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12. Resident Evil 5 (Switch eShop)
Although the game can be a drag if you're playing on your own thanks to some ropey partner AI, we recall enjoying our co-op playthough of Resident Evil 5 immensely back in the day and it's now on Switch to enjoy, too. Having a pal along for the ride neuters the survival horror somewhat, but also sidesteps the alternative horror of a bumbling, incompetent AI partner.
RE5 turns the action up to 11 and while it's not as fresh as its predecessor, it's still a blast as long as you have an actual human friend to lock-and-load alongside you.
11. Resident Evil 0 (Switch eShop)
Beginning development as an N64 game, Resident Evil 0 paired Rebecca Chambers from the first game with escaped convict Billy Coen and came at a time when the old tank controls were getting a little long in the tooth. Having two characters to control gave an extra layer of strategy to inventory management, with each protagonist having special abilities. You could now drop items on the floor, too. Paradigm-shifting stuff.
The story is really one for series fans and is mostly connective tissue, but there's plenty of excellent old-style RE horror to be had here and it looks rather nice as well. We reckon it's worth revisiting if you're a series faithful who passed on it back in the day. There's only a finite number of those 'traditional' RE games and even with its faults, this is a solid one of those.
10. Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Switch eShop)
An episodic entry featuring Claire Redfield and the return of Barry 'Jill Sandwich' Burton from the original RE, we also got to meet his daughter Moira in Resident Evil Revelations 2. Co-operative gameplay was served with a twist; of the four playable characters, only two use firearms. This forces you to approach scenarios differently and gives parts of the game a stealthy flavour.
Although it might lack the prestige of the mainline entries, this is a fine, full-fat addition to the lineup, and as fans of Barry from the original game, it was great to see him return in his new paternal role here.
9. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
A pleasant serving of light-gun shooting action with a big old side dish of reheated stories and narrative gap-fill, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles mixes retelling various events from Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica with new scenarios set several years after. For a Wii title, it's got some fine visuals and there's plenty of meat for fans to chew on with series favourites Leon S. Kennedy (the 'S' stands for 'Sensational hair') and Claire Redfield.
8. Resident Evil Revelations (Switch eShop)
This began life on the 3DS before getting ported to other platforms (including Wii U). The compartments of the cruise ship Queen Zenobia were a necessary design concession when the game ran exclusively on handheld hardware, and this gave Resident Evil Revelations something of a unique flavour in the modern RE era, recalling the contained spaces of the Spencer Mansion from the first game, although here the 'mansion' was floating.
Despite some disappointingly blobby enemies and a slightly laborious scanning mechanic, Revelations (or 'Revelaitons' as the famous box spine misprint called it) did a great job of cramming the series' tension onto Nintendo's handheld. It looked fantastic, and even scaled up on more powerful hardware, it holds up remarkably well. Its sequel edges it in a face-off, we'd say, but this is still definitely one to check out if it passed you by the first (or second) time around.
7. Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (GCN)
Originally developed for Sega's Dreamcast, Resident Evil Code: Veronica X followed Claire Redfield once more and was the first in the series to feature fully-3D backgrounds as opposed to the pre-rendered versions in previous games. This was the first of the 'spin-offs', although it began life as a Resident Evil 2 port before becoming a wholly original game. The 'X' version featured some extra cinematics when the game jumped ship from Dreamcast onto GameCube and PS2.
Despite not being a numbered entry, this is essentially more of a 'sequel' to RE2 than Resident Evil 3 (which itself began life as a side-story spin-off) and maintains the horror flavour of the first games before RE4 injected the series with a potent dose of third-person shooter action.
6. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
As with all the very best Hollywood franchises, the makers of the Resident Evil series won't be satisfied until they've filled in every conceivable gap in between the mainline games with a prequel, sequel or — forgive us — 'interquel'. No, Chris, Jill, Leon, and the gang can't pause to pee without finding themselves in a spin-off, or a remake that adds some new bits.
Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, is that some of the spin-offs have been quite good. There are plenty that haven't made it to Nintendo consoles, but the Wii did receive arguably two of the best in the form of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and its sequel. An on-rails shooter with plenty of interstitial fan service that references the mainline entries and focuses on the quite literally shady exploits of Albert Wesker, it's a fun, arcade-y experience that arguably acts as a fine 'Previously on Resident Evil' refresher for anyone who wants to jump in at a later point in the series.
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I’m not sure why people would put RE2 from N64 above an arguable best game of all time RE4.
RE2 > RE4
That's the real trick, right? RE4 is easily on my top 5 greatest games of all time's list, but it's not my favorite Resident Evil game. Resident Evil 2 for me is the pinnacle of what makes this franchise stand on it's own amongst the other zombie giants. The characters are memorable, the enemies are actually scary and the setting of Raccoon City has become a staple for the franchise across all the mediums. You can play Resident Evil 2 and not once confuse it with any other zombie series out there. It's that good.
I think the Gamecube original or the truly amazing Wii port of RE4 would place first here, surely?
A quick reminder to everyone that many of the games above are extremely close in NL user ratings terms! Just a handful of ratings could quickly change the complexion of the entire list. RE2 is #1 at the time of writing but RE4 is snapping at its heels.
It's going to be very interesting to see how things have changed in the morning
I remember playing resident evil 4 all the way through I didn’t like it, resident evil 3 is my favorite, but resident evil 2 is the best
I will defend RE6 with my life!!
Well, not really, but it's a good game, man.
Resident Evil 6 with a complete wtf atmosphere, the main elements from the saga divided between the characters, should really be higher imho. At least above the more oriented shooting episodes (even if there is a bit of shooting in RE6 too).
A shame the Switch isn’t home to the actual best of the series (outside a cloud version anyway!) with Resident Evil 7!
In my opinion, RE, in its new renaissance, with RE7, RE8, and the REmakes, is in the peak of its form now.
I agree 2 should be at the top and that 4 should be up there too.
5, 6 and Mercenaries 3D though at the bottom together with Gaiden, I strongly disagree with. They may not be the best horror games, but they are some of the best action games ever (period).
RE4 for the Wii is the best ever, and one of the best of all video games.
I say RE 0 should be higher. The visuals and atmosphere are on par with the 1 remake.
I’m pretty sure the best Resident Evil games haven’t been on Nintendo Consoles since 4 was ported to the Wii.
I genuinely don't know what to say to people that think Resi 0 us a worse game than some of the crap placed higher here.
I'd rather have the N64 RE2 put on the NSO than have the RE2 REmake.
Why is RE2 the N64 version and not GCN?
Oh the love I feel for RE3! We sat around and finished 1, 2 and 3 together as a group when teenagers. RE2 has the best story but the tense moments of Nemesis chasing! They're quite something!
But the absolute best is RE4 on a Wii.
So number 1 is a game that was a big comrpomise when it was released and its near unplayable with today standards. Yeah right
It is weird but Resident Evil Village is a very special game for me! Not on the Switch ofc.
I really like the rest as well but the bottom RE games that I will probably never replay again are RE5, RE6 and RE Revelations 1.
Ummm…where is RE7?? Youre saying RE Gaiden is better than RE7 lolololololol
@nymbosox I'm guessing it's because it's not available on a Nintendo system, because R7 wipes its ass with Gaiden
1. Resident Evil 2 (N64)
2. Resident Evil 4
Why would you do this?
I have a complete mint copy of Resi 2 on my N64, one of the best in the series and deserves the #1 spot for just how amazing it is that they got it all on the cart.
@Lordplops yeah but most of these games on this list aren’t available on switch and RE7 was available at one point in cloud version
@BFahey3 Re2 is considered by many survival horror fans as the best of the best. The n64 version has its own unique differences, but I personally prefer either the ps1 original or Dreamcast version.
Re4 is a great game, but to me it's an action game first. I prefer my RE games to be more old school, rather than what Re4 started the franchise towards, culminating in re6.
So why would people put re2 above re4? Because it is the GOAT duhh
@nymbosox RE7 was only available in Japan in cloud form. We opted not to include it until its western release later this year, along with the RE2 and RE3 remakes. So it'll be on the list, just not yet.
@Olliemar28 oh word. You guys forgot to include the all-time great Umbrella Corps too 🤣 😂
@BFahey3 haha I was thinking the same thing. Then again, I only watched my buddy played RE2 on N64 back in the late 90s, so I can't say I played it myself. But I did play RE4 all the way through.
Resident Evil 5 is one of the most underrated games ever. Campaign is nowhere near as good as 4, but I've completed co-op Mercenaries with several different friends over the years and recently again with my girlfriend. Ridiculously fun and repayable especially with a beer on the go.
Why is the N64 version of RE2 here and not the GC version?
In my opinion, RE1 is the best and the finest RE experience. I REALLY recommend you all to play it on Switch, it's brilliant!
In any case, also RE4, RE2 and RE Code Veronica are great games, nothing to really worry about here lol.
Well, yes, Code Veronica is better than 3.
Original Resident Evil on PS was the best, those damn dogs made be jump everytime
Resident Evil 4 is on 8.32 right now. I wonder how many people intentionally marked it down with 1/10 scores to have it on such a low score.
RE4 is significantly better then all other RE games. It's not even close. Are the original 3 bad games? No. But the controls alone, hold them back from getting close to RE4.
I would say the RE1 Remake is close to flawless even though it's 20 years old at this point. I understand why people like 4 but personally I'm not a fan the "action" games.
This list is so wrong, misguided, and superfluous. It kind of makes me mad. I understand that they are all Nintendo versions of RE games but for real?
«(as we've seen, Capcom is something of a specialist when it comes to the bare-bones port)»
Well, that's true. Especially when it comes to arcade games' recent ports and collections. Capcom Arcade Stadiums, CAPCOM BELT ACTION COLLECTION/Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Capcom Fighting Collection... Though, in some case(-s?), their "arcade-perfect" ports can be worse than the original arcade versions, lol. Vampire Hunter/Savior/Darkstalkers Japanese games in Capcom Fighting Collection are untranslated and don't have secret endings! CAPCOM removed them! That's unacceptable!
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