
It was an international best-seller, and became the highest selling PlayStation game at the time. Resident Evil was praised for its graphics, gameplay, sound, and atmosphere, although it received criticism for its writing and voice acting. Resident Evil established many conventions seen later in the series, and in other survival horror games, including the inventory system, save system, and use of a vitals-monitoring system instead of a health counter. Gameplay consists of action, exploration, puzzle solving and inventory management. It went through several redesigns, first as Super NES game in 1993, then a fully 3D first-person PlayStation game in 1994 and finally a third-person game. Resident Evil was conceived by the producer Tokuro Fujiwara as a remake of his 1989 horror game Sweet Home (1989). Players control Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, members of the elite task force S.T.A.R.S., who must escape a mansion infested with zombies and other monsters.

It is the first game in Capcom's Resident Evil franchise. Resident Evil is a 1996 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation.
