I have a theory with 'Aliens' and 'Resident Evil 2'
Has anyone thought Capcom were inspired by the movie Aliens for parts of the game?
For one thing Ben/Chief Irons both get an infant creature forced down their throats and it later bursts out of their chests, this is pretty obvious.
And for that almost homage scene I think they put other things in. Cherry is like Newt and Leon and Claire are like Hicks and Ripley. When Claire finds Cherry its almost identical to when Ripley finds Newt.
You could even say the tanker crashing into the police car is similar to the drop ship crashing and leaving them stranded in Aliens, both caused by the main enemy of the game and movie.
Also Lickers are eyeless monsters with long piercing tongues as their weapon and can crawl on the walls and ceilings, like an alien from the movie. Plus they make identical hissing sounds.
Anyone agree or noticed this? I think I covered everything.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the ending is the same where they get on their transportation out of the place at the last possible second before detonation, only to have the antagonist show up onboard.
And in Leon B, Ada's death scene is kind of like Bishop's at the end.