Nemesis is as scary as ever, but doesn't show up enough.ĭespite this, this remake proved a nice distraction from unnerving reality as I dodged Raccoon City's shambling zombies and Nemesis, a hulking bioweapon that stalks Jill. Exploring a virtual town struggling with the T-virus, an infection that transforms its inhabitants into shambling cannibals, I couldn't help but notice a few parallels between the game's world and our own situation during the last few weeks.
In the midst of a COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, I spent last weekend trying to get STARS member Jill Valentine out of Raccoon City. Resident Evil 3 for PS4: See at PlayStation The same scenario didn't even seem likely when the excellent Resident Evil 2 remake came out last year or when developer Capcom revealed that 3 was getting the same treatment on PS4, Xbox One and PC last December.īut things have changed ahead of this game's April 3 release. When the original Resident Evil 3 was released a little over 20 years ago, its tale of a city in the midst of a deadly viral outbreak seemed ridiculous and overblown. Facing off against Raccoon City's zombie hordes is the most satisfying aspect of the Resident Evil 3 remake.
