Resident Evil 5 is a survival-horror game that came out fifteen years ago on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Resident Evil 5 was the sequel to the critically acclaimed RE4 game from ’05 its a controversial game that Capcom fans have been outspoken about for many years. The story for Resident Evil 5 was not nearly as good as RE4 but there has been a ton of praise for the game’s co-op multiplayer game mode. The graphics for Resident Evil 5 looked great by late 2000’s PS3 standards but one of the biggest issues RE5 had involved the racial undertones that were presented in the game. While Capcom may not have intended RE5 to appear racist with black zombies being killed by Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar but unfortunately its apart of what has defined the game over the past decade. Albert Wesker also was presented in a more unfavorable light in RE5 compared to the earlier entries in the series. The idea of using the Uroboros Virus for the purpose “global saturation” did not make too much sense especially since Wesker had an opportunity to kill Chris in Resident Evil: Code Veronica.

Resident Evil 5 also saw the return of Jill Valentine who was brainwashed by Wesker and eventually rescued by Chris Redfield. However, Jill Valentine eventually became an afterthought following the conclusion of Resident Evil 5. In some ways RE5 ruined Jill Valentine a character who was the main protagonist of Resident Evil 3 back in 1999. Following the events of RE5 Jill Valentine’s status has been a mystery and she did not appear in any major installments following Resident Evil 5. Despite, Resident Evil 5 getting good reviews following its release and selling more than 14 million copies the series began to decline in popularity during the 2010’s decade. The decline in Resident Evil series during the 2010’s decade has been blamed more on RE6 from 2012 than RE5. However, Resident Evil 5 was not nearly as good as RE2 or RE4 and it seems that Capcom is somewhat hesitant about remaking it. Resident Evil 5 might be a bit too controversial for today’s society in America considering the “wokeness” that exists today. There is also the argument that in order for a Resident Evil 5 Remake to work the story would have to be rewritten by Capcom altogether.