I loved this. The black gooey monsters were dumb as hell though and what is it about little girls in Asian horror? What is the origin of that obsession? I got properly freaked out here and there, mostly thanks for jump scares, but overall I'm very happy with the series' current first-person direction. I will continue playing them if they continue making them. I played Village before RE7, which is fine, cos it's more about the experience for me and less so about the connected story of these two games. Both stand pretty well on their own. That said, the writing is sometimes, how do I put this, unnatural? I don't know if stuff gets lost in translation, but people don't really talk like this. Maybe that's part of the charm.

It's just good to play something normal-length after Village, that one went on a bit too long for me, but both are equally engrossing games with a connected story for those who want it, so I imagine a lot of new fans to the series will be replaying these for years to come. I wish I had another one ready to go, cos the DLC of both games don't really interest me. RE7 and RE8 are not milestones in gaming, but they're solid FPS games with a good focus on story and exploration. Approachable, linear, especially this one, just a good time. There's a mystery and atmosphere about them that is unmatched by its indie counterparts, but they gotta let go of the archaic inventory management horse poo, because running back and forth between items boxes just to be able to pick up stuff is not survival horror for me, it's logistics and poor design. I don't know anything about balancing a game like this, but RE8 certainly improved it by making inventory upgrades part of the merchant's stock. I missed the merchant here, even though there's very little room for him here.

I loved this. The black gooey monsters were dumb as hell though and what is it about little girls in Asian horror? What is the origin of that obsession? I got properly freaked out here and there, mostly thanks for jump scares, but overall I'm very happy with the series' current first-person direction. I will continue playing them if they continue making them. I played Village before RE7, which is fine, cos it's more about the experience for me and less so about the connected story of these two games. Both stand pretty well on their own. That said, the writing is sometimes, how do I put this, unnatural? I don't know if stuff gets lost in translation, but people don't really talk like this. Maybe that's part of the charm. It's just good to play something normal-length after Village, that one went on a bit too long for me, but both are equally engrossing games with a connected story for those who want it, so I imagine a lot of new fans to the series will be replaying these for years to come. I wish I had another one ready to go, cos the DLC of both games don't really interest me. RE7 and RE8 are not milestones in gaming, but they're solid FPS games with a good focus on story and exploration. Approachable, linear, especially this one, just a good time. There's a mystery and atmosphere about them that is unmatched by its indie counterparts, but they gotta let go of the archaic inventory management horse poo, because running back and forth between items boxes just to be able to pick up stuff is not survival horror for me, it's logistics and poor design. I don't know anything about balancing a game like this, but RE8 certainly improved it by making inventory upgrades part of the merchant's stock. I missed the merchant here, even though there's very little room for him here.