The Resident Evil video games are unmistakably situated in a fictional world with fabricated businesses, fake leaders, and more. But the new Resident Evil series on Netflix doesn’t like it. Resident Evil debuted on Netflix yesterday, and viewers started making fun of it for its clumsy use of several contemporary issues.
Netflix’s Resident Evil Criticized Strongly by Gamers
Since its debut in 1996, we’ve seen fictional characters and events in the Resident Evil series. The publisher, Capcom, has taken care to preserve the notion that all this shouldn’t be based on any reality. While everything in the world of Resident Evil is a bit silly, the new Netflix TV show seems to be taking itself seriously.
It's confirmed. Covid is now canon in the #ResidentEvil world.
Which is horrifying in itself that such a future is entirely possible for us as we are now. #ResidentEvilNetflix pic.twitter.com/tsW4tHGzxB— Netflix Spooks🎃 (@NetflixSpooks) July 15, 2022
Many Netflix users criticize the show for its terrible script, particularly its allusions to COVID and Elon Musk. Netflix’s Resident Evil attempted to link things to real life. For example, Umbrella Company negatively references big-tech companies, such as Apple and Google, and T-Virus is also discussed, like Covid.
I love that Netflix decided to change Resident Evil up by making it a CW style show where noone acts like real people and references to Resident Evil are randomly shoved in pic.twitter.com/3EGIHdPLFE
— Larrue (@didyaknowtensei) July 14, 2022
Resident Evil on Netflix has received mixed reviews so far. While the TV series has an IMDb rating of 3.4, it also recently has the highest Rotten Tomatoes rating (62%) of any Resident Evil project. On the other hand, social media users don’t have much to say about the new Resident Evil – it’s just awful.
this is from a Resident Evil TV show. pic.twitter.com/WXbJrK3BUW
— balta (@BGarcN2) July 14, 2022
Netflix subscribers can join the adventures of the Wesker family between 2022 and 2036, starring artists such as Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, and Paola Nez. “The story takes place over two timelines. The first involves 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker moving to New Raccoon City. They realize that their father may be concealing dark secrets that could destroy the world,” writes in the synopsis. “The second timeline takes place over a decade in the future, where only 15 million humans remain, with over 6 billion animals and people being infected with the T-virus.”