Underplayed Gems

Resident Evil: Director's Cut (1997)

Resident Evil: Director's Cut cover
Developer
Capcom Planning Room 2
Publisher
Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Capcom
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Rating
3.9 of 5, 61 player ratings
Main story
about 9.2 hours
Where to get it
PlayStation Store

How it feels

Creeping dread through dimly lit corridors, where every bullet counts and every corner might hide something hungry.

tenseatmosphericsurvival horrorslow-pacedoppressivepuzzle-drivenresource-scarceunsettling

About

Resident Evil: Director's Cut is an arranged version of the original game produced to compensate for the highly publicized delay of the sequel Resident Evil 2. The game contains a new arranged mode with various changes made to the game. The original release of the Director's Cut advertised an uncut version of the opening cinema in full colour and never-before-seen. Notable aspects of this video include shots of a corpse with bites taken out of the face, close-ups of zombie dogs bleeding when shot, and graphic quick-cuts of Joseph being bitten by these dogs.

What players say

The genre-defining survival horror where fixed cameras and deliberately awkward tank controls amplify dread and make every corner terrifying; revered for unmatched atmosphere even as modern players find the controls and backtracking frustrating.

Trailer

Screenshots

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