Unreleased Games
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1.) Resident Evil 1 for the
Gameboy Color
2.) Resident Evil Zero for the
N64
3.) Resident Evil 1.5
4.) Resident Evil 3.5 (Formally known as RE 4 but the older version)
Descriptions
1.) Resident Evil 1 should have been a port of the original RE and it looked really stunning for a Nintendo Gameboy Color game if you ask me. Most likely the hardware couldn't handle the graphics and so it wasn't playable really well and Capcom skipped it.
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Resident Evil Horror
2.) Resident Evil Zero was originally planned for the Nintendo 64 console. First impressions where shown back in 1999. The graphics where looking amazing for a Nintendo 64 game.
After the release of Nintendo's GameCube though Capcom decided to port RE0 to this next geneartion platform. Compared to the final GameCube version the "original" RE0 of course looks very bad, but don't forget the time between RE0 (N64) and RE0 (NGC)... 3 years.
The game was planned to be released exclusivley on the N64, but with the N64 life period coming to an end, Capcom decided to remake the game on Cube. The game already was finnished about 70 percent for the N64. And if Capcom would have released the game on N64 and did not make a Remake of RE1, then we would be waiting for RE5 now and not 4.
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Resident Evil Horror
3.) Resident Evil 1.5 as everybody probably know - the game that now is called Biohazard (Resident evil) 1.5 (or prototype as Capcom have named it) is the original version of Biohazard 2 that was set to be released in March 1997, but this original version of Biohazard 2 was scrapped very near completion - At 70-80 % through production --Why?-- The official word from Capcom stated that it was scrapped because it played to much like the first Biohazard game (Like that should be something bad!) So Capcom started (almost) completely over again and made the BH 2 that we all know and love .... Anyway, this unreleased version had some really cool weapons enemies and scenes that never made it to the "new" version of BH 2.
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4.) Resident Evil 3.5 is the various scrapped version of RE4. Some may have heard about it, some may not. However, the very first version may come to a shocker.
Version: Devil May Cry : Lets face it, the game was designed by basically the same people. The engine was totally new compared to previous games, no longer is it a fixed camera or a set linear path. This game let you go pretty much anywhere in the level, the control was different, it felt more three dimensional you could move 360 degrees (Resident Evil was always up down, left and right. You could never really sidestep an enemy). Shooting was very arcade like, unlimited ammo weapons blazing. No hunting for ammo packs, you picked up power ups like a platformer. The game was not really a survival horror it was an action platformer.
I think the difference in technology and playability was too much. Which what probably led to the producers going back to the drawing board. I'm glad they finished the game anyway but in the Devil May Cry storyline. The DMC series is killer.
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Survival Horror Network
Version 1. The Fog (2001) : When Capcom switched over to the Gamecube the real work began on Resident Evil 4. They released a demo video showing off the game. This version displayed a return to the dramatic camera angles and pans of the previous games. Showed off Leon making his way through various environments, including a castle, a mansion and what looked like an air ship. There was also a black fog that followed Leon around like a predator stalking its prey, In the trailer it mentions the Progenitor virus which was the main virus in RE0. Was the fog really the progenitor virus and Leon was infected? In the end of the trailer he's consumed by the fog. Leon also carried around a Desert Eagle handgun which will be later replaced by the USP in the final. Also Leon's coat would change and he'd loose the dress shoes
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Survival Horror Network
Version 2. Illusions (2003) : Version 1 was scrapped for another storyline involving Leon being trapped in a mansion surrounded by scary illusions. My guess on this plot line was that he was infected and the entire game was a hallucination. In this version there were ghost like creatures that chased him through the environment. I don't understand what good a pistol will do against a ghost? The big scary monster in this version was a dark figure carrying a chain with a hook attached. This version also still has the same camera as the last.
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Survival Horror Network
Version 3. (2003-2004) : Nothing is known about version 3. Its mentioned in a trailer as simply "it didn't work either". Its probably closer to version 2 than the final, but in a step in the right direction to version 4 which was final!
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Survival Horror Network
Version 4. Final (2004) : In 2004 we saw our first glimpse of the villagers and of Leon fighting for his life against the angry horde. We also got to see the brand new first person style aiming system and the new behind view camera. As well as the brand new event button, where when you reach a point where you can perform an action, a button icon appears at the bottom of the screen. When you press it Leon performs the action; This included kicking, jumping out windows, escaping from enemies and dodging attacks. Leon the character has changed, he's now a member of the special service. Grown up from the rookie police office to a highly trained master of his new field. They've also changed the storyline to not revolve around Umbrella (which I think people were getting tired of). This takes place a few years later than the last game. Makes you wonder what came of the rest of the characters?
This version isn't without its changed however, after first release they decided that Leon moved too slowly compared to the villagers who were much quicker. That was tweaked, giving Leon faster reaction time but not so fast that it becomes too much like an action game. It is supposed to be realistic after all.
The other change isn't really so much a change as an addition to the villagers. Female villagers have been added to the game.
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Survival Horror Network
