Returning the series to its horror roots.
There are few games as synonymous with the culture as Resident Evil. Almost anyone who has ever touched a controller has heard of the zombie-slaying title. It invented a genre, and it continues to enthrall fans, even ten years after its premiere. When Capcom announced Revelations, I was both ecstatic and sad. Ecstatic because it had been some time since the release of RE5, and I was craving a new full on game; and sad because it was being developed for a handheld system. Nothing against the 3DS, but I prefer my Resident Evil on the big screen. Thankfully, Capcom has delivered a worthy successor to the series in one of the best 3DS games released thus far.

Resident Evil: Revelations is set before the events of RE5 and focuses, again, on Jill and Chris, while introducing a few new faces. The game hops around Tarantino style between events and gives ample back-story to the characters. Voice acting is on par with the best of the series, and the sheer amount is impressive considering the medium. The bulk of the game takes place on the Queen Zenobia, which is a ship out in the middle of the ocean. This setting is perfect, as it brings a lot of the tense and terrifying claustrophobia of the original games back to the series.