TheResident Evil 3remake makes a surprising change to the character of Barry Burton. The change to Barry Burton’s story is one of several big differences between the original game and the remake, asCapcom has also changed Jill Valentineand seems to have made her more confident in her abilities.
SPOILERS FOR RESIDENT EVIL 3 (2020) FOLLOW
Resident Evilfans enjoying theResident Evil 3remake today will see popular characters like Nemesis, Carlos, and Mikhail, but one character they won’t see is Barry Burton. Barry Burton is a character who was seen in the firstResident Evil. The character was a part of the S.T.A.R.S team but moved his family to Canada at the end of the game. However, Burton makes a surprise return at the end ofResident Evil 3as he comes back to save Jill and Carlos before Raccoon City is destroyed. This is just one possibleResident Evil 3ending that players could get.
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However, Barry Burton doesn’t show up to save Jill and Carlos in theResident Evil 3remake. Capcom chose not to putmultiple endings in theResident Evil 3remake, meaning that the ending is far different. In the remake, Carlos is held hostage by Nikolai and Jill has to rescue him so that they can escape from Raccoon City together. They are able to escape safely but there is no official reason why Capcom chose not to bring Barry Burton back.
One suggestion is that Capcom didn’t want to alienate any new fans of the series. Those who are coming to theResident Evil 3remake with only a passing knowledge of theResident Evilseries, or those who may have only played theResident Evil 2remake, may not know who Barry Burton is. There will also be players of the firstResident Evilwho didn’t get the Barry Burton ending and won’t care much about him coming back to save Jill and Carlos.
Another possibility is that Capcom wanted to show more of Carlos in theResident Evil 3remake. While fans like the character, Carlos isn’t a big part of theResident Evilseriesas he only stars inResident Evil 3and theUmbrella Chronicles.
It’s unclear why Capcom wants to show more of Carlos and how this will affect other games in the series. There are rumors that Capcom willdo something surprising with theResident Evilgame in 2021and that could mean bringing back characters like Carlos, but nothing has been confirmed.
Resident Evil 3is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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