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Resident Evil: Survivor

Is there some reason this game is not in the infobox or is that just an oversight? Beeblebrox (talk) 21:57, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, per WP:SILENCE, I've added it to the infobox. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:31, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Film series

Seeing as there are already six films (4 live action and 2 animated), does anybody else feel like there should be a separate page dealing with the film series? ONEder Boy (talk) 20:14, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Infobox only lists 5 films. 4 live action and 1 animation. If you know of another animated movie please add it. Dylan (talk) 00:13, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikitable

I reformatted in the game list based on the slick wikitable from the guitar hero series wiki. Used Capcom for the developer for all the games, I'm sure they're not the developer for all of the games, and needs to be updated whenever possible. Tubeyes (talk) 16:10, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why are Resident Evil 1, 2, and 3 listed as Yes for PS2? On their respective pages, there is no mention of a PS2 release. I don't see them listed as having PS2 releases on GameFAQs either (unless they have different names). If the Yes for these is merely because the PS2 can play PS1 games, I think it should be changed to No, as it otherwise makes the table less-useful (no way to tell whether a game genuinely has a PS2 release, or is merely a PS1 game compatible). 72.48.75.131 (talk) 06:45, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Argument and characters

Where is the argument of the series and the characters? --190.163.57.146 (talk) 11:39, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A long long time ago, on a Wiki page that was deleted... There multiple individual articles for Resident Evil characters! Some of these articles were well written, while many failed WP:WAF and WP:V. Over time, some editors decided to take those articles to AFD, without holding a merge discussion first. Content was lost. The characters were moved to list pages, like Characters from Resident Evil 2. Then Character lists/articles were merged. More content was lost. Rather than having multiple bad articles, we eventually just had one large bad article. Eventually this article was copy-edited and sourced over a period of time. So, all the discussions are either in ADFs, or merged Talk pages from Character Lists. -- StarScream1007 ►Talk 16:44, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I see, thanks for the answer... --201.215.207.58 (talk) 14:23, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why isn't there a Wiki entry for the t-virus? Seemingly other important game and film trivia are included, it would seem the t-virus should be right up there. Nasukaren (talk) 11:13, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Raccon City

Outbreak series? TVippy 12:10, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Availability

Games, such as the ports/new titles announced for x360 and PS3 should not be listed as available in the wikitable when they are not avaialable at all, merely announced and in development. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caspar esq. (talk • contribs) 00:15, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merging some games together onto a list

I suggest that Resident Evil: The Missions , Resident Evil: Genesis , Resident Evil Confidential Report be merged together into List of Resident Evil games along with short summaries of the other games that are not merged but have separate articles. 65.93.12.101 (talk) 08:31, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A merge sounds reasonable, or better yet, a "Mobile games in the Resident Evil series" article (with a paragraph or two in the series article) – the individual games look too unsubstantial for individual pages, but a common article could present them in a more attractive manner. Prime Blue (talk) 13:08, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Which year was the original released?

The Prose says 1997 and the table says 1998 - so which is it? --87.194.194.250 (talk) 15:55, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

list of games

i think the tables make only sense for the "main games". most of the rest were only released on one system which makes the use of tables unnecessary. regardless of my opinion on the importance of the table, i think it has to be improved at least. the table needs a column for "mobile" (java games - mobile, not platform specific), while the columns for "zeebo" and "game.com" could be removed. (both of these platforms are not very popular and only contribute to the complexity of the table). one column that should be removed is the one regarding the "wii u". as far as i know there have been no statements regarding the release for a resident evil title for this platform (not to mention that the platform itself will not be released for quite some time). Stultitiam debello (talk) 14:58, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's ok. But I'm just an anon. Yet I'd suggest one slight improvement of the table:

1st: Make a "mobile games" section for all the mobile phone games (which now make up the "other games section")

2nd: Take Operation Raccoon City and create an "other console games" section and put this section before the "portable games" (which if one insists could be renamed into "handheld (console) games", but I digest).

That way you have a quite good structure moving from the core games to the spin-off series to stand alone spin-off titles on home consoles to the various portable and then mobile phone games. But even at this point, the list is pretty good (even though it does seem a little bulky and overblown at first glance - maybe it could be transformed into a seperate entry). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.19.205.222 (talk) 21:42, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, I agree with Tintor2 that the current table is horribly bloated and redundant, and that a timeline template (without the 19 [!!] mobile phone games) would make more sense. Imagine the platform fields for the current table once two more generations of home consoles will be released. Ugh. Prime Blue (talk) 13:58, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason the table I added was reverted without an edit summary and was later mentioned to have done vandalism to article.Tintor2 (talk) 19:32, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that edit, but don't think he really meant it that way. I have told him that he should be more careful with labeling edits as vandalism. One thing on the timeline: is there a way to make the text on the right look less crude? Prime Blue (talk) 12:37, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have seen the FA Final Fantasy use a smaller table, but it only focused on the main games. See Final Fantasy#Main series.Tintor2 (talk) 14:53, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed those before, but was turned off because they were so small. I reworked that table now to be easier to read, and implemented it here. Prime Blue (talk) 16:15, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good.Tintor2 (talk) 00:25, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resident Evil Portable needs to be removed, because that game isn't happening.84.45.237.236 (talk) 15:17, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change

I cant see any mention of the name change from Biohazard to Resident Evil in this article. A section does exsist on the page for Resident Evil 1, but I think it should be mentioned here too. Vuvuzela2010 (talk) 20:32, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

B assessment

Expand Reception and I'll assess as B. --JDC808 ♫ 04:34, 20 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Project: Let's make the original game a GA

What to do:

More references everywhere (the existsing sources might be used more too).
More reception, including reviews, annual awards and retrospective lists and articles.
More development.

--Niemti (talk) 10:10, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Were all games "developed in Japan"?

Including such titles as Gaiden and OPR? --Niemti (talk) 13:36, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resident Evil: Red Falls

I honestly do believe that "Resident Evil: Red Falls" deserves a section in the films. While not officially created by CAPCOM, it was officially "approved" by CAPCOM. And, let's face it, it's significant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.210.68.193 (talk) 18:05, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Resident Evil: Red Falls is a landmark. It deserves to be on the wiki, not because it's official. But because of the wave it has made. Plus the official RE page and twitter shared yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GameOfThrones1988 (talk • contribs) 18:12, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TV Series

The other day Bloody Disgusting published an article indicating that a Resident Evil TV series was in the works.[1] Other online media sites, like Polygon and Joystiq have also looked into the story. While it is in fact legit, please bear in mind that it is not a TV Show yet. Right now it is just a pitch that a director is trying to sell to a network or media outlet. If a network chooses to pick it up, then it will deserve mention in this article. -- StarScream1007 ►Talk 21:26, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Storyline of the games

I'm open to start writing a possible Story section in the article. I'm wondering what is required (source wise) and also which games ought to be included (Just 0 - 6? Are games like Code Veronica etc. notable enough for inclusion?). --80.222.39.97 (talk) 19:27, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]