An absolutely incredible survival-horror/action blend. A bunch of unique and interesting monstrous enemies, weapons that feel great to shoot, unique locations with lots of bespoke geometry, gorgeous and realistic visuals (especially with ray tracing turned on), mysteries that kept me hooked throughout the plot, and interesting connections and delightful references to previous RE titles. Every boss fight in this game feels like it would be the over-the-top FINAL boss fight in a lesser game.

There's plenty to unlock after you've finished it, four difficulty modes in case you want either an easier or more challenging time, new game plus, and Mercenaries Mode, an arcade-y score-attack combat extravaganza after you've completed the story.

Resident Evil Village is a game that feels like it had love and effort put into it, and was given the development time it needed. I'm enamored with it.