Resident Evil

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82 27 November 2014

Adventure Puzzle Shooter Action Horror Survival

Resident Evil is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 27 November 2014 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation 3. The main story takes about 17.4 hrs to finish.

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What Resident Evil is

Resident Evil is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2014. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on MT Framework.

The premise, in the publisher's words

On July 24, 1998, a series of bizarre murders occur on the outskirts of the Midwestern town of Raccoon City. The Raccoon City Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service (STARS) are assigned to investigate. After contact with Bravo Team is lost, Alpha Team is sent to investigate their disappearance. Alpha Team locates Bravo Team's crashed helicopter and land at the site, where they are attacked by a pack of monstrous dogs, killing one of the team. After Alpha Team's helicopter pilot, Brad Vickers, panics and takes off alone, the remaining members (Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker and Barry Burton) seek refuge in an abandoned mansion, where they split up. The player…

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 44 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Resident Evil series

Resident Evil is the 92nd of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. It arrived 9 months after Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition. The next entry was Resident Evil: Revelations 2 in 2015. Its critic score of 82 is 8 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Resident Evil 4 at 95.

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How it was received

Resident Evil holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 490 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 17.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 32.1 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 GHz, or better, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260, ATI Radeon HD 6790, or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Resident Evil launched on 27 November 2014, within three weeks of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Tales from the Borderlands and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Tales from the Borderlands, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Resident Evil yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Resident Evil — frequently asked questions

When did Resident Evil come out?

Resident Evil was released on 27 November 2014 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Resident Evil?

At minimum, Resident Evil needs Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 GHz, or better, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260, ATI Radeon HD 6790, or better graphics, 20 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Resident Evil?

The main story of Resident Evil takes around 17.4 hrs, or 32.1 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Resident Evil?

The PC version needs about 20 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("20 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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