GameSpot’s large new video week continues with the primary installment of “How It Saved.” This can be a recurring collection through which senior producer Dave Klein paperwork how particular video games have pulled franchises again from the brink, or in some circumstances, how they helped save sport studios keep up and operating.
The Resident Evil collection debuted in 1996, and it helped outline the survival horror style, and its sequels expanded on the formulation and helped develop the franchise to new heights. Within the debut episode, “How Resident Evil 4 Saved Resident Evil,” Dave discusses intimately how the 2005 sport helped flip issues round after the collection started to decelerate by way of gross sales.
“Resident Evil 4 carried the torch for Resident Evil by means of a slowing of curiosity in survival horror. It fully revitalized the collection, launched it to new followers, and was capable of pave a path for Resident Evil till its subsequent large comeback,” Dave argues within the video. “Resident Evil 4 could also be divisive for some, however I feel there’s little doubt that it saved the Resident Evil franchise.”
In case you are simply catching up, take a look at GameSpot’s Historical past of Legend of Zelda video and the primary episode of The Kurt Locker that digs into all of the latest remakes. It’s also possible to watch a video about why you are doing your self a disservice by solely taking part in Resident Evil 4’s remake as soon as. We even have a neat video the place a swords skilled reacts to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s lightsabers.
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