Resident Evil Play Order?

[Allie Rin]

I have a resident evil play order pulled up on google, but I just wanted to get a second opinion, I used to know a guy that played these games religiously like back in the game cube days but sadly i'm out of touch with him. What order should I play these games? Should I skip any etc. I don't know anything about the world other than a view wikipidia articles and the first Resident Evil Movie.

[Carver]

I'd advise the most important ones in chronological order:
Resident Evil (Remake), RE:Zero (despite it being a prequel it was released after RE1 and will spoil that game), RE2, RE3, Code Veronica, RE4, Revelations, RE5, Revelations 2, RE6, RE7 and then RE8.

Then there are a number of spin-offs like Outbreak 1 and 2 which take place in the same period as RE2/3, there's the three Survivor games which are first-person shooters, the Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles lightshooter games on Wii which mostly recap previous games along with new stories. You can avoid Umbrella Corps and make up your own mind on Operation Raccoon City.

The remake of RE1 is pretty much the same game as the original while having been rebuilt from scratch with additional content.
As for RE2 and RE3 I would say go and play the originals first if you can. The remakes are good but they don't beat the old ones for me.

[Allie Rin]

Originally posted by Carver:

I'd advise the most important ones in chronological order:
Resident Evil (Remake), RE:Zero (despite it being a prequel it was released after RE1 and will spoil that game), RE2, RE3, Code Veronica, RE4, Revelations, RE5, Revelations 2, RE6, RE7 and then RE8.

Then there are a number of spin-offs like Outbreak 1 and 2 which take place in the same period as RE2/3, there's the three Survivor games which are first-person shooters, the Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles lightshooter games on Wii which mostly recap previous games along with new stories. You can avoid Umbrella Corps and make up your own mind on Operation Raccoon City.

I appreciate it, and I'm focused on the main games, I'm ok with skipping spinoffs, or whatever isn't on Steam.

[Carver]

Originally posted by Kioshi Rin:

Originally posted by Carver:

I'd advise the most important ones in chronological order:
Resident Evil (Remake), RE:Zero (despite it being a prequel it was released after RE1 and will spoil that game), RE2, RE3, Code Veronica, RE4, Revelations, RE5, Revelations 2, RE6, RE7 and then RE8.

Then there are a number of spin-offs like Outbreak 1 and 2 which take place in the same period as RE2/3, there's the three Survivor games which are first-person shooters, the Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles lightshooter games on Wii which mostly recap previous games along with new stories. You can avoid Umbrella Corps and make up your own mind on Operation Raccoon City.

I appreciate it, and I'm focused on the main games, I'm ok with skipping spinoffs, or whatever isn't on Steam.

You'll find all except Code Veronica are on Steam. If you happen to have a PS3/4 or Xbox 360/One and like the gameplay of the old-school games it's available digitally.

[Allie Rin]

Thank you for the help. =)

[HelenaEX2]

Originally posted by Kioshi Rin:

Thank you for the help. =)

If you want to complete all the mistery facts like how Ada survive on RE2 or how Wesker escape the mansion on RE1 or the secret mention that RE5 mention Chris and Jill assaulting an umbrella base on rusia, RE:Umbrella Chronicles explain all that and if you are intrested on the mission were Leon and Krauser where partners (something is only mentiones but never explain on the main games) RE:Umbrella Chronicles. Plus RE:Umbrella chronicles is kinda a short version for RE0, RE1 and with extra stories. RE:Darkside Chronicles is RE2, RE:CV short version. I recommend paly it only if you already pass the original versions bc those two games are only kill enemies, they delete all the puzzles.