Fans have also been having fun modding the game, adding fixed camera angles like the original and a first-person mode. The game quickly became a best-seller and was greeted with almost universally positive reviews. This title reinvents the original game from the ground up, reimagining classic locations and enemies while adding lots of new surprises for veterans. Capcom continued in this vein with their long-anticipated remake of Resident Evil 2. Resident Evil VII: Biohazard marked a return to the stripped down, horror-focused gameplay of earlier games, but from a first-person perspective. The release of Resident Evil 6 in 2012 caused Capcom to rethink this direction because while it sold well, it received mostly mixed reviews and feedback from the fanbase.
partners, and gradually the survival horror roots of the series were forgotten. Later titles would add co-op gameplay and A.I.
Following the release of Resident Evil 4 in 2005, the franchise became increasingly focused on action and explosive setpieces. A trailer for Resident Evil 2 bonus mode The Ghost Survivorsmarks the launch of the free DLC.