I was waiting for Resident Evil game with Claire as main protagonist so long. Then Revelations 2 was announced (just for information, i've bought handheld Nintendo 3DS just because of RE Revelations with Jill). I was excited, happy. After first trailer, still great. First information was talking about more characters coming back, but also that the game will be divided between episodes. I was not fan of episodic games (most of episodic games has 1 episode per month or more, so i was afraid cause of that, but then the developers said that every week will bring new episode, which is pretty OK for me). I have to also say, i am a fan of classic RE games (static corner cameras, RE 1-3), but for story i've played all of RE games (RE5 and RE6 only for co-op, as i did not like RE6). So yeah, i am big fan of Resident Evil, ever since i saw my father's colleague to play RE2 on his PSX :) And also big Claire's fan, so maybe this review is slightly affected with that.

But back to Revelations 2. I didn't know what to expect from this game, but i've preordered it. I was afraid that it will be more action game than horror game. Well, locations are pretty scary, but there is also a lot of combat, so it is OK. Cutscenes are fine, but one thing pissed me off right from the beginning. Claire. Her voice. I mean, i was expecting Alyson Court's voice, as she dubbed Claire in RE2, also in Code Veronica, Operation Raccoon City, the movie Degeneration, but she does not dubbed Claire in Revelations 2. This new voice, there is nothing bad about voice acting, it is good, but i just wanted "classic" voice, i was used to :) Also the look of Claire, she looks different a little bit. I was in love with her since RE2, and then i fell in love with her again in Degeneration. But now, she is little bit uglier. Nothing bad on that either, she still looks amazing, and i still love her :)

OK, enough about Claire, there are 3 more characters that we can control. Every of them has some special abilities and also skill tree. Real weapons are for Claire and Barry, other two characters cannot use pistols and weapons, only cans or rocks. But they have other special abilities, like Moira's flashlight, which can be used to blind enemies, or to find hidden items and ammo. Also, you are always controlling two characters "at once", i mean, Claire is always with Moira, Barry is always with that little girl, Natalia. You are controlling one of them, the other one is controlled by PC, but you can switch between them. That is something new for me, even when the same thing was in RE5 and RE6. But as i mentioned on beginning, i was playing RE5 and RE6 only in co-op with my friend, so i was not used to in co-op play with PC. But for most of the time it was OK.

I can remember that i chose some hardcore difficulty, because i wanted some challenge. It came earlier than i expected it. Yes, i am talking about controls. It feels, ehm, horrible? Most of RE games i was played on PSX or PS2, so i was using controller, but those last games were pretty fine on keyboard as well. This wasn't. I've died few times in the first scene with monsters. Then i decided to lower the difficulty. Well, i died there as well. I just rage quit. After few hours i gave it another try. I've survived and i could continue. But i was afraid of some boss fights because of that controls. Nothing to worry about, you will get used to it. But you have to try it few times. After an hour it is OK then :)

Graphically it is not totally perfect, but game looks great, and i love visuals. And some scenes are really scary, i think it is the first time i've seen something really scary in RE (i mean everything except monsters). Atmosphere is also great, lot of scary passages, and i think that breaking this game into episodes was really good move. It keeps you in tension after each episode, and it is even "worse" (in good meaning) when you have to wait another week to reveal what will happen next (but yeah, all episodes are already out now, so you can play it all at once, without waiting :) ).

About the story, well, just read the description of this game, then check the name "RE: Revelations", and if you've played Revelations 1, you know what to expect. If not, well, there are some revelations ;) And it is worth to play it. Especially if you love RE world.

Soundtrack is also very nice, it creates great atmosphere, or just add another level of (in)sanity to the game. All sounds are pretty nice, i can't really complain. I was mentioning voice acting of Claire, but i think it is OK with other characters as well :)

There are also some "bonuses" in this game, like new game mode (RAID mode, which i did not play, so i can' really review it), some extra episodes, which are fine. So there is a lot of content for 20 euros (or 30 euros for Deluxe edition, with those bonus episodes, and costumes, etc).

So, yeah, game is worth for those money, especially if you are RE fan or Claire fan. Only 2 cons - Claire's voice actor is not Alyson this time, and then controls (i can recommend to use controller, but you can also learn to use keyboard and mouse, with a little patience). Other than that i am really happy with this game (i was really afraid that this game will be bad), i can recommend it, and i hope we will see Claire soon in Resident Evil 7, or at least in Resident Evil 2 remake ;)