sammy102093

Pros - Very influenced from early RE titles as well as Sweet Home (the NES game the series was influenced by). Brings back the large residence in Resident Evil as well as a few smaller locations. The cabin by the house could've been used more though since it was fairly unsettling itself. Goes back to survival horror roots. Ammo is fairly limited until the end of the game as well as healing items. Graphics are wonderful. Textures are fairly detailed on the unsettling areas of the locations. Wall textures could be better though. The plot starts off as fairly generic Texas Chainsaw Massacre hillbilly horror but Capcom takes it to another level by adding stalking elements of RE3's Nemesis and RE2's Mr. X. Controls are fairly tight but the aiming is a little slower than I'd like on default settings. Cons - Enemy designs are pretty lacking. The Molded feel generic but the boss battles are pretty fun. Puzzles are lazily done. Other than the Happy Birthday puzzle, no other puzzles feel as intricate or memorable. One deciding factor is the first person perspective. If for some reason you cannot stand First Person (as some don't due to motion sickness), don't get this. However, if you play First person games, get this. The first person is absolutely needed for Resident Evil now. Fixed camera RE is gone because it was an outdated mechanic that would save on memory usage during the PS1/PS2 days. First person horror is a somewhat standard now because of how successful games like Amnesia, Alien Isolation, and Outlast are and how well they implement it. RE7 has implemented it well. Also, disregard any posts saying the game has supernatural elements. The game doesn't have any of that. If you can understand how mold works and spreads as well as how insects have hive minds, you'll understand how the story and new virus works.

Definitely a game for JRPG fans, for others not so much. If you don't mind 2D sprites and an okay plot (its a crossover game so the plot won't be as epic as something like FF9), then it might be for you. Game does end up focusing on Item Synthesis and and grinding more than I would like it to but still not that bad ****.