Rikzilla Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Picked this up for £9 on PSN and am a couple hours into it, and so far I'm not enjoying it that much. I don't like the lack of stealth mechanics in a game that forces so much stealth. Just being able to pop my head around a corner would be nice. Sprinting is hot trash too, it feels like Ethan is running through treacle and it is awful. I don't like that (so far anyway) every enemy is basically a mini boss. I didn't enjoy Mr X in the RE2 remake, I found it stressful, but not in a "Ooo that's scary" way as was intended, but in a "Oh for fuck sale I'm trying to explore" way, and that's exactly how the family are making me feel. I also emptied 32 bullets into a goo monster and it didn't drop, so had to restart and run around it, so that sucked. It's a shame because the setting is superb, and I'm enjoying the Bioshock style story telling. It looks and sounds fantastic too, and I genuinely love the atmosphere. I'm 2 hours is so I'll stick with it, hopefully it will get better or the mechanics will click with me, but at the moment it's just reminding me of the worst parts of the RE2 remake ?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikzilla Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Made a bit more progress and not enjoying it anymore than I was earlier. Goo monsters go down with a single shotgun blast to the head IF I get the angle right. Had to keep retrying the area which felt super cheap, but there was only enough ammo for 1 shot per goo monster. First boss down also Spoiler Chainsaw nonce - nice idea for a boss fight, but mechanically garbage. Using the chainsaw is a joke, it felt like I was tickling him with a feather. No feedback whatsoever. In the next area now Spoiler Old swamp house with the crusty old mum in it. So far it's just as annoying as the rest of the house. The bugs are just tedious enemies Still loving the setting and atmosphere, but a lot of the important mechanics are hot garbage which is a real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I loaded this up recently and visually/sound design wise its so good (with headphones), but I also hate the enemy designs in it. There's one legit freaky boss fight that actually got to me but a lot of the mold things you fight feel like they come from a Revelations game. If they ever make a Resi with this FPS view and bring back crimson heads as a gameplay mechanic it could be incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikzilla Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, one-armed dwarf said: a lot of the mold things you fight feel like they come from a Revelations game. Funny you say that. I was chatting with my friend earlier: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Shame you’re not liking it. I think it’s fantastic and up there with the best of this gen. I agree with you 100% with Mr X in Resi 2 remake but felt totally different regarding them in this. I also remember them being a constant threat for only a short time before you can just run around the areas basically as you like. Apart from the beginning part in the house (And partly in the ship) I don’t remember any enemies causing me frustration while exploring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikzilla Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Finished. I ended up really enjoying it. I stand by my earlier complaints, but they stop around 2/5 of the way through: Spoiler After Bug Mum It's a weird old game. I definitely preferred the first 2 chapters (areas before bosses) tonally, the next 2 were fun and kinda crazy, but it was starting to veer more toward action, and by the time the final chapter came around I was basically Rambo. Best boss in the game was weirdly the easiest: Spoiler Mutated Goo Dad And what the fuck was that final boss?? Haha Spoiler I loved the twist that she was the old lady! I wondered how she kept getting around the house, the spooky bitch. So yeah, maybe I was too harsh on it earlier. I'm not particularly good at these games anymore but I keep playing them ?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikzilla Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 So I'm playing through this again to record footage for a video. I'm 2 hours in and just defeated the first boss and have moved onto the second area, so I reckon I can probably have it finished in 6 hours this time and to be honest I'm tempted to just go through it again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikzilla Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 5 hours into my second playthrough Spoiler And I've just gotten to the ship I think 6 hours was wishful thinking, but I'll likely have it done by 5pm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikzilla Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 6 hours 9 minutes Spoiler Just finished the ship again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikzilla Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 6 hours 43 was my final time on my second playthrough which I think is pretty respectable. I enjoyed it considerably more second time around. There are still a few glaring issues that I hope are fixed for Village, but overall it was pretty good. Now to wait until 6 is on sale so I can finally suffer through that one ? My friend is going to pick it up too so we can co-op and share the suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 The recent trailer of RE8 reminded me I never got round to this, so I'm sorting that out now. I must admit I didn't follow this game at all as it looked like it was going in the direction of the kinds of horror titles I'm not fond of. And while the Amnesia stuff is there I was surprised at how much it still very much is a traditional RE game. It's an interesting mix, I'm glad I've given it a chance. I'd say it was the RE2 remake that built up some goodwill with me. I think I have most of the same frustrations as others have said here but overall I think I'm still really fond of it so far. And that chainsaw boss fight may be quite easily my favourite boss fight in an RE game, so well done. I guess this came out before Mandy but it totally gave me that but in a video game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I was thinking of going through and streaming this in the dark myself. It’s only a tenner physically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 5 hours ago, mmmark said: I was thinking of going through and streaming this in the dark myself. It’s only a tenner physically. Doit.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 So, while I think this game is amazing for the most part I did have an issue with Spoiler the choice you get to save either Mia or Zoe. You have one serum and you have to choose, and Mia and Zoe just awkwardly look around, saying nothing. It was the dumbest shit and the kind of player choice that detracted from the game. It really would have been better without it as I generally enjoyed the story apart from that. I picked Mia and got the 'canon' story route and I looked at the game with Zoe as the choice but that was some senseless shit. I don't know if it was added because multiple endings are kinda expected but it really came across as tacked on. I think the only real low point. But other than that I loved it. Really feel like a clown for not playing it earlier. I do think I like it more than REmake 2. While it is excellent I'm pretty familiar with the original and while it definitely adds surprising new stuff and updated as well as it can be REVII was constantly surprising me, I never knew what to expect. It reminded me of when I first played RE and RE4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Glad you liked it so much. After Remake 1 and the OG Resi 2 this is my favourite. I didn’t really have issue with the part you did but I did think Spoiler the final “ship” area was a little bit shit. & the underground part was a bit bland. Overall though I don’t think those parts really hurt the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDead Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Yeah, I can see that but the game got a bit more action-y then I appreciated the catharsis after the intensity of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 No that fight was always shit, I remember having a big rant about it on GTM at the time and just quitting the game for a year. It is really really bad and doesn't communicate its mechanics well at all. They quote Evil Dead tho so they get some points for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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