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Oh Good, ‘Resident Evil Revelations 2’ Didn’t Disappoint
Capcom has made a concerted effort to try and bring some consistency back to their flagship horror franchise Resident Evil, which has been plagued by a string of poorly received entries including Resident Evil 6 and Operation Raccoon City. Those efforts are starting to pay off, as both the Resident Evil remaster and Resident Evil Revelations 2 have been met with solid reviews and commercial success.
Last month, Capcom shared some sales figures for the remaster, which has sold over a million copies since its release this past January. That game was almost guaranteed to perform well, but Revelations 2 however, wasn’t as sure of a bet. The episodic game made its debut near the end of February, and Capcom has shipped over 1.1 million copies in the two months and change since.
Granted, that represents the number of copies that have been sent to retailers worldwide and it includes physical and digital sales, but it’s still impressive. It’s also ridiculously fun.
This is obviously great news for us, as it all but guarantees that the inevitable Resident Evil 7 won’t be following in the footsteps of its predecessor. The only thing that can ruin all this progress is Capcom. They’ve been smart, but it’s easy to stumble, and the odds of their making a similar mistake grows when egos are inflated and folks start thinking they can do no wrong. Capcom needs to stay grounded, and a good way to do that is by not saying stuff like, oh I don’t know, maybe “Resident Evil Revelations 2 which is sold in an ingenious manner,” for example.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 is available now on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The game is also scheduled to arrive on the Vita this summer.
While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.
This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.
You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!
In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?
“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.
“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”
Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.
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