Resident Evil 7: biohazard

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  1. Neshh7
    Aug 21, 2020
    10
    Lo jugué en 2020 y menuda experiencia, quizá le venía bien hypear un poco más con detalles acerca de los antecedentes de los primeros RE, sin embargo se entiende que por la trama solo lo hacen al final, aunque parece historia de fantasmas no es para nada así, es psicológica, es emocionante, quizá le vendría bien más variedad de enemigos y jefes (siendo Jack el que más pelea da) sin embargoLo jugué en 2020 y menuda experiencia, quizá le venía bien hypear un poco más con detalles acerca de los antecedentes de los primeros RE, sin embargo se entiende que por la trama solo lo hacen al final, aunque parece historia de fantasmas no es para nada así, es psicológica, es emocionante, quizá le vendría bien más variedad de enemigos y jefes (siendo Jack el que más pelea da) sin embargo tiene una nueva y refrescante identidad, lo recomiendo sin duda.… Expand
  2. Denis94
    Aug 13, 2020
    7
    Capcom nos trae un nuevo formato de la saga RE, cambiando la cámara y oscureciendo el juego a algo todavía más tétrico y escalofriante si cabe.

    Respecto al Gameplay cambia totalmente a un shooter en primera persona que te hace sentir más la acción y el terror del título, la tensión es sobrecogedora y el juego se decanta más por el miedo que por otras variantes. La historia no es mala    Capcom nos trae un nuevo formato de la saga RE, cambiando la cámara y oscureciendo el juego a algo todavía más tétrico y escalofriante si cabe.

    Respecto al Gameplay cambia totalmente a un shooter en primera persona que te hace sentir más la acción y el terror del título, la tensión es sobrecogedora y el juego se decanta más por el miedo que por otras variantes.

    La historia no es mala algún giro de guión interesante pero poco más Los gráficos son espectaculares en este apartado cumple más que de sobra.

    Como nota personal diría que este Resident Evil pierde un poco su esencia, los enamorados de los juegos clásicos lo entenderán y los que esperen algo como los Remakes de los títulos 2 y 3, pasa de ser un título que quiere modernizarse pero no deja de ser una "inspiración" que ya está muy vista en otros juegos, creo que pierde personalidad la saga quitando esa vista en tercera persona que tan famosa la hizo, el juego no es malo pero no es lo que uno se espera de un RE.    … Expand
  3. Pugstache
    Aug 12, 2020
    8
    This is true horror. This game has good characters and a good story. It is not your regular shoot-em-up horror it has true blood pumping moments and its blended greatly with showing the Bakers family insanity because of something more sinister. The game creates amazing amount of tension. The area and world building is great. The twist is awesome and if you have an insane memory you couldThis is true horror. This game has good characters and a good story. It is not your regular shoot-em-up horror it has true blood pumping moments and its blended greatly with showing the Bakers family insanity because of something more sinister. The game creates amazing amount of tension. The area and world building is great. The twist is awesome and if you have an insane memory you could remember something that hinted it. it has amazing gore and dark themes and it makes it even better and scarier in VR where you feel as if to are Ethan but is ruined a bit because you have no body.… Expand
  4. GabFire
    Aug 10, 2020
    9
    O impressionante retorno de Resident Evil, esse ''7'' é incrível e muito inovador, daqui para frente a franquia será maravilhosa.
  5. HerosAmazonum
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    Great story, great ambientation, great horror elements and the extra contente os excepcional!
    If I had one negative critique it would be the lack of construction to the main carachter, but hey, we got Mia (that is extremely well constructed).
    I want to play this game over and over, it never gets old.
  6. almanaga
    Aug 3, 2020
    9
    После 6 части, которая была треш-стрелялкой в плохом смысле этого слова, 7 часть очень изменилась во всех аспектах, что однозначно идет ей в плюс! В игре снова появилась та "самая" атмосфера из предыдущих частей!
  7. TitaniumDragon
    Aug 1, 2020
    5
    Resident Evil 7 is a return to the horror genre from the survival action games that the previous three games had been. Presented in a first person perspective, you play as Ethan, a man who is trying to find his missing wife, who sent him a mysterious message, first telling him not to look for her, then where to find her.

    The game starts off very promising – the house is suitably creepy,    Resident Evil 7 is a return to the horror genre from the survival action games that the previous three games had been. Presented in a first person perspective, you play as Ethan, a man who is trying to find his missing wife, who sent him a mysterious message, first telling him not to look for her, then where to find her.

    The game starts off very promising – the house is suitably creepy, and when you run into the Baker family for the first time, they’re proper horror game enemies. Completely impossible to kill, they are implacable and unstoppable, and all you can do is slow them down and then run and hide. Horrible things happen to the main character, and there is something fundamentally wrong with his wife, Mia. Zoe, who seems to be related to the Bakers in some way, helps you out over the phone, and the whole thing seems to be unfolding rather nicely, as you try to explore a house while being stalked by a man who can’t be stopped and can’t be killed.

    There are even boss fights against these enemies, where you use powerful environmental objects to seemingly cause them severe damage and even “kill” them, but just minutes later they pop back up again and start throwing you around.

    The problem is, the game has to move on, and after that point, the game stops really working.

    The reason for this is fairly simple – when you’re early on in the game, you are weak and helpless. The house is creepy, the enemies are implacable, and you don’t know what’s going on. The few “lesser” enemies you face are really tough to take down and take a ton of shots from the pistol to the head to kill.

    To finally break out of the house, you get a shotgun and you manage to take down one of the Bakers before you break out. The fight is suitably dramatic – after multiple prior encounters where no matter what you did, your foe kept on coming back, here, you can finally do a good number on him, and there isn’t the same sense that he’s just going to pop back up again.

    But at this point, the Bakers are no longer invulnerable, and you are better armed and can actually meaningfully fight back. And this pretty much makes the game fall apart, because now, you know what’s going to happen – you’re going to creep around for a bit, there’s going to be a boss fight, and you’re going to kill them, and then they’ll come back and you’ll kill them again.

    So what was originally a really cool horror game turns into a more action oriented game. The enemies are still not something you want to waste ammo on, but the fact that you know you CAN just take them down makes them feel a lot less menacing – something that stays until a brief section towards the end of the game, where you are temporarily disarmed again (well, sort of. It’s complicated). The feeling of helplessness is gone.

    Worse, after searching the first house, the next two areas just feel like rehashes, where you’re just going up against a different member of the Baker family. The third area does mix up the formula a bit, but it still ends up following the same structure, which makes the game feel too predictable, which undermines the horror.

    And frankly, the other two members of the Baker family just aren’t as good at being intimidating as Jack is.

    The result is something like letting air out of a balloon, as the game feels like it just gradually deflates, transitioning more and more into a FPS game as enemies become less and less of a threat – but it still feels a bit janky, because it was originally a horror game.

    All in all, by the end of it, I was armed to the gills and ready for anything, and while this served as a bit of catharsis, it ultimately felt like the game was too long even at only 10 hours in length.

    It doesn’t help that the protagonists of the game – Ethan and his wife, Mia – are frankly not very interesting characters. Ethan feels kind of generic, and often seems to be kind of useless, and Mia’s character is very vaguely defined for most of the game, until you get to nearly the end of it. And while Jack Baker is a cool foe, the other two members of the family aren’t as interesting, even if a late-game twist tries to fix that.

    So what are my overall feelings on this game?

    On the one hand, the start of the game was really good, and delivered the horror, “don’t get caught” feel very well. On the other hand, the game just kind of goes downhill after you escape the first “real” area of the game.

    So I’m not sure I can really recommend this. It was interesting to play through for a bit, but at the end, I wasn’t terribly invested.    … Expand
  8. Ren_Amamiya79
    Jul 27, 2020
    8
    Una jugabilidad muy buena,ambientación excelente una historia......interesante hasta cierto punto.
    Cae en los básicos Jumpscares de película de terror Americana y no hay mucha variedad de enemigos más que los Baker y las variaciones de los holomorfos.
    Al menos dejaron la ruta de acción de RE5 y RE6.
  9. StrohNamiX
    Jul 24, 2020
    7
    The first 2/3 of the game were nerve racking. Exploring the mansion was just interesting and scary. I really wanted to know more about the baker family. The last two bigger areas felt however rushed from a level design perspective. Some story bits were interesting but as a whole it was actually a rather typical resident evil story. I would really like to rate it higher but the lastThe first 2/3 of the game were nerve racking. Exploring the mansion was just interesting and scary. I really wanted to know more about the baker family. The last two bigger areas felt however rushed from a level design perspective. Some story bits were interesting but as a whole it was actually a rather typical resident evil story. I would really like to rate it higher but the last chapters of the game dragged it down for me. It's still a really good game though and absolutely worth a try.

    Story.: 6
    Graphics / Sound / Atmosphere.: 8
    Gameplay.: 8

    Result: 7    … Expand
  10. Maximum_P
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    The game has a very interesting story that really makes you want to see what happens next. It’s pretty scary being in first person and I can only imagine what it’s like in VR no honestly it’s one of my favorite games of all time and is what got me into the resident evil series to begin with
  11. JayDavies
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Resident Evil 7: biohazard is a triumphant return to the survival horror genre for Capcom, bringing forth a new gameplay perspective while maintaining the dread-infused atmosphere of the first three games.

    The game takes place in the Baker's Estate and with that comes a fresh environment of grimy architecture and the terrifying presence of the Baker family, a family of chemically    Resident Evil 7: biohazard is a triumphant return to the survival horror genre for Capcom, bringing forth a new gameplay perspective while maintaining the dread-infused atmosphere of the first three games.

    The game takes place in the Baker's Estate and with that comes a fresh environment of grimy architecture and the terrifying presence of the Baker family, a family of chemically altered psychopaths in the vein of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Another new enemy coming along with this game is the Molded, a group of faceless monster coming in all shapes and sizes to keep the player on edge at all times (for as long as possible). The score is fantastic and atmospheric, the gameplay is suitably challenging for each play style and the inventory brings a sense of required organisation and panic when in enemy encounters/boss battles. The story also brings a certain new flavour to the series, taking you out of the biohazard prevention, militaristic world and more into the eyes of an every man, just trying to survive the night.

    My gripes for the game come in the form of the repetitive nature of the Molded encounters, they really lose their fear factor after a short period of time as you will constantly be appearing and after the player has discovered their weaknesses, they become close to not a challenge at all. But in short, this is a good game, like really good, and is such a well realised breath of fresh air for the RE franchise and makes me more pumped than ever for the future of the series.

    9/10. Jay x    … Expand
  12. Heisenberg93
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    I had low expectations and also annoyance towards Resident Evil 7, considering it to look like a chapter of the saga, regardless of the low points touched by RE 5 and 6, almost apocryphal and profane because of its first–person view concept. Flipping a coin, I lost and I had to buy the game and I'm happy because I got the chance to change my mind.

    The plot certainly starts with a good    I had low expectations and also annoyance towards Resident Evil 7, considering it to look like a chapter of the saga, regardless of the low points touched by RE 5 and 6, almost apocryphal and profane because of its first–person view concept. Flipping a coin, I lost and I had to buy the game and I'm happy because I got the chance to change my mind.

    The plot certainly starts with a good premise, does not lack memorable moments and twists. Jack Baker is certainly the most iconic character in the game, but the other Baker family members also find their place. Writing is nothing special, but it works well in leaving the memory of a convincing horror story both in dialogues and plot events.

    Resident Evil 7's gameplay achieve its target well. The first–person view is less alienating than expected to be in a Resident Evil game. There is a good variety of weapons, the firing feedback is discreet and the aiming system works properly. The game's inventory works very well: similar to the classic one, it's mostly clear and enjoyable in the selection of items and rarely chaotic in its management. Good idea to use chem fluids and strong chem fluids to create items and more powerful items. Puzzles require to use a little brain, but we are far from the first Resident Evil's great puzzles, so nothing really challenging. In–game exploration and recovery of resources is well done, it pushes the player in search and is worthy of a survival horror game. The horror component is good and the atmosphere built around the setting and gameplay is great, the game never makes the mistake of flowing into full action, no surprise since game director Nakanishi also directed Revelations, released in 2012. There are also post–game run extras typical of Resident Evil games and of an older idea of ​​making video games. Overall, it's a Resident Evil game at its core and soul. So what's wrong with the game? Well, boss battles are actually forgettable (I found the best one to be versus Marguerite). And to make them forgettable is also the combination of first–person view with the movement system: Ethan is too slow and woody in moving, turning, running and in combination with first–person view this is problematic, even more during boss battles. Also variety of enemies is actually not much. Speaking of "Madhouse" mode: it adds cassette tapes to get obtained and needed to save, great, but it should have been like that by default, also there is never a real shortage of tapes. However, I did not appreciate too radical changes to everything else in the mode: tougher enemies and weaker Ethan would have been enough, it wasn't needed to make enemies faster and more aggressive, which mostly unbalances the game too much.

    Technically speaking, the RE Engine is a great graphics engine. Not perfect, of course, but it gives the game remarkable visuals and competitive rendering on almost all levels. We know in 2020 that the graphics engine has made its way in other Capcom games. The sound component is no different, given the importance in a survival horror game.

    Resident Evil 7 was a gamble. A shocking, and even a bit desperate, attempt to renew and refresh a historical saga. I myself was highly skeptical but reviews, consensus and sales showed that Capcom was right. The result is a great game which lives on many strengths and obvious flaws, while remains a survival horror experience for both fans of the genre and fans of the saga.    … Expand
  13. ActionCritic
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    It did not felt like a Resident Evil game. It felt more like Outcast with lame ass "I"m going to make you bleed because it's supposed to make you scared but you won't die" kinda bs.
    Lame. It should not be a main line Resident Evil game, it would have been better off labelled like a spin-off like Revelations. The kind of horror I like is from Resident Evil 3 the original, not Outlast or    It did not felt like a Resident Evil game. It felt more like Outcast with lame ass "I"m going to make you bleed because it's supposed to make you scared but you won't die" kinda bs.
    Lame. It should not be a main line Resident Evil game, it would have been better off labelled like a spin-off like Revelations. The kind of horror I like is from Resident Evil 3 the original, not Outlast or the Slenderman.    … Expand
  14. pikotaraanton
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    игра очень крутая особенно в vr всем рекомендую
  15. Teemuer
    Jul 15, 2020
    9
    I am a fan of the series and picked this game up on sale for 10€ because it was the only one I haven't played yet.

    Have to say I'm impressed. I was a little sceptical how it would work out since i don't have a vr set but it was great even with a basic setup. Capcom has returned to it's roots on this one. It is kind of similar to RE2 in terms of level design and atmosphere. It is a    I am a fan of the series and picked this game up on sale for 10€ because it was the only one I haven't played yet.

    Have to say I'm impressed. I was a little sceptical how it would work out since i don't have a vr set but it was great even with a basic setup.

    Capcom has returned to it's roots on this one. It is kind of similar to RE2 in terms of level design and atmosphere. It is a disturbing horror game and has made a 360 from RE4, 5 and 6. (it's a good thing). Did not mind the first person aspect at all. In fact I think it brought more to the puzzles and some variance in gameplay.

    Definitely in my top 3 RE games. Good job Capcom. I like the direction where the series is going if it is this. Can't wait for the next one and hopefully I can replay this on VR someday.

    pros:
    - Story. I did not see that much plot holes like some negative reviews here. Not everything needs to be explained to the player to leave room for some mystery. Also all the paranormal stuff is explained if you follow the story and read some documents at the end game.
    - oh, the spooky horror
    - Some puzzles
    - Scary sound world
    - Boss fights

    minor cons:
    - no random events
    - couple more enemy types would been good
    - where is umbrella corp and relation to other games?
    - replayability (though 'Not a hero' dlc seems to be free to download from psstore)
    - Couple less shadow puzzles would be nice and also the shotgun puzzle is basicly the same as in RE1.    … Expand
  16. DAYS123
    Jul 14, 2020
    9
    همه چی خیلی خوب و ترسناک و معمایی بود ولی با افراد کمی در حال جنگ بودی و اول شخص بودن بازی من را آزار میداد. دوست بود Residentevil4 داشتم مثل
  17. AlexeyAleshin
    Jul 13, 2020
    9
    Игра очень крутая. Для меня пожалуй самая лучшая часть
    RESIDENT EVIL . Она могла бы быть и самостоятельным проектом и ни чуть бы не потеряла . Я прошёл в VR возможно по этому мои впечатления были так положительны .
  18. Leon_D
    Jul 13, 2020
    7
    The atmosphere is beautifully terrifying. The game is scary and immersive. It feels like something is gonna pop up and kill you at any moment and that keeps you on edge most of the times. Having said that, something about this game feels a little off. Maybe it's the inability to see the protagonist that makes it more like a Blair Withc/Half Life combo than a Resident Evil game.
  19. Denialsan85
    Jul 9, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game! I so much love this reimagining! Capcom DO IT AGAIN!!! Return to oldstyle horror!… Expand
  20. tngo
    Jul 8, 2020
    5
    Really shouldn't be first person only. Should give you the option to play as mutliple characters with 3rd person view
  21. Fai50
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loved it, and it’s a legitimately scary game, loved the new first person perspective take.
  22. Vaidas4774
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Real American horror story I'm glad resident evil came back to horror again and first person perspective fits perfectly in this masterpiece
  23. DanielBoone
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Ok, it is time for an positive review.

    After the epic fails of Metro Exodus and TLOU2 I am feared to be disaapointend again but the absolute opposite was true. Well done capcom! I was surprized how simple an totally addicting game can be. No moralizing, no pathetic raised forefinger. no stupidly lament buddy npc, no endless booooooring uncutable cutscenes, just you and the evil.    Ok, it is time for an positive review.

    After the epic fails of Metro Exodus and TLOU2 I am feared to be disaapointend again but the absolute opposite was true.

    Well done capcom!

    I was surprized how simple an totally addicting game can be. No moralizing, no pathetic raised forefinger. no stupidly lament buddy npc, no endless booooooring uncutable cutscenes, just you and the evil.

    The gameplay was supersmooth and the plot digs you deeper and deeper into the evil.

    So thank you capcom for this refreshing game and some violently frigthen moments, it's right what I have needed.

    In this times this games would have earned an 11+ but the score here is maxed out at 10.    … Expand
  24. Design_xjt
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    怪种类太少了 没有以往的经典角色 地图也小 但是恐惧感确实回归了
  25. SHARP1099
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    el juego es bueno al inicio te mantiene con un miedo increible sin embargo como avanza la historia se va convirtiendo en un shooter se que es la esencia de RE pero hubiera estado genial mantener el miedo hasta el final, a medida que avanza el juego te esperas los screamers genericos y si asi pasa conforme avanza la historia
  26. Brianscott13
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    Já jogado 5 vezes e sentindo frio na barriga até hoje. Resident Evil 7 mesmo que perca em LORE, sobra em jogabilidade. E sua história individual é muito bem contada. Foge da história clássica, mas continua sendo um jogo absurdo.

    Choro é livre para os fãs dos jogos clássicos, mas aos novos entusiastas Re7 foi super bem vindo.
  27. Albertwesker959
    Dec 9, 2019
    10
    Finally the series return to horror in great stile, one of the best game in the series since resident evil 4, graphic is awesome the story is good, the gameplay is finally what fan had been looking for more then a decade
  28. Trustedreviewe
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Play it in VR its woth it,
    I finished the game before I got the PSVR headset, and I replayed it on VR once I got it, its a totally different much better experience, the only downside is that graphics are downgraded in VR, immersion, story, boss fight are enjoyable, there are places where I did not have the gut to go forward eventhough I knew what was coming, guarding with both hands above    Play it in VR its woth it,
    I finished the game before I got the PSVR headset, and I replayed it on VR once I got it, its a totally different much better experience, the only downside is that graphics are downgraded in VR, immersion, story, boss fight are enjoyable, there are places where I did not have the gut to go forward eventhough I knew what was coming, guarding with both hands above the head adds to the immersion. the sound, the atmosphere are excellent. this game is a must have for PSVR owners.    … Expand
  29. IntrovertRobot
    Jul 3, 2020
    9
    Without a doubt my favourite horror game to ever be created! Everything is great about the game except for the mid way point which becomes like a 4 or 5/10 but it's a masterpiece in my opinion. PSVR makes this game even more terrifying! overall 9/10 buy this game! :D
  30. rr8000
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Resident Evil 7 is an enjoyable experience, however, it does not excel in many aspects of the game and doesn’t bring anything fresh to the table.

    Pros:
    •Very creative way to treat their characters
    •Sticks to the saga’s basics
    •Guns are nicely balanced
    •Feels enjoyable and fun
    •Creates a good horror atmosphere
    •It’s scary

    Cons:
    •Difficulty spikes
    •House structure doesn’t make that much sense
    •Certain decision feels dumb •Uninteresting Characters
    •Movement feels heavy and unpleasent
    •Doesn’t stand out from another survival horror games

    Do I recommend it?
    Sure, it won’t blow your mind but it will sure be a game that you will enjoy.    … Expand
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#18 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 100 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 100
  3. Negative: 0 out of 100
  1. UploadVR
    Apr 23, 2017
    90
    Honestly, I don’t know if the world is ready for a game like Resident Evil 7: Biohazard in VR and that’s exactly what makes it so exhilarating.
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  2. App Trigger
    Apr 21, 2017
    90
    Whether played in VR or not, Resident Evil 7: biohazard is a thrilling game and it shouldn’t be missed. If you have the option to play the game with a PSVR, you should by all means do so. Regardless of how you play Resident Evil 7: biohazard, just be sure that you do because it is one of 2017’s finest releases and the constant stream of DLC keeps the nightmare alive.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Apr 2, 2017
    88
    Gets under your skin by erasing past frills and putting you eyeball to eyeball with a new world of horror. [March 2017, p.60]
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