A brilliant "return to formula" from a new, unexplored angle and updated graphics leading to a fantastic and genuinely scary experience, something that I hadn't felt since I started the franchise 2 years ago.
The characters, setting, simple to follow story, atmosphere and tiny little details are all captured perfectly making it one of my favourite in the series.
This isn't to say it doesn't have flaws, and the flaws with me are what everyone else says: not enough enemy variety, the ship is the weak part and the ending felt quite anti-climactic, but these only slightly hamper the experience in my books; its still a brilliant and unique entry in the series despite playing similarly to its metroidvania-esque oldest brother.
Absolutely worth a try by anyone, even non-RE fans because its extremely disconnected from the normal 6 protags and a fresh start/soft reboot, meaning anyone could hop into it and enjoy without needing the extra context.
The characters, setting, simple to follow story, atmosphere and tiny little details are all captured perfectly making it one of my favourite in the series.
This isn't to say it doesn't have flaws, and the flaws with me are what everyone else says: not enough enemy variety, the ship is the weak part and the ending felt quite anti-climactic, but these only slightly hamper the experience in my books; its still a brilliant and unique entry in the series despite playing similarly to its metroidvania-esque oldest brother.
Absolutely worth a try by anyone, even non-RE fans because its extremely disconnected from the normal 6 protags and a fresh start/soft reboot, meaning anyone could hop into it and enjoy without needing the extra context.