What a stunner of a game. Pound for pound, one of the best third-person action games that I've ever played. I love the blend of action-based combat with a badass arsenal of weapons, the use of a dodge mechanic, and the survival horror sections. The story is great, too, and being chased down by Nemesis (who provides some gnarly encounters) while trying to do something seemingly simple like just get out of a city provides wonderful tension. Jill is my girl. Major crush on her, and I love the relationship that grows between her and Carlos along the way. Graphically the game is incredible and the way in which it ties into RE 2 Remake and has you revisiting some of those sections was brilliantly done, as was the cinematic recreation of a memorable final boss battle.

Yes, it's short at 6.5 hours long, and I would have loved to play a much longer version of this game. But I'm not reviewing the cost of the game so that doesn't factor in here. This is a standout in the series and it's going to be hard for anything other than a remake of RE 4 to top!