The Underrated Resident Evil Topic

[Becky's Butt]

You see too much hate on the net. People are always complaining about how something is overrated and they think it sucks.

Well this thread is about love. It's about appreciating great things that, for whatever reason, were overlooked.

To get the ball rolling, here are a few examples:

Most Underrated Game

Most Underrated Character

Most Underrated Monster

Most Underrated Boss

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack

And so-on and so-forth. you are welcome to submit your own Most Underrated Whatever.

I guess I'll start.

Most Underrated Game: Resident Evil Zero
Uninspired bosses and environments notwithstanding, I love pretty much everything about this game. I think Billy is not only the single greatest Male Hero in the series, he and Rebecca are the best Duo. The game doesn't have that much of a plot but I enjoyed the Marcus Mystery and discovering the origins of the T-Virus. (way to go Capcom. It onlyt ook you like eix games)

So what about you all?

[geluda]

1) Biohazard 1.5
2) Elza Walker
3) Gorilla
4) 1.5 Birkin
5) This One

[Kei_M]

Most Underrated Game
SURVIVOR.What >D? I liked the story okay!

Most Underrated Character
Lott Klein/ While Sherry was defenseless and just ran around crying, Lott grabbed a baseball bat and actually TRIED to defend himself. He has an awesome design to boot

Most Underrated Monster
I guess I'd say the Gonado/Majini, everyone hates them for not being zombies but I thought they were a pretty inspired choice. They remind me of Crimson Heads without the scary appearance.

Most Underrated Boss
The centipede of RE0, I thought it was fucking creepy as hell. People bash on the 0 monsters, but if a giant centipede grabbed me, I'd be crapping myself.

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack
I guess Ada's theme counts? From Re2? It really reflects the tragic nature of her growing feelings for Leon, but there's also something dark about it that continues to swell during the music, vurrrrrry mysterious.

[aris13]

1.Resident Evil 0
2.Billy Cohen
3.Chimeras
4.The Worm in RE3
5.Sound of Prototype

[REmaster]

1.Resident Evil 0
2.Billy Cohen
3.Chimeras
4.The Worm in RE3
5.Sound of Prototype

Pretty much this.

The grave digger was pretty cool, the sliders pissed me off though. I liked Billy because he was a breath of fresh air from the usual straight edge cookie cutter hero types. Chimeras, how can you not miss them? Sure, they're creepy and look like final stage Jeff Goldblum from The Fly, they hook your scalp and they screech and scuttle about(which is why I simply dub them, "scuttlebutts", however there's just something about blasting them from the ceiling and seeing all those maggots squirm about.

Yum

If I had to add anything, it would be the Hypnos T-type tyrant from Survivor. Sure, the game itself is...different, but the story/setting was great along with the final boss. The designs were really cool, the second and third are my favorite.

[Zombie Fred]

Most Underrated Game

Resident Evil 0 by far

Most Underrated Character

I think I'm going to go with Chambers on this one, I think her whole character still has great potential.


Most Underrated Monster

Bandersnatchers. Excellent failures of BOWs


Most Underrated Boss

Even if 0 has the most unoriginal boss designs, I still think the mutated bat was one of the best boss scenarios on the series.

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack

Resident Evil 0 credits

I'm sure a 0 whore <3

[REmaster]

Most Underrated Game

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack

Resident Evil 0 credits

I'm sure a 0 whore <3

That tragic piano melody at 1:06 gets me every time. Damn you Spencer for your betrayal, damn you to hell!

[GuardhouseMusic]

Most Underrated Game

Most Underrated Character

Most Underrated Monster

Most Underrated Boss

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack

-Survivor, Survivor, Sur-fuckin'-vivor. Despite the lackluster graphics, clunky mechanics, and voice acting which set the series back a few years to its 96 roots (debatable whether that's a good or bad thing, depending on your tastes), the design of it and certain story points are interesting enough for a look back at least once a year. At long last, Resident Evil: ORC took a page from it in choosing to put as many BOWs as humanly possible in the game. While it could have used RE3's randomization feature, the idea that one room you could run into a licker, then the next into Mr. X, and then into a group of hunters in the next just kicked ass. Plus, in terms of story concept, we get to see Umbrella at their utmost depravity in Vincent Goldman.

-Steve Burnside. I'd say this is an example of a serious character who was just burned by the rattiness of his voice actor. His brashness and automatic mistrust could definitely be chalked up to a combination of the situation, the trauma of losing his parents, and I dunno, the fact that he's still a damn kid. Underrated isn't really getting to it.

-Las Plagas sprouts. I remember playing RE4 for the first time, and when the introductory scene came up, I just panicked. Essentially, it turns ganados from a chore into a dread gamble. While I liked duvalias, for the most part the RE5 iterations made it just a chore once again. Maybe it's because of RE4's less than favorable reputation among a lot of fans' perspectives, but I don't hear about the three spawns of this game getting on people's lists.

-Nosferatu. I like how the game uses the fog to obscure your view taking aim with the rifle. I'm also a huge mark for the music. So, I guess the atmosphere in general allows me to favor this fight. I don't usually see it get a lot of props.

-This one's mostly based on the fact that the Saturn version of RE is more or less unknown, but I can't shut up about its Battle Mode BGM whenever it does get mentioned.

[aris13]

I'm sure a 0 whore <3

Can't blame you. I find myself replaying the game a lot lately.

[rehunk88]

Most Underrated Game
( Resident evil 3)


Most Underrated Character
(Steve)


Most Underrated Monster
crows ? ( i really dont know what to answer here)


Most Underrated Boss
axe man in outbreak file 2


Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack
Resident evil outbreak theme.

[PracticalAl]

Most Underrated Game
Resident Evil 0

Most Underrated Character
Billy Cohen

Most Underrated Monster
Mimicry Marcus (One of the scariest enemies next to the Regenerator, in my opinion.)

Most Underrated Boss
Queen Leech

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack
THIS. (AHHHH!)
Close second: Somber Interlude from the REmake. I love this track.

In short, RE0 all the way. Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks so.<3

[Spera01]

Most Underrated Game
Tough choice, but probably Resident Evil 0. I had a hard time playing it originally, but I think that was due to just so much backtracking I had to do and not being able to find those damn statues.

Most Underrated Character
Billy Cohen. He was awesome, unless I had no choice and had to use rebecca, I always used him. Wish we'd see him again... Barry is also an honorable mention.

Most Underrated Monster
Eliminators. Damn these things are creepy, look at those teeth man!

Most Underrated Boss
A close tie between Proto-tyrant and Neptune for me. Proto-tyrant was awesome, got to see the first "failed" tyrant, and it wasn't hard to tell why. As for Neptune, that whole segment in REmake where you go to empty the tank and neptune smashes into the glass I thought was extremely well done.

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack
This, definitely this. Love this as well.

[Pikminister]

Most Underrated Game

Resident Evil 0 :
People couldn't get over the fact that this game forces you to employ strategy and to think ahead. No magic boxes are a good thing. You just have to use your grey noodle. That's all.

Most Underrated Character

D.I.J.
DIJ, the lil' mouse that wrote a diary in CVX. If more people remembered this guy, nobody would dare question the silly and inane crap they find in other games.

Most Underrated Monster

Evil Monkey from 0
The damn monkeys in RE0... I rather fight a Tyrant than having to deal with those buggers.

Most Underrated Boss

Neptune
He doesn't get much love since most think he's a blatant rip-off of the Jaws shark.

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack

The ending song from RE4.... is rather effective. This when watching the images of how the village became full of Ganados. How they were living peacefully and then slowly, they became infected with the parasite. How the adults no longer cared for their children and willingly would let them die off. Creepy stuff.

[Grem]

1. Most underrated game :

I'd say Darkside Chronicles. The game isn't great for sure, but it was a very solid spin-off. I especially liked the storytelling which consists of flashbacks and an unreliable narrator (Leon), the fact that they successfully showed how Krauser turned bad and also the awesome soundtrack! (see number 5)
But I don't know, nobody really give a damn about that game. It's as if this game never really existed. Weird. Especially when we see that Umbrella Chronicles is far more popular than this one, yet UC is wayyyy worse than Darkside.

2. Most underrated character :

Steve Burnside. Definitely. Everybody hate that guy and I seriously don't understand why. He was actually interesting and more developped as a character than even the main protagonists. I feel sympathy when I think of him, because his story is really tragic. Ok, he was annoying at times, but so is everybody at the age of 17.

3. Most underrated monster :

I don't think there really is one.

4. Most underrated Boss :

Hmm, maybe Saddler. Everyone was disappointed by this boss, but I think he was really decent and about as good as any other final boss in the series.

5. Most underrated song/soundtrack :

The entire Darkside Chronicles soundtrack, hands down. Seriously it is the best RE soundtrack ever. Just listen to This and This.

[nemesiswontdie]

One of, if not my favorite RE game. Bruce and Fong are just fucking beast.

[DarkMemories]

Most Underrated Game

RE0 (in general), RE4 (by the fans)

Most Underrated Character

Billy Coen, because he's probably the most legit human being in the series. Bruce McGivern, who's actually not that bad of a protagonist despite people's problems with his accent.

Most Underrated Monster

Easily RE4 Ganado (NOT Majini, they are not the same thing). Everything about them was unnerving, the way they moved, their conviction and absolute trust in Saddler, it really set the tone for the game. They're even better at night when you find out the "shoot them in the head" is kind of a bad idea.

Most Underrated Boss

Yawn, because the encounter is built up so well (Richard and the serum) that it can't help but be epic. El Gigante encounters in RE4, which were all unique and nerve-wracking, unlike the boring ass shooter shit with Ndesu and the turret.

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack

The ending song from RE4.... is rather effective. This when watching the images of how the village became full of Ganados. How they were living peacefully and then slowly, they became infected with the parasite. How the adults no longer cared for their children and willingly would let them die off. Creepy stuff.

I agree with Pikminister on this one; it's amazing how people overlook RE4's soundtrack, which is much more true to the series than RE5's bombastic orchestra ever was. The only soundtrack better is RE2's, IMO.

[Pikminister]

1. Most underrated game :

I'd say Darkside Chronicles. The game isn't great for sure, but it was a very solid spin-off. I especially liked the storytelling which consists of flashbacks and an unreliable narrator (Leon), the fact that they successfully showed how Krauser turned bad and also the awesome soundtrack! (see number 5)
But I don't know, nobody really give a damn about that game. It's as if this game never really existed. Weird. Especially when we see that Umbrella Chronicles is far more popular than this one, yet UC is wayyyy worse than Darkside.

I also think DSC is vastly superior to UC. Technically and in so many other ways. Miles ahead.

However, the problem with Darkside Chronicles is actually the GENRE of its gameplay. Its on-rails. That's the biggest hurdle that prevented that game from gaining traction with a lot more gamers. Cuz at the time it came out, Wii gamers had a ton of on-rail games available for their console and they were frankly tired of playing yet another one. I was. Yet I still got that game (RE fanboy, guilty!)

[Grem]

Yeah, you're right. I also think that the genre of the game was a turn off. It's too bad, though because aside from that Darkside has a lot of good things which even equal some main RE title in terms of quality.(I love Krauser's Darkside chapters!)

[Smiley]

I really don't know what's underrated to the fans, but I never see enough appreciation of these games. Thought long and hard over this:


Most Underrated Game:

Resident Evil Remake. I'm sure many fans like myself enjoy it as one of the best, but to the casual gamer and more precisely Capcom they really don't give this game enough credit. At least I haven't seen any compared to something like RE2 or RE4. But the game is outstanding in so many areas. The graphics, the music, the voice acting, the level design, the combat, etc. I think it goes so far as to be one of the few great remakes of any video game to date. I never disagreed with any addition made to it. Crimson Heads were the best thing to come from classic RE. Lisa turned out to be just as scary (if not more so) than Nemesis. The item defense system was a great feature and even those that played the original were still in for surprises when they ventured into the re-designed mansion.

Most Underrated Character:

It doesn't specify what type of character so I'm going to say Claire Redfield. Supporting characters are always going to come and go. when it comes to the four main protagonists (Chris, Jill, Leon and Claire) I find that Claire is given the least amount to do. The positive thing about her is that she hasn't changed too far into her character and has at least maintained the same voice actress since the beginning. Downside is that other characters steal her thunder. Leon is pretty much the fan favorite in RE2. In Code Veronica Claire is the main focus until the game shifts into the Chris and Wesker rivalry. Chris is one that takes down Alexia and rescues his sister. In Darkside Chronicles it's Leon narrating the events and Claire's involvement is from flashback scenarios of RE2 and CV. Since then she's only been involved in mercs from the 3DS title unlike the others, and movie wise her role in Degeneration had her making wrongful guesses and needing Leon to take the matters into his own hands.

Most Underrated Monster:

Spencer. All that build up only for RE5 to write him off in the span of a flashback. The people who play RE4 and RE5 will not know or care about all the twisted things he's done. You need only to read the files of a game like REmake to better understand how this man is a monster. The irony being that he's one of the worst monsters in the series and he doesn't have any mutation or boss encounter. Just one old man with a vision.

Most Underrated Boss:

One of the hardest ones to answer. Each game has a memorable amount of boss fights. In this case I'm going to say Jill Valentine surprisingly. I did not think much of the boss battles in RE5 mainly because they reminded me so much of the ones in RE4 only with more gun play. Take the gigante fight in RE4 and compare it to RE5's ndsu. Instead of exploring the area and crawling up to slash the parasite you were stationed in the back of a vehicle pumping each parasite full of lead. So out of RE5's bosses in general the only one I had any fondness towards was Jill's. She's no longer the Jill we remember, and that's apparent the moment we face her in battle. In a way the battle itself tells a story of what kind of experiments had been done to her throughout the years to shape her into this creation. We've seen people turn into BOWs or become infected in some way. With Jill I'm sure a lot of fans that followed her from the beginning did not like to see this character end up as an unwilling servant to Wesker, and that's how the game gets to your emotions. You and Chris want to save her. You're not rewarded for gunning her down. Makes all the difference. From a game play perspective I thought the co-op actually worked quite well in having someone hold her down while the other tries to remove the device off her.

Most Underrated Song/Soundtrack:

I don't know if it's underrated, but I'm always going to say that Code Veronica had the best soundtrack in the series to date. The music itself has a way of driving everything that goes on in that game. The game doesn't do much to evolve the classic game play, and people can argue that the story is one of the more over the top ones in the series. I however was invested purely because the music motivated me.

[Mr. Spencer]

Most Underrated Monster:

Spencer. All that build up only for RE5 to write him off in the span of a flashback. The people who play RE4 and RE5 will not know or care about all the twisted things he's done. You need only to read the files of a game like REmake to better understand how this man is a monster. The irony being that he's one of the worst monsters in the series and he doesn't have any mutation or boss encounter. Just one old man with a vision.

Sometimes the biggest monster of them all is a human being.