Biohazard 1.5 Comparative Analysis

[DXP]

Nice read, I would also if you get the time to post this on the 1,2,3 modding forums since I think a lot of people on there would be interested too. One other thing you need to do a comparison of is the factory front from the image leaks since there is no squad car whatsoever in that render/image of Leon standing there.

[Ys1]

I've always been curious about the unfinished (greenish) street shots with cars and railings, can you tell me what their last modification date was?.

These ones?

Great comparisons! Please do continue, it's nice to see some genuine work being done. One thing that really surprises me is that the Bioflames build actually predates the Trial Edition, like you said there's no telling if the backgrounds ever got used but they deffinately show what could be considered the final era of 1.5, something I had always reserved for the Bioflames build.

I have to admit I much prefer the Sep/Oct backgrounds over the Nov backgrounds, some of them just look really wierd and un-natural. I guess they thought the camera angles were too basic and wanted some more dynamic shots.

I've always been curious about the unfinished (greenish) street shots with cars and railings, can you tell me what their last modification date was? I could never make out what they were supposed to represent, I'm interested to see if they predate the RE2 streets or not. I always imagined they're sections which eventually got used in RE3 but never really looked into it.

[Ys1]

Hello everyone! I hope yet another 1.5 thread isn't in bad taste, I "found" some things a little while back that you might find interesting so I wanted to share it and maybe hear from the resident experts on the subject (if this doesn't belong here, please delete it, thanks.)



The topic of Biohazard 1.5 has had no shortage of discussion over the last 15 years, but I decided to start from scratch and look into it myself anyway. I've noted differences between the game as shown throughout it's development and have placed it into roughly seven eras not counting the re-planned version. As such, I'm relying on dated press material, publications, videos and background data with comparative analysis between the available information.

For historical purposes the first era would most likely take place from April 1996 to July 1996. There is very little known from this period so if you have anything to share please do. Now the interesting part is that the last era may not be the Inflames source build, or the Complete Disc - if it's related. If this is true then an actual "final" build has never been demonstrated to the public and there might be some evidence to support this.



Let's have a look at the period of December 7 1996 - December 21 1996


Take a close look at this room:


And a closer look:





Now, here's the Inflames screenshot of this room:



It is of course entirely possible that the backgrounds were simply never implemented:







Not only is the lighting different, but the camera is very slightly repositioned:

It's thought that because the light is off it's from an earlier build, but not necessarily given some of it's accompanying data (above.)


Heading to November 7 1996 - November 28 1996 we might find a good period for the Curator (and possibly the GoroMacida and the "Facebook contact") build. Here's one possible piece of evidence:

When Elza uses the control panel in this scene there is an additional close up shot not seen in the Curator video (or not shown, or edited out.)


Here's the sequence from the Curator version:



Here are the backgrounds for the room, last modified on November 28 1996:



.GIF versions:



Going back further!


September - October 1996







And of course..


August - September 1996




July 1996





There are of course many, many more details, but I wanted to start with a rough overview and maybe get some feedback