Finished it on Normal - Review

[James]

Howdy all,

As a massive RE fan, I thought I'd give a small review into what I thought about the latest release in the series on the PC platform, Resident Evil: Revelations.

Storyline:

Arguably one of the more interesting storylines for a RE game, instead of just "oh look I'm in a creepy city/mansion/village again and end up just trying to survive. Sure this does have "oh look im on a creepy boat" feel to it, yet it is packed full of conspiracy theories also, fleshing the story out nicely over the 12 episodes. You play as Jill Valentine, from RE2, ex member of S.T.A.R.S and now a member of the BSAA, which at this point is a civilian organisation that has nothing to do with the UN. This game is set somewhere between 4 and 5, given that in 5, chris works for the established BSAA which is governed by the UN, whilst in this he doesn't (still BSAA member, but as I said earlier, civilian operation).

You play along side a character named Parker for the most part, but also have sections where you take control over different characters such as Chris, plus others, which I won't mention due to some serious spoilers lol.

Survival Horror or Action game:

I'd put this firmly into the survival horror franchise personally, as it has the dark creepy environments coupled with limited ammo and health for the most part. The main enemy in the game is called "ooze" and is basically a replacement to the zombies from the other games. These are created by the T-Abyss virus, which is soluble in water, as are the enemies. This opens up some interesting possibilities for enemy placement, as they can literally pour out of a ventilation duct behind you, which when you are out of green herbs and have sod all ammo left, starts to become a real concern. You don't have to give ammo to your team-mate, which is different to RE5, but same as 6. This is a minor concern though and only occured to me after I actually finished the game and was thinking about comparisons between the other games.

Some of the enemies in the game, such as the "scagdead" are a walking nightmare. You don't see them that often (thankfully), on normal anyway, yet when you do see them, you are faced with one of the few enemies on the game that can 1 shot you, regardless of how many herbs you have or your current health status. This adds a nice complication to a few encounters on the game in my opinion and forces you to start using up the nice ammo you've been saving. Later in the game, I found a use for the magnum pistol with the enemies that have a shield, otherwise you burn a silly amount of ammo trying to put one of them down, whilst often fighting 2-3 of them one after another... This means you really need to watch your ammo count and definitely use common sense with the weapons you choose.

RAID mode:

Throughout the games campaign, you get BP to spend in RAID mode. This mode has various levels throughout the game which have different types of enemies, which are often tweaked to sustain more damage or move faster etc. You can buy weapons and ammo using BP, choose your character and outfit (when unlocked for numerous examples) and then start the level. The first level on RAID mode is for lv1 characters (which is what you start at) and is pretty damn straight forward. Its right at the start of the campaign, but you have the first enemy in the room you enter first, instead of a few in like the campaign. The whole point of this mode is to survive to the end, whilst completing the level in the best possible time, with highest accuracy and least amounts of hits.

It sounds quite hard, but if you do the game first, you'll have around 70k BP saved up to go on a spending spree, which does come in useful for the first few stages!

Technical:

This game isn't particularly demanding and doesn't get anywhere near maxing out even one of my GPUs even on the highest settings at 1080p on a 144hz monitor. The character graphics are pretty good, but the environments texturing is a bit sub par. Having said that, you soon forget about that as the gameplay takes over, which is a bonus.

Verdict:

I wish it was a bit longer! Took me between 7-8 hours to do my first playthrough on normal. I've got the choice of doing inferno difficulty or a newgame+ mode which keeps all my guns and adds a new one for beating the game. I think I'll do some more RAID mode first to really get my dodging skills good enough though before trying inferno! The RAID mode is brilliant fun and a nice addition to the game. Its also multiplayer for this game mode, making it an added bonus, especially on the later levels which are hard.

If you are a fan of the RE games but don't really like the way RE5 and 6 went, this might really interest you. I give it 8/10, with only the graphics on the environment letting it down somewhat.

[Gimlisk]

I didn't buy it because it's not Resident Evil.. No zombies at all! Just Fcked up creatures.. Also, I heard that this RE sucked.. Disappointed.. I perfer my undead zombies eating humans and having to survive against them than random mutation creatures..

[braders1986]

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I didn't buy it because it's not Resident Evil.. No zombies at all! Just Fcked up creatures.. Also, I heard that this RE sucked.. Disappointed.. I perfer my undead zombies eating humans and having to survive against them than random mutation creatures..

Not a reply on this review at all. Just a crap post expressing hate for a game you haven't bothered to play.

You sir, FAIL!

[Nykusu]

Gimlisk eredeti hozzászólása:

I didn't buy it because it's not Resident Evil.. No zombies at all! Just Fcked up creatures.. Also, I heard that this RE sucked.. Disappointed.. I perfer my undead zombies eating humans and having to survive against them than random mutation creatures..

Well I dont share your opinion. I really love the design of the Ooze monsters, I'm not disappointed by the game, not even a bit. If you heard this RE sucks, then the opinions of the people who told you so sucks. This game is pretty well, undisappointed. I dont prefer pointless shooting from RE5 and 6.

And very nice review, I agree with you. The game itself is awesome, but it felt a bit short to me too :D

[James]

Gimlisk eredeti hozzászólása:

I didn't buy it because it's not Resident Evil.. No zombies at all! Just Fcked up creatures.. Also, I heard that this RE sucked.. Disappointed.. I perfer my undead zombies eating humans and having to survive against them than random mutation creatures..

You do realise that RE isnt just about zombies right? Hunters, dogs and giant spiders from RE1, Lickers from RE2, Nemesis and mutated worms from RE3, mutated people and insect bodyguards from RE4, parasites galore in RE5 and pretty much everything in RE6. After all that, including multiple versions of the "tyrant" boss in most of the games, you really think that RE is still just about zombies?

Zombies are the weakest form of a mutation that the virus has done from the start, with hunters being arguably the most successful as they appear in as many games as the proper zombies do but are more dangerous. Due to that, the ooze fit brilliantly as an enemy as they are pure mutation. The basic sort is what would normally be a zombie, but the fact they are unpredictable in where they come from makes them far more appealing as an enemy.

[Defiant Dan]

Resident Evil 6 was more a normal shooter where you normaly never run out of ammo,in Revelations is much more oldstyle where you think twice before you use your shotgun and if you use it,you let them come close for max damage ;).But Re6 had much more spectacular Boss Fights,more Sripted Events,more WTF Moments.I think there both good and i bought them booth. But im disapointed that the normal COOP Mode is gone,but the Raid Mode is nice too.You can get "rare" Weapons there (shown with colours like in Diablo) and rare Addon Parts for the guns,thats a good idea,also the lot of charackters you can level up and play with.Raid is a Mode they should keep for future Res Evil Games.They should pay more attention on MP Mode and give us nice competitive and coop Modes (just copy L4d when you cant imagine something yourself lol)

[Johnnykey]

Gimlisk eredeti hozzászólása:

I didn't buy it because it's not Resident Evil.. No zombies at all! Just Fcked up creatures.. Also, I heard that this RE sucked.. Disappointed.. I perfer my undead zombies eating humans and having to survive against them than random mutation creatures..

It's MORE 'Resident Evil' than any new RE game (released at this time) could ever be.
Yes, it can turn you off at first and the demo really doesn't even begin to explain 1% of its awesomeness.

Yes, this game "sucks", depending on one's point of view. Stupid RE fans (and also 'posers') won't like this game cause you have very limited moves and even the characters' running movements are a bit odd. The graphics also are quite mediocre by this time. But if you care about GAMEPLAY, CLASSIC RESIDENT EVIL GAMEPLAY, then this game is pretty much the best.

And Raid mode is possibly the best Mercenaries-like mode ever created for a RE game.
I mean, come on, it's like Borderlands!! How better could it get?
Damn well-spent 40€, and I even thought about cancelling my pre-order due to the sucking demo, I'm very glad I didn't.

That said, I still loved RE6, but RE6 surely didn't make me feel like the classics and Code Veronica did (everything before RE4, basically), nor how THIS GAME did. I believe this game has the best soundtrack amongst every RE title. I felt very thrilled and quite scared at some points, as well as afraid of dying.

[Andromus84]

me likes .... very good game .... re fan ^^,

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Gimlisk eredeti hozzászólása:

I didn't buy it because it's not Resident Evil.. No zombies at all! Just Fcked up creatures.. Also, I heard that this RE sucked.. Disappointed.. I perfer my undead zombies eating humans and having to survive against them than random mutation creatures..

"..undead zombies eating humans.." like nemesis, plant 42, iron maiden, lisa, giant snake...
never played resident evil or only lego island ?! (；￢_￢)


Revelations feels like a mix of zero, 1, bit veronica and re4 for me.
You search all the rooms and find keys so you can open new rooms and find more useful items,
the whole level design and had 'nuff moments like "wtf/wtf r u?!" , "fight them or just walk away" , "great, chainsaw ;_;" etc.

cons:
- box is only for weapons and not for herbs&weapons s:
- story a bit short
- AI is sometimes useless(but feels like zero with the AI)

It's not the best resident evil ever, but the old feeling is back mixed with sum new stuff and it's good n_n
love it or hate it, but stop with Q___Q²²³²²³³³

my short opinion ._.

[James]

+Epic_EyMi+ 2.0❀ eredeti hozzászólása:

Gimlisk eredeti hozzászólása:

I didn't buy it because it's not Resident Evil.. No zombies at all! Just Fcked up creatures.. Also, I heard that this RE sucked.. Disappointed.. I perfer my undead zombies eating humans and having to survive against them than random mutation creatures..

"..undead zombies eating humans.." like nemesis, plant 42, iron maiden, lisa, giant snake...
never played resident evil or only lego island ?! (；￢_￢)


Revelations feels like a mix of zero, 1, bit veronica and re4 for me.
You search all the rooms and find keys so you can open new rooms and find more useful items,
the whole level design and had 'nuff moments like "wtf/wtf r u?!" , "fight them or just walk away" , "great, chainsaw ;_;" etc.

cons:
- box is only for weapons and not for herbs&weapons s:
- story a bit short
- AI is sometimes useless(but feels like zero with the AI)

It's not the best resident evil ever, but the old feeling is back mixed with sum new stuff and it's good n_n
love it or hate it, but stop with Q___Q²²³²²³³³

my short opinion ._.

Interesting thought about the box and the green herbs. I actually prefer this system of not being able to simply horde supplies into a box that just transfers them magically from one place to another. Its convenient, but I feel the game would be far too easy if you could do that with herbs. I had a few moments where my screen was flashing red and I had no herbs left to use, so simply had to run from the enemies until I could backtrack and locate a herb I couldn't pick up previously. RE1 was quite similar to this also, but RE2 and 3 seemed to give you more backpack space and then had the "herb garden" design of unlimited herbs in a single spot that kinda stepped away from it.

[anfmofo]

good review

[DonFelipe]

Indeed, good review! I also loved the game! What did you think of the hint at the end (spencer mansion of the first part?)??! I hope so much that they will do a relaunch of the series with a return to the spencer mansion and to the "♥♥♥♥-this-is-scary-as-hell"-survival horror. It would fit, Revelations paved the way...

[slocik]

tldr

good game with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ graphics and almost unplayable controls
6/10
would be amazing on a ps2, but on a pc comes of as a lazy port

[Hasuki]

I think it is refreshing they released a demo. Played it, like it, will buy.

[Sugoi]

Solid review.

It's a very enjoyable game (especially now that the control issues are at least partially sorted), with an engaging story (much more so than I expected!) and interesting environments and gameplay. I was a bit underwhelmed by environmental detail in some areas, but given that it was a port from a 3DS game, it still looks quite excellent. The sound is a mixed bag -- mostly good, but the music doesn't enhance the atmosphere remotely as much as it did for early games in the series.

While a few of the characters are a bit too ridiculous for their own good, some of them are actually quite likeable and good additions to the series' cast. Parker and Raymond (hair style aside) are both very interesting and characters that I hope we might see more of in the future.

Overall, I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It isn't the best game in the series, but it's a solid entry with a solid port that would run well on a toaster. Capcom probably should have priced it lower, but that doesn't impact my views on the game itself.