Capcom is celebrating two decades of the game with a New! Improved! Now with 100% extra next-gen razzle-dazzle! rework of the 1999 original, featuring updated visuals and gameplay.
Announced during PlayStation’s State of Play event last night, Resident Evil 3 is a “completely reimagined” version of the game, and – much like the Resident Evil 2 remake, and other Resident Evil games launched since 2005 – replaces those awkward tank controls with an over-the-shoulder camera. Protagonist Jill Valentine also has jeans and combat boots now, instead of a miniskirt and sexy heels, because that’s more practical.
Resident Evil 3 is set amidst the nightmarish outbreak of the T-virus, a biological weapon developed by the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation. The game marks the debut of Nemesis – a towering humanoid bioweapon designed for both brutality and high-functioning intelligence – whose dogged hunt of S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine made him an icon of the Resident Evil series. Armed with an arsenal of high-powered weaponry and wrapped in a black suit to hide his mutilated features, Nemesis will maim, pulverise or destroy any obstacle on the path to his target.
It’s out on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on 3 April 2020.