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In joint efforts with the original creators, Capcom, we’re thrilled to announce the re-release of the original Resident Evil™, the groundbreaking series that heralded the golden age of the survival horror genre!

This iconic classic is now available with all its original content intact, featuring quality of life improvements and enhanced compatibility for modern systems. As part of GOG’s ongoing effort to protect and preserve classic games, Resident Evil is now available on the DRM-free GOG store!

Capcom's Resident Evil series has defined and revolutionized the survival horror genre, with the original Resident Evil, Resident Evil™ 2, and Resident Evil™ 3: Nemesis being standout titles that have captivated gamers worldwide. While Resident Evil set the stage, introducing players to the eerie Spencer Mansion and navigating them through terrifying encounters and intricate puzzles, its atmospheric tension and innovative gameplay mechanics laid the foundation for the series' success. Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis successfully expanded the universe, delivering unforgettable experiences that deepened the franchise's lore and horror elements.

That’s not all, though – for the complete Resident Evil experience, we decided to invite someone special to tell us something more about the series. It’s Suzi Hunter, also known as TheSphereHunter! In an exclusive video, Suzi will introduce the history of the franchise and tell the story of its originals’ revival, while interviewing some of the most interesting figures that took part in the process – including GOG’s very own Technical Producer, Adam Ziółkowski, as well as Head of Business Development, Bartosz Kwietniewski. The video will go live soon, and you’ll be able to watch it HERE – so stay tuned!

That being said – Resident Evil is now live on GOG, DRM-free! You can also wishlist Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, or pre-purchase them alongside Resident Evil in a special Bundle – you wouldn’t want to miss this occasion!
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P-E-S: RE1 was originally designed with the the PS1 controller in mind, so tank controls for this kind of game made perfect sense at the time. I wouldn't be surprised if it still played better on a modern gamepad than on a keyboard. *shrug* Hell, I found the Tomb Raider trilogy remaster tank controls more comfortable on a gamepad, and I played the original games with keyboard before then.
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Spectrum_Legacy: RE1 was designed with a gamepad in mind, though it was digital-only pad at that time, so pretty much a keyboard with different ergonomics. Director's cut on ps1 was the late version which supported analogue sticks and rumble of then brand new dualshock pad, but had a completely different soundtrack and came out just a couple of months before the release of RE2.
Minor correction - They released Director's Cut before Dual Shock became a big deal. The gimmick with that release was an arranged mode and uncensored intro, the latter of which they botched by putting the original US intro in and not realizing they'd messed up. They would release ANOTHER version of the game with Dual Shock support, entitled Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock. They still didn't put the Japanese intro in.

Capcom have always been whores.
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tfishell: RE1 is now at page 34 of 204 Bestselling All-Time, so that's cool. :)
I hope Capcom is happy with how well the classic trilogy is doing so far so that we'll get more Resident Evil on GOG in the future and also other requested Capcom titles.
I remember playing this on PS1. Good times
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NuffCatnip: Resident Evil is the daddy of survival horror
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Swedrami: There'd be no RE without Alone in the Dark though.
There’d be no Resident Evil without Sweet Home (Famicom) either. :)
Capcom has long been console-centric, but I remember seeing a PC version of Resident Evil and Super Street Fighter 2 many years ago.

I hope this means Capcom is more open to releasing more games on GOG in the future.
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tfishell: RE1 is now at page 34 of 204 Bestselling All-Time, so that's cool. :)
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Berzerk2k2: I hope Capcom is happy with how well the classic trilogy is doing so far so that we'll get more Resident Evil on GOG in the future and also other requested Capcom titles.
I did not buy it because the discount, the "promised one", is not added, on top of a already higher price... at some point i just say "sorry..." not gonna work. It would mean the price is at least 20-30% higher compared to US and EU.
Post edited 10 hours ago by Xeshra
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SpaceMadness: Capcom has long been console-centric, but I remember seeing a PC version of Resident Evil and Super Street Fighter 2 many years ago.

I hope this means Capcom is more open to releasing more games on GOG in the future.
I am not quite sure what you mean. Capcom have constantly been releasing games on PC as well, with many of the new games being cross-platform releases. For example Street Fights 6, Monster Hunter games, Dragons Dogma 2, Exoprimal, Resident Evil series and remakes and so on. As well as releaseing quite a few classic games on PC, e.g. Megaman, Street Fighter collection or Ace Attorney series among others.

Many of them are doing very well on PC. You may argue that some of the ports are a bit lazy and not very optimized (glaring at DD 2), but Capcom have not really been console centric in my opinion.
Post edited 9 hours ago by amok