A pre-Resident Evil 1 beta is available, thanks to the fans

The beta of the first game played slightly differently than the finished product and had a different cast of characters.

Can Hoang Tran
4 min readDec 5, 2022
The original cast Resident Evil’s beta version.

Before Resident Evil 2 became a finished product, there were many changes. Claire Redfield, the younger sister of Chris Redfield (the male protagonist of the first game), replaced Elza Walker, who was also a college student. The same thing applies to the first Resident Evil title which was released on the PlayStation and the PC in 1996, followed by a release on the Sega Saturn in 1997. Capcom also released Resident Evil: Director’s Cut for the PlayStation that same year, then re-released it in 1998 when Sony released the Dual Shock controller.

When you start the game, you have the option of choosing either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine.

The former has more health but can only carry six items and does NOT start off with a pistol while the latter has less health but can carry eight items, while also starting off with a pistol in her…

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Can Hoang Tran
Can Hoang Tran

Written by Can Hoang Tran

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