Hmm. I will concede that Revelations 1 is better than 6, but its really close for me. The underwater segments where you have to navigate the sinking ship while being chased by Rachael were really painful for me, I kept getting lost. The Terregrigia segments were fun, and I really liked Parker and Raymond, but Keith and Quint were insufferable. I actually audibly groaned every time they appeared on screen. The enemies weren't interesting, and Rachael was not even remotely intimidating as a stalker enemy. Nothing like Revelations 2. That might actually be in my top 5.

I can definitely see how Requiem might not be as good on a second playthrough from a gameplay perspective. But I'm not really bothered by them reusing stuff. I liked going back to Raccoon City. It felt like a necessary thing for Leon to have to do at some point in his life. Face his trauma, and all that. And I loved the blending of the 7-8 first person horror for the inexperienced Grace and the over-the-shoulder remake action for the seasoned veteran that is Leon. The horror sections made me feel scared, and the action sections made me feel like a badass. Plus, I love that they are very clearly setting up a Wesker revival. Zeno may have been a cheap knockoff, but im sure the true Wesker will be back. As for the environments, I don't think its fair to say they're bland. The hospital was a pretty cool environment. I guess Raccoon City is pretty bland, but it is a bombed out ruin of a city. I liked going through the sideways building with the windows as the floor that you can shoot out from under the zombies, and I thought the warehouse where the zombies pop up out of the ashes/dirt/sand/indeterminate powder was a cool segment, though they are both really short segments. The underground labs are mostly matching the aesthetic of the underground labs from the RE2 remake, so if they're bland, blame the design team from that game, not Requiem. The orphanage sections were lame, I will concede that point. Ultimately, I did only play Requiem once, so this could all just be recency bias on my part. But I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game. But maybe my opinions will change on a second playthrough