Resident Evil Village

 Xbox One
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 207 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 176 out of 207
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 207
  3. Negative: 25 out of 207
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. tdebug
    May 15, 2021
    7
    Typical resident evil game. You know what I mean if you played previous parts. This one looks visually beautiful which is a big plus. Otherwise most of the mechanics are just the same - somewhat clumsy controls, many weird puzzles, story is a bit too cryptic than it could be and rely on previous parts. Could be too difficult even on normal, but that is very typical for RE series. All theTypical resident evil game. You know what I mean if you played previous parts. This one looks visually beautiful which is a big plus. Otherwise most of the mechanics are just the same - somewhat clumsy controls, many weird puzzles, story is a bit too cryptic than it could be and rely on previous parts. Could be too difficult even on normal, but that is very typical for RE series. All the same approach is here - overwhelming and difficult to kill enemies, some immortal enemies chasing you through the level, strictly limited ammunition and better weapon/more in game money and stuff available to buy as a trauma pack (hello in-game purchases). Saving is only possible at save stations/check points. Unfortunately it is not available in MS store and so no "play anywhere" - impossible to use your xbox saves on a PC, which is for me personally is a big cons.… Expand
  2. Joellemm
    May 16, 2021
    7
    I am a bit torn when it comes to this game.

    Firstly, I love horror games, and there is one level in particular that is really well designed to maximise tension, but this is it. Outside of this hour, the game is mostly just a slow-paced shooter. In fact, there is a section near the end, where it becomes a pure shooter; ammo maxed out. RE engine doesn't support this gameplay very well,    I am a bit torn when it comes to this game.

    Firstly, I love horror games, and there is one level in particular that is really well designed to maximise tension, but this is it. Outside of this hour, the game is mostly just a slow-paced shooter. In fact, there is a section near the end, where it becomes a pure shooter; ammo maxed out. RE engine doesn't support this gameplay very well, and its certainly not the reason i purchased the game. There are a lot of puzzles, as you'd expect, but they're a mixed bag (I don't want to spend 20 minutes trying to headbutt a torch!) The level design is reasonably good, but the expansive scope of this instalment means the backtracking can be tedious at points. The gameplay as a whole, is very easy. I think it's the predictability of RE games at this point. With the way healing works, and the excess of resources you'll gather, you never really feel as though you're in any danger (which is huge a problem for a "survival" horror). I played on "Standard" and only died three times, all of which were during boss battles. I was hesitant to up the difficulty because I always find RE enemies to be overly spongey, and I didn't want this to be made worse.

    Despite all this, i still think this might be my favourite RE game in a while. This is due to variety! The world of RE is silly, camp and not one i intend to take seriously; so have a bulbous, freak-show of a merchant, a 9 foot, buxom countess, a weird fish-type man, a hilariously jacked Chris Redfield. I really hate RE boss battles, but at least they all felt quite different this time out. The lesser enemies even differ in their own slight way. Also, the level variety is far nicer this time out (no sewers for once, yay!).

    If you've enjoyed the previous few instalments, you'll enjoy this one. The terrible writing and ludicrous plot is there. The gameplay is much the same. If you love horror, you can find at least an hour in there. It even visually looks the same (some pretty outdated textures at this rate). The pacing is actually better than previous instalments, and as whole, it feels as though greater effort was put into this one.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
tbd

No score yet - based on 1 Critic Review

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Gamers' Temple
    May 13, 2021
    90
    Overall, RE Village is a fantastic RE game with some minor flaws here and there. It takes just about everything from RE7 and makes it better. RE Village loses much of the horror in RE7, but it makes up for it with everything else. I really feel it’s impossible to not like this game more than RE7 and this is coming from a person that greatly enjoyed the horror aspect of RE7. I was a complete naysayer once I saw that RE Village had more of an action approach and was proven wrong by the end of the game. Resident Evil Village is really good and is a definite pickup if you’re an RE fan.
    Read full review