Review Resident Evil Village Demo: Too promising for a super product

The new demo of Resident Evil Village is being appreciated.

The latest Resident Evil Village Demo is a promising introduction to what Resident Evil fans can expect from the game when it officially launches next month.

After the first Resident Evil Showcase event in January, Capcom released the Resident Evil Village Maiden Demo exclusively for PlayStation 5. The goal of the Resident Evil Village Maiden Demo was to demonstrate the game’s graphics and FPS on world hardware. sequel and is not an accurate representation of what fans can expect from the final version of the game. The latest Demo, called Village Demo, is a bit different in that it’s actually part of an upcoming title.

The way Capcom released new Demos of Resident Evil Village is a bit odd in that they only let players experience the Demo Village for 8 hours on April 18. Then the Demo Castle will be opened next on April 18. April 25. On May 1, Resident Evil fans on all platforms will have access to both Demos, but time will still be limited for both.

Over the weekend, PlayStation gamers were given 30 minutes to play the Demo Village, which is enough time to get a glimpse of the game’s scenery and understand the first part of the story. Here are our impressions of Resident Evil Village after experiencing Demo on PlayStation 5.

Ethan Winters

One of the first things players may notice in the Village Demo is that Ethan Winters has more personality. In the previous game, our main character didn’t really have too much dialogue because he was seen as a representation of the player rather than a real character. Thus, one of Capcom’s goals with Resident Evil Village was to help Ethan Winters develop into a personal character, and that’s clear even with this brief Demo.

Right from the game’s early moments, it’s noticeable that Ethan is more talkative than the previous one. Ethan has the opportunity to interact with the NPCs in the village and he has the opportunity to react spontaneously to the terror around him. At a moment near the end of the demo, when Ethan watched many people die, he said this was happening “again”. This is clearly a statement that alludes to the events of RE7.

Fans will have to wait for the official game to see how the story of Resident Evil Village plays out and how deep Ethan Winters’ character development is. However, based on what was seen in the Demo, it can be said that Ethan Winters will receive significant personality development and personalization in the new game.

Fighting style

Besides the personality part, Ethan Winters also has more combat experience. Resident Evil 7 has kept Ethan’s combat abilities to a minimum, mainly because Ethan is an ordinary citizen thrust into a terrifying situation.

Ethan has more experience in Resident Evil Village and is therefore better able to protect himself. In the Village Demo, players have several opportunities to test Ethan’s enhanced combat abilities.

The type of monsters that Ethan will encounter in the game are Lycans – werewolf-like creatures. They can use weapons such as machetes, increasing the danger. Fortunately, Ethan has a number of weapons that he can use to defend himself such as knives, shotguns and shotguns.

One thing to understand is that while Ethan’s fighting ability has improved, RE Village is still not an action-heavy game like RE 5&6.

Tested for RE 4

Although Capcom has not actually confirmed that Resident Evil 4 is being remade, the company’s intentions have been leaked through a wave of hackers. That intention can be seen more clearly through the latest Demo.

More specifically, RE Village reuses the mechanism of buying and selling weapons and upgrades that appeared in RE 4. Furthermore, Ethan’s inventory is also a suitcase, a very important element in the 2005 game. .

Minus point

The game’s graphics are still relatively raw, especially with the scenes outside the village. It seems Capcom has invested more of the game’s capacity in the areas inside the buildings.

In addition, the game’s guns have not really conveyed power to people through visual and sound effects. This is important because RE is a game with limited ammunition, so each bullet the player fires should feel as satisfying and rewarding as possible.

summary

Through what we see in the video showcase on April 15th and this Demo, it can be seen that Village promises to be a good game. If the above disadvantages can be overcome, Village can completely become a candidate for the Game of the Year award, similar to what RE 2 Remake did before.