So my review of this game is heavily biased towards how much I love these newer RE games as graphical showcases for my high end PC. 😂 They run buttery smooth with such high fidelity, like 160fps average at 2k res with full raytracing smooth and pretty. And the environment art design is just as excellent as 2's, at least in terms of fidelity. The gameplay mechanics feel very technically polished as well.
For me, it was worth it just for the eye-candy and game feel alone.
Now, to really compare it to the rest of the series, this game is not nearly as effective of a survival horror as RE2 and not nearly as entertaining as RE4. I am a newcomer to the series, having started with RE4 in 2021, so I don't have many expectations going into any of these.
With that said, the advertised "Nemesis" aspect fell mostly flat as his encounters feel far more limited than Mr. X in RE2. With the exception of the very first encounter, you're almost always just running straight away from Nemesis with little to no additional gameplay. He's practically a glorified loading screen between scenes.
With RE2, I'm still working on the B side run because the Mr. X portions are just that anxiety inducing for me. Trying to solve the adventure elements while he's looming behind you is incredibly tense, but that tension is almost entirely erased here because of that lack of contradicting gameplay goals. The dodge mechanic, while incredibly fun, also makes Nemesis less threatening as he's the easiest enemy to trigger the "perfect dodge" slowdown effect with.
Setting Nemesis aside, though, the standard adventure sections are still the same locked mansion puzzles I've come to love the series for. Not as in-depth as the RCPD station, but overall still enjoyable.
I find that RE3 Remake is a pretty good action game with some fun, horror themed set dressing. If you're experienced with the series, definitely start on hard as Standard was much easier than I expected.
For me, it was worth it just for the eye-candy and game feel alone.
Now, to really compare it to the rest of the series, this game is not nearly as effective of a survival horror as RE2 and not nearly as entertaining as RE4. I am a newcomer to the series, having started with RE4 in 2021, so I don't have many expectations going into any of these.
With that said, the advertised "Nemesis" aspect fell mostly flat as his encounters feel far more limited than Mr. X in RE2. With the exception of the very first encounter, you're almost always just running straight away from Nemesis with little to no additional gameplay. He's practically a glorified loading screen between scenes.
With RE2, I'm still working on the B side run because the Mr. X portions are just that anxiety inducing for me. Trying to solve the adventure elements while he's looming behind you is incredibly tense, but that tension is almost entirely erased here because of that lack of contradicting gameplay goals. The dodge mechanic, while incredibly fun, also makes Nemesis less threatening as he's the easiest enemy to trigger the "perfect dodge" slowdown effect with.
Setting Nemesis aside, though, the standard adventure sections are still the same locked mansion puzzles I've come to love the series for. Not as in-depth as the RCPD station, but overall still enjoyable.
I find that RE3 Remake is a pretty good action game with some fun, horror themed set dressing. If you're experienced with the series, definitely start on hard as Standard was much easier than I expected.