RESIDENT EVIL 7 HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN UNSEATED BY YAKUZA 0 AS GOTY 2017 (SO FAR) AND IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT YAKUZA 0 WILL HOLD THIS TITLE TO THE END OF THE YEAR!
A LOT TO BE SAID HERE SO I WILL DIVIDE THIS INTO THE BAD AND GOOD:
BAD:
- IN FAIRNESS, THE GAME WAS REVAMPED FROM PS3 GRAPHICS, BUT STILL TAKES AWAY FROM THE EXPERIENCE
- BATTLE COMBAT SYSTEM AND MECHANICS IS VERY BLAND AND ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A PS1 GAME - THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST NEGATIVE OF THE GAME
- THE SIDEQUESTS CAN BE REALLY IRRITATING; GRANTED, YOU CAN SIMPLY SKIP AND BE ON YOUR WAY TO THE MAIN STORYLINE MISSION IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY AND MANY AREN'T EVEN FUN/INTERESTING
- THE VIDEO TAPE PLACE: ALMOST TRAUMATIZING; I HAD A VERY VERY OPEN MIND BUT I NEVER KNEW THINGS WERE THAT HIDEOUS/CONTRIVED
- THE RANDOM CREWS YOU BATTLE CAN BE IRRITATING LIKE A PS1 PS2 JRPG!
THE GOOD:
- THE STORYLINE: I NNNNNNEVER EXPECTED THAT A GAME LIKE THIS (ALTHOUGH IN SOME CASES HAD POCKETS OF NEEDLESS CUTSCENES AND OVERLY the notebook-ey) WOULD HAVE SUCH A COMPELLING STORYLINE- ALLLL THE WAY TO THE END LIKE A BOOK YOU CAN'T PUT DOWN BC IT'S THAT INTRIGUING I WANTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!
- THE HYPE IS/WAS REAL! THE COMBAT ESPECIALLY HEAT MOVES ESPECIALLY DURING BOSS BATTLES HAD THE FUN-O-METER AT CONSISTENT MINIMUM 9/10 ALL THE WAY THROUGH!
- CUSTOMIZATION WITH YEN!
- PLEDGE OF DEMON AND TWO DRAGONS: ON MY IPOD ^_^!
9.4 OUT OF 10!!!!