12 Old School Resident Evil Style Games YOU NEED TO SEE
798Back in the 1990s Resident Evil established the foundation for survival horror – exploratory gameplay, strict inventory management, fixed camera positions, tank controls, and pre-rendered backgrounds are the most common tropes that have endured in the years succeeding.
Thing is, whether loved or hated many of these tropes were deliberate design decisions, necessary at the time to overcome technical limitations present in game development. It makes sense that some years later indie and small-time game developers are adopting these design elements as they’ll likely lead to cheaper production costs.
There’s also something uniquely encapsulating with old school survival horror too, one which no matter the budget game developers are looking to replicate. This feature showcases 12 released and upcoming survival horror games which are heavily indebted to Resident Evil’s original design aesthetic.
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