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Was anyone else disappointed by RE7?

Overall no, different aspects - yes, like enemies design, you literally shoot pieces of shit majority of the time. And everything once you leave the mansion is a meh to me.
 
I just install it again not long ago and it's just so blurry even at 4 k and the first person veiw mixed with the blurriness just makes me so sick I can't played it.
 
First complete play through was not 100% spoiler free, but VR all the way.
This game is freaking awesome.

That said, I alsobelieve this was supposed to be a different game and then they just slapped the RE name to it. Also, fuck the boat section. I honestly liked the way they brought back some old RE elements, the nostalgia was real, but the story and how they kinda forced it into the RE lore feels off. It's a great game, but not a great RE.

VILLAGE looks interesting, let's just wait and see.
 
Absolutely not, I would say Resident Evil 7 was a return to form and never mind with any of the fanboys grasping at straws trying to argue about a first person perspective. I've played the whole series since the beginning and its about its content, not its perspective.

The reality is Resident Evil is much more than looking at someone's ass and back, the biggest thing about Resident Evil 7 is its return to form in regards to actually having the structure of the original titles of you staying in one to two locations with backtracking, locked rooms that need keys and a return to puzzles as well as item management with limited resources like ammunition and health and actually needing to find weapons to obtain them as opposed to simply purchasing.

Those elements are far fucking more important than looking at someone's back anybody trying to make it sound like simply looking at the back of someone's head holds more important doesn't actually fucking play this series as much as they simply look at character models.

Go look at fucking character models if that's what some of you want but some of us who play Resident Evil series actually fucking PLAY THEM.
 
SantaC said:
I thought the start was interesting, and the first half is really good, but second half is the exact opposite. At first, it felt a bit scary navigating the house, but it gets old and family stuff gets really bland. It had potential, but it got flushed down the drain. The game is very frontloaded.

I am actually prefering RE5 and RE6 to this game.

Good thing that RE8 looks awesome.
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The fact that you liked the giraffe blowjob game worries me alot.
 
I had the opposite experience. I was not feeling the game for being in 1st person and by what i had seen from trailers. Later on i gave it a try cuz was on a sale for cheap, and ended up being one of my favorite Resident Evil games.
 
Almanac said:
New age Resident Evil without soul. No thanks.
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look, the last RE game I played was 4 on PS2 and already back then I didn't quite enjoy it.

I finally bought this awhile ago for psvr and while immersion is absolutely great, playing with ds4 and just aiming with head takes a bit away from that so I kinda lost interest after Jack ran over a car on me.

But yesterday's Capcom presentation and Hitman 3 brought me back to it and now I'm in the descent into madness that is the basements.

Let me tell you, I don't know the timeline for series anymore and if Umbrella and the T-Virus are still the theme, but all I can tell is that if people told me this is a reimagining of Resident Evil 1, I'd believe it. It plays very much like the original game, has the slow but secure pace, same great puzzles, same tension in a creepy mansion full of mould, decay and zombie-like creeps (specially that old lady) and massively bizarre creatures...

summing up, it's great and true to its origins. Don't give me this new age BS.
 
namekuseijin said:
look, the last RE game I played was 4 on PS2 and already back then I didn't quite enjoy it.

I finally bought this awhile ago for psvr and while immersion is absolutely great, playing with ds4 and just aiming with head takes a bit away from that so I kinda lost interest after Jack ran over a car on me.

But yesterday's Capcom presentation and Hitman 3 brought me back to it and now I'm in the descent into madness that is the basements.

Let me tell you, I don't know the timeline for series anymore and if Umbrella and the T-Virus are still the theme, but all I can tell is that if people told me this is a reimagining of Resident Evil 1, I'd believe it. It plays very much like the original game, has the slow but secure pace, same great puzzles, same tension in a creepy mansion full of mould, decay and zombie-like creeps (specially that old lady) and massively bizarre creatures...

summing up, it's great and true to its origins. Don't give me this new age BS.
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This.

Only the real recognize real. :pie_raybans:

I like RE4 as an action game, I hate it as an RE game. RE4, 5 and 6 removed so many features, it was basically a shooter with the name "Resident Evil". When RE7 was announced, I saw enough features put back for me to understand it was a return to form.
 
Quazar77 said:
My main issue is it being FPS, as I get sick after 40 mins of playing,
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and this guy is not even playing in VR :messenger_tears_of_joy:
tbh, I think many people who speak of it very highly after playing in VR as a visceral game like no other were actually experiencing motion sickness disguised as horror

as a veteran VR player playing this now, it's not as scary to me as some of these people were describing. Tense, yes, a few jumpscares and excellent combat that keeps you on your toes, but not visceral horror - because by now I have a VR hardened iron stomach...
 
namekuseijin said:
and this guy is not even playing in VR :messenger_tears_of_joy:
tbh, I think many people who speak of it very highly after playing in VR as a visceral game like no other were actually experiencing motion sickness disguised as horror

as a veteran VR player playing this now, it's not as scary to me as some of these people were describing. Tense, yes, a few jumpscares and excellent combat that keeps you on your toes, but not visceral horror - because by now I have a VR hardened iron stomach...
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Ha! Can't even think about VR!

Basically how I feel about you bastards able to handle VR :


As a matter of fact, I did stop playing the Maiden's demo after 15 mins because I was starting to feel nauseous. Guess I'll have to 2-part or 3-part it... 🤮
 
RoboFu said:
I just install it again not long ago and it's just so blurry even at 4 k and the first person veiw mixed with the blurriness just makes me so sick I can't played it.
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The default graphics settings on PC are complete ass. I had to tweak so much to get it looking passable and running at a decent frame rate.
 
RE7 should have called with other name, it doesn't relate to biohazardous things, the bakers are mind controlled not even a plaga parasite, and now the sequel looks like a castlevania with guns
 
reforen said:
RE7 should have called with other name, it doesn't relate to biohazardous things, the bakers are mind controlled not even a plaga parasite, and now the sequel looks like a castlevania with guns
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mind controlled? Is that how you explain Jack's superhuman strength and regeneration? Mind over matter? Or their basements and walls completely covered in that dark goo? No plague, really?

The original title for the series in Japanese is Biohazard. That's exactly what the series is about. Perhaps Capcom is trying to give classical horror themes a scientific explanation, first zombies, now vampires and werewolves. Are those flocks mini bats or really flocks of the same dark goo at Baker's house?
 
Yes I was and if RE8 goes same route it will be trash as well. I don't have issue with first person view but the fucking lazy enemy design. The "Family" was good but those generic lazy shit ooze monsters..

It seems RE8 will have more variety. I just hope they don't have too many Outlast sections, where you're completely defenseless and just have to hide and shit.
 
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Bought it to play in VR on ps4 and never got through the beginning of the game I think for a combination of reasons.
I played until you have a "dinner" with the family and you escape with the dad roaming around I think.
  • Because of the layout of my livingroom it's quite the hassle to set up PSVR so I tend not to bother too much. Especially when I have so much games to finish which are more easily accessible.
  • I have a better VR system now. (Quest 2,: wireless, way less hassle to start up, better graphics when linked with PC, way higher resolution, better tracking, ...)
  • This game nails the horror element so well in VR I was just too tense all the time. I actually was almost to scared to move on.
  • The scares are one part of it, but finding stuff and doing puzzles while hiding from a roaming enemy just isn't entirely my thing. Same reason I didn't finish Alien isolation. (I did finish Outlast, but that one wasn't that long.)
Note that none of it is the games fault. More personal preference. I think it's executed really well and I'm glad they kind of took a risk on changing the formula a bit.
 
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Kinda but for other reasons that are not here. Don't get me wrong I loved 7 and want to replay it in VR one day

It should've been a different series, RE is about Umbrella and weird Bioweapons being used as a threat, 7 and now 8 lean far too much into the supernatural to the point where they may as well just bring in Alice from the movies.

I've always thought if they wanted to do this to appease fans is to split the series into 3:

More traditional, so REmake 2 and 3 style games

Experimental, so 7 and 8 fit here

Online, so Outbreak, Umbrella Corp and that new ReVerse game can go here
 
namekuseijin said:
all I can tell is that if people told me this is a reimagining of Resident Evil 1, I'd believe it.
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We must have played different games then or you haven't played the originals. RE7 was more of a supernatural texas chainsaw massacre spin off, while the originals where basically straight forward virus mutation stuff.
RE7 is basically a different game all together and shouldn't use the RE in the title. It's a new IP and I don't like it.
 
It was a good VR game.
But the difference with RE7 & RE2remake is staggering, for all the "it's a return to form" & "it's like the old RE games"
playing RE2 Remake shows how much of the original formula is missing from RE7.
RE7 just has sprinkles of RE DNA
It's a straight to DVD vs summer blockbuster
They are different league
 
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I think RE7 is one of the very best ones, and I have it on PS so also VR.

But the replay value was lacking for me. Its the RE I never replayed unlike most others.
 
Nope. It's one of the best games in the series. up there with RE4, REmake, RE2, and RE2make. It was a proper return to form and had one of the best stories in the series, complete with fantastic antagonists (literally every single one of them were great) and a great twist at the end.

I'm still a little annoyed about the first person, but the rest of the game more than made up for it.
 
Nope, I'm more on the opposite way of thinking; Resident Evil 7 was a welcome point of return to series' roots. Gameplay loop, scenarios, lore and theme were all satisfactory under my POV.

On top of that, I picked it on a sale and enjoyed all of its DLC content.
 
I love RE7 for its deconstruction of the serie's trope. It's a great welcome after the bombastic RE6.

I love it even though it treads the old ground of conventional horror —> body horror —> science horror structure of the old games, because to me, that is the definition of RE series.
 
I've been playing these games since 1996. I love this series.

As a VR experience, RE7 was out-of-this-world good. As a Resident Evil it was also very good, but the quality did tank when we got to the ship part. So it's not the absolute best in the series, but still good, and most importantly, it breathed fresh air into the series and kept it relevant.

And compared to RE5 and RE6? Holy fuck balls it was 1000x better than those abominations. And I did enjoy RE5 when it came out, but let's be real, it's a terrible Resident Evil game. It's an ok co-op video game, a guilty pleasure type of deal. RE6 on the other hand... Yikes... I know some like it for what it is but I personally think it has to be the worst game I ever beat. (And it took me like 8 years to finally finish it because it was so bad).

I am hyped about VILLAGE but am also frustrated that there's been zero mention of VR. Do you guys think it's possible that the PC version might get VR support this time around?
 
My 2017 goty. The second half is weaker but still fun. Overall you have this resident evil progression from scared kitty with butter knife to hardened fucker with smg and grenade launcher. Looking forward to RE 8.
 
It was pretty good overall, but the second half is definitely weaker. Enemies ended up pretty boring especially in the ship segment.
 
I just started re7 yesterday. Got about an hour in and enjoyed it so far. This thread is making me think I might be at the end of the good part though haha.
 
SantaC said:
I thought the start was interesting, and the first half is really good, but second half is the exact opposite. At first, it felt a bit scary navigating the house, but it gets old and family stuff gets really bland. It had potential, but it got flushed down the drain. The game is very frontloaded.

I am actually prefering RE5 and RE6 to this game.

Good thing that RE8 looks awesome.
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Agree hard. RE7 is my least favorite mainline RE game.

It had some cool moments, but is mostly generic and boring compared to previous entries and I don't remember any of the characters or fights. I don't see myself playing it again except out of curiosity.

RE6 though I have played a few times. Sure it's ridiculous and not scary but it is fun to play, unlike RE7.
 
The only disappointing thing for me is that my wife wanted to play it so I bought it for her, she played 5 minutes, and then handed me the controller, asking me to play it while she watches. Scared the crap out of me but I made it to the end. Great game.
 
RE6 was one of the most frustrating and unpleasant AAA games I have ever had the misfortune of suffering through. I truly wish harm on that game for what I went through to complete it.

When RE7 came alomg, it was like therapy for the trauma of 6. I must've put around 50 or 60 hours into 7, getting every single trophy including all four DLCs.

RE7 healed the scars and pain that 6 visited upon me. I can never thank it enough.
 
It's absolutely incredible on the PSVR, I mean it's a whole other fucking ballgame playing it in VR and is so good I can't bloody well play it as the tension and fear playing it with headphones on was too much I couldn't hack it lol got to the dining table section which isn't far into it and just had to nope out, I was already a bloody wreck
 
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RE7 is ok. The "10 out of 10" praise it got was undeserved in my opinion, especially when it's sandwiched between WAAAAAY better RE games (Revelations 2 and RE2 Remake).

I think RE Village is gonna "expose" RE7's many weaknesses (poor pacing, weak enemy variety, lame puzzles, boring locals, weak cast of characters, etc.). Overall, I like RE7, but the praise it got, imo, was unfounded. It's a B tier RE game at best to me. Not bad, but not amazing. It feels like a tech demo of what's to come for the series, which is exciting, but taken on its own, it lacks substance.
 
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For the first time since 4 I felt like the series was on the upswing. 7 at least had it's own identity and vibe. 8 looks to repeat it having its own identity with a eastern european setting and castles
 
RE7 is the best in the series by far, (after 4), so I guess my answer is no. My personal ranking goes like this.

RE4
RE7
RE2 Remake
RE1 Remake
RE3 Nemesis
Code Veronica
RE2
Revelations 2, (yeah I said it)
RE3 Remake, (YUP!!!!! FUCK YA GON DO ABOUT IT?!?!?!?)
Revelations 1

Rest are terribad and I hate em. Yes I do mean RE5 as well.
 
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