
The plot, while not mind-blowing, urges you to play on to discover what exactly happened in this house. viewBox0 0 24 24 Resident Evil 7 features Ethan Winters, a milquetoast protagonist whose search for his missing wife leads him to the bayou of Louisiana. Exploring the disgusting house while you keep your distance from the Bakers provides the perfect unsettling atmosphere that a horror game needs. Resident Evil 7 biohazard / Banned Footage Volume 1 (PS4 Reviewed, Xbox One, PC) Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: Janu(PS4) Febru(Xbox One, PC) MSRP: 9.99.
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Though this sounds tiny, it works extremely well for this game. RE 7 takes place over the course of one night, and you don't leave the Baker residence.
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Purists as well as series virgins will be enchanted. A lean n' mean return to the essence of horror. I’ll be the first to say that I was skeptical of Capcom’s return to its survival horror roots with Resident Evil 7.

When she contacts him out of the blue, he travels to a remote part of Louisiana to track her down, and is soon captured by the psychotic Baker family hell-bent on killing him. Resident Evil 7 feels like the interactive, dirty-secret bastard child of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes coupled with the series signature gameplay mechanics. Resident Evil 7 Review A Return to its Horror Roots. RE 7 fixes this by putting the player into the shoes of Ethan, an ordinary guy whose wife Mia has been missing for three years and is presumed dead. What I played: Completed the game on Normal in 10 hours and 45 minutes, collecting almost all the optional items in the process.Īside from the over-the-top action, the recent RE games feature well-equipped protagonists, further defeating the purpose of survival horror.
