hayabusa

1y

finished a couple RE games this year so ill just say some quick words instead the usual lengthy reviews i do

this was a cool follow up to the first game for sure, leon instantly became a fav to me from playing RE4 so it was funny see how dorky he was on his first day as a raccoon city police (nigga got the worst luck ever). pretty inline with the first game, the usual backtracking, puzzles, and what not. some pretty memorable set pieces with the RPD and laboratory at the end of the game.

7/10

now i absolutely cant stand this recent era of remaking games for the sake of remaking them but this was one of the best feeling games i ever played. idk how capcom made a game nearly as good as the original but they f***ing did their big one on this. the gameplay loop, the quality of life changes they've added, the sound design (specifically the neck snap sound effect my god), and the PARRYING. it really never gets old, every game needs parrying.

10/10

this is a game where i could see why an OG fan of the series would probably deter from this because of how big of a shift the series took at this point, fortunately though i like fun games because this was easily the funnest and funniest co-op game ive played since like new super mario bros on the wii. theres something quite hilarious about how serious this game takes its narrative only for it to be juxtaposed by some the most insane stereotypes of african people that ive ever seen in a video game. its like the comedic moments in RE4 story but cranked up to 10 its insane. it plays very similar to RE4 so from a gameplay standpoint i already knew i was gonna like it. in terms of replay value its definitely very high up for me.

sidenote: this might have my favorite mercenaries mode, i spent like a good 3 hours on it the other day. also the lost in nightmares dlc is pretty cool. really felt like playing RE1 remake but in third person view.
9/10

hayabusa

1y

some more resident evil games finished, RE 2 remake, OG RE3, RE3 remake.

much like ive said with the remake for RE4, capcom was just on a roll with these remakes. they've managed to follow all the story beats and setpieces of the original game while recontextualizing them and making necessary QoL changes.

for example someone like mr. x who ive actually never encountered in the original game (i guess he doesnt appear on leons part only? idk) was just as threatening as everyone says he is. this big gray f*** has killed sooooo much of my progress during my run, and to add onto this, i played on hardcore mode so not only are the stakes higher because everyone including this guy does a f***ton more damage, you're also pressed for ink ribbons to save. so you have to make a decision whether to do everything you possibly could without saving at all or risk running out of ink ribbons very early on.

thankfully though the game also gives you many defensive options whenever you're stuck in a pinch via flashbangs, grenades, or the multiple knives you can find throughout the map. it brought a very balanced challenge to the game that didn't feel egregiously hard or even the point of being unplayable like a lot of other games would do. really can't think of any issues i had with this one, i thoroughly enjoyed this one.

10/10

now this game im kinda mixed on whether i like it or not. from my understanding this game was made by a b team and not the people directly behind the remake for 2... and it shows. the copious amounts of scripted cutscenes and sequences this game does even in the very start is pretty ridiculous, its by far one of the worst trends in modern video games. i also made sure to play the original game before touching this so off rip its already very unfaithful to that game by A LOT.

the nemesis reveal was something i thought the original game did in a very masterful way. you start the game off just barely making it out, everywhere you go is under fire, boarded up from people trying to survive the town littered with hordes of zombies and dogs, its f***ing barren out there. even a member of your team is in complete distress, not even sure of his survival. eventually you reach a very familiar area, its the RPD, its not perfect but there is a slim chance of survival in there by finding weapons, ammo, and health that could help alievate the long journey you have ahead of you, and then BAM, f***ing nemesis shows up and completely murders your teammate with ease.

its easily one of the coolest reveals and build up ive seen a video game do. unfortunately ALL of this buildup is completely gone in the remake. not only does the game show you him in the beginning cutscene before you even play the game, and when he actually does show up (within 5 mins of playing the actual game btw) its completely SCRIPTED. he just bursts through jill's apartment like he's the f***ing kool aid man, and the game just holds your hand the entire time because all you have to do is hold W the whole time. what an absolute fumble to a great reveal and i haven't even talked about the gameplay yet

even the nikolai being evil reveal is very obvious from the moment he shows up. not that i thought the OG game did a great job of hiding it, but it wasn't as obvious as the remake does. now the gameplay is pretty much the same as 2 remake except that they completely removed the defensive options from 2 remake in favor of the dodge mechanic from the original 3. now im kinda mixed on this mechanic honestly, i think its leagues better than how the original did it by a large margin but it also makes certain sections, in particular the regular nemesis boss fights kinda easy? the amount of invincible frames you get from doing the dodge successfully is pretty insane and the game even slows down for you to follow it up to shoot at your enemy. i also played this game on inferno (the highest difficulty) so i kinda leaning towards it being pretty broken.

also i thought the depication of jill in this game was very questionable? like in the original games shes very soft spoken, but is also very witty, and is caring to her teammates. a very trustworthy and capable person you can depend on as a partner. now some of those traits i listed above are shown in this jill, but my god does she swear like every other 5 mins it feels lmao. its reaching shadow the hedgehog / jak in jak 2 levels of edge damn near. now swearing is like nothing to me really idc all that much, its just not something i expect jill to do. the face model for her in this very gorgeous though.

but i miss the julia voth face jill though

now even with all those complaints i had above i dont really hate the game honestly. i think its easily the weakest in the remakes for sure and it was probably the quickest RE game ive beaten. but its not horrible to me. at worst its a shameless cash grab using the name of a game thats better than it in every way.

sidenote: F*** the final boss in this game. playing this on inferno made that s*** so un f***ing BEARABLE to play. it took me an hour and a half to beat it.

6/10

now that i beat all the remakes i'd probably rank it

4 remake
2 remake
1 remake
3 remake

depending how i feel i could see 1 remake being 2nd place though but im probably more likely to run 2 remake back if i had to pick. i really hope they do a remake for 5 and do it with justice because thats like top 2 RE to me ngl. i just hope some of the backlash that game got back then doesn't affect it in a really bad way.

hayabusa

1y

some more resident evil games finished, RE 2 remake, OG RE3, RE3 remake.

much like ive said with the remake for RE4, capcom was just on a roll with these remakes. they've managed to follow all the story beats and setpieces of the original game while recontextualizing them and making necessary QoL changes.

for example someone like mr. x who ive actually never encountered in the original game (i guess he doesnt appear on leons part only? idk) was just as threatening as everyone says he is. this big gray f*** has killed sooooo much of my progress during my run, and to add onto this, i played on hardcore mode so not only are the stakes higher because everyone including this guy does a f***ton more damage, you're also pressed for ink ribbons to save. so you have to make a decision whether to do everything you possibly could without saving at all or risk running out of ink ribbons very early on.

thankfully though the game also gives you many defensive options whenever you're stuck in a pinch via flashbangs, grenades, or the multiple knives you can find throughout the map. it brought a very balanced challenge to the game that didn't feel egregiously hard or even the point of being unplayable like a lot of other games would do. really can't think of any issues i had with this one, i thoroughly enjoyed this one.

10/10

now this game im kinda mixed on whether i like it or not. from my understanding this game was made by a b team and not the people directly behind the remake for 2... and it shows. the copious amounts of scripted cutscenes and sequences this game does even in the very start is pretty ridiculous, its by far one of the worst trends in modern video games. i also made sure to play the original game before touching this so off rip its already very unfaithful to that game by A LOT.

the nemesis reveal was something i thought the original game did in a very masterful way. you start the game off just barely making it out, everywhere you go is under fire, boarded up from people trying to survive the town littered with hordes of zombies and dogs, its f***ing barren out there. even a member of your team is in complete distress, not even sure of his survival. eventually you reach a very familiar area, its the RPD, its not perfect but there is a slim chance of survival in there by finding weapons, ammo, and health that could help alievate the long journey you have ahead of you, and then BAM, f***ing nemesis shows up and completely murders your teammate with ease.

its easily one of the coolest reveals and build up ive seen a video game do. unfortunately ALL of this buildup is completely gone in the remake. not only does the game show you him in the beginning cutscene before you even play the game, and when he actually does show up (within 5 mins of playing the actual game btw) its completely SCRIPTED. he just bursts through jill's apartment like he's the f***ing kool aid man, and the game just holds your hand the entire time because all you have to do is hold W the whole time. what an absolute fumble to a great reveal and i haven't even talked about the gameplay yet

even the nikolai being evil reveal is very obvious from the moment he shows up. not that i thought the OG game did a great job of hiding it, but it wasn't as obvious as the remake does. now the gameplay is pretty much the same as 2 remake except that they completely removed the defensive options from 2 remake in favor of the dodge mechanic from the original 3. now im kinda mixed on this mechanic honestly, i think its leagues better than how the original did it by a large margin but it also makes certain sections, in particular the regular nemesis boss fights kinda easy? the amount of invincible frames you get from doing the dodge successfully is pretty insane and the game even slows down for you to follow it up to shoot at your enemy. i also played this game on inferno (the highest difficulty) so i kinda leaning towards it being pretty broken.

also i thought the depication of jill in this game was very questionable? like in the original games shes very soft spoken, but is also very witty, and is caring to her teammates. a very trustworthy and capable person you can depend on as a partner. now some of those traits i listed above are shown in this jill, but my god does she swear like every other 5 mins it feels lmao. its reaching shadow the hedgehog / jak in jak 2 levels of edge damn near. now swearing is like nothing to me really idc all that much, its just not something i expect jill to do. the face model for her in this very gorgeous though.

but i miss the julia voth face jill though

now even with all those complaints i had above i dont really hate the game honestly. i think its easily the weakest in the remakes for sure and it was probably the quickest RE game ive beaten. but its not horrible to me. at worst its a shameless cash grab using the name of a game thats better than it in every way.

sidenote: F*** the final boss in this game. playing this on inferno made that s*** so un f***ing BEARABLE to play. it took me an hour and a half to beat it.

6/10

now that i beat all the remakes i'd probably rank it

4 remake
2 remake
1 remake
3 remake

depending how i feel i could see 1 remake being 2nd place though but im probably more likely to run 2 remake back if i had to pick. i really hope they do a remake for 5 and do it with justice because thats like top 2 RE to me ngl. i just hope some of the backlash that game got back then doesn't affect it in a really bad way.

Smacked Voodoo

1y

Was never able to get into the RE games in the PS1 era. Those controls and how the camera worked was just god awful, even at a young age. Left such a bad impression of the series on me that I never played RE4. Many people say that's not only the best game in the series, but one the best games ever made in general.

I figured with these remakes of RE 2 and RE 3, maybe it was finally time to gave the series a fair shot. And I'm so glad I did, those games are outstanding. I'm planning on getting to RE 4 Remake at some point this year, but if RE 3-4 are anything to go off of, I should be in for a great time.

hayabusa

1y

finished a few games past month or so recently so ill post bout em briefly

half life 1

this was a game i knew i would like just from all the praise that ive heard about it and from playing all the other games that uses its engine (cs 1.6, team fortress classic, etc). honestly i would've played this game a lot sooner but the zombies / headcrabs always scared the s*** out of me as a kid so i never bothered with it

the gameplay held up very well for me, i've spent so many hours playing counter-strike 1.6 and team fortress classic for years as kid that even with all the jank that comes with the goldsrc engine it still felt right at home for me. bhopping across the map at mach 5 just doesn't get old for me and is a movement that i miss a lot in modern shooters (albeit all that slide canceling stuff in COD are pretty much a modern version of that i guess).

shockingly the story felt kinda.... barebones to me? i do realize this is one of the earliest fps to actually put the effort into telling a story but i kinda expected more from what i heard about this game (guessing hl2 does this better). and yeah like everyone says xen f***ing sucks. looks pretty though

overall though feeling an 8/10 on this one, definitely one of the best fps of all time

streets of rage 4

this is probably one of the best beat em ups ive played. the artstyle, music, gameplay, just absolutely A1. the way you can juggle and string combos together like it's tekken is just a satisfying feeling to land every time.

10/10, great revival to a classic series

resident evil revelations

this was an alright game to me. i do like that they tried to go back to the old survivor horror with this one after the intense emphasis on action from 4 & 5 but this game fell flat for me when you realize you're fighting the same enemy type for the entire game.

i was also not fond of this game's gimmick of making you scan the area or enemies constantly in order to either gain experience for extra health or ammo. just feels like an unnecessary way to do something that was so simple in prior games. this made it VERY clear this was a 3ds game that just got a console port for whatever reason. the story is absolute nonsense which is saying something for resident evil stories but i digress.

5/10

sidenote why does everyone besides chris and jessica look like they got stung by 1000 wasp or injected themselves with botox.

like seriously what is wrong with this niggas face. they even ruined jills face in this one too

whitegirl

1y

Tryna convince myself to play resident evil 4 but im tired of playing old games

JJThaJuiceman

1y

Resident Evil Revelations 2 is so much better of a game it’s crazy. If there’s any way you can play it in co-op, I highly recommend it

hayabusa

1y

bro missing out on the best game ever

whitegirl

1y

ts hard as f***

Tranquility

1y

Inscryption - 4/10

The first act of this game is unfortunately the game's peak in terms of both gameplay and atmosphere. It's a pretty bad sign for a game when people are clamoring for an endless mode for the first act of your game and not the rest of it.

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name - 6/10

Probably my favourite Yakuza villain in the series, and I definitely teared up at a certain scene.

Persona 3 Reload - 5/10

I thought I would really like this since I liked Persona 3 FES, but this game has me questioning whether or not I actually liked FES or if its because it was my first Persona game. The social links in particular are noticeably bare-bones compared to the subsequent Persona games. I still think the individual story beats for the SEES members in the main story are quite strong though.

Cult of the Lamb - 3/10

Ya, this sucked. Combat is shallow. Base-building is shallow. Once you've played it for 30 minutes, you're basically doing nothing new for the rest of the game.

thebham

1y

Just finished a replay of resistance 2. Game still looks and plays very well