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Resident Evil 3

April 3, 2020ShooterESRB M

Overview

About Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released in 1999. It updates the story and gameplay for a modern audience. Like the Resident Evil 2 remake, the game uses over-the-shoulder third person point of view similar to Resident Evil 4 and later installments. Players will spend most of their time playing as Jill Valentine, although on some occasions they will assume the role of Carlos Oliveira, giving him more screen time as a deuteragonist.
Story setup
A series of strange disappearances have been occurring in the American Midwest within a place called Racoon City. A specialist squad of the police force known as S.T.A.R.S. has been investigating the case, and have determined that the pharmaceutical company Umbrella and their biological weapon, the T-Virus, are behind the incidents. Jill Valentine and the other surviving S.T.A.R.S. members try to make this truth known, but find that the police department itself is under Umbrella's sway and their reports are rejected out of hand. With the viral plague spreading through the town and to her very doorstep, Jill is determined to survive. However, an extremely powerful pursuer has already been dispatched to eliminate her.
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At a glance

Released
April 3, 2020
Platforms
Nintendo Switch 2, macOS, PC, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4
Genres
Shooter, Adventure, Action
Play modes
Single Player, Multiplayer
Age rating
ESRB M
Time to beat
~7 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Resident Evil 3.

Rushed
4hoursMain story only
Typical
7hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
17hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 9 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Resident Evil 3 offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player • Multiplayer

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Resident Evil 3. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBMA 15+

Strong horror violence, blood and gore

CEROD
  • Violence
CLASS_IND16
  • Violência Extrema (Extreme Violence)
  • Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language)
ESRBM
  • Intense Violence
  • Strong Language
  • Blood and Gore
GRAC19+
  • Fear, Horror, Threatening
  • Language
  • Violence
PEGI18
  • Violence
  • Bad Language

This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to graphic violence and use of strong language.. Not suitable for persons below 18 years of age. This game contains frequent depictions of gross violence towards human-like characters. The player must kill numerous humanoid zombie characters through the course of the game. The attacks are mainly dealt through gunfire. However, the player is also able to dispose of enemies with weapons such as knifes and flamethrowers. All attacks leave visible injuries with strong blood and gore effects visible. The player is also able to dismember and decapitate nearly all enemies present in the game, after dismembering a body part, strong blood will flow from the wounds and organs and bones can become visible. This game also contains use of sexual expletives, the word “fuck” and its derivatives can be found throughout.

USK16

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