Resident Evil 3: Nemesis vs Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a horror game from Capcom (1999) while Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is an FPS game from Capcom (2011).
Quick answer: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis has the higher Metacritic, 91 to 65.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
What each one is
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is filed under Horror. In contrast, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D under FPS.
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.
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is a third-person shooter video game developed by TOSE and published by Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released on June 2, 2011, in Japan, June 28, 2011, in North America, June 30, 2011, in Australia, and July 1, 2011, in Europe. The game was announced at the 2010 Nintendo conference in Japan. A combination of the "Mercenaries" minigames featured in Resident Evil 4 and 5, players must defeat as many enemies as possible within a set time limit.
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)
Reception
Reception The game received controversy upon release when it was discovered that the game's save data could not be erased. This implied that Capcom was attempting to curb the used-game market. Although Capcom VP Christian Svensson claims this feature was not a business decision, he states that a similar feature will probably not be implemented into future games because of the controversy it has generated. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | — |
| Steam rating | — | — |
| Critic aggregate | 91/100 | 65/100 |
| Price | Unknown | Unknown |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | Untested |
| Released | 1999 | 2011 |
| Developer | Capcom | Capcom |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis vs Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, 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: The Mercenaries 3DFPS 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: The Mercenaries 3DNo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis ✓Metacritic 91Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3DMetacritic 65Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Price
Resident Evil 3: NemesisUnknownResident Evil: The Mercenaries 3DUnknownRead 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)
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
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Common questions
How different are Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D in scope?
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis lists little scope data. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D lists little scope data.
Is Resident Evil 3: Nemesis or Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 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: The Mercenaries 3D?
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: The Mercenaries 3D?
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis has the higher Metacritic, 91 to 65. 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.
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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.