The metamorphosis of Rebecca Chambers

I am angry. The remake of the original resident evil has been out for awhile now and I am sure that most people who are interested in the resident evil universe have had the chance to play the remake of RE1 to some degree.

Allot of changes have been made and for the most part they were damn good. The graphics were beautiful, the game was terrifying, the voice acting was more than just a bad translation and need I say Lisa Trevor!

However I did have some slight issues with the new characters (Except Wesker who was actually done MUCH better). Although they were considerably more realistic, they just weren't so likeable. Chris was more aloof and less big brother-esque. Which fitted in much better with how he was in Code Veronica as well as the fact he'd be willing to go all that way for his little sister. Barry was more of an arsehole. Like actually going and abandoning Jill with Lisa Trevor. There was an idiots charm to Barry and that was gone. He was kinda slimey. But the person who I felt suffered the most was Rebecca. She really took a hit in the personality stakes.

She went from adoreable to annoying. In the first game she could actually take care of herself, when Richard was poisoned she went and got the serum herself. In the remake she sent Chris. Her attitude went from cute and eager to help to hey I am tough and can take care of myself. While actually needing rescued more. When Richard died in the first game Rebecca cried and in zero especially one of her team mates dies right infront of her and... nothing she's like "Oh well." I really think the girl took the biggest blow.

Below are two pictures which I feel best highlight the changes that came over Rebecca. It was blatantly obvious just from the new apperance of Rebecca that she was getting a game of her own.

The Original

Now here in my opinion is the Rebecca Chambers that I knew. The shy but brilliant 18 year old. She looks the part. She's not a barbie doll and although she's slender, it's more althletic than supposed to be a pretty girl. There's a slim chance that this girl might actually be soldier or someone who could pass the S.T.A.R.S. physical. She's not overtly feminine but she's clearly female. Even the lady who played her at the begining got the look just right, shy but not insecure.

As for her personality, she's supposed to be young and show signs of it! There was something deeply sweet about hearing her yell "CHRIS!" while trying to grab your attenion. It was just nice. When the hunter nearly dismembered her, afterwards she said thank you. I mean wouldn't you? Someone's just stopped you loosing your head. As opposed to I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. Yes well obviously. That's why you were standing with your back to a door (which you could have used to ESCAPE perhaps?) With no weapon with a big fuck off green gorilla about to munch on your face. Which is what happens in the remake. She went from having a good attitude and working with everyone around her to having this really bad one. Even when she asked if Chris wanted his wounds treated, it was so cute. Like this was her first case and it had gone to hell but just the interaction between her and Chris was nice. Wasn't quite a school girl crush she had on him but more just looking up to someone more experianced. She was dealing with a hell situation and was doing a damn good job. She was someone who yeah you could have watching your back and feel pretty secure.

The New

This is Rebecca from Resident Evil 1 remake and Resident evil 0. Ok now fair enough the change in Jill from the first game to the remake was pretty steep as well. She went from slender to silacon but she's the main character and they need a wank bit for the boys (and girls. Don't worry captain I wouldn't forget you.)So they panned her out a bit. She went from Japanese cutsey to full and curvey. Which again is fine, I certainly wouldn't mind looking like that. The first time I seen this picture I KNEW Rebecca was going to be a main character.

As for her personality. Can you actually feel me roll my eyes here. Cause that is what I am doing. What the hell where they thinking?! I mean guys are you HIGH or something?! Now turning her into a runway model is fine. I can forgive that, in resident evil zero there is no Jill and there has to be someone to look at. Fine, I accept the world we live in but massacring her personality like that. She became SO irratating. Like for the first time I was sorely tempted to just go and leave her to the hunter so she didn't appear in any more of my cutscenes. I mean I didn't but the temptation was there. This is not someone who I would like to have to depend on. Take her in RE0 how many times did I hear "Help me Billy!" Almost as many as she bragged about how tough she was and how she could take care of herself. DAMNIT SHUT UP YOU BITCH!!! It made her loose all the charisma that she once possessed. Took away her little fictious soul.