History Narm / ResidentEvil

* The famous cheesy one-liners and quips Leon fills the game with are something the fanbase considers unrivaled NarmCharm, to the point that they swore it ''had'' to return for the VideoGameRemake. But one funny moment gets sort of messed up by a typo; when Salazar is threatening that he's sent his "right hand" to dispose of Leon, the latter's retort gets a subtitle botch:
-->'''Leon''': You''''re''' right hand comes off?

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* If you fail a QTE within a cutscene, the music ''immediately'' cuts out as you're shown your gruesome demise. This already creates some unintended hilarity in a [[BlackComedy darkly comedic way]], but the narm is amplified when it happens during a dramatic scene, such as [[spoiler: when you fail the QTE to blow up a Uroboros mutated Wesker. The music cutting out followed by Wesker [[AntiClimax immediately using his tentacle arm to pull down the helicopter everyone is riding on into the lava]] is just absolutely hilarious.]]

** This reaches an absurd, if not downright AscendedMeme effect with the announcement of a Third Person Mode to match the perspectives of the modern remakes more -- only for the trailer itself to do its ''damnedest'' to avoid totally showing Ethan's face as well, to the point of a Bela attack animation angling his head away from the camera compared to the remakes going out of their way to showcase the pain your character's suffering.

* If you fail a QTE within a cutscene, the music ''immediately'' cuts out as you're shown your gruesome demise. This creates some unintended hilarity when it happens during a dramatic scene, such as [[spoiler: when you fail the QTE to blow up a Uroboros mutated Wesker. The music cutting out followed by Wesker [[AntiClimax immediately using his tentacle arm to pull down the helicopter everyone is riding on into the lava]] is just absolutely hilarious.]]

* The game intro itself, where Chris makes a goofy OhCrap face just as he gets assaulted by an unseen creature. There's no gore whatsoever, only a single "blood burst" that looks more like spilled ketchup, filmed in the most B-movie horror way imaginable. Might as well double as a SeriesEstablishingMoment.

* The remake allows you to switch the [=OST=] with the originals. While some of the music can make fitting melancholy atmosphere (such as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV0ojVgsK-c S.T.A.R.S office]]) or badass (such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ltBInpN4U boss fights with Birkin]]), some such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohYgxTlj4mU Screaming Target]] which uses a zombie jump-scare attack in the beginning can be hilariously off (as opposed to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSPKtSM_JGA&list=PLqrlkIVyDLs-VoRcrcJyqdups5faen7zA&index=9&t=0s this track]], which would have been a much better fit for the sequence). Then there's Mr. X's badass theme that plays...for 5 seconds after you run from him, it plays the second vocal half of the theme.

--> '''Claire:''' So there never was an Alexi''ahhhf''ter all!

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[[caption-width-right:126:[[https://www.escapistmagazine.com/stolen-pixels-241-the-gaming-afterlife/ In hell, the cutscenes are created by Capcom]].]]

* The game's own logo isn't safe from this; some have pointed out that the "6" in the game logo looks like a giraffe. And giraffes aren't exactly known for having a threatening appearance, either. Worse still for those with more vulgar minds who thought it resembled a giraffe receiving a blowjob. [[BrainBleach It's like the Fedex arrow, once you see it, can't unsee it.!]]

** Never mind that the intros, both American and Japanese, play the cast up as some sort of hardcore, cheesy crew of badasses with rocking music and the off-the-street actors clearly not quite in their element for looking cool. Like Jill's hilariously oversized costume. This is [[MoodWhiplash right after]] the horrific attack on the S.T.A.R.S. Team that gets Joseph messily killed and them stranded in the Spencer Mansion. Nothing for the entire rest of the game ever attempts to do this again, making its intentional cheesiness stick out like an utterly sore thumb, and the Remake wisely opted to omit the whole sequence to keep the opening's pacing and more serious tone consistent.
** If you're watching the uncensored version, the gore in the intro is actually pretty convincing, and Joseph's death is quite violent with what feels like genuine screams of terror. Too bad regardless of the version he's surrounded by HamAndCheese as everyone else belts out stilted dialogue, sound less like they're being attacked and more like they're calling for a pet to not run off, and constant cuts to what are supposed to be the Cerberus zombie dogs -- that release stock movie monster sounds every time they show and look a lot like puppets being spun around wildly.

** Joseph ''just'' got murdered by the dogs, and then Brad opts to fly away in the chopper as a cowardly tactic. Chris raises a hand and belts out, "NO, DON'T GO," in an awkwardly stilted shout. And then everyone forgets what's going on around them as he lowers his arm, standing there quietly as if they forgot they're being attacked by the dogs. One growl later and everyone's ''hop-sprinting'' through the grass to run for the hills.

** Never mind that the intros, both American and Japanese, play the cast up as some sort of hardcore, cheesy crew of badasses, yet feature Jill's hilariously oversized pants and poofy beret on full display, Rebecca giving an awkward smile to the camera before she just drops it and stares, and Wesker slicking back his 90sHair and then looking like he really doesn't want to be there. This is [[MoodWhiplash right after]] the horrific attack on the S.T.A.R.S. Team that gets Joseph messily killed and them stranded in the Spencer Mansion. Nothing for the entire rest of the game ever attempts to do this again, making its intentional cheesiness stick out like an utterly sore thumb, and the Remake wisely opted to omit the whole sequence to keep the more serious tone and opening's pacing consistent.

* In the original Japanese version, the cast intro was accompanied by the song "Icy Gaze" by Fumitaka Fuchigami. As soon as Wesker, who was supposed to be revealed later as the traitor, has the singer telling the viewer to "Never believe in the liiiiiiIIIIIIEEE'''EEEEE!!!!!'''".

* When Ethan reasonably demands that Chris return his daughter, rather than try to calm him down or explain what's going on, Chris just says "Ethan, no." in the sort of tone one would use to tell their dog to get off the couch.