Hopefully they can look at what made the first two remakes do so well and learn from this going forward. If you’re buying Resident Evil 3 right now it should be for its campaign, which is tried-and-true Resident Evil action in the current sense of the phrase, as cemented by the excellent Resident Evil 2 Remake. By comparison Resident Evil 2 sold 4.2 million in the two months after launch, and Resident Evil 7 sold 3.5 million in two months.Ĭapcom called the launch sales of RE3 “solid”, which sounds like it still is within the expectations they had for the game. On top of that, there were supply chain issues when the game released in April, leading to physical stock issues.Īs a result of this, Resident Evil 3’s sales after three months was 2.7 million units. On Metacritic the game scored a 79 from critics, compared to Resident Evil 2’s glowing 93. Our review mentioned how short it was compared to the other titles, giving it an 8/10. This is higher than the original release, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis, for the original PlayStation in 1999, which ended up selling 3.5 million units lifetime.
Resident Evil 3 Remake had mixed reviews. GameSpot As a remake, Resident Evil 3 not only falls short of honoring its source, but it also doesn’t quite stick the landing as a standalone horror experience. Then the third one released and everyone thought the formula was set in stone, with a grand time heading their way. If you talk to anyone who played the first two Resident Evil remakes, you will hear a lot of glowing praise. Tweet Resident Evil 3.5 is a topic of much interest for many Resident Evil fans. This is higher than the original release, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis, for the original PlayStation in 1999, which ended up selling 3.5 million units lifetime.