Of course, it's not the first or only game to do this, but it sure as hell does it the best out of the bunch. As I previously mentioned, one of the best things about Resident Evil 2 and the series as a whole is its use of weaponry as a crutch. So I was ready to go as soon as I was put in Raccoon City. With Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, I was eased into the traditional gameplay loop of puzzles, monsters, and exploring. Suddenly, a game like Resident Evil 2 comes along and kicks me right in my ass.Īs a veteran of first and third-person shooters, I'm immediately comfortable jumping into the Resident Evil series.
I'm a huge horror movie fan, but in the realm of video games, I find that fandom waning nowadays with really shallow titles. So why does Mr. X work so well? Well for one, he works to merge the survival-horror games that have you play passively with the ones that give you some form of protection as a crutch to the horror. 'As he grabbed my neck and broke it in an instant.total bliss.'
