And even that first-person fighting perspective. So in the video I had a bit of fun talking about how Resident Evil Gaiden ‘set the scene’ for Revelations. I’d recommend the guide regardless, just to make it to the next checkpoint.

And paired with a good guide, I found it perfectly playable without knowing Japanese. That label works a lot better.Īs mentioned in the video, I opted for the Japanese version of the game Biohazard Gaiden. Resident Evil Gaiden itself has been labelled as an action adventure game. Short version: It doesn’t hold up as a survival-horror game. This is Resident Evil Gaiden for the Game Boy Color. And a miniature story packed up for handhelds. Resident Evil Gaiden shares the boat setting. Once I played Resident Evil Revelations, I was ready to go back to Capcom’s original attempt. But I really had trouble getting into the game.

I knew about Resident Evil Gaiden since its release. Obviously the technology has come a really long way for these handheld games and, surprise surprise, Revelations soon after got a console port. I bought Resident Evil Revelations because I was curious how the survival-horror experience worked on a handheld. The Game Boy Color was a strange place to find one of the best survival-horror franchises of all time Resident Evil. Resident Evil Gaiden (Biohazard) – Game Boy Color