Resident Evil Village

The Resident Evil series is a hugely successful franchise, with its latest installment, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, selling over 7.1 million copies as of April 2018. It was revealed at the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020 and was released on May 7, 2021, for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia. Resident Evil Village is the sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017).

Gameplay

The gameplay is very similar to Resident Evil 4, in which players can use a first-person perspective. The inventory management mechanic is similar to Resident Evil 4, featuring a briefcase and the ability to move and rotate items for better storage space. Players can buy supplies, weapons, items from a merchant, called the Duke. The players can also hunt animals in the village and have them cooked into dishes by the Duke. Eating side dishes allows the player to gain certain advantages such as decreasing the damage taken while blocking.

Graphics

The graphics in Resident Evil Village are very impressive, with each village being fully explorable and the Duke's kitchen being fully explorable.

Information about replayability

One of the advantages of Resident Evil Village is that the game does not have a timer and the player can take as much time as they want. One of the disadvantages is the lack of checkpoints in the game.

Pros

• The gameplay is very impressive
• The graphics are very detailed
• The game does not have a timer
• The player has the ability to save the game progress by locating and using typewriters
• The player can capture animals and have them cooked into dishes
• The game is not as scary as previous installments
• The player can explore the world in first-person

Cons

• There are not enough checkpoints in the game
• There are not enough weapons in the game
• The game's puzzles are not very challenging
• The game can be too difficult for some
• The game lacks exploration