Resident Evil 1 (1996)
Best: Laying The Groundwork For Everything: Resident Evil may not have invented the survival horror genre, but it definitely made it popular. And this first entry not only inspired countless clones and copycats, but it also laid the foundation for future games, introducing enemies, characters, and lore that is still around in 2023 including the evil Umbrella Corporation, its nasty T-Virus, bad guy Albert Wesker, and hero Chris Redfield.
Worst: The Voice Acting: Some say the original game’s awful English voice acting, which was stilted and poorly performed, is charming. But looking back at the classic RE1 all these years later, the voice acting seems more like a “So bad it’s good” kind of thing.
