Overview:
Set in a parallel time of Resident Evil 2, the third games follows Jill Valentine, from the first Resident Evil game, as she tries to escape Raccoon City during the deadly T-Virus outbreak. If you don’t know, the virus brings back the dead into ravenous zombies. She also has to deal with the Nemesis monster constantly chasing her as he’s screaming “STARS!” over and over. This is a retelling of the Resident Evil 3: Nemesis game released on the Sony Playstation in 1999 so you get all new visuals, acting, story beats…the works!
Visuals:
RE3 follows in the footsteps of RE2 so a lot of the wow factor that the first remake had is kind of lost in that it looks so much like it. Luckily RE3 has you traversing all throughout Raccoon City instead of keeping you in the confines of a mansion or a police station so it does have that going for it. The visuals still do look beautiful though. It may be my mind playing tricks on me but it does seem like the lighting and visual flair has been updated to give off a more spooky vibe. It still does an amazing job.
Audio:
The voice acting can still be a little bit stilted with Jill being kind of no nonsense. Carlos’s character also needs some work because he just comes off as a little tryhard. The real effect is the ambient sounds of the game. You’ll hear screams and moans off in the distance. Creaks and things being rattled are just constantly messing with you causing you to look around every corner cautiously. Nemesis is just a…well…nemesis in that he’s always hunting you. The music is frantic and his hits are devastating as fuck. Not to mention he is yelling at you!
Completion:
As of right now I just got the subway back online, after being infected and throwing up some parasites. Nemesis was chasing me around to which I felled him with a trusty shotgun. Guy even gave me a silencer! The game is a lot more action oriented than RE2 was and that’s kind of a nice departure for the game. I remember playing RE3 back in 1999 but I remember nothing of that game so I am going into this with fresh eyes and I’m liking what I’m experiencing!
Update: 01/25/2026:
I FINISHED THIS GAME! RE3 leans heavily on the action set pieces and does a hell of a job assuring the player knows that Jill Valentine kicks ass. It also does tread over the same ground by making Nemesis the ongoing antagonist but the fights are fun. I enjoyed the game and it was all new considering I hadn’t played RE3 in almost three decades!