Resident Evil 3 - PlayStation 4

Contrary to all the reviews (which are mostly positive actually) out there, RE3 has a lot to offer if you only stop to look. It does depend on how you play, and I have already spent more hours in RE3 during my first playthrough on hardcore mode than I did in RE2. In many ways, RE3 is a much superior entry to RE2, which jumped up to number one last year in my list of favorite RE titles that I’ve played for almost twenty years. RE3 is gonna be my favorite now with RE4 and RE2remake following it.Jill’s is one of the most gorgeous character designs I’ve ever seen in a video game. Her attire is realistic and attractive, and so is her sassy attitude. And I’m just gonna say it—Carlos’s redesign and personality are just too damn sexy. Moreover, their relationship feels so true. The dialogs and character qualities, from when she smirks at Carlos, “I know how to use a radio”, when she reconciles with him, “I know we didn’t get off to a good start” and when they briefly part ways and share a longing stare, are very well done. There is so much depth to Jill’s character and others’ as well.The reimagined Racoon city is spectacular. The stunning posters and the subtle hint of the still extant life is remarkable, all the while offering a sense of foreboding, which is truly enjoyable. The world is highly enriched compared to RE2. Makes me stop and look each time. Moreover, RE3 has some of the best music I’ve ever heard in video games, especially in an RE title. It’s truly amazing. The attention to detail such as Jill’s ever-increasing bruises as the situation intensifies, is astounding. The facial graphics are relatively sharper than those of the RE2 Remake. Reading the documents in RE3 was ten times more satisfying than reading those of RE2’s, as they are much longer.The dodge mechanic provides a much-needed gameplay addition to the intense situations the remake throws you into. The perfect dodge and the dodge counter, which can certainly prove to be an exciting challenge to master and ups the critical damage tenfold, are extremely gratifying.I did have just one issue, or something that you can’t help but notice and that was all the jump scares and the realistically terrifying zombies that were new and scarier when RE2 remake came out, but a little underwhelming when playing RE3, but that was to be expected—nothing that makes the experience dull in any way, coz RE3 delivers a more intense gameplay that balances those scares. If RE3 had been released before RE2, people would be saying very different things right now.Lastly, I encourage hardcore fans to do their first playthrough on hardcore like I did to truly enjoy the game for what it is. This would then unlock nightmare mode, beating which unlocks inferno mode, and these two are infuriatingly and terrifyingly delightful, since everything changes and there are enemies dropping everywhere. They also become very aggressive and faster. Shaking them off does not have a 100% success rate either.RE3 is a stunning remake and a refreshing departure from RE2’s environments and for true fans the price never matters, but if you’re in doubt, pick it up on a sale. I can assure you if you love survival horror and a little more intense gameplay than RE2 remake, then you will love RE3. On another note, Resistance is loads of fun and do give it a shot. It’s highly addictive. Capcom have truly outdone themselves this time and are constantly demonstrating their prowess in improving upon their stunning RE engine with each new installment. Thank you for delivering another great game.

I've seen a lot of reviews Criticizing this game due to its perceived brevity. I didn't really have that problem. To me, this seemed every bit a full fledged entry into the series as any other of the releases. Besides, I'd rather have an outstanding 6-8 hour game than a mediocre one that lasts forever (looking at you, Days Gone). Plus-as with almost all Resident Evil games (Except for 6 maybe) there is a lot of replayability here.Resident Evil 3 continues the high bar set by the Remake of #2 last year. In fact, given there's really just a year separating them I was worried Resident Evil 3 may be an inferior product. That couldn't be farther from the case. RE3 continues the same high polish, gorgeous graphics and fun game play from the previous entry and I couldn't be more satisfied with the end result. I do however have some minor gripes though which come next.Now for the bad, or in this case-the annoying. I love this game, and I think for the most part it's an absolute knock out of the park, but there are a few things that annoyed me about the game. First, this game is soooooooooo dark. So many times I could barely see where I was going...and of course that meant that a zombie I didn't see totally chomped my neck despite how meticulous and careful I was being. Second, the zombies themselves. Continuing the "tradition" set in #2, they are absolute bullet/knife sponges. It wasn't uncommon to shoot a zombie 4 times directly in the head, watch it go down, knife it about 4 times only for it to get back up, take a few more shots to the head and still chomp my neck. Geez. In a game that's all about ammo conservation-do we really need to fill these guys up with more than a couple of shots??!! Also-I love the new dodging mechanic-WHEN IT WORKS. I properly dodged incoming attacks about 40% of the time. The other 60%, the dodge simply didn't work and it got me into trouble. That's all I have for gripes though.All in all, despite some personal annoyances, this game is OUTSTANDING on every level. Not too many games ship with this level of polish and completion. I never experienced a single bug in my playthrough. Sadly that's rare in a AAA game these days. Capcom has been on absolute renaissance with this series the past few years with RE7 and the RE2 and RE3 remakes. They are absolutely KILLING IT. I am very much looking forward to Resident Evil 8 and *fingers crossed* a Code Veronica remake. Please make Code Veronica happen Capcom, its the only main-line entry I have never played.