Already Torn
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It's the latter, it's just their consciousnesses talking to him. Jack has gone crazy by the time Ethan shows up.
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Resident Evil 7 Spoiler Thread
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DodgyGeezerFella
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Itchy//Tasty
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Oh, thanks guys. That was not entirely clear to me.
Loved the game, but the story was very straightforward. I liked grandma being Evelyn all along. I thought gameplay was fine up until the mines, then I just wanted it over with.
Loved the game, but the story was very straightforward. I liked grandma being Evelyn all along. I thought gameplay was fine up until the mines, then I just wanted it over with.
Razgriz-Specter
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Man after the small scale of 7 im obviously craving a bit of the action games atm
But weirdly I think most of all im craving a more open world-ish Outbreak type game now.
But weirdly I think most of all im craving a more open world-ish Outbreak type game now.
"You know Marguerite, we really are the Resident Evil."
Ordinaryundone
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Ordinaryundone
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It was built in a salt mine because Capcpom seriously had to wrack their brain for an abandoned industrial facility they hadn't used yet in the series.
Polioliolio
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Brilliant! This game, as good as the first half feels like it could be, fails to live up to its potential and turns into something indistinguishable from Condemned 2, starting from the Lucas stuff and through the end of the game.
SlasherJPC
Banned
And it was wasnt even used well. Damn....
Fancy Clown
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How do you all rank the areas in the game?
Overall:
1. Baker mansion (obviously)
2. Old House
3. Ship
4. Test facility
5. Guest house
7. Mines
In terms of level design I'd put the ship second though. I wish the old house were bigger, I loved it even though the bug parts were annoying AF.
Overall:
1. Baker mansion (obviously)
2. Old House
3. Ship
4. Test facility
5. Guest house
7. Mines
In terms of level design I'd put the ship second though. I wish the old house were bigger, I loved it even though the bug parts were annoying AF.
matrixman92
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for anyone with the dlc, are any of the trophies super difficult?
Ordinaryundone
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About the same for me, I think I might put the Guest House at number 3 just for the atmosphere and visual element. The mines were obviously the weakest part (which is a shame, because the walk up to the entrance of the mine is actually pretty creepy).
archvile7
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Even though I spoiled myself with the ending, I still very much enjoyed this game. As much as it doesn't fit into the series after the action packed 5 and 6, it was very much Resident Evil at it's core and the game was just creepy as fuck.
I do wish the story was extrapolated further towards the laboratory motif near the end, a la RE:1, but now with the direction they went, I'm really curious to find out who "Redfield" really is as well as how Ethan will play into future RE games.
I REALLY want to play this in VR now.
I do wish the story was extrapolated further towards the laboratory motif near the end, a la RE:1, but now with the direction they went, I'm really curious to find out who "Redfield" really is as well as how Ethan will play into future RE games.
I REALLY want to play this in VR now.
3 of them are fine. The rest are totally fucked.
matrixman92
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complete EMD and night terror stuck out to me. Are those the hard ones?
Jawmuncher
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Overall:
1. Baker mansion (obviously)
2. Test facility
3. Guest house
4. Old House
5. Mines
7. Ship
Changed it a bit. Baker Mansion is obviously the best. Test facility would be second for me, since i'm assuming this includes the last jack fight. Which was a highlight for me. Guest House is where things start to drastically drop, since using a flamethrower to mainly just kill small bugs and nests is whack. Though thekid room section is great. Old house after that, since it's heavily scripted. Mines is boring to look at but it's not very long. Ship just drags on for way too long, and the multi level aspect isn't fun.
1. Baker mansion (obviously)
2. Test facility
3. Guest house
4. Old House
5. Mines
7. Ship
Changed it a bit. Baker Mansion is obviously the best. Test facility would be second for me, since i'm assuming this includes the last jack fight. Which was a highlight for me. Guest House is where things start to drastically drop, since using a flamethrower to mainly just kill small bugs and nests is whack. Though thekid room section is great. Old house after that, since it's heavily scripted. Mines is boring to look at but it's not very long. Ship just drags on for way too long, and the multi level aspect isn't fun.
You have Guest House and Old House mixed up, lol. Bugs are in Old House. But I agree with the list anyway. I liked the Evil Dead prologue more, even though it's a pain in the ass to replay.
JoJoShabadoo
Member
Did I miss something post credits? A phone was vibrating and I pressed X as if to answer it and it abruptly took me to the stats screen.
BTW I might be in the minority here but I actually like the final act. Outside of the VHS tape I enjoyed exploring the ship. The mines were short and linear but I loved the atmosphere (especially the exterior) the mini-lab and just the overall sense that you're approaching the end. The final boss design was great but it was a disappointing fight, it all felt scripted. Can you even die?
Evelyn wasnt a good choice though IMO. The whole hallucination/supernatural chasing a little girl has been done to death. Also I was incredibly disappointed that there was only one monster design.
BTW I might be in the minority here but I actually like the final act. Outside of the VHS tape I enjoyed exploring the ship. The mines were short and linear but I loved the atmosphere (especially the exterior) the mini-lab and just the overall sense that you're approaching the end. The final boss design was great but it was a disappointing fight, it all felt scripted. Can you even die?
Evelyn wasnt a good choice though IMO. The whole hallucination/supernatural chasing a little girl has been done to death. Also I was incredibly disappointed that there was only one monster design.
Jawmuncher
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lol, you don't even get anything for beating Ethan Must Die mode but that trophy. Capcom punishing people for nothing.
Fuck. Well at least I wrote it out anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr23hZaxcCY
Fuck. Well at least I wrote it out anyway.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
To rank locations~ (and curious how the DLC may shape my opinion in the future here), I would say there's a few more areas than people are listing here, but to give my personal order:
01.) Baker Mansion
I think this will be the top choice for most people. How it connects, intertwines, has interesting rooms, and how Jack stalks you around here is all ace. I wish it was bigger.
02.) Burnt House
This is the house that you fight long-armed Marguerite in, in a note it mentions it was burnt down by Lucas and only partially repaired. I love the boss battle here, and a big part is due to this house's design.
03.) Ship
Yuuuuup. It's grown on me. I like the different floors, various unlockable rooms, and how the Molded function here more than any other location. I think it's cool to see it as its fancy then decayed self, and I think it has a good differing more vertical layout.
04.) Old House
I like its design quite a bit, I think I almost want to place it above Ship due to Eveline's room part, but how small scale it is kind of knocks it down for me and the limitation to how Marguerite can stalk you here. Still very fun to explore.
05.) Testing Area
I wish there were more traps, but it's fun to maneuver. The Happy Birthday location elevates it for me, as well as commentary from Lucas throughout.
06.) Processing Area
I think the basement of the house should be counter as a different location, has a different map and a different feel with an obvious transition between the two. A fun basement location which does put me on edge, both the first time through and second in the dark.
07.) Yard
Hey, the yard counts too! I think the Yard worked as a great hub, trailer was visually nice, love the Lucas rave lights touch later, and how it connects to most of the main areas in the game for the first 2/3rds. Also fun to explore and find some secret about.
08.) Pier
This area's very brief, but I love the visual look of it, it has by far my favorite save room in the game, and the "Pier of the Molded" moment was nice, as well as I liked Jack's third boss fight. I thought it was a nice sub-area.
09.) Wasteland
This is the small intermission section you go between the Ship and the Mines, go through two areas of dead forests split with a little rickety shack in-between. I don't know, loved hose desolate it was and various visual touches, plus the march of the Molded before entering the mines.
10.) Guest House (Beginning Hour House)
The second visit to the hallucination house does elevate it, but not enough to put it above the others. I still like it but it's a bit small and very few things happen. It ends up being the most scripted area of the game on both occasions which I think never helped it really shined. Do have nostalgia for it thanks to the Beginning Hour demo, though.
11.) Mines
I don't hate it, but it did turn out to be my least favorite. Visually I actually like it, but I think the situational stuff is kind of just throwing Molded at you. I did enjoy the climax climb, but feel more could've been done here. I think this location may be expanded more in upcoming DLC.
01.) Baker Mansion
I think this will be the top choice for most people. How it connects, intertwines, has interesting rooms, and how Jack stalks you around here is all ace. I wish it was bigger.
02.) Burnt House
This is the house that you fight long-armed Marguerite in, in a note it mentions it was burnt down by Lucas and only partially repaired. I love the boss battle here, and a big part is due to this house's design.
03.) Ship
Yuuuuup. It's grown on me. I like the different floors, various unlockable rooms, and how the Molded function here more than any other location. I think it's cool to see it as its fancy then decayed self, and I think it has a good differing more vertical layout.
04.) Old House
I like its design quite a bit, I think I almost want to place it above Ship due to Eveline's room part, but how small scale it is kind of knocks it down for me and the limitation to how Marguerite can stalk you here. Still very fun to explore.
05.) Testing Area
I wish there were more traps, but it's fun to maneuver. The Happy Birthday location elevates it for me, as well as commentary from Lucas throughout.
06.) Processing Area
I think the basement of the house should be counter as a different location, has a different map and a different feel with an obvious transition between the two. A fun basement location which does put me on edge, both the first time through and second in the dark.
07.) Yard
Hey, the yard counts too! I think the Yard worked as a great hub, trailer was visually nice, love the Lucas rave lights touch later, and how it connects to most of the main areas in the game for the first 2/3rds. Also fun to explore and find some secret about.
08.) Pier
This area's very brief, but I love the visual look of it, it has by far my favorite save room in the game, and the "Pier of the Molded" moment was nice, as well as I liked Jack's third boss fight. I thought it was a nice sub-area.
09.) Wasteland
This is the small intermission section you go between the Ship and the Mines, go through two areas of dead forests split with a little rickety shack in-between. I don't know, loved hose desolate it was and various visual touches, plus the march of the Molded before entering the mines.
10.) Guest House (Beginning Hour House)
The second visit to the hallucination house does elevate it, but not enough to put it above the others. I still like it but it's a bit small and very few things happen. It ends up being the most scripted area of the game on both occasions which I think never helped it really shined. Do have nostalgia for it thanks to the Beginning Hour demo, though.
11.) Mines
I don't hate it, but it did turn out to be my least favorite. Visually I actually like it, but I think the situational stuff is kind of just throwing Molded at you. I did enjoy the climax climb, but feel more could've been done here. I think this location may be expanded more in upcoming DLC.
The ship onward is noticeably less fun on replays. The scenery isn't really interesting compared to what came before, and the lack of new enemies doesn't help. Just returning to the shack before the salt mines is refreshing.
But I do agree that if they didn't force you to do Mia's tape again, it would improve the pacing. Besides one door you can open with corrosive (that stays unlocked... although I haven't checked if it's open regardless of what you do in the tape), none of the items carry over to "present" Mia. I tried opening the small lockers without picking up the items, and nope, they're gone later.
Fancy Clown
Member
The great intro in the guest house is evened out by the disappointing return at the end. I also wish the progression through it was less linear. The updated demo did a better job using the space (although I get why they made it more linear for the final game). I also really dug the area right after the ship and before you go down into the mine itself. It made me pretty excited for some more creepy, atmospheric level exploration, but alas.
I very much doubt that would bother him. He had his hand chopped off and stapled back on, and had his leg chopped off and somehow just stuck it back on using a med kit. Losing an arm to a rocket launcher is child's play for Ethan.
But there's no longer a Zoe to staple his parts back on and kiss his boo-boo in a sexy rural accent
brandonh83
Banned
Finished. Replaces Nemesis as my 3rd favorite.
For all we know, Ethan is still infected. He used the one serum on Jack, and the other on either Mia or Zoe. Ethan wasn't cured. And I can't help but think that Redfield didn't rescue a survivor, more like he extracted a target. He can still regenerate limbs.
Astral Dog
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So Wesker created the molded and eventually Eveline
They really need to expand Umbrellas numbers. Introduce us to some of the higher ups of Umbrella.
Everything can't be because of Wesker.
Maybe it'll be like the movies, and Ethan ends up becoming the new Tyrant. Or him and Chris team up to go boulder-bashing. Can you imagine that, a VR game where all you do is punch boulders in coop?
SlasherJPC
Banned
Aside from the guest house intro, the locations progressively get worse for me in chronological order. Oddly enough.
TheOfficeMut
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Same here. I think my least favorite was the house with the birthday cake. Hated that shit. Then the mines as my second most hated.
Guest house upstairs was creepy af, just a bit of an anticlimax when all you get is a couple of molded
Jawmuncher
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I do hope ethan dies, Mia too. Could finally have some main character death outside of piers, and get rid of some boring characters while we're at it.
Not like capcom wants to show Ethan's face. So why should I care about him?
Fancy Clown
Member
The ship is as high as it is for me becuase apart from the main house it has the best, most fleshed out, level design. The atmosphere is pretty good too. But visually it lacks identity for all the parts of the ship and the lack of enemy variety hurts it.
Stallion Dan
Member
When they showed it off originally it wasn't Resident Evil, but it was by far a hugely positive response for VR, I honestly believe it was never intended as a RE game originally.
Goes against what they said not long ago about main series being action and Revelations series being for horror fans too.
Fancy Clown
Member
They didn't say the main series was for action, they said the main series would be more experimental.
Jawmuncher
Member
That was said recently though.
I don't think the whole "main series is experimental" was a thing when 5&6 were being made.
They're going to go with a huge reveal about just who Ethan is.
100%TrophyMaster
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Just finished the Bedroom part of the DLC. It was pretty short but good. Very similar to the Happy Birthday tape where you are in a confined area and have to solve puzzles to progress. Probably would have been a good add on to the main campaign to be honest.
Onto Ethan must die and Nightmare
Onto Ethan must die and Nightmare