Resident Evil Infinite Darkness season 1 evaluation roundup: Netflix’s video-game adaptation divides critics
2 min read The first opinions for season 1 of Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness are right here. The CGI animated collection, which premiered on Thursday, is an adaptation of Capcom’s extraordinarily in style horror video-game collection of the identical identify.
The first season is about between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5 and streams on Netflix.
Created by Hiroyasu Shinohara, the four-episode collection follows Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, protagonists who can be acquainted to those that have performed the video games.
The official synopsis of the collection reads, “The landmark survival horror video game series Resident Evil has shipped over 110 million copies worldwide. Popular characters Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield appear in this CG serialized drama, the first in series history! Don’t miss this new epic entertainment on a scale more spectacular than ever before!”
The collection has evoked blended essential reception so far, with a number of praising the animation and motion whereas others decried a scarcity of character depth and compelling story.
AV Club’s Sam Barsanti wrote in his evaluation, “Nobody is going to confuse it for high art, certainly, but what didn’t really work in video games and what didn’t make sense in the Milla Jovovich-led movies surprisingly does work as a CG four-episode TV show.”
Nerd Reactor’s John Nguyen wrote, “Seeing Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy together is always a treat, but Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness lacks a gripping story and engrossing supporting characters.”
CBR’s Sam Stone opined, “Overall, the anime is a fun side story that offers a chance for Leon to jump back into the spotlight while evoking a past era for the franchise, deviating from horror to deliver global action.”
Bubbleblabber’s Daniel Kurland wrote, “Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness doesn’t feel like it’s for those that are fans of the video game series, the zombie genre, or even the heavy-handed political thrillers that it seems to idolize.”
