This page is a timeline of Capcom's main Resident Evil universe by in-universe events. Dr. William Birkin. RE0 takes place one day before RE1 and explains why the RPD lost touch with the Bravo team (remember that the Alpha team was sent in to find out what happened to their lost comrades). Dive Into the World of Online Dating in FMV Game Five... Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle is Coming to Stadia Next Month, DwarfHeim is Now Available on Steam via Early Access. From me. It makes no sense for people to think that Rebecca goes to the other mansion at dawn because it didn't take until dawn for the other team to respond to the helicopter crash, in which Rebecca was a part of. Marcus, still poking away at his fancy T-Virus, was eventually assassinated under the order of Spencer. I agree completely with you. When their father became a horrific monster rather than the fantastic powerful creature they were hoping for, Alexia injected herself with the virus (now called the T-Veronica Virus) to put herself into cryostasis for 15 whole years, hoping that her body and DNA will be a better match. Well, in the spirit of goofy bonus modes like ye olde Tofu mode, we wanted a really overpowered character, and who’s more overpowered than a self-proclaimed god? Umbrella Chronicles has some of the story in-between. In this mode, you have the opportunity to play as an Uroboros-enhanced Albert Wesker, based on his RE5 appearance and abilities. Their slogan is actually way creepier. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. OK, personally, Resident Evil 0 was a good game, but I feel it was just an excuse to make another Resident Evil game at the time. I guess it could work with Jill's story, since you don't see Rebecca at all. Because they were super likely to get intruders in the middle of the mountains. I did sort of enjoy Resident Evil Operation Racoon City. Some people, though, have never played Resident Evil at all and might need a crash course on what the heck is going on in this series from an expert (me! In the meantime, the S.T.A.R.S Alpha Team – made up of some of our favourite faces, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Barry Burton and Albert Wesker (Oh yeah, he’s a double agent) – are sent to look for the Bravo team. In RE2, Birkin serves as the main antagonist, the evil genius behind the G-Virus. Starting in 2002, Anderson's Resident Evil movies explored the evil Umbrella Corporation, the T-virus, and how people manage to survive and fight back through the catastrophic fallout. Did I miss something? To hide their scary project, Spencer and Marcus, along with Edward Ashford (more on this dude later) founded the Umbrella Corporation, whose slogan is “Turn that frown upside down, we’re Umbrella.”. OK, personally, Resident Evil 0 was a good game, but I feel it was just an excuse to make another Resident Evil game at the time. She’s quite a trendsetter! Mostly due to co-op with friends. Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil 1 Resident Evil 0 Now that all of that is out of the way, let’s talk about some people that we know and love: the S.T.A.R.S (Special Tactics and Rescue Service). The time between the ending of RE0 and RE1 is filled in by Umbrella Chronicles for the Wii, which has two chapters starring Rebecca before the Alpha team arrives and RE1 begins. Get ready for the upcoming re-release with a quick history lesson. Resident Evil 0 happened before Resident Evil, yes? I knew 10 seconds into seeing the reveal for RE6 back in 2012 that I wouldn’t be touching it ever. Other bulgey eye-ball limbs are available. None of this over the shoulder rubbish. There are also ties to Resident Evil 5, though in this case non-canonically. The HD release, featuring remastered visuals and sound, options for new and classic controls, and the all-new Wesker Mode, is available for download today on PS4 and PS3. NBA 2K Gameplay Director, Website © 2020 Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. In 2002, Resident Evil 0 unveiled to the world a new, previously unexplored chapter in gaming’s greatest survival horror series. What was really found inside the flowers was a virus – later called the progenitor virus – which Spencer decided he could cultivate (a fancy term for sucking all the sweet viral juices out of) in order to make an improved human race. If everything truly started with Resident Evil 0, then Rebecca shouldn't have been in Chris' story in Resident Evil or "The Umbrella Conspiracy". They get separated in the forest and rookie S.T.A.R.S member Rebecca Chambers is forced to take on the survival horror alone. You also get to learn a bit more about his backstory with Umbrella, mainly what a snake he is. But at least you make it easy. Or maybe you’ve played them all and you still don’t know exactly what’s happening. Just because I’m a fan doesn’t mean I will be instantly buying it because it has the RE name on it. Of course, the world of Resident Evil is a big one, filled with grand conspiracies and complex relationships. Movies. Perry's book "The Umbrella Conspiracy". Resident Evil Timeline. I really loved playing Outbreak File 2 online on PS2. It wasn’t an accident that the S.T.A.R.S team was brought into the mountains. There's no timeline error-- the stories are different with Chris and Jill, but the true story is somewhere in-between... a hybrid of the two. Over in Raccoon City, there are reports of people going missing in the Arklay mountains. Because one is never enough. His son, Alexander, was left with all of Edward’s research, but unfortunately was an absolute buffoon and didn’t know what to do with it. All content, game titles, trade names and/or trade dress, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery are trademarks and/or copyright material of their respective owners. Senior Director, PlayStation Global Brand Partnerships, Phil Rosenberg As we move into the 20th Anniversary of Resident Evil this year, we are proud to revisit the series’ roots with you all and today this beautifully remastered version of the prequel chapter makes its PlayStation debut on both PS4 and PS3! I did not like the gameplay from 4 onwards. It’s not going to be an easy 24 hours for her or her circumstantial partner, convicted murder Billy Coen, before the events of the first RE game take place. What you're also missing is that while RE0 ends at dawn, and she sees the mansion down there, the Alpha team doesn't arrive until that night. Spencer decides that because things are going so well what with the T-Virus and the G-Virus and the monsters and all the money, that he’ll build an underground facility for Birkin in order to help him with his work. I enjoyed playing Rebecca on the train and in the mansion and wherever else. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Title Update 5 is Available Now, New Skins, Weapons and More are Available in New Resident Evil Resistance Update, More Resident Evil Village Information is Coming “This Winter”, Seven Resident Evil Games You Might Have Missed, A Resident Evil Series is Headed to Netflix, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Introduces New Characters, Stages and More. I also hope they remake RE2 properly (fixed camera ect). Alexander, while fumbling around doing god knows what, launched the Code Veronica Project using the virus to create a clone of the head of the Ashford family, Veronica. Senior Vice President, Platform Planning & Management, Sid Shuman Seriously, like we’re talking lots of tentacles. Trivia: This actually makes Rebecca the very first S.T.A.R.S. Menu. :) I had to google the title of it there. Eventually, Spencer, Marcus and Edward began to lose money (a giant mansion full of monsters puts a strain on the wallet) and therefore they created new strains of the progenitor virus as biorganic weapons. Alpha Team was out searching for signs of their compatriots, Bravo Team, who disappeared during their mission to investigate a series of murders occurring in the suburbs of Raccoon City. After the crash, Rebecca scopes out the forest and ends up on a train after discovering there's an escaped convict on the loose. In Resident Evil and in "The Umbrella Conspiracy", the team with Jill, Chris, Barry and Wesker responds to the crash immediately. The new RE0 game introduces Wesker Mode, which you can access by beating the main campaign once. member to see a zombie and live to tell the tale. Anyway, when you're playing Jill on Resident Evil, you don't see Rebecca at all. And they would have got away with it too if it weren’t for those meddling middle-aged, combat trained police officers. As we move into the 20th Anniversary of Resident Evil this year, we are proud to revisit the series’ roots with you all and today this beautifully remastered version of the prequel chapter makes its PlayStation debut on both PS4 and PS3! In 1971, two new members of the Ashford family were “born” (created? While this is going on, Alexia and Alfred (the creepy test tube twins in Antarctica) discovered how they were “born” and, being the creepy teens they were, began experimenting on their father Alexander. Paul W.S. Or do I know what I'm talking about? Combining the T-Virus and the Nemesis Virus, Birkin developed the G-Virus which is a much more advanced version that gives its host regenerative abilities and a big bulgey eye-ball arm. Can someone please explain to me??? Umbrella Chronicles serves as a summary of the Resident Evil story, documenting the events of Resident Evil 0, 1, 3 and Code Veronica. Heh. It takes place the day before the famous Mansion Incident and leads directly into those events. However, when you're playing Chris, you run into Rebecca. I just bought 0 today but I have not tried it yet. rookie cop Rebecca Chambers. They were sent in because the first team were in a helicopter crash, and you see that in Resident Evil 0. So now that you have an idea of how Resident Evil 0 fits in the larger RE universe, this is a great time to see where it all began. The U.S Military, of course. With all of Marcus’s research at his fingertips, Birkin began development of a new virus. All rights reserved. The thing is though, in Resident Evil 0, at the end, at dawn, after the mansion that Rebecca went to blows up, she looks over to see the other mansion, the one with Jill, Chris, Barry and Wesker. And I hope for your sake Capcom that you learn (just like with Resident Evil REmake Remastered) that we will actually buy games off you when you give us something we actually want. Why that version? At the end of Resident Evil 0, when Rebecca sees the other mansion, you're thinking she's going to go there and end up with the other team, the other protagonists, right? Unfortunately, karma came back in full swing when Ashford was infected by the virus and died. Well, sort of…). *Open to the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada (excluding Quebec). If you’ve seen the intro of the original RE, you’ll know that the S.T.A.R.S. Now that all of that is out of the way, let’s talk about some people that we know and love: the S.T.A.R.S (Special Tactics and Rescue Service). due to Alexander’s cloning, Alfred and Alexia. Rather than immediately dying, anyone infected with the T-Virus would become a mindless walking corpse. The books aren't canon; the games are. In 1968, Edward Ashford decided to say “F those guys” to Spencer and Marcus and began doing his own research on the progenitor virus. Well, he wears it on the outside of his chest, but you get what I mean. Rather then send the regular old police, the S.T.A.R.S Bravo team is sent into the mountains to investigate the mysterious disappearances. Sure, that would make sense, BUT, wasn't Rebecca part of the team that went down, followed by another team, in which Jill, Chris, Barry and Wesker were a part of? Now, I don’t know if we’re talking powers like flying or heat vision, but either way the dudes wanted to get their hands on them. In 1998, James Marcus, the one that was assassinated, had actually been morphing with a secret project he had been working on before his death. It introduces a new story element documenting the collapse of Umbrella in lead up to Resident Evil 4. So there’s always that to look forward to I guess. As they’re searching the crash of the Bravo helicopter they are attacked by “rabid” dogs and chased through the forest into the… [insert intense dun-dun-dunnn music here] Spencer Mansion.