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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. May 5, 2021
    Still, for all it owes to Leon Kennedy’s misadventures through parasite-plagued Spain, Village is its own game with its own offbeat personality. If it can be believed, it may well be the kookiest Resident Evil yet.
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 594 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 65 out of 594
  1. May 13, 2021
    9
    ANALYSIS - RESIDENT EVIL [8] VI.L.L.AGE (PLAYSTATION 4)

    POSITIVE POINTS: Good gameplay; The return of The Expendables; Good dubbing in
    ANALYSIS - RESIDENT EVIL [8] VI.L.L.AGE (PLAYSTATION 4)

    POSITIVE POINTS:
    Good gameplay;
    The return of The Expendables;
    Good dubbing in Brazilian Portuguese and Latin America Spanishes;
    Good mix of genres throughout the game.

    NEGATIVE POINTS:
    Weak history;
    Little Gore;
    Small fountains with ruined cores to be seen;
    Little charismatic protagonists.
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  2. May 8, 2021
    7
    This game is thrilling from the start, although not as scary as it’s predecessor the atmosphere, environment and enemies make the game creepyThis game is thrilling from the start, although not as scary as it’s predecessor the atmosphere, environment and enemies make the game creepy and interesting. The standard enemies are a huge improvement from 7’s molded as you actually gain from killing them as they drop loot necessary to make ammo, healing products and explosives. The villains are each interesting in their own right although I found moreau to be the comical intellectual stupid character who the group make fun of which is rather repetitive and who we literally got in 7 as Lucas. The negatives for me would be that the first area you go to other than the village it’s self is the gorgeous Castle that Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters inhabit I felt that the 3 other areas after this weren’t as good, 2 of them weren’t necessarily bad but no where near as interesting or creative as the first. I wasn’t a fan of Heisenbergs factory at all I found it very repetitive and mostly boring and more reminiscent of the boat section in 7 which I didn’t like either mostly for the same reasons. The boss battles where all intriguing but far too easy regardless of difficulty their patterns were very repetitive so therefore easy to figure out quickly. Overall I really enjoyed RE: Village enough to say it’s a good game but once again it has more than enough flaws to hurts its overall score. Full Review »
  3. May 9, 2021
    10
    This is the best part in the series, over the past 10-15 years, very atmospheric and with a more or less sane plot.

    The gameplay - is
    This is the best part in the series, over the past 10-15 years, very atmospheric and with a more or less sane plot.

    The gameplay - is standard as in other parts of the series.
    The plot - is strong and interesting.
    The atmosphere - is very coolly balanced, there is both horror and action (there is more horror).
    Difficulty - playing hardcore, you will get EVERYTHING that is required from a resident evile (at lower difficulties you will lose the whole essence of the game).
    Puzzles - there are a LOT of them and very diverse and very interesting.
    Back tracking - is probably the biggest of all the previous parts.
    Enemies - there are many of them, each with its own characteristics (both externally and gameplay).
    Bosses and mini-bosses - there are many of them, all varied and interesting, with several phases.
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