Resident Evil 7 launched back in 2017 and despite it's overwhelmingly positive reviews across the globe I just recently came around and finally played it in 2022.

Let's get the obvious out of the way first. Yes, it's a good game. Yes, it's Resident Evil to the core. Yes, it's in 1st person perspective but even as a RE purist I have to admit that it was a great design choice. Yes, everybody even slightly interested in survival horror genre should play it. And no, you don't have to be familiar with Resident Evil's lore to enjoy this title.

Now that being said, let's talk about some things I wasn't so hyped about.
I said it's Resident Evil to the core which also means that there are plot holes, silly writing, two boss battles are beyond frustrating and there is downright stupid design choices especially near the end. Like Capcom rushed RE7 out or something. 2/3 in the game and it becomes a power fantasy. You get so many resources, bullets, guns and healing items leading up to the point where all suspension is gone because you can just run'n'gun everything in sight with ease. I have yet to try RE7 on the hardest difficulty, but what I've heard and read so far is that the end game plays pretty muchly the same. What a shame because first 2/3 of RE7 is like a beautiful mixture of everything that made the original Resident Evil trilogy so great. However these are just minor annoyances otherwise in a solid survival horror package, so take my words with a grain of salt.

RE7 may turn little stale towards the end, but overall it's fantastic "reboot" for the franchise after RE5 and 6. Resident Evil 7 is absolutely pure "Resident Evil experience" mostly in it's good sense and it delivers some great survival horror regardless of player being already familiar with the franchise or not.

Resident Evil 7 launched back in 2017 and despite it's overwhelmingly positive reviews across the globe I just recently came around and finally played it in 2022. Let's get the obvious out of the way first. Yes, it's a good game. Yes, it's Resident Evil to the core. Yes, it's in 1st person perspective but even as a RE purist I have to admit that it was a great design choice. Yes, everybody even slightly interested in survival horror genre should play it. And no, you don't have to be familiar with Resident Evil's lore to enjoy this title. Now that being said, let's talk about some things I wasn't so hyped about. I said it's Resident Evil to the core which also means that there are plot holes, silly writing, two boss battles are beyond frustrating and there is downright stupid design choices especially near the end. Like Capcom rushed RE7 out or something. 2/3 in the game and it becomes a power fantasy. You get so many resources, bullets, guns and healing items leading up to the point where all suspension is gone because you can just run'n'gun everything in sight with ease. I have yet to try RE7 on the hardest difficulty, but what I've heard and read so far is that the end game plays pretty muchly the same. What a shame because first 2/3 of RE7 is like a beautiful mixture of everything that made the original Resident Evil trilogy so great. However these are just minor annoyances otherwise in a solid survival horror package, so take my words with a grain of salt. RE7 may turn little stale towards the end, but overall it's fantastic "reboot" for the franchise after RE5 and 6. Resident Evil 7 is absolutely pure "Resident Evil experience" mostly in it's good sense and it delivers some great survival horror regardless of player being already familiar with the franchise or not.