For this being the first time I've finished the game after buying it 3 times, I had better like it a lot. I did.
Back during a time when Resi was a more action oriented series without the old limited space, ammo conservation or labyrinthine level design, Resident Evil Revelations decided to thread the needle, and on the 3DS of all things. It unfortunately still has some action focused set pieces, but they are few and short, the rest of the game is spent exploring a ship called the Queen Zenobia. You've got puzzles, weirdly shaped keys, and even though it's framed as episodic, you return to Jill with the same equipment and same parts of the maze unlocked for re-exploration further down the line. It's good. Just play this and Rev 2 instead when you think you want to play 5 and 6. It is arguably a more appropriate step for the series after 4 anyway.

I will say I've never played the 3DS version. That's a whole different story, but I genuinely can't believe it was on it, because it looks so good in basically all of its later iterations.

Sou grande fã de Resident evil, e nunca tinha jogado o Revelations... acho que devia ter continuado sem jogar.
O jogo tinha tudo para ser bom, mas a gameplay é péssima. A Jill é super travada, nosso companheiro... cara eu nem sei pq ter uma companhia, pois ele é um fantasma até para os bichos, tudo bem se eles matassem os inimigos, mas nem isso eles se prestam para fzr, juro mn, eu fiquei numa sala com o Parker com um bicho correndo atrás de mim, e ele atirando no bicho infinitamente e n matava kara KKKKKK se for assim prefiro ir sozinho mn. Outra coisa que cagaram na gameplay foi aquela porcaria de arma para fzr varredura, ela serve como um scaner de objetos e dos B.O.W, só que com isso o jogo te faz parecer um idiota em cada parte do navio procurando por itens, munições e objetos de conquista.
A mais um ponto interessante que nunca vi em QUALQUER OUTRO JOGO DA FRANQUIA.... os cara real meteram FASES NA AGUA MANO KKKKK Quase surtei mn.
Poderia pegar e escrever um livro dos defeitos desse game. É triste dar uma avaliação dessas para uma franquia que sou muito fã... mas é meu desabafo, Resident evil Revelations poderia ter sido maior!

eu pensei que seria um jogo meia boca da franquia, porém, isso aqui é muito bom! eles conseguiram deixar o game com uma ambientação sensacional e bem fiel aos primeiros jogos, o fato de que quase todos os inimigos são basicamente versões de regenerator é beemmm angustiante, pra mim da franquia inteira (tirando o RE7 e RE8) eles são os inimigos que mais me dão medo. a história em si é muito boa e bem amarrada, o sistema de "upgrade" das armas funciona bem em minha opinião. as bossfights são boas, o que não é grande surpresa já que é assim na maioria dos RE. talvez esse jogo seja subestimando e ofuscado pelos jogos anteriores da franquia, mas esse de fato é um ótimo resident evil e uma forte recomendação minha para quem não jogou!

obs: aos que perguntam, sim, ele é canônico na história e se passa entre a história do RE4 e RE5.

Resident Evil: Revelations isn't your typical RE game. It feels like a return to the classic survival horror roots of the series, with a creepy ghost ship setting and a focus on exploration and puzzle-solving. You play as Jill Valentine and some other familiar faces, and the scares are genuinely unsettling. The graphics might feel a bit dated now, and some sections can drag on a bit, but overall, Revelations is a solid Resident Evil experience, especially if you love Jill and the chills of the earlier games.

It is a solid return to form for a more slower paced horror style of resident evil, but it feels pretty standard and like you're going through the motions.

I like the setting on the boat a lot. It's something unique for the series. I like that it has a large cast of characters for variety. The boss fights are decent. It has a good level of content as well. One thing I enjoy is going back to previous areas to unlock more stuff. It's very Metroid-esque but it works for this game quite well.

I don't really have anything huge issues, but it's a lot of small things that compile. The monsters are pretty boring goop monsters. The 2 side characters that they keep cutting back to, like the military dudes or whatever? Probably the worst RE characters ever. Minimum top 5. The villain is pretty whatever and not all that fun. And the whole game just feels simple: it's not really something you can assign blame to it for because it's a 3DS game. But it's lacking more substance for me.

It just dosent really click for me in any good or bad way as a Resident Evil game. It's very middle of the road. But decent overall. It has a formula that works and it runs with it.

I just happen to like the sequel better.

While playing through Resident Evil Revelations, I was often reminded of playing RE3 Remake in that it felt often like a game in the RE universe, but made by people who either wanted to do their own thing or simply didn't understand the appeal of the franchise. However, unlike RE3, I found myself not really having fun with it even on its own terms.

Part of the game being starkly different stems from the game being a 3DS game first and foremost and I can understand that, even if it being sold on Steam does open itself up to scrutiny. However, there's a lot that simply can't be faulted to the 3DS' capabilities.

First being its story, which is beyond ludicrous. Now I get it, I've played enough Resident Evil games to know that you need to suspend your disbelief frequently. It's simply how these games function. However, the level of sheer silliness in some of the plot directions and character designs is almost laughable. Most characters in this game outside of Chris are extremely horny with comments out of the blue, and jokes that simply haven't aged too well. Sure, weird guy wanting to sleep with how woman is funny the first time, but not when it's then used for most of the game's comedic relief. Eventually it just gets grating.

Then there's the gameplay flow. I'll give the team the benefit of the doubt and say that the aim controls are due to it being a DS game first and foremost, but the way fights are designed can't be as easily excused. Nearly every enemy in the game is as simple as "shoot it till it's dead" and that works just about every time. That, combined with a ton of boring horde fights and some bullet sponge enemies, makes the RE3 Remake comparisons almost learn in its favor over Revelations.

Topping it all off is how the few things the game introduces end up quickly falling flat. The scan system for example rarely feels useful and is quite cumbersome to use in the first place. You get a healing item every time you scan enough enemies which is cool and all, but you rarely need it and it takes a surprising amount of time to do. The weapon parts system feels mostly underutilized too. Both of these systems I ultimately stopped bothering with about halfway through, and it made me have a slightly better time.

There are still merits to RE Revelations. It's more RE if you were really hungering for more RE, and some of the classic conventions are there. However, looking at it from the lens of the series, this is ultimately one of the weakest entries. Not because of frustration since it's rarely if ever angering, but more cause it's just plain boring. Likely will forget this in a week.

Played a bit of it and I'm mixed on parts.

On one half, Jill's sections are great and seem to give me the mood that Lost in Nightmares DLC gave me but the scanning annoys me at times for finding items, it does atleast reward you though with heals. Parker's NPC kinda stinks and didn't do much so do the actual enemies even if I like their design a bit. The dodge also kinda sucks but whatever.

On the other, the whole floating city and some of the plot beats just feel like the plot went completely off the rails. Even more-so than RE6 at times which gives me whiplash I felt because this was supposed to set before RE5 which idk man...

For the most part, I definitely want to continue it because the setting seems cool at the most part these side games do good with the RE elements from before.