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The original Resident Evil 3 is now available via GOG, following the arrivals of its predecessorsThe lesser loved of the original trilogy
The lesser loved of the original trilogy
Image credit:Capcom
Image credit:Capcom
Resident Evil’s awkward middle child,Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, is now available via GOG. It follows in the leaking, shambling footsteps of Residents Evil 1 and 2, which likewise oozed onto the platformin Juneandin Augustrespectively.The release of Resi 3 has the same treatment as the previous two games: full compatibility with Windows 10 and 11, new graphics controls, a slightly better UI, and support for modern controllers.Resident Evil 3was famously conceived as a spin-off from the main series, with a different protagonist, and was developed concurrently withResident Evil - Code: Veronica. Capcom changed their minds during development and jammed existing resident Jill Valentine into the game and released it as the third mainline entry in the series. For those reasons, it’s shorter than its seriesmates and a little less loved than Resis 1 and 2 or Mikami’s glorious return as lead designer onResident Evil 4.However! However: it’s got a good scary tall lad in Nemesis, who hunts the player through segments of the game; it’s got much the same appeal as Resi 2 (city, pre-rendered backdrops, good shotgun); and, I can never find it in myself to think “short” is a bad thing. Thestrong 2020 remakedid a good job of bolstering its reputation, too, so here’s a chance to play the original a little over 24 years after it was first released on Windows.Also there are so many Residents Evil now that arguablyResident Evil 5is its awkard middle child, but let’s not split hairs. A family can have more than one troublemaker round the dining table and you canbuy this one for £9 over on GOG now.
Resident Evil’s awkward middle child,Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, is now available via GOG. It follows in the leaking, shambling footsteps of Residents Evil 1 and 2, which likewise oozed onto the platformin Juneandin Augustrespectively.The release of Resi 3 has the same treatment as the previous two games: full compatibility with Windows 10 and 11, new graphics controls, a slightly better UI, and support for modern controllers.Resident Evil 3was famously conceived as a spin-off from the main series, with a different protagonist, and was developed concurrently withResident Evil - Code: Veronica. Capcom changed their minds during development and jammed existing resident Jill Valentine into the game and released it as the third mainline entry in the series. For those reasons, it’s shorter than its seriesmates and a little less loved than Resis 1 and 2 or Mikami’s glorious return as lead designer onResident Evil 4.However! However: it’s got a good scary tall lad in Nemesis, who hunts the player through segments of the game; it’s got much the same appeal as Resi 2 (city, pre-rendered backdrops, good shotgun); and, I can never find it in myself to think “short” is a bad thing. Thestrong 2020 remakedid a good job of bolstering its reputation, too, so here’s a chance to play the original a little over 24 years after it was first released on Windows.Also there are so many Residents Evil now that arguablyResident Evil 5is its awkard middle child, but let’s not split hairs. A family can have more than one troublemaker round the dining table and you canbuy this one for £9 over on GOG now.
Resident Evil’s awkward middle child,Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, is now available via GOG. It follows in the leaking, shambling footsteps of Residents Evil 1 and 2, which likewise oozed onto the platformin Juneandin Augustrespectively.
The release of Resi 3 has the same treatment as the previous two games: full compatibility with Windows 10 and 11, new graphics controls, a slightly better UI, and support for modern controllers.
Resident Evil 3was famously conceived as a spin-off from the main series, with a different protagonist, and was developed concurrently withResident Evil - Code: Veronica. Capcom changed their minds during development and jammed existing resident Jill Valentine into the game and released it as the third mainline entry in the series. For those reasons, it’s shorter than its seriesmates and a little less loved than Resis 1 and 2 or Mikami’s glorious return as lead designer onResident Evil 4.
However! However: it’s got a good scary tall lad in Nemesis, who hunts the player through segments of the game; it’s got much the same appeal as Resi 2 (city, pre-rendered backdrops, good shotgun); and, I can never find it in myself to think “short” is a bad thing. Thestrong 2020 remakedid a good job of bolstering its reputation, too, so here’s a chance to play the original a little over 24 years after it was first released on Windows.
Also there are so many Residents Evil now that arguablyResident Evil 5is its awkard middle child, but let’s not split hairs. A family can have more than one troublemaker round the dining table and you canbuy this one for £9 over on GOG now.
