Resident Evil Village

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2852 Ratings

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  1. awar_7
    Dec 20, 2021
    6
    Resident Evil Village se puede considerar un buen juego, pero como Resident Evil me ha dejado un regusto un poco amargo. El juego es divertido, la historia está bien y la ambientación qué voy a decir... derrocha personalidad por los cuatro costados con un apartado técnico espectacular. Sin embargo, viniendo de Resident Evil 7 o los remakes del 2 y del 3... esperaba un resultado mejor porResident Evil Village se puede considerar un buen juego, pero como Resident Evil me ha dejado un regusto un poco amargo. El juego es divertido, la historia está bien y la ambientación qué voy a decir... derrocha personalidad por los cuatro costados con un apartado técnico espectacular. Sin embargo, viniendo de Resident Evil 7 o los remakes del 2 y del 3... esperaba un resultado mejor por parte de Capcom que lo que me ha ofrecido con RE Village.… Expand
  2. Kostas_Spirou
    Aug 10, 2023
    6
    This is my very first Resident Evil game, and while I think that it's a pretty fun experience overall, the game itself has some major flaws.
    It mostly suffers from pacing issues, and it feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be, it mixes action and horror in such a bizarre way, but it's not a good action game nor a good horror game either.
    I absolutely adore the Eastern    This is my very first Resident Evil game, and while I think that it's a pretty fun experience overall, the game itself has some major flaws.
    It mostly suffers from pacing issues, and it feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be, it mixes action and horror in such a bizarre way, but it's not a good action game nor a good horror game either.

    I absolutely adore the Eastern European/Gothic Horror setting with the vampires and the werewolves, it's excellent. Most areas are incredibly detailed, the atmosphere is disturbing, and the buildings look very beautiful.

    I have to say, the gameplay mechanics are better than I expected, the game is fun to play, the guns feel and sound satisfying, and there is a good variety of tools to use.

    Ι found most of the characters to be quite annoying, except from few of them that were lowkey entertaining, the Four Lords are overall intimidating and pretty much the highlight of the game.

    The writing is very amateurish and straight up bad, there aren't any peaks in the story and it's very short, personally it took me around 8 hours to finish it, and I think some areas should have been expanded, especially the castle.

    Lastly, the dialogue is very cheesy and sometimes the game takes itself too seriously for no reason, which hurts the overall tone, specifically in the second half of the story, there are some questionable moments that take away the immersion completely.

    I really appreciate the effort that was put into the game though, the Dimitrescu Castle looks great, there are many areas to explore, the environment looks really nice, the village is cool and there are many things to do in it, decent amount of details here and there, I honestly enjoyed it a lot, it really is a well crafted game after all.

    Final Rating: "Decent" ~ 6/10.    … Expand
  3. ZackH25
    Mar 23, 2023
    6
    This is a game of two halves. The first side of the game is great. The castle area and the haunted doll house were very well designed and atmospheric. The second half of the game was very linear and quite boring especially with the big fish area and the factory area. The gameplay overall was nothing special and the open world is quite bland except from a few houses. Could have been scarierThis is a game of two halves. The first side of the game is great. The castle area and the haunted doll house were very well designed and atmospheric. The second half of the game was very linear and quite boring especially with the big fish area and the factory area. The gameplay overall was nothing special and the open world is quite bland except from a few houses. Could have been scarier if the game was set in night time and had more stealth enemies trying to kill you rather than mindless enemies. Not much replay value unless you like to speed run the game. The story was just dumb especially with certain characters being unnecessarily dumb.… Expand
  4. nbaoldboy
    Apr 5, 2023
    6
    It is very obvious that some places are put to lengthen and this is very annoying.Its kil my game focus and its kill my motivation to see whats happend in end.Also this game not even scary tho.
  5. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    6
    okok kind of game and visuals but something is lacking thats why i dont want to play this agian
  6. tofuisawesome
    Aug 29, 2023
    6
    06/10
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  7. Nobilis1984
    May 9, 2021
    5
    Disappointing game
    Do you still remember Dead Space 2? Because that's how this game seems to me.
    Everything that was too scary and violent is removed and it degenerates into an action game with a scary element.
    I can also play CoD in zombie mode.
  8. edutomazzoni
    May 9, 2021
    5
    It's the same **** all over again. A mix of RE7 and RE4 with an uninteresting story, a lot of meaningless events, fantasy scenarios, generic enemies and boring villains.

    It's fun to play and the graphics are great, but the game, despite clearly trying hard to stand out, ends up being somewhat forgettable.
  9. uncharted4
    May 9, 2021
    5
    it is solid game.. great graphic.. gameplay/combat is fun despite it give me motion sickness/nausea few times so i coudn't finish it yet
  10. dangyosabyss
    May 12, 2021
    5
    Its the same game as 7 re-sold with a faux-bloodborne makeover. Movement is still agonisingly slow. Shooting isnt so much better than its not as bad as it was in 7. Lets dispense with the LOL STEP ON ME MOMMY stupidity - shes barely in the game. The game has been speedran(runned?) already clocking in at just over an hour. This is another lazy effort from capcom after the resi arcade wasteIts the same game as 7 re-sold with a faux-bloodborne makeover. Movement is still agonisingly slow. Shooting isnt so much better than its not as bad as it was in 7. Lets dispense with the LOL STEP ON ME MOMMY stupidity - shes barely in the game. The game has been speedran(runned?) already clocking in at just over an hour. This is another lazy effort from capcom after the resi arcade waste of time that was remake3. Every time you give them your money you allow them to put out garbage like this. 'Oh but the OG resident evils were short!' - Yes in the 90s. Decades ago. Its blatant that theyre botting metacritic because in no way is this game a 10. Wait for the shill cheques to clear and then see what people really think of this game before buying. You have been warned.… Expand
  11. Welkin
    Mar 9, 2022
    5
    + I liked the puzzle element of having to find the boss treasures after you defeated them
    + Shooting is alright even it feels like most guns are lacking "punch"
    + The final boss fight is pretty cool from a visual standpoint even if it feels like it's from a different game + The Chris section was fun + I liked the design of most characters + Graphically it looks really good - The    + I liked the puzzle element of having to find the boss treasures after you defeated them
    + Shooting is alright even it feels like most guns are lacking "punch"
    + The final boss fight is pretty cool from a visual standpoint even if it feels like it's from a different game
    + The Chris section was fun
    + I liked the design of most characters
    + Graphically it looks really good
    - The story is really bad even by RE standards , It doesn't feel like Resident Evil , Ethan is still in between of being a character like any other and being an avatar for the player thus making him nothing and the pacing is erratic thus villains don't get the necessary screen time to be more memorable like RE4 for example where they had the codec calls
    - The cinematic/scripted sequences hurt the game incredibly and strip control away from you constantly . Plus they make replaying the game a pain
    - Boss fights are for the most part pretty bad
    - The tight FOV from RE7 didn't gel well with the over the top action
    - It's never scary or tense
    - There is hardly any audible music in a series known for it's music
    - Some nods were okay but the boulder thing was cringe . It was Capcom's "How do you do fellow kids" moment

    The overwhelmingly positive reception and the ending implications of this game leave me worried for the conclusion of the trilogy which to me might be even weaker than the RE4 to RE6 one . Village is not a bad game but merely an average one that tried to please everybody and ended up being passable in everything that it attempted to do    … Expand
  12. DoubleSpook
    Nov 6, 2022
    5
    This game starts off strong and just slowly goes down hill till it falls off the edge with the ridiculous Chris section. This game would have been better over all if Resident Evil would just let go of the past and focus on new characters in small scenarios instead of devolving into a boring action game. Capcom never learns their lesson and I expect they never will. Resident Evil 7 wasThis game starts off strong and just slowly goes down hill till it falls off the edge with the ridiculous Chris section. This game would have been better over all if Resident Evil would just let go of the past and focus on new characters in small scenarios instead of devolving into a boring action game. Capcom never learns their lesson and I expect they never will. Resident Evil 7 was amazing. This game was mediocre.… Expand
  13. BravoOneNiner
    May 8, 2021
    5
    Play this game nuff said.................................................mmm
  14. doginhell
    May 9, 2021
    5
    I love the last part of Ethan.The scenery in this game are perfect.Besides,there are a lot of weapons which you may use in the game.Such a great game.
  15. predador356
    May 10, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um "Resident Evil" Com : Dragão dos Hobbits, Noiva do Chuck, boneca da Anabelle , Megatron dos transformers misturado com magneto, faca mística, regeneração que afeta roupas, leão do magico de oz, alho pendurado em frente casa contra vampiros, homem helicóptero parecendo personagem de tokusatsu, peixe gigante dos Simpsons, viúva da mansão winchester... que bela porcaria transformaram R.E. Melhor acabar com franquia.… Expand
  16. badi
    May 10, 2021
    5
    Real residentevil game , every thing was great love this game and it will be one of my favs after Re4
  17. Rezniw
    Jun 9, 2021
    5
    The game can be boiled down to one thing - Lady Dimitrescu.
    She is the selling point and goes up and down on 9gag. Nude mods and memes sell this game.

    The rest is weak action horror with a few pretty parts. Nothing more. 6/10
  18. Fabiohdl
    May 12, 2021
    5
    O começo é excelente, mas o restante do jogo é ridiculamente ruim. Plot twists desnecessários, decisões erradas, protagonista continuou fraco.
  19. redmotor4
    May 12, 2021
    5
    Nowhere near as good as Dead Space or Outlast but a decent action game overall. It's still not as good as RE 7 which was creepier and made more sense. RE8 just mixes up all sorts of themes and is unsure of what kind of horror game it wants to be. One minute we're fighting werewolves, bats and Dark Souls inspired zombies to mechanical, borg like machines and then back in tentacles andNowhere near as good as Dead Space or Outlast but a decent action game overall. It's still not as good as RE 7 which was creepier and made more sense. RE8 just mixes up all sorts of themes and is unsure of what kind of horror game it wants to be. One minute we're fighting werewolves, bats and Dark Souls inspired zombies to mechanical, borg like machines and then back in tentacles and sludge territory (like that hasn't been done a million times over in games).

    The level designs are for the most part ok and atmospheric but boxy. Massive let down if you're expecting a truly creepy and enthralling horror epic however. It fails to be that. Certain areas and bosses are totally lackluster (the puppet level comes to mind. What a let down!) and the Merman, Lovecraft level which was totally just a run through with a boss chasing you. All empty and boring stretches of nothing. While action packed if you like FPS and definitely taking a more RE5 approach, it's tedious right from the start once you realize the extremely small amount of effort Capcom put into this.

    Capcom once again just makes another over the top and way over staying it's welcome sort of game. Went on for too long in my opinion which is mainly the fault of the boring and slow cutscenes. Ethan Winters is a boring character. The dialogue is cheesy and lame. The plot is predictable and the ending a let down.

    Wait for a discount to play this and wait for real horror developers to release something more worthy of being a horror title.    … Expand
  20. Kusang
    May 15, 2021
    5
    I enjoyed the first half of the game the second half was a major disappointment but here is the problem it isn't a resident evil game I would of give it a higher score if it was a new IP it seems to play more on fantasy than horror go play resident evil 2 remake if you want a true resident evil experience
  21. naxo_
    May 25, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. VILLAGE a very good game but not entirely Resident Evil

    I have recently played RE8 Village, and although I liked the game in several ways, there are other points that make me hate it quite a lot. I’m old enough to know about the former "Biohazard" first person shooting games and the not so bad "Umbrella Chronicles", which gave us another side of the story at Spencer's Mansion. Knowing all this I must say that having all the resources and technology from these days, why don’t give the player the choice to change their view? Why a first person camera?.

    Ethan Winters is a faceless character that never makes you get into his story, looking for his disappeared girlfriend Mia. (RE7). The feel of that game isn’t the essence of Resident Evil, but that is another tale.

    RE8 VILLAGE plot is in the air, playing with european myths and literature, vampires, werewolves, monsters from the lake, etc... and Chriss Redfield attached to the story in desperate intent to turn this into Resident Evil, sorry but I don’t bite it.

    The main facts and several parts of the story seem to be inspired by SILENT HILL, a father who is looking for his daughter in the middle of a strange place surrounded by demon-like creatures, but in this case all without salt and pepper. Maybe you can't find the resemblance with the old KONAMI title, but the truth is that this plot is weak, and certainly isn’t polish.

    The good stuff, all the artwork is fantastic, even addictive, like Lady Dimitrescu and her castle. The game is fun but is it really a Resident Evil game? .

    I can't give it more than 5 it would be a treason to all that deep plots and amazing characters from the main RE franchise,    … Expand
  22. fuuj
    May 31, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это самое большое разочарование за весь год, 5 ставлю только из-за геймплея, хотя и пятёрки едва заслуживает, нет таких головоломок после которых у тебя есть ощущение эйфории, а сюжет и вовсе посредственный, высосанный из пальца кусок кала. И это всё еще не объясняется нормально, в седьмой части был хотя бы адекватный сюжет, где можно было хотя бы в него поверить, но в этой части игры это просто из ряда вон выходящее. Ребята, делайте ремейки, у вас это лучше получается, чем новые игры.… Expand
  23. skamilla
    Jun 25, 2021
    5
    its impossible to play with such a bad bright. the game is pretty much boring though.
  24. Murphy2k
    Oct 12, 2021
    5
    Visually it's a master piece. The characters have lots of personality and que gameplay it's very good. I didn't line que much the final moments with the werewolf hordes, too much difficult spike for my taste, but, overall the game was very good.
  25. reVillageHater
    Oct 18, 2021
    5
    This game is **** i died 13 times, my friend counted every death and made fun of me. I cracked the game on piratebay but i want refound anyways. Give back my 11 hrs, pls.
  26. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    5
    Please don't buy this game. By buying this game, you will kill more Resident Evil. It is a forgettable experience, there is nothing special or new.
  27. Killervoid
    Mar 28, 2023
    5
    This game is average Ethan is still a man child, and rose is ugliest most stupid baby/teen she acts like a 10 year old when she's 17 **** years old ,ass character she's deserves her bullying. Enjoyable gameplay like re4 but ammo is just handed to you much better than re7 please go back to survival horror or at least re4 gameplay.
  28. Dunn9989
    Jul 28, 2023
    5
    Great visuals but game is overly difficult even on normal. Cant get past the beginning. Sucks as I was hoping to enjoy this game. Luckily only paid $20 for it.
  29. OnlyOneHere
    May 8, 2021
    4
    This game has the best audio design from a Resident Evil game by far. It's too bad that the gun sounds are awful. Some of the levels in this game were well thought out and were fun. The graphics are neat and the environments are nicely designed. The enemy variety and bosses is an improvement from the previous game. The physics are complete trash. The shooting mechanics are terrible.

    The    This game has the best audio design from a Resident Evil game by far. It's too bad that the gun sounds are awful. Some of the levels in this game were well thought out and were fun. The graphics are neat and the environments are nicely designed. The enemy variety and bosses is an improvement from the previous game. The physics are complete trash. The shooting mechanics are terrible.

    The AI is incredibly stupid in this game. When I was on the ladder, the monsters kept attacking the air and they couldn't even attack me. The story is complete garbage. The dialogue in this game is cringeworthy with horrendous voice acting. This game lacks the attention to detail you would expect in a AAA game. There are too many puzzles in this game. The puzzles are terrible and kill the pacing. The developers added so many puzzles in a pathetic attempt at making this game long. The game manages to still be too short.

    The multiplayer is not available yet. The developers delayed it til summer. I'm getting sick of this annoying trend of developers delaying the multiplayer and waiting months to finally get it. I'm at least glad these developers are listening to my complaints and adding modes like Mercenaries. It's too bad that the mode is boring, slow paced and lazily designed. You can't even play with your friends in this mode. I recommend you wait until this game is like $20 and has multiplayer before picking it.    … Expand
  30. ArcticWolf37
    May 17, 2021
    4
    Resident Evil works best as a slow paced, realistic and grounded survival horror experience. The village, which is introduced in this long-awaited title, located in Romania - with its utterly incredible atmosphere and vibe; Terrifying, yet, of course, beautiful and gorgeous setting - sets up a perfect opportunity to create, what could have been, an absolutely unforgettable grounded,Resident Evil works best as a slow paced, realistic and grounded survival horror experience. The village, which is introduced in this long-awaited title, located in Romania - with its utterly incredible atmosphere and vibe; Terrifying, yet, of course, beautiful and gorgeous setting - sets up a perfect opportunity to create, what could have been, an absolutely unforgettable grounded, survival horror experience and introduce an interesting and believable story, along with interesting villains and characters. However, now judging how this game was designed and made in mind, Resident Evil Village was destined to miserably collapse and fail in those specific departments from the very start, while shining in very few.
    There are, indeed, some slow paced, terror-inducing, atmospheric exploration sections that shine the best in Resident Evil Village, and roaming around in the village - which acts as a central hub - searching, gathering resources and collecting items can be, of course, a lot of fun. However, the game is more action-oriented than it suits Resident Evil, while - without spoiling anything - indescribably cheesy, corny, unsuitable, flat out bad and ridiculously over the top story and plot-twists; Ridiculously over the top action gameplay moments, even for a mistake that is an action oriented Resident Evil (which are a lot, with last sections being full-blown Call of Duty and Metal Gear-like moments and experiences) and cutscenes; Also, very unrealistic, unbelievable, cheesy and extremely cartoony villains, characters and moments, utterly dismantled the overall experience of Resident Evil Village for me. If you want to experience the peak of what Resident Evil is, as a slow paced, grounded survival horror experience, where Resident Evil shines and works the best, and what Resident Evil should be, I would recommend Resident Evil 1 Remake. You might say: "Wait, but there are some over the top enemies and moments even in that game, too!" Well, that is true and not true at the same time. There are concrete, acceptable and established points in every franchises' universe, you can and absolutely should develop and expand on them, however, if you entirely cross over those said points and boundaries, you leave the zone of "unbelievable," if we can even call it that, of course (zombie invasions, tyrants, mutants - but still just enough to be believable and to be enjoyed - no flying dragons, no "possessed" dolls, no destructive robots, etc. And, thankfully, more realistic, scientific and materialistic, grounded approach to the story and core gameplay) and enter the zone of, what I would call, "just flat out crazy and ridiculous" (which Resident Evil has become majorly since Resident Evil 4, though I would say Code Veronica started it all).
    Resident Evil Village had moments and sections where I enjoyed it and where it was almost correctly done, however, summing up everything I mentioned above, overall, I did not like the game and, sadly, I do not even want to call this Resident Evil. Personal verdict: Not the worst thing in the whole entire observable universe, but not a good game by any stretch of the imagination. Do not buy.    … Expand
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Metascore
84

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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