Topic: Resident Evil Requiem

@Oram77 - Thanks, filled it out earlier, interesting to see if anything is done with this.

So I just finished my first playthrough, and……I’m not sure how I feel tbh. The game was good, no doubts about that, but I feel……like it could’ve done more? Maybe I was wrong to see this as the final game for these characters, but then again, there’s enough here to still see the game in that way (especially with how the game ended). I’ll let it sit for a day or so, maybe do another playthrough, but I dunno, atm, I’m not feeling as satisfied as I thought I would.
It’s interesting @BearsEatBeets to see your completion time given you finished almost three days before me, because I only took 12 hours, 42 minutes for my playthrough (and I apparently missed some files, so I probably should’ve played longer).

So in the end, how was the game structured? We had a few short intro sections with the two characters, then one main section for Grace intercut with a couple of short Leon bits, then one big Leon section (notably not intercut with short Grace sections) and a couple more short bits with each character at the end. Overall, I’d say the claim that the two characters had roughly equal playtime is broadly correct, though the lack of any Grace sections during Leon’s roam around Racoon City means he ends up with a bit more.

How was the experience/how does it stack up to the rest of the series? First off, the care center is the best part of the game, hands down. It’s classic Resident Evil with modern flourishes like VII was, but given a more traditional setting. The only downside is that it ends up bit abruptly and once it does, that’s it, we’re on to the other side of the experience. That other bit was fun, for sure (especially compared to stuff like Resi 6) but I don’t see it sticking in the mind for long.
Speaking of, I’m also not sure about replayability. With how the game is designed, I’m not sure how enticing it’ll be to play through the entire game from beginning to end. But again, I’ll give it some time to see how things go.

I’m also hoping we get some dlc content in the future to add some extra modes to flesh out the game’s content. Maybe something featuring some of the other characters that, for whatever reason, weren’t featured in the main story?

So overall, a good experience, just one that had me wishing for more. Probably a solid 8/10, for now.

@FullMetalWesker The was a great read, thank you for sharing your thoughts I know there is quite abit of discourse around the ending at the moment (people feel the same way as you slightly underwhelmed)

Perosnally I loved the ending even got a bit emotional at one piont which is unlike me 🙈🤣. But I can't lie I also felt like I wanted more while the credits were rolling, but that to me is a sign of a great video game. however while Nemesis returning was awesome in the moment, looking back it does feel very shoe horned in and also was extremely easy, even on insanity[/spolier]
I don't say this lightly but the care centre in one the best locations Capcom have ever made! the atmosphere is honestly stellar. I love the whole concept of zombies having remnants of who they were before [spoile] especially the singer.

Yeah I also thought both Leon and Grace had equal share in the game time (suppose it all depends on how cautious you play as Grace), speaking of who, I love Grace she is such a great new character and her voice actress Angela Sant'Albano was absolutely outstanding and already is my pick for voice acting award! RE9 Leon is probably my second favourite version of him (only losing to RE4og) the man just aura farmed the whole game lol I really liked the RPD section thought it was done very tastefully, and the Mr X fight after was great

I've actually replayed the game llike 4 times now (mostly because of the challages for getting platinum) and it was fun trying out the different weapons each time or killing everyone in the care centre as Grace. So regarding DLC according to rumours there is already DLC in very late into development which hopefully means it could come out sooner rather then later, on a perosnal level I hope RE9 gets as much DLC as 7 did as I think this one of the best RE games (def in the top 5) and deserves a lot more content going forward overall 9.5/10 for me.

@McSavage You’re not alone in your love for ‘Village’, which I thought was chock full of incredibly memorable moments - as a RE should be - while also adding significantly to the overall RE story. It was a great entry and has a unique identity. I didn’t realize it was negatively received within the fan base.