Amazing launch for the franchise.

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    2 days ago

    Resident Evil 4 remake peaked at 168k players. Does anybody know why this one is so much more famous? It’s almost double the count.

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      1 day ago

      They made Leon hotter by asking women on the dev team for feedback on his design, thus crafting the Ultimate Hot Leon, or something.

      Also, more people buying and playing video games now compared to the past.

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      The last 10 years or so, there was a sort of “Old RE” and “New RE” set of fans. The new games have really kept their distance from existing lore, and the gameplay has been very different from the older games.

      This is the first new Resident Evil game in a long time that promises to bring the old lore back to the forefront, as well as merging the two styles of game.

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        8 hours ago

        I’m one of them!

        Well…kinda. I have zero interest in Resident Evil outside of Raccoon City, and I’m a very recent player.

        RE4 onwards just took things to a location and direction I have no interest in, so seeing this one take me ‘back’…I’m in!