Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 13 – Resident Evil 9 Hopes & Dreams

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We’ve played all the Resident Evil games, now it is time to speculate, dream, and hope! Max Roberts and Logan Moore are joined by Chapter Select alum Michael Ruiz and Ricky Frech to imagine what Resident Evil IX will be like.

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Behind the Scenes of Chapter Select Season 5 – Resident Evil

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "A Resident Evil zombie with a bloody mouth looking behind itself over its left shoulder, only its head in frame, dimly lit in a dark room diorama." — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted and edited by Max Roberts

It is that time in the season once again. The end snuck up on me this time. Resident Evil went by so fast. When you throw in all the work we’ve been doing on Super Chapter Select and Season 6 – Pokémon, it felt like I blinked and it was time to write this season’s behind the scenes post. Thank God I take notes all season long. 😅

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Wrapping up Season 5 marks a major step forward in Chapter Select. We have entered the membership game and continued to amp up the show overall. Both the audience and the show’s quality grew. I do feel like I was reaching max capacity on what I could create within our apartment. Sharing a office with a seventh-month-old (now 10 months old) really cramped my editing time. Thankfully, my family moved into our first home and I have an office once again.¹ Once we are settled, I am eager to have space to create in the wee hours of the morning again without waking up my daughter.

Super Chapter Select is out there now. It feels strange to even being writing this before the announcement. After working on something in secrecy for so long, to just release it—with a new (to us) business model—is a bit frightening. Out of the gate, my goal is to have the show pay for itself. I’d love to make this an actual side hustle, but here at the start, self-sustainment will do. If you’ve signed up for the show, I hope you are enjoying the rich back catalog. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do! I am proud of our work and think you’ll enjoy the show. In the cadence and style of Sean Evans selling hot sauce

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 11 – Resident Evil 4 Remake

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "A small Spanish church behind a creepy cemetery with red, blue, and green stained glass at night under heavy rain lit by torches in a diorama style." — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

It is time to return to Spain with its one liners, mysterious merchants, and cryptic castles. Max Roberts and Logan Moore complete their journey through Resident Evil by donning their leather jackets one more time. Did the Resident Evil 4 remake surpass its origins or did it buckle under the weight of its predecessor?

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Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles
Release Date – March 24, 2023
Game Directors – Yasuhiro Anpo and Kazunori Kadoi
Producer – Yoshiaki Hirabayashi
Composer – Kota Suzuki

Metacritic – 93/100

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This episode was originally recorded on May 17, 2023.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 10 – Resident Evil 6

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts & Logan Moore - "A plane crashing over a burning, overrun city in China with hues of purple at night in a diorama style." — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts & Logan Moore

The gang is finally all together in this ensemble co-op campaign smash up. Max Roberts and Logan Moore carry each other as they slog through this globetrotting adventure. It’s Raccoon City all over again and that may not be a good thing.

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Resident Evil 6

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
Release Date – October 2, 2012
Game Directors – Eiichiro Sasaki
Producers – Yoshiaki Hirabayashi
Composer – Akihiko Narita

Metacritic – 74/100

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This episode was originally recorded on May 12, 2023.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 9 – Resident Evil 5

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "A cave with a small hill in the center filled with blood orange colored flowers illuminated by an opening in the ceiling above in a diorama style." — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

Time to step out of the standard definition darkness into the HD light! Co-op partners Max Roberts and Logan Moore head to Africa to fight off the emergence of bio-weapon threats and find an old friend. Along the way, they ask themselves the all-important question: What really is Resident Evil?

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Resident Evil 5

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release Date – March 5, 2009
Game Directors – Yasuhiro Anpo and Kenichi Ueda
Producers – Jun Takeuchi and Masachika Kawata
Composer – Kota Suzuki

Metacritic – 84/100 (Lost in Nightmares 81/100) (Desperate Escape 73/100)

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This episode was originally recorded on April 14, 2023.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 8 – Resident Evil Village

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "Resident Evil 8 Castle Dimitrescu with spires sprawling in the cold mountainside of Eastern Europe diorama horror vampire." — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

Lycans and gentlemen! Village locals Max Roberts, Logan Moore, and special guest Michael Ruiz, run around town trying to put a baby back together. Was RE8 able to recapture the magic of previous entries or should Capcom have left the vampires and werewolves to Konami?

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Resident Evil Village

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation 4/5, PS VR2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PC, and macOS
Release Date – May 7, 2021
Game Director – Morimasa Sato
Producers – Tsuyoshi Kanda, Peter Fabiano, and Masachika Kawata
Composer – Shusaku Uchiyama

Metacritic – 84/100 (PS VR2 – 82/100)

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This episode was originally recorded on April 10, 2023.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 7 – Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "Resident Evil Code Veronica German Palace surrounded by a military installation and a submarine in the distance located in Antarctica at night diorama." — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

The ghost of horrors past returns. Max Roberts and Logan Moore plan their escape from the icy tundra while figuring out if classic Resident Evil can evolve into its final form. Does this arctic adventure deserve a remake or should it be cast off like a bad dream?

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Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X

Developer – Flagship, Nextech, XAX Entertainment, Capcom Production Studio 4, and a tiny bit of Sega
Platforms – Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube, PS3, and Xbox 360
Release Date – February 3, 2000
Game Director – Hiroki Kato
Producer – Shinji Mikami
Composers – Takeshi Miura, Hijiri Anze, and Sanae Kasahara

Metacritic – 94/100 on Dreamcast (84/100 on PS2 — 62/100 on GameCube)

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This episode was originally recorded on March 17, 2023.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 6 – Resident Evil 3

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "Resident Evil 3 Tyrant chasing Jill Valentine in a fiery Racoon City diorama at night" — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

It is the end of an era. Max Roberts and Logan Moore say so long to the city they’ve called home for the first half of this season. Has Capcom’s relentless pursuit of sales delivered another smash hit or does Resident Evil 3: Nemesis belong in a body bag?

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Resident Evil 3

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation, Dreamcast, GameCube, PC
- Remake – PS4/X1, PC, Switch (Cloud), PS5/XS
Release Dates – November 11, 1999 and April 3, 2020
Game Director – Kazuhiro Aoyama
- Remake Director – Kiyohiko Sakata
Producer – Shinji Mikami
- Remake Producers – Masachika Kawata and Peter Fabiano
Composers – Masami Ueda and Saori Maeda
- Remake Composers – Masami Ueda, Kota Suzuki, Takayasu Sodeoka, and Azusa Kato

Metacritic – 91/100 and 79–84/100

Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 5 – Resident Evil 4

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "A gothic castle hidden away in the Spanish country side near a lake and surrounded by a dead forest at night dimly illuminated by torches diorama" — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

The reinvention of Capcom’s horror series begins! Los Illuminados members Max Roberts, Logan Moore, and special guest Dustin Furman embrace the Las Plagas to find out if Leon’s mission to the Spanish countryside is all it’s cracked up to be. Can saving the President’s daughter really make for the best Resident Evil game ever made?

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Resident Evil 4

Developer – Capcom (Armature for RE4VR)
Platforms – GameCube, PS2, PC, Wii, iOS, PS3/360, PS4/X1/Switch, Quest 2
Release Date – January 11, 2005 (RE4VR was Oct 21, 2021)
Game Director – Shinji Mikami
Producer – Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Composer – Misao Senbongi

Metacritic – 96/100 (85/100 for RE4VR)

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This episode was originally recorded on November 1, 2022.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 4 – Resident Evil 2

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts & Logan Moore - "police station in the middle of a busy city at night where a semitruck flipped outside that is surrounded by zombies and fire diorama" — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts & Logan Moore

Thud, thud, thud…Rookie cop Max Roberts and college dropout Logan Moore team up with motorcycle racer Ricky Frech to skulk around a disheveled police station. Did Capcom’s plan for bigger and better sequels pay off or did this adventure in Raccoon City bite off more than it can chew?

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Resident Evil 2

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, GameCube, PC
- Remake – PS4/X1, PC, Switch (Cloud), PS5/XS
Release Dates – January 21, 1998 and January 25, 2019
Game Director – Hideki Kamiya
- Remake Directors – Kazunori Kadoi and Yasuhiro Anpo
Producer – Shinji Mikami
- Remake Producers – Yoshiaki Hirabayashi and Tsuyoshi Kanda
Composers – Masami Ueda, Shusaku Uchiyama, and Syun Nishigaki
- Remake Composers – Shusaku Uchiyama and Zhenlan Kang

Metacritic – 89/100 and 91/100

Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 3 – Resident Evil 0

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Logan Moore - "destroyed train in an abandoned forest at night diorama" — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Logan Moore

All aboard! Co-op duo Max Roberts and Logan Moore team up to exterminate pests and meet the founders of the Umbrella Corp in Resident Evil 0. Do the adventures of Rebecca and Billy chug along or does this prequel derail the origins of the series?

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Resident Evil 0

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – GameCube, PS3/360, PS4/X1/Switch
Release Date – November 12, 2002
Game Director – Koji Oda
Producer – Tatsuya Minami
Composer – Seiko Kobuchi

Metacritic – 83/100

Links

This episode was originally recorded on January 13, 2023.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 2 – Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "Resident Evil 7 Baker House in louisiana swampland filled with junk and fungus diorama" — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

Fear takes on a whole new perspective in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Max Roberts and Logan Moore immerse themselves in the moldy Baker Estate to find out if Capcom’s gamble to reinvent the franchise – and the company – panned out. It’s time for Resident Evil to come home.

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (PS VR, PS5, XSX)
Release Date – March 24, 2017
Game Director – Koshi Nakanishi
Producers – Masachika Kawata and Tsuyoshi Kanda
Composers – Akiyuki Morimoto, Miwako Chinone, and Satoshi Hori

Metacritic – 86/100

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This episode was originally recorded on September 24, 2022.

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Chapter Select: Season 5, Episode 1 – Resident Evil

Episode art generated by DALL-E 2 with the following prompt written by Max Roberts - "Resident Evil 1 Spencer Mansion surrounded by a haunted forest diorama at night time horror" — Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted by Max Roberts

It’s time to turn out the lights and lock the door. S.T.A.R.S Agents Max Roberts and Logan Moore creep through the Spencer Mansion to explore where Resident Evil began. Do ink ribbons and static cameras still hold up or has survival horror outgrown its restricted roots?

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Resident Evil

Developer – Capcom
Platforms – PlayStation (PC, Saturn, and Nintendo DS; Remade on GameCube)
Release Date – March 22, 1996 (PS1)
- March 22, 2002 for GameCube
- February 7, 2006 for Deadly Silence (Nintendo DS)
Game Director – Shinji Mikami
Producers – Tokuro Fujiwara and Masayuki Akahori
Composer – Makoto Tomozawa, Koichi Hiroki, and Masami Ueda

Metacritic – 91% (same for GameCube)

Links

This episode was originally recorded on August 30, 2022.

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Chapter Select Season 5 is Resident Evil

Illustration generated by DALL-E 2, prompted and edited by Max Roberts

Welcome to Chapter Select Season Five!

Logan Moore brings Max Roberts under Capcom’s horror umbrella and guides him through this nightmarish franchise. Have over 25 years of innovation and reinvention turned this survival horror series into a husk of a corpse or kept gamers on the edge of their seats? Clear out your inventory. Turn off the lights.
It’s time for…Resident Evil!

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For the season’s structure, Logan and I sat down and custom-tailored the order for Resident Evil. Given the nature of RE-makes, we wove in old and new together based off platform accessibility. Here is the order we have for Season 5:

Episode 1 – Resident Evil (2002) is releasing on January 11, 2023.
Episode 2 – Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) is releasing on January 25, 2023.
Episode 3 – Resident Evil 0 (2002) is releasing February 8, 2023.
Episode 4 – Resident Evil 2 Remake (2019) is releasing February 22, 2023 with special guest Ricky Frech.
Episode 5 – Resident Evil 4 (2004) is releasing on March 8, 2023 with special guest Dustin Furman.
Episode 6 – Resident Evil 3 Remake (2020) is releasing on March 22, 2023.
Episode 7 – Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X (2000) is releasing on April 5, 2023.
Episode 8 – Resident Evil Village (2021) is releasing on April 19, 2023 with special guest Michael Ruiz.
Episode 9 – Resident Evil 5 (2009) is releasing on May 3, 2023.
Episode 10 – Resident Evil 6 (2012) is releasing on May 17, 2023.
Episode 11 – Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) is releasing on June 28, 2023.

I am fairly new to the Resident Evil franchise. I entered the fold with RE7 because of PSVR. When Village hit shelves, I snagged it thanks to expiring credits at Best Buy. I never went beyond dabbling with the series classics, although I have longed for the iconic chainsaw GameCube controller.

In contrast, Logan is a long-time S.T.A.R.S agent, originally getting into the series all on the GameCube. He claims that Resident Evil is up there with Metal Gear Solid.

All of the art this season was generated by the DALL-E 2 AI art generator. We felt there was something eerily ironic about a corporate AI mashing together existing creations for us about a game series where an evil corporation makes zombie bioweapons. You know I’ll be digging in deep to the how to in this season’s Behind the Scenes post later this year.

It’s time for you to make a Jill Sandwich, put on your headphones, and pack up some green herbs for Season 5: Resident Evil! The first episode will be launching next Wednesday – January 11, 2023 – with new episodes following in a fortnightly manner. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Announcing Chapter Select Seasons 4 and 5

There’s a first time for everything, right? I wanted to experiment with announcing the season topic well in advance for Season 4. As we ironed out the next few seasons, we ended up with a pairing in Season 4 and 5 that compliment each other quite well. So why not announce them both at the same time?

Season 4 is The Fast & The Furious

Yes. We are branching outside of video games. That’s actually been a goal from the show’s inception. And the first film series I wanted to do it with was The Fast & The Furious.

Logan has never seen these movies, outside of the first one, which he watched for the first time last year. I have been watching them since my aunt rented 2 Fast 2 Furious from Blockbuster in 2003. I have always wanted to share these movies with Logan. It’s going to be great.

I wanted the season to be a true bouncing back and forth, but Logan wasn’t into the idea of narrative whiplash.¹ Instead, we are watching the movies in chronological order. Logan is very curious why Tokyo Drift is the fifth movie in this order.

We have three guests lined up for the season so far, but would love more. If you are interested, shoot me a message on Twitter.

The beauty besides Logan’s introduction to the Fast Family is the time commitment. Movies are (generally) much shorter than games. According to reddit, the total runtime of the entire franchise is just over 21 hours. That’s the length of one Paper Mario game. Saving all this time is allowing us to work on an ambitious, longer Season 5 for you all in the front half of 2023.

Season 5 is Resident Evil

It feels like there is no better time to make a season on Resident Evil than right now. RE4 Remake is out in March 2023, three games just got next-gen patches for free, Resident Evil Village is getting a third-person mode and DLC in October 2022. We are in a golden age for the franchise.

Logan has been a fan since playing them on GameCube. My introduction to the series didn’t happen until Resident Evil VII in VR. I’ve played others in chunks or in whacky orders. Speaking of which…

This season’s order is also not a traditional bouncing back and forth. Logan and I cooked up a special order given his knowledge of the lore and the versions we anticipate on playing.

Resident Evil (Based off 2002 GameCube remake)
Resident Evil VII: Biohazard (2017)
Resident Evil 0 (2002)
Resident Evil 2 Remake (2019)
Resident Evil 4 (2004)
Resident Evil 3 Remake (2020)
Resident Evil: Code Veronica (2000, PS2 Version)
Resident Evil Village (2021)
Resident Evil 5 (2009)
Resident Evil 6 (2012)
Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)

I included the years of release to help paint the picture we want to present. We are bouncing back and forth through the years, versions, and remakes. We paired RE1 and RE7 for their similarities, according to Logan. We then have this Raccoon City chunk with RE0 through RE3R. Then its the modern-ish era of Resident Evil to round out the season. Placing the remakes throughout with the modern PS4/Xbox re-releases of the older games should give us interesting discussion with controls, design, etc.

We don’t have premiere dates locked in on the calendar yet. When these seasons are ready to premiere, you’ll find trailers in the podcast feed and posts here at Max Frequency. If you are interested in playing (or watching!) one of these titles with us for an episode, send me a message on Twitter and we can try to make it work.

Our best work is ahead of us and I cannot wait to share it with you all.

1. I think there are some interesting pairings when bouncing back and forth. ⏎