It has some nods to the Resident Evil games and video game tropes in general, but honestly it could have just be called something else and easily turned into something that was it's own brand (ie: changing the name of the city from Racoon City to something else). It doesn't have a ton directly tied to the games.
Still it was a fun time, Die Hard (the movie) seems to be more of a direct influence than any game, there's even a direct wink to this at one point.
I especially liked the first 30-45 minutes, it kind of starts to lose a bit of gas and the ending is abrupt and kinda like "well OK". It's a bit too silly, the humor works well generally but it kind of robs the film of some gravitas. It's kind of a weird mix of comedic moments mixed with scares, a bit like the Evil Dead movies in some respect.
It's more of a mish-mash of Die Hard + Evil Dead than it is the Resident Evil games.
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