Sibuya ne-horror saga yakudala kunazo zonke. Futhi ukuthi i-Resident Evil iyaqhubeka ngaphansi komhosha isishiya simangele maqondana nekhwalithi yomdlalo wevidiyo nempumelelo ewutholayo kuzo zonke izici. ICapcom kubonakala sengathi iphinde yakwenza futhi kuhlobo olwesabekayo, futhi yindlela abaphenduli abaphendule ngayo, ngamakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezi-2,5 athengiswe ngezinsuku ezintathu nje. Ngale ndlela, isaga ebelikhona emhlabeni weziduduzo kusukela ngo-1996, livuna impumelelo entsha, beguqula indlela ebesiqonda ngayo imidlalo yabo kuze kube manje.
Kulesi senzakalo, sikwazile ukubona umdlalo wevidiyo kuzingxenyekazi eziningi kunakuqala, I-PlayStation 4, i-Xbox One ne-PC, enenkampani yangempela engokoqobo, into entsha eshaya kanzima kulo nyaka ka-2016 futhi ngokungangabazeki eye yaba nomthelela ekuthengisweni. Kodwa-ke, intengo ephezulu yezesekeli ezihlose ukuthuthukisa le modi yomdlalo oyingqayizivele zisangena ophahleni. Umbono womuntu wokuqala ufika ku-Resident Evil okokuqala ngqa ngendlela ephumelela kakhulu, kangangokuba abezindaba nabasebenzisi ngokufanayo bajabule ngale hybrid ekhishwe yiCapcom.
Ngaphandle kokuphikisana, futhi ukuthi ubude bayo obulinganiselwa ngamahora angaphansi kwayi-9, ihambisana nokudlula kwesizini okubiza cishe isigamu salowo mdlalo wokuqala futhi othembisa amanye amahora ama-5 wegeyimu eyengeziwe, benze abacwengi kakhulu bohlobo lomdlalo wekhonsoli bakhethe ukuzibonakalisa bengekho. Yini enganciphisi ikhwalithi yesihloko, ngaphandle kokungabaza, njengoba senzile iqoqo lemibono efanele umdlalo obewuthola selokhu wawuqala.
Singaqinisekisa ngokuqinisekile ukuthi i-Resident Evil 7 ibe yimpumelelo futhi yaphefumula impilo entsha ku-saga.