The biggest, baddest, and most ruthless criminal in the world will be returning in a series more than a decade in the making, as Mark Millar teams up with Batman artist Jorge Jimenez for his follow-up to Nemesis with "Nemesis Reloaded" - which will begin this January 2023 under Millar's Millarworld publication!
The news comes via Millarworld and Comic Book Resources, with the story still kept under wraps but will be a sequel to the 2010 comic book miniseries/ graphic novel which pits a Batman-like international criminal against the world's best cop who's very much inspired by James Gordon. A Nemesis film is also in production, but other than news on the project moving around studios and different people working on the script - no other details have been mentioned on when it will come out.
And once again, Resident Evil fans will enter the world of Survival Horror just over a year after the release of the Resident Evil 2 Remake, as Capcom has finally and officially unleashed their next remake entry of a classic RE entry beloved by fans of the original Playstation era in "Resident Evil 3"! Once again putting players in control of S.T.A.R.S member and Mansion Incident survivor Jill Valentine, players guide her out of the infected streets of Raccoon City in search of escape, while also avoiding the relentless pursuit of a seemingly unstoppable bioweapon killing machine called "Nemesis".
Resident Evil 3 - Launch Trailer
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Her "Last Escape" is remade, and come next week - Resident Evil fans new and old will experience the brand new reimagining of the third installment in the series with "Resident Evil 3" - which arrives one week from today. To commemorate the upcoming release and remind everyone of what they can expect - a new "Jill Valentine" trailer sends in some new teases and revelations - including one of the new forms Nemesis will become following a further mutation.
A remake of the 1999 Playstation game known as "Biohazard 3: Last Escape" in Japan and "Resident Evil 3: Nemesis" to western audiences, RE3 will focus on Mansion Incident survivor and S.T.A.R.S
member Jill Valentine, as she focuses on trying to survive the Raccoon City outbreak instigated by the Umbrella Corporation while also encountering a huge hulking monstrosity known as "Nemesis". The game will also be released together with the online game "RE: Resistance" - which will be an online multiplayer game where players take control of survivors or a mastermind controlling the monsters.
Resident Evil 3: Jill Valentine Trailer
Resident Evil 3 will be released for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC on April 3.
Fans who have waited patiently to try their hands on the upcoming Resident Evil 3 Remake are finally going to get their prayers answered, as Capcom revealed in a brand new teaser trailer that the “Resident Evil 3: Demo Version” will be released on March 19! Previously live-streamed a week ago and giving fans a taste of the new environments and mechanics featured in the game, players take control of the returning RE1 protagonist Jill Valentine, as she struggles to escape the infected Raccoon City and deal with a new menacing threat hunting her down called “The Pursuer”, aka Nemesis.
Resident Evil 3 Demo & Resistance Open Beta Trailer
Also announced in the trailer, RE fans looking forward to the accompanying online multiplayer mode “Resident Evil Resistance” will be getting an Open Beta this March 27th! Register now and take control of survivors as they fight monsters and bio-weapons, or be the evil mastermind behind unleashing them!
Resident Evil 3 arrives for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on April 3.
Huge. Intimidating. Relentlessly pursuing and ready to utter the familiar sound “STTTAAARRRSSS” for a brand new generation. Say hello to the brand new incarnation of “Nemesis”, also known as “The Pursuer” as he appears in the upcoming Resident Evil 3 Remake!
Powered by the same successful RE Engine that gave fans of Survival Horror Resident Evil 7 and last year’s Resident Evil 2 Remake - Resident Evil 3 will once again bring players back to Raccoon City and the onset of the viral outbreak, where a desperate Jill Valentine seeks to make her “Last Escape” from the infected city in an adventure set before and after the events of RE2 and Leon and Claire’s own terrifying experiences. In this brand new trailer released by Capcom - we finally get to see the Nemesis for the big threat he is - complete with his signature rockets launcher and unstoppable brutish strength in hunting down survivors of the Mansion Incident and following the orders of the Umbrella Corporation. We also get to meet the other the characters in the story, and get a taste of the horror to come.
Resident Evil 3 - Nemesis Trailer
Resident Evil 3/ Biohazard 3 will be released for the Playstation 3, Xbox One, and PC Steam on April 3 Worldwide.
Around this time in Japan, one of the most intense entries in Capcom’s long running Resident Evul/ Biohazard franchise was released for the original Playstation, as “Biohazard 3: Last Escape” hit the platform and took the Survival Horror series to a whole new level. Originally conceived as a spin-off with a different character while the true follow up would have been the Dreamcast’s “Resident Evil: Code: Veronica”, what would be called “Resident Evil 3: Nemesis” in the US was turned into the next numbered sequel, with original Resident Evil heroine Jill Valentine returning as the main protagonist. This time, she would be facing a new relentless menace called “Nemesis” - a Tyrant type monster who would chase her throughout the game at any moment’s notice. The game would be released in North America on November that same year.
Set before and after the events of Resident Evil 2, RE3 was another popular entry in the franchise - and it has been ported to several platforms over the years. With the success of this year’s Resident Evil 2 Remake, fans are clamoring for a Remake to this game. Only time will tell if Capcom will indeed go through with that.
Any of you read Mark Millar's Nemesis? If you haven't, you're missing out on some of the most awesome and intense s@#$ the writer has done since he introduced The Ultimates and Kick-Ass to comic geeks around the world! Imagine a story where Batman was The Joker? That's Nemesis for you - a costumed vigilante who traveled the entire globe to train and hone his body to kill cops around the world. Call it the reverse Dark Knight if you will, but the first two issues of this mini-sadistic-comic series has me glued on like a kid with his favorite candy treat. Millar's on a role with this comic... and following in the footsteps of Kick-Ass, it's even getting the big screen treatment!
News from io9 and Millar's own Millarworld Forums have just pegged legendary action movie director Tony Scott as the guy to helm the Nemesis film adaptation, and the comic's creators - Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, couldn't be even more pleased about the news. The man who directed Top Gun and The Last Boy Scout will be getting the green light to direct a film where we have a Batman archetype ready to dish it out against the law and kill anybody standing in his way, with guns and explosions blazing. It may sound crazy, but I'm actually very excited, and I can't wait for more details to pop up on the Nemesis movie!
Everyone's looking forward to Mark Millar's latest comic book sensation "Nemesis", and I am too for the most part. Collaborating with his longtime partner in comics Steve McNiven, this Marvel miniseries presents a story that begs the question - "what if Bruce Wayne was The Joker"? Basically, you have the biggest, baddest costumed individual of them all... and he's trying to make the lives of the police a living hell. This has gotta be one of the most intriguing stories coming up yet. But then again, this isn't the first time an "Anti-Batman" was made, and from the way the plot sounds, it's very much reminiscent of an old Bat-rogue's M.O and style, and The Dark Knight confronted his complete opposite many times before.
The character who is arguably the "direct opposite" of Batman is The Wrath, a vigilante who harbors a deep grudge for anyone siding with the law and justice. Like Bruce Wayne, he lost his parents at a young age, but they were burglars shot down by a police officer, who mistook them for finishing off a robbery when in fact they were simply skipping the rent. Filled with anger and looking for direction, he traveled the globe and honed his skills like Bruce did, and after learning all that he could, he set out on a one man crusade against those who called themselves agents of the law. Like Batman, he took up a costume, which was nearly identical to the Caped Crusader. He even had gadgets, vehicles, and a utility belt at his disposal. However, the one thing that he did that Batman would never do was adopt the use of firearms, which sealed his nature as The Dark Knight's complete opposite. Eventually, this maroon colored fiend was apprehended by Bats, after a failed attempt at assassinating Commissioner Gordon. Despite that, he even learned Batman's secret identity, and pursued to torture his loved ones. However, his final confrontation with Batman led to his demise, after The Wrath falls for one of his own traps and falls from the rooftop to the streets of Park Row.
However, that would not be the end of the Wrath's legacy. A successor rose up to take up the mantle, and his name was Elliot Caldwell. In a story depicted in Batman: Confidential, this Wrath reveals a dark secret that ties Commissioner Gordon to a crime many years ago on the same day Bruce's parents died - the gunning down of the original Wrath's parents. Gordon was shipped to Chicago to protect his mistake, while the newly orphaned boy was sent to an orphanage and never adopted, thus fueling the rage and passion inside him to eliminate any law enforcing agent. The new Wrath would also reveal that he was trained by the original to be his "Robin", inspired by Batman's admission of a sidekick to his crusade. After his mentor died, Elliot took up the mantle and attacked Batman and Nightwing (the former original Robin), but was defeated and sent to Blackgate Prison in the end.
Looking back at this, the comparisons between Nemesis and Wrath are strikingly similar, but I don't think Millar will tell things in the same manner once his new book gets rolling. Looking forward to the new "Anti-Batman" book soon!
Today marks another anniversary in the world of gaming. As someone who's been to hell and back with several titles over the years, probably one of the most series that capitalized on my hyper Playstation days was the entire Resident Evil franchise. Better known as "Bio Hazard" in Japan, Capcom sparked what would be known as the "Survival Horror" genre by creating a game that featured zombies, biological monsters, and an environment that seemingly had no intention of letting you survive. Better yet, you had protagonists players actually cared about, tooling them with all kinds of weapons you could scavenge around to help their chances of escaping and blowing off monsters without losing your head in the process. That was the endearing aspect of the games thus far, but one installment made you realize you couldn't just run-and-gun the way you want to. Capcom learned from Resident Evil 2's Mr. X that a predator stalking its prey was the ideal way to go, and for its next game, they blew the shit out of the fan by introducing a new monster that was just as relentless as the game's main protagonist.
On September 22, 1999, Capcom released Bio Hazard 3: Last Escape, a game that sets itself before AND after the events of Bio Hazard 2. Once again, players take control of Jill Valentine, a member of S.T.A.R.S (Special Tactics And Rescue Service) and one of the few people who escaped "The Mansion Incident" chronicled in the first BH game. Two months after that incident, Jill resigns from S.T.A.R.S and decides to pursue the ones responsible, the Umbrella Corporation, alongside her teammates. Unfortunately, she remains in Raccoon City a bit longer than expected, and she is one of the unfortunate people to be present when the T-Virus Outbreak hits the entire populace. With no time to lose, Jill makes a break for it and does what she can to leave the city in one piece (making it her "Last Escape" as the title of the game implies in Japan).
This game does bring back a lot of memories for me. I actually played the import version since I couldn't contain my excitement any longer, and it was the very first Resident Evil/ Bio Hazard game to incorporate a feature not replicated in any other installment thus far. What I'm talking about is none other than main bad guy himself, aptly called "Nemesis". A Tyrant hybrid that was made using existing samples of the G-Virus, Nemesis is one guy you don't want to mess around with. He stalks Jill at every turn, and appears out of nowhere most of the time, breaking walls and doors by just ramming through them. The black trench coat he wears isn't just for show, for deep inside that oversized cloak of his houses lots of weaponry, primarily a rocket launcher he uses to try and blow Ms. Valentine to bits. Yes, Nemesis was one tough SOB to kill, but facing him and putting him down (provided you had the ammo for it) yielded lots of rewards, including some custom ammo for Jill to use in the game.
Brad gets killed by Nemesis. Ouch.
Ironically, Nemesis is also responsible for killing Brad "Chicken Heart" Vickers, the helicopter pilot from BH1 who mysteriously returned in BH2 as a zombie. Now we know how he bought the farm... what a way to go.
Similar to previous installments, players had to guide Jill around Raccoon City, collecting weapons and fending off hordes of the undead and all kinds of monstrosities from Umbrella. Unlike previous games, however, RE3 was a single player campaign once more, only allowing players to play Jill's adventure and removing the Zapping System from the game entirely. However, there were new inclusions that made the game as iconic as the rest of the series. For one, Jill could make a quick 180 degree turn, and she was equipped with an item that allowed her to mix, match, and create all kinds of ammo for her existing weapons in the game. Adding to the RPG elements was the ability to make "split decisions" via Live Selection Mode, which would get Jill out of sticky situations and change her path for the better... or for the worse. Jill could also move up and down stairs freely without pressing the action button, but enemies could follow her in the process, ESPECIALLY the Nemesis.
Gameplay from The Mercenaries - Operation:Mad Jackal
While the game was still primarily Jill's, players still had someone assisting them throughout the course of the adventure In this case, a man named Carlos Oliveira, a member of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasures Service (UCBS), was there to assist Ms. valentine when the situation called for it, even allowing players to control him when Jill was incapacitated for a few days. Other members of Carlos' UBCS unit also managedto survive, notably Mikhail Victor and Nicholai Ginovaef. The latter was, in fact, the villain of the game, and did a lot of dirty work in the shadows to eliminate evidence and get back combat data to Umbrella. These three soldiers are also playable characters in the unlockable minigame called "The Mecenaries - Operation: Mad Jackal", a great survival game that reaps a lot of rewards that can be used in the main game if one actually succeeds.
Bio Hazard 3/ Resident Evil 3 Intro
In the end, Bio Hazard 3 was another milestone achievement for the series 10 years ago, if not one of the best games in the series' long but well documented history. There were two endings one could get depending on the decisions made in the game, but the end result was the same: you got out alive. Upon completion, players got ahold of several items they could use in the next game, including a special key Jill could use to enter a shop early in the game that had tons of outfits she could change to and use throughout the game. Most notable among these is her original outfit from the original Bio Hazard, and another which has her dressed up as Regina, the protagonist from another Capcom game that also celebrates 10 years of existence: Dino Crisis. Yeah, there were lots of games produced by Capcom back then that were iconic, and to this day, many of them still are, including this one. Oh yeah, the game also inspired the plot of the second live action RE movie, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, the second non-canonical Paul W.S. Anderson directed movie that stars Milla Jovovich. Jill and Nemesis were there too... talk about inspiring figures, hehehe. The game also saw subsequent rereleases for the dreamcast and gamecube, the former having just celebrated 10 years of existence earlier this month as well, whoo! Overall, Bio Hazard 3: Last Escape is a classic, and continues to serve as an inspiration to other survival horror games. One of them, Left 4 Dead, actually pays homage to the game via a mod that beautifully recreates the first area of the game. Check it out!
That was beautiful! Happy 10 years, Nemesis!
"You're An Amazon Jill!" - Brad Vickers to Jill Valentine as he drops the Rocket Launcher to kill the T-002 in the final battle of The Mansion Incident.
