20 Iconic Gaming Moments You Must See Before You Die

19. How To Run From A Zombie 101 - Resident Evil

Capcom
Capcom

Zombies; gaming's greatest villain, or a snoozefest of a trope that developers use as a crutch when nothing better comes to mind?

Despite traditionally being a method of inducing fear and despair in audiences, the flesh-eating shells of our former selves are so prevalent today that we've all become a little desensitized to their gnashing teeth and soulless eyes.

The original Resident Evil though? That game introduced an entire generation of gamers to the undead horde with what is now one of the industry's most iconic moments of all time.

Jill's (or Chris') first encounter with one of them chowing down on your friend for dinner is still an unsettling experience that instantly triggers your fight or flight instinct within seconds.

Hint: it's not the former.

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Joe is a freelance games journalist who, while not spending every waking minute selling himself to websites around the world, spends his free time writing. Most of it makes no sense, but when it does, he treats each article as if it were his Magnum Opus - with varying results.