I saw this thread and I just have to post in it. Oh gosh I have so many
1. Jill is the worst and most overrated female lead in the series, especially in terms of personality, well outside of Re3, a.k.a the only game that she was a rootable lead in but crazy enough....
2. The best presentation of Jill's character was in Re5, ironically the game in which she is a side character.
3. Leon's personality in Re4 (and Damnation as they are similar) is his worse one. So damn cheesy and try hard. People hate Jake for this, yet where is the hate for this Leon?
4. Leon's best personality is his personality in Darkside Chronicles. He's really likeable there.
5. I preferred Chris's game in Re1/ReMake over Jill's. Hey, I like a challenge and I like Rebecca more than Barry.
6. Barry is kind of overrated as a character (I like Barry but I don't see this super badass guy most people do).
7. Hunk is beyond overrated as a character. How on earth is this guy so popular among the masses?
8. Ada has become a Mary-Sue over the years and honestly is no worse than Alice from the movies.
9. The Chris and Wesker rivalry felt so forced. Why did Wesker only hate Chris? All the surviving STARS members ruined his plans by surviving in the first place.
10. Barry, despite being overrated to me, was the saving grace in Jill's story in Re1/ReMake.
11. A character like Rebecca is great character for this type of genre. She has just enough skills to get by, yet because she is a rookie, she's more vulnerable, thus she can show fear and make mistakes. This makes her more realistic and relatable than half of the cast.
12. Speaking of Rebecca, she is one of the most likeable characters in this series.
13. Resident Evil Zero is not a terrible game. In fact I would dare say it's good.
14. Resident Evil ReMake and Re2 are good, yet overrated, especially ReMake.
15. I blame ReMake for Zero's sales. People claim Re4 helped Re5 sell, yet I think ReMake hurt Zero's sales.
16. Claire (despite me liking her a lot), abilities and skills are overdone. They say Chris trained her, yet half of the stuff we see her do, we never saw with Chris, especially in the pre Re4 games (Code Veronica opening anyone?).
17. Wesker had no business being brought back to life.
18. Jessica (from Revelations) is a better spy and double agent then Ada.
19. Leon and Ada's "relationship" is one of the worst things about this series.
20. Excella shouldn't have died until a later game. She had potential to be a serious side villian.
21. Parker was the best character in Revelations.
22. Even then, Barry should have been in Parker's place, especially since it has been said that he was an inspiration for Parker.
23. Chris and Jill were pointless in Revelations. They really should not have been in that game.
24. Re3 is a better SH game then Re2 and Code Veronica.
25. Sherry in Re6 is Rebecca 2.0 with the luxury of having better writing behind her. It's funny how so many love Sherry yet don't care for Rebecca despite the glaring similarities between the two.
26. Honestly outside of some personality issues, Helena is a pretty good example of what a strong female lead should be.
27. Jake got the best character development out of anyone in this series, despite it being so typical and obvious.
28. Sheva is a good character and has the best and most detailed backstory out of any character in this series.
29. Barry and Rebecca should both be more important at this point. How did they become less important than Chris and Jill? They were in the same mansion, fighting the same enemies, dealing with the same betrayal. In fact, Barry was betrayed more than any of them.
30. Mercenaries > Raid Mode
31. Rachael (Revelations) is ridiculously overrated. I liked that she showed fear, but some people act like she was the most mysterious and interesting person in the game, when all she was was poorly written.
32. Jessica and Raymond especially, really aren't all that interesting (there is slight interest, but really small) outside of that open ending from Revelations. In fact I'm sure most people wouldn't even want to see them again if it wasn't for that. I know I wouldn't (yes, I would like to see them return, but only because I hate seeing characters being left open).
33. All the forgotten and "one off" characters fate's should be closed in one way or another.
34. Rebecca (or anybody else) really should have been in the second cgi film. Why Leon and Ada when they were about to be in Re6 and then Damnation didn't even tie into Re6. Waste, man, wasted opportunity.
35. All of the newer characters are more detailed than the classic characters. You can accredit it to the writers starting to give a damn about the writing, but it still doesn't change the fact that Helena is more detailed than Jill, or Piers more than Leon for instance.
36. Hating new characters because they are new is stupid.
37. Re4 and Re6 are tied for worse story ever.
38. Ashley was not that bad of a character. Yeah I didn't like her personality, but I can't hate a character for playing her role, which was a defenseless college student with no combat experience, to perfection. If she started doing roundhouse kicks, I would have been insulted.
39. Ashley's playable sections was the only thing Resident Evil about Re4 outside of the Leon and Ada characters.
40. I like Billy a lot, but the guy was nothing more than a glorified bodyguard in Re Zero. In fact, he should have A. been a side character (who was a bad guy) that pops up now and again and B. been replaced with someone like Richard.
41. Claire getting a passive job was kind of ridiculous, especially when you realize that Sherry, the girl she protected, became an active government agent.
42. Sherry having healing powers is ridiculous.
43. Carlos should be a part of the BSAA.
44. People who talk about the controls from RE Zero-CV are ridiculous. Hey, Re4 and Re5 control the exact same way. Only the camera is different.
45. Voice actors D.C Douglas and Roger Craig Smith (Wesker and Chris respectively) were the best thing to happen to those characters. Gave them both more personality than they ever had before Re5.
46. Re2 Ada > Re4, Damnation, and Re6 Ada.
47. Sheva should definitely make a return. If Chris (a North American officer) can be seen in Europe and China, why can't Sheva travel.
48. Jill not showing up in Re6 didn't affect me at all. In fact, I didn't really care.
That's all I got for now. If I think of anymore I will be back.
1. Jill is the worst and most overrated female lead in the series, especially in terms of personality, well outside of Re3, a.k.a the only game that she was a rootable lead in but crazy enough....
2. The best presentation of Jill's character was in Re5, ironically the game in which she is a side character.
3. Leon's personality in Re4 (and Damnation as they are similar) is his worse one. So damn cheesy and try hard. People hate Jake for this, yet where is the hate for this Leon?
4. Leon's best personality is his personality in Darkside Chronicles. He's really likeable there.
5. I preferred Chris's game in Re1/ReMake over Jill's. Hey, I like a challenge and I like Rebecca more than Barry.
6. Barry is kind of overrated as a character (I like Barry but I don't see this super badass guy most people do).
7. Hunk is beyond overrated as a character. How on earth is this guy so popular among the masses?
8. Ada has become a Mary-Sue over the years and honestly is no worse than Alice from the movies.
9. The Chris and Wesker rivalry felt so forced. Why did Wesker only hate Chris? All the surviving STARS members ruined his plans by surviving in the first place.
10. Barry, despite being overrated to me, was the saving grace in Jill's story in Re1/ReMake.
11. A character like Rebecca is great character for this type of genre. She has just enough skills to get by, yet because she is a rookie, she's more vulnerable, thus she can show fear and make mistakes. This makes her more realistic and relatable than half of the cast.
12. Speaking of Rebecca, she is one of the most likeable characters in this series.
13. Resident Evil Zero is not a terrible game. In fact I would dare say it's good.
14. Resident Evil ReMake and Re2 are good, yet overrated, especially ReMake.
15. I blame ReMake for Zero's sales. People claim Re4 helped Re5 sell, yet I think ReMake hurt Zero's sales.
16. Claire (despite me liking her a lot), abilities and skills are overdone. They say Chris trained her, yet half of the stuff we see her do, we never saw with Chris, especially in the pre Re4 games (Code Veronica opening anyone?).
17. Wesker had no business being brought back to life.
18. Jessica (from Revelations) is a better spy and double agent then Ada.
19. Leon and Ada's "relationship" is one of the worst things about this series.
20. Excella shouldn't have died until a later game. She had potential to be a serious side villian.
21. Parker was the best character in Revelations.
22. Even then, Barry should have been in Parker's place, especially since it has been said that he was an inspiration for Parker.
23. Chris and Jill were pointless in Revelations. They really should not have been in that game.
24. Re3 is a better SH game then Re2 and Code Veronica.
25. Sherry in Re6 is Rebecca 2.0 with the luxury of having better writing behind her. It's funny how so many love Sherry yet don't care for Rebecca despite the glaring similarities between the two.
26. Honestly outside of some personality issues, Helena is a pretty good example of what a strong female lead should be.
27. Jake got the best character development out of anyone in this series, despite it being so typical and obvious.
28. Sheva is a good character and has the best and most detailed backstory out of any character in this series.
29. Barry and Rebecca should both be more important at this point. How did they become less important than Chris and Jill? They were in the same mansion, fighting the same enemies, dealing with the same betrayal. In fact, Barry was betrayed more than any of them.
30. Mercenaries > Raid Mode
31. Rachael (Revelations) is ridiculously overrated. I liked that she showed fear, but some people act like she was the most mysterious and interesting person in the game, when all she was was poorly written.
32. Jessica and Raymond especially, really aren't all that interesting (there is slight interest, but really small) outside of that open ending from Revelations. In fact I'm sure most people wouldn't even want to see them again if it wasn't for that. I know I wouldn't (yes, I would like to see them return, but only because I hate seeing characters being left open).
33. All the forgotten and "one off" characters fate's should be closed in one way or another.
34. Rebecca (or anybody else) really should have been in the second cgi film. Why Leon and Ada when they were about to be in Re6 and then Damnation didn't even tie into Re6. Waste, man, wasted opportunity.
35. All of the newer characters are more detailed than the classic characters. You can accredit it to the writers starting to give a damn about the writing, but it still doesn't change the fact that Helena is more detailed than Jill, or Piers more than Leon for instance.
36. Hating new characters because they are new is stupid.
37. Re4 and Re6 are tied for worse story ever.
38. Ashley was not that bad of a character. Yeah I didn't like her personality, but I can't hate a character for playing her role, which was a defenseless college student with no combat experience, to perfection. If she started doing roundhouse kicks, I would have been insulted.
39. Ashley's playable sections was the only thing Resident Evil about Re4 outside of the Leon and Ada characters.
40. I like Billy a lot, but the guy was nothing more than a glorified bodyguard in Re Zero. In fact, he should have A. been a side character (who was a bad guy) that pops up now and again and B. been replaced with someone like Richard.
41. Claire getting a passive job was kind of ridiculous, especially when you realize that Sherry, the girl she protected, became an active government agent.
42. Sherry having healing powers is ridiculous.
43. Carlos should be a part of the BSAA.
44. People who talk about the controls from RE Zero-CV are ridiculous. Hey, Re4 and Re5 control the exact same way. Only the camera is different.
45. Voice actors D.C Douglas and Roger Craig Smith (Wesker and Chris respectively) were the best thing to happen to those characters. Gave them both more personality than they ever had before Re5.
46. Re2 Ada > Re4, Damnation, and Re6 Ada.
47. Sheva should definitely make a return. If Chris (a North American officer) can be seen in Europe and China, why can't Sheva travel.
48. Jill not showing up in Re6 didn't affect me at all. In fact, I didn't really care.
That's all I got for now. If I think of anymore I will be back.
Apart from a few of your points (like Parker being the best character in Revelations, or Ada being Mary-Sue, which is a more suitable title for Jill in my opinion), that could have been my post! I couldn't agree more with most of your points, like Sherry being basically a second Rebecca, Hunk and Barry being overrated, Jill being at her best in RE3, Leon and Ada's relationship being annoying, Sheva and Ashley actually being good characters, etc. You also mention a lot of little things I never really thought about, but still agree on.
