Folks were talking about Village from the very first teaser trailer: there's vampires now? Werewolves?? Witches??? Longtime fans were skeptical to see the series break its own rules by including the entire Universal Monsters cadre, but skepticism soon turned to horniness when Capcom revealed Lady Dimetrescu, the internet's Big Vampire Mommy GF ("Fans, we've heard your cries: so we've released her exact shoe size").
The period between this reveal and Village's release was an exhausting time to be on Vidya Twitter. Thankfully, Village is a worthy successor to Resident Evil 7, just as gross and silly as its immediate predecessor. Ethan Winters is as Wonder Bread™ a protagonist as ever, but the supporting cast more than makes up for it with a rogue's gallery who wouldn't be out of place in one of the stronger Metal Gear Solid titles. Each of the Four Lords' territories sees a horror genre change that keeps things fresh and amusing with equal parts creeping dread and laugh-out-loud moments.
Like RE 7, the back quarter isn't quite as strong as the rest of the game, but Resident Evil has never been a series that knew how to stick the landing. This is less a condemnation of Village as it is acknowledgement of Just How Freakin Good the rest of the game is: Village manages to be simultaneously self-aware and deft-handed, an accomplishment for any game, let alone a storied, over-the-top series like Resident Evil.
The period between this reveal and Village's release was an exhausting time to be on Vidya Twitter. Thankfully, Village is a worthy successor to Resident Evil 7, just as gross and silly as its immediate predecessor. Ethan Winters is as Wonder Bread™ a protagonist as ever, but the supporting cast more than makes up for it with a rogue's gallery who wouldn't be out of place in one of the stronger Metal Gear Solid titles. Each of the Four Lords' territories sees a horror genre change that keeps things fresh and amusing with equal parts creeping dread and laugh-out-loud moments.
Like RE 7, the back quarter isn't quite as strong as the rest of the game, but Resident Evil has never been a series that knew how to stick the landing. This is less a condemnation of Village as it is acknowledgement of Just How Freakin Good the rest of the game is: Village manages to be simultaneously self-aware and deft-handed, an accomplishment for any game, let alone a storied, over-the-top series like Resident Evil.