#Resident Evil

Dino Crisis: Why the Franchise Could Never Escape Resident Evil's Shadow

Shinji Mikami wanted to prove he wasn't a one-trick pony. Dino Crisis, released in 1999, was meant to be that break: same survival-horror DNA, but with dinosaurs and renewed tension. Twenty-seven years later, the franchise remains a footnote in Capcom's history, overshadowed by Resident Evil's longevity. It's not a matter of quality—it's a lesson in what it means to exist in the shadow of a juggernaut you created yourself.