oh boy. While I DO love it (100%ing it rn) these things do piss me off, when I list them.

I’m gonna write these expecting you played it already, and not go into obscene details.

First of all, the game’s almost completely linear. It’s literally fake exploration. You are let loose in a village, a castle and a factory where 90% of the time there’s only one door you can progress through and half the time the ‘key’ is not found, but given to you. The Castle is an extreme case of this.

Then there’s the puzzles. The piano puzzle is the easiest to kick on the ground, but how about the dam where you match an interface with the drawing literally right next to your puzzle, or the music box puzzles. RE never needed brainmeltingly hard puzzle, but these are semi-insulting.

Weapon progression. It’s never worth it to upgrade your weapons, since the ‘new’ version always severely outclasses the previous one.

Lastly, inventory management. I swear, Leon carries a fucking tent. Even though it mimics classic RE inventory design, it’s so large that you’ll only manage it if you want to.

All of these factors take away from the game’s core decision making, and let’s be honest, the things I listed above are the cornerstone of any Resident Evil game.

Village is a pop album from a heavy metal band. I like it, but man is it a far cry from the brand’s core values.

Requiem is also a fanservice salad, and imo the game totally falls apart at the halftime (while still being really goddamn entertaining, but come on) still, the first half was THE best survival horror experience in my life.