I barely played any video games last decade but since 2010 I've been catching up on all of the best video games I missed out on. For this series, I started with Resident Evil 4 on Gamecube, which I loved before deciding to go back and play through the entire series. I then played the Gamecube remake of the first Resident Evil (this is my favorite of the series so far), followed by Resident Evil 0 for Gamecube, the PS1 version of Resident Evil 2 which I bought on PSN and played on my PS3, and then this. I have loved every Resident Evil that I've played so far and I rate them all 9/10.
For fans of the series who have played the other old Resident Evil games and are wondering whether or not they should try this one out, I highly recommend it. It is my least favorite of the RE games I've played, but it was still excellent and it follows the basic RE formula.
And now I'll try to give some advice for people that haven't tried one of the old Resident Evil games. All of the REs before RE 4 had a certain style to them. They were true survival-horror games and they dominated this genre (modern Resident Evils are more like action games and now the Dead Space series is the quintessential series for survival horror). You had to conserve your ammo and solve a lot of interesting puzzles which consist of putting items in different locations and combining items. The graphics are pre-rendered so they have more detail than other games of their time, but you can't look all around you. You see one camera angle at a time, and then right when you move to the edge of that, it shows you another camera angle. It doesn't scroll. Sometimes this can be frustrating because you can't see an enemy that's 5 feet in front of your character. But you can just back up a bit to solve this problem. And pressing R1 makes you aim at the nearest enemy so you don't always have to see them to kill them. This game in particular is sometimes so dark that it's difficult to see around you, so I don't recommend playing it when there is a glare on your TV screen. The game is very dark and somber in mood. The voice acting is weak. The sound is absolutely amazing and holds up to the best of today's games. You hear doors creak, footsteps, zombies growling, and beautiful piano and orchestral sounding music to set the tone. Some people don't like the controls. Pressing right on the d-pad makes you rotate right from the point of view of your character. It doesn't make you move to the right. I didn't have a problem getting used to this quickly when I started playing the old REs. You can't reload your weapon unless your clip runs out of ammo or you go into the menu screen, which is mildly annoying. But most importantly, the most enjoyable thing about the series is simply exploring the world and seeing where the story takes you.
I disagree with the "most helpful critical review" when he says to get this if you haven't played the series. Well, if the PS2 is your only console, then you can take that advice. But the story of this follows from Resident Evil 2. And while you can understand what's happening without playing the earlier games, I recommend playing through the earlier games first. If you have a Gamecube or Wii, start with the remake of the first Resident Evil. Or if you just have a PS1 or PS3 (which is backwards compatible with PS1 games), you can play the original Resident Evil. If you're more interested in action, you can just skip to Resident Evil 4 which had amazing reviews.
And finally, if you do decide to play this game, I'll leave you with a basic tip: don't waste ammo! Use your knife when you can. If you accidently miss a bunch of shots with a powerful weapon, you might want to go back to your last save and do it over. You'll need good weapons for the end of the game.
Graphics: 8.5/10 for its time (would be higher if it didn't get so dark at times, cutscene graphics are 10/10 for its time)
Sound: 10/10 for any time.
Controls: 6/10 but good enough for what you are expected to do. The game doesn't require you to do any kind of platforming or complex fighting moves.
Voice acting: 6/10. One bad guy sounded absolutely ridiculous at times but the rest of the cast was fine.
Story: 9/10. Interesting twists.
Playtime: 15-20 hours. It took me a little less than 20 hours to beat it.
Gameplay/overall score: 9/10. (so 10/10 for its time!)
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