The Resident Evil the franchise has had more than its fair share of spin-offs, with a total of 16 since the series debuted in 1996. Unfortunately, these spin-offs often don't fare as well as their mainstream counterparts. Although the games are similar Resident Evil: Revelations and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles earned some decent reviews, much of it Resident Evil the spin-offs were panned by critics and fans alike.
It's bad Resident Evil spin-offs usually share a key point of criticism in that they stray too far from the core elements of the franchise that fans love. It certainly was in 2016 Resident Evil: Umbrella Corpsone of the franchise's most inefficient splits. But even Umbrella case wasn't entirely devoid of intriguing ideas, and with a few major changes, the new version could work.
Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps may run with significant changes
The Umbrella Corps was a rejected branch
Released in June 2016 and stands between the two Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps may be the most infamous spin-off in the long history of the horror franchise. One of Capcom's many failed attempts to provide Resident Evil multiplayer series, Umbrella case was an incredibly simple competitive shooter in which players battled through dead maps based on some of the series' most iconic locations.
Umbrella case has a disastrous score of 38 on Metacritic for its PlayStation 4 version and an even lower score of 36 for the PC port. It has the highest score of 55 reviews on Metacritic Umbrella case 61, with a whopping 78% of reviews rating it below 50. Lack of content, severe lack of depth, stiff shooting controls, unbalanced weapons, virtually no meta-progression, and a general lack of polish and presentation expected from a AAA game were common criticisms Umbrella case.
The Umbrella Corps concept can work in a new game environment
But despite thedisappointing gameplay and presentation, the premise is behind us Umbrella case was not inherently bad. It takes place 13 years after the fall of the titular shady pharmaceutical company. Umbrella case sees players take control of a mercenary hired by one of 10 organizations bent on finding the remains of Umbrella's research. It's a simple premise, but it makes quite a bit of sense Resident EvilChronology and knowledge, and it's something worth trying again.
Capcom's Resident Evil the remakes were some of the most popular entries in the franchise, and for fans who jumped into the series with only the remakes, there are some pretty big gaps in the timeline right now. It might be interesting to see Umbrella case“a place to go back to the future Resident Evil entry, filling in the blanks for new players about the fall of Umbrella and the aftermath.
Light pistol shooter
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
also briefly touches on the fall of Umbrella, which would be another good choice for a spin-off reimagining.
Of course, new Umbrella case In order to succeed, the game will need to make some major changes, first and foremost being the removal of multiplayer. Reimagined instead Umbrella case the game could give players a short 4-6 hour single-player campaign where they'll play as mercenaries searching for Umbrella's latest research, a task that will bring them face-to-face with a long-abandoned bio-organic weapon.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil is a long-running survival horror franchise developed by Capcom. Spread across numerous main and spin-off entries, the series is known for its third- and first-person action horror, monster and zombie references, and challenging puzzles.
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Capcom's survival horror franchise.
