Resident Evil 5 because that's the only one I've played. It wasn't very fun.

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Resi 3 all the way. Must have gone through that twenty-odd times now. Resi 2 would be a close second.

Resident Evil 4 and 5 were good action games, I'll grant you that, but they were terrible Resident Evils. Resi 4 in particular is just... they could have called that game anything else and it'd have been fantastic but as a Resident Evil it's a complete misfit in every single way.

My vote goes to Resident Evil 4.

I admit the very first game on the PS1 was pretty damn creepy at the time so it deserves some mention, but horrible controls and other shortcomings keep it from ever reaching the top spot. RE4 is special because I had written off the entire series by the time it came out only to witness it revive almost every aspect of RE games in a spectacular way. There are a lot of memories associated with the game that I don't have time to go into but I do recall seeing RE4 being played by my friends and the first thought coming to mind being "this can't seriously be a Gamecube game."

Goddamn fantastic game on just about every level. I know other people will have their own opinions, but if RE4 isn't in your top 3, then I seriously question your judgment.

I've only played RE4 Wii and RE5 with a friend, skipping cut scenes. And I can't really stand the controls in either. Oh, I also played about 10 minutes of the original and thought that it was hilariously bad.

My roommate's played a few of them and he says 4 is the best, like most people I know... So I guess, he votes for RE4 through me... if that's allowed.

But hey! I've seen the movies! So next week I'm good.

You know what, I think there should be an additional bonus question: "What is your age?" I would love to see how these votes corresponded to how old people are (and therefore how likely it is that you had the opportunity to play all of them).

We could trust Dtoiders to be honest about that, right? ...Right?

@John Johnson

I was just thinking that. I'd love to know, out of everyone who's syaing RE4, how many of them have played the other Resis and of those, how many of them played the other Resis before RE4 came out.

I really never liked the gameplay in any of them, to be honest. But, if I had to choose, I'd say the original Resident Evil, because the cheesy dialogue provided more entertainment than anything else in the series ever did.

Resident Evil 2, although I also expect 4 to win. RE1 I got stuck at a fountain for weeks because it didn't occur to me to examine the books and flip them to get the medallions or whatever they were to fall out. RE4 was just such a reimagining of the franchise that I can't bring myself to vote for it. So yeah, RE2 FTW

Resident Evil 4 may not have been the scariest, but it was by far the best.

To the people who consider Resident Evil 4 a "misfit" or a "fake" RE game, you're all fools. I'm sorry, but you just sound like some sort of RE fanboy/elitist. I've been playing RE1 since the days of those big oversized PS1 cases, the ones with Chris Redfield looking like a crazy person on the front, and I can say without question that RE4 was the only way to go.

The old games were great for their time, but the controls were absolute total shit. The camera angles made for some nice scares and shit, but even those needed to go. RE4 simply brought RE out of the dark ages. The game was still scary, but not in the same way. It was more about the overwhelming amount of enemies and the sense of isolation the game gave you.

I don't mind if you dislike the game, but to say it is anything less than a real RE title is doing the title a great disservice and is pretty disrespectful to the creators of the game.

RE5 of course, is fair game for complaints. It was not scary at all.

RE4. 'Nuff said.

Resident Evil 2

At the time, it was the pinnacle of Survival Horror and the game did not apologize for throwing sudden and creepy surprises at you. Multiple endings, speed runs, Tofu and Hunk, and unlockable costumes made it it's own.

BQ1- FUCK THE KNIFE

BQ2- Grenade Launcher with Acid Rounds was the way to go

BQ3- Leon vs Krauser. Awesome fight.

BQ4- RE5 had the best and most memorable, especially all of Wesker's fights

BQ5- Resident Evil REmake for the Gamecube. The graphics for it set the mood really well. Hunters and scarecrows gave me chills whenever they popped up

BQ6- Resident Evil 2. I say because of it's length and constant backtracking with stronger enemies depleting ammo faster, it made for a nice challenge.

BQ7- Albert Wesker before RE5. His mysterious nature is what attracted me to him. Plus he was a badass

BQ8- Salazar. Mediocre villian.

BQ9- ALL THE GODDAMN BACKTRACKING AND KEYS AND SHIT.

I want to be different, I really do... but RE4 is still there in my GameCube. Looking at me, judging me. I can't refuse the siren's call. As much as I love RE2 and RE3... RE4 took the cake.

BQ1: What was your least favorite game in the series? Why?
The Longbow from RE5. Don't get me wrong, this is mostly out of my sheer uselessness at using it, but I could never kill Manjini/Ouroboros/Whatever efficiently with it. At all.

BQ2: What was your favorite weapon in the series? Why?
This one's easier. The 'Blacktail' pistol from RE4. Once you upgraded that motherfucker, it was basically unstoppable. The reload speed was godly, and it was probably the most used and most reliable weapon in my inventory.

BQ3: What was your favorite boss fight in the series? Why?
The Verdugo battle in RE4. Holy crap, was that intense. It was one of the most harrowing experiences I've gone through.

BQ4: Which game had the best music overall? Why?
To be honest, RE music hasn't been particularly memorable for me. But if I had to make a choice, RE2. That police station music had my nerves on end.

BQ5. Which game was the scariest? Why?
Easily RE1: Gamecube Remake, with RE2 and 3 (3 mainly due to Nemesis) lagging closely behind. Had the most tense atmosphere, and it gave a very palpatable atmosphere of fear and claustrophobia. It took me a few tries to get past the first few hours. It scared me to a point where I forgot the practicality of Spencer Mansion's convoluted door opening mechanic.

BQ6. Which game was the hardest? Why?
Resident Evil: Code Veronica. Y'know... I still haven't beaten it. Best dust off my ye olde Dreamcast version.

BQ7: Who is your favorite character in the whole series? Why?
Ugh... this is a little harder. I'm so tempted to vote Barry Burton just because of the unintentionally hilarious lines he consistently delivered, though I'm looking at it a tad more functionally here. It's a battle between Ada Wong and Claire Redfield... screw it, Ada. She's unquestionably the coolest RE character ever, this was something I felt in RE2, though RE4 solidified this. All through RE4, half of me was wishing I could see what Ada was doing at that moment. Saying I was overjoyed at Separate Ways in the PS2 version is an understatement.

BQ8: Who is your least favorite character from the whole series? Why?
Ashley. Why?
"Leon, help!"

BQ9: Name one thing you didn't like, or wish was improved, in the game you voted for this week.
This one was so simple, I actually grinned when I saw it. I'd enjoy RE4 a lot more if it allowed moving while shooting. I know that the concept was new, and I don't expect Capcom for it years after it's release, especially since moving while shooting would of been slightly difficult considering that it was originally developed for the GameCube (which was not very well suited for those kinds of mechanics) but still. A man can dream, can he not?

FARK! I misread the first bonus question as 'least favourite weapon. Replace that with Resident Evil: Dead Aim, which is the worst I've played. I can't say much for the Gun Survivor series, despite the hate for it, as I never got to play it, but yeah. Dead Aim was okay, but only okay.

Five was awful. It was Four with an HD paint. All the character models were copied from 4, enemies and bosses, it was just sad. It was "fun" to play, if you had a HUMAN partner(AI was dumb as shit, especially on Professional) , but even then, why are you playing Resident Evil as Co-Op? That's not Resident Evil.

As much as I LOVED Resident Evil 4, I have to go with either the REMake or Resident Evil 3 as my favorite. The atmosphere, was scary, it was actually a survival horror game, and it retained what Resident Evil was, and will always be in my heart : A game that was scary as hell.

I hope they go back at least once. Hope.

F!!!! Yeah! Super Mario World is the best game of all time, let alone SMB. game. Maybe it's the alcohol in me right now, or maybe that I'm high, but I think it's something more than that. It's Mario and Luigi. And all the people that went into making this excellent example of platforming. A feat that has yet to be replicated, except by the fanmods of said game. Please, Fortune from Heaven, or whatever it is you call yourselves, please rain some of that fortune on us and give us a new SMW. SMBW is okay, but damn, I don't think anything can beat the feather.

Resident Evil 4 was my favorite in the series.

The pacing, atmosphere, sound design, and the varied amounts of enemies were my favorite aspects. Those Regenerators and Iron Maidens were the scariest things in that game.


BQ1: What was your least favorite game in the series?
3. I just couldn't get into it.

BQ2: What was your favorite weapon in the series?
The Magnum.

BQ3: What was your favorite boss fight in the series?
The U3 monster. Holy shit.

BQ4: Which game had the best music overall?
Eh...4?

BQ5. Which game was the scariest?
4. Regenerators and U3.

BQ6. Which game was the hardest? Why?
I found all of the remakes on the Gamecube to be difficult, if only because of the controls.

BQ7: Who is your favorite character in the whole series?
Leon. Duh.

BQ8: Who is your least favorite character from the whole series?
Barry.

BQ9: Name one thing you didn't like, or wish was improved, in the game you voted for this week.

I wish it was longer.

I'm liking your style, cornagandarub.

You know, it's true, the older games enemies were not as scary, although this is partly do to technical limitations at the time. The REmake'a remade creatures were scarier than the original, to prove the point.

But yeah, nothing like those regenerators and chainsaw dudes in RE4. Oh, and the big dudes with the claws.

And the things that pop out of enemies heads.

And yeah, also, the music is sweet.

Favorite game: RE3. Re2 had a lot of cool stuff (including the two a/b scenarios), but gameplay-wise, i love RE3 much more. And it also has the best bonus mode ever of all the RE games (the mercenaries).
BQ1: outbreak series. Capcom should release them now, all planned "files" from 1 to 4 (of 2 released) with the "over the shoulder" view, and they may become very popular. Releasing the online-oriented game on PS2 wasn't the best idea.
BQ2:Bazooka from RE1. Most satisfying zombie kills in gaming history (well, except l4d pipebomb, of course):) (with explosive rounds) Handgun comes as second favorite.
BQ3: Maybe, the Nemesis fight, when you can hit the levers which can pour acid on him. It was the first (and almost the only) RE fight i can think of, where you can use environment to hurt the boss.
BQ4: A very hard choice, but i'll stick with RE2. But actually i love 1-3 music all the same.
BQ5: Well... i never thought RE was scary. Any of them. So, i guess the only honest answer will be RE1, because i was really scared the first time i found out that zombies don't die the first time they fall.
BQ6: That depends on what "hard" is - frustratingly/broken/cheating-hard or just hard. If the first one, then RE4, the hardest and most frustrating RE experience i ever had. If hardest as just hard and on normal difficulty... hmm... i guess REmake is the hardest one then.
BQ7: I'd say Barry, because i really love that guy, but he is rarely seen. So i'll say Wesker. It was really great to watch him (and play as him) in RE5. If Wesker is not a "valid" choice, then Jill:)
BQ8: Least favorite character will most likely be Alfred Ashford or Steve. Simply because they had awful voice actors. But if i had to choose of the "main cast", then i'd say Chris. Most boring character of the series.
BQ9: RE3 came as close to perfection of the "classic RE" formula as it could, so i don't even know what could've been improved without breaking "fun" in the classic formula. I just wish it would've been re-relesed today on all consoles in the exact same way as it looked and played but with fully-rendered scenes instead of prerender, more "3d-like" camera (like Dino crisis, for example) and had few things added to reference newer games in some way, so it looks better as a part of the series. Some special action-oriented mode with over the shoulder view and more RE5-styled gameplay would've been great too, but only as a second mode, not as a substitute for the almost perfect original.

Ooo, a xmas gift! Free time and a debate I have interest in!
Call me lazy, but I'll just take the bonus questions and answer them, other than a quick favorite RE game question. Like being in school! Only a cool school for a degree in zombie.

Favorite in the series: Resident Evil 5.
Okay, so it doesn't have the same adventure flow of most the old RE's. But RE5 has incredible graphics, ties up the story, has a great new character in Sheva and while co-op is debatable if it removes the scariness or lonliness feel of past games (actually, the lonliness being gone isn't debatable, obviously you're not alone, your friend is there talking to you on the mic)...but RE5 was still one of the best co-op games me and my wife ever played.
This was high quality, never dragged in it's pace, had the best story, tied up loose ends and certainly had the best controls of any RE game.
For all the remorse I have for seeing the adventuring aspect disappear into an action title, this was still the best and most fun of the series and a great game.

BQ1: What was your least favorite game in the series? Why?

For me, and I'll probably be the lone person to think this since it's usually so heralded, Resident Evil 4. Though part of it is unfair to the developers, since I hated having to play a Gamecube. Never could stand that controller.
Yeah, it came to PS2 eventually, but I only played the Gamecube version. So there.
For all it's praise, I thought the story was the weakest and most removed from the series, the game's locations weren't that interesting. It wasn't terrible as a game judged on it's own merits, but series-wise I've liked the interlinking stories of all the main RE games and this one didn't do it for me.

BQ2: What was your favorite weapon in the series? Why?

My feet. So I could run for my life.

BQ3: What was your favorite boss fight in the series? Why?

The whole Wesker ending of RE5. Not because it did something somehow better in the gameplay, it was fine but nothing innovative, but just because I'd played the whole series from the beginning on day one.
10 years or so with the series just brought a sense of...I don't know. Closure? It was simply fun to finally face the guy who betrayed everyone way back in the first game.
The sense of character history carried it as more involving. Just like the whole MGS4 thing.

BQ4: Which game had the best music overall? Why?

No opinion. I think back on my memories I remember moments, but for some reason not the music. That either means it did the job so well that it blended into the experience that it wasn't a distraction...or it was so bad I blocked it out. Let others rule on this one.

BQ5. Which game was the scariest? Why?

Resident Evil 3. Maybe not now with how it aged, but back then when Nemesis showed up for the first time coming right at you and you just tried all your weapons with nothing working and he's right ontop of you and you had to run for your life down city streets with those terrible controls....Controls might have had me swearing, but they did the job at making me get into it and get the feeling I was going to die.
That was a good gaming moment in my life.

BQ6. Which game was the hardest? Why?

It's a tie for Resident Evil 1, 2, or 3 on PS1 (not talking Cube remake or Dreamcast ports here, even though I played all those too). Because of the controls.
Actually, lets give the nudge to 3. Because some of those rushed moments, the running, were bordering on impossible with the control scheme and the other two had less running.

BQ7: Who is your favorite character in the whole series? Why?

Wesker. All about the greater good and actually wanting to help the world be a better place, but was tripped up by his own meglomania making him lose sight and become a dangerous villian when in his heart he was trying to be a hero.
I relate to that.

BQ8: Who is your least favorite character from the whole series? Why?

Leon. Something about his boy band haircut. That's really all the reason I have in why. But it's enough. I'd be happy to never see him again.

BQ9: Name one thing you didn't like, or wish was improved, in the game you voted for this week.

I vote for RE5, but I wish they had slowed down the pace and had more of the adventuring of the first three games, so it had more of the Resident Evil "feel" instead of the Gears Of War meets Resident Evil feel (Resident War?).
And they still need to work on making the inventory screens being less cumbersome.

Resident Evil 3. To me, it was the one that turned Resident Evil on its head by having a zombie that could chase you, and, you ready for this? OPEN DOORS!

The fear and intensity I felt from playing that game has yet to be matched in any other RE game. Plus, it had Jill Valentine.

@John Johnson

Just scanned through some thread and saw you wondering people's ages, to get better perspective on their views. Which I think is a great point.

So I'll bite. I'm 35, played videogames since day one that the Atari 2600 came into stores, got new console after new console all my life. I play all styles of games, owned all the consoles in "console wars" over the years and could care less about bias towards certain corporations. I don't favor one machine over another, just which game is truly the best quality.
There you go. Should put some understanding on my Resident Evil experiences.

I totally agree with you, knowing people's ages would bring more understanding to where their viewpoints come from.

@Tactix
Btw, i recently posted about enemies opening doors in my ukrainian gaming blog analogue of destructoid's "memory card"
Capcom introduced this concept in Dino Crisis in a cinematic way. (dinosaur suddenly bursting in the room and jumping on the table, breaking it, was awesome)