A down right scary, thrilling game that will keep you up all night. This is true, classic horror gaming at it's best!
The final installment of the Resident Evil series for the Playstation 1 console, Resident Evil 3 takes place during the events of Resident Evil 2. The midwestern town of Raccoon City is in ruins, having been overrun with the undead creating T-virus thanks to the wacky hijinks of William Birkin and Umbrella company. As Jill Valentine, you must find a way out of the zombie infested remains of the city alive. Along the way, you'll interact with and receive help from three heavily armed Umbrella mercenaries who have also become stranded in Raccoon City thanks to the incompetance of their employer. Standing in the way of your groups last escape are a horde of flesh eating zombified citizens, homicidal mutants, and a relentless killing machine known only as Nemesis who is determined to hunt down and kill the survivors of the original Resident Evil, including Jill. A dramatic improvement from the previous games, Nemesis possesses the same maneuverability as Jill allowing him to run (faster than you, in fact), use firearms (such as a rocket launcher), dodge attacks, and even move through doors and from room to room in pursuit of Jill. On top of that he still possesses the nigh indestructibility we've come to know and, well, know from Umbrella's ultimate bio weapons. Like its two predecessors Resident Evil 3 is a third person action adventure game with polygonal characters on pre rendered backgrounds with cinematic camera angles, a technique originally pioneered by Alone in the Dark. Although the game uses the same basic engine and gameplay as the previous games, improvements include auto targeting, a 180 degree spin, and a new dodge move that allows you to avoid enemy attacks by pressing a button a second before they strike. Another addition is Jill's ability to create different kinds of ammunition by mixing together three different types of gunpowder found throughout the game. Compared to Resident Evil 2, the amount of available ammunition and healing items has been significantly decreased, making the game more difficult. The variety of zombie citizens has also been made more diverse.
The graphics have improved a hell of a lot since Resident Evil 2. The character models have improved slightly, but you can see the differance in them. Textures and character faces have also improved, and Capcom has used the power of darkness, to make the areas even darker that before, and it gives you a sense of horror. Overall, this is a true classic that even the modern gamer should try.