So Resident Evil 4 was a pretty fun game, right. And then they made Resident Evil 5, which was not as fun. And then Resident Evil 6, which was just flat out terrible. And then so on and so on from there. Many game publishers thought that horror games were a dead genre and thought no one was interested in them anymore. And then Amnesia, as overrated as I think if is as a horror game, brought back the trend of horror games into the public. And eventually, Resident Evil VII was announced, bringing it back to the horror it needed. And it’s on this list, so toi know what I think.
Resident Evil VII follows Ethan, not a member of S.T.A.R.S. and certainly no body builder ou agility obsessed pretty boy, as he searches for his wife in the Louisiana swamps, but stumbles upon the Baker Family, who were turned into biohazard monsters due to something inside of the tanker that crashed near the swamp. So Ethan has to make it out of the house and the swamp with his wife alive. Typical Resident Evil format. But with a major twist, and that is the fact that the game is in First Person (Goddammit it, not again). toi start out with a basic chienne knife, then a slightly less chienne handgun, then a shotgun, then flamethrower, than assault rifle, than an op magnum which should be essential to any Resident Evil game. The monsters in this game, the Molded, I find to be generic and annoying, not scary. But the Baker family, the history behind the swamp, the sheer tension that any one of the three could be around the corner, chasing toi down. Now that’s scary. Jack is the highlight of the game, with the right amount of disturbing horror and stupid one liners that is accustomed in Resident Evil. He knows this shit is stupid and he’s having a blast. But the fact that he could turn the corner, ready to claque, smack your shit with any weapon, and is super stubborn and refuses to die really makes him a constant threat throughout the house. Marguerite has bugs, and is so disgusting and so hard to look at, that it’s clear she is the plus frightening one, especially with her elongated limbs and her giant bug crotch. Oh, I’m gonna be sick. And then there’s Lucas, an annoying little shit who sets up traps all over the house and forces toi to change your way of thinking, from thinking some boxes are explosives ou trying to solve a series of crazy puzzles. This is the real horror experience I’ve been looking for in a Resident Evil game for a while. And the side stuff, like the VHS tapes and the side stories like Not a Hero and End of Zoe make the game plus fun to keep playing time and time again, as well as all the unlocked bonuses for beating the games.
Resident Evil VII is not a good Resident Evil game… Let me explain. It’s way too different to even be considered a Resident Evil game. But damn, is it a step in the right direction for the franchise. Resident Evil 2 Remake is getting praise all over the board and that makes me happy. And I think we have the success of Resident Evil VII and Capcom actually listening for once to thank for it. Please let Resident Evil 8 be really good. PLEASE let it be really good.