So my brother bought all the episodes of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 at once
without knowing if even the first one was any good, because of course he
did. And then he tried to force me to
play it with him, because of course he did.
And I had a crisis of faith in the franchise based on Capcom’s latest
offering, because of course I did.
Well, let me back up a bit. I should start by saying that the Resident Evil franchise has never, ever
been my jam. My first experience with it
was the GameCube remake, and even then I only played it once in exchange for my
brother’s multiple runs. The first one I
ever finished was -- grab your barf bags, superfans -- RE5. And to date, it’s the only one I’ve finished; RE6 came next, and I don’t think I need
to tell you that the “great game, great experience” touted by my dear old bro
was less than ideal.
So lately, I’ve been wondering if RE is still even remotely relevant -- if
it’s needed in this modern age of gaming.
As it so happens, there’s never been more evidence for my concerns.