This was the Resident Evil 4 original trailer, the first footage of the game we ever had and known as the “Fog Version” trailer. There are theories that some of the assets released are false and ultimately the only way we would ever know 100% of the truth is if the game was released, but with all of this said, lets get started on the deepest look into what Resident Evil 3.5 was. Everything provided in this is told with the most accuracy we can muster and looking at all the facts we can instead of assumption, but still that does not mean everything in this is 100% true. What we’re focusing on is the actual Resident Evil 3.5, whatever you call it “Fog Version”, “Hookman Version”, “Umbrella Version”. The final version of Resident Evil 4 is of course the version we all received and bought, good ole’ Resident Evil 4 which was critically acclaimed and gave juice back to the series, even if fan reaction was split. This would become known as the “Villager Version,” which is the beta of the final Resident Evil 4 we got. In early 2004 they confirmed that everything fans had seen to that point had been scrapped and they had started the game in a new direction. All of these three “Versions” were all works on different aspects of the true Resident Evil 3.5. Even crazier is that there is evidence that will be provided in a bit that the unknown “Umbrella” version of Resident Evil 4 is also the same as the Fog and Hookman versions and was in fact not a separate build. The reason they were believed different is since the original reveal trailer of the mentioned “Fog Version” looked quite different than the “Hookman Version” trailer we received, leading people to believe they were different, not realizing that the airship, Hookman, the Fog, possessed dolls, and a stormy night were all very much related. People have separated the Fog and Hookman versions of Resident Evil 3.5 for ages believing them to be different versions of the game not realizing that all this time they were one the same. At least, that’s how it’s been for a long time. The next version it went into is known as the Fog version, and after the fog version comes the Hookman version. There are some interesting Resident Evil assets you can get from Devil May Cry, as the game that originally was deemed as Resident Evil 4 was considered to be too different than the other titles and they made Devil May Cry into it’s own established franchise. The first version is nicknamed “Resident May Cry” since this beta of Resident Evil 4 turned into the first Devil May Cry game. Resident Evil 4 has essentially 4 different versions it went through in development. The game was over halfway done when they scrapped everything they had, and it went through multiple stages in development. Why don’t we just call it Resident Evil 4 beta then? Because the game back then was completely different than the final product we received and was a whole other game in itself.
Lost in time like the infamous Resident Evil 1.5, but arguably even more mysterious until now.įor those who do not know what I’m going on about with Resident Evil 3.5, Resident Evil 3.5 is the term used for the beta of Resident Evil 4. All of these had very helpful and insightful articles, but here we want to go beyond what is known and really take a look at what Resident Evil 4 was once going to be to the franchise.
Resident evil 3.5 concept art trial#
Finally, for an in-depth look into the Resident Evil 4 Trial Edition. The next would be to SurvivHor, which hosted some nice concept art and tidbits.
The first is The 5th Survivor from Project Umbrella for providing requested scans of the “Diary of a Madman” Cube magazine pages. We’re here to bring you the most in-depth look and analysis that’s ever existed on the subject, this took quite a few weeks to arrange and credit must be given out due to some very helpful resources. Resident Evil 3.5 is a topic of much interest for many Resident Evil fans.