Resident Evil Village Image
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1306 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • Summary: The next generation of survival horror rises in the form of Resident Evil Village, the eighth major entry in the Resident Evil series. With ultra-realistic graphics powered by the RE Engine, fight for survival as danger lurks around every corner. Years after the tragic events of ResidentThe next generation of survival horror rises in the form of Resident Evil Village, the eighth major entry in the Resident Evil series. With ultra-realistic graphics powered by the RE Engine, fight for survival as danger lurks around every corner. Years after the tragic events of Resident Evil 7 biohazard, Ethan Winters has started over with his wife Mia, finally living in peace and putting the past behind them. However, Chris Redfield, the legendary hero from previous Resident Evil games, suddenly disrupts their life, throwing a devastated Ethan into a new and twisted nightmare in search of answers. Expand

Trailer

Play Sound
Please enter your birth date to watch this video:
You are not allowed to view this material at this time.
Resident Evil Village - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. May 17, 2021
    95
    Resident Evil Village may be the best Resident Evil of all time. It certainly is up there with the best of the series, but that heavily depends on your kind of RE game. If you enjoyed RE4 or RE7 then you’ll probably like this one. And if you enjoyed both of them as much as each other then this very well could be one of the best. It certainly is for me.
  2. May 5, 2021
    90
    Resident Evil Village is a worthy sequel that takes full advantage of its Gothic setting, with Capcom delivering an absolute masterclass in survival horror thrills.
  3. May 5, 2021
    90
    Resident Evil Village is a great horror game that is sure to delight newcomers and old fans of the series. The horror setting has moments that are genuinely terrifying and the game’s narrative feels suitably satisfying, and grotesque, to entice fans of the genre. The only downside is that its increased focus on combat can make it feel a little too easy, even when played on the normal difficulty setting. If you’re looking to experience the true horrors on offer here, I suggest you crank up the difficulty.
  4. May 5, 2021
    85
    A grimly beautiful collection of killer horror set-pieces, with some of the most memorably grotesque enemies in Resi history.
  5. May 17, 2021
    80
    The first run through Resident Evil Village is a genuinely thrilling, often scary ride, which draws on a lot of features from the series' greatest hits. It's worth a look for anyone who's ever enjoyed a Resident Evil game or a first-person shooter. The cracks only start to show later on. Village is playable and entertaining, but it lacks some attention to detail when compared to the other mainline entries in the series.
  6. May 5, 2021
    80
    Those comparisons to Resident Evil 4 are not entirely unfounded then. It is not as genre-shifting as that game – few games are – but it does share a certain ethos and hunger for variety in tension and action. It is very much its own thing too, both a natural continuation of the series recent reinvention and a manic expansion of its long-standing invention and flamboyance. Most of all, it is a tremendous, and tremendously terrifying, video game in its own right.
  7. May 17, 2021
    40
    A grand rogue's gallery stuck in a small world and a disappointingly familiar game design.

See all 25 Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 32 out of 342
  1. May 8, 2021
    10
    It's been 84 years since "Resident Evil 4" came out and i'm so happy Capcom finally brings this concept back. Very good Horror game. PerfectIt's been 84 years since "Resident Evil 4" came out and i'm so happy Capcom finally brings this concept back. Very good Horror game. Perfect mix of action/horror. Expand
  2. May 23, 2021
    10
    11/10 and here is why:
    I don't like residents in 1st person view, re7 - example, re7 is not bad, but re2re is much much better. But Re8 is an
    11/10 and here is why:
    I don't like residents in 1st person view, re7 - example, re7 is not bad, but re2re is much much better. But Re8 is an another story, Capcom understand that 1st person view is only for dynamic shooters, not for jsut slow walking + puzzling - re7. So in RE8 they did faster gameplay as a shooter + they saved atmospher from re7 and improved it + added some things from re4 + puzzling much better designed for 1st view. RE8 it's a brilliant horror shooter with good story and characters + tiny of RPG. Graphics and Design are really at very high level, scripts are not so easy to recognize. In gameplay very less void zones, if enabling brain you will not get bored till the end. My favorite location is Castle ofcourse, i love vintage and castle visual disign are incredible + heisenberg's working gear wheels in the same game!. But i expected actually more from it (in gameplay parts i mean of the castle) And the game is big, much bigger than re3...). I actually though while played, so where the game's end??!? Residents never was open world like RDR2 or Days gone or even Horizon. But i replay RE8 5 times at different difficulties and want more (Btw i did speedruns and can tell that speedrun actually kill the game especially atmosphere). One of criteria of a really good game is replayability, when you wanting to replay game after you end it. Secret shop as usual for RE games changing style of playing/walkthrough.
    Im not RE super fan, but i love classic re2 and Nemesis/Veronica and played on CRT TV in them, so while playing RE8: i see puzzle or closed door and think.. damn.. to open it i will spend 2 hourse of my time like in all resindents, but no, solution is in 5-10 min depends of your accuracy - and this is very good for 1st person game.
    Some times i even read minds from developers while playing re8. I though they wanted to do doom eternal finishig moves on lycans but they do it on you ;). And after i end the game i had tones of exciting emotions and saw titles to the end, the last game did this to me was Horizon zero dawn.

    Want to add that Re2re and RE8 it's a very different games, Re8 it's a big step forward from Capcom in 1st person horror and in horror overall. And i can congratulate you Capcom finally you did your first brilliant 1st person horror as you always wanted to do, starting from PS1 games...)

    And now im waiting Code Veronica Remake in 3rd person..:)
    Expand
  3. May 10, 2021
    10
    Un juego excelente que aunque no perfecto ha cumplido con todas las expectativas que tenía y las ha sobrepasado.

    El 10 no es porque el
    Un juego excelente que aunque no perfecto ha cumplido con todas las expectativas que tenía y las ha sobrepasado.

    El 10 no es porque el juego ha sido objetivamente perfecto, pero ha sido perfecto para mí que soy un fan más de esta saga desde prácticamente mis 23 años. Con pequeños errores y enormes aciertos Capcom me dio la entrega de horror y acción que tanto esperé.

    Jefes épicos, un gran arsenal, momentos de mucho terror así como momentos de muchísima acción y un desenlace totalmente revelador que trae TODA la esencia Resident Evil a la mesa. Mirar el mapa de nuevo y el diseño de niveles recuerda mucho a los clásicos, a tal punto que más de un veterano pueda "leer" los patrones y anticiparse a ciertos eventos tan característicos de la saga. ¡Epiquísimo!
    Expand
  4. May 12, 2021
    9
    Me encanto en gameplay en general, lo único y como de costumbre un poco débil en los resident evil, la historia, pero dejándolo de lado, buenMe encanto en gameplay en general, lo único y como de costumbre un poco débil en los resident evil, la historia, pero dejándolo de lado, buen gameplay, los gráficos, la ambientación, excelentes Expand
  5. May 7, 2022
    9
    Masterfully blends the best elements of game-play and problem solving from RE2, RE4 & RE7. The plot/story detracts from the score. If I caredMasterfully blends the best elements of game-play and problem solving from RE2, RE4 & RE7. The plot/story detracts from the score. If I cared more about the story than the game-play, it would get a lower score from me. Expand
  6. Jul 4, 2021
    8
    My first resident evil game as well as my first review.
    There was a lot of hype surrounding this game and i decided that I might as well jump
    My first resident evil game as well as my first review.
    There was a lot of hype surrounding this game and i decided that I might as well jump in and see if the series is worth my time. To answer this question; absolutely. The game looks fantastic and the sound design is top notch (but that is to be expected with most triple A game titles these days) and i didn't experience a single bug in the entire play through. This game does a great job at setting the stage and things can get really intense at times, especially in the early game. Late game you become kind of unstoppable so the fear kind of takes a sharp dive. Regardless, most enemies won't go down too easily and weapons have a decent feel and weight, as well as enemy reactions feeling nice and heavy for the most part. The characters are also all very intriguing and the story never really gets dull. I think that this is more of an action/adventure game than survival horror but it does and great job regardless. This game is also quite short; I explored extensively and it only took me around 10 hours to finish the game on normal difficulty. Overall this is a very good game and for me it was a nice introduction to the RE franchise. I will definitely be checking out RE7 due to my experience with this game. This earns an 8.3 for me because of the length of the game and the fact that it became a little too easy on normal difficulty. That being said, I still think it is well worth the purchase and is a great introduction to the series for myself.
    Expand
  7. Jan 18, 2022
    0
    Terrible by Capcom. The FOV is forced as causes motion sickness. And so does the forced TAA. It looks blurry and grainy i refuse to buy andTerrible by Capcom. The FOV is forced as causes motion sickness. And so does the forced TAA. It looks blurry and grainy i refuse to buy and refunded this game. Expand

See all 342 User Reviews

Trailers