I came to this game expecting to be a step forward from the great Resident Evil 7, improving on the gameplay elements, giving more soul to the characters and reducing trial and error.
I was not expecting this to be my favorite RE Engine Resident Evil game at all.
Sure, this game feels heavily inspired by the original RE4. It has a Village and Castle segments, sure, but it improves this with a somewhat open structure where exploration is rewarded with Treasures, Weapons and some of the weirdest enemies in the franchise. Hell, the antagonists have so much charisma to them, be Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters being borderline Evil Dead beings with how much they taunt Ethan, or Heisenberg being one of the coolest antagonists in this franchise. Dude reeks of charisma and I love him for it!
Hell, even the main antagonist is very interesting. It's been a while since a Resi sequel actually felt like a sequel, and so many things that happen on the previous game have big consequences here.
The gun combat might be one of my favorite in the franchise, it's obviously not as good as in 4R but it feels perfect to the FPS take that the game originally had.
Hell, Ethan actually FEELS like a proper character this time around. I find it so funny how they just refuse to show his face in the game though. Dude has been his own character since the end of Resi 7 and yet we can't see his beautiful eyes properly.
I honestly could talk about that one Lord moment here, or how this game jumps the shark in the most awesome way, but... this game needs to be experienced.
It's not my absolute favorite Resident Evil game (the original Resi 2 keeps the crown still), but this honestly hit my Top 5.
(Also, really funny how Chris is in the main artwork for this game. Poor Ethan lmao)
I was not expecting this to be my favorite RE Engine Resident Evil game at all.
Sure, this game feels heavily inspired by the original RE4. It has a Village and Castle segments, sure, but it improves this with a somewhat open structure where exploration is rewarded with Treasures, Weapons and some of the weirdest enemies in the franchise. Hell, the antagonists have so much charisma to them, be Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters being borderline Evil Dead beings with how much they taunt Ethan, or Heisenberg being one of the coolest antagonists in this franchise. Dude reeks of charisma and I love him for it!
Hell, even the main antagonist is very interesting. It's been a while since a Resi sequel actually felt like a sequel, and so many things that happen on the previous game have big consequences here.
The gun combat might be one of my favorite in the franchise, it's obviously not as good as in 4R but it feels perfect to the FPS take that the game originally had.
Hell, Ethan actually FEELS like a proper character this time around. I find it so funny how they just refuse to show his face in the game though. Dude has been his own character since the end of Resi 7 and yet we can't see his beautiful eyes properly.
I honestly could talk about that one Lord moment here, or how this game jumps the shark in the most awesome way, but... this game needs to be experienced.
It's not my absolute favorite Resident Evil game (the original Resi 2 keeps the crown still), but this honestly hit my Top 5.
(Also, really funny how Chris is in the main artwork for this game. Poor Ethan lmao)