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| Resident Evil HD is the best game I've played in years. by Dream Cast 08/21/2015, 4:54pm PDT | ||||
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| I didn't play the original Resident Evil when it came out because it looked sad and janky, like Alone in the Dark. Then I didn't play the 2002 GameCube remake because I didn't have a GameCube because I wasn't eleven years old and a girl. Fortunately, the recent HD remaster of the GameCube remake solved both of those problems. (????)
The thing I didn't realize about Resident Evil is that it's actually Mega Man to Alone in the Dark's any given European platformer. It's an incredibly fast and precise game where the moment to moment action consists largely of inventory and resource management, through a series of basic lock-and-key puzzles and largely non-skill-based combat encounters (where even engaging with the enemy is already considered a loss), all within the overarching structure of a single game-length timed puzzle. My first playthrough, going for 100% completion, took me nearly twelve hours. My second took just over two. My third I did without saving (the way the system works, saving will almost always cost you time, unless you engage in some FreeCell-level inventory planning), causing the game to get surly and release a zombie strapped with explosives into the mansion, who would chase me through all subsequent playthroughs and explode us both if he got shot. So my fourth I did knife only. My fifth I did on the unlockable Real Survival difficulty mode, which was only marginally harder than hard, and my sixth on Invisible Enemies mode, which is exactly what it sounds like. Rarely have I played a game that was so good at shepherding you from newbie to master, just by setting progressively more challenging challenges and leaving you to them without tutorializing, difficulty scaling, or other well-meaning overbearance. It is absolutely and deservedly confident in both itself and its players. Resident Evil HD made me want to seek out similar games, but I have a feeling that's going to end in disappointment, since as far as I can tell there's nothing inherently fun about the mechanics themselves; the game is only so functionally compelling because it's crafted like a Swiss watch. For some less abstract thrills, try Condemned: Criminal Origins or F.E.A.R.: Forgo Expected Acronym Reveal, both by a Monolith Productions at the height of their encounter design and environmental storytelling powers. |
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Anyone recommend some horror games over Steam? NT by 08/20/2015, 7:00am PDT  Obscure: Aftermath (2 player co-op only) NT by 08/20/2015, 3:33pm PDT Re: Obscure: Aftermath (2 player co-op only) by 08/21/2015, 7:59am PDT You might like Allison Road when it comes out. NT by 08/21/2015, 8:00am PDT Resident Evil HD is the best game I've played in years. by 08/21/2015, 4:54pm PDT Psh nice special character support, your forum or maybe my browser (????) NT by 08/21/2015, 5:05pm PDT Nope it's the forum. It has no support for non-western characters AT ALL NT by 08/24/2015, 1:09pm PDT Silence of the Sleep (maybe?) by 08/24/2015, 3:20pm PDT Downfall by 08/25/2015, 8:54am PDT Amnesia by 08/26/2015, 8:46am PDT I really fucking hated that game by 08/26/2015, 3:45pm PDT |
