Resident Evil Village

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7.7

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  1. xGerrard
    Jun 13, 2021
    3
    Типичный резидент, мы запихнём игрока в коробку, и пусть он там бегает от толпы врагов без патронов и без понятия, что делать дальше. К сюжету и его реализации вопросов нету, но вот геймплей отвратительный.
  2. zombielord
    Jun 13, 2021
    3
    We are moving to a place where all games lose their edge to appeal to the masses. This at the cost of daring something and relying on what already worked. Resident evil 8 is not scary for a horror game, while that is it's genre. Stop appealing to the masses I don't want to play the same game in a different color
  3. stimexq
    Feb 9, 2022
    0
    This game was not even remotely scary. This game sucked. It might be the worst RE to date, havent polish
  4. Ewerton_World
    Sep 6, 2022
    3
    Isso é Resident Evil mesmo ou foi um engano? Sério... Se colocassem outro nome ia combinar melhor, a capcom simplesmente fez um jogo qualquer e genericão e usou o nome Resident Evil pra fazer mais sucesso, é um dos piores "Resident Evil" que já joguei e ainda usaram uma coroa peituda pra atrair essa geração de zé brônha, que confesso que ela é a melhor parte do jogo, realmente rsrsrs TodoIsso é Resident Evil mesmo ou foi um engano? Sério... Se colocassem outro nome ia combinar melhor, a capcom simplesmente fez um jogo qualquer e genericão e usou o nome Resident Evil pra fazer mais sucesso, é um dos piores "Resident Evil" que já joguei e ainda usaram uma coroa peituda pra atrair essa geração de zé brônha, que confesso que ela é a melhor parte do jogo, realmente rsrsrs Todo o resto é um lixo… Expand
  5. Gmanfreeman
    Dec 29, 2021
    4
    not so great..this is my second Re game the first was re7 witch was awesome and made me buy re8 but the latest one is a big disappointment.. it's only worth a 4 score because of the beautiful graphics and detail.. the rest is filler!!! This felt more like a tech demo than a game! RE7 bio in vr is the best!!!
  6. Slyfer2812
    May 21, 2021
    4
    Absolutely average game,
    First of all It's time for Capcom to learn how to move a **** character, Ethan feels like 9000000kg at this point the playability is 10 years late.
    Secondly, what in the seven hells is this actual **** of a writing, who the **** wrote this **** ? Ethan literally put back his hand out of nowhere with some piss out of a bottle. How do you want me to be afraid    Absolutely average game,
    First of all It's time for Capcom to learn how to move a **** character, Ethan feels like 9000000kg at this point the playability is 10 years late.

    Secondly, what in the seven hells is this actual **** of a writing, who the **** wrote this **** ? Ethan literally put back his hand out of nowhere with some piss out of a bottle. How do you want me to be afraid about what's gonna happen next ? If big **** women decide to cut me in a half I'll just use the magical piss again. Problem solved.

    Honestly so disappointed, I believe this should be the last Resident Evil to ever happen.    … Expand
  7. Teleman
    May 11, 2021
    1
    Bad writing, bad level design except castle part, bad texture work, nonsense character interactions except Heisenberg and Duke, bad gameplay resembling nothing about resident evil but it is a wannabe fps and bad `puzzle` game. The scenario had excellent potential nonetheless but it is ruined by incompetence.

    Just look at the remakes and tell me this is better than what they were and say    Bad writing, bad level design except castle part, bad texture work, nonsense character interactions except Heisenberg and Duke, bad gameplay resembling nothing about resident evil but it is a wannabe fps and bad `puzzle` game. The scenario had excellent potential nonetheless but it is ruined by incompetence.

    Just look at the remakes and tell me this is better than what they were and say game design is evolving not devolving with a straight face. If you can, you are either a hypocrite or a dummy no good npc brain.    … Expand
  8. DoctorDrummer
    May 10, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With one foul swoop Capcom has ruined the resident evil legacy and lore. The revolation that Ethen is a molded creature and thus can't die and has been dead since the beginning of 7 takes away all rlthe stakes of these games. that his daughter rose who is a reincarnation of evalyn who is able to control molded creatures the same mold that the t-virus is made of basically makes her a god who is able to control army's of the undead in resident evil a series well known for happy living people. All this being cannon and tied to the series as a whole has lasting ramifications and basically **** on the series as a whole. By introducing imortal molded beings all you need is some mystic magic mumbo jumbo and boom you can create your loved ones who are dead from mold that can't die. Way to go Capcom you made resident evil six look good with this one. The voice actors apart from two are awful the narrative is insulting the puzzles can't really be called that and could be solved by a five year old it's rediculiously easy even on the hardest mode it never truly feels terrifying apart from that monster baby bit. It may have good atmosphere but you will find yourself lolling into a state of ease with not much challenging you. It's a shame really I think that there is a good game underneath all the **** bug you have to dig really hard to find it. Re:8 ruined 7 games not counting the spinoff so that puts the score to one and I give it a point for that god damn monster baby scaring me stupid so a Two! And I gave re:6 a three so yeah **** this game thanks for destroying the lore of one of my favourite game series I'm done with this series it's dead now… Expand
  9. iSMeDz
    Jun 5, 2021
    2
    it s not a RE anymore i would give it a higher score if it was a new IP but no not for me
  10. amsterdream
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    No polish language. No polish language. No polish language. No polish language.
  11. sulaco426
    Feb 17, 2022
    2
    This is the worst game of this franchise capcom came up with. 7 was a promising restart of the series, but they failed this one, the classic late resident evil **** again ruined everything again
  12. DnaCowboy
    Jun 29, 2021
    4
    Oh, what a let down, another game which puts graphics over gameplay. What was once a fantastic video game series has become a shadow of its former self. Sure, the atmospherics were great combining soundtrack with the environment but gameplay is king and that’s wherein the problem lies. Why is it that more and more games are relying on graphics to disguise the lack of quality gameplay ?Oh, what a let down, another game which puts graphics over gameplay. What was once a fantastic video game series has become a shadow of its former self. Sure, the atmospherics were great combining soundtrack with the environment but gameplay is king and that’s wherein the problem lies. Why is it that more and more games are relying on graphics to disguise the lack of quality gameplay ? Further, let’s not forget the combat engine which is truly abysmal especially when you consider combat mechanics such as the Demon souls series for example.Without a doubt, the resident evil developers are stuck in the past and not in a good way yet demand a whopping £70 a pop…….… Expand
  13. PrzeGryw04
    Jun 10, 2021
    0
    Bardzo się zawiodłem na Capcomie. Po latach uznali że w Polsce nawet lokalizacja w postaci polskich napisów jednak się nie przyda co mnie rozwścieczyło zwłaszcza że gra to sequel a część 7 była po Polsku. Nie pozdrawiam capcomu i nie polecam do widzenia.
  14. TJR05
    May 25, 2021
    3
    Played on PC

    I’m a longtime resident evil fan, starting with the first, and most recently I played the 2 and 3 remakes and beat both on their hardest difficulties (insane or whatever) though I admit I never played 5, 6 or 7. That’s why I was surprised when I couldn’t even make it past the first area in the game with the things that kind of look like Beast from X-Men. I spent almost an    Played on PC

    I’m a longtime resident evil fan, starting with the first, and most recently I played the 2 and 3 remakes and beat both on their hardest difficulties (insane or whatever) though I admit I never played 5, 6 or 7. That’s why I was surprised when I couldn’t even make it past the first area in the game with the things that kind of look like Beast from X-Men. I spent almost an hour trapped in that first house trying to find a way out until I figured out that you can, indeed, kill them. Then it became a process of me frantically looking for where to go next before being slaughtered by a large group of the beast creatures. Rinse and repeat for two hours before I decided to just opt for a refund. No idea what I was doing wrong. I’ve heard others say it’s pretty easy. One of the biggest issues I had was picking up items. Sometimes I would be standing right next to it with the icon highlighted, but it’s like the button just wouldn’t register. The start of the game was also confusing and didn’t feel like RE to me. Controls were clunky, which I guess is to be expected. The enemies also felt more out of something like Devil May Cry or even like the orca from LotR. Main character seemed lame. His reactions just didn’t make sense, especially considering he’s been through this before. I didn’t play 7, so maybe that would help. Also had problems seeing because it was too dark.    … Expand
  15. Ihatecapcom
    May 28, 2021
    1
    Being forced to play the mercenaries game mode has taking this game from sold 9 game to a 1 such a bad game mode then it’s just full of rng. And make it worse every time you die you have to go through the annoying task of doing load out again. How can you make such a good game then do such a bad job with this Game mode. Idiots
  16. mariuszzd
    Jun 16, 2021
    0
    gra działa świetnie fabuła jest ciekawa gameplay jest super nie miałem żadnych błędów uważam, że jest to najlepsza gra serii resident evil.
  17. Swantee
    Jul 12, 2021
    0
    This line made my decision on this game:
    "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper"

    FU Capcom.
  18. htkblazer
    Jul 18, 2021
    2
    Remember when Resident Evil wasn't just avoiding invincible bosses? Pepperidge farm remembers.
  19. GreenLemon111
    Jul 19, 2021
    0
    Dark Souls 3 with sniper rifles

    There is no place of medieval things like castles, vampires, gargoyles and dragons in the game that calls itself "biohazard" and centered on artificially cultivated pathogens. The game contains no music, no characters, no graphic. Characters here seems like made of clay. Resident Evil 7 had great music, plot, characters, animations. Even graphic in it is    Dark Souls 3 with sniper rifles

    There is no place of medieval things like castles, vampires, gargoyles and dragons in the game that calls itself "biohazard" and centered on artificially cultivated pathogens.
    The game contains no music, no characters, no graphic. Characters here seems like made of clay. Resident Evil 7 had great music, plot, characters, animations. Even graphic in it is better than here.
    This chapter is a total ruin of a great plot that was introduced in the best game of all series - RE 7.
    The poster of this game was stolen from Metal Gear (which I totally dislike).    … Expand
  20. ArthurIK
    Jul 20, 2021
    0
    Stupid puzzle game. doesnt make a sense at all. not worthy to spend your precious money
  21. alxoutlaw
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    I really liked the game. I am a fan of the entire series and the universe, I have a tradition of taking platinum in every numbered part. Now, my point is that the mandatory mercenary mode for platinum is horrible and disgusting. Anyone who has guessed to make it mandatory for platinum must be immediately dismissed from the company.
    I don’t want to play it anymore, I remove all collector's    I really liked the game. I am a fan of the entire series and the universe, I have a tradition of taking platinum in every numbered part. Now, my point is that the mandatory mercenary mode for platinum is horrible and disgusting. Anyone who has guessed to make it mandatory for platinum must be immediately dismissed from the company.
    I don’t want to play it anymore, I remove all collector's editions from my house and I don’t want to know this game anymore. It's disgusting.    … Expand
  22. AnnaSalp
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    When i saw this game on First person Shooter again . i was shocked ... that was my end for Resident evil series . The game end it up like outlast in a very bad way . no one ever thought of making it duo like Resident evil 0 with a new graphics engine etc . I personally don't like FPS games .. so it is not for me anymore .
  23. LouisJ
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    This game was not even remotely scary. This game sucked. It might be the worst RE to date....
  24. Mari_Melo
    Aug 27, 2022
    4
    Mais uma vez a Capcom peca em um jogo sem sal, confuso e sem identidade nenhuma. Vamos lá, porque tem muita coisa pra comentar dessa maça. Os Winters estão no jogo, o que é bom, para ter um melhor entendimento daquele horroroso jogo chamado "Resident Evil 7", a trama do jogo é melhor entendida com o desenrolar da mesma, sem precisar de DLCs para um melhor entendimento como aconteceu noMais uma vez a Capcom peca em um jogo sem sal, confuso e sem identidade nenhuma. Vamos lá, porque tem muita coisa pra comentar dessa maça. Os Winters estão no jogo, o que é bom, para ter um melhor entendimento daquele horroroso jogo chamado "Resident Evil 7", a trama do jogo é melhor entendida com o desenrolar da mesma, sem precisar de DLCs para um melhor entendimento como aconteceu no anterior (coisa mais estupida), aí ganha um ponto. Os inimigos mais descartáveis que já vi em um jogo de Survival Horror, que nada tem haver com o conceito da franquia em si, nota zero aí. Ambientação, é o quesito mais forte do jogo, tudo é bem feito e construído, encaixado com a trama de forma satisfatória. Puzzles, até que tem bastante, mas muito fáceis pra mim, não precisei quebrar a cabeça com eles; poderiam ter sido desafiadores pra compensar um pouco as outras cagadas no jogo. A trilha sonora é interessante. Enfim, dou nota 4,0/10 no geral. Mas ainda sim, bem melhor que o jogo anterior. Obs: Ainda sou da opinião que a Capcom deveria acabar de vez com a franquia, pois eles estão sem ideias e cagando pra ela, isso já está mais do que notado. Praticamente estão fazendo dinheiro com o nome "Resident Evil" e só, que foi de uma franquia notória dentro do cenário Survival Horror para ser a franquia mais incompreensível. Lamentável mas é a realidade.… Expand
  25. StasMishen
    Jan 23, 2022
    1
    The game is just great! The plot is addictive, the management is generally pleasant, in some parts it's creepy. Passed 4 times to collect all the trophies (played on PS4)! BUT!!! Why was it necessary to go through the stupid S-rank mercenary mode to get platinum????? Only because of this low score!!!
  26. chillkyler
    Feb 20, 2022
    1
    Terrible game defiantly not even worth the sale price. The game mechanics are from the Stone Age and manages to make it even less fun than games with **** graphics. The story is not engaging and doesn’t make sense. At least with re7 it was on psvr so it had that going for it but now all the scares I’ve seen so far fail to deliver even harder except for the jumps your not expecting but ITerrible game defiantly not even worth the sale price. The game mechanics are from the Stone Age and manages to make it even less fun than games with **** graphics. The story is not engaging and doesn’t make sense. At least with re7 it was on psvr so it had that going for it but now all the scares I’ve seen so far fail to deliver even harder except for the jumps your not expecting but I could care less about jump scares. Bth I haven’t played all the games in the series but I enjoyed re7 for what it was. Re8 lost my interest so quick with the gameplay and I’m baffled anyone so many could find enjoyment from it especially when you can’t even properly aim down a sight which is a core mechanic.… Expand
  27. andres_vida
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    just more of the same...
    repeat the same
    forgot his escense
    soo bad
    not recommended
  28. Armedtotheteef
    Mar 17, 2022
    0
    After being absolutely blown away playing Resident Evil Biohazzard I was so ramped up rdy for its first sequel The Village that I could hardly contain myself while it was installing and updating. An at the start I was just as impressed with the grafix and and atmosphere of it that i jumped right in expecting a great game. It wasent until I started to encounter the most ridiculous lookingAfter being absolutely blown away playing Resident Evil Biohazzard I was so ramped up rdy for its first sequel The Village that I could hardly contain myself while it was installing and updating. An at the start I was just as impressed with the grafix and and atmosphere of it that i jumped right in expecting a great game. It wasent until I started to encounter the most ridiculous looking lycans I have ever seen wielding Malee weapons and working in tandem with a bunch of vampires that I realized what a big mistake I had made buying this game. I mean seriously who the hell came up with this garbage idea of vampires and werewolves in a game series based on a viral outbreak cause by an evil bio tech corporation. It in no way follows the story of its predecessor apart from the fact that it has the same lead character in it. Who ever at capcom thought this was a good idea needs to be fired immediately. It just dosent make sence to me at all. What a truly disapointing sequel this has turned out to be. Total garbage… Expand
  29. ktjayhawk77
    May 17, 2021
    0
    Resident Evil games were never meant to be first-person. Why I hated 7 so much.
  30. tb303wpf1
    May 21, 2021
    0
    PS5 is too weak to run this in 4k 60fps with ray tracing. Drops frames constantly. On Series X it runs a buttery smooth 4k 60fps with ray tracing and HDR. Never drops.a frame ever.
  31. Flizardo23
    May 14, 2021
    0
    Just a mess, no horror and no good action. Capcom doesnt know what to do, they want to make someting that is for everyone but thats impossible. re2 was so good, re7 too. i hope they get on track again. (sry bad english)
  32. B-Unit-
    May 23, 2021
    0
    Resi 8 versucht alles gleichzeitig zu sein und alle Fans abzuholen. Erst mal das Dorf wie in Teil 4, ein Haus/schloss wie in Teil 1+2, dann noch ein mr x/nemesis-Ersatz, ein großer Fisch wie in Teil 4, Action Geballer wie in Teil 4/5/6. für mich der schlechteste Teil der Reihe, weil er sich nicht entscheiden kann was er sein möchte.
  33. Meshac
    May 11, 2021
    1
    Just not resident evil. When you say Resident Evil there are some general expectations that go along with that name. It seems like it doesnt know what it wants to be. Does it want to b a shooter with some jumps scares? Or maybe a graphically sound game with detective aspects and shooting? I was really hoping RE8 would reclaim its title as the king of horror. But it feels more like a cashJust not resident evil. When you say Resident Evil there are some general expectations that go along with that name. It seems like it doesnt know what it wants to be. Does it want to b a shooter with some jumps scares? Or maybe a graphically sound game with detective aspects and shooting? I was really hoping RE8 would reclaim its title as the king of horror. But it feels more like a cash grab using the resident evil name. As a 20 year ago established series, im not sure why the keep making RE games first person. Its like COD goin 3rd person. Why!?! Stick to what makes the game great. Its always good to shake up the series like RE4 did. But we saw where it goes when they go overboard. Ehmm Re6....Maybe the next game they will nail it… Expand
  34. gustII940
    May 9, 2021
    2
    this is not RE. this a outlast generic. absolutely garbage nobody cares back to resident evil 2 and resident evil 3 remakes capcom they are not good you shouldn't have reimagined
  35. KeyloBeatz
    May 11, 2021
    4
    An over polished pile of **** All the amazing graphics can’t make up for the piss poor writing in this game! The ending to the game is a complete failure And everything that takes place after the castle seems like an after thought. Piss poor boss fights thats are painfully easy. Are we actually going to act like this is a resident evil game!!!! They’ve completely lost the roots ofAn over polished pile of **** All the amazing graphics can’t make up for the piss poor writing in this game! The ending to the game is a complete failure And everything that takes place after the castle seems like an after thought. Piss poor boss fights thats are painfully easy. Are we actually going to act like this is a resident evil game!!!! They’ve completely lost the roots of these games! Stupid enemies and don’t even get me started on the fish boss... good lord was that terrible boss design...another mediocre resident evil game to add to ever growing pile of ****ty game made by capcom...… Expand
  36. bjornborg
    May 13, 2021
    4
    7 felt like a good soft reboot for series. Back to the survival horror roots with a new and interesting story. 8 just throws all that out the window and goes straight off the deep end. Extremely disappointed with where the story went. It felt rushed and lazy.
    But let me clarify... The game mechanics, graphics, music, art direction, mo cap, etc... is all incredible. Clearly a AAA product.    7 felt like a good soft reboot for series. Back to the survival horror roots with a new and interesting story. 8 just throws all that out the window and goes straight off the deep end. Extremely disappointed with where the story went. It felt rushed and lazy.
    But let me clarify... The game mechanics, graphics, music, art direction, mo cap, etc... is all incredible. Clearly a AAA product. Not a bad game or waste of money. But it's not Resident Evil. Not like 7 was. 7 had the slow brooding atmosphere and dense horror aura. It's was bleeding survival horror from it's very core. 8 isn't like that at all. It's an action shooter mixed with Amnesia/Outlast Style horror. They tried to make it work with mold and how the EVE virus function's overall. But... Werewolves, vampires, whatever stupid doll horror movie's there have ever been, Terminator 4 Dawn Of Fate or whatever, Retconning the origins of spencer's research, full blown re4 style action sections that feel so out of place and tacked on. All of it feels like a stretch for the lore. They really need to take the series back to it roots. Imagine zombies, hunters and survival with the RE Engine!!!
    8 almost had some great puzzles but, of course they were made too simple because capcom doesn't understand it's core fanbase. Money Money Money. There was a great piano puzzle that would have required actually thought and research for a non musician... but of course you can get past it by slamming every key until it gives you the answer. I was almost stumped because I got Treble Clef and Bass Clef mixed up in my head. But no... I noticed it was giving me the answer when I picked the wrong note to many times. Sigh... The generic doll horror movie sections was another wasted opportunity for great puzzles. I was getting a lot of old school silent hill vibes. But it was tedious and extremely straight forward. Not a terrible section for a horror game overall. I got scared. It was tense. But the potential... Again... A lot of work went into this game and it for sure has cool part's. It's just all rushed as a whole and feels very hollow for an RE game.    … Expand
  37. FabioLopes
    Nov 2, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mais um jogo onde zumbis foram deixados de lado pra colocar lobisomens e outras coisas grotescas, onde por mais que a história explique, ainda sim fica forçado. Mas o pior de tudo é ver que esse jogo é um downgrade comparado ao Residente Evil 2 remake, seja em cutscenes como em gráficos e animações.… Expand
  38. Redfloda
    May 24, 2021
    4
    I really didn’t like the idea of that story. This is not Resident Evil anymore! It should really be named after something else even the characters . Talking about characters , Chris Redfield doesn’t look and feel nothing like old Chris anymore.
  39. NickVobelg
    May 8, 2021
    4
    First of all, I am not the greatest fan of RE universe, so any point that I found bad in this game I considered as BAD, without any excuses. Shortly - this game is **** Whole promo with this big vampire lady made me very curious (of course) but it turned out that she exists only in 15% of whole game. Other characters feel like some random questdillers from WoW, I knew nothing about them, IFirst of all, I am not the greatest fan of RE universe, so any point that I found bad in this game I considered as BAD, without any excuses. Shortly - this game is **** Whole promo with this big vampire lady made me very curious (of course) but it turned out that she exists only in 15% of whole game. Other characters feel like some random questdillers from WoW, I knew nothing about them, I came and killed them, I’ve forgot about them. I played with Russian language, and that was the worst voiceover that I heard, so I decided to replay the game fully on English (easy replay cuz this stupid 70$ game is 8 hours long…)
    But I was surprised that in many scenes acting was SOO bad, so it felt like they hired some first year students from theatre academy to play it. Another point - this game is 8 hours long. I just can’t understand why RDR2, TLOU2 cost same price, but the quality and length differs so much. First part of the game had beautiful cutscenes, but at the end… wtf was that at the end Capcom, u ran out of budget or what?

    And finally, what is this game? A horror? If so, it is not scary, the only one part was scary for me, everything else was so lame so I was yawning the whole time. If not a horror, so what, a shooter? This game had worst gun shot sounds and weirdest animations, and I received no pleasure while shooting. Even at the end. And, I forgot, the main plot twist was so obvious at the beginning, so my final feeling about this game is - disappointment.    … Expand
  40. ArcticWolf37
    May 17, 2021
    4
    Resident Evil works best as a slow paced, realistic and grounded survival horror experience. The village, which is introduced in this long-awaited title, located in Romania - with its utterly incredible atmosphere and vibe; Terrifying, yet, of course, beautiful and gorgeous setting - sets up a perfect opportunity to create, what could have been, an absolutely unforgettable grounded,Resident Evil works best as a slow paced, realistic and grounded survival horror experience. The village, which is introduced in this long-awaited title, located in Romania - with its utterly incredible atmosphere and vibe; Terrifying, yet, of course, beautiful and gorgeous setting - sets up a perfect opportunity to create, what could have been, an absolutely unforgettable grounded, survival horror experience and introduce an interesting and believable story, along with interesting villains and characters. However, now judging how this game was designed and made in mind, Resident Evil Village was destined to miserably collapse and fail in those specific departments from the very start, while shining in very few.
    There are, indeed, some slow paced, terror-inducing, atmospheric exploration sections that shine the best in Resident Evil Village, and roaming around in the village - which acts as a central hub - searching, gathering resources and collecting items can be, of course, a lot of fun. However, the game is more action-oriented than it suits Resident Evil, while - without spoiling anything - indescribably cheesy, corny, unsuitable, flat out bad and ridiculously over the top story and plot-twists; Ridiculously over the top action gameplay moments, even for a mistake that is an action oriented Resident Evil (which are a lot, with last sections being full-blown Call of Duty and Metal Gear-like moments and experiences) and cutscenes; Also, very unrealistic, unbelievable, cheesy and extremely cartoony villains, characters and moments, utterly dismantled the overall experience of Resident Evil Village for me. If you want to experience the peak of what Resident Evil is, as a slow paced, grounded survival horror experience, where Resident Evil shines and works the best, and what Resident Evil should be, I would recommend Resident Evil 1 Remake. You might say: "Wait, but there are some over the top enemies and moments even in that game, too!" Well, that is true and not true at the same time. There are concrete, acceptable and established points in every franchises' universe, you can and absolutely should develop and expand on them, however, if you entirely cross over those said points and boundaries, you leave the zone of "unbelievable," if we can even call it that, of course (zombie invasions, tyrants, mutants - but still just enough to be believable and to be enjoyed - no flying dragons, no "possessed" dolls, no destructive robots, etc. And, thankfully, more realistic, scientific and materialistic, grounded approach to the story and core gameplay) and enter the zone of, what I would call, "just flat out crazy and ridiculous" (which Resident Evil has become majorly since Resident Evil 4, though I would say Code Veronica started it all).
    Resident Evil Village had moments and sections where I enjoyed it and where it was almost correctly done, however, summing up everything I mentioned above, overall, I did not like the game and, sadly, I do not even want to call this Resident Evil. Personal verdict: Not the worst thing in the whole entire observable universe, but not a good game by any stretch of the imagination. Do not buy.    … Expand
  41. Kingsmen1
    May 9, 2021
    4
    4 for the graphics in CERTAIN areas and the stressful, anxiety inducing parts of the game. This game has Terrible puzzles to the point you don't even want to play it anymore..Ethan is a horrendous actor, (or whoever wrote and the voice actor) . It just feels like a chore, where it's not even worth the hassle of doing some puzzles. The lowest part of the entire series. Yes, it has the worst4 for the graphics in CERTAIN areas and the stressful, anxiety inducing parts of the game. This game has Terrible puzzles to the point you don't even want to play it anymore..Ethan is a horrendous actor, (or whoever wrote and the voice actor) . It just feels like a chore, where it's not even worth the hassle of doing some puzzles. The lowest part of the entire series. Yes, it has the worst puzzles in the series. I feel better popping the game out of my series X and looking to sell it. I won't be buying any more Resident Evil games, except Maybe the 4 remake. This one was one of the lowest in the series, but better than 5 and 6.… Expand
  42. Bryandy7
    May 8, 2021
    0
    I don't even know how to start the criticism of this game, let's start with something that is extremely important, if you expect to see zombies then don't bother, this title seems to have forgotten its roots and now it has vampires, lycanthropes, dragons, ghosts and even a transformer, that's right, this title completely leaves out the zombies, second, the voice acting is disgusting, it isI don't even know how to start the criticism of this game, let's start with something that is extremely important, if you expect to see zombies then don't bother, this title seems to have forgotten its roots and now it has vampires, lycanthropes, dragons, ghosts and even a transformer, that's right, this title completely leaves out the zombies, second, the voice acting is disgusting, it is terrible, it is simply very bad, third point, the story does not make sense, the protagonist can recompose his mutilated parts with a syrup and to be honest that leaves much to be desired, in conclusion resident evil 8 is not a resident evil, it cannot even be compared to the previous RE games, equal to or worse than resident evil 6.
    Dont waste $60 on this pls    … Expand
  43. sunstorm76
    May 9, 2021
    1
    1 point for the graphics. But: no RE music, no RE universe, Ethan is even worse than in VII. FP was the wrong decision in VII and here its worse: a mediocore FPS. A shooter for the twitch-degeneration. Capcom killed the franchise. Those games have NOTHING to do with the classic REs. Nothing.
  44. Genesis26
    May 10, 2021
    0
    garbage nobody cares go back to resident evil 2 and 3 capcom do it like resident evil 1 cause they are not good you shouldn't have to reimagine them they suck
  45. Hack_Fraudman
    May 8, 2021
    3
    people complained RE6 wasn't RE enough...
    now we have vampires,werewolves,dragons,ghosts,Transformers,robots,Immortal protagonists,magic telekinetic powers and endless remakes.
    literally no music,dumb AI,repetitive puzzles,uninspired level design,generic plot and characters.
    it's over for capcom.
  46. XenobotZ
    May 10, 2021
    0
    Terrible story, terrible storytelling, terrible writing , terrible voice acting.
    It was a torture.
  47. LogMan56
    May 9, 2021
    0
    Silent Hills P.T. = what Resident Evil Village tried to be but didn't even come close to achieving.
  48. Misleadprophet
    May 8, 2021
    0
    Worse Resident Evil game. 7 was awful with terrible writing and bad jump scares. 8 somehow manages to make 7 look like gold with it's awful writing, bad plot, and blatant rip off of other successful games
  49. 0000MICHAEL
    May 9, 2021
    0
    This is what RE gone to? RE died after CV and series never had sense after that
  50. BesosN7
    May 14, 2021
    4
    Finally a return to the quality of RE4/5!!! Had great time playing it and although not as good as 4/5 it is a huge improvement over 7 (let alone 6!)
  51. frankthedog
    May 11, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good for what it is but so much wasted opportunity big vampire lady should have had a bigger role and no not because of all the mommy crap and the 3 sisters should have been more interesting the whole thing just repeated the same **** as in 7 except much cheaper and way too easy I get the whole trying to make it less scary than 7 for the softies for some reason everyone thought 7 was terrifying when VR was mediocre and broke immersion when ever grabed but this killed the game for me I completed it in 9 hours it felt like I was speedrunning it felt like a small indie with few objectives kill a "boss" if you can even call them that I guess for most people they get scared and overthink which is were the false sense of a challenge is and im not a big horror guy either half the time im to scared to walk down the hallway but not in resident evil 8 I was in 7 but as the game progressed got more comftable but anyways in 8 with the bosses as i was saying if you take it slow as theres not realy any grabing scenes like there were in 7 you dont have to worry about geting close its like call of duty zombies just walk backwards alittle and its litterally following you ready to die like it was just handed on a platter the only good "boss" fights were the last 2 the rest was a joke even the story how the woman was your wife ect and hisenburg being into games its the exact same story from 7 and in the same order just less fun but most people seem to be obliviouse to this because most people that matter end up being youtubers that are never very good at games and tend to be overwhelmed by anything more than tetres there fore capcon listened to them simple people and brought nothing new to the table… Expand
  52. Mogmog000
    Jan 24, 2023
    0
    It is terrible that the TPS mode is paid DLC.
    Enemies are hard and ammo is low.
    No fear. Too many fantasy elements.
  53. ZaydelSenpai
    May 9, 2021
    0
    Súper cliché y aburrido, se acabaron las ideas para la que fue, una gran saga de Zombies.
  54. Ferllen
    May 10, 2021
    1
    Short and boring after the second half of the game. We just can't give a 10 to a game with an 8 hour campaign that costs $60
  55. joslat
    May 8, 2021
    0
    First, I love the Resident Evil Series, have played a lot of them in various formats but this... clunky gameplay even in PS5, and there is no proper feeling of realism in first person... the game stutters everywhere and it's like it is quite unoptimized. That adding that the graphics are really not that good...
    Apart from this, there is no Resident Evil feeling... at all...
    To add, I get    First, I love the Resident Evil Series, have played a lot of them in various formats but this... clunky gameplay even in PS5, and there is no proper feeling of realism in first person... the game stutters everywhere and it's like it is quite unoptimized. That adding that the graphics are really not that good...
    Apart from this, there is no Resident Evil feeling... at all...
    To add, I get dizzy as hell with how badly the first person is implemented... just do yourself a favor: get the gameplay demo and play for a bit and judge for yourself...

    Definitely not a ten, mostly an absolute ice-cold zero to me...    … Expand
  56. Trollhunter1983
    May 8, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ethan Winters se muere al final. No entiendo por que a los Japos les encantan los clichés donde el héroe se sacrifica al final.… Expand
  57. tyrus420
    May 10, 2021
    0
    the ending made me hate this game so much that i don't even want a sequel or dlc or even to play the game again i feel like i wasted 80 dollars because of the ending I'll never forgive capcom and the epilogue made me even angrier because now resident evil is going to be futuristic garbage.
  58. DENISPTASHA
    May 11, 2021
    1
    1 балл. А потому что !!! Кто придумал головой толкать жаровни? Это просто ужасное решение.
  59. HeatStruck
    May 8, 2021
    0
    RE7 in VR was one of the best gaming experiences of my life. Removing that feature for RE8 is a complete fail.
  60. silverQ1
    Aug 14, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All that they were inspired by from re4, these castle, village, merchant, typewriters, suitcase these new antagonists did not like at all.
    bad, that wasn’t of Los Iluminados and Osmund Saddler, he best. The story was very boring.    … Expand
  61. Lopencko
    May 15, 2021
    0
    Same old feminist stuff, guys lose or die, woman win and live on forever, give me a break, it's starting to be ridiculous, always killing the main characters, crappy story, great monsters and fights but story is horrible.
  62. OnlyOneHere
    May 8, 2021
    4
    This game has the best audio design from a Resident Evil game by far. It's too bad that the gun sounds are awful. Some of the levels in this game were well thought out and were fun. The graphics are neat and the environments are nicely designed. The enemy variety and bosses is an improvement from the previous game. The physics are complete trash. The shooting mechanics are terrible.

    The    This game has the best audio design from a Resident Evil game by far. It's too bad that the gun sounds are awful. Some of the levels in this game were well thought out and were fun. The graphics are neat and the environments are nicely designed. The enemy variety and bosses is an improvement from the previous game. The physics are complete trash. The shooting mechanics are terrible.

    The AI is incredibly stupid in this game. When I was on the ladder, the monsters kept attacking the air and they couldn't even attack me. The story is complete garbage. The dialogue in this game is cringeworthy with horrendous voice acting. This game lacks the attention to detail you would expect in a AAA game. There are too many puzzles in this game. The puzzles are terrible and kill the pacing. The developers added so many puzzles in a pathetic attempt at making this game long. The game manages to still be too short.

    The multiplayer is not available yet. The developers delayed it til summer. I'm getting sick of this annoying trend of developers delaying the multiplayer and waiting months to finally get it. I'm at least glad these developers are listening to my complaints and adding modes like Mercenaries. It's too bad that the mode is boring, slow paced and lazily designed. You can't even play with your friends in this mode. I recommend you wait until this game is like $20 and has multiplayer before picking it.    … Expand
  63. Lotter
    May 9, 2021
    0
    Короткая и скучная игра, 2000 руб своих точно не оправдывает.
  64. LeonRob
    May 9, 2021
    0
    Chris Campaign can only be completed in less than 20 minutes which is misleading. The game was advertised as no loading but yet we have loading screens. Feels more like a generic horror game than a true Resident Evil.
  65. Creesto
    May 9, 2021
    0
    Игра продолжает историю Итана Уиттерса и его жены Мии, в семье которых пополнение в лице полугодовой дочери Розы. С момента прохождения седьмой части прошло три года, семья переехала в Румынию (об этом не говориться прямо в игре, но прекрасно понятно из контекста), под протекцией Криса.
    Далее, с первых же минут происходит лютая дичь. В ходе прохождения мы попадаем в зараженную деревню. Как    Игра продолжает историю Итана Уиттерса и его жены Мии, в семье которых пополнение в лице полугодовой дочери Розы. С момента прохождения седьмой части прошло три года, семья переехала в Румынию (об этом не говориться прямо в игре, но прекрасно понятно из контекста), под протекцией Криса.
    Далее, с первых же минут происходит лютая дичь. В ходе прохождения мы попадаем в зараженную деревню. Как мы туда попали до конца игры не понятно. Что происходит тоже не очень ясно. Игра очень скучная и однообразная, совершенно не тянет на 5000 рублей. Будто это не AAA проект, который делали много лет, а низкобюджетная стрелялка. С самого начала и до конца не могла отделаться от ощущения, что играю в копию Evil within. Диалоги скучные, Итан озвучен на каких-то придыханиях и звучит неестественно (в русской озвучке). Мат в его исполнении звучит неуклюже и смешно. В течении игры с каждой минутой нарастает чувство нереальности происходящего. Будто бегаем под воздействием галлюцинаций. И самое важное, что отличает игру от предыдущей части : она не пугает, не держит в напряжении. Итану или его семье не сочувствуешь, потому что все его действия настолько глупые и нелогичные, что становится смешно.
    Всего игра заняла 11 часов, что очень мало, по сравнению с другими ААА играми, но стандартно конкретно для этой серии. Удовольствия от прохождения не получила, не советую никому приобретать игру - смотрите прохождения.    … Expand
  66. XDGamiinG
    May 10, 2021
    2
    I find it an excellent game, excellent graphics, very good optimization for pc, I loved it.
  67. fadester84
    May 9, 2021
    1
    Das ist kein Resident Evil mehr. Capcom lasst es am besten sein mit der Serie. Ihr reitet das ganze immer weiter in die Scheiße. Für mich einer der schwächsten Teile.
  68. Dave199
    May 8, 2021
    0
    To much action **** characters magic crap this is castlevania modern warfare capcom didn't have a clue what are they doing they should stop the franchise for good
  69. v77
    May 8, 2021
    0
    poor gameplay shooter. This is not horror, play 10 year old Metro 2033 and taste what a proper horror shooter is.
  70. Crai09
    May 8, 2021
    4
    8-9 stunden Spielzeit wenn man schnell macht 5-6 stunde
    ersten 2-3 stunden Horror wie Resi 7 danach immer weniger Horror und die letzten 2-3 stunden erstrecht das Ende wie COD
    Es wird keine Tiefe mit den Charakteren aufgebaut.
  71. Re12778
    May 9, 2021
    0
    Not great not bad this game have many bag frim rate and the story is not scary...
  72. Logrim
    May 9, 2021
    2
    Sorry, in meinen Augen war das nichts. Die ersten Stunden machen noch soweit Spaß, aber ab der Hälfte geht die Spannung flöten und die Story wird einfach nur noch lächerlich. Gerade die letzten Stunden sind reines geballer. Das hat dem Ganzen dann noch den Rest gegeben und ich war richtig erleichtert als der Abspann lief. Schade.
  73. GH0STMERC
    May 11, 2021
    0
    great atmosphere to this game but it keeps locking up my ps5.
    going to repurchase on xbox and try too play it there.
  74. Demonix74
    May 30, 2021
    0
    Overall a fun game. Found the second half to be a bit to "CoD" or action oriented and less about atmosphere and scare.

    That being said, this game does have the most horrifying section out of all of them.

    7/10
  75. AugmentedEyes
    Dec 18, 2022
    3
    Not Resident Evil.
    I enjoyed what RE7 did and how it set up a new sequel. But... Everything about RE8 Village bugs me. Every. Single. Thing. I don't like it as a Resident Evil fan, and I don't like it overall even if I wasn't an RE fan. It's a boring and pathetically dumb slog, and completely frustrating in every way it can be as a long time Resident Evil fan. I finished the whole game,    Not Resident Evil.
    I enjoyed what RE7 did and how it set up a new sequel. But... Everything about RE8 Village bugs me. Every. Single. Thing. I don't like it as a Resident Evil fan, and I don't like it overall even if I wasn't an RE fan. It's a boring and pathetically dumb slog, and completely frustrating in every way it can be as a long time Resident Evil fan. I finished the whole game, and tried to replay it on Hardcore thinking it might actually be better the 2nd time around. But the beginning levels are insufferable and when you finally get past the idiotically and frustratingly designed "Survive the Attack" scenario, you quickly realize you could be doing much better things with your time than suffering through this joke of a game a second time... The only reason it doesn't get a much lower score is because it's a video game with good graphics...
    But seriously, I hate everything about this. I hate the story, I hate the characters, I hate what the devs did to a pretty decent setup. I hate the clunky combat, even after using cheats to unlock powerful weapons with infinite ammo. I hate the nonsensical plot and dialog. I hate how they hyped up characters that were barley in the game. I hate the mercenary mode. I hate how it doesn't feel like a survival game anymore because they killed off all the actual survival gameplay mechanics. I hate level design. I hate that it has no good music whatsoever. I HATE IT. I can't really think of ANYTHING I enjoyed about it to be honest... and I tried to. It's a whole lot of wasted potential. This game deserves a much lower Metacritic score but the marketing and the hype drove up the score because... boobs I guess. Capcom completely misses the mark on what a fun game should be. I play video game to have fun, but this game didn't allow me to do that at any point in the entire campaign. The entire experience felt like a tedious, uninspired chore and I ended up just very pissed off and disappointed by the end of it. This game doesn't deserve to be called Resident Evil. It's a sad pathetic husk of a game wearing the RE name like a thin veil covered in crap.    … Expand
  76. Crimson9
    Dec 19, 2022
    4
    Pretty bad.

    Honestly, its a downgrade from 7 in almost every way that matters to me. The atmosphere, the level design, the horror, the story... Yes, it has the vampire ladies. Genius marketing move by Capcom really to attract the hordes of pathetically horny gamers. Half the reviews here are about the vampire lady. But it doesn't matter to me, I fail to see how this is an improvement    Pretty bad.

    Honestly, its a downgrade from 7 in almost every way that matters to me. The atmosphere, the level design, the horror, the story... Yes, it has the vampire ladies. Genius marketing move by Capcom really to attract the hordes of pathetically horny gamers. Half the reviews here are about the vampire lady. But it doesn't matter to me, I fail to see how this is an improvement from 7 in any meaningful way.    … Expand
  77. Philoty
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Start of the game is one of the worst ever... Would not recommend unless you love wasting your time
  78. abdurhmanzain
    Feb 28, 2023
    2
    The part is far from called Resident Evil, almost devoid of horror, and the game has become more action-packed and boss battles are less bad than I expect, so I see this part as less quality in all respects compared to Resident Evil 7

Awards & Rankings

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#23 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#4 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 108 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 100 out of 108
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 108
  3. Negative: 0 out of 108
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 7, 2021
    90
    Similarly to Resident Evil 4 back in the day, Village will attract a new generation of players and redefine the franchise for the modern age. I guess it’s time to stop looking back and counting on the series to return to its roots. Capcom is well aware of those roots and willingly draws from them to create something new but still infused with Resident Evil’s spirit. Village is not perfect, but neither was RE4, and once again it’s easy to turn a blind eye to the flaws, because overall it’s an amazing game. [07/2021, p.56]
  2. Cubed3
    Nov 22, 2021
    90
    Resident Evil Village feels like such a culmination. Bringing together elements from the franchise all the way up to now and crafting what looks to be the next step of survival horror, it embraces every aspect of the franchise. While the insidious dread of Resident Evil VII is missing, there are still plenty of scares. The monster designs are fantastic, from the generations undead, the fury of the Lupine beasts, to the towering monstrosities. It's well worth delving into the concept art and 3D models to enjoy them fully. The story is just the right amount of silly with the terrifying, and the odd dash of the surreal. The combat is smooth and fluid, best evidenced in the addictive Mercenaries mode. All of these elements added together make quite possibly the best Resident Evil to date, and a foundation for a fresh new generation of terror.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Jun 8, 2021
    80
    RE: Village is a mixture of almost all previous Resident Evil elements, making the most of both survival horror and puzzle intensity, but with the primary stage being left for the more action-like nature of Resident Evil 4. It has some great story moments, sprinkled with a few lacklustre characters that are still overshadowed by its most notable characteristic – most detailed environment to date.
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