Ex-BSAA agent Chris Redfield is back, but before you feel yourself getting flustered, be aware that this isn’t the beefcake from recent instalments. Instead the hunk has returned to his PSone days, trading rippling biceps for a silky soft quiff and designer stubble. Sure, you’re not going to find the veteran fighting any boulders here, but he’s still more of an action man than Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’s primary protagonist, Ethan Winters.
That’s evidenced by the fact that free add-on pack Not a Hero allows you to punch Molded square in their inky jaw. New combat mechanics equip this two hour adventure with a slightly different flavour to the main campaign, as combat is once again brought to the fore. In order to augment some difficulty, Capcom instead raises the stakes, introducing a new regenerating enemy type that, in the early exchanges, can’t be killed.
This is a fraught 120 minutes for sure. Employed by Umbrella – hilariously, the franchise’s twisted lore explains that this is the same shady pharmaceuticals firm once helmed by Wesker, but it’s now rebranded as a private military company, with its goal being to repair its damaged name – your task is to track down Lucas Baker, the missing link from the core storyline. Traps and tricks take centre stage, as you pursue the crazed kid through a series of mines.
The expansion’s eye-narrowingly dim from start-to-finish, so don’t expect to be soaking up many luscious views. A new military-grade helmet adds air filtering and night-vision technology to your repertoire, while later unlocks include a new form of ammunition which can help you to deal with the aforementioned regenerating rotters. It makes for some entertaining-ish combat encounters, even if you’ll have seen large chunks of it before.
As alluded to earlier, the thing this DLC does best is successfully keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether it’s bulky behemoths that refuse to fall, a lack of oxygen, or imminent explosions, the adventure’s a white-knuckle ride from start-to-finish. And while it does feel like an extension of Resident Evil 7’s finale rather than a return to its superior opening hours, the tension is still strong enough to carry you through to its grisly conclusion.
Conclusion
It’s hard to complain about an additional two hours of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – especially when it’s free. There’s some fun lore for fans to soak up here, and some pretty tense scenarios, too. While it never really has anything to rival the main game’s best bits, it’s worth the bandwidth for Redfield’s masterfully manicured mane alone.
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I'll be giving this a whirl tonight, I'll just have to ignore the fact that they gave Chris a complete "reboot makeover" instead of just toning down his physique and keeping his face the same. Should be easy considering it's first person.
I've downloaded and will check it out once i tear myself from okami hd. Always hated regenerating monsters in resi and similar titles like dead space. Always gave me the willies.
CHRIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSS!!!!
@kyleforrester87 Respect for snake's santa hat
I haven't finished the main game yet can I go ahead and play it or should I wait?
@Splat I recommend that you wait. This dlc’s story carries on from the ending of the main game.
how does one just lose that much muscle in such a short amont of time considering in resident evil vandetta that takes place not long before this he is still buff
Will be playing it at some point in the next day or two. Glad it turned out ok, a reason to return to RE VII is a good one. Definitely among my favorite games of 2017.
@Areus The CIA had him pushing too many pencils.
@Areus That's a great question, one that no one can answer, and most seem to not care about. I guess the big question is whether or not they're going to remodel everyone from the first six games in order to fit in with their "soft reboot" plans moving forward.
What ate the control option? Move , aim controller? Both , or dual shock only ? Never play the base game btw.
@Deadlyblack man if that isn't the best predator reference I've heard in my 35 yrs!
@BladeRider base game is DualShock 4 only, so I’d imagine this is too. Awesome game imo, by the way, if you like horror 👻
Beated it yesterday. I really liked it. Now I don't know if I go for the Zoe episode or take a break from RE7 and play the Ignis FF episode.
They explained why and how they changed Chris by the way
https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/12/11/how-an-expert-military-adviser-helped-shape-the-look-of-resident-evil-7s-chris-redfield/
This looks fun but nothing will beat the Bedroom dlc especially in VR, such a shame we haven't had more like that
@carlos82 Bedroom dlc?
@Star-Lord part of the season pass with Marguerite, you had to escape from the Bedroom but she'd come check on you if she heard anything and noticed things out of place, it was pretty tense
@carlos82 Yeah that was awesome. I hope if they make Resident Evil 8 in the same style, they include more areas like that. I also liked the video tapes in the main game.
@carlos82 @get2sammyb I don't have season pass yet but I will when I beat main game. I'm confused which dlc can play with VR?
@Star-Lord It's most of them. I think it's only some of the novelty ones that don't support it, but I forget which.
Not A Hero can definitely be played in VR.
@get2sammyb @Star-Lord I think it was just the party one or something like that, all the good ones are in VR and after you beat the game be sure to try madhouse difficulty in VR, that is scary and I couldn't believe how much it transformed the game, particularly with Jack
@get2sammyb @carlos82 thanks for the replies. I don't know when I will play it but not this xmas lol.
I admit I do miss Chris's old look,m but hopefully I'll get used to his new design.
So how's the vr in this any improvements
Aiming is so much better in this than in the base game it was complete garbage; I'd really love for them to patch in an option to use Not a Hero aiming in to the base game. I can't go back after that it feels way too clunky.
I really enjoyed this DLC though! It was fantastic for being free!
@carlos82
Daughters, was the best Imo then bedroom. Both are absolutely worth purchasing even if it means you have to pay for that other cannon fodder. 😛
Not a hero was ok, I personally could of done with out it and I didn’t like jacks 55th Bday, Eathan must die and even nightmare.
RE7 is at its best when it plays like an old school traditional Re game. Trudging through creepy locations, finding items, solving weird abstract Puzzles and saving ammunition as if they were diamonds, while fending off and trying to survive the next foe.
Daughters was totally intense and scary and I love how it’s cannon. Meanwhile, bedroom had you checking every inch of the bedroom itself for items and clues. I just wish it would of had a more satisfying ending than just cutting out
@WaveBoy I'm not sure I've actually played Daughter's, I know there was a couple of dlc's I didn't actually play. I agree Not a Hero was ok at best, certainly the weakest part of everything I played. When the next gen update comes I'm going to play all of it again as I really enjoyed 7
@carlos82
Daughters was part of the banned footage volume 2 DLC, which also includes 21(didn’t care for that one either) and Jacks 55th birthday. but ya, daughters takes place minutes before the baker family gets infected one by one. It starts off with Jack bringing Evaline in his house from the bayou/ship wreck. You play as Zoe and your goal is to escape the house. It’s more stealthy and trial and error based. It will have you on the edge of your seat in VR once sh** hits the fan.
As for RE7 itself, the first half is brilliant. But once you make it to the ship after defeating mutated Jack it takes a nose dive imo. Same deal with the mines. And as crazy-awesome as grandma Evalines mutated form looks , it was isuch an easy, semi scripted, short and unsatisfying final boss battle.
As for Evaline, I wasn’t really feeling the some what cliche long haired ghost girl look either. They should of went with a normal looking innocent girl rather than one that already looks malicious. She was never scary.
Oh, and I just finished end of zoey, I’d say it’s definitely worth checking out, even if it’s a bit ridiculous. I mean, with uncle joy punching the crap out of everything and anything lol
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