Happy New Year

 So... 2020... to say it was an unusual year would be a grievous understatement. 

 

Resident Evil 3 20th anniversary

Today is the 20th anniversary of the European release of Resident Evil 3!
Resident evil 3 is still my favourite game in the classic franchise, it perfected everything about the gameplay mechanics of the previous two titles. It’s simple story of survival in the zombie infested Racoon city was the perfect backdrop for the ever present and persistent threat of the Nemesis, who made this (in my humble opinion) the most scary and nerve racking game of the Franchise, Jill Valentines desperate cat and mouse chase created a sense of dread that has never really been surpassed in the series.

Having on the whole quite enjoyed Resident Evil 2’s reimagining/remake I’m even more excited to see Jill ’s struggle with the Nemesis recreated in the RE Engine this April.

I’ve been tinkering with this poster on and off for the last 6 months, completely tablet drawn, it’s a new way of working that feels like a bit of a departure from the more loose cartoony way I draw with pen and ink.

2020

Resident Evil 3: Japanese Release

On this day 20 years ago Resident Evil 3 (my personal all time favourite of the franchise) was released in Japan!
The official UK release wouldn't be until February 21st in the year 2000.

New Year

Resident Evil 2

This year was not only the 20th anniversary of the release of Resident Evil 2 but also the 20th anniversary of all the momentous events that preceded and followed Claire and Leon’s fateful meeting in Racoon City.

1998 is a big year in the Resident Evil timeline.

A masterful quintet of atmospheric campy horror games beginning with the STARS doomed investigation of the Arklay mountains, followed by Claire’s desperate escape and Jill Valentines epic struggle against the Nemesis, finally ending with the destruction of Racoon City and the fall of Umbrella’s monstrous Ashford Twins.

Racoon City

20 years ago...

At the dawning of the October 1st 1998, the zombie infested Racoon City was 'sterilised' by the US government with a suspected nuclear warhead.

Only a handful of people managed to escape the city alive before it was immolated.