I’ve finally completed Resident Evil VII and I must say that I really enjoyed the game. Simply put, this is the best Resident Evil since the fourth, which was my other favorite entry aside from the first two. Honestly this game scared me the same way the original did, while played in the dark alone with the volume way up. If I really think about it, no game has really scared me since that original Resident Evil experience, outside of good ol’ Silent Hill 2. But I digress.
This iteration took me a whopping ten hours to complete, so it was shorter than the past couple of entries, but still felt like a long experience. Hell, I racked up those ten hours sparingly — I purchased the game at the tail end of January. That doesn’t mean it was bad, too difficult or very long; I’d just manage to get stuck on something (a couple of deaths) and then not play it for a week in favor of something else. I kept coming back around though and as of last night the game is done. There is a new difficulty, more collectible bits and things of that nature that could keep me playing it, but I’m not feeling the urge to do that just yet. There are also two DLCs so far that add more tapes and things to play through but I’ve had my fill for now. I can’t recall if I mentioned it but I’ve got FF15 and Mass Effect Andromeda on my plate for now and I’m just trying to burn through some of these side games as time allows. With that said, I highly recommend picking this game up if you’re a fan. If you’re on the fence because you haven’t liked the series for a while, I’d give it a try anyway — it’s a throw back to the original games. Here are some potential spoilers in the form of pictures:
Me Vs. Myself and I 