Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the legendary action-horror game with a fixed camera Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of the dying city of Raccoon City as former S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine. As you progress, you will face all the horrors of the zombie apocalypse and fight numerous mutants while trying to escape the cursed city. A perfect and ruthless monster, Nemesis, is determined to stop Jill at any cost.

Resident Evil 3 visually differs from the original and Resident Evil 2. There is little horror, but a lot of action, shooting with various weapons, and QTE in close combat. The action is still presented from a third-person perspective, but the camera is pulled back behind the protagonist's shoulders. Almost all content from the original has been replaced with new material that differs in style. The player is pushed forward at a fast pace, which means that in RE3 there are few puzzles and no hidden levels.

An updated RE Engine has been used, providing excellent overall graphics quality, vibrant explosions, realistic rain, fire, and hair movement effects, smooth animations for heroes and zombies. All cutscenes are rendered in-engine and rival CGI.

The action of Resident Evil 3 covers several areas of Raccoon City, but instead of an open world, the city is presented as a set of small corridor locations mixed with arenas for boss battles. Size and backtracking have been sacrificed for pace — throughout the gameplay, the player is intentionally kept in tight spaces, forcing them to fight their way forward. But there are still secrets.

Each location is carefully crafted, detailed, filled with interior elements, and destructibility (by script) plays a significant role in immersing the atmosphere of the zombie apocalypse. Artists actively play with lighting; Raccoon City is just descending into chaos, but there are enough places with utter darkness and creepy sounds in the silence, while lamps and bright flashes will not be found everywhere.

However, the remake has its own visual style, significantly different from the original and borrowing little from it. This will be noticeable to anyone who has played it to death. Similarly with the design of locations — only a few have been reworked (the police station from RE2 has been carefully carried over), most levels were made "from scratch" without looking back.

The canvas of the story told in Nemesis has not changed: Jill encounters Nemesis, meets Carlos, Mikhail, and Nikolai — mercenaries abandoned by Umbrella — and together with them tries to escape the city. The plot of the remake unfolds a day before and two days after the events of RE2, with references that precede and develop the events of the second part remaining intact.

But in the remake, both the narrative as a whole has been improved to align with the storyline of past remakes, as well as the details. Created and revealed the images of each of the mercenaries, special attention is given to Carlos as a full-fledged main character, occupying a quarter of the plot. Unclear moments and inconsistencies have been eliminated. Jill has not been overlooked and willingly shares her experiences.

It immerses the player in the ongoing events with an intimate presentation of scenes, numerous dialogues, files, and notes. The story will appeal not only to new players but also to old fans who will find a lot of interesting things in it.

However, to tell a coherent, complete story, the Capcom writers made the game linear from start to finish, removed the possibility of choice, and offered one ending.

Resident Evil 3 encounters familiar zombies and mutants from RE2, but there are now more of them, they react more sharply, and to shoot effectively, you need to aim for the head. The characters have also changed — they act and move faster, have learned new techniques, such as rolling with an instant counterattack or a strong body blow.

The confrontation between Jill and Nemesis continues to be the leitmotif of the game, mainly in a scripted format. Throughout an entire level, Jill runs from her pursuer, who throws her, jumps at her, or breathes fire. But there are also boss battles. These take place in wide arenas, and Jill tries to kill Nemesis with all her arsenal, while he escapes. And he certainly returns — with new upgrades from Umbrella.

Carefully placed fuel barrels and electric generators will be useful for destroying zombies or slowing down Nemesis. The knife cannot be broken again, and it is convenient for attacking, but you still cannot defend yourself with it. Otherwise, the combat system has not changed. The systems of weapon upgrades, using inventory , and crafting items are preserved.

The gameplay is generally built on the principle of "movement is life." Jill constantly needs to run forward, shooting zombies that slow her down, while Nemesis breathes down her neck and pushes her: he can kill with one hit. That's how RE3 can be completed in 5 hours.

In addition to the story campaign, RE3 offers a cooperative asymmetrical competitive mode Resident Evil: Resistance as a standalone game, which, however, did not achieve great success with fans. Capcom plans to support it with new heroes, weapons, and other content throughout the year.