Operating off like that was reckless AND silly

It was all the time inevitable that Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake was going to do gangbusters numbers — in spite of everything, the studio was revisiting one among their most closely-held, beloved, and nostalgic releases. However plainly the pull of the Raccoon Metropolis Police Division is aware of no bounds, with the latest information that the critically acclaimed revisit has surpassed a staggering 10 million whole gross sales.

Launched in 2019, just a little over 20 years on from the groundbreaking PlayStation basic, Resident Evil 2 is a retelling of the worst “first day on the job” ever. Heroes Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield roll into Raccoon Metropolis to search out that the whole city has been besieged by terrifying biokinetic monsters. Holding fort in probably the most bizarrely designed police station in fashionable reminiscence, the brand new buddies try and survive the evening, holding off a menagerie of beasties whereas uncovering the reality concerning the dwelling nightmare now engulfing the burned-out ‘berg.

Capcom’s revelation of the remake’s ongoing success is well timed, arriving on the identical day that streaming service Netflix premieres its live-action adaptation, Resident Evil. The brand new present sees lead character Jade Wesker (Ella Balinska) trying to make sense of the more and more threatening world round her, while additionally coming to phrases with the depressing and damaging legacy her bloodline has left behind. Whereas I’m but to take a look at the present myself, this morning’s spherical of critiques appear fairly divisive, however nonetheless err on the aspect of positivity for probably the most half.

Resident Evil 2 is on the market now on PS4, PC, and Xbox One.

Chris Moyse

Senior Editor – Chris has been taking part in video video games because the Eighties. Former Saturday Evening Slam Grasp. Graduated from Galaxy Excessive with honors. Twitter: @ChrisxMoyse