Resident Evil 6

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  1. Pmstz
    Jan 30, 2023
    5
    Average game
    Very VERY bad resident evil.
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  2. mcvtec
    Dec 25, 2022
    5
    An okay game that could have been great with more effort in making the campaign better and much less effort in multiplayer (or no multiplayer at all).
    Also, hopefully this is the last time Leon is seen, I think he is the worst character in all of the main RE titles. Good:
    The game looks great. Very few complaints there. Easy to follow storyline. Very smooth control of aiming. Inventory    An okay game that could have been great with more effort in making the campaign better and much less effort in multiplayer (or no multiplayer at all).
    Also, hopefully this is the last time Leon is seen, I think he is the worst character in all of the main RE titles. Good:
    The game looks great. Very few complaints there.
    Easy to follow storyline.
    Very smooth control of aiming.
    Inventory submenu and quick menu are good. Bad:
    Most everything else you can think of.
    Storyline is weak. Unusual for the brand.
    Boss fights are horrendous. No fun at all.
    Melee attack is clunky AF.
    In past and future titles, acquiring a new weapon feels special. Not in RE 6...how did they screw that up?
    Almost no puzzles.

    Very much a forgettable game, with very low replayability value.    … Expand
  3. JrDouble
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    Vastly superior in every way compared with Resident Evil 5. I'm glad to see the improvements in controls, gameplay, pace, even story here compared with the previous installment. Other than Ada's story, I had fun and couch co-op moved this up a point for me too.
  4. JoseManuel10_
    Nov 10, 2022
    5
    Resident Evil 6 is an action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom and released in 2012.

    + Is the Most Biggest RE Game (With 4 Main Campaigns and a Lot of Content) + Fun Coop Game + All 4 Campaigns Stories are Connected + The Mercenaries is Back and It's more Fun than Ever + Good Variety and Design of Enemies - Loads of Bad, Overlong Quick-Time    Resident Evil 6 is an action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom and released in 2012.

    + Is the Most Biggest RE Game (With 4 Main Campaigns and a Lot of Content)
    + Fun Coop Game
    + All 4 Campaigns Stories are Connected
    + The Mercenaries is Back and It's more Fun than Ever
    + Good Variety and Design of Enemies
    - Loads of Bad, Overlong Quick-Time Events
    - Unavoidable Deaths
    - Bad Camera and Clunky Cover System
    - Agent Hunt is Boring and some areas in the Campaign Enemies infinitely Spawn
    - Some Areas are Frustrating as Hell
    - Boring Sections

    Leon and Helena Campaign (Has the older Resident Evil feeling with good atmosphere, and it was my favorite campaign)    … Expand
  5. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    6
    Same gameplay as 5 with more exaggerated action and four intersecting stories with different styles of gameplay. Surprisingly quite enjoyable.
  6. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    5
    Resident Evil 6 tries to please both parties but fails to do so and becomes a disjointed mess.
  7. Augustwolvez
    Jan 3, 2022
    6
    RE6 is okay game. Think it like COD in RE Universe. Action packed, and linear. 6/10
  8. EuropeanExtreme
    Dec 20, 2021
    6
    A very weak and heavy game unlike other titles.

    Resident Evil 6 is the sixth installment of the Resident Evil saga, which has been criticized in a very controversial way for different changes and lies by Capcom, (the creator company), which have made this game, despite the fact that be very enjoyable, be one of the worst Resident Evil in the saga by far. Graphics: It has a quite    A very weak and heavy game unlike other titles.

    Resident Evil 6 is the sixth installment of the Resident Evil saga, which has been criticized in a very controversial way for different changes and lies by Capcom, (the creator company), which have made this game, despite the fact that be very enjoyable, be one of the worst Resident Evil in the saga by far.

    Graphics:

    It has a quite acceptable technical section, especially in the modeling of the protagonists, although the lighting lacks some work, and there is a certain imbalance with the brightness and contrast of the colors that makes everything look very dark, (sometimes even the point of seeing almost nothing).

    Although for that generation there are games with better graphics and with a more careful and worked artistic section, Resident Evil 6 does not look bad at all, but it could have been better.

    Soundtrack:

    Good quality, but quite forgettable, most of it is background music that goes very unnoticed, and in the fighting it is not a big thing, in this aspect, it is simply acceptable.

    Controls:

    Without a doubt, the most elaborate part of the game, handling any of the protagonists is very comfortable, with a smoothness like butter, since you have many options to evade the attacks of the monsters and many options to attack with melee attacks, (a Sometimes they freak out a lot, but visually it is very good).

    Perhaps this makes the game quite difficult, since it takes away realism, but being an action game, rather than a survival horror game, it can happen.

    In addition, in each mission you have a companion who accompanies you in each mission, which reduces tension and difficulty, the good thing is that this companion has his own ammunition and weapons, and you do not need to share yours, unlike the one Resident Evil 5.

    To be fair, the artificial intelligence of the partner is very disastrous, it does not help almost anything and you will have to do everything.

    Gameplay:

    Here we go to the worst of the game without a doubt, and that together with the controls make this Resident Evil one of the worst with its change of direction from a horror and survival game, to an action game.

    To sum it up, this Resident Evil is a Gears Of War with zombies, as you read it, the campaign is a constant unbridled fight with monsters, all the time you have to take cover and shoot as if it were a shooter, to the point that it is simply overwhelming, let's go to go into detail.

    The game consists of 4 campaigns, and with each campaign you play with a protagonist and his corresponding partner, and you can also play online and cooperatively with split screen to pass the missions.

    Each campaign is made up of a number of chapters, and each chapter can easily last you almost 1 hour, I'm not kidding, I imagine you are already getting the hang of why this is heavy.

    And on top of that, the missions of each of the protagonists are generic beyond belief, although there are certain missions where the protagonists are linked by story terms, the missions are so heavy and with such a generic and uninteresting story that you will get bored at 2 hours of play.

    For example, (this happens in several scenes of the game, "slight spoiler"):

    You get out of the car, you have to run because everything is flying through the air and the ground is sinking, you get on a helicopter, and you have to shoot several zombies with rocket launchers while you have a zombie that has sneaked into the door of the helicopter, And all this while you collide with several buildings, you fall from the helicopter, you get up and you have to run because the ground is made of glass while missiles are launched at you, and you have to charge a monster of more than 1000m high, while you climb the ropes of an elevator because everything is collapsed and with explosions.

    That's the whole game, they don't let you breathe, not for a moment, there are very forced areas, with escape sequences and action that are trial and error.

    A very weak game, with better options on the market.

    Note: 6.3 / 10.    … Expand
  9. AntonioSantos
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    Re6 pode não ser um bom resident evil, mas não é um game de tudo ruim, tem bastante conteúdo e seu Coop é divertido.
  10. StonePwnReviews
    Oct 8, 2021
    6
    You may only enjoy this game if you're a RE super-fan or if you haven't played many third-person shooters. Leon and Chris' storylines are pretty solid if you can tolerate finishing Capcom's poor attempt of revitalizing the series.
  11. F3T1W
    Aug 20, 2021
    6
    Played once with a split screen, different companies, all high-quality and differ in the atmosphere of the line
  12. Thegamegg1
    May 27, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Resident evil 6 es un juego divertido, pero no se puede evitar notar todas las tonterías que suceden durante sus 4 campañas haciendo que la experiencia se vuelva caótica y incomprensible en muchos casos. Sin duda el peor juego numerado de la saga sin embargo es un juego divertido que se puede disfrutar.… Expand
  13. storygamer
    Sep 1, 2020
    7
    Many fans of this series hate Resident Evil 6. Particularly because there´s not much horror in this horror game. The survival aspect disappeared completely and the focus is clearly on action. The action in RE 6 is great, the graphics rule and you get a really cool blockbuster. But the title is completely misleading, because it lacks most of the classic Resident Evil moments.
  14. Jessicaw
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    The game took button mashing to a new level. The story definitely wasn't all that compelling. The Jake and sherry storyline was the most fun for me, but the rest were just meh.
  15. Kashmoney
    Apr 22, 2020
    5
    Intro: As someone who likes Resident Evil, I still have some enjoyment out of this game. It does bring a good amount of action and is interesting with how RE6 uses several different campaigns and have them interact with each other. This game however really drops the ball and lets it rolled on the mud with its boring story, stiff feeling controls, and not being really scary.

    The Good: So    Intro: As someone who likes Resident Evil, I still have some enjoyment out of this game. It does bring a good amount of action and is interesting with how RE6 uses several different campaigns and have them interact with each other. This game however really drops the ball and lets it rolled on the mud with its boring story, stiff feeling controls, and not being really scary.

    The Good: So the first thing I will like to say about this game that is good is that Leon and Helena's campaign was definitely the best out of everyone's story. It felt the closest to what I think a Resident Evil game should feel like and does a great job with creating a solid atmosphere in making an action horror game. The hand to hand combat in this game is also pretty nice looking. There are many different moves for players to take on enemies and it looks pretty solid and felt like you were a martial artist beating up monsters. Another thing to mention is the challenge. While not too hard, the game did give me a good amount of challenges when facing different bosses in the game and I really appreciated it.

    The Bad: Besides Leon's story, everyone else's story felt way too boring. Chris, Jake, and Ada had some really boring and uninteresting plot and it really brought nothing awesome to the table (especially Chris' story). Enemies in this game are also not interesting to look at. A decent amount of them are just mutated soldiers with guns and that's boring. No cool mutated animals, creative monsters are few in between, and zombies are really only part of Leon's campaign which sucks in my opinion. And compared to other RE titles, this game is not even scary at all. There are no real scares in this game and it felt kind of disappointing. There are also parts of the game like the snow mountain section for Jake and Sherry which was just flat out the trash to get through and really shouldn't have been designed in that aspect. Controls in this game too are another problem. I don't know about other people, but I felt that controls in this game were too stiff. Running and fighting can sometimes be a pain and was not exactly the most fluid thing to do in this title. Maybe my controller could have been at fault, but I'm not sure.

    Overall: This game while not horrible, is definitely not a great game. They're just not a lot of good things to say about this game and is really not a great main title Resident Evil game. It's definitely is better off bring around $15 and I do not recommend getting this game unless you really like RE or like action games a lot. It's not a game I would recommend for people to start off with either, but here are some games I do recommend.

    List:
    -Resident Evil 1 Remastered
    -Resident Evil 4 (mainly because it's a classic game to own, still need to finish it)
    -Resident Evil 2 (2019)
    -Resident Evil 3 (2020 on sale, not full price)

    Maybe:
    -Resident Evil 7 (I haven't finished this one, but I heard a lot of good things about it)
    -Resident Evil 0 (I played through 2 hours of it and it's pretty fun, it does utilize two characters though so you have been warned)    … Expand
  16. weskergamer
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    This game have a lot, A LOT, of flaws, but i think this was really really fun, i'll say is even better than RE5
  17. Ryuail
    Feb 1, 2020
    5
    One of two PS3 games that made me sea-sick while sitting on my couch. A wobbly camera even when action isn't occurring made the game unplayable for me.
    Never got to finish it because my PS3 was stolen, but I finished two or three of the five(?) campaigns at the point and had had enough regardless.
    The thief did me a favor actually.
  18. BeboFett
    Dec 17, 2018
    6
    A tittle focused on action and little terror. Without a doubt one of the worst games of the saga as RE, however, as a TPS and action game isn't SO bad.
  19. XJoseManuel10X
    Apr 1, 2018
    6
    Resident Evil 6 is an action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom and released in 2012.

    + Is the Most Biggest RE Game (With 4 Main Campaigns and a Lot of Content) + Fun Coop Game + All 4 Campaigns Stories are Connected + The Mercenaries is Back and It's more Fun than Ever + Good Variety and Design of Enemies - Loads of Bad, Overlong Quick-Time    Resident Evil 6 is an action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom and released in 2012.

    + Is the Most Biggest RE Game (With 4 Main Campaigns and a Lot of Content)
    + Fun Coop Game
    + All 4 Campaigns Stories are Connected
    + The Mercenaries is Back and It's more Fun than Ever
    + Good Variety and Design of Enemies
    - Loads of Bad, Overlong Quick-Time Events
    - Unavoidable Deaths
    - Bad Camera and Clunky Cover System
    - Agent Hunt is Boring and some areas in the Campaign Enemies infinitely Spawn
    - Some Areas are Frustrating as Hell

    Leon and Helena Campaign (Has the older Resident Evil feeling with good atmosphere, and it was my favorite campaign)
    Chris and Piers Campaign (Too much action oriented)
    Jake and Sherry Campaign (I like Jake and Sherry relationship but some areas are annoying)
    Ada Campaign (Chapter 1 is the most frustrating level of the entire game specially during the escape submarine part)

    My Score: 6.9/10    … Expand
  20. kibowman
    Dec 16, 2017
    6
    The worst numbered Resident Evil game entry ever. But with all of the flaws, the game is still quite fun to play though. If only it wasn't going all out hollywood style, this game could be better.
  21. svt1023
    May 24, 2017
    5
    Game is a mess....I only gave it a 5 because Leon and Chris's confrontation was pretty epic and it was good seeing Sherry return after so many years. Other than that..JUST BAD.
  22. raccoondaddy
    May 13, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Right away, I'm going to say, my score for this based on being solely an action game and well after the controls were patched. Like it or not, survival horror is a part of the action genre in gaming; so yeah. With that said, Resident Evil 6 takes four different approaches to how you play: Third Person Shooter, Traditional Survival Horror, Stealth and then combination of the three with melee-focused combat. (The latter being Jake's story)

    Chris' portion will have you spitting lead at other weapon totting C-Virus soldiers, which adds the bigger and badder BOWs for him to face. Despite it getting tiresome, the BOWs do tend to break up the monotony of the game's improved cover system, still giving the scenario that Resident Evil feel.

    The pluses do outweigh the minuses in this, kept me going through an above par portrayal about comradery, with his unit. Sure, the amnesia part could of been omitted, as it really seemed to only be present for one chapter and was gone the next, never really developing into any meaningful, plotwise.

    Leon's scenario tends to be everyone's favorite scenario here, (Considering, he is probably the most liked character in the series.) as we get to experience a truly intense experience of being in the middle of a city-wide outbreak. In all honesty, Resident Evil 6 could've just been an expanded version of Leon's story, as it stayed intense and challenging for most of the game. Aside from a few bad cliches with the usual with the scheming bad guy near the end, It's the high point of the game.

    Jake's story isn't bad either and focuses more on the chemistry between him and Sherry Birken. (All grown up!) Admittedly, they were a good pair to play with, and makes for some memorable moments, especially when going against Ustanack (RE6's Nemesis-like monster)

    Last, is Ada's campaign, which is used to fill in the gaps where all of the unanswered questions were during the other stories. In regards to the story elements, they do shed light on many of the unanswered questions, BUT overall her campaign is boring and really doesn't match into its own thing. Not only that, the stealth portions were pointless and felt forced. (Which is said because they could've been made to be cool.

    In regards to the newer control scheme, it does take some getting used to and shows serious improvement, after Capcom patched the game!

    Overall, the game packs 4 character scenarios that intertwine well, in the same fashion as Resident Evil 2. But loses its balance with all of the different gameplay approaches it tries to accomplish. Sure, they are ironed out well, but lose sight of what matters, THE HORROR ASPECT. The monsters are creepy and scary at times. But you have to really get behind the fact that Capcom was doing just too damn much with this one. (WHICH I DID) Also, multiplayer adds The Mercenaries (can be played solo) and a few newer modes to gameplay formula for the MP prortion.

    As for its rating as a part of the Resident Evil series, its a 5. It lacks any sort of terrifying moments,
    Yet it keeps the fighting tense and confined enough to keep that feeling of dread and need to look over your shoulder. Sure it's got a LOT of content, but Resident Evil isn't about the costumes, extra content and nick-nacks you acquire. It the very definition of SURVIVAL HORROR, which this lacks in almost every way.

    I enjoyed playing the game, but felt it left me empty overall, in terms of it being the continuation of the main story.    … Expand
  23. Baluberda
    Jun 18, 2016
    6
    The story is almost 10/10, but weak cutscenes and everything seems very unfinished and unpolished specially Leon and Helena campaign. Seriously you dont wanna waste your money if not falls under 20€-15€
  24. LookinLikeMagic
    Jan 31, 2016
    6
    Story: 6/10
    Resident Evil is known for its ridiculous plotlines, ranging from being chased by a giant mechanical Napoleon lookalike to crashing landing a bomber into a volcano. Resident Evil 6 is no exception and is definitely the most ambitious game to date, filled with cinematic set pieces set across the globe, feeling more like a Call of Duty entry rather than Resident Evil entry.    Story: 6/10
    Resident Evil is known for its ridiculous plotlines, ranging from being chased by a giant mechanical Napoleon lookalike to crashing landing a bomber into a volcano. Resident Evil 6 is no exception and is definitely the most ambitious game to date, filled with cinematic set pieces set across the globe, feeling more like a Call of Duty entry rather than Resident Evil entry. Although the scale of the plot is impressive it also takes away from the classic creepy plotline of the original games. Due to the downfall of Umbrella and the death of Albert Wesker, Resident Evil 6 introduces Neo-Umbrella and a host of new villains and BOWs. However these characters feel more like replacements for beloved Resident Evil enemies rather than new ones.
    Unlike previous entries, Resident Evil 6 explores characters beyond quirky one liners and their zombie killing abilities. This is only really evident is Chris and Pier’s campaign which features flashbacks of a traumatized Chris after the loss of his men although this is a refreshing change of storytelling for the Resident Evil series it felt dragged and frankly annoying.

    Visuals & Sound: 7/10
    Capcom has made a huge effort to restore Resident Evil to the dark creepy atmosphere that made the series such a success. They manage to achieve this in Leon’s campaign which maintains a creepy atmosphere for the majority of the game. This is not the case in Chris’s and Jake’s campaigns which tend to focus on large gun battles in well lit areas far more than Resident Evil 5. As I mentioned earlier Resident Evil 6 is filled with huge cinematic set pieces that could rival Uncharted. At times large set pieces and sequences such as driving a motorcycle at helicopter or attacking a battleship with a jet seem too big for the game itself and unnecessary.
    Like its predecessors Resident Evil 6 is filled with gigantic boss battles and questionable enemy designs. These range from terrifying to ridiculous with some end game bosses almost laughable. This mainly concerns the J’Avo which are able mutate and evolve after taking damage to a body part. These mutations cause them to generate new limbs turnings them into insects and giant moths.

    Gameplay: 6/10
    Resident Evil 6 continues with the third-person over-the-shoulder perspective introduced in the Resident Evil 4 although allowing the player to move while aiming such as in The Mercenaries game for the 3DS. Characters movement speed has also been sped up significantly allowing players to sprint in standard gameplay. This is a welcomed addition to the series although the movement seems overly loose and inaccurate. Thankfully they have replaced the dreadful inventory system used in Resident Evil 5, allowing characters to select and use items easily while in combat.
    Button-mashing has returned but is now more frequent and frustrating than in past games. The button sequences are triggered when a player is grabbed by an enemy or when performing an action such as accessing a control panel. The weapon and aiming system remains unchanged but you can no longer upgrade guns as in Resident Evil 5. Weapon damage is now upgraded in the perk system which allows the user to select 3 perks at a time to improve their character and weapons. These perks are purchased using skill points which are picked up as items during the game. Although I appreciate the idea I prefer the old upgrading system used in Resident Evil 4 & 5. The idea of picking up skill points as item rather than simply earning them by completing a chapter is a terrible idea especially considering harder difficulties were every bullet and shell is essential.

    Extras & Multiplayer: 7/10
    Resident Evil 5 had huge replay value featuring a lengthy cooperative campaign with chapter select, mercenaries and a semi-descent multiplayer. Capcom have taken this to a whole new level adding four full campaigns, mercenaries and new game mode called Agent Mode. This allows players to join other player’s games as a zombie and your goal is to kill them similar to versus mode in Left 4 Dead although not a good due poor controls. Mercenaries mode remains the same as past games but only 3 maps are included with an additional 3 as a pre-order bonus which is disappointing. Like Resident Evil 5, this game seems too focused on cooperative play making the game quite boring when playing alone. However from what I have played of Ada’s campaign it seems like a good singleplayer experience with a classic Resident Evil.

    Enjoyment: 6/10
    Overall I was disappointed with Resident Evil 6 having been a huge fan of the series. This was due to frustrating gameplay and long and tedious chapters although the drop in and out system was handy. Despite my disappointment Resident Evil 6 was a descent game but it wasn’t a Resident Evil game.

    Overall Rating: 6/10    … Expand
  25. LucasMSouza16
    Dec 2, 2015
    5
    RE6 é uma mistura de vários erros em um jogo só, tudo é muito confuso, e por isso o game escorrega em vários aspectos. A ideia de ter várias campanhas foi legal, mas a maneira que foi feita não. A Capcom fez um jogo para atrair fãs antigos e novos, algumas partes do game são FPS, outras tem terror e sustos. Porém, esta proposta se perde ao longo da aventura. A jogabilidade de correr eRE6 é uma mistura de vários erros em um jogo só, tudo é muito confuso, e por isso o game escorrega em vários aspectos. A ideia de ter várias campanhas foi legal, mas a maneira que foi feita não. A Capcom fez um jogo para atrair fãs antigos e novos, algumas partes do game são FPS, outras tem terror e sustos. Porém, esta proposta se perde ao longo da aventura. A jogabilidade de correr e atirar foi uma boa novidade, mas deixou o game muito fácil, até mesmo no profissional. Os zumbis são simplesmente patéticos! Os personagens tem uma péssima mania de tropeçar nos cadáveres, o que é irritante conforme jogamos. O gráfico parece inferior ao visto no seu antecessor. Os QTEs estão presentes, e em um número absurdo, prepare-se para cansar seus dedos de tanto apertar botão quando for agarrado. Nem o Co-op é tão divertido quanto RE5. Se a Capcom fizesse um jogo com um foco só, em vez de misturar ação com terror, o resultado poderia ter sido melhor.… Expand
  26. coelo
    Nov 2, 2015
    6
    In my opinion, a review of 5 might as well be a review of 0.

    So, I'm giving this a 6 lol.

    It's not great.

    Definitely go buy The Evil Within instead of this game.

    Basically at this point, there is no reason to buy this game as there are many better now.
  27. Danbliz
    Jul 15, 2015
    6
    Amagó mucho y se quedó en más de lo mismo. Casi nada de la esencia de lo que es la saga. No es injugable ni mucho menos pero para aprovecharlo bien hay que jugarlo cooperativo.
  28. thatgamerguy236
    May 25, 2015
    6
    Leon's campaign should of been the whole game, everything else in this game is meh...

    All the other campaigns were heated gun battles... Does that sound like survival horror or Resident Evil to you? At least Leon's campaign had horror elements.
  29. Kaaren
    Feb 12, 2015
    5
    A while ago, I wrote a review on how this game is worth playing despite all the bugs and flaws. Now I'm here to say that I was too nice. Unless you are a RE fanatic, you shouldn't buy this game. The bugs and flaws will make you contemplate suicide. I do not recommend this game to anybody anymore. Capcom should learn from this mistake. The game is almost perfect, but the flaws just won'tA while ago, I wrote a review on how this game is worth playing despite all the bugs and flaws. Now I'm here to say that I was too nice. Unless you are a RE fanatic, you shouldn't buy this game. The bugs and flaws will make you contemplate suicide. I do not recommend this game to anybody anymore. Capcom should learn from this mistake. The game is almost perfect, but the flaws just won't let you enjoy it.… Expand
  30. CycloneChyno
    Jun 23, 2014
    5
    I felt compelled to sign up for metacritic so I could put my views across. It's current mixed score of 5.3 is probably fair. As a Resident Evil game, it fails on so many levels. Capcoms insistence on co-op removes any chance of there being the classic RE tension that enveloped the early games, the amount of QTE is way over the top,. When I was playing the game I thought to myself that II felt compelled to sign up for metacritic so I could put my views across. It's current mixed score of 5.3 is probably fair. As a Resident Evil game, it fails on so many levels. Capcoms insistence on co-op removes any chance of there being the classic RE tension that enveloped the early games, the amount of QTE is way over the top,. When I was playing the game I thought to myself that I was playing COD:B.O.W edition and I see some similar thoughts in other reviews. Even stripping away the Resident Evil name, as a game on its own 2 legs, it still is poor due to most of the reasons I mentioned above, alongside such other reasons as splitting the story over 4 campaigns, forcing you to replay certain sections of the game in 2 different campaigns. Yes some of the 0 reviews are just people taking their hatred for the game and it's destruction of the RE legacy too far but those giving it anything above a 7 to 'balance out the score' are just as bad. A 5 is a fitting score likely… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. TotalPlayStation
    Nov 16, 2012
    55
    Capcom continues to thumb its nose at long time series fans. Not only have they abandoned any pretense of tension and fear, they've dredged up tired old storylines and shifted the game solidly into Gears of War territory. Let the series die!
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  2. Thunderbolt
    Nov 4, 2012
    50
    It's expanded beyond any plausible scientific explanation, with what is left being a cumbersome, grotesque mish-mash of disparate elements, barely strung together and about as subtle as a hammer to the thumb.
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  3. Level7.nu
    Oct 30, 2012
    60
    Resident Evil takes another step towards the action genre, and by doing so loses even more of the atmosphere from the beginning of the series. It's an ok action game, but the lack of focus is the real problem. Probably not for fans of the first games.
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