Is the Resident Evil franchise dead?

Xbigygames writes: Resident Evil has been one of my favourite franchises in my young gaming history. I remember playing the second game on my Playstation 1 and being scared sh*tless of the ‘licker’ enemy. Even now when I go back to play the Resident Evil games there is a sense of isolation and fear that is missing from modern games. The confined spaces, fixed cameras and dreary music always put me slightly on edge. The game was never anything to have nightmares over, but it still had scares in it.

Things have changed over years and the latest trailer for Resident Evil 6 seems to have taken the series down the action route. So what exactly has happened to Resident Evil then? Simple, it has been westernised.

[Kamikaze135]

It still sells and we're getting 3 RE games this year....so no...It's an "undead" franchise *runs*

[DarkBlood]

been spotted by the nemesis have u sir? :P

[fluffydelusions]

I think it was meant to mean was the RE games that made it popular e.g. 1-3 dead...that style.

[Tanir]

o yeah u mean the style that made RE just a puzzle game in a horror setting? the style with one of the worse combat systems ever, Yep, thankfully.

still those old games were so fun, i think RE just needs to keep the same atmosphere like the old ones and it will be fine in the face of the nostalgiac . eitherway i have loved every RE game almost ever soooo yeah :D

[jeeves86]

It's a 15 year old game style. So yeah...let it rest in peace.

[Xbigygames]

The game will stay alive. Like I said, I'm looking forward to RE 6. Just has the game lost its way. It's like Die Hard 4. Good film, but not really a 'Die Hard' film. RE 6 will be great probably, just not a proper RE game!

[Yawnier]

No

[NYC_Gamer]

a franchise that sells isn't dead

[Az1mov]

more like undead and rampant

[Rampaged Death]

No. It's just hit a rough spot.

[GraveLord]

LMFAO. No, it's not "dead".
Is it westernized? Yes, because that's what sells.

[Seventh_Blood_Reborn]

What sells a game does not affect my liking. It's dead to me. Long time ago.

[gillri]

I played through REmake the other day which is survival horror in its purest form, and playing through RE4 now for the third time.

RE4 is amazing!! even after REmake I feel RE4 is the way to take the franchise but RE5 took it way too far and just was a lame resident evil game while being a good coop game at the same time

The Leon sections look good, I hope that the chris redfield sections in China have lots of zombie and horror also as I think China is a really cool setting for a Resi game

I thought the trailer was had its momnents but I just want the Leon bits to be the longest part of the game without any forced coop. I hope they seperate the coop from the SP because forced coop ruin the immersion for me

Yes I like many other would love an old school survival horror with tank controls, hell we may get it with a remake of RE2 or maybe a spin off series tp appease old 28 year old fans like me but at least lets get a proper sequel to RE4.

I mean wasnt running into houses blocking doorway and pushing down ladders whilst frantically looking for ammo and reloading also survival horror? juts a diferent kind?

[Rayko]

For me RE4 was not a good game. I loved RE 1 and 2 much better. They made you jump, sweat, get the chills and made you sleepless and afraid. RE4 was just an action game like RE5.

[Gr81]

Have died, or been replaced, and some purists may cry fouls. But series' evolve and every products goal is to become mainstream, one way or another. The consumers talk, and RE will change direction again as tastes change. Otherwise the series will die.

I loved the REmake on Gamecube and also loved RE4. The first game in the series I played was RE2 and loved that game as well.

As long as the game is good I'm down. But the 'survival horror' aspect of RE has all but been lost.

[sllshrm]

A franchise cannot die if there's something like this in it...
http://9gag.com/gag/2234504

[gigreen]

Unfortunately yes, it died in the 90s.

Resident Evil should be renamed into Resident Action now, it might be a silly name, but it's more accurate to what these games are today.

[JsonHenry]

Looks to me like 6 will be what fans have been asking for. (hopefully!)

[gtxgamer2]

they should drop em til next gen. But keep portable RE games going!

[Drazz]

Definitely not dead, 3 games and a movie in 1 year.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

it somehow sells amongst the living. dead boring repetition sells

[Xbigygames]

As fluffydelusions said, the article was meant to reflect the soul of Resident Evil being dead. The franchise will continue and will make money, just not as a proper Resident Evil game.

You can call it evolution if you want but when a game changes its genre completely that's different.