Resident Evil VII_I_age coming 2021

[azalea]

Originally Posted by Mangler

I noticed some oversharpening when I tried out FSR in Village.

But ultra quality at 4k seems to be a pretty good fit.

Just don't try Performance. It's like if someone took an FXAA rendered scene and smeared it everywhere.

[Megaman]

The following updates will be made to the Steam version of the game.

- Fix issues related to in-game option selection.
- Correct option text for some languages.

[nutcrackr]

Playing this now. I wish the menus were better. So clunky with mouse and keyboard. Also I hate games that can't take a steam screenshot without desyncing the audio in cut scenes. I though that would be fixed by now...

[nutcrackr]

Game is pretty good at least. I loved the doll house. The giant mutant baby thing stalking you in the house was cool. You can hear it say DADA and ****. So odd lol

Combat is decent, exploration is fine and feels pretty standard RE. I thought the vampire daughters would play a bigger role in the game. You meet them once together when you first get to the mansion. Also I think you avoid one once to get in the cellar area. But then the next time you meet each one it's a boss battle and they're dead. Definitely not enough sexy vampire daughters imo.

[Meteor_of_War]

I want to get this but I still need to play RE7.

Have it just not gotten to it yet. Been playing so much Nioh past couple months the backlog is starting to build up again.

[Progression]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

I want to get this but I still need to play RE7.

Have it just not gotten to it yet. Been playing so much Nioh past couple months the backlog is starting to build up again.

It's worth it, I think you will love 7.

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by Progression

It's worth it, I think you will love 7.

Oh I'm sure i will, huge RE fan. Just havent been able to find the right time to start it yet.

[nutcrackr]

Well that was a very good game. Has far more variety than RE7, but the flipside of that is that it's not as intimate or personal with its enemies (bosses don't have multiple rounds like in RE7) and it's less about hiding/horror. It's basically like they took RE7 and just made more resident evily. And it works fairly well.

Maybe it spreads itself too thin? Probably not, as the variety is good and it's longer without being boring. Most bosses were pretty good without dragging out too much. It also doesn't collapse in the last third like RE7 did. Has an actiony bit near the end but it's short and sweet.

The bit in the factory against heisenberg reminded me of Quake stroggification or Star Trek borg. They were pretty cool to fight.

Overall quite impressive. Uses sound very well in a lot of cases.

8/10 solid effort and one of the best games this year I'd say.

[KAC]

Was a tight game that didn’t overstay its welcome. Even though it was longer than 7 but I really left 7 for a long time before I finished it. This one I played all the way till the end just like I did to produce you guys.

[Sasquach]

Originally Posted by KAC

Was a tight game that didn’t overstay its welcome. Even though it was longer than 7 but I really left 7 for a long time before I finished it. This one I played all the way till the end just like I did to produce you guys.

must be a good game if KAC approves of the boning of Lady Demitrescu

[KAC]

Yes you bone her with a fly swatter.

[azalea]

Originally Posted by KAC

Was a tight game that didn’t overstay its welcome. Even though it was longer than 7 but I really left 7 for a long time before I finished it. This one I played all the way till the end just like I did to produce you guys.

If I replay RE7, I get to the Ship, remember how fkin long and drawn out it is, and put the game aside.

This one though was a very rare 100%er achievement-wise for me.

[Megaman]

This is one of the best horror games I have played. I'm about 80% through it so far.

[Progression]

Originally Posted by Megaman

This is one of the best horror games I have played. I'm about 80% through it so far.

Nice, at the factory?

[Megaman]

Originally Posted by Progression

Nice, at the factory?

I just finished up the doll house , collecting them flasks.

[Progression]

Originally Posted by Megaman

I just finished up the doll house , collecting them flasks.

Good news, if memory serves me that's almost definitely less than 80% of the game. You are probably 60-70% in. That is one of the best horror sections of the game, definitely one of my favorites.

[Meteor_of_War]

I actually just finished my first playthrough of RE7. I have avoided almost all content for RE Village aside from a few reviews early on which I hardly remember and was starting to wonder how it differs from RE7. I know its still in first person, but did they change the gameplay at all? I believe I remember hearing it has more emphasis on action this time. Rather than puzzle/exploration survival horror.

I did enjoy RE7. They accomplished a return to form of the original PS1 RE games, just in first person. I suppose it worked for the slower survival horror gameplay, but I wasn't really feeling it once it turned more action focused towards the end. The movement is too slow for the game to allow facing more than 2-3 enemies max at a time. So the last section of the game where they try to ramp up the action was kind of a let down.

If RE8 is more action based I would assume they'd have to tweak the player movement? Maybe I'll watch some early gameplay footage to see how it plays.

[nutcrackr]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

I actually just finished my first playthrough of RE7. I have avoided almost all content for RE Village aside from a few reviews early on which I hardly remember and was starting to wonder how it differs from RE7. I know its still in first person, but did they change the gameplay at all? I believe I remember hearing it has more emphasis on action this time. Rather than puzzle/exploration survival horror.

I did enjoy RE7. They accomplished a return to form of the original PS1 RE games, just in first person. I suppose it worked for the slower survival horror gameplay, but I wasn't really feeling it once it turned more action focused towards the end. The movement is too slow for the game to allow facing more than 2-3 enemies max at a time. So the last section of the game where they try to ramp up the action was kind of a let down.

If RE8 is more action based I would assume they'd have to tweak the player movement? Maybe I'll watch some early gameplay footage to see how it plays.

Village has more consistent action. You spend quite a bit of time in the village, coming back there between detours, and enemies return. You scrounge for resources and then go off to another area nearby. But even though it has more action, it's not drab like RE7 was near the end. RE7 was a good intimate horror game for the first 2/3rds or so then it was just a bore fest of samey dull action in the last bit. It went from a 8/10 game to a 5/10 imo.

RE village maintains a good pace throughout, gives you plenty of variety, via different enemy types and locations and bosses, and also adds some horror bits here and there. So early on you know what you're going to get from the whole experience in terms of action but it constantly changes the setting and introduces new characters. I think the action works fairly well in village. It's a bit stiff but enemies are fairly slow and telegraph moves. Variety is probably the #1 reason action is superior in village vs 7.

[Progression]

Originally Posted by Meteor_of_War

I actually just finished my first playthrough of RE7. I have avoided almost all content for RE Village aside from a few reviews early on which I hardly remember and was starting to wonder how it differs from RE7. I know its still in first person, but did they change the gameplay at all? I believe I remember hearing it has more emphasis on action this time. Rather than puzzle/exploration survival horror.

I did enjoy RE7. They accomplished a return to form of the original PS1 RE games, just in first person. I suppose it worked for the slower survival horror gameplay, but I wasn't really feeling it once it turned more action focused towards the end. The movement is too slow for the game to allow facing more than 2-3 enemies max at a time. So the last section of the game where they try to ramp up the action was kind of a let down.

If RE8 is more action based I would assume they'd have to tweak the player movement? Maybe I'll watch some early gameplay footage to see how it plays.

Basically, what nutrcracker said. The final RE7 section has action yeah but it's rather repetitive (until you get to the lab, sorta). RE8 has a lot more variety and ups and downs plus weapon, enemy AND location variety. It also has an awesome horror section that will throw you off as an RE fan.

[Megaman]

Yeah the game has a lot of variety it borrows from other titles like FEAR, the original Resident Evil, Amnesia etc... It's not your typical zombie shooter, in fact I don't think there are any zombies in this at all.

You have first person shooter survival through some sections of the game which then turn into your regular puzzle solving theme and then it gets better with the "**** your pants" moments and the run and hide under a bed theme like in Amnesia.

It looks really nice indoors and has some really good scenes.

I have decided to stop playing this and do another thorough play through from the beginning later on with headphones and lights off

The doll house and the 3 sisters were the best parts out of this so far.

EDIT: oh and what Nutcracker said since I missed his post.

[KAC]

Originally Posted by Megaman

Yeah the game has a lot of variety it borrows from other titles like FEAR, the original Resident Evil, Amnesia etc... It's not your typical zombie shooter, in fact I don't think there are any zombies in this at all.

You have first person shooter survival through some sections of the game which then turn into your regular puzzle solving theme and then it gets better with the "**** your pants" moments and the run and hide under a bed theme like in Amnesia.

It looks really nice indoors and has some really good scenes.

I have decided to stop playing this and do another thorough play through from the beginning later on with headphones and lights off

The doll house and the 3 sisters were the best parts out of this so far.

EDIT: oh and what Nutcracker said since I missed his post.

What kind of mega gayness is this? Finish the game before you do another playthrough.

[Megaman]

I had too many distractions and cut scenes were skipped. It's only 6 hours or so long anyway

[KAC]

YouTube man. Welcome to 2022.

[Megaman]

Remind me why I bought the game.

[Meteor_of_War]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Originally Posted by nutcrackr

RE7 was a good intimate horror game for the first 2/3rds or so then it was just a bore fest of samey dull action in the last bit. It went from a 8/10 game to a 5/10 imo.

Yep, I felt exactly the same about RE7 by the end.

My main concern though with RE8 is if the player movement is still slow and cumbersome like it was in RE7. It was fine during the slower horror elements but once I got to the end of RE7 with more action the gameplay just suffered IMO.

My hope with RE8 was if it has more action that they somehow sped up the movement controls? I mean yeah, its Resident Evil and its supposed to be slow and tension filled but if you go to first person perspective then I feel like concessions need to be made. It was just at times frustrating how slow Ethan was in RE7. Not unplayable but felt lacking. Too often due to the enemies taking several shots to kill, I found myself needing to turn around and run back to reposition or just put more distance between me and the enemy. Felt more like I was fighting against the spacing and movement more than the monsters, rather than in other traditional fps games were you can move around more freely and quickly. But thinking back to the original RE games I guess this was the case with them as well! So they really succeeded recreating the feel of the originals lol.

I know that's the formula of Resident Evil gameplay but IMO if in first person where you can't always have a full view of your surroundings they need to give the player something else to account for dealing with the perspective.

Watching some gameplay footage of RE8 now, and yeah it still looks slow and the enemies quickly get right up into your face. Something to shove enemies back would be nice, or like in RE4 you got a great physical kick attack for stunned enemies when they are closing in.

Eh, definitely getting into nitpicking territory here but it was just a peeve of mine that I had when I otherwise really enjoyed everything else about this new RE style. Still going to eventually play RE Village anyways.

[Mangler]

I don't get the brilliance of the horror section in village, the scripting is so rigid in that sequence, and the way of safe passage through the whole thing might as well have been highlighted by neon signs since it was so obvious.

Not to mention that it gets so tedious on the second playthrough thanks to the rigid scripting not allowing you to save any real time on that level.

[KAC]

I really don’t see a normal human being going around playing the game and then turning around and replaying it right away.

[Mangler]

It takes under 3 hours to finish village on new game+, so having 20-something minutes wasted on the unskippable horror sequence is really annoying.

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally Posted by KAC

I really don’t see a normal human being going around playing the game and then turning around and replaying it right away.

I guess you'd be surprised by how many people replay RE games. They are literally designed with replays in mind - unlockablable weapons and items, multiple endings, higher difficulties, better finish times and ranks. Its likely why they are kept so short.

Admittedly though I don't bother replaying as much as I used to. Back in the old the days I must have played through RE1 and RE2 dozens of times.

[Silent-Runner]

back in the (very) old days we actually had to replay RE 1 all the time because we had no memory card on the ps1 ....... somehow we didn't mind. Nowadays i rarely re-play games i've already finished.