Resident Evil Betrays Its Own Characters

Ethan Winters is a nothing burger character and RE: Village made me love him very, very much. Then it treated his trauma and suffering like a hackey sack. Surely, they wouldn't do worse to his daughter, Rose, in the DLC, right? Surely, a game called Shadows of Rose would be nicer to its main character, Rosemary Winters. Surely, they wouldn't drag Ethan's corpse through the mud while they did it? Surely... Thank you to everyone who put up with me and offered emotional support while making this video. This was a much bigger endeavor than I expected, and I appreciate you putting up with my rants until I could get my thoughts down on paper. 00:00 intro/ethan is dumb but I like him 1:21 ethan’s characterized by (mishandled) trauma 15:57 the dlc makes me crusty 25:15 shadows of rose isn’t about rose, it’s about ethan... 28:20 ...because it’s cheap nostalgia bait 39:00 eveline’s here and I’m MAD 45:30 I get a bit unhinged about ethan 55:08 conclusion/pro tip: don’t exploit trauma 57:48 disclaimer music: Tiptoe Out the Back – Dan Lebowitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WNvygkhkb0 City Life – Coryphee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXOQqaCq0ug Dream Escape – The Tides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If-epm89M74 Noir et Blanc Vie – Geostories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSQ8bvXbQMY Getz Me to Brazil – Doug Maxwell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HbbgymDDlM Stars and Constellations – Sarah the Instrumentalist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5OISWCixz8 art/footage: thumbnail portraits by DemonLeon3D: https://www.deviantart.com/demonleon3d/gallery AFGuidesHD RE:7 gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKK6alBbGTI Shirrako RE:7 gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OvCdiuqQ9A SHN Survival Horror Network RE:7 cutscenes and gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9h4yYnstkA&t=9928s Shirrako RE:8 gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ_-_T05SOE&t=12554s Gamer’s Little Playground RE:8 gameplay (I’m very sorry I called it ‘littlest’ in the video I’m such an idiot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOnag36s40Q Gamer's Little Playground Shadows of Rose gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW5vEiyD2FU Help Me Leon Shadows of Rose gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTSKpgaNfrY MKIceandFire Shadows or Rose gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UK1Wdkea-M&t=4515s Cheng Teoh Shadows of Rose Cutscenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O93bn5GKFcE