Tis now December good gentlefolk!
In RE lore it has been almost 25 years since the events of Resident Evil Code Veronica. So it's auspicious that rumours of a remake are now abound.
Resident Evil Code Veronica X
I had planned on posting this on the 20th anniversary of the EU release Code Veronica X in September last year, but life doesn't always go the way one plans.
So i'll settle for passive aggressively posting it on the 17th anniversary the golden child Resident Evil 4
Code veronica is the 4th main instalment in the RE franchise, staring RE 2's Claire Redfield!
Despite the importance of the narrative and the amount of franchise heavyweights that make their return/debut, this game didn’t get the title of ‘RE4’ which still baffles me.
It's a transitional game in terms of hardware and graphics, it started the tentative move away from pre-rendered backgrounds but kept the fixed/camera resources management of previous titles.
In terms of gameplay, puzzles, narrative and atmosphere it is among the last of the true classic style of Resident Evil games, it's certainly a diamond in the rough and even its strongest defenders have mixed feeling about it certain aspects of it’s design, especially with regards to a certain puzzle involving a canon...
But I digress, the real appeal of this game is it's operatic gothic horror narrative, larger than life villains, great soundtrack and atmosphere.
Claire is reunited at last with her brother Chris and they work together to chip away one more pillar of the Umbrella corporation, the Redfield’s work as a great parallel to the tragic but demented Ashford twins who steal the show.
This Code Veronica poster I'm working on is taking forever. 😩
Here's another preview, one of the assets I've made, the jewel puzzle painting from the mansion replica hall.
Featuring those lovable murderous aristocrats, the Ashford's!
Today was the 20th anniversary of the EU release of Resident Evil: Code Veronica X
A much more elaborate poster to celebrate this diamond in the rough is still being finished because Life™ got in the way.
For now please enjoy this preview in the style of a 2000's forum sig.
Day 21 #inktober2020
“Redfield!!”