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. onemorelevel_1
    Oct 29, 2022
    10
    BACK TO THE VILLAGE
    Shadows Of Rose happens years after the Village. Rose was saved from there as a baby and now she’s a teenager. She has powers, such her dead father, Ethan, had. Rose wants to get rid of her powers and she travels to the consciousness of the Megamycete. It takes Rose to a mysterious place where memories are twisted and warped to a nightamerous form. She is back in the    BACK TO THE VILLAGE
    Shadows Of Rose happens years after the Village. Rose was saved from there as a baby and now she’s a teenager. She has powers, such her dead father, Ethan, had. Rose wants to get rid of her powers and she travels to the consciousness of the Megamycete. It takes Rose to a mysterious place where memories are twisted and warped to a nightamerous form. She is back in the Village where everything started, back to the Dimitrescu Castle.

    The story was rather interesting and it swallowed me wholy. The beginning was short and the main theme was the horrors of the mind of the Megamycete. The Castle was different. It was ran by the merchant from the Village -game. He wanted to stop Rose’s journey and he could control enemies to go after her. In the Shadows Of Rose there was new type of enemies; the “Face Eaters”. Theres also other enemies, but I’m not gonna spoil it.

    Rose also was different from Ethan (the gameplay from the Village), she couldn’t use Guard, so there’s no guarding from enemies’ attacks. But Rose had something else, she had powers she can use against the enemies. She could freeze them for a short period of time. She also use her powers to unblock obstacles. All the powers weren’t given her in the beginning of the game, so it was gradually given to her which made the gameplay even better.

    What was interesting addition to the game was a “ghost” that helped Rose. It gave ammo and health, and told me what to do and sometimes even where to go.

    Shadows Of Rose also had some typical Resident Evil puzzles. They were easy, but I did like how the developer added something nostalgic to the game.

    There were also other areas than just the Castle. The gameplay got even better each time I got thrown into a new place. There was even extremely psychological-horror area, which was rather similiar like in the Village -game. That was section where I was freaked out and even screamed a little.

    Playing this whole DLC with headphones on, I gotta say, it was even more scarier. All the noises enemies made to the ambient sounds, it was all just pure horror.

    Graphically the game looked next gen and as beautiful as the Village was. Technically there was zero issues; no frame-rate drops or other isssues.

    I did die a at least five times. There was moments where I was pure in survival mode, no ammo and health low, but I just pushed forward. It also helped that there was checkpoints in addition to the manual saves.

    Only negative what I did find, was the final boss. It really didn’t took much of effort to beat it. I was readied myself to die a lot and take the battle of my life. So, I think the whole game should be played in harder difficulties to REALLY amp it up.

    THE FINAL VERDICT
    The Shadows Of Rose was about 3 hours long. It felt much longer than that, because the game was designed in a way that every new scenario was completely new. I did enjoy this DLC a lot and I’m gonna play it many times over. I really can’t say anything negative. The game played really smoothly and there was no hiccups or anything technical issues. Only negative thing were maybe that the puzzles were too easy and the final boss was also rather dull to beat.    … Expand
  2. RanGom007
    Oct 30, 2022
    10
    excellent DLC, to the quality of the study of which there are absolutely no complaints. interesting, scary, concentrated. Capcom does not change itself and again showed the highest level. I passed with great pleasure and I advise everyone to get acquainted too. thank you for supporting the Russian language !
  3. wesker2012
    Oct 31, 2022
    8
    The dlc was better than I expected based on reviews. They changed up a lot of the original game's settings to give a different type of gameplay which made it feel distinct from the main campaign. Some parts were quite a challenge. The enemies were a lot creepier. I enjoyed the side story.
  4. deathstramding
    Oct 31, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. nice game nice gamevnice gamenice gamenice gamenice gamenice gamenice gamenice gamenice gamenice game… Expand
  5. AxonYT
    Oct 30, 2022
    10
    Good dlc,i recommend it for everyone who want to play as a Rose but afraid about story of dlc
  6. Khristian5
    Nov 3, 2022
    8
    Buena manera de alargar un videojuego que para mi fue lo mejor que juegue en 2021. El DLC de más de tres horas es más que suficiente y poder jugar en 3a persona es un buen añadido. Volver por Village para pasar miedo siempre se agradece.
  7. nnevill
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Good 3h-long DLC with good enough story which adds additional stratum to the original game. Other things than DLC doesn't makes sense for me.
  8. marvsfontanilla
    Mar 13, 2023
    8
    Story: 7
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 7
    Gameplay: 8
    Game Time: 3 Hours (Main Story + Extra)
  9. Youngproscia
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    Disagree with the negative reviews here. Shadows of Rose a lot of fun I like the freezing mechanic and the instructions/help from beyond.
    Solid chapter of DLC and I recommend for any RE fan
  10. EXPsharePlus
    Dec 26, 2022
    8
    Resident Evil Village was in my top 3 games of 2021 and the announcement of its DLC, Winters’ Expansion, had me itching to return to the horrifying locations we first explored last year.

    STORY The horror game has us take control of Rose, the daughter of Resident Evil 7 & 8’s protagonist Ethan, who is trying to live a normal life as a teenager. Unfortunately, she is struggling to do    Resident Evil Village was in my top 3 games of 2021 and the announcement of its DLC, Winters’ Expansion, had me itching to return to the horrifying locations we first explored last year.

    STORY

    The horror game has us take control of Rose, the daughter of Resident Evil 7 & 8’s protagonist Ethan, who is trying to live a normal life as a teenager. Unfortunately, she is struggling to do so as she is working with Chris Redfield’s unit and living with powers from the megamycete. Rose finds a way to remove her megamycete powers and in turn finds herself in a darker version of the village we all know and love.

    The 3-hour journey throughout the Shadows of Rose DLC is fun and well worth the price tag. The narrative, however, isn’t expanded on that much and doesn’t provide any added closure that the base game provided. That said, I loved getting to know who Rose is as a person, considering we spent the entirety of Resident Evil Village trying to save baby Rose.

    GAMEPLAY

    The gameplay is expanded on ever so slightly. Rose unfortunately is only equipped with a pistol and a shotgun, with a few upgrades on the pistol. A new mechanic is her megamycete powers, which allow her to freeze mold enemies and destroy mold structures. It was a welcome addition to the game which made the combat feel a lot more refreshing than what I was expecting. Playing the game in third-person mode felt right, I had almost forgotten that RE7 and RE8 were experienced in first-person. I think the game is best enjoyed in first-person, however, I can see why the option was added.

    I thought journeying through familiar locations like Castle Dimitrescu and House Beneviento would have had a comfort to it, but boy was I wrong. If you thought House Beneviento’s mutant baby was terrifying, you have no idea. Without spoiling the area, I’ll just say one thing. It was one of the most terrifying parts of Resident Evil I have ever played.

    The Mercenaries Additional Orders adds new stages to the original Mercenaries mode which accompanies the new playable characters quite well. Joining Ethan as playable characters in Mercenaries mode are Chris Redfield, Heisenberg, and Lady Dimitrescu. All of these additions add a bit of flair and versatility to the mode, but it probably won’t grab your attention if you were never a fan of this mode.

    THE VERDICT

    While Resident Evil Village: Winters’ Expansion didn’t expand on the story as much as I would’ve liked, it was still a thrilling addition to the Winters’ saga. The many gameplay additions and the return to the most beloved locations of the base game make this a DLC worthy of purchase.

    8/10

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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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