The Resident Evil franchise has stayed relevant by not being afraid of evolution. Over the last 27 years, Resident Evil has undergone a number of changes, in terms of story, tone, and narrative. While the first few Resident Evil games were intense survival horror games with a schlocky B-movie tone and awkward tank controls, Resident Evil 4 ushered in a new age of action-oriented third-person shooters in the franchise, and then years later Resident Evil 7 flipped the script once again, giving the series a more pure horror focus while delivering first-person survival horror gameplay.