It's hardly much of a criticism, though, but does serve as
a very obvious nod to the game's mobile origins.
Without giving away to much, there are
very obvious nods to series veterans, like Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine, and more subtle auditory points to the newest title, Resident Evil 7.
Not exact matches
In recent years, Carpenter and his nightmare vision of a
very believable future are finally receiving the recognition and respect they deserve, as no less than Entertainment Weekly even proclaimed John Carpenter as the most influential director of 2014, citing many of last year's most
obvious nods to Carpenter and even specifically to Escape, like The Purge: Anarchy, Cold in July, and The Guest, to name a few.
Some may roll their eyes at the
very obvious references to The Shining in this film, but I see them more as a
nod and homage to a classic than Wan ripping off Kubrick.
The Skin Collector's title is an
obvious nod to The Bone Collector, the
very first Lincoln Rhyme novel and Deaver's 1997 debut, which was made into a movie starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.