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[Dunamisdeos]

It seems like one of those "We wanted to make a completely original zombie flick, but attach resident evil names to it" kind of thing.

Came out like 2 days ago or something.

[Great Order]

I like the sun, but fuck me is it too hot today.

And there's another few days until the peak of the heatwave.

[hector13]

It seems like one of those "We wanted to make a completely original zombie flick, but attach resident evil names to it" kind of thing.

Came out like 2 days ago or something.

Yeah it was released on Netflix on Thursday. The only reason it’s being watched is my wife and I finished Stranger Things on Wednesday, and it seems to have not much to do with Resident Evil beyond some fan service appearances from various notable enemies, and a handful of references to at least RE0, 1, and 3 so far, and I’m at episode 5.

[Dunamisdeos]

That's..... a remarkable parallel lol. I finished Strange Things S4, and was like "Oh I'd heard Lance Riddick plays some form of Wesker in this".

Netflix has really taken a downturn in quality lately.

[JoshuaFH]

I'd honestly think that Capcom would be more protective of their Intellectual Properties... I guess they just have so many that letting idiots at Netflix have their way with one isn't a big deal to them.

[TamerVirus]

Reddick Wesker actually dons the classic leather jacket and shades but it reminds me  of Blade
Wesker dying in a volcano is also canon to the show.
Hell, Wesker is the only watchable part of the show

[hector13]

I don’t think they care too much about the IP, given they’ve got a good 25+ years from it. The movies had nothing to do with the games, and I think that might be why the series has little to do with it too.

It’s not something I would continue to be watching if it wasn’t Resident Evil, as I say.

[Great Order]

I love caffeine.

I wish it wasn't addictive.

Once again, I'm detoxing from it, which means any productivity for the next couple of days is gonna be gone.

[Loud Whispers]

Cutting caffiene is a nice thing to do every now and then just so you can remember that it doesn't give you energy, it just numbs the ability to feel how exhausted you really are, without actually helping the underlying problem that you need to sleep

[hector13]

I finished Resident Evil thankfully, it was god awful. So many decisions made by the protagonist where utterly ridiculous toward the end, and apparently seemed to be made to manufacture further drama.

[King Zultan]

Sounds like the Resident Evil show is something I can miss out on and be better for it.

[Frumple]

Sounds like the Resident Evil show is something I can miss out on and be better for it.

ftfy, really

[scriver]

But the name is still cool

[hector13]

Sounds like the Resident Evil show is something I can miss out on and be better for it.

ftfy, really

Naaaaah man, the original is a classic game that put survival-horror on the map (though hasn’t aged too well) and the 4th game also became the standard 3rd person shooters got judged by, and introduced mechanics that have been mainstays in the genre since. 7 is meant to be pretty good too.

The rest of the series… eh, ymmv. I enjoyed the remake of the original, and the remake of the second game looked alright from what I watched, though being followed by Mr Stompy did seem to be quite a chore a lot of the times.

The films sucked ass and this particular series is horrible (and I learned they even had to delay it because of Covid so could’ve fixed some of the issues in the downtime!) so it’s possible outside of the genre defining stuff it’s just a bit of a cash grab.

[Frumple]

i mean, i was there when the original released, tried to play it on an actual PSX and everything.

... my life probably would have been better if I hadn't, nevermind aging poorly game was poo from the start, one of the world's examples of how to not do 3d movement and control, on top of being janky-even-for-its-time in other ways, too. RE2 was little better, and from there I never touched the series again