Which RE game should I start playing story wise?

[rogehpleb]

I have never finished a RE game before, I played 7, a little bit of 2 and 70 percent of RE 4 HD.
I really want to understand the story better and play the games in order, I know this isn't really the place to discuss it because it's RE 2's hub but yeah. Any help appreciated!

[Pepper Pimienta]

Best option would be to look up a Resident Evil Time line to know which order the games are in because there not all in order by there Numbers Because Resident Evil 3 took place Before Resident Evil 2 as a Example.

[littleChama]

Chronologically is RE0, RE1, RE3 (the first part of the game), RE2, RE3 (the rest of the game)
This is where it all began.

[Duane Dibbley]

re1 ( i recommend the remake ) then re0 ( 0 has some spoilers for re1 in it ) then re2 and finally 3

[rogehpleb]

ValVision eredeti hozzászólása:

Resident Evil 0 - Takes place in July 23, 1998.
Resident Evil 1 - Takes place in July 24, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The first part takes place in September 28, 1998.
Resident Evil 2 - Takes place in September 29-30, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The second part takes place in October 1-2, 1998.
Resident Evil Survivor - Takes place in November 1998
Resident Evil Code: Veronica - Takes place in December 1998.
Resident Evil Dead Aim - Takes place in September 2002.
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil 4 - Takes place in Fall 2004.
Resident Evil Degeneration [Movie] - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil Revelations - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil 5 “Lost in Nightmares DLC” - Takes place in August 2006.
Resident Evil 5 - Takes place in March 2009.
Resident Evil Damnation [Movie] - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil 6 - Takes place in December 2012 – July 2013.
Resident Evil Vendetta [Movie] - Takes place after 2013.
Resident Evil 7 “Daughters DLC” - Takes place in 2014.
Resident Evil 7 - Takes place in July 2017.

Jesus, Thank you so much :p

[Overseer]

Definitely avoid RE0. Start with 1 then maybe 2 and 3 plus Veronica and only after that 0.
0 is hard and includes characters from other REs. So its all the wrong way to look for story and then end up with things you don't fully understand.

[talgaby]

If you don't want to play all of them, you can skip ahead to certain points. RE4 starts a new segment, and so does RE7. Both are good jump-on points.
If you want the "full" story without too much time effort, then you can play the numbered games and Code: Veronica, and skip the rest.
All games apart from RE0 and Revelations 2 are totally self-contained, so you can skip as many as you want.

[V I D A L]

Rogehpleb eredeti hozzászólása:

ValVision eredeti hozzászólása:

Resident Evil 0 - Takes place in July 23, 1998.
Resident Evil 1 - Takes place in July 24, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The first part takes place in September 28, 1998.
Resident Evil 2 - Takes place in September 29-30, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The second part takes place in October 1-2, 1998.
Resident Evil Survivor - Takes place in November 1998
Resident Evil Code: Veronica - Takes place in December 1998.
Resident Evil Dead Aim - Takes place in September 2002.
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil 4 - Takes place in Fall 2004.
Resident Evil Degeneration [Movie] - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil Revelations - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil 5 “Lost in Nightmares DLC” - Takes place in August 2006.
Resident Evil 5 - Takes place in March 2009.
Resident Evil Damnation [Movie] - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil 6 - Takes place in December 2012 – July 2013.
Resident Evil Vendetta [Movie] - Takes place after 2013.
Resident Evil 7 “Daughters DLC” - Takes place in 2014.
Resident Evil 7 - Takes place in July 2017.

Jesus, Thank you so much :p

This is the chronological order, but not the order you should play if you're new. You should play RE0 only after playing RE2. There will be spoilers otherwise. RE0 came out years after RE1 and RE2 and the story assumes you have played those games already.

So you should do RE 1, RE 2, RE 0...

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Play the original one it’s still the best or play last one it’s in first person which makes the game really creepy

[lauroon]

Resident Evil 3 - The first part takes place in September 28, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The second part takes place in October 1-2, 1998.

Where exactly are the days coming from? Having played RE3 on PS1. I have never found, where the 5 days are coming from. Maybe a day passed, while Jill was unconscious in the Church. OK. And what else?

[mdesaleah]

If you start with 0, that'll be the first and last game you play in the series. DO NOT start with 0

[goka9696]

Rogehpleb eredeti hozzászólása:

ValVision eredeti hozzászólása:

Resident Evil 0 - Takes place in July 23, 1998.
Resident Evil 1 - Takes place in July 24, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The first part takes place in September 28, 1998.
Resident Evil 2 - Takes place in September 29-30, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The second part takes place in October 1-2, 1998.
Resident Evil Survivor - Takes place in November 1998
Resident Evil Code: Veronica - Takes place in December 1998.
Resident Evil Dead Aim - Takes place in September 2002.
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil 4 - Takes place in Fall 2004.
Resident Evil Degeneration [Movie] - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil Revelations - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil 5 “Lost in Nightmares DLC” - Takes place in August 2006.
Resident Evil 5 - Takes place in March 2009.
Resident Evil Damnation [Movie] - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil 6 - Takes place in December 2012 – July 2013.
Resident Evil Vendetta [Movie] - Takes place after 2013.
Resident Evil 7 “Daughters DLC” - Takes place in 2014.
Resident Evil 7 - Takes place in July 2017.

Jesus, Thank you so much :p

You should mark it as the correct answer, that's a great list.

[mdesaleah]

goka9696 eredeti hozzászólása:

Rogehpleb eredeti hozzászólása:

Jesus, Thank you so much :p

You should mark it as the correct answer, that's a great list.

Its good chronologically. But its not accurate as a playing guide for first time players

[goka9696]

mdesaleah eredeti hozzászólása:

goka9696 eredeti hozzászólása:

You should mark it as the correct answer, that's a great list.

Its good chronologically. But its not accurate as a playing guide for first time players

The only really bad options there are RE0, dead aim and survivor, everything else is fine, no?

[TheRat62]

I would personally start with RE1 REmake just because I think it's a much better introduction to the overall story than RE0 is.

RE0 feels like one of the those prequels that was made not to become the "first" game of the series but moreso to fill in a little backstory to Resident Evil 1.

In my opinion, the backstory they created in RE0 is a little silly anyway once you figure out why the zombie outbreak happened it's almost better the way it was hinted at being an "accident" in RE1.

RE0 just complicted it all and made it silly but whatever it is cannon. I try to forget that part of the canon and pretend it doesn't exist just for myself.

I'd start with RE1. A much better game than RE0. Then I'd play RE0 to get the extra backstory. Then I'd follow the timeline to a tee from RE2 on.

I feel like if people start with RE0 it may turn them off from the series because it's a pretty mediocre game whereas RE1 is a masterpiece.

[Cursed Hawkins]

ValVision eredeti hozzászólása:

Resident Evil 0 - Takes place in July 23, 1998.
Resident Evil 1 - Takes place in July 24, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The first part takes place in September 28, 1998.
Resident Evil 2 - Takes place in September 29-30, 1998.
Resident Evil 3 - The second part takes place in October 1-2, 1998.
Resident Evil Survivor - Takes place in November 1998
Resident Evil Code: Veronica - Takes place in December 1998.
Resident Evil Dead Aim - Takes place in September 2002.
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles - Takes place in February 2003.
Resident Evil 4 - Takes place in Fall 2004.
Resident Evil Degeneration [Movie] - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil Revelations - Takes place in 2005.
Resident Evil 5 “Lost in Nightmares DLC” - Takes place in August 2006.
Resident Evil 5 - Takes place in March 2009.
Resident Evil Damnation [Movie] - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Takes place in 2011.
Resident Evil 6 - Takes place in December 2012 – July 2013.
Resident Evil Vendetta [Movie] - Takes place after 2013.
Resident Evil 7 “Daughters DLC” - Takes place in 2014.
Resident Evil 7 - Takes place in July 2017.

You seem to be missing the outbreak titles in that list.