7/30/2023 0 Comments Resident evil 3 remake reviewThere aren’t tank controls yet somehow, it still feels as though there are. Like in last year’s game, Capcom has worked some dark magic to ensure that even though this game feels new and fresh, it still feels like playing Resident Evil 3 of old. Gameplay in Resident Evil 3 is almost identical to Resident Evil 2 Remake. It’s a very pretty shell and one that plays exceptionally well, but a shell nonetheless. Without these choices, an entirely different narrative and a neutered Nemesis, Resident Evil 3 is a shell of its former self. It’s simply been removed without even a facsimile in its place to placate fans or give some nod to the original. This mechanic doesn’t exist at all in Resident Evil 3. Depending on which choices you made, you’d get to see different endings. In the original, these choices would often seem as bad as each other but depending on your health and ammo situation, you’d be forced to take one over the other. He’s also AWOL for much of the second half which probably explains the lack of “Nemesis” in the title.Īnother unique element of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis that’s absent from this version are the choices players needed to make while under pressure. ![]() And without his signature catchcry of “STARS!” he’s just another B.O.W. Being pursued by an “almost” human enemy is far scarier than the doglike thing he becomes. In doing so, it vastly changes his appeal, his fear factor and his usefulness. In this version, he becomes a four-legged, Birkinesque atrocity before the midway point. In the original, Nemesis appeared as a humanoid for the majority of the game and only transformed into a hideous creature later on. Worse still are the changes made to his mutation and evolution. ![]() He appears a handful of times, always at predetermined locations and is frequently part of a short sequence or cutscene before disappearing again.Įven Resident Evil 2’s Mr X was scarier and more present than Nemesis is in this game. Instead of a constant tormentor and terrifying antagonist he’s reduced to a cross between Mr X and William Birkin. Nemesis was what set Resident Evil 3 apart from the other games in the series and to reduce him to what he is in this game is such a shame. In this version, he’s little more than an occasional annoyance. You never felt safe and anytime he appeared you’d frantically try and escape without losing too much health or ammo. In the original, Nemesis was an almost omnipresent, terrifying threat. I couldn’t find a single thread or hook to latch onto and it wasn’t until midway through the game that I found a section that was similar enough to be familiar.Ĭlearly changing up the story is a risk Capcom is happy to take but it hasn’t paid off. Those players who are fond of the original will be looking for that nostalgia hit and where it was given to them in spades in Resident Evil 2, in RE3 it’s almost non-existent. The significant changes made to the story really work against Resident Evil 3. Unfortunately, things start to go downhill pretty quickly. Once I’d cleared this section, I had high hopes for the game and assumed that everything was going to be peachy. What follows is a hybrid QTE/on-rails escape sequence that kicks Resident Evil 3 off with a bang. ![]() Jumping immediately into the action, Nemesis attacks Jill in her apartment. ![]() Thankfully, her ridiculous skirt from the original has been traded in for some sensible jeans.Ī much wiser and more practical solution, thanks Capcom. She’s again been given a visual makeover and looks more like Milla Jovovich’s Alice from the Resident Evil film franchise. Set before, during and after Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 stars (no pun intended) Jill Valentine, our heroine from the first game of the series. Standing on its own, this remake is decent but when its compared to the original game and last year’s Resident Evil 2, it sits at a distant third. The narrative is almost entirely changed and the Nemesis himself has had his role diminished so much that he’s no longer the threat he once was.Īfter the phenomenal Resident Evil 2 Remake, it’s pretty disheartening to see Resident Evil 3 turn out this way. To be fair, I’ve not played Resident Evil 3 in years but from the minute this version began I found very little to remind me of the original. Where RE2 stuck to the established script and was mostly a one for one remake, Resident Evil 3 goes out of its way to be a very, very different game to its PS1 namesake. After the success of Resident Evil 2 Remake, Capcom is back with a remake of Resident Evil 3. It brings me no joy to say that Resident Evil 3 is average.
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