A real solid return to form for Resident Evil. Game does a really good job of balancing modern action resi evils and older survival horror resi evils together into a modern entry. Game is third person action but I dig how the FOV when aiming is limited and that the aim gets real shakey when you move. Also there are actual attempts at making the player consider their inventory which, whilst I still think there's an abundance of ammo for a survival game, the fact you have to think about it at all and and manage your pick ups is still appreciated in a modern triple A horror game.
The real highlight is the first half of the game, playing through the police station is a joy with BIG THUMBS UP going to the inclusion of Mr. X. I'm a big fan of Nemesis type characters and the way the game lets you learn the layout of the police station first by exploring it and getting it stuck in your brain before dumping this tyrant into its tight spaces, constantly trained on you suddenly turns a familiar environment upside down. It's great! Lots of fun! Also game looks fantastic.
The real downside for this game for me is everything after the police station; the sewers and the labs. I really feel like the quality takes a bit of a dive into a less interesting game during these parts, apart from some select sections being the dark sludge sewer alley and the final boss section of each campaign. The area design just feels less interesting overall and Mr. X doesn't really stay a thing after the police station parts (at least for leon's campaign, I'm a bit blurry on claire's later stuff). It's the only thing that always stops me from wanting to replay this otherwise real quality game.
The real highlight is the first half of the game, playing through the police station is a joy with BIG THUMBS UP going to the inclusion of Mr. X. I'm a big fan of Nemesis type characters and the way the game lets you learn the layout of the police station first by exploring it and getting it stuck in your brain before dumping this tyrant into its tight spaces, constantly trained on you suddenly turns a familiar environment upside down. It's great! Lots of fun! Also game looks fantastic.
The real downside for this game for me is everything after the police station; the sewers and the labs. I really feel like the quality takes a bit of a dive into a less interesting game during these parts, apart from some select sections being the dark sludge sewer alley and the final boss section of each campaign. The area design just feels less interesting overall and Mr. X doesn't really stay a thing after the police station parts (at least for leon's campaign, I'm a bit blurry on claire's later stuff). It's the only thing that always stops me from wanting to replay this otherwise real quality game.