Talk:Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)

Requested move 13 December 2019

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The result of the move request was: Moved. I'm also redirecting Resident Evil 3 to the 1999 game based on the below discussion. Anyone who disagrees may take this to WP:RFD. (non-admin closure) Iffy★Chat -- 12:43, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Resident Evil 3 → Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game) – Nemesis is the real Resident Evil 3 for years until this was announced and having the remake (essentially the same game) to have this title is WP:RECENTISM. OceanHok (talk) 06:09, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment: Please also see the requested move for Hitman 2, which is about the same issue. OceanHok (talk) 06:09, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support. The original game is the primary topic still (and I expect it to continue being that even when this comes out, with this getting the "remake" qualifier tagged on in RSs and regular conversation), so Resident Evil 3 should be a redirect to that.--AlexandraIDV 06:48, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support The original game is definitely the primary topic. Redirect Resident Evil 3 to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis as it was originally.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 07:08, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support - As Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is the primary topic so Resident Evil 3 should be redirected there and the article should be moved to Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game). TheDeviantPro (talk) 07:14, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support obvious. TarkusAB talk / contrib 08:12, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support It would lead to less confusion. Rickraptor707 (talk) 09:34, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support only if the page "Resident Evil 3" is a disambiguation page that includes both games, the 3rd live action film, and the 3rd animated film. That would cause less confusion. --Niwi3 (talk) 09:42, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The game is easily the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC over any film/animated adaptations.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 10:24, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The actual name of the original game is Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. The term "Resident Evil 3" is vague and confusing; New York does not redirect to New York City --Niwi3 (talk) 16:19, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * RE3 Remake was based on RE3. Primary topic if I ever saw one.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 16:55, 13 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Support and move current title to dab per Niwi3. --Gonnym (talk) 12:03, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support – Current title can confuse readers thinking it's the original game. → Emɑdix  ©  16:06, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support The "Nemesis" part of the original game is generally not included when people talk of the original title, so "Resident Evil 3" should point to the original game, and this remake at a different page. --M asem (t) 14:40, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support to avoid confusion with the original release. Rezistant (talk) 15:11, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support The acronym "RE3" already redirects to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, its clear that people think of the original name when they think of the title "Resident Evil 3". Jonipoon (talk) 16:02, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Support - When we think of "Resident Evil 3", the first thing that comes to mind is "Resident Evil 3: Nemesis", the original game.  Hansen Sebastian Talk 00:18, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


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Title
Shouldn't this article simply be titled "Resident Evil 3"? After all the original was titled Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. AnddoSolid (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:13, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * See right above. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 09:30, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Controversy
A hk01.com article points out that the game also generated some controversy in China regarding the safe code being shared with the date from the Mukden incident. Should we mention it? Xyuehong (talk) 13:11, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * This does not seem to be a big deal for now. The article explicitly say that the problem is with Chinese netizens' "heart of glass" (which means that they are easily offended by everything). We should wait for more RS to cover the incident (if there is any). This article however suggests that Resident Evil 2 is banned in China for "threatening national safety". Now that's interesting. OceanHok (talk) 18:28, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Units sold: physical vs digital
It states here on Wikipedia that digital sales accounted for half of RE3's two million units sold, but the source cited for this makes no mention of physical vs digital. So, either the bit about digital sales accounting for half should be removed (as it's speculation) or a proper source for this divide needs to be provided. Spartan198 (talk) 02:51, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Create a separate page for Resident Evil: Resistance
I believe Resident Evil: Resistance should not redirect to this page as it is its own game when players purchase Resident Evil 3, you cannot play Resident Evil: Resistance within Resident Evil 3, it isn't exactly a "mode" inside Resident Evil 3.

Official Capcom sources have also mentioned Resident Evil: Resistance as its own game instead of a mode such as in the following links: JyuHachiJyu (talk) 04:13, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
 * https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/952060/view/1703981547350109026 - "The asymmetrical-multiplayer online game Resident Evil Resistance is also included."
 * https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0102-CUSA14168_00-BH3B000000000001 - "Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the[...]"
 * https://www.capcom-unity.com/2019/12/10/resident-evil-3-sees-daylight-on-april-3rd-2020/ - "Included with Resident Evil 3 is the asymmetrical 4 vs. 1 co-op game, Resident Evil Resistance"
 * https://www.residentevil.com/resistance/us/ - "Resident Evil Resistance is an online game included in the Resident Evil 3 package."

Short description
Per WP:SDJARGON: "avoid duplicating information that is already in the title (but don't worry too much if you need to repeat a word or two for context)" and "avoid jargon, and use simple, readily comprehensible terms that do not require pre-existing detailed knowledge of the subject" lead me to think that just going with "Survival horror remake" is a downgrade in terms of explaining what the article is. For a non-gamer, "survival horror" could sound like a film genre and even if we want to avoid using "video game" there, we can probably think of a better replacement. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 10:38, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Good point. How's "video game remake"?
 * Also I should add that I am the world's biggest fan of the plain and concise "[Year] video game]" format used in most game articles. It's just that it's completely redundant in this case. Popcornfud (talk) 11:01, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I do think just "video game remake" suffices even if it's already a part of the disambiguation. We shouldn't be making a SD less clear to what the article is just to avoid redundancy (I know you don't do that for prose). ~ Dissident93 (talk) 14:10, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Makes sense to me - I've updated the relevant pages. Popcornfud (talk) 15:24, 14 June 2022 (UTC)