Resident Evil 3

 PC
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 21, 2020
    74
    Not only it doesn’t surpass RE2, it fails to even hit the same mark. In RE2, every act had you explore a rather large environment, search for clues and solve puzzles. In RE3, you just run down a corridor, blasting zombies and dodging scripted Nemesis attacks. [Issue#245, p.46]
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  2. Cubed3
    Apr 10, 2020
    70
    It's pretty obvious that this wasn't created by the confident, and steady hand that designed Resident Evil 2. Nevertheless, while nowhere near the quality of its predecessor, it remains a great survival horror game, worthy of the franchise it belongs to, with the only two flaws that are hard to stomach being how, the undisputed heart of the original, the pursuer known as Nemesis, is a bit of a major disappointment, and how you have to pay full price for something that feels more like an expansion.
  3. PCGamesN
    Mar 30, 2020
    70
    Capcom's latest is still one of the better entries to the series, but isn't quite sure if it wants to be po-faced and terrifying or a campy, blockbuster shooter.
  5. Riot Pixels
    May 18, 2020
    66
    Unlike the remake of Resident Evil 2, this is a simple, straightforward blockbuster, short, colorful, and mindless. As for Resident Evil: Resistance, you will probably quit it after spending half an hour in this boring L4D clone.
  6. Telegraph
    Apr 19, 2020
    60
    Part of how much you reap from Resident Evil 3 will be down to your nostalgia for the series, part of it will be if shooting the embodiment of a virus in the face with a rail-gun is just what you need right now.
  7. AusGamers
    Mar 30, 2020
    60
    As much as one might bemoan Resident Evil 4’s use of quick-time events, the fact that playing Resident Evil 3 can make you pine for their return when all you’re doing is watching - is probably all you need to know. As a remake Resident Evil 3 is an impressive visual feat and another RE Engine showcase. It’s a shame then that the actual game portion wasn’t given the same overhaul.
  8. PC Gamer
    Mar 30, 2020
    58
    Resident Evil 3 is essentially a chain of action set-pieces, threaded together with a paper-thin story and a few too many cutscenes. This is the direction the series started to take post-Resident Evil 4, when it seriously lost its way and we ended up with the abysmal Resident Evil 6, and I'd hate to see that happen again.
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  1. PCWorld
    Mar 30, 2020
    Are my expectations tainted by Resident Evil 2? Absolutely, and I’m sure there are people who didn’t get on with that brand of survival horror, and who might fall in love with Resident Evil 3 and its more action-oriented pacing—or fell in love with it 20 years ago, and are looking to rediscover that feeling. It’s just not hooking me though. The linear level design, the combat focus, the cheap one-shot deaths (and annoying checkpoints), the omnipresent and omnipotent Nemesis—it’s like they made a game from all my least favorite aspects of Resident Evil 2. Turns out I was a fan of the classic Resident Evil formula this whole time, and only impeded by the tank controls. Now I too can join the legions of forum dwellers arguing about where Resident Evil lost its way, and how much action is “too much.”
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Mar 31, 2020
    I liked it! More than I expected to like it. But at the same time, after six hours of it, I’ve had enough. The spider labyrinth was astonishing, but it’s not really a mess I’d get myself in twice, when the real joy was in escaping it. I could have spent more time finding secrets and backtracking for loot. And there’s certainly a huge replay potential to RE3 for completionists, and folks who are fond of difficulty challenges. But that ain’t me. I was precisely in the mood for a fairly linear, day-long series of setpieces, and that’s exactly what I got. If that’s what you want too, then the question is whether it’s worth £50 to you. Unless of course you also have pervasive fantasies about being smacked around by a wardrobe-sized bastard wrapped in bin liners, in which case this is a must-buy.

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#13 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1620 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 683 out of 1620
  2. Mixed: 485 out of 1620
  3. Negative: 452 out of 1620
  1. Hierophant
    Apr 3, 2020
    1
    I just feel very disappointed, I grew up with this game. One of my favorites of all time.

    I didn't care about the price, but I understand the    I just feel very disappointed, I grew up with this game. One of my favorites of all time.

    I didn't care about the price, but I understand the complain, it just too way short They cut like 40% of the original and add like 15% extra who nobody askedfor it.
    Just disappointed, sad really sad    … Full Review »
  2. Axebrossia
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    **** the haters, is a short game like the original but is very great experience. Love it
  3. Esquizo
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    4-5 hours gameplay
    Recycled
    Content cut Areas cut Enemies cut Puzzles cut Downgrade Scripted Cloned zombies Nemesis ruined This    4-5 hours gameplay
    Recycled
    Content cut
    Areas cut
    Enemies cut
    Puzzles cut
    Downgrade
    Scripted
    Cloned zombies
    Nemesis ruined

    This game looks like a mediocre DLC from RE2.
    An offense to RE3 fans!
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