It's a decent game that I think capcom needed to make to get the series back on track, but I don't think it measures up to its reception.
The utter disaster that is the enemy variety in the game hurts it the second you meet the mold. The bakers are decent villains, but they are the only break between fighting mold monsters on repeat. Once you realize the game really has no teeth and isn't going to hurt you in any other way but a hillbilly or a ball of slime, the tension goes right out the window.
If you don't realize this though, the game does have a tense atmosphere, and again, the bakers are decent. But it's mostly a stepping stone to get to the much better RE8, Imo.
The utter disaster that is the enemy variety in the game hurts it the second you meet the mold. The bakers are decent villains, but they are the only break between fighting mold monsters on repeat. Once you realize the game really has no teeth and isn't going to hurt you in any other way but a hillbilly or a ball of slime, the tension goes right out the window.
If you don't realize this though, the game does have a tense atmosphere, and again, the bakers are decent. But it's mostly a stepping stone to get to the much better RE8, Imo.