Ten great games with terrible storylines

Nice video game, shame about the plot...

Resident Evil series



From the very first frame of FMV that opens Resident Evil 1, Capcom’s survival horror series has trodden a fine line between scary and pants. There’s only so much dread a zombie can muster when faced with gaping plot holes, wooden acting and misplaced racism (yeah, we went there).

It wouldn’t be so bad if the games were conscious homages to B-grade horror, but we’re actually supposed to take this stuff seriously -- just look at the humour-free movie adaptations for proof. And therein lies the true horror: series creator Shinji Mikami doesn’t even realise he’s being cheesy. In his demented brain, these games are tense, tightly-constructed thrillers.

Also, who could forget Barry's infamous line from the first game: "Jill, here's a lockpick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you." Truly this is the worst line of dialogue in the history of spoken language.

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