Resident Evil has been for the last few years an absolute godsend for me. Ever since I first got fully immersed in the series in 2017 with the release of Resident evil 7 and again in 2019 with the release of the Resident evil 2 remake, I've been able to find something to love about (almost) each game in the main series and 8 or Village is no exception to this rule. It was without a doubt the most hyped game of the year for me so was it worth all that hype? Well let's get into it. Resident evil Village, much like its predecessor is a first person shooter/Survival horror game but this time being more reminiscent of some of the more actiony titles in the series, such as Resident evil 4. In fact it's very clear that Resident evil 4 was a huge influence on this game, as it has a lot more action oriented gameplay as well as the setting which takes place in an Eastern European village much like the previously mentioned game did. In terms of gameplay, it's mostly the same as 7 but with some new elements added, such as the improved inventory system and some smaller adjustments like encouraging you to block and be more defensive than in 7. Enemies this time around range from Lycans and werewolves, to 9 foot vampire ladies and things I don't even want to describe in this review both for spoiler reasons but also because they really did terrify me. Speaking of which, while I admit to being a bit of a scaredy-cat when it comes to Horror games, there is one section of this game that has scared me more than any other horror content and has made me not want to ever go back and replay this game, simply because I don't ever want to experience that part of the game again, take that as you will. Story wise, this game has a few twists and turns that I will not talk about as that would ruin the purpose of playing the game, but the basic gist is that Ethan is in this village looking for his newborn daughter, Rose and has to face off against a new group of villains who make the Baker family look tame. You're all probably well aware of Lady Dimitrescu or as the internet calls her, "Mommy" but there's also some new villains that you don't see much of in the trailers like Lady Beneviento and Heisenberg who definitely add some depth to the games story and make it that much more exciting to play. The game may not be the best in the series, and it may also not be your GOTY but for me it was well worth the price of admission and I swear that one of these days I'll be brave enough to go back and play through it again and hopefully this time I won't go running straight towards Mommy Vampire and let her kill me again and again.