Resident Evil Village

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2852 Ratings

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  1. Biizz
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    I hated the *vil within 2-like cliche story, but other than that this game is amazing.
  2. Ixedosss
    Jun 18, 2021
    10
    Оптимизация , сюжет , играбельность … всё на вышке . Поэтому твёрдая десятка ….
  3. terrafant
    Jan 2, 2022
    6
    Although the game has pleasant graphics and some good characters, overall, the story and plot twists are just too unrealistic. It’s too far-fetched, feels more like a Halloween attractions site than a story.
  4. DylanG
    May 11, 2021
    10
    Absolutely a great great game! Amazing graphics, awesome characters throughout, and great combat and puzzles. Well done CAPCOM you did a great job at really bringing this franchise back!
  5. DANGERDOOOOOM
    May 11, 2021
    7
    Haven’t really had a good scare in the game yet. Action is fun and the game looks great. Very weird how they don’t have any button to put away your weapons though. If you bring your knife or gun out, have fun staring at it until a cutscene finally puts it away for you.
  6. Bradtown559
    May 15, 2021
    9
    Possibly the best RE title of all time and that's coming from an AVID RE4 player. If you are on the fence about getting this my advice would be.... BUY THIS GAME
  7. hecatombeZ
    Feb 14, 2022
    9
    Buenísimos como siempre,gran historia y mejor final la temática recuerda a películas de los 90 un gran toque.
  8. Kleird
    Apr 1, 2023
    8
    Resident Evil Village is a very good game. It has, however, strong flaws preventing it to be the perfect game it could have been. Overall, I enjoyed the adventure and the story of the game. The world design, the characters and the narrative are its strongest points, making it enjoyable from beginning to end. On top of this, the horror section was a very accurate addition that gives it theResident Evil Village is a very good game. It has, however, strong flaws preventing it to be the perfect game it could have been. Overall, I enjoyed the adventure and the story of the game. The world design, the characters and the narrative are its strongest points, making it enjoyable from beginning to end. On top of this, the horror section was a very accurate addition that gives it the deserved signature of the survival horror genre. But the middle section of the game, the poorly designed puzzles and the lack of challenging boss battles (with the exception of the final encounter), leave a bittersweet taste for veterans of the franchise.… Expand
  9. doubleOrts
    Mar 19, 2022
    6
    Really clunky combat. Not really scary besides that one section. Horrid writing. Boring artstyle and enemies (barring Heisenberg's part to some degree). Everything is humanoid and feels even less like a bioweapon (but I guess it's not fair to detract from it because of that alone, the previous entries also do this but are good, the point is that the enemies are just boring).
  10. Igorwmp
    May 14, 2021
    10
    Me empolgou muito, adorei o jogo em modo geral, está entre meus favoritos da franquia.
  11. chrisplay2021
    May 9, 2021
    10
    Es el mejor juego de la historia. Creo que se ha infravalorado muchísimo a este juego por parte de la prensa aposta para beneficiar a un juego cacarrutero como es el returnal que tiene incluso más nota que este Resident Evil y del que ya no se acuerda nadie y es el mejor por la ambientación, la bso, los gráficos, la jugabilidad y la rejugabilidad que no sus pobres físicas es el único juegoEs el mejor juego de la historia. Creo que se ha infravalorado muchísimo a este juego por parte de la prensa aposta para beneficiar a un juego cacarrutero como es el returnal que tiene incluso más nota que este Resident Evil y del que ya no se acuerda nadie y es el mejor por la ambientación, la bso, los gráficos, la jugabilidad y la rejugabilidad que no sus pobres físicas es el único juego que he jugado que cuando lo he terminado listo tengo ganas de volverlo a empezar da gusto. Le doy un 100 **** Sony.… Expand
  12. Pnwotter
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    A great fun game. As a long time fan of the series, this one is very much in line with the campy-action-horror of re4 with some survival elements littered throughout. A fun cast of characters, amazing beautiful scenery, anxiety inducing combat (if you play in hardcore mode,) and truly a game worth playing if that’s your thing.
  13. Dabest23
    May 14, 2021
    10
    Absolutely incredible!! Just amazing. Worth every penny. This is what resident evil should be. Best resident evil since resident evil 4!!! Atmosphere is just next level, graphics are top notch, story is amazing, hard to say anything negative.
  14. Vng
    May 19, 2021
    10
    Wie ich finde eine sehr gelungene Fortsetzung vom 7 Teil ein echt gutes Spiel.
  15. Aceofcase
    May 13, 2021
    10
    This game is absolutely beautiful. It contains both seriously horrific moments while still employing commonly cheesy horror tropes. The story is ambitious, and I really enjoyed how they wove the story into other RE games. I did find elements of the story predictable, however, excellently implemented. That being said, there were a couple revelations I found narratively interesting andThis game is absolutely beautiful. It contains both seriously horrific moments while still employing commonly cheesy horror tropes. The story is ambitious, and I really enjoyed how they wove the story into other RE games. I did find elements of the story predictable, however, excellently implemented. That being said, there were a couple revelations I found narratively interesting and unexpected. I’m really excited to see we here the developers decide to go in the next installment in the series as they’ve set up a few different directions they could take.… Expand
  16. Zski
    Aug 26, 2021
    6
    The first half of this game is fantastic. Creepy atmosphere, awesome sound design, incredible graphics, great attention to details. The game is far less focused on true horror like RE7, but more of just a creepy atmosphere. The gameplay is solid but far from perfect, the resources are far too plentiful. It starts to get a little strange because instead of having a nice focusedThe first half of this game is fantastic. Creepy atmosphere, awesome sound design, incredible graphics, great attention to details. The game is far less focused on true horror like RE7, but more of just a creepy atmosphere. The gameplay is solid but far from perfect, the resources are far too plentiful. It starts to get a little strange because instead of having a nice focused story/atmosphere, it just begins to feel very disorganized with the direction they wanted to take the game. The second half of the game is where it falls apart, as Resident Evil games typically do. The direction of the game becomes so disorganized that the quality becomes noticeably worse in every way. The level design feels a lot more uninspired, the attention to detail is gone, and it starts feeling like an action game with mechanics designed for a slower paced horror game. It just doesn’t work and no longer feels anything like a Resident Evil game. Once I realized that it wasn’t going to change back to the first half of the game, I wanted it to hurry up so I could be done with it. Its a decent game, but very far from perfect.… Expand
  17. DANTESFENIX2
    May 25, 2021
    8
    Gran juego, pero no es muy rejugable, es bueno la primera vez, pero una segunda pasada aburre
  18. Noctiss976
    May 15, 2021
    7
    bon jeux pour moi, avec une très bonne première partie mais comme sont prédécesseur avant lui s'essouffle sur la deuxième partie. l'horreur et à mon goût pas assez présent dans ce jeux, malgré quelques bonne idée part moment.
  19. Rhswe
    Jul 12, 2022
    9
    A spiritual successor to Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Village at first made me question what the game was really about. Was it the story, the game play or the overall feeling of the game that got me so hooked?
    Well, after playing the game for about 20 hours (yes - that includes several playthroughs), I can without doubt say - all of the above.
    Resident Evil Village takes whats great    A spiritual successor to Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Village at first made me question what the game was really about. Was it the story, the game play or the overall feeling of the game that got me so hooked?
    Well, after playing the game for about 20 hours (yes - that includes several playthroughs), I can without doubt say - all of the above.

    Resident Evil Village takes whats great about RE4 and repackages it into a current gen experience. A few players will be turned off with the almost RE3 feel of the introductory chapter, but after continuing with the story they will meet balanced game play featuring horror, action, RPG-elements and more.

    Sure, alot of new players to the franchise will not feel as at home as I were, but Im a firm believer the absolute majority of players will find this game to be one to remember. By all means not perfect, but a bloody good time - pun intended.    … Expand
  20. Edgardmichel84
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    Está sensacional esse novo Resident evil.
    Os gráficos dos personagens, level design os Bosses, a ambientação. Já joguei umas 8x os desafios são viciantes.
  21. ZennorWhyte
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    The character, world design and story are brilliant capcom have chosen to adapt some aspects from R4 while keeps it fresh and have succeeded in doing so.

    The characters like lady D are designed so well that even when capcom designed parts of the game locations they took the characters like lady D or Heisenberg into consideration creating a very authentic setting and story. One of my    The character, world design and story are brilliant capcom have chosen to adapt some aspects from R4 while keeps it fresh and have succeeded in doing so.

    The characters like lady D are designed so well that even when capcom designed parts of the game locations they took the characters like lady D or Heisenberg into consideration creating a very authentic setting and story.

    One of my favourite franchises of all time despite my disdain for all of these zombie games that are made by the boat load all in all a fantastic installment for the franchise that you won’t regret buying.    … Expand
  22. Dinerofresco
    May 16, 2021
    9
    This game was awesome from the story, atmosphere, how scary it was all the way to the awesome characters. I think this game topped off resident evil 7 in every way , I would even argue that its scarier than 7 , to be honest this game reminded me so much of resident evil 4 , its literally RE4 but first person with some better graphics.
  23. Ponds98
    May 21, 2021
    10
    whoever wrote this game need a **** raise, amazing story.
    It is a perfect sequel of RE7, the gameplay is very fun.
    The level design is something of another world, outstanding.
    The village, the castle and all the other places are insane.
    It's not scary as RE7 but the tension while playing is always present.
  24. Jessegirg
    Jul 30, 2021
    10
    I’ve beaten this game 3x now and am still playing. So many things to do and see. Story is great as is atmosphere. Perfect balance of action & horror. Most fun I’ve had playing an RE game since RE4.
  25. cdy2847
    May 14, 2021
    9
    This is probably my favorite RE out of the most recent remakes and RE7. my Opinion, better than RE7.
    less jump scares more combat and more fun. challenging but not too challenging. its Probably the only RE game i have played twice. given the game is only 6-8 its a game worth playing twice after unlocking challenges and extra weapons. its as if they took RE7 and merged it with RE4 which is    This is probably my favorite RE out of the most recent remakes and RE7. my Opinion, better than RE7.
    less jump scares more combat and more fun. challenging but not too challenging. its Probably the only RE game i have played twice. given the game is only 6-8 its a game worth playing twice after unlocking challenges and extra weapons. its as if they took RE7 and merged it with RE4 which is great what i was looking for in a RE game. i hope Capcom continues to make them like this.    … Expand
  26. VillageMi
    May 26, 2021
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos da franquia, com certeza um dos meus favoritos, um verdadeiro presente para quem gosta de tudo um pouco em RE.
  27. Jambola_Reviews
    May 10, 2021
    9
    Full review on my website
    https://jambola.reviews/2021/05/08/resident-evil-village-8-review/
    The latest in the most iconic series in video game horror continues to deliver. At long last the newest installment into the mainline Resident Evil franchise has arrived. Released 4 years after Resident Evil 7 and after 2 remakes it’s back to a brand new story. Resident Evil is my second    Full review on my website
    https://jambola.reviews/2021/05/08/resident-evil-village-8-review/

    The latest in the most iconic series in video game horror continues to deliver.

    At long last the newest installment into the mainline Resident Evil franchise has arrived. Released 4 years after Resident Evil 7 and after 2 remakes it’s back to a brand new story.

    Resident Evil is my second favorite gaming franchise and I absolutely loved Resident Evil 7, so I’m very excited to get a chance to talk about it like this.

    Full disclosure, I was skeptical about buying this so early, I didn’t know if I was in a place where I felt like playing through a Resident Evil right now, while I enjoyed the castle demo that I played, I wasn’t too sold, but I decided to do it anyway because I guess I felt the need. Boy am I glad I did, spoiler alert for the rest of this review, but I am very happy with this game and I had an absolute blast with the 3 days I spent playing it.

    Resident Evil Village take place 3 years after the events of Resident Evil 7, Ethan and Mia now living in Europe with their 6 month old, Rose. You have a cute little intro putting Rose to bed while being able to explore your house and find little callbacks to the previous game (newspaper articles, a Mr.Everywhere figurine etc) and discovering that Ethan and Mia are still haunted by the events of the Baker incident. You’re quickly interrupted by Chris Redfield and some soldiers who shoot Mia, take Rose, knock Ethan out and take you both away. Very soon you wake up and see your transport vehicle was attacked and you make your way to the titular village and he game truly begins.

    This game really spends a while making you wait for something to happen, not in a negative way however, it just builds things up so beautifully that you want something to try to kill you to relieve the tension,you always wonder if those noises are enemies nearby or if it’s jut trying to build up more tension and add to the spooky atmosphere.

    The game looks amazing of course, the Resident Evil engine continues to impress. The main village itself is absolutely beautiful, it’s a fantastic main area filled with snow and locked doors and plenty of secrets to keep coming back to as you progress throughout the story.

    Game-play wise it’s mostly what you can expect if you played Resident Evil 7, aiming and shooting are identical (unless they’re are some intricate details that go over my head) typewriters are back for saving and they look fancier than ever before, goat statues are the new Mr.Everywhere/Mr. Racoon, you even have a car sequence. There are a few things introduced however, such as a heavily revamped crafting system to make healing items and ammunition, a charming little journal to keep track of the events of the story. You can also buy weapons, ammo, upgrades and items from “The Duke” using Lei collected from enemies and found along the way (who even given a cute little reference to the beloved Merchant from Resident Evil 4 if you pay attention)o Nothing huge added, but i don’t think it needed much, if it’s not broken as they say.    … Expand
  28. OkDokiYo
    May 10, 2021
    10
    + Insane and stunning graphics.
    + Very well paced, balanced and fun gameplay.
    + Lots to explore and discover. + So much variety in the game. + Really scary sometimes 0_0 + Awesome characters + Lots of content + 60$ for +12 hour game with replayability and extra content, they also give you a free multiplayer game called RE:Verse with it. GREAT VALUE!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! One of    + Insane and stunning graphics.
    + Very well paced, balanced and fun gameplay.
    + Lots to explore and discover.
    + So much variety in the game.
    + Really scary sometimes 0_0
    + Awesome characters
    + Lots of content
    + 60$ for +12 hour game with replayability and extra content, they also give you a free multiplayer game called RE:Verse with it. GREAT VALUE!!!

    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
    One of the best RE games ever. If you like survival horror or adventure games, this has to be in your library!    … Expand
  29. Kingzd
    May 8, 2021
    10
    I love it .......................... ...............................................................
  30. Ourflag
    May 9, 2021
    10
    Not better than 7, but still a great game. The story started off as a cliche, but it had some great twists so I could enjoy that. Overall not very scary, but this game had amazing, memorable boss fights. Well-made survival horror game.
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#23 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 108 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 100 out of 108
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 108
  3. Negative: 0 out of 108
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 7, 2021
    90
    Similarly to Resident Evil 4 back in the day, Village will attract a new generation of players and redefine the franchise for the modern age. I guess it’s time to stop looking back and counting on the series to return to its roots. Capcom is well aware of those roots and willingly draws from them to create something new but still infused with Resident Evil’s spirit. Village is not perfect, but neither was RE4, and once again it’s easy to turn a blind eye to the flaws, because overall it’s an amazing game. [07/2021, p.56]
  2. Cubed3
    Nov 22, 2021
    90
    Resident Evil Village feels like such a culmination. Bringing together elements from the franchise all the way up to now and crafting what looks to be the next step of survival horror, it embraces every aspect of the franchise. While the insidious dread of Resident Evil VII is missing, there are still plenty of scares. The monster designs are fantastic, from the generations undead, the fury of the Lupine beasts, to the towering monstrosities. It's well worth delving into the concept art and 3D models to enjoy them fully. The story is just the right amount of silly with the terrifying, and the odd dash of the surreal. The combat is smooth and fluid, best evidenced in the addictive Mercenaries mode. All of these elements added together make quite possibly the best Resident Evil to date, and a foundation for a fresh new generation of terror.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Jun 8, 2021
    80
    RE: Village is a mixture of almost all previous Resident Evil elements, making the most of both survival horror and puzzle intensity, but with the primary stage being left for the more action-like nature of Resident Evil 4. It has some great story moments, sprinkled with a few lacklustre characters that are still overshadowed by its most notable characteristic – most detailed environment to date.
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