<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
1999	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2020	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
cloud	O
version	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
2019	B-Application
remake	I-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
both	O
games	O
run	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
honor	O
the	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
approach	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
developers	O
revamped	O
the	O
movement	O
speed	O
and	O
animations	O
from	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
and	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
dodge	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
some	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
were	O
excluded	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
protagonist	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
through	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
certain	O
sections	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
,	O
Carlos	O
Oliveira	O
,	O
for	O
short	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
monsters	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
hinder	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
disable	O
autosaves	B-General_Concept
,	O
make	O
opponents	O
tougher	O
to	O
defeat	O
,	O
change	O
certain	O
encounters	O
,	O
and	O
rearrange	O
item	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
24	O
hours	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
most	O
of	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
's	O
citizens	O
have	O
mutated	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
an	O
outbreak	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
T-virus	O
,	O
a	O
mutagenic	O
virus	O
secretly	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
pharmaceutical	O
company	O
Umbrella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
officer	O
Brad	O
Vickers	O
before	O
he	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
zombies	O
,	O
Jill	O
evades	O
Nemesis	O
and	O
is	O
then	O
rescued	O
by	O
Umbrella	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Countermeasure	O
Service	O
(	O
U.B.C.S.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
as	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
producing	O
such	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
shortly	O
after	O
Capcom	O
had	O
started	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
2019	B-Application
remake	I-Application
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Capcom	O
had	O
previously	O
remastered	O
the	O
2002	B-Application
remake	I-Application
of	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
completing	O
the	O
trilogy	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlatinumGames	O
veteran	O
Kiyohiko	O
Sakata	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
originally	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
and	O
designer	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
development	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
did	O
not	O
start	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
development	O
overlap	O
between	O
both	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
share	O
certain	O
technologies	O
and	O
run	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
proprietary	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
almost	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
tie	O
both	O
stories	O
together	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
honor	O
the	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
approach	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
revamped	O
the	O
movement	O
speed	O
and	O
animations	O
from	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
counter	O
action	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
automatically	O
aim	O
at	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
head	O
after	O
dodging	O
an	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Blog	O
,	O
Sakata	O
further	O
explained	O
that	O
Nemesis	O
's	O
new	O
attire	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
restrictive	O
gear	O
that	O
was	O
haphazardly	O
,	O
quickly	O
created	O
to	O
contain	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
it	O
has	O
such	O
visuals.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
Peter	O
Fabiano	O
,	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
redesign	O
was	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
to	O
"	O
keep	O
to	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
modernize	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sakata	O
initially	O
wanted	O
Nemesis	O
to	O
actively	O
look	O
for	O
and	O
stalk	O
the	O
player	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
he	O
saw	O
that	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
team	O
was	O
programming	O
the	O
Tyrant	O
in	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
behave	O
in	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
realized	O
that	O
players	O
that	O
are	O
familiar	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
surprised	O
by	O
his	O
game	O
's	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
improved	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
Nemesis	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
use	O
weapons	O
,	O
grab	O
Jill	O
with	O
his	O
tentacles	O
,	O
and	O
jump	O
long	O
distances	O
to	O
appear	O
right	O
next	O
to	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
the	O
same	O
premise	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
parts	O
were	O
rearranged	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
and	O
several	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
were	O
cut	O
—	O
namely	O
,	O
the	O
clock	O
tower	O
,	O
the	O
graveyard	O
,	O
the	O
park	O
,	O
and	O
city	O
hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Mercenaries	O
-	O
Operation	O
:	O
Mad	O
Jackal	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
trying	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
city	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
was	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
,	O
a	O
separate	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
Taiwanese	O
company	O
called	O
NeoBards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
livestream	O
presentation	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
hinted	O
by	O
several	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tease	O
referencing	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
via	O
an	O
update	O
,	O
awarding	O
players	O
with	O
an	O
achievement	O
if	O
they	O
found	O
and	O
read	O
an	O
in-game	O
letter	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
Jill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
pre-ordered	O
at	O
certain	O
retailers	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
receive	O
an	O
exclusive	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
that	O
included	O
Jill	O
's	O
original	O
outfit	O
and	O
Carlos	O
 '	O
original	O
hairstyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
launch	O
trailer	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
reminding	O
buyers	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
is	O
freely	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
with	O
every	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
19-hour	O
campaign	O
with	O
an	O
overarching	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
unlock	O
Jill	O
's	O
S.T.A.R.S	O
costume	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
in-game	O
shop	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
completing	O
challenges	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
alongside	O
upgrades	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
include	O
visual	O
enhancements	O
including	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
and	O
high-framerate	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
supports	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
and	O
adaptive	O
triggers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
are	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
cloud	O
version	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
considered	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
strong	O
as	O
its	O
acclaimed	O
predecessor	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
an	O
amazing	O
job	O
of	O
recapturing	O
the	O
horror	O
and	O
tension	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
'	O
90s	O
original	O
while	O
completely	O
modernizing	O
its	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
an	O
extremely	O
shallow	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
lavish	O
production	O
values	O
failing	O
to	O
mask	O
just	O
how	O
rushed	O
and	O
unambitious	O
it	O
feels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
agreed	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
lacks	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
depth	O
because	O
it	O
places	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
moment-to-moment	O
action	O
than	O
exploration	O
and	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
far	O
from	O
being	O
as	O
action-heavy	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
still	O
involves	O
the	O
item	O
micromanagement	O
common	O
to	O
early	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
GamesRadar+	O
compared	O
the	O
hospital	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
police	O
station	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
because	O
it	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
gradually	O
unravel	O
it	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
omits	O
some	O
areas	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
introduces	O
and	O
expands	O
others	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
reimagining	O
than	O
a	O
genuine	O
remake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
multiple	O
endings	O
and	O
live	O
choices	O
certainly	O
encourage	O
subsequent	O
playthroughs	O
,	O
so	O
do	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
's	O
unlockable	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
needed	O
for	O
speedruns	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
more	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
spirit	O
than	O
in	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IGNs	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
2020	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Action-Adventure	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Remake/Remaster	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
shipped	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
although	O
Capcom	O
stated	O
that	O
nearly	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
were	O
digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
189,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
behind	O
Animal	O
Crossing	O
:	O
New	O
Horizons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
2.7	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
reported	O
that	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
3.9	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
