Resident Evil 6

Play it on: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Windows (Steam Deck OK)
Current goal: Convince my partner that it’s actually a good game

Resident Evil 6 gets a lot of hate for being one of the worst games in Capcom’s beloved survival horror series. RE6’s rejection mostly stems from it not really feeling like a survival horror game that’ll scare you in the same ways its siblings will. In fact, when the game was released, critics rightfully panned it for straying from its survival horror roots. Instead of conserving ammo while fending off zombie hordes in narrow alleyways, RE6 has you travel across the world suplexing the undead and bomb-striking giant kaiju. The game’s a freaking action-adventure game cloaked as a horror game, and I love it unconditionally. That’s right, I’m one of those “Resident Evil 6 is actually good” propagandists.

RE6 has you play four interwoven story campaigns as Leon and Helena (the “good” campaign), Chris and Piers (the wackiest one), Sherry and Jake Wesker (the edgiest one), and Ada Wong (the one that actually feels like the classic RE gameplay experience). As in Resident Evil 5, part of RE6’s charm is that you can experience the game’s Michael Bay-ass cataclysmic story missions with a pal through couch co-op—which in my opinion is the most fun way to play the game.

Hopefully, my partner—who loves scary horror games—will find the same joy I do super-kicking things that are meant to intimidate me when I broach the idea of playing RE6 together via this blurb. If not, expect a follow-up post about me having to sleep on the couch. — Isaiah Colbert