#RESIDENT EVIL 3 REVIEW PS4#
#RESIDENT EVIL 3 REVIEW SERIES#

No longer are you confined to a mansion or police department instead you can roam the stunningly-detailed streets of Raccoon City, the blood-stained hallways of the hospital, and even the sewers. It's actually a big part of what we loved about Resident Evil 3: the varied urban locations.

The sequences are running parallel, and provide somewhat of a more complete city view, while tying together the series' various entries. At one point, Carlos visits Raccoon Police Department (just before the events of Resident Evil 2), while Jill traverses the banks of Raccoon City. It's a nice change of pace to jump from one character the other вЂ“ it gives the story more dimensions, and helps you see what's going on outside your current character's bubble. For example, Jill has a useful lock pick for getting into hard to access places, while Carlos has an assault rifle that's perfect for mowing down hordes of the infected. However, you don't get to share your inventory, and each character has their own set of weapons and equipment. With the story focusing on the two protagonists, players have control over either Jill or Carlos, although you don't get to choose вЂ“ throughout the game you jump between playing as one of the two, depending on whose story is being focused on at a given time. Between zombies, back-stabbers and one very pissed-off mutant, the escape isn't as easy as grabbing a car and high-tailing it.

#RESIDENT EVIL 3 REVIEW PS4#

Genre: Survival horror | Format: PS4 (tested) / PC / XBO | Developer: Capcom | Publisher: Capcom | Price: ВЈ49.Obviously, things aren't all that simple. Verdict A faster-paced survival horror that starts explosively but runs out of ideas. Seeing these creatures charge at you along the walls and ceilings, and knowing what theyвЂ™ll do if they catch you, really keeps you on your toes.

#RESIDENT EVIL 3 REVIEW SERIES#

But itвЂ™s no substitute for a fuller core experience, with more of the tight design and choreographed scares that the series so often delivers.ДЄ tense early sequence smartly redeploys the giant insect-like enemies from the original, as you run around a darkened power station looking for switches to reboot the grid. The inclusion of Resistance, a separate asynchronous multiplayer game, may be some compensation, and itвЂ™s a decent distraction. Resident Evil games rarely end as well as they start, but here especially, despite a bombastic finale, the second half lacks substance and lets the excitement flag. Meanwhile, Nemesis has mutated into something too big to fit into these narrow spaces, restricting him to a handful of scripted encounters вЂ“ a terrifying figure imprisoned in chunks of contrived game logic. Within the police station, hospital, and obligatory secret research lab, youвЂ™re funnelled through rooms and corridors that better suited last yearвЂ™s cautious, exploratory mode.

Just when the city feels like it should open up, it contracts and forces you indoors. His frequent appearances work to evoke a constant, Terminator-like presence.Д«ut this change of pace relies on a rapid fire of setpieces and locations, and after its first act, Resident Evil 3 runs low on ammo. Nemesis especially forces you to act fast, as he sprints behind you, reels you in with a tentacle, or leaps over your head to block your escape, then rocks up with a flamethrower just as you think youвЂ™ve got him sussed. Since youвЂ™re not stuck in a single location for any long stretch, thereвЂ™s less focus on items and puzzles, and more on running, dodging, and shooting barrels. What carries over from the old game is itsВ momentum. Downtown Raccoon City can be made to feel bigger and busier now, while cheesy B-movie monsters are benched to maintain the gritty, post-Walking Dead fiction. ItвЂ™s also simply an expression of modern design. This is remaking as respectful betrayal, which knows that surprise is as crucial to the source material as any specific event. As a remake, it again plays fast and loose with the past, remixing, expanding, or redesigning the original, but always with a trail of callbacks вЂ“ a chalk drawing on the floor, a zombie bursting from a cop car вЂ“ to trigger dГ©jГ vu. Weapons are still satisfyingly feisty, and control still strikes a smart balance between agility, accuracy, and the artificial speed restrictions that survival horror demands. CapcomвЂ™s bespoke engine again flaunts its style with impressive character details (not least CarlosвЂ™s hair), chaotic scenes, and rotting inhabitants.

Resident evil 3 review