Resident Evil Requiem

A greatest hits mix of the finest bits of design, storytelling and pure terror to have come out of the series in its 30-year history, Resident Evil Requiem confidently does the impossible with a dual-protagonist setup that successfully makes Grace and Leon's sections feel like two sides of the same coin. The same disgusting, freaky, ridiculous coin. This is the best that Resident Evil has ever been.

Resident Evil Requiem is the new blueprint for what survival horror should be. Capcom really delivered with its dual perspective, offering extreme horror on one side and over-the-top action on the other. It’s the perfect marriage of the two Resident Evil styles, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. There are small letdowns in the story that prevent me from giving it a perfect score, but this one is a no-brainer nevertheless. If you’re a fan of the genre, this is a must-have.

Resident Evil Requiem is the culmination of everything Capcom has been working towards since the release of RE7 in 2017, and the team's efforts have paid off in dividends. This is the most confident mainline entry the series has seen in the past decade, and with the tragedy of Raccoon City finally behind us, I'm looking forward to seeing what the dawn of the new age will bring.

Requiem wonderfully combines everything I love about Resident Evil's recent remakes and new installments, shining as a new, explosive entry that honors the series' 30-year history.

For anyone who's started the series from Resident Evil 7 onwards, Resident Evil Requiem may easily be one of the best in the series. For everyone else, the bar is high to be considered one of the greats, but it definitely does a heck of a job jumping for it.

We'd love to talk about Requiem as a masterpiece, the best of the three most recent numbered titles in the series. Unfortunately, despite a first installment of the adventure capable of achieving excellent results, we can't do so, nor can we hide our bitter taste as longtime fans. This is because the success of the overall experience is partially compromised precisely when more space is given to an icon of the series, the protagonist of an action-horror section that simply doesn't live up to the previous one, though not without its own beautiful moments. We conclude by saying that yes, Requiem is still worth playing, even just to experience its evolved "zombies" and to discover how it looks to the series' past (and future).

Heavy on nostalgia and fan service with the occasional violent delight thrown in, Requiem is a mostly fun Resident Evil title that still feels like a step down from its predecessor.

Resident Evil Requiem is an absolutely fantastic Resident Evil game. Filled with all kinds of dark horror. Has some of the best gameplay. Two different perspective that differently but fantastically. Has quite abit of extra content as well. I'd highly recommend this to anybody who likes the series. You won't regret it, its that good! Very much worth the time! As far as I'm concerned Capcom can't go much higher than this!

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Resident Evil Requiem finge que é diferente. Esse jogo começa bem, a exploração e gameplay como Grace é legal e realmente aterrorizante nas primeiras horas de gameplay, enquanto os bits de cenas de ação com Leon são refrescantes e muito divertidos. O problema começa a partir do momento em que o jogo acaba se tornando mais do que já vimos na saga de RE... Ambientes de labóratorio genérico, uma sessão enorme com o Leon em um ambiente sem cor, sem carisma, uma arte pobre. A história do jogo é interessante e tenta surpreender mais do que consegue e isso é engraçado. Por fim esse jogo não consegue ser ruim, mas certamente é mais um RE, um jogo com pouco polimento onde você enfrenta zumbis como inimigos e paredes de carne como chefes.

Everyone clearly has their nostalgia goggles on for this game, take those off and you'll see while its technically capable its a poor RE game relying on tired tropes, old characters, the fumes of Umbrella, absolutely zero real survival horror elements and ignoring established lore just for a set piece. Exhibit A: Raccoon City was annihilated by a nuke yet Leon strolls in to the RPD with literally no fallout protection what so ever? What about Grace? Nope, none. They both should get highly irradiated and dead but nope, because plot armour. This series is now officially like Assassin's Creed, circling the drain, going absolutely nowhere. Removing Umbrella as the main antagonist everyone was fighting to stop by killing it off screen has to be the worst decision in gaming story history.

My Review — 4/10* The hotel introduction is way too long. I’m not used to Resident Evil games spending this much time on an opening section like this. It felt unnecessarily dragged out and took too long to actually feel like a Resident Evil game.* The gameplay differences between Grace and Leon are way too extreme. Grace feels like she belongs in Resident Evil 2, while Leon feels like he was pulled straight out of Resident Evil 4. There’s no real harmony between their gameplay styles, and I never felt fully immersed when switching between them. It feels like I’m playing two completely different games.* Grace’s fear is overdone to the point of becoming annoying. I understand that she’s supposed to be inexperienced and terrified, but the game pushes it way too far. Instead of making me feel scared with her, it eventually became repetitive and frustrating.* The underground laboratory section beneath the orphanage was extremely boring. It felt repetitive and, honestly, like a forced attempt to recreate the Sherry sections from the Resident Evil 2 Remake. The similarities were way too obvious, but without the same impact.* Leon feels heavily forced into the game for fan service and sales. His inclusion feels less natural and more like Capcom knew that putting Leon in the game would attract players. Instead of making his role feel meaningful to the story, it often feels like he was shoved into the game because he’s Leon.* The story is weak and doesn’t feel logically constructed. Some of the plot ideas are genuinely difficult to take seriously. The whole Alexia Ashcroft storyline especially feels like a huge stretch. Alexia adopting a girl created by Spencer as some kind of way for him to atone for his mistakes? And then revealing that she isn’t even Alexia’s biological daughter? That connection felt completely forced and unnecessary to me.Overall, Resident Evil Requiem feels like a game that relies heavily on nostalgia, familiar characters, and references to previous Resident Evil games instead of creating something that stands confidently on its own. There are definitely moments I enjoyed, but the inconsistent gameplay, repetitive sections, forced fan service, and weak story made the experience much less enjoyable than I expected.4/10 — 40/100.