Then, in January 2017, Capcom did something brilliant and terrifying: they threw the action heroes out, locked us in a rotting plantation house in Louisiana, and handed us a shaky VHS tape.
The game is split into two halves: the "Horror House" (first 5-6 hours) and the "Action Ship" (last 2 hours). The second half is weaker. It leans back into action, gives you a machine gun, and loses some of that intimate dread. But the first half alone is a masterpiece.
If you want to feel like a frightened, under-equipped human being trapped in a nightmare, download this immediately. It’s scary, gross, tense, and surprisingly heartfelt by the end. Download Resident Evil 7- Biohazard
PC/PS4/Xbox One (Played on PS4) Hours to complete: ~10 hours (main story), 20+ with DLC Survival Horror Rating: 9/10 (It made me afraid of a molded spoon.)
You don’t have a knife flip. You don’t have a roundhouse kick. You have a flickering lighter, a handgun with seven bullets, and a growing sense that you’ve made a terrible life choice. Then, in January 2017, Capcom did something brilliant
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is not just a good Resident Evil game. It’s a great horror game. It successfully rebooted a dying franchise by looking backward (to RE1’s mansion) and forward (to P.T. and Outlast ).
Let’s be honest: By 2016, the Resident Evil franchise had become a steroid-pumped action hero. We had Chris Redfield punching boulders, Leon doing backflips through explosions, and more ammo than a small army. It was fun, but it wasn’t scary . It leans back into action, gives you a
The sound design deserves an award. The creaking floorboards, the wet squelch of molded footsteps, the distant sobbing of a Baker family member—play this with headphones in the dark, and you will jump. The lighting is masterful. Shadows hide secrets, and the flashlight is your best friend and worst enemy.