As a corollary to this, Jill’s funk kept her from noticing the outbreak’s true scale all the way up to the point that she’s forced out on to the burning streets to her great shock and confusion. Mind you, it had been going on for at least a week, there was still cases of severe unrest being reported in August at the earliest and news reports were abuzz about it, up to and including on Jill's own TV. Borders on Failed a Spot Check compared to the original.
In the demo version, if you let Nemesis chase you to the door leading into the alley that's on fire, he will suddenly stop giving chase and flee by using a zipline and flying straight up into the air like Spider-Man. This makes his "busting through the wall" scene moments later quite funny.
One of the advertisements in the toy store's window is a poster of a child with a Mega Man (Classic) action figure. Said action figure is modeled after the infamous design of the Mega Man box art that has Mega Man look like a terrible cosplayer.
The inside of the toy store even has a life-sized statue of Bad Box Art Mega Man!
The posters plastered throughout the subway include completely unsubtle Alien, Predator, and Terminator references, shoutouts to Captain Commando and 1942, and a scholarly debate over the future of AI between Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. The demo takes it up a notch by also featuring advertisements for the very game that you're playing a demo of.
The tutorial documents for gunpowder and herbs are written from the POV of a UBCS operator gone full Drill Sergeant Nasty, denigrating people who run out of ammo or who seek medical attention rather than making their own medicine.
Just like Claire and Leon, Jill hates sliding down the sewer ramps as they do. She casually vows to burn her clothes when this is over.
You can find a letter in the sewers where the Gamma Hunters' creator goes full Mad Scientist, acting like a Doting Parent or incredibly horny lover. Apparently, this guy must've worked for James Marcus.
Just before he gives chase with his new rocket launcher, Nemesis makes his entrance by throwing the burning remains of the flamethrower at her. There's something hilariously petty about that, as if he was killing two birds with one stone expressing his frustration with the perceived ineffectiveness of the weapon and Jill's refusal to die in one fell swoop by just throwing the freaking thing at her as well as the obvious lack of respect for his former weapon. He then makes a point of showing off opening his new rocket launcher as if to say "Now THIS is a real weapon."
It's just a pity that The Merchant isn't there to show his appreciation.
Given that the flamethrower remains come completely out of nowhere, Nemesis could have easily killed or crippled Jill had he aimed a bit lower. But he specifically threw it in front of her to get her attention then showed off his new toy. This Nemesis isn't just smart, he's a show off as well.
When playing as Carlos in the Raccoon Police Station, he will constantly drop Lampshade Hangings about the absurd and/or frustrating things you encounter there both in this game and its chronological sequel, Resident Evil 2 (Remake). These include lampshading that you enter the station by way of a makeshift cemetery, the absurdity of the card suit-themed locks (which he outright calls a "weird fucking door"), the frustrating way that most of the station has been barricaded off, and mocking the fact that Leon's welcoming party decorations are still hanging up.
Carlos: Yeah. Welcome, Leon. Bet you had a kickass first day. Carlos:(upon seeing the door to the East Wing with a "KEEP OUT" sign) Alright, you want me to keep out, I'll keep out.
Carlos can also head into the underpass side room to find that poster of Brad Vickers. His response differs depending on if zombie Brad is still shuffling around or not. His quote if Brad is finally dead sounds more like he's shrugging his shoulders and going "Oh well."
Carlos: (if zombie Brad is still up) Oof. You look better on the poster, Brad. Carlos: (if he finished Brad off) Sorry, poster boy.
As Carlos is cornered by a horde of zombies in the RCPD shower room, he yells "One at a time! Take a number!" and quips "Man, it sucks to be popular" after blowing them all away. What can make those lines funnier is that they can play out well after you killed all the zombies via a grenade toss.
During the hospital segment, Carlos attempts to reason with a voice auth system.
Carlos: Dr. Bard, are you in there? I'm here to rescue you! Open the door! Voice Lady: No voice match found. Carlos: "Voice match"? What kind of sci-fi bullshit is this? Carlos: Open sesame. Voice Lady: No voice match found. Carlos: This is Nathaniel Bard. Open the door, please. Voice Lady: No voice match found. Carlos: C'mon, let me in, you piece of shit. Voice Lady: No voice match found. Carlos: Hm, guess it has to be the voice of someone with clearance. Voice Lady: No voice match found.
Carlos' reaction after listening to the tape recording of Nathaniel Bard verbally chewing out a nurse which is apt:
Going into the toyshop with Nemesis on your heels just has him stood outside staring into the window and will gun for you the moment you leave, almost like the tyrant is a bizarrely polite and patient bioweapon.
The railgun development code is 'FINGeR'. And its spiel in the spec sheet is "Tyrant's out of line? Just give 'em the FINGeR and problem solved!"
When Jill finds the entrance to the Warehouse, she wonders out loud how the hospital employees never noticed the large machinery leading to a secret lab.
Carlos greeting Nemesis the first time with a rocket launcher and a shout of "Hey! Fuckface!"
When Jill uses herself as bait to lure Nemesis away from the subway, she'll taunt him with her famous "You want S.T.A.R.S.? I'll give you S.T.A.R.S.!" line. However, Nemesis can still attack Jill as she speaks and if he lands a hit on her, Jill's taunt gets interrupted. It makes the whole thing a hilariously unintentional Shut Up, Kirk! and Talk to the Fist.
In Jill's apartment, there's a calendar on her desk with the end of month circled to indicate she is skipping town. At the very top of the calendar, there's a scribble that reads "Worst month of my life."
During Jill's first frantic escape from Nemesis, she at one point blocks him temporarily by toppling a bookshelf in front of a door. Apart from how much a wooden door and bookshelf borders on Absurdly Ineffective Barricade for something that just smashed through a concrete wall to get to her, upon encountering the barrier Nemesis lets loose an agonized-sounding bellow as if he's just stubbed his toe.
Resistance
From Resistance, Daniel Fabron is a Magnificent Bastard who takes great joy in taunting his victims and clearly enjoys his work. He is particularly fond of giving pet names to zombies.
The Survivors' reactions to him range from Martin mentioning that he was in France once, to January complaining that even a mime would be scarier... and wouldn't be talking.
If the survivors succesfully incapacitate Mr. X by shooting it, Daniel responds with a completely deadpan, "What is this shit?"
Annette is generally pretty calm and affable during her gameplay, but a certain line when she summons G-Birkin is drenched in pettiness.
If playing as Martin Sandwich, Annette sometimes makes a pun at his expense before the survivors go up against the zombie horde.
Annette: Are you... in-bread, Martin?
Meta
Just like the previous game, people were quick to make mods that turn Jill and Nemmy into various characters.
One example is Isabelle, which shows Doomguy's been either a bad or good influence.
Following on from his sterling work on the Resi 2 remake, DPO 23 has done mods of this game that crank up the animations to 500%. Want to see Resident Evil 3 become an immeasurably emotive Garry's Mod style cartoon? Hereyou go!
The Railgun scene, was quickly adopted to memes of Doomguy showing his appreciation for the weapon.
The behind the scenes has the part where the motion actors are doing the final part of the game where Jill needs to shoot. Nikolai's motion capture actor makes a "Are you gonna shoot me?" gesture while both Jill and Carlos' mo-cap actors start laughing.
like an angry bouncer. Sometimes he'll even punch the zombie to the ground as if he's asserting his dominance.