Post by shadowdancer on May 4, 2020 4:38:04 GMT 10
Resident Evil 3 Remake Review !
WARNING - Story spoilers ahead !
Hi all ! I was away from this website quite a LOT of time, i was at work/life and was super busy with just about everything!
But now im here, and after i completed re3r several times , i would like to share my thoughts with you all about this game.
The Good !
So here we go. First of all this game looks really great, im more than satisfied with graphics and with overall look of the game. Beautiful locations , zombies , characters, cgi and game engine movies directed and executed really well and beautiful. Gameplay is pretty much the same as in RE2 Remake with over the shoulder 3rd person cam (suits me just perfect) but with a little difference that now you can also execute evasion moves in all 4 directions and + if you successfuly execute evade move in the right time just before enemy strike you, your character will perform extended move wich allow you to perform more powerful shot at enemy till very fast slow mo effect is active. Story now is much shorter than original game, and several story moments were cut out (like gas station and etc) but the whole stroy as it presented in this remake for me looks pretty complete and good. From start to finish it was really interesting to play and i never was bored. Labyrinth with spiders was pretty good horror sequence, too bad it was probably one and only horror sequence in whole game well exept couple of Jill's nightmares. I did enjoy couple of early fights/sequences with Nemesis, especially that fight on the roof with fire !
The Bad !
Yes i really did like this game, but it doesnt mean there is no problems or things i didnt like about it. A lot of people who like this game just like me didnt like that it was SHORT ! Iexpected it to be at least 8 - 9 hours to complete, but maaan i was surprised it was sooo short that i manage to search almost every corner during my first play and still complete it under 6 hours 15 min i guess! I guess this is my main complain to this game, all was good but 5 hours long ? rly capcom?! From one side i understand why it is THAT short , cause they were worked at Re Resistance nobody ask for, at the same time as RE3R, and simply didnt had time, but honestly, they cut from original a lot (Clock Tower, Gas Station, Graveyard, Factory and etc) was it rly THAT hard to keep at least few of that locations with some story moments to extend the fun???
The lab at the end probably rehash/reuse assets from RE2R and im ok with it but i really wish whole location was more complicated and bigger for exploring just like hospital which i also like but wish it was bigger.
The final (i mean where Nemesis had its final big form) battle was quite simple and wasnt hard at all, there is no timer, no difficulty there, it was pretty disappointing battle... I miss that final fight from original.
In original game we had pretty cool thing - every time Nemesis appear in the game, time slowed down for a few seconds, and we needed to choice fast between couple of options to be able resolve current situation in one way or another, sometimes our choice could damage Nemesis, sometimes we left battlefield, sometimes it was other option, anyway it was nice addition to the gameplay which was completely cut out of this remake, and this is bad. It was cool feature which let you decide and act different base on your own situation, should you fight Nemesis or leave, or maybe use environment to help you out with him? Deleting this wasnt smart choice and didnt make remake better and put a big minus for my wish to replay this.
The Ugly !
What we love in any re game exept the main stories, charcaters and gameplay?! Bonuses we got after we complete the game!!!
Well, this remake almost dont have them AT ALL ! Yep, when you complete this game even with S rank on any difficulty, you will get NOTHING ! I mean, yes there is like 30 pictures you can unlock (drawnings, storyboards, and etc) and you also can unlock 3d models of main characters , zombies and Nemesis (same just like in RE2 Remake) But hey, this is not even a bonus it is like a default fun thing. Also you will unlock a shop (just a simple menu) where you can buy(for points you accumulate throgh your adventure by different tasks like kill 200 zombies with shotgun and etc) 3 weapons with unlimited ammo, couple of other guns, and few different coins wich when they are in inventory will give you some bonuses for attack, defence and health restoration possibility when you will be replaying this game. There is no mercinaries mode, no any other mode, hell, there is no unlockable costumes for both Jill and Carlos, only one costume for Jill (you can buy it in shop) which represent her look from RE1 (cool, yep, but not enough) Funny, if you buy game after release (like i did) you cant have original costumes from RE3 for Jill and Carlos (you cant even buy them with real money LOL) they are available only for those who pre-purchase game... So for me even though i did enjoy this game, there is almost 0 replayability... No costumes, no modes, there is nothing interesting you would love to replay this game for. Of cource you dont need bonuses to enjoy the game, and i already completed it couple of times, but was it really hard for capcom to add few cool costumes, even mercinaries mode to extend the fun ?! Was it really hard to make this game longer for a few hours?!
Game is good, and i enjoy it, but it could be great if capcom put all forces on remake and didnt worked at Re Resistance. They tried to kill two zombies with one shot but they only manage to wound one.
We hoped for good and long adventure just like RE2 Remake but at the end we got a good but rushed and short remake with 0 replayability.
My final score for this game is 6.5 out of 10. Did i enjoy this game? Yes. Do i recommend you to buy it? Yes, if you can wait till the price go down for about 50% at least. Even though it is beautiful and well crafted game it didnt cost its full price. If there will be future story dlcs and/or mercenaries or any other game mode, and/or costumes - this will be good, but i doubt capcom will do any modes or extended story dlcs for this remake, i wish im wrong though. For now i see that capcom concentrating on Re Resistance, with releasing new characters for its main feature.
P.S. Rumors says Capcom working on RE4 Remake, for me personally this is great news, i would love to see re4 story with this new game engine, but after i saw RE3 Remake, if this rumors are true, im afraid that they can cut too many from original, and i dont want RE4 Remake which you can complete under 5 - 8 hours... If they need time, we can always wait, no need to hurry to get us great game. Take your time capcom, and give us great stuff like you used to back in the day !
WARNING - Story spoilers ahead !
Hi all ! I was away from this website quite a LOT of time, i was at work/life and was super busy with just about everything!
But now im here, and after i completed re3r several times , i would like to share my thoughts with you all about this game.
The Good !
So here we go. First of all this game looks really great, im more than satisfied with graphics and with overall look of the game. Beautiful locations , zombies , characters, cgi and game engine movies directed and executed really well and beautiful. Gameplay is pretty much the same as in RE2 Remake with over the shoulder 3rd person cam (suits me just perfect) but with a little difference that now you can also execute evasion moves in all 4 directions and + if you successfuly execute evade move in the right time just before enemy strike you, your character will perform extended move wich allow you to perform more powerful shot at enemy till very fast slow mo effect is active. Story now is much shorter than original game, and several story moments were cut out (like gas station and etc) but the whole stroy as it presented in this remake for me looks pretty complete and good. From start to finish it was really interesting to play and i never was bored. Labyrinth with spiders was pretty good horror sequence, too bad it was probably one and only horror sequence in whole game well exept couple of Jill's nightmares. I did enjoy couple of early fights/sequences with Nemesis, especially that fight on the roof with fire !
The Bad !
Yes i really did like this game, but it doesnt mean there is no problems or things i didnt like about it. A lot of people who like this game just like me didnt like that it was SHORT ! Iexpected it to be at least 8 - 9 hours to complete, but maaan i was surprised it was sooo short that i manage to search almost every corner during my first play and still complete it under 6 hours 15 min i guess! I guess this is my main complain to this game, all was good but 5 hours long ? rly capcom?! From one side i understand why it is THAT short , cause they were worked at Re Resistance nobody ask for, at the same time as RE3R, and simply didnt had time, but honestly, they cut from original a lot (Clock Tower, Gas Station, Graveyard, Factory and etc) was it rly THAT hard to keep at least few of that locations with some story moments to extend the fun???
The lab at the end probably rehash/reuse assets from RE2R and im ok with it but i really wish whole location was more complicated and bigger for exploring just like hospital which i also like but wish it was bigger.
The final (i mean where Nemesis had its final big form) battle was quite simple and wasnt hard at all, there is no timer, no difficulty there, it was pretty disappointing battle... I miss that final fight from original.
In original game we had pretty cool thing - every time Nemesis appear in the game, time slowed down for a few seconds, and we needed to choice fast between couple of options to be able resolve current situation in one way or another, sometimes our choice could damage Nemesis, sometimes we left battlefield, sometimes it was other option, anyway it was nice addition to the gameplay which was completely cut out of this remake, and this is bad. It was cool feature which let you decide and act different base on your own situation, should you fight Nemesis or leave, or maybe use environment to help you out with him? Deleting this wasnt smart choice and didnt make remake better and put a big minus for my wish to replay this.
The Ugly !
What we love in any re game exept the main stories, charcaters and gameplay?! Bonuses we got after we complete the game!!!
Well, this remake almost dont have them AT ALL ! Yep, when you complete this game even with S rank on any difficulty, you will get NOTHING ! I mean, yes there is like 30 pictures you can unlock (drawnings, storyboards, and etc) and you also can unlock 3d models of main characters , zombies and Nemesis (same just like in RE2 Remake) But hey, this is not even a bonus it is like a default fun thing. Also you will unlock a shop (just a simple menu) where you can buy(for points you accumulate throgh your adventure by different tasks like kill 200 zombies with shotgun and etc) 3 weapons with unlimited ammo, couple of other guns, and few different coins wich when they are in inventory will give you some bonuses for attack, defence and health restoration possibility when you will be replaying this game. There is no mercinaries mode, no any other mode, hell, there is no unlockable costumes for both Jill and Carlos, only one costume for Jill (you can buy it in shop) which represent her look from RE1 (cool, yep, but not enough) Funny, if you buy game after release (like i did) you cant have original costumes from RE3 for Jill and Carlos (you cant even buy them with real money LOL) they are available only for those who pre-purchase game... So for me even though i did enjoy this game, there is almost 0 replayability... No costumes, no modes, there is nothing interesting you would love to replay this game for. Of cource you dont need bonuses to enjoy the game, and i already completed it couple of times, but was it really hard for capcom to add few cool costumes, even mercinaries mode to extend the fun ?! Was it really hard to make this game longer for a few hours?!
Game is good, and i enjoy it, but it could be great if capcom put all forces on remake and didnt worked at Re Resistance. They tried to kill two zombies with one shot but they only manage to wound one.
We hoped for good and long adventure just like RE2 Remake but at the end we got a good but rushed and short remake with 0 replayability.
My final score for this game is 6.5 out of 10. Did i enjoy this game? Yes. Do i recommend you to buy it? Yes, if you can wait till the price go down for about 50% at least. Even though it is beautiful and well crafted game it didnt cost its full price. If there will be future story dlcs and/or mercenaries or any other game mode, and/or costumes - this will be good, but i doubt capcom will do any modes or extended story dlcs for this remake, i wish im wrong though. For now i see that capcom concentrating on Re Resistance, with releasing new characters for its main feature.
P.S. Rumors says Capcom working on RE4 Remake, for me personally this is great news, i would love to see re4 story with this new game engine, but after i saw RE3 Remake, if this rumors are true, im afraid that they can cut too many from original, and i dont want RE4 Remake which you can complete under 5 - 8 hours... If they need time, we can always wait, no need to hurry to get us great game. Take your time capcom, and give us great stuff like you used to back in the day !