While playing through Resident Evil Revelations, I was often reminded of playing RE3 Remake in that it felt often like a game in the RE universe, but made by people who either wanted to do their own thing or simply didn't understand the appeal of the franchise. However, unlike RE3, I found myself not really having fun with it even on its own terms.
Part of the game being starkly different stems from the game being a 3DS game first and foremost and I can understand that, even if it being sold on Steam does open itself up to scrutiny. However, there's a lot that simply can't be faulted to the 3DS' capabilities.
First being its story, which is beyond ludicrous. Now I get it, I've played enough Resident Evil games to know that you need to suspend your disbelief frequently. It's simply how these games function. However, the level of sheer silliness in some of the plot directions and character designs is almost laughable. Most characters in this game outside of Chris are extremely horny with comments out of the blue, and jokes that simply haven't aged too well. Sure, weird guy wanting to sleep with how woman is funny the first time, but not when it's then used for most of the game's comedic relief. Eventually it just gets grating.
Then there's the gameplay flow. I'll give the team the benefit of the doubt and say that the aim controls are due to it being a DS game first and foremost, but the way fights are designed can't be as easily excused. Nearly every enemy in the game is as simple as "shoot it till it's dead" and that works just about every time. That, combined with a ton of boring horde fights and some bullet sponge enemies, makes the RE3 Remake comparisons almost learn in its favor over Revelations.
Topping it all off is how the few things the game introduces end up quickly falling flat. The scan system for example rarely feels useful and is quite cumbersome to use in the first place. You get a healing item every time you scan enough enemies which is cool and all, but you rarely need it and it takes a surprising amount of time to do. The weapon parts system feels mostly underutilized too. Both of these systems I ultimately stopped bothering with about halfway through, and it made me have a slightly better time.
There are still merits to RE Revelations. It's more RE if you were really hungering for more RE, and some of the classic conventions are there. However, looking at it from the lens of the series, this is ultimately one of the weakest entries. Not because of frustration since it's rarely if ever angering, but more cause it's just plain boring. Likely will forget this in a week.
Part of the game being starkly different stems from the game being a 3DS game first and foremost and I can understand that, even if it being sold on Steam does open itself up to scrutiny. However, there's a lot that simply can't be faulted to the 3DS' capabilities.
First being its story, which is beyond ludicrous. Now I get it, I've played enough Resident Evil games to know that you need to suspend your disbelief frequently. It's simply how these games function. However, the level of sheer silliness in some of the plot directions and character designs is almost laughable. Most characters in this game outside of Chris are extremely horny with comments out of the blue, and jokes that simply haven't aged too well. Sure, weird guy wanting to sleep with how woman is funny the first time, but not when it's then used for most of the game's comedic relief. Eventually it just gets grating.
Then there's the gameplay flow. I'll give the team the benefit of the doubt and say that the aim controls are due to it being a DS game first and foremost, but the way fights are designed can't be as easily excused. Nearly every enemy in the game is as simple as "shoot it till it's dead" and that works just about every time. That, combined with a ton of boring horde fights and some bullet sponge enemies, makes the RE3 Remake comparisons almost learn in its favor over Revelations.
Topping it all off is how the few things the game introduces end up quickly falling flat. The scan system for example rarely feels useful and is quite cumbersome to use in the first place. You get a healing item every time you scan enough enemies which is cool and all, but you rarely need it and it takes a surprising amount of time to do. The weapon parts system feels mostly underutilized too. Both of these systems I ultimately stopped bothering with about halfway through, and it made me have a slightly better time.
There are still merits to RE Revelations. It's more RE if you were really hungering for more RE, and some of the classic conventions are there. However, looking at it from the lens of the series, this is ultimately one of the weakest entries. Not because of frustration since it's rarely if ever angering, but more cause it's just plain boring. Likely will forget this in a week.