Being my first entry in the Resident Evil series I was very excited to finally play this game. I went with Leon as my first playthrough and Claire as my second playthrough. I found the opening of this game incredibly well done! Setting the tone and the atmosphere of the game perfectly.
The gameplay takes a survival horror approach with puzzle elements and does it very well! The shooting is stiff and the resources are scarce so every bullet is vital. Confrontations with enemies are discouraged as you would waste more ammo and health trying to clear out a room full of zombies. The added element of Mr. X is also great keeping players on high alert.
Despite me giving high praise for this game why did I give it a lower score? Simply put the gameplay loop got repetitive, by the time I reached the end of the sewers section as Leon I was ready to end the game. When I found out Claire's section is basically the same as Leon, I was groaning at the fact. I can recognize this game is a well-produced and put-together game; ultimately, it's really not a game for me :(
Finished with 17hr30min playtime.
The gameplay takes a survival horror approach with puzzle elements and does it very well! The shooting is stiff and the resources are scarce so every bullet is vital. Confrontations with enemies are discouraged as you would waste more ammo and health trying to clear out a room full of zombies. The added element of Mr. X is also great keeping players on high alert.
Despite me giving high praise for this game why did I give it a lower score? Simply put the gameplay loop got repetitive, by the time I reached the end of the sewers section as Leon I was ready to end the game. When I found out Claire's section is basically the same as Leon, I was groaning at the fact. I can recognize this game is a well-produced and put-together game; ultimately, it's really not a game for me :(
Finished with 17hr30min playtime.