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Resident Evil: Revelations 2 |OT| Yeah, but it's only $25

Neiteio

Member
I think both of you guys are right.

Capcom could've communicated the branching path a bit more clearly.

And reviewers could've been a lot more thorough.
 

SeanTSC

Member
Also when you beat it with the Bad Ending, you get a Record that pops right up, in big letters on your screen that says "Worst Possible Outcome" or something. Like, if that didn't send up a big red flag to you that there was something else to do and there's other endings as a Reviewer, then I don't know what to tell you.
 

SkylineRKR

Member
I don't think its really a poor design choice. I just think there should be selectable checkpoints so that you only have to play a small portion again.
 
Why the heck would you hide such a big character moment in a QTE and give a choice if you experience it or not? It's completely poor storytelling and was just put in there for the sake of having 2 endings, that's on the developers and no one else. You couldn't have known that that one scene would play such a huge role in the ending, it was stupid, useless, and on top of that, poorly implemented.
 

Evolved1

make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Why the heck would you hide such a big character moment in a QTE and give a choice if you experience it or not? It's completely poor storytelling and was just put in there for the sake of having 2 endings, that's on the developers and no one else. You couldn't have known that that one scene would play such a huge role in the ending, it was stupid, useless, and on top of that, poorly implemented.

Especially since the QTE prompt is FIRST. By three seconds. In most games, 3 seconds late on a QTE is a fail state!

lol

This whole thing is a joke.
 

Ysiadmihi

Banned
The problem I have is that
Moira does not immediately move forward when you tell her to, or at least she didn't for me. After having to kill Neil with a knife because I ran out of ammo, I wasn't going to risk failing a QTE and doing the whole thing again.
 

Evolved1

make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
It's not 3 seconds, it's less than 2 in the video he posted.

It's 2 seconds. I just timed it.

Two seconds is still a long time in QTE land. I would rate that QTE as medium difficulty.

Hey, do you happen to know the QTE length in RE5 cutscenes? You know, the super annoying ones at the end of a level that can ruin your S rank?

You think the window is 2 seconds long?
 

Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
The problem I have is that
Moira does not immediately move forward when you tell her to, or at least she didn't for me. After having to kill Neil with a knife because I ran out of ammo, I wasn't going to risk failing a QTE and doing the whole thing again.

Yeah, that's awkward too.
 

Zambatoh

Member
It's 2 seconds. I just timed it.

Two seconds is still a long time in QTE land. I would rate that QTE as medium difficulty.

Hey, do you happen to know the QTE length in RE5 cutscenes? You know, the super annoying ones at the end of a level that can ruin your S rank?

You think the window is 2 seconds long?

For individual button prompts? I think maybe 3 seconds. Unless it's a running QTE, then maybe it's a mixture of 1 second button presses mixed in with the button mashing.
 

Kuraudo

Banned
If Capcom made it super easy and signposted what you had to do to get the good ending, it would kind of defeat the purpose of having multiple endings as nobody would choose the bad one. It's obscure because it's designed that way. They have faith that people will be invested enough in the story to go back and play the game for another hour to see what really happens. I know I was invested enough to do it straight away and a lot of other people were too.
 

GrayChild

Member
Got the retail PC edition and just started the beginning of episode 3 after playing for about 4 hours.

Yasuhiro Anpo and his team are the best thing that has happened to Resident Evil since REmake and they should make each RE title from now on. What a pleasant surprise this game turned out to be!
 

Sectus

Member
Another thing about the episode 3 moment is that if you're playing coop, it's even less obvious. There's no indication to switch, there's only an obvious QTE prompt for player 1 to do. I was thinking it would make sense for player 2 would be able to do something, but there was no apparent movement, so I assumed player 2 was just lying still (especially since there's a moment early in the game where player 2 is lying on the ground literally unable to do anything).

I will say though that after beating the game, it is obvious there's an extra ending if you just pay attention at the records and rewards you unlock.
 

Manu

Member
If Capcom made it super easy and signposted what you had to do to get the good ending, it would kind of defeat the purpose of having multiple endings as nobody would choose the bad one. It's obscure because it's designed that way. They have faith that people will be invested enough in the story to go back and play the game for another hour to see what really happens. I know I was invested enough to do it straight away and a lot of other people were too.

THANK YOU
 
I dunno, I'm pretty sure I hit X a couple of times but then the prompt to switch characters appeared and as soon as I switched to Moira it became obvious what I had to do. The prompt to switch was still there but it didn't make sense to switch back since like I said it was obvious how the scene would play out and what I had to do. I just figured that sticking to Claire would eventually lead to a game over.

I think that giving the game 2 endings is a nice touch. People who got the bad ending might feel frustrated but there's a lot of replay value in the game and even if you don't want to replay the whole thing you just need to do 2 chapters again to change the ending.

My god, the patch makes a night and day difference, I just replayed episode 1, before the frame-rate was all over the place, now it's rock solid 60fps.

I love this game so much, I just can't get enough of it, love the gameplay, the enemies, the atmosphere and art direction, the characters (both how they handled the old and the new, Moira rocks), the way things you do with one character changes stuff for the other, the boss fights, the game is pure awesome.
 

kamineko

Does his best thinking in the flying car

Neiteio

Member
Nice to see a new RE received so well. :)

Some reactions from the past few pages, with spoilers removed unless already tagged inside sentences. I also consolidated posts by the same poster (mainly brandonh83, lol), unless they were in response to another post:

Did you see the ending? What a great send off for an RE fan.

(massive ending spoilers)When
Claire came up in the helicopter I was all:
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And then
Barry did his badass let me handle shit thing and I was all:
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That post sums it up sir. Holy shit best one since RE2 IMO. That last stretch and climax was absolutely godlike.

(Separate post) This game was so great. Not enough good things to say about it. Definitely going to replay it a lot and really get into raid.

(Separate post) RE2 is still my favorite but this one has the best plot in the series IMO. It was very well done. I liked everything about it. This game also elevated Claire from being my favorite female character in a game to something downright untouchable :p

The villain was amazing.

Totally worth the $25 if you plan to buy it digitally. Definitely one of my favorite installments of Resident Evil. The episodic format works wonderfully, and each episode brings something new to the table as you're progressing through the campaign.

Story was very well done, especially towards the end!

Has just the right amount of cheese, and feels like a love letter to Resident Evil fans.

Welp just finished Ep 4. Decided to jump into Claire Ep 2 Invis Mode and...this will be interesting.

Thoughts on the campaign:

+The best story in a Resident Evil game. I know, I know, not saying much. But still, they really got me to care about Barry looking for Moira, and his conversations with Natalia just made him such a convincing dad. Moira is great, too, with the best lines in the game.
"Come through that glass and you'll see me choke a God."
And that ending, wow, they nailed it, right down to the ridiculous one-liners. Epic epilogue. Claire is the greatest.

+Good atmosphere for most of the game. Small amounts of enemies and limited ammunition meant constantly searching the environment with Moira/Natalia for ammo. This slows the playthrough down and brings the locales more to the forefront, which added to the mood.

+ Claire's story affecting Barry's story and having a few different endings felt like old-school Resident Evil.

+ Partners were well integrated to nearly every aspect of the game. I was almost constantly switching back and forth to make use of the strengths of each, which is how it should be.

- Some of the area gimmicks were more annoying than fun. Wasn't a huge fan of the box conveyer belting or the toxic gas countdowns

- Despite my praise above, partners were not well integrated into the boss fights. Mostly they just lagged behind you and got swatted by the boss, which leads to just sticking them in a corner somewhere hoping they don't die. The only exception here is Moira's usefulness against the Ep 3 boss.

- No decapitations from headshots? Come on, mang. Gunplay in general was average at best.

All in all, most single-player fun I've had since RE4. Interested to see how this plays coop as that's how I played 5 and 6.

That ending was amazing. What a game!

If you're still considering a purchase, go for it. Revelations 2 is the best RE in a long time.

Ep4 is being downloaded at home, while I'm stuck at work with 7 more hours to go...

This game is the only game in a while, that i can't wait to finish, so i can play the whole thing again.

Even as a RE fan, i think it's too good.

My top 5 atm: RE4>REmake>Rev2>RE2>RE6.

Who would have thought this would be one of the best Resident Evil games? XD

So this game turned out to be utterly fantastic.

Capcom have swayed me back to the side of Resident Evil

Ending was great. This game turned out way better than I thought it would be and I've had tons of fun.

holy shit i really wish this game got a real budget even more because once again almost all of my issues with the gameplay/designs stem from the budget/console limitation. their heart is definitely in the right place and it shows during the highs of the episode, easily.

also the extra eps have incredible dialogue. play them on casual if you have to because they are great

Awesome game, enjoying the extra stuff you get in raid mode with episode 4, too bad about no online.

Got the good end and saw the bad one on youtube. Awesome game, easily the best RE since RE4. Recommend for everyone to get a copy, it's worth easily the 25 dollars.

Finally finished episode 4....damn this game was so good. Best RE in years, and ranks among one of my favs.

Man what a great game. I'm really glad I decided to buy it. Barry's Episode 4 was nearly RE4-level good.

Also, Moira is love. Never thought I'd like her as much as I did, but she's seriously one of my favorite RE characters now.

This is my new favorite RE game after RE4. Man, it's so good.

I decided to replay Chapter 3 Claire to get the good ending before even playing through the bad ending. Having seen both endings now, I'm glad I did, as the bad ending
is really just a cutscene that is easily watchable on Youtube.

Anyone complaining about the value of this package is INSANE. Sure, you could like or not like it, but the bang for the buck is astronomical. A nice long campaign plus a Raid mode that's a lot of fun, the entertainment value per dollar is up there even if you never touch the Raid mode.

And that good ending?
I thought I was at the end, opened a door and WTF I'M BACK IN A MANSION DEAR GOD CAPCOM I LOVE YOU.
So good.

You know, around episode 1&2 I was loving the game but thinking this was a b-team game meant to fill a void until 7 releases this Winter or next.

However after episodes 3 & 4 I want anyone involved in a major way(scenario, writers, script/English localization, etc) on the next main game.

Just finished episode 4. Such a damn good ending (
well, the good one, at least
). Cheesy and satisfying like a true RE game. Overall, it was a great package, and while I was hoping for more Claire/Moira gameplay in the final episode, the whole experience definitely puts Revelations 2 among the best RE games in my book (so next to REmake, RE2 and RE4).

I'm playing Episode 4 and wow, this game is very good. Best RE since RE 4 for sure.

Barry's episode 4 is just perfect. My goodness that was great.

MANSION!!!!!!

Got the good ending, just simply amazing. This is easily the best 25$ I'm gonna spend all year, it's hard to see any other game at this price give me so much hours of awesome content. Already have 47 hours into the game so far, and that's nothing considering I've only gone through the campaign once and am only about halfway through raid stuff.

Honestly... as of right now this is my current Game of the Year. I'm sure Bloodborne is gonna be in the running for me as well (I love Souls games), but of every game I've played so far this year, this is easily the best.

Probably my 4th favorite Resident Evil game now with REmake > RE2 > RE4 > REREV2 > RE5 > RE:CV > RE3 > REV1 > RE6

Claire's chapter 3 was amazing. Best monster design for a boss in awhile. The puzzles were awesome even if they didn't make you think too much. All the events that happened were great.

I'm surprised how good this has been so far. It's not exactly classic style RE but it's the closest it has been in forever. Def feels a bit like RE4 and Veronica mixed together.

Well I finished today. I managed to get "The worst possible outcome" ending. Yeah, the bad ending, but that made me chuckle a bit. I did check out the good ending, though, and it was lovely. That said, the bad ending wasn't without interest..

But my heart is content, being a fan of the series since 1996, this really was a surprise for me, I always look forward to RE titles, but more often than not my expectations are low. I actually said to myself "best RE since 4" during episode 3, and it genuinely made me warm and fuzzy when I saw others saying the same. What with this and Remaster, the series is starting to look more... healthy. I hope 7 don't throw it all down the drain.

Great game.

This game was a huge surprise. I don't know what I was expecting from it, but I definitely wasn't anticipating it being the best Resident Evil game in a decade.

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 |OT| Easily worth $25

Finished the main campaign, got the bad ending, will get the good one tomorrow along with both bonus episodes. Really enjoyed the campaign.

Finished it. Friggin' loved the ending and the boss fight.

It was just awesome. That perfect blend of awesome and cheese, they nailed it.

Moira really grew on me, started playing the struggle right after the ending sequence and I can already tell I'll like her even more after this.

This game is fantastic from start to finish, all those throwbacks to classic RE, especially in the last episode, I was smiling all the way through it.

Even though I was one of the few that had faith in this game, I'm simply blown away by how well it turned out, no RE fan should miss this.

(Separate post) I love this game so much, I just can't get enough of it, love the gameplay, the enemies, the atmosphere and art direction, the characters (both how they handled the old and the new, Moira rocks), the way things you do with one character changes stuff for the other, the boss fights, the game is pure awesome.

Finished Episode 4 earlier and just wrapped up the bonus episode "The Struggle". I got the good ending and I loved the game. I really enjoyed the episodic format. I wish Claire's part in part 4 was longer though. All in all a fantastic game and I've been loving raid mode.

Just beat the game, OMG the fan service. I am in RE fan heaven right now, the entire final section is just RE porn!!!! I was cheering, I was giddy, Barry I love you!

What an amazing game, what this dev team did with limited resources is ridiculous. They need to be handling RE from here on out.

Finally beat the game with the good ending. Absolutely LOVED the ending. Everything was perfect. Man I am on such a high right now. I haven't enjoyed a resident evil game this much in a very long time.

I really hope that RE7 hits the same notes this game does. Better yet, just give this team the reins on RE7.

I have gone years not caring about the story in RE games, the combat gameplay was enough to keep my love going. But I used to be super hardcore into the story. Tonight I feel like let myself enjoy a RE story again like I did so many years ago, it feels so good. I love these charcters, I love this universe, feels good to care about the characters again.

Feonix I am on a high too, how can I go to bed. I need to cause work but if I didn't work I would be playing the game all night.

I'm really happy to see so many positive comments about the game, particularly the story.

I agree 100%

This may be my 3rd favorite RE game behind RE4 and REmake.

Is there a Resident Evil community thread? Someone really needs to make one if there's not one it's been awesome seeing people soo excited about the series!

Finished a moment ago. Loved, loved, LOVED the ending. The last twenty minutes were pure, escalating awesome.

The dialogue, the fanservice, the cheese. This game is a love letter to everything Resident Evil. I'm so, so happy with the ending.

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 |OT| The Best RE Since 4 Unless Your Name Is Jim Sterling

Beat the game with good ending just now and that was so damn good. Fantastic game, glad I picked it up.

Finished ep4 last night, with good ending. I stick to my opinion of Rev2 being my third best RE after RE4 and REmake.

Still have to do the two bonus episodes, and then i'll replay the whole thing again.

Also played on PC and had zero issues.

I just started the game and I'm loving it so far.

Resident Evil Revelations 3 when? Haven't had so much fun with an RE game in a while.

Revelations 3? Fuck that, just give RE7 to these guys. And a lotta more money.

Yeah this is one of the best Resident Evils I've ever played. That whole end scene with Barry
walking away from the helicopter with the slow motion and the one liners,
fuck I don't think I've had as big a smile on my face playing a game once this gen. Best game I've played on my PS4.

Revelations 3 please.

this is the best resident i've played since re4

Yep, *easily* the best since RE4 for me too.

And I've put a time into it, going above and beyond Platinum. S Ranking every difficulty, even S Ranking Invisible and Countdown. Getting every single Record. I just fucking love this game.

This is my first RE game. I started on the easiest difficulty to get used to it and recommend it. I'll probably re play on the hardest now, it's good enough to play twice and short enough to.

Nearly everything about this game is like a RE love letter to me. Just had an absolute blast playing the episodes every week (playing each chapter at 8pm; took about an hour for my first play throughs. It was really like watching a campy TV show.).

Im going to just say it,
This was the best Resident Evil since REmake.

Holy shit, episode 1 was great. If RE5 or Evil Within
or RE4
were like this, the world would've been a better place. This feels much more like the natural evolution of survival horror than all the others (within the realm of modern gaming).

Just finished the campaign. Unfortunately I got the bad ending.

That being said, this is definitely one of the better Resident Evil games. I still like RE4 and RE5 more but this one is about as close in quality as RE5 IMO.

8/10

15 minutes in, and this already shits all over Rev 1. I remember people calling that game a return to form, but it was pretty much RE5/6 Lite, now with less explosions and terrible gunplay.

I'm still on chapter 2, but I'm feeling this is the RE everybody wanted for years. The reviews are a little puzzling.

I seriously love this fucking game. It feels like a damn steal for $25. I just finished it tonight and I assume I got the good ending. Barry and Moira have the best lines. Full cheese mode.

My god the ending is amazing. I think this is the best ending in any resident evil game.

This is surprising much better then the last 3 RE games.
 
Especially since the QTE prompt is FIRST. By three seconds. In most games, 3 seconds late on a QTE is a fail state!

lol

This whole thing is a joke.

I'm right there with ya. I've been trained by QTE's (and the ones in RE4 and 5 among them) that the second you see that thing pop on the screen, you are mashing those buttons. So obviously the second the square popped I was pounding it, the promt to switch characters appeared a split second before the scene moved on due to my "decision."

It's fine and thematically consistent to use this moment to decide the ending, it was just presented badly in my opinion. They should have had both prompts appear at the same moment. Then everyone could make their choice based on how they think it should play out, or knowing this is what makes the difference.
 

kamineko

Does his best thinking in the flying car
Nice to see a new RE received so well. :)

Some reactions from the past few pages, with spoilers removed unless already tagged inside sentences. I also consolidated posts by the same poster (mainly brandonh83, lol), unless they were in response to another post:

I said this after episode 2, but it really sums up my feelings about the game. The last episodes only confirmed these thoughts. Both endings really add a lot for the lore and the storyline.

Finally finished the episode, & man, this is the Resident Evil game that I've needed. I've been close to walking away from the franchise the past couple of years, but this has been such a surprise. Exploration, light puzzles, different ways to approach stuff, a story I'm actually interested in... even running out of inventory space (stupid unstackable cloth).

Feels great to be excited about Resident Evil, man.
 

Manu

Member
I said this after episode 3, but it really sums up my feelings about the game. The last episodes only confirmed these thoughts. Both endings really add a lot for the lore and the storyline.

I liked almost all the mainline games in the series, but even if I liked 5 and 6 for what they are I'd be really disappointed if they went balls-out action for RE7 after getting it so right with this game. They found the balance they've been struggling to get right for a decade.
 

kamineko

Does his best thinking in the flying car
I liked almost all the mainline games in the series, but even if I liked 5 and 6 for what they are I'd be really disappointed if they went balls-out action for RE7 after getting it so right with this game. They found the balance they've been struggling to get right for a decade.

Totally agree, this is now my 4th favorite. They just got so much right here.

Where this game falls for me

REmake>RE2>RE4>REV2
 
You know that move Jill does where she jumps on an enemy with her kneecaps, and uses her kneecaps to backflip off them.

Call me crazy, but I suspect that's not humanly possible!

But... I did that the other day on a friend.
Granted the backflip off them wasn't as successful but yes.

Dont let your jealousy cause you to hate on Piers because he's the one getting Chris' D. ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ

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Piers was one of my mains in Mercs6
 

Ralemont

not me
I'd say RE2>RE3>RE4>REmake>RECV=Rev2>RE6>RE5>Rev1

RE3 doesn't get enough love. Nemesis is still the best mechanic an RE has had. You know how Silent Hill progressively destroys what you thought were the rules for when the world changes into Hell? RE3 does that with "zoning" threats in Resident Evil. The thought that reaching a door no longer meant safety was disturbing.
 

Jawmuncher

Member
Rev 2 is still pretty low on my list despite liking it.
RE5
RE3
RE4
RE6
REmake
RE2
Rev2
RECV
Rev1

Probably she'll be in as a Raid Mode character, or (being pie in the sky), she's part of more upcoming story episodes.

They said story pisodes as well? thought we were just getting raid stuff?
 

Astral Dog

Member
I liked almost all the mainline games in the series, but even if I liked 5 and 6 for what they are I'd be really disappointed if they went balls-out action for RE7 after getting it so right with this game. They found the balance they've been struggling to get right for a decade.

RE7 is certainly going to be different, its made by a different team if that is good or bad remains to be seen.

Rev 2 is still pretty low on my list despite liking it.
RE5
RE3
RE4
RE6
REmake
RE2
Rev2
RECV
Rev1



They said story pisodes as well? thought we were just getting raid stuff?
RE5 number one? ok :p
you mean the extra episodes? they have story content, more about fleshing out characters, also there is a teaser with Claire and a new enemy coming next month.
 

Neiteio

Member
RE7 is certainly going to be different, its made by a different team if that is good or bad remains to be seen.
Yeah, I imagine RE7 is already deep into development by another team.

I'd be cool with RE6 mechanics coming back, but I hope RER2 is indicative of a companywide awareness that slowing down and taking time to "smell the roses" (i.e. explore, solve puzzles, manage items, etc) is integral to the RE experience.

The campaigns in RE6 had potential. If they just had some quiet stretches between the set-pieces, to provide contrast and improve the pacing, they could've been really enjoyable.
 

Jawmuncher

Member
You put the old school REs at the bottom yet have a Regina/Dinocrisis avatar. Amazing.
I just REALLY like the action games probably more than I should.
RE7 is certainly going to be different, its made by a different team if that is good or bad remains to be seen.


RE5 number one? ok :p
you mean the extra episodes? they have story content, more about fleshing out characters, also there is a teaser with Claire and a new enemy coming next month.

Guess i'll be seeing what's in store for DLC after looking at the image.
 

Astral Dog

Member
It would be fun if that was accurate scale, Claire vs. a giant enemy wearing a giant axe.
Also with these scans out they should confirm if its more story content or just raid mode.

edit: i didnt noticed that Claire was on Terragrigia, that means its likely to be raid mode.
 

Neiteio

Member
It would be fun if that was accurate scale, Claire vs. a giant enemy wearing a giant axe.
Also with these scans out they should confirm if its more story content or just raid mode.

edit: i didnt noticed that Claire was on Terragrigia, that means its likely to be raid mode.
It -is- giant scale. Sectus data-mined and found evidence of RE.net events where players unload everything they have against giant-sized enemies and see how many rounds they can survive.
 

Akibared

Member
For me it's RE2>REmake>Rev2>RE0>RE3>RECV>RE4>RE6>RE5>Rev1. I put RE6 over 5 because I can't have fun with the story outside of co-op.
 
As the proud parent of the big thread about this on the Sony support forum, my answer is.... maybe? Some folks have gotten emails. I have not

http://community.us.playstation.com...-2-Pre-Order-Throwback-Maps-not/td-p/45000095

Edit, it looks like the email folks asked for refunds, which I'm not going to bother with. Sony commented a couple of days ago that they were working on it.

Yeah this is pretty lame. Not sure just waiting will do anything. They'll probably want us to all forget about it >_>
 
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