What's with the name of the game?

[mti_]

E: Just for clarification because it is apparently region dependant;
For me this game is called "RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard / BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil"

http://puu.sh/tIAm7/3d74549120.jpg

I don't know anything about this series so maybe it is an odd question to ask but what's up with the name?
Is it Resident Evil 7? Or RESIDENT EVIL 7? Is it biohazard or BIOHAZARD? Was there a BIOHZARD 1 to 6? Did they have a massive fight in the office over the name and eventually just decided not to decide anything and just use all variations anyone ever came up with?
This must be the worst game title on Steam.

[Crusta]

Western

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

[snob]

in certan regions thats the name that the series goes by.

ie: http://www.shezis-collection.com/Resident%20Evil/Misc.htm

[Skankhunt42]

Good question. I'd also like to know.

[Crusta]

Japanese

Biohazard 7: Resident Evil

[J4MESOX4D]

RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard or BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil

[the2ndSign]

The Resident Evil series is known as Biohazard in Japan.

[mti_]

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard or BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil

But why the seemingly arbitrary capslock? In one instance you can spell resident evil in all lower case but not in the other? Why does the first part need to be all upper case anyway? And how can it be BIOHAZARD 7 if there was no BIOHAZARD 1 to 6?

[the2ndSign]

Originally posted by mti_:

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard or BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil

But why the seemingly arbitrary capslock? In one instance you can spell resident evil in all lower case but not in the other? Why does the first part need to be all upper case anyway? And how can it be BIOHAZARD 7 if there was no BIOHAZARD 1 to 6?

Who honestly cares about the caps? xd

And yes, there were Biohazards 1-6. As has been stated already, Biohazard is the name of the series in Japan.

The name of this game is styled RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard in the west. In Japan, it's BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil. I agree it looks clunky on the store page but is it really worth a thread?

[mti_]

Originally posted by JamesFrancoSingingBritneySpears:

Japanese

Biohazard 7: Resident Evil

Originally posted by JamesFrancoSingingBritneySpears:

Western

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Okay that sheds some light on it but why is it (seemingly) randomly upper case?
And why is it called "RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard / BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil" in my (western) country not "RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard"?

[Trygger]

Basically in Japan the Resident Evil series was called BioHazard. (Maybe something to do with translation? No Japanese equivalent to the phrase? Idk) More fitting actually as the series is about conspiracy and bioweapons, too, and not just zombies.

Anyways, for RE7, they "combined" the two names. In America, it's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. In Japan? BioHazard 7: Resident Evil.

You want to see a real name ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? Check out Final Fantasy. Some games were not released outside of Japan, so some games were re-numbered. I think 5 and 6 became 2 and 3 in America, etc. until they just said ♥♥♥♥ it with final fantasy 7.

[mti_]

Originally posted by Klepty Snatchngrab:

Originally posted by mti_:

But why the seemingly arbitrary capslock? In one instance you can spell resident evil in all lower case but not in the other? Why does the first part need to be all upper case anyway? And how can it be BIOHAZARD 7 if there was no BIOHAZARD 1 to 6?

Who honestly cares about the caps? xd

And yes, there were Biohazards 1-6. As has been stated already, Biohazard is the name of the series in Japan.

Because all caps is something that 12 year olds utlilize not something you would expect from a major publisher. Also as I have pointed out in my edit the game is simply called both variations on my steam store so it deserves "worst game title ever".
I will send them an award by mail.
The japanese are fookin mental.

[Clord]

As I understand it, they want the series title be written in caps, just like it appears in the logo (albeit different font.)

Anyway, this separate naming thing is from back the first Biohazard that then was released to west as Resident Evil.

So yeah, in Japan it's officially Biohazard - Resident Evil.

[the2ndSign]

Originally posted by James The MiG-21bis Pilot Skunk:

Basically in Japan the Resident Evil series was called BioHazard. (Maybe something to do with translation? No Japanese equivalent to the phrase? Idk) More fitting actually as the series is about conspiracy and bioweapons, too, and not just zombies.

Copyrighting the name "Biohazard" in the west was difficult, as there was already a band going by that name, as well as another game using it. That's why it was changed.

[mti_]

Originally posted by Clord:

As I understand it, they want the series title be written in caps, just like it appears in the logo (albeit different font.)

Anyway, this separate naming thing is from back the first Biohazard that then was released to west as Resident Evil.

If only it was actually different. For me it is combined.

http://puu.sh/tIAm7/3d74549120.jpg

[DarkSamus]

Resident Evil has always been known as Biohazard in Japan
Japanese must find it really annoying to have to find "Biohazard" in the "R"'s on Steam.

Resident Evil 7 <Japanese get upset
Biohazard 7 <Westerners get upset
Resident Evil 7 / Biohazard 7 < Works for everyone world wide.

Be happy it's listed as Resident Evil and not Biohazard.
Imagine the annoyance of having to go to B just for one or two games in the series like Japanese have to go to "R" currently for all there Biohazard games