30 Things You Didn't Know About The Resident Evil Series

26. The Series Was Conceived As A First Person Shooter

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But it didn't stay that way for very long. Series creator Shinji Mikami toyed with the idea, but didn't consider the viewpoint to be good enough at creating tension.

The concept was revisited though, with Resident Evil: Survivor.

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