Open Side Menu Go to the Top
Register
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Resident Evil 7/Series Thread

02-16-2017 , 01:28 PM


Didn't see a thread for this, so I figured I would get the ball rolling.

Anyone playing this freaky ass game? Finished it last week and loved every second.

Supposedly the VR Mode is otherworldly good, too.

Going to start running back through the old Resident Evil games here before too long.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-16-2017 , 10:56 PM
Just watched my friend play it through. Seemed pretty light for a full price game tbh. Seemed more like one of those walking dead storyline games than an actual video game. Don't think it even took him ten hours.

It is scary as **** though gotta give them that
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-17-2017 , 12:29 AM
If it weren't for the fact that RE1 was so amazing I would say that Re7 is the best one in the entire series. They somehow took a new approach to a RE storyline and it was so well crafted. 10/10 IMO
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-17-2017 , 03:00 AM
I'm actually going to be replaying Zero and playing the original RE (the remastered version anyway) very soon.

I'm an incredible chicken **** when it comes to scary games (or movies) but I did enjoy both RE 2 and Zero when I had them on my GameCube. I just wanted someone else in the apartment while I played. I wish I was kidding. I have a very low tolerance for that type of scare.

From what I've seen of 7 I'm not sure I could play something so hyper realistic in first person without ****ting my pants but possibly down the line.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-17-2017 , 03:51 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RaiNKhAN
If it weren't for the fact that RE1 was so amazing I would say that Re7 is the best one in the entire series.
RE4 though.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-17-2017 , 04:42 PM
both 1 and 4 are incredible and ive heard good things about this game although perhaps a little short.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-17-2017 , 05:56 PM
SGT RJ,

RE7 in VR is simply incredible!
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-17-2017 , 11:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry Legend
SGT RJ,

RE7 in VR is simply incredible!
So you're saying you WANT me to soil myself.

I don't have VR anyway but I sure as hell wouldn't play horror games with it. My heart can only take so much. You have no idea how big a pansy I am when it comes to horror.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-18-2017 , 08:01 PM
I played 1 without a memory card as a 3 day rental and damn that was a scary way to play that game. I didn't beat it, but I went pretty far until I didn't know what to do next and that was before I had internet to figure it out.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-19-2017 , 03:44 PM
Going back to the original RE controls after RE7 is a major shock.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-22-2017 , 11:45 PM
RE4 was one of my all time favorite games back in the day. As I recently learned though, it does not hold up well. The controls are so bad, having to stand in place to shoot. I guess that's part of the intensity, not being able to run and gun, but I had to stop playing.

RE7 is amazing. The first section of the game is absolutely terrifying. Really glad that the puzzles are back, although they were all pretty easy. I wish the game could have been a bit longer, but it does have good replay value with the different difficulty levels. It was a big let down that the last boss fight is so lame. Wish it could have been something similar to fighting Jack in the Nightmare DLC.

Really loving the DLC's so far. Great balance of fighting v strategy.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-23-2017 , 03:08 PM
Madhouse Mode is stupid hard.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-24-2017 , 09:26 AM
what i dont get: solving (somtimes hard as f***) riddles was a huge part of RE1. Also having close to no ammo was a huge Part of RE1. that declined from part to part, making RE4 a run n shoot-game (RE4 has like 3 riddles in total?).
i admit RE4 was great fun, but i dont understand why so many fans rank it so high, as it was by far the most non-resident evil resident evil game.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-24-2017 , 11:19 PM
Thanks for making this thead. It led me to watching a play-thru on youtube. The first two acts are incredible. After that it drops off and quickly gets rather derivative but it was still a fun ride.
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
02-26-2017 , 12:07 AM
I made several posts about RE7 during my playthrough int he regular PS4 thread, which I've pasted below.

I loved the old school RE games (1,2,3,CV,0,4) and hated to see the series drift into action land. Was good to see it get back to being a survival horror game. Was iffy on the first person aspect at first but it works well for the game (I played it regular, non-VR). Kind of lame that all the minigames are gated behind DLC (for now) when old RE games always came with a mini-game by default, although there is apparently a free DLC coming that should rectify that problem. Regardless, I despise the very concept of DLC, yet I digress.

I'm eventually going to attempt at Madhouse run here in the near future.

Quote:
Got RE7, about 6-7 hours into it, which is probably about half way roughly. It's excellent so far.

Feels like a mix of an old school RE game meets the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, with bits of the Last of Us and Alien Isolation sprinkled in.

I'm playing the normal version, not VR. Despite the first person view still feels like more of an adventure/survival horror game. The atmosphere and setting are highly detailed and do a great job. Typical jump scares you would expect in a horror game, 3 of which have gotten me pretty good. They do a good job of keeping the tension, lots of creeks and weird noises in the house, 95% of the time are absolutely nothing, but are something just enough to keep you unnerved when you hear them.

Game is also decently difficult, for this day and age anyway. I've died a lot, but it has a pretty liberal checkpoint system so you never lose much progress. You also get unlimited saves. You are required to manage your inventory and ration your ammo and healing items as in the older games. However once you beat normal mode you can unlock hard mode and hard mode has no checkpoints and limited saves (saves are consumable items, ala old school RE games) and I'm looking forward to that for sure.

The game also rewards being observant and thorough. Many of consumables and collectibles are easy to find but some are tucked away in nooks and crannies and given that you need them it feels worth it to sorta poke around a room.

The common criticisms from reviewers were the boss fights and lack of variety in monsters and enemies in the game. So far that seems like a valid bone to pick, the boss fights thus far are slanted towards quick time events/puzzles more so than actual combat. And thus far the only real enemies I've dealt with are the crazy humans and the sludge monsters (this game's version of zombies), not counting some insects.

But those are very minor things in the grand scheme of things so far to me. If you like survival horror type games, you'll def like this game.
Quote:
Never got around to doing a more complete review of RE7, but basically it's a very good game but it unfortunately loses steam as it goes. The best parts of the game are frontloaded.

Grading the game by "acts"

Intro: A
Act 1: A+
Act 2: A+
Act 3: B+
Act 4: B-
Act 5: B
Finale: C-

You can see the trend, the game never gets bad or anything, but the trend is steadily downwards so it leaves you longing for the beginning sections were are excellent.
As to what those "acts" I referenced above are

Spoiler:
Intro - Guest House
Act 1 - Escaping the Main House
Act 2 - The old house in the swamp
Act 3 - The Lucas/Testing Area
Act 4 - The ship
Act 5 - The salt mines
Finale - Guest House again
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote
03-30-2017 , 03:13 PM
Anyone went back and played the original RE remastered on PS4?
Resident Evil 7/Series Thread Quote

      
m