I almost passed up this game when I dropped if off my backlog during a purge. A friend of mine recently recommended it since it was on the Xbox Games With Gold freebie list. I'm glad I went back to give it a try; it was a really great game!
This was the best Resident Evil game I've played in …
I almost passed up this game when I dropped if off my backlog during a purge. A friend of mine recently recommended it since it was on the Xbox Games With Gold freebie list. I'm glad I went back to give it a try; it was a really great game!
This was the best Resident Evil game I've played in a long time. And by that I mean it was a great survival horror experience. It is a self-described "survival" game, but I think it could have easily included "horror" tag as well. No, there aren't any zombies or monsters, just other humans in a post-apocalyptic scenario, and I found out that that can be just as scary.
The horror comes from trying to survive with very minimal resources; the most bullets I ever had at once was four, with the average being one or none. I did find a bow, but I only ever saw two arrows in my play through, so it was super important to make sure I retrieved them after each shot. Surviving enemy encounters is almost like a puzzle. With the limited bullets you may need to hold up enemies at gunpoint and bluff. I also really liked the stamina system; it added to the tension and desperation.
You should go into the game knowing two things; it is pretty short (I finished in 5 hours) and it ends very abruptly. Perhaps the development budget was cut short at the end. That being said, I would still recommend it, especially if you just want a quick game.
It does have some incentive to replay if you like a challenge; there is an overall percentage score at the end which is calculated by how many survivors you helped and a few other events.
