I have been a RE fan since the beginning and while this game does return to survival horror it doesn't do enough to warrant a full 60 dollars. As many RE fans during the years I have been pining for the series to return to its roots with limited resourses, item management, limited mobility, and a decent story. This game has all that but is it enough?

Story: Ok this game has a decent story especially in the beginning. However, the ending areas just fall flat almost like the devs were just ready to finish the game. Extremely linear through the last few areas which is a bit of a let down. The characters were great especially the Baker family and your encounters with each of them. The ending just felt a bit anti climatic they really could have done better. The voice acting is good and I did think the video tapes added a nice touch to the game.

Controls: Controls are solid but the game just feels sluggish. You can block, run,shoot,quick turn,and crouch thats about it. No jumping. Your character has the slowest run in a game ever. Thats not a bad thing though this creates tension. Think Outlast. You will be defenseless a few times and have to hide ala Outlast/Alien Isolation.

Graphics: This game despite what most people have said looks great the mansion is highly detailed and a joy to explore, Unless you have a beast of a rig though don't touch internal resolution scaling leave that at 1 or 1.5.

Performance: I had to put some settings down as this game had frame rate drops terribly at times especially when turning a corner. I found if the frames dipped that if I quit the game and came back it would go back to 60. You might have to tweak your settings a bit.

Replay value: Ha, now this is a funny one. There is next to zero replay value in this game, no horde mode of any description, no coop modes, no raid,ect. However, Capcom is selling you a 30 dollar season pass for some additional content. There is some free content coming soon though. There are 2 different endings depending on a choice you make over halfway through the game.

Verdict: Ok, I give the devs credit for trying to return to their roots they did a good job overall. However, the game holds your hand a little too much for my liking, the puzzles were an obsolute joke minus one (and everyone knows which one that is) that had me stuck for 20 mins tops. Their were a total of 4 enemy types one of which you see maybe 3 times. The game has good pacing and kept me engaged all the way through but for 60 dollars I wouldn't pull the trigger. If you can try to rent this one or play it on steam share. I do recommend this game but not at full price. The game will take you about 10 hours tops.

I have been a RE fan since the beginning and while this game does return to survival horror it doesn't do enough to warrant a full 60 dollars. As many RE fans during the years I have been pining for the series to return to its roots with limited resourses, item management, limited mobility, and a decent story. This game has all that but is it enough? Story: Ok this game has a decent story especially in the beginning. However, the ending areas just fall flat almost like the devs were just ready to finish the game. Extremely linear through the last few areas which is a bit of a let down. The characters were great especially the Baker family and your encounters with each of them. The ending just felt a bit anti climatic they really could have done better. The voice acting is good and I did think the video tapes added a nice touch to the game. Controls: Controls are solid but the game just feels sluggish. You can block, run,shoot,quick turn,and crouch thats about it. No jumping. Your character has the slowest run in a game ever. Thats not a bad thing though this creates tension. Think Outlast. You will be defenseless a few times and have to hide ala Outlast/Alien Isolation. Graphics: This game despite what most people have said looks great the mansion is highly detailed and a joy to explore, Unless you have a beast of a rig though don't touch internal resolution scaling leave that at 1 or 1.5. Performance: I had to put some settings down as this game had frame rate drops terribly at times especially when turning a corner. I found if the frames dipped that if I quit the game and came back it would go back to 60. You might have to tweak your settings a bit. Replay value: Ha, now this is a funny one. There is next to zero replay value in this game, no horde mode of any description, no coop modes, no raid,ect. However, Capcom is selling you a 30 dollar season pass for some additional content. There is some free content coming soon though. There are 2 different endings depending on a choice you make over halfway through the game. Verdict: Ok, I give the devs credit for trying to return to their roots they did a good job overall. However, the game holds your hand a little too much for my liking, the puzzles were an obsolute joke minus one (and everyone knows which one that is) that had me stuck for 20 mins tops. Their were a total of 4 enemy types one of which you see maybe 3 times. The game has good pacing and kept me engaged all the way through but for 60 dollars I wouldn't pull the trigger. If you can try to rent this one or play it on steam share. I do recommend this game but not at full price. The game will take you about 10 hours tops.