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Topic	FFD Rates/Ranks/Generally talks about all things Resident Evil [thisisthetopic]
FFDragon 01/10/20 5:22:17 PM #56:	A-Rank: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Resident Evil 1/Director's Cut/Deadly Silence Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Re-rebooting the series, I think 7 did a better job of things than 4 did. Which is weird since 7 detached itself from the core of the mythos (characters/plots) than even 4 did, but it was the atmosphere and spirit that really brought things back in line for me. Also I played the entire thing in VR and it was a delight and I nearly broke my hand several times flailing like a madman. For the first time in a long time, RE went back to a character that has no idea what he's doing and just winging it the entire time. Hand chopped off with a chainsaw? Slap some herb juice on it. Foot cut off with shovel? Herb juice that shit too and keep going! Seriously how was Umbrella not making BILLIONS off the Arklay herbs alone? Anyway, Ethan is a good everyman that carries the show and even though we've now diverted into like cannibal family slash creepy ghost girl slash you want to play a game brand of horror, it's still swung back to horror and that's all I've wanted for a while. Also you can punch a crocodile in the mouth. What I didn't like... Basically the last 30 seconds of the game into Not a Hero. I was SO SURE it wasn't actually Chris, and it made so much sense for it not to be Chris, and then it was just Chris. Not only was it just Chris, but it was just Chris in the SAME "Chris loses his entire team" storyline we've been getting since 1996. And then everything Blue Umbrella is such a letdown that I have to hope RE8 fixes things somehow. Seeing those Umbrella choppers, even the picture of one in the demo, was so hype all for nothing. Rest of the DLCs with Clancy and Joe, fleshing out the cast though? Ace. Great return to form imo. The OG Resident Evil is what really started my love affair with the genre. I wish I still had my longbox with that ridiculous coverart, but alas it's lost to time somewhere. This is B-Horror at its finest, from the cheesy acting to the perfectly timed jumpscares and I just love how this game pretty much invented a genre (sorry Sweet Home, you may have been first, but you didn't make the SPLASH) that has stuck around to this day. And even though the series has started taking itself more seriously over the years, Capcom still gives a nod every once in a while to the true roots of things (Jill's Sandwiches in Dead Rising comes to mind). And while I do think it has been improved upon and REMake is the definitive version, I still think the original has a place - its own place - in the scope of things. It's two different worlds almost, and each has their own highlights. The dogs coming through the windows in the 1F hallway is a moment that has always stuck with me, for example. Deadly Silence hasn't left my DS in like 8 years now, and if I go on a flight it's my go-to time filler. This is one of those times where you can really use the first game in a series as a benchmark as what the others should aspire to. That being said... Never Forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcF7E69C6Q As for Nemesis, this might be the game I've flucuated opinion on the most. Sometimes I think it is amazing, sometimes I think it's terrible, sometimes I think it's whatever. But I think I've finally settled on it here, right on the cusp of being elite. And I'm super excited to see what ThREeMake does to push things over the edge. Taking the already solid Mr. X and beefing him up to butthole puckering levels of bloodlust was a great design decision. The first time Nemmy followed me from room to room, I knew all bets were off. And that's what I think this game does best, taking things that were already established and jacking them with steroids to create something fresh (when in reality this thing was super rushed). And I'm a huge fan of the split in the game, taking place both before AND after RE2, as well as putting the final explosive period on the Raccoon City portion of the mythos. Really exploring the city instead of the just the illusion of it in RE2 was fun, and always having that lingering dread hanging over you makes this one of the more unique experiences in the series. And the Clock Tower fakeout is one of the best standalone moments in the series, already playing on your expectations. It's just a pretty 'smart' game for how fast it was put together. Obligatory BARRY mention. As I've said before the Raccoon City umbrella (for lack of a better word) is my favorite setting in the series, and I think this does it a real justice. And for one hot second, RE flashed its B-Horror roots again - You want STARS? I'll give you STARS. --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:932740346] in FFD Rates/... [t:78303549]...</cite> <quote>A-Rank: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Resident Evil 1/Director's Cut/Deadly Silence Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Re-rebooting the series, I think 7 did a better job of things than 4 did. Which is weird since 7 detached itself from the core of the mythos (characters/plots) than even 4 did, but it was the atmosphere and spirit that really brought things back in line for me. Also I played the entire thing in VR and it was a delight and I nearly broke my hand several times flailing like a madman. For the first time in a long time, RE went back to a character that has no idea what he's doing and just winging it the entire time. Hand chopped off with a chainsaw? Slap some herb juice on it. Foot cut off with shovel? Herb juice that shit too and keep going! Seriously how was Umbrella not making BILLIONS off the Arklay herbs alone? Anyway, Ethan is a good everyman that carries the show and even though we've now diverted into like cannibal family slash creepy ghost girl slash you want to play a game brand of horror, it's still swung back to horror and that's all I've wanted for a while. Also you can punch a crocodile in the mouth. What I didn't like... Basically the last 30 seconds of the game into Not a Hero. I was SO SURE it wasn't actually Chris, and it made so much sense for it not to be Chris, and then it was just Chris. Not only was it just Chris, but it was just Chris in the SAME "Chris loses his entire team" storyline we've been getting since 1996. And then everything Blue Umbrella is such a letdown that I have to hope RE8 fixes things somehow. Seeing those Umbrella choppers, even the picture of one in the demo, was so hype all for nothing. Rest of the DLCs with Clancy and Joe, fleshing out the cast though? Ace. Great return to form imo. The OG Resident Evil is what really started my love affair with the genre. I wish I still had my longbox with that ridiculous coverart, but alas it's lost to time somewhere. This is B-Horror at its finest, from the cheesy acting to the perfectly timed jumpscares and I just love how this game pretty much invented a genre (sorry Sweet Home, you may have been first, but you didn't make the SPLASH) that has stuck around to this day. And even though the series has started taking itself more seriously over the years, Capcom still gives a nod every once in a while to the true roots of things (Jill's Sandwiches in Dead Rising comes to mind). And while I do think it has been improved upon and REMake is the definitive version, I still think the original has a place - its own place - in the scope of things. It's two different worlds almost, and each has their own highlights. The dogs coming through the windows in the 1F hallway is a moment that has always stuck with me, for example. Deadly Silence hasn't left my DS in like 8 years now, and if I go on a flight it's my go-to time filler. This is one of those times where you can really use the first game in a series as a benchmark as what the others should aspire to. That being said... Never Forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcF7E69C6Q As for Nemesis, this might be the game I've flucuated opinion on the most. Sometimes I think it is amazing, sometimes I think it's terrible, sometimes I think it's whatever. But I think I've finally settled on it here, right on the cusp of being elite. And I'm super excited to see what ThREeMake does to push things over the edge. Taking the already solid Mr. X and beefing him up to butthole puckering levels of bloodlust was a great design decision. The first time Nemmy followed me from room to room, I knew all bets were off. And that's what I think this game does best, taking things that were already established and jacking them with steroids to create something fresh (when in reality this thing was super rushed). And I'm a huge fan of the split in the game, taking place both before AND after RE2, as well as putting the final explosive period on the Raccoon City portion of the mythos. Really exploring the city instead of the just the illusion of it in RE2 was fun, and always having that lingering dread hanging over you makes this one of the more unique experiences in the series. And the Clock Tower fakeout is one of the best standalone moments in the series, already playing on your expectations. It's just a pretty 'smart' game for how fast it was put together. Obligatory BARRY mention. As I've said before the Raccoon City umbrella (for lack of a better word) is my favorite setting in the series, and I think this does it a real justice. And for one hot second, RE flashed its B-Horror roots again - You want STARS? I'll give you STARS. --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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