It's been almost 12 years since Resident Evil 3: Nemesis hit shelves everywhere. While I personally wasn't in to Resident Evil at the time, I still appreciate the game for what it is. When I was younger, I wasn't really into video games, therefore I knew absolutely nothing about Resident Evil. In the last 5 years I've discovered it and I am now one of the series' biggest fans, no seriously, I am the biggest, I'm really over-weight(Jk)! But seriously, I am. I love the series, and my absolute favorite game in the series is Nemesis. 2012 will bring us three new Resident Evil games and two Resident Evil movies (One CGI and one where Paul W.S. Ander-butt screws up the story.) So in honor of the original survivor horror game series, I thought I'd share my thoughts on NEMESIS.
Now, first off let me say, this game is confusing, well, not so much the game as the timeline of the game. Resident Evil 3 takes place on September 28, 1998, two months after the first Resident Evil game, and 24 hours before Resident Evil 2 begins. The game follows Jill Valentine as she tries to escape the zombie infested Raccoon City after the T-Virus outbreak caused by the evil pharmaceutical company Umbrella. The second half of the game takes place two days after Resident Evil 2. Zombies aren't the only thing Miss Valentine has to face. The most horrifying and persistent monster in the Resident Evil series(In my opinion.), the Nemesis is after Jill, and it won't stop until she's dead.
This game is my all time favorite! It's not just because my favorite video game character(Jill) is the star of the show, it's also because that this game is truly scary. You're wondering around a city crawling with the walking dead and you never know when your BFF, Nemesis, is going to pop out trying to blow your head off with a rocket launcher! While Lickers don't join the party this time around, Hunters make a comeback toward the end and Brain Suckers are thrown in for added fun! Not to mention a worm-like creature called Gravedigger trying to eff you up in the sewers! YAY!!!
Jill has a new partner in this game by the name of Carlos Oliveira, but he pales in comparison to the epic Chris Redfield. At one point Jill has to bitch-slap Carlos to keep him on task, he just sucks. I would have much rather Chris come back to rescue Jill and help her through the hellish city, but at the same time, I feel that would have taken away from Jill's story. This game shows how tough and badass Jill is. She didn't need a knight in shining armor to ride up on his white horse to save her. This is why I love Resident Evil. This game series is all about the ladies. It has created strong, powerful women who aren't affraid to get their hands dirty or get blood on their shoes. They get shit done and look good while doing it.
To me Resident Evil 3 is more than just a survival horror game. It also has deeper meaning. It's revealed at the beginning of the game, that Jill and other surviving S.T.A.R.S. members have tried to warn the the inhabitants of Raccoon City about the illegal Bio-weapon research that Umbrella was doing. Unfortunately, the all powerful and influencing Umbrella has the people of the city swayed. No one dared to oppose them and they listened blindly to what was told to them. While Chris, Barry and Rebecca(Jill's teammates), leave to investigate other Umbrella operations, Jill stays in Raccoon City to investigate further and join them later. I believe Jill also stayed to try and warn the citizens of Raccoon City one last time. They refused to listen.
In many ways, the citizens of Raccoon City were already zombies. They were easily manipulated by the media and whatever they were told. They refused to question authority, and unfortunately it lead to their doom. Jill being stuck in the city, in a way, is no different to her being in the city before the outbreak. She's still around mindless zombies and dangerous situations, they're just more literal. Now she's trapped and she has to get out, but this time it'll be much harder than it would have been.
I know people trash this game these days, bitching about how bad the graphics are and how cheesy the dialog is, but this game was made in 1999 for God's sake! Give this game a little respect for what it was at the time of it's release! I wasn't even into gaming at the time, but I can still respect this game and many others for what they are and when they were made.
For more information on this game and Resident Evil in general, visit the links below! Love ya bye!
The Official Site
The Wiki Page
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