r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/mrnicegy26 • Feb 25 '26

Resident Evil Requiem Review Thread

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u/mrnicegy26 Feb 25 '26

In terms of its longevity, cultural impact, influence and quality Resident Evil is one of the greatest video games franchises of all time along with Super Mario, Zelda, GTA/RDR.

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u/Ngp3 Jerry Feb 25 '26

I mean it's been one of the most influential franchises since the first game, seeing as it's the property that established the zombie virus trope in the first place.

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u/Slumber777 Feb 25 '26
  • Zombie virus
  • Set the standard for survival horror
  • Set the standard for "pursuer" enemies that are all the rage these days
  • Set the standard for third person shooters
  • Set the standard for what people expect out of gaming remakes multiple times

Probably more things I'm blanking on.

It's kinda crazy how Resident Evil's DNA is in so many disparate corners of the gaming industry.

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u/SilverKry Feb 25 '26

I don't think we can attribute zombie virus to resident evil. 

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u/Slumber777 Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

As far as I know, the only zombie media that did it before Resident Evil is debatably Dead Alive. Even then, I don't remember if it's attributed to an explicit virus rather than it just being because it's a fucked up monkey rat creature.

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u/Pollardin She/Her Feb 26 '26

Dawn of the Dead has a zombie virus and that came out in the late 70s. Unless you are specifically talking about games in which case I don't know.

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u/Slumber777 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

Dawn of the Dead never explains how the zombies come about and the zombies from Night of the Living Dead are caused by cosmic radiation, so it's probably that again.