Since its October, aka Halloween, its only fair I re-vist what was my entire personality, and I think this game, along with RE7 will probably age the best out of any of the other games in the franchise, and while I might be bias for this game (ahem the fandom) but I think people were too harsh on this game simply because after the masterpiece that was RE7, everyone had massive expectations, (added with the Lady D / Alcina hype train..) so of course some people, if not solid chunks of the RE fan base found it "disappointing". People who DID enjoy this game on the other hand, had a whole different experience. The amount of effort people have put into fan art, reviews/video essays, fanfictions (some more questionable than others), animations, fan songs, and more was pretty insane but quite fun. Even today it holds a solid, if not slightly more dead fanbase. I wouldn't consider it "dead" per say, it's just not the most mainstream thing ever. Pretty much every character in this game is great in their own right, witch I didn't think was even possible. The story was to me the best part, I was so invested in it, the first time I played it I finished it in just two days. For context, I haven't actually sat down finished a game, let alone been that invested it in it since like 2017. While linear, I didn't mind the easy puzzles or weaker areas. I think the plot twists were a tad unnecessary but that's just capcom I guess. I don't exactly get most complaints people have with this game, because it all comes down to "its not re7" witch its pretty stupid. The game time was fine, sure it could've been a hour or two longer (like Donna' or Miranda's sections, or hell even Chris'.) I think expecting it to be any longer is braindead, since no RE game, esp not in modern times could be that long. The direction this game took was great, and it makes me sad that this is the Winter's family end. Sure, the dlc was okay, but I wish capcom did add more dlc like everyone asked (begged) them to instead of focusing on the one billionth remake. (that being the RE4 remake, not to mention that RE4 holds up perfectly so there's no need for a remake) I'm not sure if I'll ever enjoy another game this much (and also RE7) so hopefully when the next mainline game comes out, it's at least on the same level. I also think the combat and a few other things needed more work, but I guess nothing's flawless at the end of the day, and I could understand if you didn't like Village, I'll still either way be filled with nostalgia when I hear the RE8 save room music one day.