RESIDENT EVIL’S BEST MOMENTS
Resident Evil Village is almost upon us, but you could argue that the VIII in the name is slightly misleading. In the 25 years since the original game widened our eyes on PS1, we’ve seen remakes, side-stories, lightgun games, and more rain down like T-Virus-corrupted blood, filling every new generation of PlayStation console with devastatingly infectious fun. So just before we dive into the eighth numbered instalment on 7 May, let’s look back at 25 moments in the history of the quintessential survival horror series – some we’ll never forget (no matter how hard we try) and some we never knew.
Zombie dogs crash through the windows
GAME RESIDENT EVIL / FORMAT PS1 RELEASED 1996 / TRIVIA ZOMBIE DOGS APPEARED IN EVERY RESIDENT EVIL FILM
01 This incredible moment in the first Resident Evil comes exactly when your nerves are properly shot. You’re carrying damage, and almost certainly reeling from the first zombie encounter. You also really wish you hadn’t tried the front door of the mansion because there are very bad dogs outside. But just for a second you think you’re safe. It’s quiet. You breathe. You know that the prerendered backgrounds don’t move, and that this particular corridor is empty. You can see all the way to the end, where… okay, yep, there’s a corner. The fixed camera angles make you wonder about corners, and there’s probably something nasty lurking around this one because the
