Resident Evil Revelations

This could of been a main line Resident Evil it's so good. The fact this started out as a 3DS game is crazy to me. This has everything you would expect from a resident evil title and I even think it laid some of the ground work for RE7. This came out around the same year as RE6 but rather than the heavy action approach of 6 it remains more faithful to the original titles while offering improvements with the survival horror approach. Rather than tank controls you have the ability to freely move around and shoot at the same time. The whole boat setting is perfect for a survival horror type of game offering plenty of claustrophobic unsettling environments scenarios with enemies. Speaking of enemies they all have more of a aquatic look to them which is a nice change. The gameplay is very action horror but it leans more towards the survival horror. There is lots of resources but you always feel like you are just barley getting by because enemies are bullet sponges. Early game using your dodge and avoiding enemies is essential and the game does a horrible job of explaining this. Eventually I had to look at the controls to figure out you could even dodge. It also kind of does a bad job of explaining enemy weak points I think on certain enemies it is their arm rather than their head which common sense would tell you it's the other way around. It has puzzles and you are rewarded for good exploration as well. Some of the boss battles are pretty cool and well crafted as well. There is nice enemy variety in general. The story takes place between 4 and 5 with plenty of unexpected twists that I was actually not expecting. I was really impressed with the story. It was cool playing as Jill again. My only complaint would be some of the more action heavy sequences go over board almost Cod levels shooting waves of grunt type enemies which I can not remember the actual name of. The game has a good level of horror but I wouldn't say it's super scary. There is a level of campiness to this game but it is the good kind you would want in a resident evil game. I would say the worst part is the annoying episodic format the story follows. Maybe it worked better on the 3ds to play in short bursts but overall it kind of hurts the pacing a little bit. It's annoying having recaps and menus popping up every hour or 2. But overall this is a amazing must play game in my opinion.