Where to Start: Resident Evil Whole Series

Erin finishes telling uswhere to begin.

- ErinMcAllister

Whether you've arrived from our batch of Resident Evil side games, directly off of the last main series title in Part 1 of this series, or you just like reading things backward, I am here to help you finish off the Resident Evil series in its current form. With globe-trotting adventures and spooky first-person experiences ahead, I hope you enjoy the rest of this fantastic franchise.

Now that that's out of the way, let's move on to Resident Evil 4, where Resident Evil 2's Leon S. Kennedy returns to save the president's daughter from a mysterious cult. Originally released in 2005 on the GameCube and later ported to PS2, Windows, Wii, iOS, and Android, this horrifying classic also got an HD version released between 2011 and 2019 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows, and the Switch. There's no particular reason why you'd have to experience more than one version of the game, so feel free to take your pick, for the most part. I'd steer you towards any of the HD versions, as they come with a few more a gameplay features and modes as compared to the original and its ports. If you must play a non-HD version, I would caution you away from the PS2 and Windows versions, as they feature visual and audio downgrades and awkward control schemes respectively.