Review - Resident Evil: Village

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • Resident Evil's been on a roll since RE7, but does Village continue that trend or is the series sliding back into its old ways?

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  • @khayalakhemadlala335
    @khayalakhemadlala335 6 місяців тому +515

    Man, I'm consuming Drinker content more than he consumes alcohol. 😂😂

    • @datassetteuser356
      @datassetteuser356 6 місяців тому +5

      Can't blame ya 😂

    • @The.Nasty.
      @The.Nasty. 6 місяців тому +10

      Does that make us Drinkerholics?

    • @sergiogonzalesYT
      @sergiogonzalesYT 6 місяців тому +2

      +1

    • @jensjurgens98
      @jensjurgens98 6 місяців тому

      That is because he is a fake, when it comes to real drinking.
      Trust me, I know🥴

    • @Im.ahmad96
      @Im.ahmad96 6 місяців тому

      Hagahahahaha I thought I was alone 😂😂😂

  • @The_Lucent_Archangel
    @The_Lucent_Archangel 6 місяців тому +222

    A kicker to this game has to be just how rare it is for a husband and father to feature as the protagonist of a story, rather than some inept and/or malicious figure. It won major points with me for that alone.

    • @SammaclauseGamgee
      @SammaclauseGamgee 6 місяців тому +13

      For that reason, Ethan is also one of my favorite RE characters

    • @dvdbox360
      @dvdbox360 6 місяців тому +4

      you play as father in silent hill (1999) and husband in silent hill 2 (2001) also daughter in silent hill 3 (2003)

    • @adaptivegamer9905
      @adaptivegamer9905 6 місяців тому +3

      @@SammaclauseGamgeeyeah, I was actually sad when the credits rolled, Ethan on his knees “dying” and it fades to black saying “Ethan story has ended” or something like that. Only two games, & he’s one of my favorites after Leon & Jill.

    • @The_Lucent_Archangel
      @The_Lucent_Archangel 6 місяців тому +6

      @@dvdbox360 You reply as if those titles aren't decades old at this point. The entire idea here is that modern, current AAA games don't portray a father/husband very positively nowadays with VERY few exceptions. SH is also a bit of a dodgy choice, given character baggage.

    • @The_Lucent_Archangel
      @The_Lucent_Archangel 6 місяців тому +3

      @@adaptivegamer9905 He did technically get more of a hurrah in Shadow of Rose. You really don't get to be more of a super dad than from reaching beyond DEATH to help your child. And I tend to think he didn't just pass his "power" to Rose, either. The post-credits scene where she's leaving his grave, the figure walking on the side of the road, is Ethan.
      It wasn't said outright, but I tend to think that means he's with her after that. If/when the series goes long enough that Rose appears as an adult, it would not be beyond the pale for Ethan to "appear" again in the form of giving advice or spurring Rose to go on when things get tough. Especially if she carries on wearing his jacket and all, and being told she's a lot like him.
      The little things with them were so great. She was tucked into his jacket when he stayed behind, she wore it once old enough. The way she goes from incredulous and awkward about doing something in a dangerous situation to being determined and fighting through it like he did. It's tough to pick out anything she got from Mia, really.
      It's a shame a chunk of the fanbase got so huffy about being tired of The Winters' story. A lot of these same people were probably the same ones that kept saying RE needed something new after 6, and now they're like "all right, job done let's have the old guard back"

  • @HudsonHandel
    @HudsonHandel 6 місяців тому +24

    The Chris Redfield cracks got me good.

  • @JJay-ih3ll
    @JJay-ih3ll 6 місяців тому +8

    Alright.... I'm a little disturbed with how casually you uttered the phrase: "Find the four pieces of your daughter..."😂

  • @MrSt1138
    @MrSt1138 6 місяців тому +9

    I absolutely loved RE Village. Was so much fun.

  • @carloskrelmus3251
    @carloskrelmus3251 6 місяців тому +2

    Really enjoy your movie reviews and insights into the modern state of movies.
    And now your doing game reviews too?! This is awesome. What a legend

  • @TheRhubarbian
    @TheRhubarbian 6 місяців тому +2

    I want you to know MrDrinker sir.... I back out of the video only to reopen it and force a 30 second unskippable ad.. I hope my sacrifice is seen and heard. Anyways... Love the channel!

  • @JammerXtreme
    @JammerXtreme 6 місяців тому +14

    I'd have to disagree with Ethan not being much of a character, I actually do love Ethan. I do agree that he goes back and forth between a civilian to an agent. In 7, they kinda make him seem like a civilian but the reveal was that he knew Chris and the other agents.
    Also regarding the inventory management, I can understand people wanting limited space like the legacy games but that definitely needed to be modernized, especially since Village used Resident 4 as a basis for its game design. It was definitely an 8.5/10 for me, my favorite after RE4.

    • @4400seriesFAN
      @4400seriesFAN 6 місяців тому +4

      He didn't know them. They met after RE7 and the agents trained Ethan.

    • @reykaisertv
      @reykaisertv 6 місяців тому

      @@4400seriesFAN “I’m Redfield”

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 6 місяців тому

      8 has the best inventlry system, crafting and key items are on their own, unlike in RE4R but that has the weapon box which made my inventory management far better.

    • @reykaisertv
      @reykaisertv 6 місяців тому

      @@JoakimOtamaa plus you can collect all of the weapons in 4R

    • @GoldCrotalus
      @GoldCrotalus 5 місяців тому

      "I can understand people wanting limited space like the legacy games but that definitely needed to be modernized, especially since Village used resident 4 as a basis for its game design."
      Nope. In RE4, you're ALWAYS managing your inventory, even after you've completely maxed out the size of it. In village, you never need to manage it. You can conquer the whole game without doing it. I like Village. It's fun and enjoyable, but it's very flawed. For a game that's inspired by RE4, it completely misses the point of it and holds your hand. It's NOT a challenging game. The "puzzles" aren't puzzles, and the amount of scripted segments (House Beneviento, specifically) is a massive turn off.
      Heisenberg's factory is best section of the game because it's the only area where you can easily get lost and have to figure out where to go--a fundamental element of the classic games, 7, and the remakes of 2 and 4.

  • @Cwin-ny6bp
    @Cwin-ny6bp 6 місяців тому +1

    RE is one of my favorite franchises. Loved the remakes of 2-4. I’ve played most of the mainline entries (and Code Veronica) and the their remakes, aside from 5 and 6.

  • @kd9749
    @kd9749 6 місяців тому +2

    The whole time I was playing this game, I had to keep reminding myself that I was playing RE and not Castlevania.

  • @mrskinszszs
    @mrskinszszs 6 місяців тому +23

    This one was a dud to me, mainly for the criticisms you mentioned. I didn't find the majority of the game challenging (especially with the puzzles) outside of the Foundry and Miranda. I really wanted to like the castle because of its polish, but it was so linear and challenge-free. I believe this was a direct response to people saying 7 was too difficult, which is a demographic of people that should be ignored.

    • @reykaisertv
      @reykaisertv 6 місяців тому +1

      I like that Capcom has given us a variety of titles since 7. Personally, I like the art design in village much better; 7 was nasty and decaying in every section of the game. You need beauty to contradict the filth, which makes the horror that much more potent. If they made a game that played like 7, with the art design of 8, it might be the best RE yet!

    • @mrskinszszs
      @mrskinszszs 6 місяців тому

      @@reykaisertv I like the design of the village and the castle, and even the idea of werewolf enemy types. It's just the game play that's my gripe

    • @ajarmetta
      @ajarmetta 6 місяців тому +1

      @@mrskinszszsim looking forward to RE9 longest dev time in franchise history and apparently gonna be set in the appalation mountains playing as chris

    • @mrskinszszs
      @mrskinszszs 6 місяців тому +1

      @ajarmetta I'm cautiously optimistic. 4R was a great return to form, and I hope they continue down the path of keeping it challenging and survival horror based. I also prefer they don't phone in the last 3rd of the game like in Village and 7

    • @TheCyclicGamer
      @TheCyclicGamer 6 місяців тому +1

      7 was too difficult? I thought 7 was a bit too easy, especially compared to the classics and even the RE2 Remake.

  • @torque9889
    @torque9889 6 місяців тому +1

    That fucking giant baby shat me up no end.
    I even knew it was coming and I still shat a brick.

  • @SAPProd
    @SAPProd 6 місяців тому +1

    Resident Evil Village is Capcom telling Darkstalkers fans “here, play this instead”.
    Yeah, it’s ridiculous that they didn’t see that Lady D and her daughters were the most engaging part of the game. Even outside of the attraction to the characters, they are the most intriguing. Mother Miranda is an absolute joke, plus her plan of “splitting the baby apart, giving each piece to the boss, then taking them back” is such a forced video game concept. Just ridiculous.o

  • @carloszestyboy2901
    @carloszestyboy2901 5 місяців тому

    I still think Lady D should’ve either been the final overarching antagonist or the last Lord to kill, while having Heisenberg’s rebellious qualities. Having her die so early on with the hype she had honestly felt kind of cheap and draining. The relationship between her and her daughters was actually engaging: she was cold and largely apathetic or spiteful to Ethan and the other Lords, only seeking Miranda’s attention, yet she was genuinely enraged when her daughters died. In her note, she even expressed anger towards Miranda herself. I feel like a ton of potential was wasted with her character.

  • @menechne
    @menechne 6 місяців тому +1

    Not sure about the sniper rifle comment. I found it plenty usefull in the many medium range encouters in the game as well as a high damage dealer against bosse's weakspots.

  • @dannagle2319
    @dannagle2319 6 місяців тому +1

    I haven't played the first person RE games. Maybe I will give them a shot. I loved the original RE4 and the 2 revelation games. I even enjoyed playing RE3 remake and the RE2 remake until I hit a bug that kept me from finishing it. I've played the original RE1 and code veronica but never finished them. Couldn't get used to the tank controls. Waiting for the RE1 remake if that ever happens. Thanks for the review.

  • @Boggedy
    @Boggedy 6 місяців тому +5

    "Yeah I'm that fkng old." Please. I was like 30 when RE1 came out for the PS1.

    • @MrManatee101
      @MrManatee101 6 місяців тому +2

      So... you’re like fucking 50+ years old? You know the “I’m that fucking old” wasn’t supposed to be a trophy or accomplishment. He said it in an almost self deprecating way (as a joke mind you). I don’t know if shouting that you’re already halfway through your life is something to be proud of.

    • @chrisw1555
      @chrisw1555 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@MrManatee101 it takes a special kind of someone to turn age into a pissing contest.

    • @MrManatee101
      @MrManatee101 6 місяців тому

      @@chrisw1555 I’m literally just saying it’s weird as fuck. He mentioned age, not me. I just pointed out what he fucking said. Is it okay to play video games at any age? Yes absolutely. But he missed the whole point of the joke. The joke is about feeling dated and old, “out of place” if you will. This weirdo is bragging about being 50+ years old and you’re even worse, being the white knight for some old fuck that you don’t even know. So it’s some sort of slight to acknowledge what people say on the internet? Why post it if you feel like you can’t be criticized? That goes for me, for you, and grandpa here. Welcome to the internet buddy. You’re either too young to understand it, or too old to understand it. Either way you’re delusional.

  • @kevn1ewis
    @kevn1ewis 3 місяці тому

    I played through this in the psvr2 version, such a brilliant experience

  • @suavebob
    @suavebob 6 місяців тому +2

    Drinker... That double door that bugged you at the end of Resident Evil 1 on the original Playstation - You mentioned it in a previous review that you always wanted to go through it/wondered what was on the other side/thought it was odd it was there but not accessible. Well, it turns out you CAN go through it, but only if you get the bad ending (i.e. play as Jill, Barry dies in the caves and you only fight the Tyrant once in the lab). After the lab fight with the Tyrant, you pick up a key from Weskers body and exit via THAT door (from the other side though - Its the room with a ladder, typewriter and box).
    You exit via that door because with the bad ending there is no second Tyrant fight on the helipad and the mansion does NOT explode - Instead you get a scene of the Tyrant watching you fly away with ominous music playing.
    I've completed the game a million times back at the time of release, modern day, and even I only just got that ending a couple years ago and I was like wtf how come i've never seen this 😲 I only got the ending because I Fecked up in the caves... I had paused it to do something right at the point Barry ran off, then I un-paused and didn't realise where he ran to and I retardedly ran the opposite direction causing him to die by hunter - As Barry would say "I was careless".
    There is also an "ultimate cut" which is a modded directors cut but it has the "good music" re-inserted, together with uncut/colour and higher quality FMV. Can download online, burn to disc/run on original hardware or play via emulator.
    Anyway, hope you see this post as there is nothing more satisfying than a mystery solved and greetings from sunny East Ayrshire.

    • @peterc3262
      @peterc3262 5 місяців тому

      That was the first ending I got back when it released on the PS1. Was great learning that I could do it a different way and save Barry. I played that game sooo much. And screw the Directors Cut. Just want anywhere near as good.

    • @suavebob
      @suavebob 5 місяців тому

      ​@@peterc3262 Awww poor you getting the bad ending right off the bat and more so, poor Barry haha.
      I am in the same camp on RE, directors cut is questionable on content. I had the original back in the day then bought DC expecting uncut FMV's and was sorely disappointed as we all know.
      Honestly though, the RE Ultimate Directors Cut is the happy medium, keeps original item placement (with option to do DC rejiggered) and keeps the original/good music. The PC has the best port nowadays though with an AI upscale, implements quick turn etc and just runs more friendly on modern systems.
      Out of curiosity, back in the day were you PAL or NTSC? I played on PAL 50hz back in the day (didn't know any better/wasn't much choice) and with some games I run nowadays I notice the 60hz (20%) difference in game speed and I lean back to the PAL slower speed because its what I was used to.
      I don't think so much with RE as i've become accustomed to that speed playing all the different versions but some games my timing is definitely off.

  • @carritohmc
    @carritohmc 6 місяців тому

    I actually enjoyed village quite a bit, sure the beginning was exposition-heavy, but that lycant attack was a great intro, obviously a homage to 4, and I enjoyed the variety in level-design: The Castle has puzzles, and more standard enemies, House Benavento is almost all puzzle and has no weapons, the wolf segment on the way to the dam has players running from cover to cover, then the more action-heavy lab and Chris segments, has plenty of side quests and unlockable content as well. Played it again in VR mode and holy crap, had family members quit playing it because of how scary it was (VR hits different).

  • @darrenmclaughlin1362
    @darrenmclaughlin1362 6 місяців тому +1

    I kind of expect Geralt of Rivia to show up.

  • @Bukluka
    @Bukluka 6 місяців тому

    Being from eastern europe, its exactly like this. Many countryside villages have the exact same houses, architecture, lomoted technology and old traditional people.

  • @jamesbounds
    @jamesbounds 6 місяців тому +1

    I'm curious if Drinker has played the two Resident Evil Outbreak games from PS2. Those are two underrated gems.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 6 місяців тому +1

      I got the second one as a gift, haven't played it.

    • @peterc3262
      @peterc3262 5 місяців тому

      Apparently they can still be played online to this day.

  • @anonanon3112
    @anonanon3112 5 місяців тому

    I absolutely loved how insane this game was. It was truly hilarious and still manages to get pretty terrifying from time to time. Also, Ethan Winters has to be the dumbest man alive, yet a dedicated father.

  • @Phantassm
    @Phantassm 6 місяців тому +1

    I absolutely loved Village.

  • @nicsosa369
    @nicsosa369 6 місяців тому

    just wait until you unlock the lightsaber, uh lasersword.

  • @christophermorton914
    @christophermorton914 6 місяців тому

    Should have tried it in VR. One of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever had.

  • @lesbianlollipop
    @lesbianlollipop 6 місяців тому +9

    Love this game, definitely a must play!

  • @rosita3528
    @rosita3528 6 місяців тому

    Ive just found this channel and love it. I also said that re7 to me felt like a mix of texas chainsaw massacre and the game granny. And my opinion on 8 was that it didnt feel like an re game at all to me. Vampires and werewolves just dont give out the creep factor anymore since hollywood has romanticised them. And not even gomna mention the robot heisenberg

  • @MrTeamGuy
    @MrTeamGuy 6 місяців тому

    oh, a new channel. Nice

  • @ajarmetta
    @ajarmetta 6 місяців тому

    It was my favorite game of 2021, tho the story wasnt as good it was a fun time

  • @CeaTeeReviewz
    @CeaTeeReviewz 5 місяців тому +1

    Is this an old video that's been reuploaded?

    • @nickmiles2862
      @nickmiles2862 4 місяці тому +1

      He moved his content from the main channel

  • @irishbob26
    @irishbob26 6 місяців тому

    Im from Ireland and thats what i think eastern Europe is.
    That and lots of blocks of apartments.

  • @brockdavid
    @brockdavid 6 місяців тому

    The Drinker should check out Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Or, maybe even Parasite Eve, which is not an RE clone, and has really fun and engaging gameplay.

  • @gstaghter8013
    @gstaghter8013 6 місяців тому

    I enjoyed this. Review RE5 next? But make sure to give it lots of love 😅😊❤ it’s my fav 😉

  • @shadowdragonx07
    @shadowdragonx07 6 місяців тому +1

    chur a few boulders short of a chris redfeild 😂 gowd tat line was purrrfect iv havent laghed suu hard in a long time 😂

    • @shadowdragonx07
      @shadowdragonx07 6 місяців тому +1

      and chris fwak boulder redfeild 😂😂😂😂 dude my guy tat shits pure gold 😂

  • @flyinpigmusic331
    @flyinpigmusic331 5 місяців тому

    This "Critical Gamer" guy sounds really familiar... 🤔

  • @TheVidkid67
    @TheVidkid67 6 місяців тому

    In my opinion Code Veronica is the most difficult and frustrating Res Evil game in the whole franchise. Not only do you have to start again from scratch if you don't have enough powerful ammo to fight the tyrant boss on the plane, but if you get all the way to Antarctica and you left your fire extinguisher in the metal detector on the island (like I did) you also can't proceed any further because you need to use it again, and you don't get another. You should play Res Evil 4 remake. It's fantastic, but unfortunately I have to go to my sister's to play it because she has a PS5.

  • @doctoroptical952
    @doctoroptical952 6 місяців тому +1

    Bro..... a quarter of a century ago was 1999. Resident evil is older than that....

    • @sparky4878
      @sparky4878 6 місяців тому

      This video was originally posted in 2021 when the game came out. So a quarter of a century was right at the time, 1996.
      It was on his Critical Drinker channel. He’s just started the game channel, is reposting the old game videos here.

    • @doctoroptical952
      @doctoroptical952 6 місяців тому

      @sparky4878 oh, didnt know he even reviewed games until 2 weeks ago. Thanks for the info.

  • @MrMetalhead121990
    @MrMetalhead121990 17 днів тому

    I liked the factory. I felt the 3rd area was underwhelming since itbwas so short

  • @Calatoria-st1yi
    @Calatoria-st1yi 6 місяців тому

    I am from Romania, where this game takes place, and some aspects of the ''medieval depiction'' it's not that far from the truth, almost all toilets at the countryside are a hole in the ground and there still allot of villages without electricity, beautiful country but lots of issues and coruption

  • @jefftherefan804
    @jefftherefan804 6 місяців тому

    It was cool seeing game reviews.
    You can tell you was sitting on his vocals being recorded. "The game came out this year." It's been out since 2021. 😂😂

    • @Terminal_Apotos
      @Terminal_Apotos 6 місяців тому +2

      This is an old review just re-uploaded

    • @jefftherefan804
      @jefftherefan804 6 місяців тому

      @@Terminal_Apotos Oh, now I just look like a dumby. 🤣🤣

  • @TheDingus1296
    @TheDingus1296 14 днів тому

    I loved Re 8! cheers

  • @illuminated6401
    @illuminated6401 6 місяців тому

    Been going through all the biohazard games....oh sorry resident evil (in the west) games...up to revelations 2 atm...very underrated

  • @GDB11
    @GDB11 6 місяців тому +354

    As a Romanian I can confirm we still all live in villages like that

    • @Rhbrehaut
      @Rhbrehaut 6 місяців тому +22

      Well yeah you guys kinda got factory reset in both world wars.

    • @GDB11
      @GDB11 6 місяців тому

      @@Rhbrehaut The Russians occupied Romania for 10 years after WW2 and stole everything. And the puppet communist regime they left behind until we could finally do a revolution at the end of 1989 didn't do shit for the country like any other communist regime

    • @RichardPhillips1066
      @RichardPhillips1066 6 місяців тому +7

      Where everyone speaks American English? Surprised

    • @TibiConstantine
      @TibiConstantine 6 місяців тому +2

      You are from Craiova village, am I right? You guys love to cultivate leek.

    • @bugoiclaudiu1233
      @bugoiclaudiu1233 6 місяців тому

      Bruh where do you live?😂😂 But awesome game loved the recepeits names

  • @milosmarinkovic2853
    @milosmarinkovic2853 6 місяців тому +189

    The funny thing is the Japanese actually nailed the look of a basic Balkans village where RE8 takes place ( Romania ofc Vampires and Warewolves and that ). Im from the Balkans, thats how many of our villages look like even today haha. They really did their homework on this one.

    • @wowzzz402
      @wowzzz402 6 місяців тому +25

      I’m pretty sure they sent a team to Romania so they can draw inspirations for the village

    • @ThorneyedWT
      @ThorneyedWT 6 місяців тому

      Do you also have 9 ft dominant curvy ladies there?

    • @Mr.Honest247
      @Mr.Honest247 6 місяців тому +14

      Man you live in a cozy place if that’s how it looks. Minus the horror.

    • @Lionheart1188
      @Lionheart1188 6 місяців тому +3

      Not on the accents though

    • @guyfromboracay
      @guyfromboracay 5 місяців тому +7

      I would move to the Balkans in a heartbeat if you guys have 8 foot tall vampire mommies with huge milkies lurking in every castle.

  • @vodkavecz
    @vodkavecz 6 місяців тому +82

    Despite everything I liked the segment playing as Chris. After the whole game being abused and chased by these Lycans it was quite cathartic having the upper hand and moving through them. Also shows the progression, Chris have been fighting these biomutants for over 20 years now, he knows what he's doing and has the specialized equipment to do so. (and also shows why a zombie invasion could never happen, as long as there's a standing army in the country)
    Also RIP Lady Dimitrescu, you've gone too soon.

    • @reykaisertv
      @reykaisertv 6 місяців тому +9

      Exactly! After having my fingers bitten off and hand cut off, being stabbed, mauled by varcolac, strung up by hooks, and drudging through the factory, Chris’s section just felt right. It’s similar to the salt mine in RE7; folks hate on it, but I EARNED an action level.
      I will always defend this game because it’s what got me hooked on the RE franchise!

    • @rebelwolfofmibu
      @rebelwolfofmibu 5 місяців тому

      💯

  • @brettquimby3274
    @brettquimby3274 6 місяців тому +63

    Fun fact, some of the performers from the remake of RE3 stuck around to play roles in RE8/Village too. Nicole Tompkins for example, who was Jill Valentine in RE3, was Elena Lupu and Daniela Dimitrescu.

    • @mother7219
      @mother7219 6 місяців тому +14

      Neil Newbon as Nicholai/Nemesis/Heisenberg

    • @brettquimby3274
      @brettquimby3274 6 місяців тому +12

      @@mother7219 And Jeff Schine as Carlos in RE3 and Chris Redfield in Village.

    • @AlienArtSchool
      @AlienArtSchool 6 місяців тому +4

      Daniel Day Lewis plays the helicopter

    • @MrSpartan993
      @MrSpartan993 6 місяців тому +2

      @@mother7219woah REALLY?! He’s got some RANGE then!

  • @thisisnotachannel
    @thisisnotachannel 6 місяців тому +59

    I already watched all of these videos... and played all of the games (yeah... I'm that old, too... 43, to be exact). But I'm always happy to hear you talk about this series!
    "CHRIIIIIIISSSS!"
    -Albert Wesker, R.E. 5

  • @tomonium2315
    @tomonium2315 6 місяців тому +36

    12:50 I don't get the complaints about Sniper Rifle. It came in handy when Lady D flew far away and you could snipe her from distance. Lycans set a multitude of ambush points around the Village that you can spot from distance and do a pre-emptive strike with Sniper Rifle. Even ignoring the distance, Sniper Rifle is a powerful weapon in and of itself; if you need to kill a tough enemy or a boss, Sniper Rifle is your friend. It's slightly unwieldy at close distance, but it still does its job. How could you not find a use for it?

    • @salsamancer
      @salsamancer 6 місяців тому +6

      Yeah the rifle is very useful. It's strong and accurate and unlike the magnum you get plenty of ammo .
      Plus it can hit multiple enemies so if you line them up in a choke point you can be really efficient with your ammo.

    • @TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat
      @TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat 5 місяців тому

      It was my first Maxed Out Gun 😅. It's awesome. However I did play in VR.

    • @DanielEmp
      @DanielEmp 5 місяців тому

      When fully upgraded, it is the strongest, most available high DPS weapon. It was my go-to weapon for boss fights / elites.

    • @mike48931
      @mike48931 5 місяців тому

      Not just that, but the ammunition is plentiful, making it extremely useful in boss encounters where you will likely not have enough magnum or shotgun ammunition left. Even taking out ambush enemies here and there, I had an assload of that ammunition at the end of my first playthrough.

  • @TobiasCramon12
    @TobiasCramon12 6 місяців тому +106

    i really hope the critical gamer gets as big as drinker

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou 6 місяців тому +1

      Well, all these videos were already on his side channel, befoe

    • @blakehansen5434
      @blakehansen5434 6 місяців тому +2

      Yeah are these all re uploads?

    • @hometownhero2500
      @hometownhero2500 6 місяців тому

      @@blakehansen5434yeah

    • @janruudschutrups9382
      @janruudschutrups9382 5 місяців тому

      ​@@blakehansen5434has to be since at the start of the video he states "coming out later in the year." Reviewing this game 3 years after it came out would be quite late to the party as well 😅.

  • @muundus7
    @muundus7 6 місяців тому +29

    Oh boy. The channel we didn't know we needed. This is perfection!

  • @tinybee7780
    @tinybee7780 6 місяців тому +16

    And to think that this is game is in the same continuity as the one with, as Heisenberg mentioned, that "boulder punching a**hole".
    As much as I loved this game, there are definitely things I dislike, the most egregious of which was how Spencer was both saved and inspired by Miranda, ultimately leading to the events of the Resident Evil series.
    I'm curious if the Capcom writers plan on doing anything to the Revelations games since, you know, another Wesker is still out there possibly biding their time.

  • @slenderman27490
    @slenderman27490 6 місяців тому +7

    RE8: Village is definitely not a bad game, but really feels like 5 different RE expansions stitched together.

  • @LamiNalchor
    @LamiNalchor 6 місяців тому +51

    Also, it is worth mentioning that the castle, as beautiful as it is, is nothing but a straight line going from A to B. No checking the grounds freely is involved at all there.

    • @Rakshiir
      @Rakshiir 6 місяців тому +8

      I still think that the castle is one of the better parts of the game honestly. Just in terms of feeling, because you are basically hunted throughout the part of the game. It is also between beautiful and disgusting when you discover what is going on or was going on in it.
      House Beneviento is the only area that I actually like more for its atmosphere.

    • @LamiNalchor
      @LamiNalchor 6 місяців тому +9

      @@Rakshiir I absolutely love the castle. But in regards to RE-style gameplay, it is utterly pathetic. I cannot say whether such gameplay will ever be implemented again. Maybe another RE 1 remake.

    • @DocOck
      @DocOck 6 місяців тому +4

      Yeah all Resident Evil games are extremely linear.
      First time?

    • @LamiNalchor
      @LamiNalchor 6 місяців тому +5

      @@DocOck First time what? Playing one of the lame and modern ones? No, I know them all. And, absolutely no: Resident Evil 1, 2, 3, Code Veronica and 0 are absolutely not liniear (as in the games that followed the old principle). You have not played any of them have you?

    • @DocOck
      @DocOck 6 місяців тому +6

      ​@@LamiNalchor I don't think you understand the terms Linear and Non-Linear.
      Non-Linear is something like Breath of the Wild where, after the tutorial section, you can go anywhere do anything and fight whatever boss in any order you want, including the final boss.
      Linear is something like RE1 where in order to complete the game you have to complete the same puzzles in the same order in the same sequence no matter what. Backtracking =/= Non-Linear.
      That's not a nock against RE. All Horror games at the time and even most now are very Linear. It's just the nature of the game. It allows for the devs to have complete control over every aspect of the user experience to more easily facilitate the horror.
      It's weird you mention 0 as that game starts you on a train and there's only two ways to go; forward and back.
      As for my credentials as an RE fan;
      The original RE3 is Code Veronica.
      Nemesis' Original subtitle was Last Escape.
      And for something more modern;
      Laon A/Claire B is the canon story for Remake 2.

  • @HobbesCandie
    @HobbesCandie 6 місяців тому +25

    I LOVE this game. The first time I saw Castle Dimitrescu from the hilltop I just stood there for like two minutes taking in how gorgeous the game was. My only gripe is that it plays its two best cards (Castle Dimitrescu and House Beneviento) too early.

  • @donradkos6655
    @donradkos6655 6 місяців тому +30

    I recently realized that Heisenberg, the metal magic guy is voiced by Neil Newbon, Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3

    • @stuarteaston1629
      @stuarteaston1629 6 місяців тому +4

      Neil also voiced Nicholai for RE3 remake. I think the character might have been modelled after him as well but I'm not 100% certain on that part.

  • @jbusername217
    @jbusername217 6 місяців тому +4

    'Yeah, I'm that fuckin old.' Hit way too hard! Great video!

  • @brningates9878
    @brningates9878 6 місяців тому +5

    That scream has been so familiar to me and yesterday I watched Event Horizon again after years hahaha

  • @bennygerow
    @bennygerow 6 місяців тому +7

    Bought it cheap couple weeks ago and couldn't stop playing it!

  • @Bronasaxon
    @Bronasaxon 6 місяців тому +9

    If I had to justify Chris not telling Ethan about Miranda being his wife in disguise, I would chalk it up to Chris either knowing or heavily suspecting that Ethan is one of the Mold now. And given how Eveline was able to corrupt and mind control the Bakers in the previous game, Chris thinks that something similar might be going on here.
    As for Chris not roping in Ethan later on in the village, I’d either move Ethan’s encounter with Chris to a bit later in the game, with it being much briefer, Chris and company having only just arrived and are playing catch up with what’s happening since they last spied on Miranda. And them as a whole being somewhat suspicious that Miranda is using Ethan to kill off the Lords, because Miranda doesn’t want to share power and that she, even in canon, only ever viewed the Lords as pawns.
    I do agree that Miranda as a character was kind of flat and didn’t get enough screen time to really flesh her out. Honestly, I would have combined her with elements of Lady-D’s personality, in order to give her both charisma and more of a larger than life personally to make her more memorable. Though maybe borrow Lady-D’s dragon form for the later stage of Miranda’s boss fight- as given the links to Umbrella and Miranda’s more angelic motif, the dragon helps hammer home the more satanic elements of her character as a corrupter and all around evil person, who’s love for her long-dead daughter felt more selfish then actually loving.

    • @reykaisertv
      @reykaisertv 6 місяців тому +1

      I never considered the fact that Chris may have been privy to Ethan’s “moldification,” but his biggest sin was executing “Mia” right in front of Ethan with no warning. Certainly he could’ve caught her while Ethan was at work and dealt with Ethan in private later.
      The main reason Capcom did Chris dirty was to shock the player and create intrigue for the story, but I’d hate for this to be a player’s first encounter with the legendary GOOD GUY Chris Redfield.

    • @The_Lucent_Archangel
      @The_Lucent_Archangel 6 місяців тому

      @@reykaisertv I don't know about intrigue. I think they were trying to craft a Wesker-like aesthetic around him. The high collar, all black, suppressed pistol is the exact getup Wesker used to use when he was running around undermining Umbrella for his own gain prior to just becoming another throwaway crazy villain.
      Chris was also operating outside the lines here. He wasn't technically working directly under BSAA orders, which is why his team was keen on engaging the BSAA when they arrived. He probably IS some sort of rogue actor, likely considered a renegade by at least some of the major players.
      If anything, I think it retroactively creates interest to new people, because they'll inevitably learn Chris is a longtime character and will want to see how he changed over the course of the series.

  • @Daniel-Rain-YT
    @Daniel-Rain-YT 6 місяців тому +2

    Horrible cringe worthy meh shooter that has nothing of Resident Evil, even the environmental physics are awful, it's bad in every single aspect, acting, writing, AI, even the puzzles are for little kids, pure garbage lol

  • @QuestNation3221
    @QuestNation3221 6 місяців тому +4

    This game along with RE4 on psvr 2 is only way to play these games. Incredible stuff.

  • @Scitch-et4vk
    @Scitch-et4vk 6 місяців тому +8

    Hope we get more game reviews from you mate 👍 good stuff

  • @Adrian-X1
    @Adrian-X1 6 місяців тому +4

    Played this game as many times as I have RE4...so something about it is good enough for me to come back multiple times. Silly but fun. Great gameplay as well.

  • @Aaron-ge6ix
    @Aaron-ge6ix 6 місяців тому +6

    Honestly didn’t think I’d enjoy this channel but man, I’m loving it! What a fool I was!!!

    • @dread1262
      @dread1262 6 місяців тому

      Stop meat riding

  • @Arcademan09
    @Arcademan09 6 місяців тому +18

    I recently played RE5 with a friend of mine and we had a great time, it's a fantastic co-op game

    • @SammaclauseGamgee
      @SammaclauseGamgee 6 місяців тому +2

      I actually liked 5 a lot, espcially playing with someone else. 6 is also worth playing if you can get it cheap on one of those frequent RE sales on Steam. It's ridiculous, over-the-top, and QTE-heavy, but also co-op and I liked the new characters they introduced to the roster of protags--again, over-the-top and ridiculous, but I kind of expect that sort of thing from the series (and Japanese games, in general 😂 ). Unfortunately haven't seen any of them reappear again, but they might.

    • @reykaisertv
      @reykaisertv 6 місяців тому +1

      We need another co-op RE. Either another action-adventure like 5 & 6, or maybe even a limited-resources survival horror like RE2 remakE

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 6 місяців тому +1

      Revelations 2 is co-op, but the other character's combat is utter shite.

  • @briansmith5239
    @briansmith5239 6 місяців тому +2

    Village was a boring, overated, linear mess. Get your shit together Capcom for RE 9!

  • @kilssj2250
    @kilssj2250 3 місяці тому +1

    7 was dull and felt like a railshooter game.
    8 was off-the-walls nonsensical and raised more questions than it answered.
    9 is gonna be "interesting" to say the least... ending in a 💥GIANT EXPLOSION💥

  • @hellomynameisbob922
    @hellomynameisbob922 6 місяців тому +3

    It had its moments. Overall, good game. House Beneviento was so good!!

  • @denisruskin348
    @denisruskin348 6 місяців тому +5

    RE is my favourite game series. There were some big lows, but the highs are so high, they overpower the lows. I mean, my top 10 of all times has both RE4 and the Remake, the Remake of the original 1996 classic and RE2. 40% of the list.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 6 місяців тому

      My favs are both versions of 4 and all remakes so far, 7, 8 Revelations 2. Rev1 is just okay and kinda messy and awkward with a good start.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 6 місяців тому

      My favs are both versions of 4 and all remakes so far, 7, 8 Revelations 2. Rev1 is just okay and kinda messy and awkward with a good start.

  • @superdarkenvy
    @superdarkenvy 6 місяців тому +2

    I view 7 & 8 as general love letters to horror- so 7 is all tcm, evil dead, saw, the thing. 8 goes a bit more classical with it's own take on Dracula, the wolfman, Frankenstein etc. I didn't expect to enjoy 8 & held off getting it until I could pick it up cheaply but was surprised how much I enjoyed it.

  • @XtasePrime
    @XtasePrime 6 місяців тому +2

    The early resident evils, I loved how they didn't give you enough bullets to kill everything, which led to tense hand to hand moments and even times where the best option was to run.

  • @shahroozleon9098
    @shahroozleon9098 11 днів тому +1

    crank up vid quality plz drinker

  • @straightjacket308
    @straightjacket308 6 місяців тому +8

    I think one of the ways they could have fixed the story, even if it was so minor, is that Chris should go ahead and tell Ethan right there at the beginning this is not your wife this is Miranda, then Ethan goes with Chris to try to protect Rose, then the ambush happens where the cars get knocked over and Rose goes missing, Ethan is the first to wake up he tries to wake up Chris, but then realizes Rose is missing so he runs off by himself to try to save her because it is his daughter. While through this whole thing wondering what happened to Mia. I think they could have kept Chris his less of a dick attitude in this story while also really removing why Chris had to act so mysterious through this. There really was no point in him trying to be mysterious. If anything do I thought Ethan was getting training from Chris so if anything Chris would tell Ethan about what's happening.

  • @connor165
    @connor165 6 місяців тому +1

    You should give a review of Resident evil 0

  • @FeorgeGloyddd
    @FeorgeGloyddd 6 місяців тому +1

    As someone from Romania it offends me with how they portray us....
    *this is sarcasm

  • @TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat
    @TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat 5 місяців тому +1

    Village on PSVR2 is how I played it and I'm so happy I waited. 7 and 8 in VR is the sort of quality I wish VR had regularly 😂.
    Great video as always Critical. Though I gotta say, I felt Ethan was actually pretty fleshed out through his like 20 lines of dialogue. No joke.
    Edit: The biggest issue with Miranda is that all of her backstory is in missable notebooks 🙃

  • @yeahiknow9361
    @yeahiknow9361 6 місяців тому +4

    Why are these videos 720p?

  • @blooocki
    @blooocki 6 місяців тому +2

    Since recently the S.T.A.L.K.E.R trilogy was released on consoles I wanted to ask what your opinion is on Andrei Tarkovsky's STALKER movie and his movies in general.
    You think his stuff is worth a watch?
    Also what do you think of the games and the book Roadside picnic its all based on?
    You gonna play them?
    If you even saw/played any of that of course

  • @Targula
    @Targula 6 місяців тому +2

    Mate your format is so good you could be reviewing vacuum cleaners and I'd still watch it.

  • @xiiirob
    @xiiirob 6 місяців тому +1

    You REALLY need to play the VR version of this. I avoided all spoilers, then got to play through using PSVR2 without knowing anything (other than there was a rather curvy vampire eventually :P ) Try it, you won't be disappointed !

  • @theplaymakerno1
    @theplaymakerno1 6 місяців тому +2

    What a great day! Great Drinker Content! I feel blessed that I have found his channel.

  • @rottenbear1507
    @rottenbear1507 6 місяців тому

    Did you realize that the Holy Bible states in Isaiah 8:13 that “It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread."(NASB)? Even using slang euphemisms of His name such as "g-sh" or "j-ez" or the acronym "OM-" is a blasphemous way of expressing disgust or surprise. Not speaking Biblical truth about the Lord is also a wicked misuse of His name. God will not wink at our sin and His Ten Commandments clearly show we all stand condemned. Just punishment for foul-mouthed sinners is nothing less than eternity in Hell. The severity of damnation shows the holiness of the Creator & King whose name we should revere. "But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities" (Isaiah.53:5,NASB). The mercy of the Lord was revealed in that Jesus the Lamb of God went to the cross as a sacrifice in our place. It didn't end at the cross, as He "who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,"(Romans.1:4,NASB) made available forgiveness & eternal life. Jesus said “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”(Mark1:15,NKJV) By the grace of God, turn from sin, trust in Christ, and you will be made a new creation. "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”(Acts4:12,NASB) "Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."(Philippians.2:9-11,NKJV) www.NEEDGOD.com

  • @captaindropkik
    @captaindropkik 6 місяців тому +1

    This is ridiculous, so many uploads at once. I'm hearing so much Drinker I've started speaking Scottish

  • @elliepira8400
    @elliepira8400 6 місяців тому +1

    I've always played games just once but for some reason I played this one multiple times, the first game I ever speed ran.
    I like it because it feels like what if Universal Monsters were filtered through Resident Evil.

  • @SageoftheForlornPath
    @SageoftheForlornPath 5 місяців тому

    I had never played any of the RE games before Village, and really, I only got it because I was curious about the vampire dommy mommy everyone was simping over. I thought the game was ok, but I really didn't expect to spend so much time solving puzzles and running back and forth. I wanted more action. I guess I should have played 6 instead.

  • @P5kr
    @P5kr 6 місяців тому +1

    Could you play Deus Ex: Human Revolution next?

  • @wingusdingus9447
    @wingusdingus9447 6 місяців тому +1

    I subscribed in hopes you do more videos like this. I don't like to watch people play games or streamer type videos. This content is what I'm on UA-cam for.

  • @SammaclauseGamgee
    @SammaclauseGamgee 6 місяців тому +1

    Your part about Miranda made me miss Wesker again 😂
    Also, its been a theory of mine that Chris was the one that was supposed to be killed, especially since he's getting up there in years, but that someone chickened out and insisted they couldnt kill Chris Redfield. (Especially in a game that didnt have Wesker in it, imo)
    Depending on how they did it, it couldve been so intense.

  • @christiansamuelstadeus
    @christiansamuelstadeus 6 місяців тому +1

    Dee Mee Tress Koo.
    jesus...

  • @blackfieId
    @blackfieId 5 місяців тому

    WTF is this... It's 2024... This game has been out for years. And the drinker's audio sounds like it's 1994. WTF is going on?!

  • @SOCMMOB
    @SOCMMOB 6 місяців тому

    I kept trying to side with Mommy Demitrescu. I mean Lady. Lady Demitrescu. Yeah.

  • @Atom.Storm.
    @Atom.Storm. 5 місяців тому

    RE4 and 5 got crap for not having actual zombies. I remember a serious backlash about it. RE8 has vampires and werewolves and everyone thought it was genius.

  • @Esakosarara
    @Esakosarara 6 місяців тому

    Don't spoil videogames. This is not "The Marvels". Fucks are given here.
    (You've done it for FFVII and RE3 aswell.)

  • @mid.cavz.prodution
    @mid.cavz.prodution 6 місяців тому +2

    He can't be stopped!

  • @senormarston
    @senormarston 6 місяців тому

    Ethan boring character is what's keeping me away from this game. Still got better RE games to play

  • @nipu5840
    @nipu5840 Місяць тому

    Yeah I'm old too I remember original. I remember I dropped my controller when that first dog crashed through windows in the hallway... Drinker did you drop your controller too?

  • @terrylandess6072
    @terrylandess6072 5 місяців тому

    Once games began getting too long for reviewers to finish before submitting some 'hype', developers simply began putting the best in the beginning. The first 10-20 hours tops in most every game today is the best part of the experience with either the story falling apart or disappearing , or the grind begins as artificial speed bumps to slow your progress to finish. BTW - I'm sick of STAMINA being the new difficulty gate as developers use it to control everything about a player today.

  • @anttt7993
    @anttt7993 6 місяців тому

    Village sucked bad. No ammo stress, bad AI, and childish puzzles. I quit when the fat guy appeared to seem me super cheap ammo. Gaming for children.