A shorter, lesser take on Raccoon City
Short and Semi-Sweet?
After Capcom knocked it out of the park with their remake of Resident Evil 2 last year, I had hoped that Resident Evil 3 would expound upon the things I loved in the previous entry. I’m just going to jump into this and say that of my biggest issues with this installment in Resident Evil’s remake saga is its length and amount of content, or lack there of. I personally think it was a bold move to charge full MSRP ($60 here in the U.S.) for this game. It seems as though Capcom thought that stapling on a multiplayer component, Resident Evil Resistance, would make up for the game’s shortcomings. The most glaring issue regarding the game’s length is that the entirety of Resident Evil 3 Remake can be completed in about an hour and a half. The RE Engine, used by Capcom for several of its latest releases, provides a gorgeous and smooth hour and a half experience but it doesn’t do enough to pull the dead weight in my opinion.
Not Much of a Nemesis
Another big issue that I had with the game is that the main antagonist Nemesis is quite underwhelming as an obstacle for the player to overcome. After Resident Evil 2’s remake was released, fans of the series turned their eyes towards a potential remake of RE 3.
During this time, I heard about how Nemesis posed a more persistent threat to the player than Mr. X (Tyrant) from Resident Evil 2. I was rather disappointed when this wasn’t the case in terms of the remake entries. The only time that I had a similar anxious feeling toward Nemesis was in the beginning of the game when he was still somewhat of an unknown entity. After that he just appeared to be an outdated video game boss that hasn’t aged well in terms of impact on the story or player.
Conclusion: 7/10
I’m sure this review comes off as a little negative, but I want to clarify that Resident Evil 3 is by no means a bad game. Instead, I think the launch price for this game is miscalculated compared to the amount of content that players experience within. I think that splitting the two games apart and selling each individually at a lower price would have been an apt adjustment to the games’ release. Overall, I enjoyed Resident Evil 3, warts and all, but I would personally recommend players wait to pick this one up during a sale.
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