2. Resident Evil was created in Japan by a man named
Shinji Murakami.
It was first named “Biohazard,” however developers
decided against it since the name was already
trademarked.
With its explosive start on the PS1 in 1996, Murakami
decided it was time to expand even more. This began a
whole new micro-industry in the gaming world.
In Resident Evil, players had to navigate a house that was
full of… well… evil. This included horror-based cinematic
concepts, such as jump-scares and a persistent enemy.
3. With its growing popularity, the Resident Evil Series
spawned a whole host of spinoffs.
Though these spinoffs did not hurt production, they did not sell as
well as the original game.
4. Over the past several years, Murakami has been making
a myriad of games, however Resident Evil has been one
of the most successful.
The Resident Evil franchise has grown as it has aged:
with newer technologies paving the way, as well as
creative storytelling taking prevalence, loyal customers
are staying satisfied and newcomers are taking interest.
Currently, The Resident Evil Series has sold over 60
million copies worldwide.
5. Just recently,
Murakami stepped
outside of his
threshold, and has
just published the
new single player
survival-horror
game, The Evil
Within, which has
been doing very
well.