It was the game that started a billion-dollar saga and, 27 years later, Resident Evil 1 is re-released on GOG adapted to modern PCs – Resident Evil

If there is a saga that has not only survived the passage of time, with no less than 27 years behind it, and has also been renewed and maintained the success that its name entails, that is Resident Evil. Capcom continues to ride the wave of success with its zombie saga and now the japanese They have brought back the game that started it allthey have adapted it to current computers and can now be purchased.

Although the original Resident Evil from 1996 came out on PlayStation and Windows in the same year, at least in Japan (in Europe the latter did not arrive until 1997), playing it on PC today was tediousWe are talking about a game adapted for classic systems that made it impossible to replay it legally, at least until GOG came out to fix it.

The Poles from CD Projekt RED have built bridges with Capcom to launch that Shinji Mikami game on PC through GOG. This version can be played with all your original content intact, localizations to english, German, French and Japaneseas well as support for modern controllers and visual options such as vertical sync, gamma correction or antialiasing. A launch that is part of the European company’s continuous effort to preserve classic games, all without DRM and at a price of 9.99 euros.

To commemorate this relaunch, GOG has invited Suzi Hunter, also known as TheSphereHunter, to host an exclusive video about the history of the franchise. In this video, Suzi tells the story of these original games and interviews with some of the most interesting figures involved in the process, including GOG technical producer Adam Ziolkowski and Bartosz Kwietniewski, director of business development.

Resident Evil 2 and 3 will also be re-released on PC

Aside from the arrival, again, of this 1996 survival horror, Capcom has announced that the preservation of its saga will not end here. This classic will be followed by updated versions of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, although the release date has not yet been revealed. However, GOG has enabled a bundle that we can buy right now for 24.99 euros and that gives us immediate access to Resident Evil and, when they come out, to the other two games in the saga.

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