Best Resident Evil ports?

[Vixtro]

To my knowledge, there haven't been (m)any games taking actual advantage of the higher display output on PAL machines, so they've remained at whatever native res they have (normally 640x480 or 576x438, iirc)

You would be right, few developers actually took the time to convert to PAL and make good use of the extra vertical lines of resolution, most would just attach black borders to the top and bottom and be done with it. Even though PAL can look better than NTSC, I still prefer NTSC or PAL-60 for 60Hz, a game running at full speed is important to me when there's no good reason for it to not be.

CODE: Veronica pisses me off for this reason, out of the 3 different versions available in PAL territory's, not one has a 60Hz option.

[Carnivol]

Don't think anything was really changed in the PAL version. On the GC, there were like a billion different versions of RE4 (like how the German one doesn't have Mercenaries and stuff, iirc)

I dunno if anyone's bothered to confirm it or not, but the thing about a higher resolution in the PAL version might just stem from the fact that a PAL SD output (in general) is of a higher resolution than an NTSC SD output (720x576 vs 720x480). To my knowledge, there haven't been (m)any games taking actual advantage of the higher display output on PAL machines, so they've remained at whatever native res they have (normally 640x480 or 576x438, iirc)

The progressive output on the Wii is on a system level locked to 720x480, iirc, which makes me doubt that the PAL version runs at a higher resolution (unless it for some weird reason does it in 576i )

[ashkan]

Guys, is there any difference between PAL versions and NTSC versions? I heard PAL versions have a better resolution. is this true?

[DONNIemo]

Not listed on the back of the PAL box (think US one only lists Classic Controller), but to play with a GameCube controller, just boot up the game, go past the Wii Remote bla bla bla screen on start up and then turn off your Wii Remote (easiest done by just removing one of the batteries real quick) and you're good to go with GameCube Controller in GC Port 1.

Awesome thanks guys I love the Wii and all but sometimes I just cant be stuffed using the Wiimote. And yeh just checked my US RE4 and it says "classic" controller, that will be good as I love my redesigned one with the "Grips" cant wait to give it a whirl. WIN

[Carnivol]

Wait wait! You can do that?? maybe its just me but it only states that u can only use the Wii mote and nunchuck on the back of the pal boxes of RE4 Wii edition?? hmmm I must look into this...

Not listed on the back of the PAL box (think US one only lists Classic Controller), but to play with a GameCube controller, just boot up the game, go past the Wii Remote bla bla bla screen on start up and then turn off your Wii Remote (easiest done by just removing one of the batteries real quick) and you're good to go with GameCube Controller in GC Port 1.

[Skunky]

^I made the very same complaint, at this very same forum, when I bought the PAL RE4 Wii version.
For some obscene reason Capcom kept it a secret. Nowhere on the box or in the manual does it tell you that you can or how to play with a GC controller!
Start the game with the nunchuck unplugged. When the screen appears telling you to plug in the nunchuck, plug in the GC controller into port 1 instead, then press the A button on the GC controller.

The butchered music doesn't bother you? I love the music from the original so I really hate that version.

Now that you mention it... No. No it dosn't bother me.

[DONNIemo]

Nowadays I play the Wii version with a GC controller, for the best of both worlds. best overall.

Wait wait! You can do that?? maybe its just me but it only states that u can only use the Wii mote and nunchuck on the back of the pal boxes of RE4 Wii edition?? hmmm I must look into this...

[Vixtro]

RE1 Director's Cut PSN download. You can play the original or the more exciting Arrange Mode. It's presented in a wider screen without stretching. I think it looks better and plays smoother than the original disc based versions.
And I prefer the Japanese Biohazard version, uncensored and slightly easier, with more frequent head explosions.

The butchered music doesn't bother you? I love the music from the original so I really hate that version.

[Skunky]

Not necessarily the best or superior, but my personal preferences:

RE1 Director's Cut PSN download. You can play the original or the more exciting Arrange Mode. It's presented in a wider screen without stretching. I think it looks better and plays smoother than the original disc based versions.
And I prefer the Japanese Biohazard version, uncensored and slightly easier, with more frequent head explosions.

I was slightly disappointed with the GC version of RE2. I think the PS version has better background graphics. Again the PSN download version is my favorite (and thankfully includes Extreme Battle).

When RE3 was released on GC it quickly became my preferred version. It's the best looking one (that I own). However, when replaying the PSN download, I was surprised had how nice that looked too. I'm much better at the PS version, maybe because I'm so used to the controller.

I loved the original GC release of RE4 but stopped playing it as soon as the PS2 port came out, because of the additional content. Nowadays I play the Wii version with a GC controller, for the best of both worlds.
My only minor annoyance with the Wii version is that the red laser gun-sight seems thinner or weaker (?) than the PS2 version. When aiming at a target from a distance, I sometimes loose sight of the red dot/beam completely.
I still love the PS2 version. I think it looks pretty good and I don't think it deserves its reputation as a crappy port but the Wii version is probably the best overall.

[VirusPunk]

The other way round, which pretty much makes the Dreamcast versions of RE2&3 the definitive console versions. The VMU health display is also quite handy and a feature unique to the 3 RE games on Dreamcast.

Amen. I might add the Dreamcast and Saturn are my two favorite consoles.

This is my opinion about best ports:

Resident Evil (original) Platform: Sega Saturn
Resident Evil 2 Platform: Sega Dreamcast
Resident Evil 3 Platform: Nintendo Gamecube
Resident Evil Code Veronica Platform: Playstation 2 <-- Extreme battle mode.

[Vixtro]

The PC version was a straight port of the Dreamcast version yes ?

The other way round, which pretty much makes the Dreamcast versions of RE2&3 the definitive console versions. The VMU health display is also quite handy and a feature unique to the 3 RE games on Dreamcast.

[A-J]

The PC version was a straight port of the Dreamcast version yes ?

It had the battle mode that they added in to the Dual Shock re-release of the PS1, plus it had all those galleries of concept art that I don't think were present in any of the PS1 releases either

[Darkmoon]

I could be wrong...but I'm pretty sure it just has Scenario's A & B for both characters, plus Tofu and Hunk.

[ashkan]

Guys, I noticed that the PC version of Resident Evil 2 had more scenarios than the PSOne version. What about other platforms?

[Smiley]

Well my preferred system for playing the bulk of RE games would have the be GC. I got the collection for it and although most are two discs the games follow a familliar control that feels consistant and everything goes by smoothly. Small price to pay these days.

Now if I have to go with just ports. I look more into content rather than minor differences in graphics or gameplay. RE2 on N64. RE1 on DS. RE5 Gold Edition on ps3 has all content on the disc too if I recall right but DLC works fine too I guess. RE4 wii edition has all the content yet cutscenes for the ps2 bonus outfits should have been made if they were going to stick with having the cutscenes for the first set of outfits. Code Veronica X on GC runs pretty smoothly as opposed to the PS2 version although that like RE4 is all on a single disc whereas the GC version has two.

Haven't had any of the games for PC since mine is a piece of **** ***** *** and ****** with a ********* and a *** **** on top!