Resident Evil Village: Winters' Expansion

 PlayStation 5
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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 82
  3. Negative: 45 out of 82

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  1. Vulgusqc
    Nov 4, 2022
    3
    The level design is boring and repetitive. The dlc begins to be better after 2h30, but it last only 3 hours. It adds nothing new and the scenario is bad. Don’t waste your money, i regret buying.
  2. Luke9648
    Oct 31, 2022
    4
    Extremely disappointing after a 18 month wait for DLC. I finished Shadows of Rose in 2 and a half hours, and it was mediocre at best. I much preferred the actual game than this content. The 3rd person mode is cool enough i guess, but unnecessary. I might play through once to check it out. The Mercenaries content is by far the most fun IMO, but it's still a short distraction. RE:Verse isn'tExtremely disappointing after a 18 month wait for DLC. I finished Shadows of Rose in 2 and a half hours, and it was mediocre at best. I much preferred the actual game than this content. The 3rd person mode is cool enough i guess, but unnecessary. I might play through once to check it out. The Mercenaries content is by far the most fun IMO, but it's still a short distraction. RE:Verse isn't technically part of the Winters expansion, but it's a horrendous waste of time. Let the countdown to RE4 begin.… Expand
  3. FabioLopes
    Nov 2, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A DLC é minúscula, zerei em cerca de duas horas explorando tudo. Fora que os cenários são exatamente os mesmos da campanha.… Expand
  4. Tonykov
    Oct 30, 2022
    4
    Duration is 3 hours and all (ALL!) scenarios are reused from base game. I love Resident Evil formula but this was forgettable and lazy.
  5. Critical_Joe
    Mar 23, 2023
    3
    I'm glad some people enjoyed it but for me I found it boring with all the reused assests from the base game and hazards that pop into existence whenever the game feels like it.

    I miss being able to block like Ethan. Rose just stands there like a pleb and takes it to the face which can be a tad frustrating. I think I will try to get all the trophies and then never play this again.    I'm glad some people enjoyed it but for me I found it boring with all the reused assests from the base game and hazards that pop into existence whenever the game feels like it.

    I miss being able to block like Ethan. Rose just stands there like a pleb and takes it to the face which can be a tad frustrating.

    I think I will try to get all the trophies and then never play this again. Sometimes my trophy hunting addiction feels more like a curse.    … Expand
  6. Batman_2323
    Mar 15, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Winters Expansion is one of the most Disappointing DLCs for Resident Evil Village. While the Shadows Of Rose segment is a great Expansion for the story of the main game, The Entire segment is like the Worst with Clunky and uninspired Gameplay and Combat, Doesn't have a wide variety of Weapons, Not Scary at all dispite this game being a horror game, Very Short Story (The Shadows Of Rose Campaign Can be completed within 2 hours), Not Scary at all, Reused Cutscenes, Reused Maps and Environments, and a Forgetable ending with the same ending from the main game. While Rose is a likeable character, she can be very Cringy at times with various dialogues and voice acting. Even Roses Death animations are uninspired and pure cringe and I wish it was more like the Death animations from The Callisto Protocol. The Mercenaries Additional Orders is a Step up to the Right direction with New Characters and many different ways to play. While the Third person gameplay for the main game is also a great way of playing the entire story with a new perspective, Cutscenes transition to first person and some segments in the game are not Scary. Overall, this expansion is the worst to the series. It's a shame that The Mercenaries Additional Orders was included in this expansion and should have been a separate DLC for the Main game. The Shadows Of Rose Segment is a Complete Waste of your Time. I do not recommend you to buy this expansion, instead, save that money for other great Resident Evil games in the franchise or Save that Money for The Callisto Protocol or Dead Space Remake in which these two games are way better than this expansion. Truly a Disappointment after 18 months of waiting.… Expand
  7. AgentoftheBat
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    I loved Resident Evil: Village but I really hated this expansion. The main problem is the story and the character of Rose. Shadows of Rose seems like something produced by a Western video game company and not Capcom. The story is boring and Rose is not very likeable as a protagonist. When I play Resident Evil, I expect B-movie horror style story, characters and tone, not teenage angst andI loved Resident Evil: Village but I really hated this expansion. The main problem is the story and the character of Rose. Shadows of Rose seems like something produced by a Western video game company and not Capcom. The story is boring and Rose is not very likeable as a protagonist. When I play Resident Evil, I expect B-movie horror style story, characters and tone, not teenage angst and emotional family drama. There is no comparison between Village and RE7's DLC which was all great, especially End of Zoe. An unusual fail from Capcom.… Expand
  8. Vuuvie
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    A DLC that falls into the unfortunate category where publishers make a game that looks amazing, but the story suffers horribly for their hubris. What should be a suspense genre game has turned into a short-story about a girl with literal superpowers getting harassed by highschoolers. It's a very cliché 'coming of age' story about someone 'accepting certain things that they don't like aboutA DLC that falls into the unfortunate category where publishers make a game that looks amazing, but the story suffers horribly for their hubris. What should be a suspense genre game has turned into a short-story about a girl with literal superpowers getting harassed by highschoolers. It's a very cliché 'coming of age' story about someone 'accepting certain things that they don't like about themselves despite what others think or say.' Now, I wouldn't mind such a thing if the story was told in a compelling way that actually makes it so the player can relate and sympathize with the protagonist (Rose), but it would seem that many of those in charge of the execution of said premise decided to cram so much teenage angst into the plot that there's little else to the story other than the ever-present concept that is 'dead dad, me sad.'

    It makes sense that the protagonist is a teenager, because this entire DLC plays out like a highschoolers fanfiction.

    At least the other parts of the DLC weren't bogged down by such pitiful storytelling.    … Expand

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. PLAY
    Dec 14, 2022
    70
    Shadows Of Rose isn’t quite a must-play, but it will make you squeal. Some of the series’ most inventive spooks are here, though inevitably in moderation. [Issue#22, p.90]
  2. Vgames
    Nov 27, 2022
    90
    The newest RE:V expansions gives us a lot of new ways to play the game, either in the new and fun Shadows of Rose story expansion or the new and improved Mercenaries mode. Fans looking for more classic RE:V might find themselves a bit let down, but the new changes and additions work great for me.
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  3. GameMAG
    Nov 8, 2022
    60
    Third-person camera mode and new The Mercenaries content is something you would have expected to get from a big free update. Sadly both of those features are locked behind Winters' Expansion pack which also goes with Shadow of Rose - a new story-campaign that is shorter, modest and generally worse than everything else Resident Evil Village has to offer.
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