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Former good articleResident Evil was one of the Sports and recreation good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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December 19, 2008Good article reassessmentDelisted
Current status: Delisted good article

Resident Evil: Survivor

Is there some reason this game is not in the infobox or is that just an oversight? Beeblebrox (talk) 21:57, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, per WP:SILENCE, I've added it to the infobox. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:31, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Film series

Seeing as there are already six films (4 live action and 2 animated), does anybody else feel like there should be a separate page dealing with the film series? ONEder Boy (talk) 20:14, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Infobox only lists 5 films. 4 live action and 1 animation. If you know of another animated movie please add it. Dylan (talk) 00:13, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cool IJAWET CHRISTINE (talk) 09:11, 19 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikitable

I reformatted in the game list based on the slick wikitable from the guitar hero series wiki. Used Capcom for the developer for all the games, I'm sure they're not the developer for all of the games, and needs to be updated whenever possible. Tubeyes (talk) 16:10, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why are Resident Evil 1, 2, and 3 listed as Yes for PS2? On their respective pages, there is no mention of a PS2 release. I don't see them listed as having PS2 releases on GameFAQs either (unless they have different names). If the Yes for these is merely because the PS2 can play PS1 games, I think it should be changed to No, as it otherwise makes the table less-useful (no way to tell whether a game genuinely has a PS2 release, or is merely a PS1 game compatible). 72.48.75.131 (talk) 06:45, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Argument and characters

Where is the argument of the series and the characters? --190.163.57.146 (talk) 11:39, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A long long time ago, on a Wiki page that was deleted... There multiple individual articles for Resident Evil characters! Some of these articles were well written, while many failed WP:WAF and WP:V. Over time, some editors decided to take those articles to AFD, without holding a merge discussion first. Content was lost. The characters were moved to list pages, like Characters from Resident Evil 2. Then Character lists/articles were merged. More content was lost. Rather than having multiple bad articles, we eventually just had one large bad article. Eventually this article was copy-edited and sourced over a period of time. So, all the discussions are either in ADFs, or merged Talk pages from Character Lists. --  StarScream1007  ►Talk  16:44, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I see, thanks for the answer... --201.215.207.58 (talk) 14:23, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Why isn't there a Wiki entry for the t-virus? Seemingly other important game and film trivia are included, it would seem the t-virus should be right up there. Nasukaren (talk) 11:13, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Raccon City

Outbreak series?  TVippy  12:10, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Availability

Games, such as the ports/new titles announced for x360 and PS3 should not be listed as available in the wikitable when they are not avaialable at all, merely announced and in development. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caspar esq. (talk • contribs) 00:15, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merging some games together onto a list

I suggest that Resident Evil: The Missions , Resident Evil: Genesis , Resident Evil Confidential Report be merged together into List of Resident Evil games along with short summaries of the other games that are not merged but have separate articles. 65.93.12.101 (talk) 08:31, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A merge sounds reasonable, or better yet, a "Mobile games in the Resident Evil series" article (with a paragraph or two in the series article) – the individual games look too unsubstantial for individual pages, but a common article could present them in a more attractive manner. Prime Blue (talk) 13:08, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Which year was the original released?

The Prose says 1997 and the table says 1998 - so which is it? --87.194.194.250 (talk) 15:55, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

list of games

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3DResident Evil: The Darkside ChroniclesResident Evil 5Resident Evil: The Umbrella ChroniclesResident Evil 4Resident Evil Outbreak File 2Resident Evil OutbreakResident Evil: Dead AimResident Evil ZeroResident Evil GaidenResident Evil Survivor 2 Code: VeronicaResident Evil Code: VeronicaResident Evil SurvivorResident Evil 3: NemesisResident Evil 2Resident Evil (video game)

i think the tables make only sense for the "main games". most of the rest were only released on one system which makes the use of tables unnecessary. regardless of my opinion on the importance of the table, i think it has to be improved at least. the table needs a column for "mobile" (java games - mobile, not platform specific), while the columns for "zeebo" and "game.com" could be removed. (both of these platforms are not very popular and only contribute to the complexity of the table). one column that should be removed is the one regarding the "wii u". as far as i know there have been no statements regarding the release for a resident evil title for this platform (not to mention that the platform itself will not be released for quite some time). Stultitiam debello (talk) 14:58, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's ok. But I'm just an anon. Yet I'd suggest one slight improvement of the table:
1st: Make a "mobile games" section for all the mobile phone games (which now make up the "other games section")
2nd: Take Operation Raccoon City and create an "other console games" section and put this section before the "portable games" (which if one insists could be renamed into "handheld (console) games", but I digest).
That way you have a quite good structure moving from the core games to the spin-off series to stand alone spin-off titles on home consoles to the various portable and then mobile phone games. But even at this point, the list is pretty good (even though it does seem a little bulky and overblown at first glance - maybe it could be transformed into a seperate entry). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.19.205.222 (talk) 21:42, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, I agree with Tintor2 that the current table is horribly bloated and redundant, and that a timeline template (without the 19 [!!] mobile phone games) would make more sense. Imagine the platform fields for the current table once two more generations of home consoles will be released. Ugh. Prime Blue (talk) 13:58, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason the table I added was reverted without an edit summary and was later mentioned to have done vandalism to article.Tintor2 (talk) 19:32, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I saw that edit, but don't think he really meant it that way. I have told him that he should be more careful with labeling edits as vandalism. One thing on the timeline: is there a way to make the text on the right look less crude? Prime Blue (talk) 12:37, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have seen the FA Final Fantasy use a smaller table, but it only focused on the main games. See Final Fantasy#Main series.Tintor2 (talk) 14:53, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed those before, but was turned off because they were so small. I reworked that table now to be easier to read, and implemented it here. Prime Blue (talk) 16:15, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good.Tintor2 (talk) 00:25, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resident Evil Portable needs to be removed, because that game isn't happening.84.45.237.236 (talk) 15:17, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change

I cant see any mention of the name change from Biohazard to Resident Evil in this article. A section does exsist on the page for Resident Evil 1, but I think it should be mentioned here too. Vuvuzela2010 (talk) 20:32, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

B assessment

Expand Reception and I'll assess as B. --JDC808 ♫ 04:34, 20 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Project: Let's make the original game a GA

What to do:

  • More references everywhere (the existsing sources might be used more too).
  • More reception, including reviews, annual awards and retrospective lists and articles.
  • More development.

--Niemti (talk) 10:10, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Were all games "developed in Japan"?

Including such titles as Gaiden and OPR? --Niemti (talk) 13:36, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resident Evil: Red Falls

I honestly do believe that "Resident Evil: Red Falls" deserves a section in the films. While not officially created by CAPCOM, it was officially "approved" by CAPCOM. And, let's face it, it's significant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.210.68.193 (talk) 18:05, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Resident Evil: Red Falls is a landmark. It deserves to be on the wiki, not because it's official. But because of the wave it has made. Plus the official RE page and twitter shared yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GameOfThrones1988 (talk • contribs) 18:12, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TV Series

The other day Bloody Disgusting published an article indicating that a Resident Evil TV series was in the works.[1] Other online media sites, like Polygon and Joystiq have also looked into the story. While it is in fact legit, please bear in mind that it is not a TV Show yet. Right now it is just a pitch that a director is trying to sell to a network or media outlet. If a network chooses to pick it up, then it will deserve mention in this article. --  StarScream1007  ►Talk  21:26, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Storyline of the games

I'm open to start writing a possible Story section in the article. I'm wondering what is required (source wise) and also which games ought to be included (Just 0 - 6? Are games like Code Veronica etc. notable enough for inclusion?). --80.222.39.97 (talk) 19:27, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Story section is now split between main instalments and other related media. Could someone maybe help improve the Post-Raccoon City segment and maybe expand the other games section? Much obliged. --CaptainNtheGameMaster (talk) 16:25, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merge Resident Evil (animated film series) with this article

It has been suggested that this page be merged with Resident Evil. Proposed since March 2016.

Discussion is over at the film series article. --CaptainNtheGameMaster (talk) 16:49, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The material has now been merged with the main article. --CaptainNtheGameMaster (talk) 21:56, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Solutions to the ugly blank space in the Reception section?

Is there any way to move the Reviews table into that blank space in the Reception section? I previewed a few attempts at moving the table but it's a bit of a headache to figure out. Anybody better versed in tables have a suggestion? PcPrincipal (talk) 21:53, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Would anyone be aboosed to using a show-hide feature for the review scores? --  StarScream1007  ►Talk  22:26, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Do we actually need all those individual scores for each game on each system on this page? Why not remove the table entirely (perhaps discuss a few highlights if notable), and otherwise leave the individual game's scores to the individual game's pages? Aawood (talk) 11:07, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think either of those would be good options. I'm gonna look into the show-hide function in the mean time and maybe we could discuss restructuring the table, etc. PcPrincipal (talk) 19:38, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Once again, I'm baffled by this table. The mark-up is such a mess. Or maybe it's just me. But either way, someone who gets wikitables better than me should look more into it. This page has code for collapsible tables. PcPrincipal (talk) 19:47, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Any ideas StarScream1007 or Aawood? I'm gonna test a few more things out in the meantime. PcPrincipal (talk) 18:44, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Went through and condensed the ratings to just the original release consoles, removed the port ratings in order to at least shorten the table. PcPrincipal (talk) 19:38, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I like what you've done, definitely an improvement. Aawood (talk) 20:09, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that it looks much better. Good Job, PcPrincipal (talk · contribs). I tried to research the code for a collapsing table, but it does not seem to be compatible with 'Template:Video game series reviews' at the moment. We could make something from scratch, but this is a better option for now. --  StarScream1007  ►Talk  22:54, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! And yeah I might be more willing to look into it later on now that it's simplified. Another solution I thought of was adding more to the reception to fill in the blank space. I don't really have anything in mind for that though, and at that point we'd just be using content to fix a cosmetic issue. Maybe a backwards method. For now I'm fine with it, glad to hear it's looking better! PcPrincipal (talk) 17:55, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Should the franchise be referred to as Biohazard and only remarked to be called Resident Evil in the US?

Biohazard has been the original name published by the Japanese company as the authentic name, and published in parallel in the US as Resident Evil. The scope of Wikipedia is of a worldwide and some English-speaking countries (for instance, Hong Kong), has known this franchise as Biohazard instead of the American name. And also how this article does not contain the Biohazard logo is also beyond me. It has been mentioned in both the English and the Japanese articles that Biohazard has been the series name, only to be shown as Resident Evil for publishing in the US due to a used Trademark. Biohazard represents better the authentically intentional name of the original authors, and not to mention their preferred publishing name. -Joshua.yathin.yu (talk) 07:49, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Erevys (talk · contribs) please explain here why you think the movie logo should be retained in the article. If you continue to revert without edit summaries or discussing on talk pages, you will be blocked again for longer or potentially indefinitely. As to why I want it pulled from the article, it simply doesn't help illustrate anything to the user. The picture of the director and lead actor is more informative. TarkusABtalk/contrib 17:36, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to keep both images? Since they are technically free, there's no need to worry about a Fair Use Rationale. I think they both have some merit, but I am learning towards Tarkus. The logo will likely be dated once more information is released about the reboot film. --  StarScream1007  ►Talk  18:54, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Zero and CV, mainline or spin-off?

There seems to be some disagreement on whether Resident Evil Zero and Resident Evil: Code Veronica are considered mainline entries or spin-offs. I, for one, think we should list them as mainline entries:

  • They feature gameplay identical to the mainline entries at the time. Spin-offs which were all light gun games, Game Boy games, etc.
  • They are canonically tied with the mainline plot.
  • They are both more ambitious projects than Resident Evil 3 in terms of scope / scale / probably development costs.
  • Resident Evil Zero is numbered. Being a prequel doesn't matter.
  • Code Veronica is a mainline entry in every way except it has no number, and this was for marketing reasons. (discussed HERE)
  • Sources discuss them as mainline entries: [2][3][4][5]

TarkusABtalk/contrib 01:34, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Adding content

I'd say that adding the Japanese and Hepburn text fits the article more just like the Silent Hill article.

It's okay if you disagree. 49.150.75.30 (talk) 02:17, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The GA/FA-class articles about video game franchises, such as Clock Tower (series), Fire Emblem, Metroid, Persona (series), and Final Fantasy all use the ref-note as opposed to directly placing the Japanese/Hepburn text in the lead. However, I do not think there's a MOS standard for this. Let's see what the other editors think. --  StarScream1007  ►Talk  02:34, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
WP:VG/JP. Popcornfud (talk) 03:25, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

List of Resident Evil creatures

I think it would be nice to have a list of the monsters that appear in the games.

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