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Rumors about aResident Evil 2remake swirled for seemingly decades. Eventually, Capcom put out a remake for it in 2019, which was followed closely byResident Evil 3in 2020. Three years later, Capcom made waves with a remake of one of its most beloved titles in the series,Resident Evil 4.
Did it need a remake? No.Resident Evil 4still plays miraculously well through its various HD ports, and even the original on GameCube holds up. It’s still great to play it on modern consoles, though. Is Capcom done with remakes? Given the praise these three games have gotten, it doesn’t seem likely. With that said, someResident Evilgames are arguably much more deserving of being remade than others.
Updated June 07, 2025, by Mara Cowley:The Resident Evil series has been thriving in recent years thanks to the games that covered the Winters' storyline, as well asremakes of 2, 3, 4and whatever may come next. With Capcom promising more remakes in the future, fans are already theorizing and hoping for certain games to make a return. The ending of the RE4 remake revealed Wesker, making it seem like a remake of the fifth numbered game in the series will be coming next. Though this title has proved divisive with fans, if it is given the same remake treatment as other installments, it could prove to be a fantastic multiplayer experience.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon Citywas released on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in 2012. It is one of the worst games reviewed in the series, even though the idea of it sounded cool on paper. Taking place between the second and third games, Umbrella sent in agents to recover data during the zombie chaoswithin Raccoon City.
Players could assume the role of cult classic Hunk and other team members in his squad. The problem was that it was quite glitchy and too simplistic. Again, the idea is solid enough that Capcom should try it again, whether through a remake or by focusing on a new Umbrella agents game that doesn’t rely solely on multiplayer.
7Resident Evil Gaiden
A Game Forgotten By The Majority of Fans
Resident Evil Gaidenwas one of the few games in the series that was released first in the PAL regions. This was in 2001 for the Game Boy Color, while North America and Japandidn’t get it until 2002. It is an obscure entry in the series despite Leon and Barry being the two stars.
The two of them are investigating a ship when, low and behold, a zombie outbreak begins. The game is played from a top-down perspective, but encountering a zombie will create a first-person window that has some RPG enemies thrown into the mix.
Apparently, the early 2000s made Capcom boat wild becauseResident Evil: Dead Aimalso takesplace on a boat. It was released on the PS2 in 2003 exclusively and has never been ported anywhere since. It came packed with a gun controller and is essentially a light-gun game, although players can explore as well.
The two protagonists are one-off characters that are never seen or heard from again in the series. Agents Bruce McGivern and Fong Ling are sent in to investigate Umbrella’s lab aboard this boat and get mixed up with some good old-fashioned zombie action. A successful remake could bring back the light-gun genre, which outside of arcades, seems dead in the water as of today.
5Resident Evil Outbreak
With No Remaining Servers, The Original Game Is Impossible To Play
Resident Evil Outbreakis even harderto play because it was an online experience primarily. It takes place between the events of the second and third games, with players assuming the roles of random citizens within Raccoon City. Players had to work together to solve puzzles or kill zombies as part of this title.
It was an interesting idea that was ahead of its time, as the PS2 was not quite online savvy in 2004 in North America. The game did get a sequel to continue the experience, and there was a third game planned, too. That sequel was canceled, and, as of 2007, Capcom shut down the servers. With proper online support, this game could thrive as a remake.
Resident Evil Zerowas released in the same year as the remake of the first game.Resident Evilwas released in April in North America, whileResident Evil Zerowas released in November. It is a prequel thatfollows Rebecca Chambers, another S.T.A.R.S. member who was sent in first to explore an incident within the Arklay Mountains. Her team is wiped out, but she does have a companion, Billy Coen, who is an escaped convict.
Together, they must escape the horrors of the mountains while avoiding zombies and monster leeches. Things end right up to the point where the events of the first game begin. It’s a weird game with an even clunkier inventory system than most. It didget a remasterin 2016, but besides the visuals, not a lot was changed. A proper remake is what Rebecca deserves.
Resident Evilhas been ported, remade, and remastered probably more times than any other game in the series. It was first released on the PS1 in 1996, with the big remake hitting GameCube in 2002. It did get a remaster in 2015 as well and is more widely available thanResident Evil – Code: Veronicathankfully.
However, the remake could use some work. Imagine what Capcom could do withResident Evilwith the technology at their disposal now. They could even createcampaigns for Jilland Chris that don’t follow the same paths in the Spencer Mansion. That would be more than enough reason to try and remake this horror classic again.
Resident Evil 5saw a drastic change in direction of theREseries, taking the action segments of its predecessor and expanding on them while including a cooperative element to capitalize on the boomingpopularity of multiplayer games.
Capcom has already set the stage for a potentialRE5remake, as theRE4remake ended with a scene of Wesker, showing his character recreated in the RE Engine for the first time. This ending could perfectly lead into the events of5, and if given the remake treatment of the other games, it could prove to be just as excellent.
Resident Evil – Code: Veronicais the game some fansthought Capcom would remakebeforeResident Evil 4. That’s because it is the next game chronologically. Since they already made a new model for Claire, viaResident Evil 2, it would have made sense to go in this direction.
Now,Resident Evil – Code: Veronicaoriginally hit store shelves in 2000 on the Dreamcast. It received various ports over the years, like on PS2, but the biggest update it got was in 2011 when the game was remastered on PS3 and Xbox 360. That version remains trapped on those systems, however, which is why a remake is now more important than ever.
