A HUGE upgrade to the original Separate Ways, which fits the story of the game a lot better and has more interesting things for you to do and fight against.
The one thing that stopped Resi4R to be my favorite RE Engine game was that, as much as the game was fun and a perfect balance of gameplay and story, was the fact that some of the weirder segments of the base game were missing.
For instance, the laser segment or the IT fight. They're here now, and the IT fight definitely feels like an upgrade, though it's still a bit cheap.
While Leon has a bigger arsenal and can wield an armor, Ada does not get that. instead, she receives a "gap closer" with her grappling hook, meaning that you can melee stunned enemies from afar. I think this improved mobility makes her character a lot more interesting to play in contrast with the original game, where she had basically the same moveset as Leon.
As for the story, they give her a lot more than the original, her relationship with Luis, Wesker and even Leon to an extent is portrayed much better here! I also like that she can be as corny as Leon sometimes, but also feels a lot more confident than she was in Resi2R.
As for the elephant in the room... I honestly don't mind her voice acting, although some sentences are read with such an odd entonation I couldn't help but chuckle, however the actress really should get a better mic. Sometimes her sentences have a weird echo to them that you don't feel when you listen to the other character's voice lines, it's really weird!
Overall, I'm amazingly satisfied with this one. From all the DLCs post-Resi7, this might be my favorite of the bunch.
Also, really funny how this one feels longer than Resi3R.
The one thing that stopped Resi4R to be my favorite RE Engine game was that, as much as the game was fun and a perfect balance of gameplay and story, was the fact that some of the weirder segments of the base game were missing.
For instance, the laser segment or the IT fight. They're here now, and the IT fight definitely feels like an upgrade, though it's still a bit cheap.
While Leon has a bigger arsenal and can wield an armor, Ada does not get that. instead, she receives a "gap closer" with her grappling hook, meaning that you can melee stunned enemies from afar. I think this improved mobility makes her character a lot more interesting to play in contrast with the original game, where she had basically the same moveset as Leon.
As for the story, they give her a lot more than the original, her relationship with Luis, Wesker and even Leon to an extent is portrayed much better here! I also like that she can be as corny as Leon sometimes, but also feels a lot more confident than she was in Resi2R.
As for the elephant in the room... I honestly don't mind her voice acting, although some sentences are read with such an odd entonation I couldn't help but chuckle, however the actress really should get a better mic. Sometimes her sentences have a weird echo to them that you don't feel when you listen to the other character's voice lines, it's really weird!
Overall, I'm amazingly satisfied with this one. From all the DLCs post-Resi7, this might be my favorite of the bunch.
Also, really funny how this one feels longer than Resi3R.