Resident Evil Remake | 2002

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Resident Evil (2002) Remake

Resident Evil (2002) is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. It is a remake of the original Resident Evil (1996), which was the first installment of the Resident Evil series. The game takes place in 1998 near the fictional town of Raccoon City, where a series of mysterious murders prompt the Raccoon City Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) to investigate. Players control either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine, S.T.A.R.S. officers sent to uncover the truth.



Development

  • Director: Shinji Mikami, who also directed the original Resident Evil, decided to remake the game due to the aging of the 1996 version and the enhanced capabilities of the GameCube.
  • Exclusivity Deal: The game was developed under an exclusivity agreement between Capcom and Nintendo.
  • Development Time: The remake was created over the course of about 14 months with a small team.
  • Graphics: The game features improved graphics with 3D models over pre-rendered backgrounds. This allowed for a more cinematic and atmospheric experience. Particle effects, real-time lighting, and dynamic camera angles were used to create tension.
  • Changes and Additions: The game expanded upon the original with new puzzles, areas, revised gameplay mechanics, and additional story elements, including a subplot about the character Lisa Trevor, which was cut from the original.

Gameplay

  • Third-Person Perspective: Players explore the mansion and surrounding areas, solving puzzles, avoiding monsters, and battling enemies, including zombies and giant spiders.
  • Inventory Management: Players have a limited inventory and must carefully manage items such as herbs for healing and weapons. Items can be combined or stored in specific areas.
  • Combat and Evasion: The game emphasizes evasion over combat, with limited ammunition and health. Defensive weapons like daggers and unique items for each character (e.g., Jill's taser and Chris's stun grenades) provide additional strategic options.
  • Exploration and Saving: The game features an automap and requires ink ribbons to save progress on typewriters, adding a survival element. Players must also navigate through changing environments, where some enemies may mutate or return to life.

Plot

  • Story: The S.T.A.R.S. team is investigating the murder of several people near Raccoon City. After losing contact with Bravo Team, Alpha Team is dispatched to find them. The team is attacked by mutated creatures, forcing them to take refuge in a mysterious mansion. The player character (Chris or Jill) discovers that the mansion hides dark secrets tied to the Umbrella Corporation’s experiments with the T-virus, a biological agent that turns people and animals into horrific monsters.
  • Key Characters: The player can control either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine, both of whom uncover a conspiracy involving their own team members, including Albert Wesker, who is revealed to be a traitor working for Umbrella. After confronting a monstrous bioweapon known as the Tyrant, the player must escape the mansion before it is destroyed.
  • Multiple Endings: Depending on the player's actions, the game can end in various ways, with different characters surviving or perishing.

Reception

  • Critical Acclaim: The game received widespread praise for its graphics, atmosphere, and overall suspense. Critics lauded its visual fidelity, with many calling it the "best looking game" of its time, mixing pre-rendered backgrounds with detailed 3D character models. Its atmospheric and cinematic presentation was also highlighted as a major strength.
  • Criticism: The game faced criticism for its "tank" controls, which could be difficult for new players, and its limited inventory management system.
  • Sales: Although it was critically successful, Resident Evil (2002) did not meet sales expectations, leading Capcom to move toward a more action-oriented approach in future games. By 2008, the game had sold 1.35 million copies globally.

Legacy

  • Impact: The game is considered one of the greatest entries in the Resident Evil series, praised for its atmospheric design, high-quality visuals, and a strong sense of tension and horror. It set a new standard for future installments.
  • Re-releases:
    • Wii Version (2008): A port of the game was released for the Wii, supporting both the Wii Remote and GameCube controllers. It received generally positive reviews but faced criticism for its outdated controls.
    • HD Remaster (2015): An HD remaster of the game was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows, and Nintendo Switch. It featured 1080p visuals, widescreen support, and a new control scheme. The remaster was commercially successful, selling over 3.7 million copies as of 2022.
    • Resident Evil: Origins Collection (2019): A compilation of Resident Evil Zero and Resident Evil was released for the Nintendo Switch, further preserving the legacy of the remake.

Key Points

  • Graphics and Atmosphere: The 2002 remake is often cited as one of the most visually impressive games of its generation, with detailed environments and lifelike character models.
  • Gameplay Mechanics: Includes inventory management, limited ammunition, and defensive weapons, creating a tense survival experience.
  • Story: Focuses on the investigation of the S.T.A.R.S. team, the dark secrets of Umbrella Corporation, and the fight for survival against terrifying mutated creatures.
  • Legacy: Despite selling below expectations, it remains a beloved and defining entry in the Resident Evil series, influencing later titles and the survival horror genre as a whole.

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デッド・ドント・ダイ | 2019

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 ジム・ジャームッシュの2019年のゾンビコメディ映画『デッド・ドント・ダイ』は、2019年のカンヌ映画祭のオープニング映画であり、パルム・ドール競争の候補作として注目され、大きな話題となった。ジャームッシュがゾンビ映画を作ったという事実自体が話題を呼び、B級映画の典型的なテーマにもかかわらず、豪華なキャストが出演している点でも注目を集めた。 この映画が他のゾンビ映画と異なる点は、ゾンビが群れを成して迫ってくる状況でも登場人物たちが非常に無関心に反応することだ。ジャームッシュの作品に慣れている人にはそれが当然に感じられるが、通常のゾンビ映画ファンにとってはかなり異質に感じるかもしれない。 この映画は2019年に韓国の富川国際ファンタスティック映画祭で初公開された。冒頭、地元の警察官クリフとロニーは、農夫フランクから鶏が盗まれたとの通報を受け、隠遁者ボブが住んでいる森へ向かう。警察がボブに鶏を盗んだか尋ねると、ボブは銃で脅しながら、「出て行け」とだけ言って反応する。ボブに撃たれた後も、警察は特に反応せず、ただその場を離れる。ボブは二人が去った後、望遠鏡を使って彼らを見ながら罵声を浴びせる。 クリフとロニーが車で町に戻る途中、二人はフランクとボブについての軽い雑談を交わす。そこで二人は何かがおかしいことに気づく。午後8時なのに、空は昼間のように明るく、時計と携帯電話も全く使えなくなっていた。ロニーは「結局、良い結果にはならないでしょう、クリフ」と不安げに言うが、クリフはその意味が理解できない。 二人が町をパトロールしているとき、ラジオから「デッド・ドント・ダイ」という歌が流れ、ロニーはその歌が映画に出てきたものだと反応する。クリフもその歌を気に入ったようで、二人は何かがおかしい一日だと感じながらも、順調にパトロールを続ける。しかし、映画はプロットが乏しく、メタファーが過剰であるとして批評され、『リミッツ・オブ・コントロール』（2009年）以来、再び評価が低かった。一部の人々は、ジャームッシュの名前だけで評価が高くなったのではないかとも言っている。実際、この映画は一般観客の間で賛否が分かれる作品だ。個性ある脇役キャラクターが無駄に殺され、後半には突然第4の壁を破るような演出が現れるため、従来のゾンビ映画の進行とは全く異なっている。このため、ゾンビ映画のファンにとっ...
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데드 돈 다이 | 2019

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 짐 자머시의 2019년 좀비 코미디 영화는 2019년 칸 영화제 개막작이자 황금종려상 경쟁 후보작으로 주목을 받았다. 짐 자머시가 좀비 영화를 만든다는 사실 자체가 화제를 모았고, 그의 특유의 B급 소재와 조촐한 스케일에도 불구하고 출연한 배우들의 라인업은 화려하다. 이 영화의 특징은 다른 좀비 영화들과 달리 등장인물들이 좀비들이 떼로 몰려오는 상황에서도 매우 무덤덤하게 반응한다는 점이다. 짐 자머시 영화에 익숙한 사람이라면 충분히 이해할 수 있지만, 일반적인 좀비 영화 팬에게는 다소 낯설 수 있다. 이 영화는 2019년 부천 국제 판타스틱 영화제에서 먼저 공개되었다. 영화의 초반, 동네 경찰 클리프와 로니는 농부 프랭크의 신고를 받고 은둔자 밥이 사는 숲으로 가게 된다. 프랭크는 닭을 도둑맞았다고 주장하며 경찰에 신고했지만, 밥은 경찰의 질문에 별다른 반응을 보이지 않는다. 그저 총으로 위협하며 경찰이 떠날 때까지 수풀 속에 숨어 있다. 경찰은 별다른 대응 없이 상황을 마무리하고, 밥은 경찰의 뒷모습을 망원경으로 바라본다. 차를 타고 동네로 돌아가는 클리프와 로니는 일상적인 대화를 나누며 순찰을 계속한다. 이때, 오후 8시인데 날씨는 마치 대낮처럼 밝고, 시계와 휴대전화는 모두 먹통이 된다. 무언가 이상하다는 것을 느낀 로니는 "결국은 끝이 안 좋을 거에요, 클리프"라고 말하지만, 클리프는 그 말을 이해하지 못한다. 둘은 순찰을 계속하며 라디오에서 ‘데드 돈 다이’라는 노래가 나오자 로니는 그 노래에 반응한다. 그는 이 노래가 영화에 나온 것 같다고 말하고, 클리프도 노래를 들으며 뭔가 이상한 날이지만 평화롭게 순찰을 이어간다. 그러나 영화는 플롯이 약하고 메타포가 지나치다는 평가를 받았다. 2009년의 《리미츠 오브 컨트롤》 이후, 다시 한 번 좋지 않은 평을 받았고, 일부 사람들은 자머시의 이름값 때문에 평점이 높아졌다고 주장하기도 했다. 사실, 일반 관객들 사이에서 호불호가 극명하게 갈릴 수밖에 없는 영화다. 개성 있는 조연 캐릭터들...
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Rampant | 2018

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 The 2018 South Korean film Rampant is a fusion of zombie and historical drama. The film begins with a soldier from the Joseon era’s Training Division being bitten by a foreign yeogwi (a type of zombie) after picking up an item that fell off a foreign ship. The next day, he exhibits strange behavior, and soon after, he attacks his wife and child, ultimately transforming into a yeogwi and attacking the people of the village, creating chaos in the area around Jemulpo. Park Hyun (played by Kim Min-seok), a warrior from the Training Division , goes aboard a foreign ship to engage in a firearm deal. There, he finds a man locked in a cage and learns that the captain of the ship wants him dead. Upon returning to Joseon, Park Hyun reports that the foreign ship is docked near Yeongjongdo, but soon, the subordinates of the Minister of War, Kim Ja-jun (played by Jang Dong-gun), raid and arrest them. The Minister accuses them of treason for secretly dealing with firearms and gunpowder with...
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