Spencer Mansion
[1] A similar mansion is later raided by Chris and Jill in the events preceding Resident Evil 5, where they confront Wesker after he kills Spencer.Spencer Mansion was praised by critics as an iconic video game location, its design responsible for popularizing the survival horror genre in general.Describing it as standing in stark contrast to its wooded surroundings, he noted that its layout initially seems simple, but slowly becomes more complex as the player explores.[7] Jamie O'Neill of Push Square called the mansion an "achievement in visual design", saying that it became an "archetypal structure" for future survival horror games.[2] The reappearance of the mansion in Resident Evil 5 was called "almost a parody" by Samuel Claiborn of IGN, citing its "geeky, self-referential humor".