Resident Evil 0 PS5 Remake Rumours Persist, Could Still Be Years Away

I'm one of the 11 weirdos who likes 0. Flawed, to be sure, but it did some cool things. After playing the 2 and 4 remakes, I really think Capcom could do some great things with 0 as a base. I'm hoping this is true!

At this point they’ll remake Survivor, Dead Aim and Degeneration before they’ll remake Code Veronica.

@hisownsidekick I am part of those 11 people! Yes zero is extremely flawed (the bat boss maybe the worse boss fight in the franchise) but I do no care because I still love it, and would love remake to rectify the mistakes the game has.

I would much prefer first a Code Veronica remake or even RE1 which current remake and its remaster is still very outdated. It deserves a RE2, RE3, RE4 like remake

@Fatewalker RE1 remake slander shall not be tolerated, it is called one the greatest remakes for a reason, really don't understand why people want another one?!?

RE0 could most certainly do with a remake before Code Veronica I'd say. It is such an annoying game to play through, with little identity of its own after the train sequence.

@Oram77 it’s great, people just want 0, 1 and CV to be playable as over the shoulder action horror games. It’s not really about what’s better, moreso about consistency between the modern games and the pre 7 games.

Still haven't played RE0 myself, it's the only numbered entry I haven't gotten around to yet. Probably will give it a shot sooner rather than later since I like Rebecca's character.

That said I never did like the classic RE style with fixed camera angles, tank controls and awful shooting mechanics, so I welcome the idea of a modern remake in the vein of RE2/3/4. Better 0 than 5 at any rate.

If they do away with the character zapping then this remake will be a treat. I adored the setting (especially the train, though it was sadly over too quickly).

This game doesn't need one of any resident evil game needs one its code Veronica and Dino crisis needs a remake

What ya mean 0 and CV where's my RE5 remake thanks

@Oram77
In my comment, I think it's clear there a valid reason why people would want another remake..
The remake of RE1 is now 23 years old, fixed camera and pre-rendered graphics, and dated controls.
Would be nice to see the RE1 receiving a remake with modern real time rendering graphics and controls with OTS perspective!

I finished RE 0 HD years ago. I really like the zapping / partner system that shows Billy and Rebecca specialty (Billy has bigger health, more chance for critical shot, and can push big boxes while Rebecca has less health, can't push big boxes, but can mixed herbs + more inventory). The train setting was cool too.

But without item box and each room / location has their own limit for item drop, it makes backtracking and item management not fun and super tedious.

Also, RE 0 probably has the weakest enemy design in the series. Most of them are just animals like monkeys, leech, scorpion, bats, leech etc.

If Capcom gonna remake this game, i think they need to do something with the enemies and add item box. If not then why bother. The HD version still looks good.

@Fatewalker And yet games like Tormented Souls 2 are coming out with tank controls and fixed camera angles because people still want like that style. I understand that's what people want, I just fear a over the shoulder perspective could lose it's vibe, idk...

@Oram77 The addition of Lisa Trevor to the REmake is to my mind still the most horrifying thing in all of Resident Evil!

@PapaGlitch Excatly! that to me is what a remake should, keep everything from the original and then add to it. Your example of Lisa Trevor is a prime example of this.

Code Veronica is the remake I want most - I always thought it was the 2nd best of the fixed perspective games after RE2.

I will get it but don’t know if I will ever beat it. I always get overwhelmed by the puzzles and difficulty in the RE games. The only RE game I actually finished is RE Revelations which I assume is one of the easier RE games.

@Dan12836666 that doesn’t even make sense as they keep rereleasing 5. And 5’s rerelease on Switch was during peak callout culture which we’re long past.

@Oram77 I don't want a RE1 remake simply because the spiders with this gen's graphics would be a bridge even I couldn't cross.
Without some serious firewater in me gut and blurred vision that is...

@Oram77
Ya I know about Tormented Souls 2, played the demo and planning on playing it. Finished the 1st one as well, enjoyed specially the puzzles. But still I would like just to see the RE1 receiving the same treatment as the recent ones. With modern graphics and tech, could be also like the upcoming RE9, offering both 1st / 3rd person.

The order I would like to see the upcoming remakes would be CV, 1 and then 0 introducing the loot box missing on the original..

I like both Code Veronica and 0, so I'm very happy about that release schedule for the next 3 or 4 years.

@Fatewalker I would agree that CVX deserves the remake more, purely because Capcom acts like Claire doesn't exists anymore.

@Fatewalker Re1 remake is NOT outdated.

0 already has the modern controls (at least it doesn’t have the Tank controls) it has its issues but it’s a good game, playable, Veronica is not half as playable. They should do that first 100%

Cool resident evil 0 remake would be awsome. Let's see what happens Word up son

@hisownsidekick since you seem to e educated on this... I have remakes/remasters of 0, 1, 2 and 3. When in those 4 games should I play 0, please?

can't help but feel that capcom is going to crash once it exhausts all its resident evil remake projects. the same will apply to s-e and every other publisher that has been coasting on the remake train the past 5-10 years. might be a good time to be more forward thinking and invest in new IP that has a shot at being successful. i acknowledge pragmata but it probably isn't going to light the world on fire... and no, capcom will not begin remaking the onimusha games next because they only garner a fraction of the sales and fanbase of the resident evil franchise (9m vs 170m lifetime sales) , hence why they only did shoddy remasters of the first two entries thus far. dino crisis? possibly, but again, they were never big sellers relative to resident evil and might not financially justify the remake treatment for capcom. also, the fact that there are only 2 games worth a damn doesn't help matters much (nobody speaks of dino crisis 3). breath of fire? not mainstream enough and has been long forgotten by capcom. one can hope that the franchise can get at least one modern AAA production to see where it stands.

so essentially, after capcom remakes resident evil 0, X, 5, 6 and possibly 1 remake, what's next? sure, we're likely talking 10 years into the future here, but alas... resident evil 6 remake will essentially be a completely different game if they take all its criticism to heart

@RedRiot193
RE1R is still a great game, while I understand that OTS vs Fixed camera could be a personal preference and simply different styles, it is a fact that in terms of graphics and technology is outdated though, compared to modern standards. Also opening doors loading screen doesn't cut it anymore and gets old

@Porco "so essentially, after capcom remakes resident evil 0, X, 5, 6 and possibly 1 remake, what's next?"

They remake Outbreak, Dead Aim, Survivor, make RE 10/11/12, and Revelations 3/4/5.

Those alone would keep the series alive maybe for the next 20-30 years.

@Porco between 0, 1, 5, 6, Code Veronice, Outbreak and Outbreak 2 we have a good 15+ years of remakes left and after those they can probably still do Revelations 1 and 2.
By that time they can stop remaking RE games and just swap between mainline sequels, spin offs and spin off sequels.

@PuppetMaster with 9 being a sequel to the outbreak games I can see them remaking outbreak 1 and 2 sooner rather than later.

@PuppetMaster that's a very sad future indeed, completely void of creativity and innovation. i will say that the resident evil spinoffs do not command the same interest, nor sales, so it's unlikely they will get remade with the same treatment. perhaps some of them will receive barebones remasters, though.

@darkswabber i have my doubts about the spinoffs receiving the same remake treatment. as a business exercise, i don't think they would be viable projects for capcom.

@darkswabber Yeah possibly. We'll see...

@Porco What do you want them to do exactly? Just kill their golden goose?

And some RE spinoff actually sold quite well and has pretty loyal / dedicated fanbase:

• Revelations 1 sold 4.1 mill
• Revelations 2 sold 3.8 mill
• Revelations 1+2 collection sold 1.6 mill
• Operation Raccoon City sold 2.8 mill
• Outbreak 1 sold 1.4 mill
• Umbrella Chronicles sold 1.3 mill

@WhoderMan Have you ever played 0 or 1 before? And are you referring to REmake when you mention 1 (the GameCube game that then got an HD upgrade)? If you've never played them and you're going to play REmake, I would play 0 before 1. If you've played a version of REmake before and are replaying, but haven't played 0 before, I'd play 0 after 1.
My reasoning is that REmake is the much better game and it'll be less fun to go "backwards." 0 does some interesting things mechanically, but it's a step down in a lot of ways after 1's brilliance. So if you're going in fresh, 0 -> 1 will feel better both mechanically and narratively. The games tie into each other, but 0's story is weaker and sets up 1's story, rather than spoiling it. Plus, I think it's neat to have a fuller idea of who Rebecca is by playing as her in 0, so if you ever see her again 😉, it'll make those moments more interesting.
I always prefer to go 1 -> 0 when I replay, but that's because I know the games and I just like playing them in the order I did back in the day. For a fresh playthrough, I think 0 first will whet your appetite if you enjoy the older-school vibe and then 1 will take what you enjoyed and intensify it.
Also, if 0 frustrates you and certain elements like having no item boxes make you question continuing, I'd urge you to consider dropping it and moving to 1. 1 is a much less frustrating game and 0 is the only entry that does certain things like that. Additionally, 0's story isn't essential (one of the things I really want them to improve upon with a remake as it's got some good ideas!). I personally like the partner-switching (a lot) and dropping items in the world whenever you like, rather than having to run back to an item box, is interesting to me, but mainly because I know they were just mechanical experiments; another reason to go 0 -> 1. Some people start with 0 and think the whole series isn't for them and that's a shame.
But whatever you do, you can't really do it "wrong" as long as you have fun, and I hope you do! (Sorry this came out much longer than you were likely expecting, haha!)

@hisownsidekick

Thanks for the info! I have RE Origins Collection (1&0 Remake/remaster doublepack for PS4). I also have the remakes of 2 and 3 for PS5.

1. Get rid of the zapping system, instead have 2 scenarios that overlap like RE 2.

2. Bring back the item box.

Boom, you have a winner.

@WhoderMan Then I'd go 0 -> 1 -> 2 -> 3. Then, if you want more, step into 4 and experience my favorite game in the series (or play the 4 remake, which I recently played and thoroughly enjoyed).
Only play 5 if you REALLY want more of 4. I love it, but it was never as good as 4 and if you don't have a co-op partner, it can been frustrating (though personally, I enjoy playing with the co-op AI too, jank as it is).
Avoid 6. 6 is constructed entirely of farts. I love RE, but 6 has even less soul than 5, and 5 was already hurting for it.
Have fun and enjoy the series!

@AdamantiumPriest I'm a fan of the zapping system, and even I love the idea of replacing it with overlapping scenarios. It would take some story reworking, but I think this would be a good call.

I am currently playing it for the first time and it's really annoying. Remake would be great to realize its potential without all those stupid decisions they made years ago.

@Fatewalker according to the rumor code veronica is getting a remake first then zero.

@AdamantiumPriest
i assume you meant to bring the zapping system back? it was removed in the resident evil 2 remake.

resident evil 2 remake was really annoying in how the choices made in one scenario did not impact the second scenario. i.e. doors unlocked, enemies killed, etc in scenario A had no bearing on scenario B, even if scenario B's timeline was after scenario A's etc. it's such a big oversight that it ruins the experience and sense of immersion in the world.

@Porco My bad, got my game mechanics muddled up. I meant remove playing as two characters in real time and have two separate scenarios. It's cool they tried something new, however it plays very cumbersome, having to swap back and forth to play certain sections and pass/drop items.

People make up rumours to make it seem there will be something worth playing during this failure of a generation

Even at my age, I take days off work for Resident Evil releases. I don't think any of the games have really needed a remake - but they were sure welcome and a lot of fun to play. Capcom regained my trust with RE2 Remake, so I'll buy, play, and likely enjoy whatever they have the Resident Evil name on until they lose it again.

@Fatewalker That has nothing to do with being outdated. The game uses art assets and still hold up well especially with mods. "Also opening doors loading screen doesn't cut it anymore and gets old" There's tons of modern games that still do the loading on doors. Trails in the sky remake did it. Atlus still does it. etc.

@RedRiot193 I agree the game overall still holds well and its visuals are not bad thanks to the pre-rendered graphics, but still far away with real time rendering and recent tech as the R2/3/4 remakes for example and upcoming RE9 that will even support path tracing on PC.. Mods on consoles, complicated..

Some games can still use loading door screens for some artistic / atmosphere decisions, don't think we needs that on RE anymore. We have the example with the recent remakes and that without it offers more immersion and more seamless exploration

@Fatewalker You're asking for an entirely different game. People still play the old re games becuase they aged well. You can put this argument to re4 og as well. As it has door loading but is still being played over the remake at times. I prefer re2 and re3 og over their remakes personally. Especially when it comes to 3. Would re1 re-remake be welcomed? Sure I'm down. I don't fully disagree with you. It can be an amazing game if capcom made it themselves, but personally I don't think it's needed at all. At least it shouldn't be the priority. Code veronica and 0 need it waaaaay more before we get to re1.

Resident evil outbreak 1 and 2 need a remake bad but crapcom acts like they dont exist. Also kinda want resident evil operation raccoon city remaster

The remake needs to do away with dropping items. 0 would be more replayable if it just had item boxes....

I liked RE 0 but I'm really not bothered about a remake of it. You don't have to remake everything.

@gezkc if you can make the best version possible with the resources they have now why not.

@Dan12836666 in a couple years