Resident Evil is kind of a big deal. The long-running franchise had seen a bit of a resurgence as of late that started when Resident Evil 7 was released in 2017. Since then, Capcom has treated us to a couple of pretty good remakes with promises of more games on the way.
To celebrate the recent release of Resident Evil 3, the folks over at Steamforged games launched a Kickstarter project yesterday with the hopes of making a board game based on part 3. In order to see the project come to fruition, they needed to receive £150,000 in pledges by May 13th.
They smashed this target almost instantly. A mere 24 hours later, the amount pledged sits at £315,487 and rising with every passing second. By the time you look, that figure will have changed drastically. Thankfully, there are stretch goals.
You may remember that Steamforged released a similar board game a few years back based on Resi 2. They are back and have taken on feedback with a playing board that’s said to be a bit lighter and easier to see this time.
Resident Evil 3: The Board Game will be playable with 1-4 players who will be tasked with exploring Raccoon city, finding items, and ultimately making an escape. Each game session is said to last between 90-120 minutes and is suitable for players aged 14 and up.
I would tell you more based on my experiences with the last board game, however, that has stayed in the box along with the countless add-ons I purchased, because it’s pretty.
Should you wish to back this project, you can do so here. Currently, a number of stretch goals have already been unlocked including, a couple of Kickstarter exclusive Jill Vallentine figures, a retro pack, higher difficulty levels, and a dice pack.
I won’t list all of the goals as you should go and look at them for yourself.
Resident Evil 3: The Board Game looks pretty nice, and I’m certainly keen to get some tabletop versions of my favorite characters. Despite not trying the previous game, I am very interested in this one, I have heard that the first game was pretty fun.
