Easily the best of the two Found Footage packages! Volume 2 of Banned Footage includes some of the best game modes so far, and also offers a more interesting story prequel than the Clancy stuff in the first pack.
The true star of the show is 21, where the classic card game gets a dramatic retooling, similar to a SAW movie. Clancy is hooked up to a machine with another person, and they both have to endure hell to win an increasingly dangerous set of traps. From finger guillotines to tasers from hell, the stakes of 21 are absolutely insane, and it even throws in some really awesome twists towards the end to both flesh out Resident Evil 7's overarching lore, and have some fun in a non-traditional game mode while retaining the horror atmosphere; seriously fantastic stuff!!!
The second bit of DLC on offer is Jack's Birthday Party, which is by far the goofiest bit of DLC in the entire game. Birthday Party is basically an arcade scavenger hunt where the player runs around different sections of the Baker house to find food to feed Jack, all while killing the goop monsters from the base game, except they wear silly hats, now. The mode is timed, and getting hits/kills helps out your time, so you have to feed Jack ASAP while also killing whatever threats are in your way.
Lastly, there's Daughters, which is a tiny little prequel chapter where the player gets to see how [spoiler] entered the Baker house, and how they were corrupted into the crazy, indestructible monsters we see in the main story. Again, there's nothing really there in terms of gameplay complexities, and it's largely a walking simulator with some optional puzzles here and there, but it's pretty good for what it is. Daughters has a tiny amount of replay value in terms of the different endings, but besides that, there's nothing else, really.
Volume 2 definitely ups the ante from the previous DLC pack and is a ton of fun to play (primarily because of 21 but the other packs are good too). Volume 2 goes for a higher asking price of $15, which can feel like a bit of a stretch, but it's certainly worth the asking price on sale or in the Gold edition of the game.
The true star of the show is 21, where the classic card game gets a dramatic retooling, similar to a SAW movie. Clancy is hooked up to a machine with another person, and they both have to endure hell to win an increasingly dangerous set of traps. From finger guillotines to tasers from hell, the stakes of 21 are absolutely insane, and it even throws in some really awesome twists towards the end to both flesh out Resident Evil 7's overarching lore, and have some fun in a non-traditional game mode while retaining the horror atmosphere; seriously fantastic stuff!!!
The second bit of DLC on offer is Jack's Birthday Party, which is by far the goofiest bit of DLC in the entire game. Birthday Party is basically an arcade scavenger hunt where the player runs around different sections of the Baker house to find food to feed Jack, all while killing the goop monsters from the base game, except they wear silly hats, now. The mode is timed, and getting hits/kills helps out your time, so you have to feed Jack ASAP while also killing whatever threats are in your way.
Lastly, there's Daughters, which is a tiny little prequel chapter where the player gets to see how [spoiler] entered the Baker house, and how they were corrupted into the crazy, indestructible monsters we see in the main story. Again, there's nothing really there in terms of gameplay complexities, and it's largely a walking simulator with some optional puzzles here and there, but it's pretty good for what it is. Daughters has a tiny amount of replay value in terms of the different endings, but besides that, there's nothing else, really.
Volume 2 definitely ups the ante from the previous DLC pack and is a ton of fun to play (primarily because of 21 but the other packs are good too). Volume 2 goes for a higher asking price of $15, which can feel like a bit of a stretch, but it's certainly worth the asking price on sale or in the Gold edition of the game.
Daughters was a nice and creepy little prologue to RE7, Jack's 55th birthday is funny but not actually that fun and 21 is a pretty good twist on blackjack, making for a pretty mixed but ultimately decent DLC
half my playtime in this game is from 21
Daughters was a really interesting little prologue, short but effective I think in humanising the Bakers. 21 is fine but everything takes so long with huge pauses between turns and reveals, Jack's 55th Birthday is wacky lmao. Daughters hard carries this pack.
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21 - A sadistic game of blackjack, run by none other than the man himself, Lucas Baker. This "game" pits Clancy against another of Lucas' captives, Hoffman, in a blackjack themed death battle. Consisting of three major sections, the first begins with the bets being each player's fingers, with the bet automatically raising by 1 after each round. After Clancy beats Hoffman here, another round begins, this time with a shock device Lucas claims he fixed after it was abandoned by a prison using it for executions. Same idea as before, except the loser outright dies, which canonically, Hoffman does. In the third round Lucas begins to puppet Hoffman and play for him, with the bets for this round being "how close is Mr. Saw (exactly what it sounds like) from your face?" When Lucas almost loses, you have to use a special card, one of the "trump cards", that you were given to negate his cheating and win. Unfortunately, as the saw closes in on what you believe to be Hoffman's corpse, he's jolted awake one last time, only to die in agony. This mode is a lot of fun, but the trump cards kind of ruin it for me. I like blackjack a lot, but the ability to play a special card to draw specific cards, or negate draws, or the like, just feels annoying, and the specific card you need to win the final round seems like it will be tactically incredibly valuable but in reality, it's a requirement to save it to prevent Lucas from cheating a victory. I get cheating is Lucas' "thing", but from a gameplay standpoint, that irked me. 8/10
Daughters - A prequel to the events of the main story of RE7, you play as Zoe Baker on the fateful night Evie infested the home and minds of the Bakers. This is a genuinely really scary experience, forcing you to use your wits, area knowledge, and stealth to navigate around a crazed Jack and Marge and escape. There are at least two actual endings that I know of, because the game directly tells you if you don't get the true ending. Overall, very fun, and pretty damn scary. 8/10
Jack's Birthday - I have not played this mode for years. Again, not rating the DLC at all based on the minigames, so if I ever touch this again, I'll update the review.
Daughters - A prequel to the events of the main story of RE7, you play as Zoe Baker on the fateful night Evie infested the home and minds of the Bakers. This is a genuinely really scary experience, forcing you to use your wits, area knowledge, and stealth to navigate around a crazed Jack and Marge and escape. There are at least two actual endings that I know of, because the game directly tells you if you don't get the true ending. Overall, very fun, and pretty damn scary. 8/10
Jack's Birthday - I have not played this mode for years. Again, not rating the DLC at all based on the minigames, so if I ever touch this again, I'll update the review.
La segunda oleada de DLCs para el título agrega tres nuevos modos de juego que superan por mucho a los vistos en la primera parte del paquete. 21 es un juego de cartas bastante sádico en donde volvemos a controlar a nuestro camarógrafo favorito, Clancy, quien debe ganar partidas para evitar perder los dedos de la mano y eventualmente morir. Esta es la última parte de la historia de Clancy antes de los hechos ocurridos en el juego principal, en donde por fin vemos como a nuestro amigo se le agota la suerte. Daughters, siguiendo la tradición del Vol.1, nos entrega un modo más enfocado en la narrativa en donde controlamos a Zoe Baker durante los momentos en los que Eveline hace su primera aparición. Es aquí en donde vemos la caída de la familia Baker y el origen de lo que sería la trama principal del juego base. Por último, tenemos el minijuego Jack’s 55th Birthday en donde debemos reunir alimentos y entregárselos a Jack para ganar puntos eliminando enemigos y descubriendo las mejores rutas posibles. En conjunto, este paquete de DLCs agrega muchas actividades interesantes, no son indispensables, pero hay mucha variedad.
Jack's 55th Birthday has a really funny aesthetic, but that's about it. 21 is a game of blackjack with a bloody twist, nothing special but still fun enough. The real meat of this DLC though is Sisters, where we can see how the Baker family got infected and I must say, it's pretty chilling, even if it's not really that necessary, as you can deduce how it went by context in the main game. Again, I wouldn't say it's worth buying it, but if you have the gold edition give it a try.
Assim como a Banned Footage Vol. 1, novas experiências, muito interessantes e diferentes e divertidas, recomendo
The Banned Footage DLC of Resident Evil 7 offered new modes and minigames, making it the most varied of any Resident Evil game.
21: A Saw-inspired game of Blackjack. I loved it and spent quite a bit of time playing. The difficulty really reached unforgiving levels.
Daughters: Play as Zoe in a prologue showing what happened to the Bakers when they first encountered Eveline. I really liked it, especially seeing the family before they were infected.
Jack's 55th Birthday: A silly minigame about searching for food to feed Jack. Capcom really went wild here.
21: A Saw-inspired game of Blackjack. I loved it and spent quite a bit of time playing. The difficulty really reached unforgiving levels.
Daughters: Play as Zoe in a prologue showing what happened to the Bakers when they first encountered Eveline. I really liked it, especially seeing the family before they were infected.
Jack's 55th Birthday: A silly minigame about searching for food to feed Jack. Capcom really went wild here.
I think this package of "games" is alright. I thought the weird Saw games were kind of fun but too random. Then, I found the Daughters story pretty interesting. I liked how it had multiple endings and allowed for more playtime.
Uma dlc curta que acrescenta MT na atmosfera do jogo original. É maravilhoso.
This compilation feels a bit more essential in comparison to the first volume. We get a bit of extra lore (with two possible endings) on a short scenario where you play as Zoe, and a Blackjack minigame where Clancy's life is on the line.
Daughters is definitely worth the trouble here, while 21 feels a bit too random for my personal taste. Still, this just makes me wish Daughters was a part of the original release.
Daughters is definitely worth the trouble here, while 21 feels a bit too random for my personal taste. Still, this just makes me wish Daughters was a part of the original release.
Another collection of DLC's, though I personally prefer the first one, even though this one is technically larger.
21 is kind of fun, but I found it to be a little too tedious for my tastes. It's literally just blackjack with gore, and a bunch of strategic modifiers introduced in round two that I wasn't too big a fan of. It wasn't really my cup of tea.
Daughters is okay, it shines a light on what the Baker family was like before Eveline entered their lives, which is nice. But gameplay wise, its mostly just kind of annoying. There's, as far as I know, two different endings which are only slightly different based on one choice you make near the end, and it doesn't really feel all that rewarding either way. The puzzles aren't really interesting either, they're either too boring or too convoluted to feel rewarding. Outside of being able to see the Bakers pre-infection, there's just not much worth seeing here.
And Jack's 55th birthday is...there. It's not bad really, it's just a silly little minigame where you run around, collect food, and kills enemies wearing party hats. It's silly enough to not feel intrusive, but not interesting enough to really be worth it.
Overall, I think I prefer the first batch of DLC's more, only because I felt more rewarded when I got through those. I just wasn't too into these ones.
21 is kind of fun, but I found it to be a little too tedious for my tastes. It's literally just blackjack with gore, and a bunch of strategic modifiers introduced in round two that I wasn't too big a fan of. It wasn't really my cup of tea.
Daughters is okay, it shines a light on what the Baker family was like before Eveline entered their lives, which is nice. But gameplay wise, its mostly just kind of annoying. There's, as far as I know, two different endings which are only slightly different based on one choice you make near the end, and it doesn't really feel all that rewarding either way. The puzzles aren't really interesting either, they're either too boring or too convoluted to feel rewarding. Outside of being able to see the Bakers pre-infection, there's just not much worth seeing here.
And Jack's 55th birthday is...there. It's not bad really, it's just a silly little minigame where you run around, collect food, and kills enemies wearing party hats. It's silly enough to not feel intrusive, but not interesting enough to really be worth it.
Overall, I think I prefer the first batch of DLC's more, only because I felt more rewarded when I got through those. I just wasn't too into these ones.
21 is a lot of fun
jackbox got nothing on re7 torture blackjack
21 is ass
jack's 55th birthday is ok but it's not that fun because of how slow this game is
daughters is unnecessary and watching a yt playthru is probably really similar to the actual experience lol it's 95% scripted events
jack's 55th birthday is ok but it's not that fun because of how slow this game is
daughters is unnecessary and watching a yt playthru is probably really similar to the actual experience lol it's 95% scripted events
"Daughters" is a total retcon of what was said to happen in the game by the files you read, but Jack's Birthday is fun and "21" is some Saw-inspired Blackjack goodness.
Feeding Jack was fun, Daughters is the best segment. As for 21? True torture, so exciting and draining at the same time. Lucas is messed UP
hehe 21
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F#%&ing 21..
21 - I kinda love this minigame. One of the few RE extras I really got into.
Daughters - The real story meat. A well paced experience much like the main game.
Jack's 55th Birthday - I did not care for this one.
Daughters - The real story meat. A well paced experience much like the main game.
Jack's 55th Birthday - I did not care for this one.
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21: I really enjoyed this one for whatever reason. Blackjack is always pretty fun in anything, and RE7 adds their own twist to make it a little more interesting. The survival modes are great, as they add some challenge to the game and actually incentivize you to think about strategy. I don’t like how they’re partially RNG, but that’s the game of blackjack… so whatever, I guess. It’s also annoying how some of the opponents have rigged moves — that they will always spam, which forces you to defeat them in very specific ways that sorta limit your freedom of approach. Good shit! 3.5/5
Jack’s 55th Birthday: I hate this one so much. The running in RE7 is one of its more annoying aspects, so an entire game mode forcing you to run around huge maps in specific routes whilst gathering food was never going to be fun. It’s even more frustrating how you have to do this several times, as your inventory space is limited; so it’s essentially an exercise of memorization— which I’m noticing most of these modes seem to have in common. Fuck this one. 1.5/5
Daughters: This is the first DLC to actually expand the story of the main game, whereas everything before this was centered around some sort of minigame; and I have to say, it was pretty good! My biggest complaint would probably just be that it’s too short and… basic? It doesn’t really do anything new, it’s all about finding items in a specific way so you can get the “true ending”. I don’t know man; it would’ve been cool if this one DIDN’T have any puzzles and was instead a look into the Baker’s lives before Evie came along and fucked everything up, which I guess it sorta is? for approximately 40 seconds! Everything after those first 40 seconds comes down to: go there! collect this! and then go there once you have this thing! It’s just boring after finishing the base game, which was literally this exact thing. I did love all of the new scripted cutscenes, the music, and the way it managed to make me feel bad for the Baker’s— even more than the base game already did. 3/5
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21: I really enjoyed this one for whatever reason. Blackjack is always pretty fun in anything, and RE7 adds their own twist to make it a little more interesting. The survival modes are great, as they add some challenge to the game and actually incentivize you to think about strategy. I don’t like how they’re partially RNG, but that’s the game of blackjack… so whatever, I guess. It’s also annoying how some of the opponents have rigged moves — that they will always spam, which forces you to defeat them in very specific ways that sorta limit your freedom of approach. Good shit! 3.5/5
Jack’s 55th Birthday: I hate this one so much. The running in RE7 is one of its more annoying aspects, so an entire game mode forcing you to run around huge maps in specific routes whilst gathering food was never going to be fun. It’s even more frustrating how you have to do this several times, as your inventory space is limited; so it’s essentially an exercise of memorization— which I’m noticing most of these modes seem to have in common. Fuck this one. 1.5/5
Daughters: This is the first DLC to actually expand the story of the main game, whereas everything before this was centered around some sort of minigame; and I have to say, it was pretty good! My biggest complaint would probably just be that it’s too short and… basic? It doesn’t really do anything new, it’s all about finding items in a specific way so you can get the “true ending”. I don’t know man; it would’ve been cool if this one DIDN’T have any puzzles and was instead a look into the Baker’s lives before Evie came along and fucked everything up, which I guess it sorta is? for approximately 40 seconds! Everything after those first 40 seconds comes down to: go there! collect this! and then go there once you have this thing! It’s just boring after finishing the base game, which was literally this exact thing. I did love all of the new scripted cutscenes, the music, and the way it managed to make me feel bad for the Baker’s— even more than the base game already did. 3/5
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This DLC adds two new (short) missions. One is a fucked up game of Blackjack while the other shows what happened to the Baker family, sort of prequel to the main game. Yes, it's very short I totally agree but the high quality of content from the main game is also present here. I got everything in the gold edition and when it's on sale(which is frequently) you are definitely getting a good deal on this.
Banned Footage Vol. 2 is the second part of Capcom's post-launch support for Resident Evil 7, and I'll admit to it being a fairly significant improvement over Vol. 1, which I wasn't a massive fan of. 21 is easily the best part of the DLC, with it keeping the oppressive, Texas Chain Saw Massacre-esque atmosphere of the base game and giving us more of Lucas, who was one of the game's best antagonists. The actual card game is fairly fun, though it is unfair by design, so it's especially rewarding when you use the game's own rules against Lucas and beat him at his own game. Daughters is a walking simulator (and I don't mean that pejoratively) that fills in the blankets as to how Eveline got ahold of the Baker family. It's short and fairly unexciting, but it is nice to have additional gaps filled into the story, and I like how the Bakers changing from their old selves into demented monsters happens near-instantly, showing the true terror of Eveline's powers if she were used as a weapon. Jack's Birthday Party is a lot of fun as well, consisting of a goofy arcade mode with a charming 1920s aesthetic where you search a handful of levels for food to feed Jack. I actually had a lot of fun with JBP's aesthetic and gameplay, but unfortunately, I find since half of the levels are just harder versions of the other half, it doesn't have the staying power I'd like to see. BFV2 is certainly an improvement over BFV1, and I find it easier to recommend this one at its chosen price point.
Compared to Vol. 1, this one kind of sucked. 21 tries too hard to be edgy and shocking, Jack's 55th was too goofy and got old quick. However, Daughters was very interesting and added plenty of lore to Evelyn's arrival, in the style of a true horror film.
21 - I enjoyed this one because of the extra layers of strategy the custom deck offers, and the initial playthrough with Lucas taunting you is just edgy enough to be enjoyable. I tried the harder difficulties, but they felt like they dragged on too long for my tastes.
Daughters - this is the big lore dump of the dlc, light on gameplay but gives some backstory of the Bakers. I was under the impression that Eveline slowly worked her way in the pysche of the family, so it was a little odd to me that here it shows they basically fall under her control immediately. I think it would've been more effective if it showed a gradual descent into madness.
Jack's 55th Party - I gave this a shot but it's not really my type of minigame. I did appreciate how goofy the whole thing is though (molded in party hats??).
Overall, a bit of a mixed bag, but I bought it at 50% and can't complain at that price. Worth it if you wanted more lore, or if the other two minigames look enticing.
Daughters - this is the big lore dump of the dlc, light on gameplay but gives some backstory of the Bakers. I was under the impression that Eveline slowly worked her way in the pysche of the family, so it was a little odd to me that here it shows they basically fall under her control immediately. I think it would've been more effective if it showed a gradual descent into madness.
Jack's 55th Party - I gave this a shot but it's not really my type of minigame. I did appreciate how goofy the whole thing is though (molded in party hats??).
Overall, a bit of a mixed bag, but I bought it at 50% and can't complain at that price. Worth it if you wanted more lore, or if the other two minigames look enticing.
21 > Bedroom > Daughters > Ethan Must Die > Jack's 55th Birthday > Nightmare
About on par with the first volume, though this is marginally better exclusively for the gleefully twisted "21" - which is not only a really fun spin on Blackjack (even when the A.I. blatantly cheats it seems like it only does so to stimulate your problem-solving skills, and how you're able to save your own ass out of a corner via the trump cards) but this continues the RE series' trend of genuinely shocking violence in a way that made even me feel sickened. Vile shit, I'm impressed! As far as memes go, Jack's 55th Birthday is initially amusing but as a score-grabber really uninteresting imo. Daughters is fine, with arguably the most enticing premise out of the two packs but it's out the door as soon as it seems to begin. It's always nice to see more Jack convulsions, but we finally get to see the Baker's horrific, undeserved transformation and it's over in the blink of an eye? It really needed to be the same length (longer, really) as Not A Hero to work at full effect. Plus its different endings seem kind of pointless to me. Anyways, not bad - but hardly anything that will really blow the roof off.
About on par with the first volume, though this is marginally better exclusively for the gleefully twisted "21" - which is not only a really fun spin on Blackjack (even when the A.I. blatantly cheats it seems like it only does so to stimulate your problem-solving skills, and how you're able to save your own ass out of a corner via the trump cards) but this continues the RE series' trend of genuinely shocking violence in a way that made even me feel sickened. Vile shit, I'm impressed! As far as memes go, Jack's 55th Birthday is initially amusing but as a score-grabber really uninteresting imo. Daughters is fine, with arguably the most enticing premise out of the two packs but it's out the door as soon as it seems to begin. It's always nice to see more Jack convulsions, but we finally get to see the Baker's horrific, undeserved transformation and it's over in the blink of an eye? It really needed to be the same length (longer, really) as Not A Hero to work at full effect. Plus its different endings seem kind of pointless to me. Anyways, not bad - but hardly anything that will really blow the roof off.
i got so fucking good at blackjack
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