Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles vs Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is an FPS game from Capcom (2009) while Resident Evil Village is an FPS horror game from CAPCOM Co., Ltd. (2021).
Quick answer: Resident Evil Village has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 75.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
What each one is
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is filed under FPS. In contrast, Resident Evil Village under FPS and Horror.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is an on-rails light gun shooter video game for the Wii developed by Capcom and Cavia as part of the Resident Evil series. The game was released for the Wii on November 17, 2009, in North America. It serves as a prequel to Resident Evil 4, set 2 years before its events. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009, bundled with the Wii Zapper accessory.
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Story, characters and reception
Plot
The game's plot revolves around the personal stories in the series. Its main focus is retelling the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil – Code: Veronica , and a new chapter is featured. For the Resident Evil 2 segment, the player takes control of protagonists Leon S. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception IGN gave The Darkside Chronicles 8. 1 out of 10. Compliments were given to the graphics, music, playability, and longevity of the title, but the camera was said to be mildly distracting and the story can be confusing for those unfamiliar with the Resident Evil franchise. (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting and characters Resident Evil Village is set four years after the events of Resident Evil 7 , largely on February 9, 2021. Ethan Winters returns as the protagonist, having defeated bioweapon Eveline in Resident Evil 7 . Ethan has been living with his wife Mia and six-month-old daughter Rose when Chris Redfield —the protagonist of many previous Resident Evil entries—and his men suddenly appear, murder his wife in cold blood, and kidnap him and his… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Critical reception Resident Evil Village received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . Some critics noted the more action-centered gameplay in comparison to Resident Evil 7 , and compared the switch in direction to that of Resident Evil 4 . Phil Hornshaw of GameSpot wrote that while he felt Resident Evil 7 leaned towards the "dark and creepy haunted house" setting akin to Resident Evil… (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | Resident Evil Village | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 8.5/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 153,329) |
| Critic aggregate | 75/100 | 83/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $39.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | verified |
| Released | 2009 | 2021 |
| Developer | Capcom | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles vs Resident Evil Village, 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: The Darkside ChroniclesFPS gameResident Evil VillageFPS horror gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Resident Evil: The Darkside ChroniclesNo descriptive tagsResident Evil VillageSurvival Horror, Horror, First-PersonThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Resident Evil: The Darkside ChroniclesMetacritic 75Resident Evil Village ✓Metacritic 83Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles—Resident Evil Village153,329 reviews · 7 add-onsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Resident Evil: The Darkside ChroniclesUnknownResident Evil Village$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Resident Evil Village 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 Village (Metacritic 83)
Where they differ
Survival HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerActionSexual Content
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Resident Evil Village is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | Resident Evil Village | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | AMD Radeon RX 560 with 4GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 ／ Intel Core i5-7500 |
| Minimum RAM | — | 8 GB |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles · Resident Evil Village.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles and 1 for Resident Evil Village. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles and Resident Evil Village in scope?
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles lists little scope data. Resident Evil Village has drawn 153,329 Steam reviews and ships 7 add-ons.
Is Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles or Resident Evil Village 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: The Darkside Chronicles or Resident Evil Village?
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: The Darkside Chronicles or Resident Evil Village?
Resident Evil Village has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 75. 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.