Resident Evil

Playtime: 25.1 Hours

Resident Evil is one of the scariest games I have played. The game isn't scary because of some monster, or environment (although it has both), what makes this one fo the scariest horror games I've played is the save system. This game does not have autosave. What it does have, is a limited amount of saves, and if you don't know where you are going, how long the game is to beat, the areas you need to go to and the items you need to collect, this game can be a tough experience for newcomers.

I myself had to restart my save a few times. Especially since you don't know how many saves you will get on a first playthrough. Which is honestly why I recommend playing on easy mode for your first playthrough, that, and for the love of god, please use a guide!

This a weird game to review. You see, the combat isn't all that great. You are expected to play using tank controls (which is another scary idea) but thankfully, they added in an alternate control scheme where your character moves based on camera rather than character.

To beat this game, you need to be resourceful. You need to be careful how to use your ammo, whether you should kill enemies or not and know when and where to save. If you try kill every enemy in this game, you won't make it past the halfway point before you have run out of ammo and have to fight a boss. Even worse, dead zombies can come back to life as "Crimson Heads" which are much harder to kill and get around. Zombies only stay dead permanently if you burn them, but you have a limited amount of inventory slots as well. This game is set up to give you a hard as time as possible. And it is still a very fun game once you get the hang of it.

It does have a great story. And even the sideplots are fantastic as well, especially the Lisa subplot. This game is a direct upgrade of the original PS1 Resident Evil in every way.

While I do wish there was a mode where saves were not limited, one of the biggest problems this game has are the loading animations. You are in and out of rooms every ten seconds or so, but there is a 5 second loading screen between each door. There is a mod that makes these timers non-existent, but I wish it was in the main game.

Overall, a great survival horror. Hard for people new to the genre but very fun once you get the hang of it.