Bought this the other night and have put in about 3 hours. Currently in the middle/end of Chapter 2.
Some thoughts so far if other people are on the fence and this game is still on your radar.
Pros
- Graphics are pretty good for what it is. Interiors are better than exteriors. I like the enemy design so far.
- Aiming and gun mechanics are good
- Paul Haddad does the voice of the Cleaner (narrator) (Original Leon in RE2, RIP)
- Sound design is fantastic so far, the title screen music is great and I hope to hear more as I keep playing. Sound effects sound good and natural.
- Generous check point system
- Puzzles are sometimes really well thought out
Cons:
- Various levels of jank, a bit of clipping, not super offensive but like PS3/360 levels of clipping.
- The translation is pretty bad in that it's way too wordy. Some of the files are incredibly long and the font on the TV is tiny as hell. Squinting my eyes and reading it the other night, felt like I was hallucinating, lol. The characters in cutscenes can go on really long diatribes and it's just kind of embarrassing and redundant.
- The guy with the scar on his head has been flat out awful in his delivery of lines. It's like he's whispering but trying to be loud. Every time he talks I just roll my eyes.
- The story itself is sometimes delivered really well, but most of the time it's just annoyingly bad.
- Picking up items can be a bit too sensitive in actually allowing you to pick the item up.
- Shotgun seems to have not much spread. Must not be buck shot.
- Puzzles sometimes make no sense whatsoever because of the translation/lack of direction. I've utilized google for 2 of them and I honestly don't care. It's not worth the time to aimlessly go at a puzzle in this game.
Some things to keep in mind. I'm playing on 'Classic 90s Mode' and on 'Daymare' difficulty. Hardest way to play the game. Some comments online said that Normal mode is too easy and Easy mode is like baby mode. So far it really isn't that tough. 'Modern Take Mode' streamlines the reload mechanic. In this game you have to reload the actual clip in your inventory. If you don't have a clip with ammo in it your character can't reload, and at that point you're as good as dead if you're near an enemy. The checkpoint system is honestly the only reason I continue to play, it's really generous. If dying sent you back to the beginning of the chapter I doubt I'd ever finish the game. I also need to remember to change the voice acting to Italian, it might be really good and give it an Italian 70s horror type vibe.
It's still $40 on the PSN which is a bit steep if you're on a budget and if you are, I wouldn't go for it. Get something like ZombiU for $10 if you want a new survival horror game. If you can afford $40 without thinking and are a fanatic over classic era RE then it's probably worth checking out, even though it doesn't feel or play like a classic era RE game. It plays/feels like an early beta of RE2 remake. I do have a lot of respect for Invader Studios though for making the game and I hope they made some money off of it. They 100% could make a really solid survival horror game with more resources and polish.
