Video games have changed a lot in the past 21 years. Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds since the originalResident Evil 3was released, so much so that it can be easy to forget, looking at next month’sResident Evil 3remake, just how different things are now than they were back in 1999.
That’s why Capcom has decided to remind fans of that with help from the official PlayStation YouTube channel. A new video was released there this weekend featuring Capcom producer Peter Fabiano, which shows off footage of theclassic PlayStation gameand compares it to how theRE3remake reimagines those sections for the modern era, and it doesn’t take long for the differences to become crystal clear.
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis,the original version’s full title, was very much a product of its era, and it shows here. Its tank-like controls, pre-rendered backgrounds, fixed camera angles, and tight corridors starkly contrast the remake, which boastsa larger, more open version of Raccoon City, reworked controls and gameplay in the same vein as last year’sResident Evil 2remake, and more unpredictable enemies, including a version of Nemesis who can now come at players with a giant flamethrower.
While it highlights just how different the remake will be, the video also serves as a reminder of the innovationsRE3brought to theResident Evilformula, like explosive red barrels and action moves like the ability to dodge, which theremake will expand upon even further with new attacks. All in all, it’s not a bad way for longtime fans who haven’t playedResident Evil 3in a long time to look back on a classic of the horror genre, and for younger series fans who weren’t around back in 1999 to see whatResident Evilwas like in its early days.
Only a few weeks remain before the remake launches and everyone can compare the two more thoroughly, but they’ll likely get the chance to try it out before then. Capcom announced thatResident Evil 3will be getting a demoat some point, though as of this writing it hasn’t specified when exactly. Given that theResident Evil 2remake got a demo two weeks before launch, though, one assumes that the demo forRE3will arrive at a similar point, so the wait probably won’t be much longer.
Resident Evil 3will be out on April 3 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
