 7h normally, 17h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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