Resident Evil 3: Nemesis vs Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a horror game from Capcom (1999) while Resident Evil 6 is a horror survival game from Capcom (2013).
Quick answer: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis has the higher Metacritic, 91 to 69.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
What each one is
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is filed under Horror. In contrast, Resident Evil 6 under Horror and Survival.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a 1999 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation. It takes place almost concurrently with the events of Resident Evil 2. The player controls the former elite agent Jill Valentine as she escapes from Raccoon City, which has been overrun by zombies. The game uses the same engine as its predecessors and features 3D models over pre-rendered backgrounds with fixed camera angles. Choices through the game affect how the story unfolds and which ending is achieved.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
On September 28, 1998, 24 hours prior to the events of Resident Evil 2 , former Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S. T. A. (Wikipedia)
Reception
PlayStation reviews Upon its release on the PlayStation console, Resident Evil 3 received "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic . GameSpot editor James Mielke considered it the most sophisticated and accomplished Resident Evil game in terms of graphics and gameplay. Official UK PlayStation Magazine called Resident Evil 3 "a modern-day classic", concluding that it "creates a believable environment, populates it with a host of evil adversaries and… (Wikipedia)
Plot
On 24 December 2012, Jake Muller ( Troy Baker / Daisuke Namikawa ), son of late bio-terrorist Albert Wesker , is fighting in a civil war within the Eastern European country of Edonia when his employers, the Edonian Liberation Army, unknowingly turn themselves into intelligent and adaptive bio-weapons known as J'avo after using injections supplied by the bio-terrorist group known as Neo-Umbrella. Jake is unaffected, and during his escape from the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception According to review aggregator website Metacritic , Resident Evil 6 received "mixed or average" reviews. The website described the game as "the first game in the main series that failed to receive a positive reception from game critics" and reported that the critics "complained about bloat and inconsistency", and felt that " RE6 was more generic shooter than distinctive survival horror game. " Critics praised the graphics, AI and controls. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Resident Evil 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 7.1/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mostly Positive (77%, 70,988) |
| Critic aggregate | 91/100 | 69/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $19.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | verified |
| Released | 1999 | 2013 |
| Developer | Capcom | Capcom |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis vs Resident Evil 6, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Resident Evil 3: NemesisHorror gameResident Evil 6Horror survival gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Resident Evil 3: NemesisNo descriptive tagsResident Evil 6Zombies, Action, Co-opThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis ✓Metacritic 91Resident Evil 6Metacritic 69Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis—Resident Evil 670,988 reviews · 5 add-onsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Resident Evil 3: NemesisUnknownResident Evil 6$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Metacritic 91)
Where they differ
ZombiesActionCo-opThird-Person ShooterHorrorCo-op Campaign
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Resident Evil 6 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Resident Evil 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS |
| Minimum CPU | — | : Intel® CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 Ghz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis · Resident Evil 6.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and 1 for Resident Evil 6. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Resident Evil 6 in scope?
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis lists little scope data. Resident Evil 6 has drawn 70,988 Steam reviews and ships 5 add-ons.
Is Resident Evil 3: Nemesis or Resident Evil 6 better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis or Resident Evil 6?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Resident Evil 3: Nemesis or Resident Evil 6?
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis has the higher Metacritic, 91 to 69. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
All comparisonsHow we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.