A Lackluster Finale | Resident Evil Village: Shadows Of Rose

[@BoulderPunch]

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[@Cosmic-Turtle]

Ethan not showing his face is like that Robot Chicken bit about Master Chief. Ethan: "I'm sorry, Rosemary, but I cannot show you my face. It's so that the player can easily identify as me."

[@grimlord3181]

At least Master Chief wears a helmet.

[@beefychief3355]

I liked village when it first released but I found myself enjoying it so much more replaying it in 3rd person. I think the resident evil formula works best with 3rd person and I hope capcom sticks with it for now on, or at least gives us the option to switch between the two.

[@BEkov-kd8cf]

How do you feel about the cutscenes switching to first person? I haven't played it in third person yet and it just seems really awkward to me that it switches between the two

[@beefychief3355]

@@BEkov-kd8cf it’s kinda weird but the transition is smooth.

[@DeathsjesterKMNP]

Couldn't disagree more, I want all of the RE's in first person, it's so much scarier and immersive.

[@optchurch1402]

Option would be fine, I like being immersed in first person, seeing the detail of the weapons and environments, enemies in your face. Re 7 was the first re game i completed just for that reason. 3rd person isn't immersive, scary and I just feel like I'm controlling an avatar. But hey that's just an opinion

[@beefychief3355]

@@optchurch1402 I prefer 3rd because I grew up playing most the mainline resident evil games which were all 3rd person. To me, It feels like a staple for the series so re7 and re8 both felt off even though I love them. Sure it’s less scary at times because you have more field of view but it has that more classic resident evil feel.

[@TheDreamerExtreme]

I'm so glad you've mentioned Mia because the handling of her past 7 is so goddamned weird; you don't really get a sense of her character because she's been delegated to "concerned kidnapped mother." But she's a morally murky character a la Ada, so that's a choice. I do like they acknowledge her presence in the DLC, but I wonder *why* she'd be separated from Rose that long. They say this is the end of the Winters and if so, it's a weird waste of her.

[@MrSaturnMusic]

@@smugplush she was in the first trailer for village, but she "died" in that trailer, I think the expectation was that was it for her

[@grahamcarpenter5135]

If we're to take her character literally, she joined an evil bioterrorist organization for no reason, LIED to her husband about it, and they're somehow still married. All it took was ONE line where she says she was working with the BSAA to infiltrate The Connections, and didn't tell Ethan because it would get him killed. They just didn't care...

[@GripChief]

Duke's voice actor doing his best Joker impression

[@denniskarlsson6173]

Im sorry but you turning off the tutorial to then not figure out the controls is your own fault xD

[@Owen01]

Fr.

[@floshjix02]

Yeah that feels like a “well no duh” situation 😂

[@DeadSpaceWing]

Arin Hanson moment

[@MrSaturnMusic]

The game didn't carry over my graphics settings from the main game, but it saved my no tutorial setting from when I was speedrunning the base game 😭

[@swagwolfgang]

Nooo that happened to me too i shut them off a while ago and they were still off when i played this😂

[@Gabey_515]

I really wish at the end of Shadows of Rose they'd show Ethans face it would've been the perfect moment.

[@creatureslim]

I feel that not showing Ethan's face is a troll on the audience at this point.

[@ajflink]

@@creatureslim It might be a dumb inside joke that they want to never reveal his face.

[@BoulderPunch]

That was the time to do so.

[@Gabey_515]

@@BoulderPunch 100%

[@planescaped]

Especially since his face was never even hidden. It's like one hand didn't know what the other was doing. XD

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

It's a tad short, but an overall solid experience. A nice little send off to the Winters saga. Although, I do wish that they could've showed Mia more often. I feel like Capcom just rather unfairly axed her out because she probably wasn't very popular with the fans. Granted, even in RE7 she was a bit of a controversial character due to her connections (no pun intended) with Eveline. Still, a little bit more stuff with her would've been nice. One could only hope I guess.

[@frankkennedy6388]

It wouldn't be the first time she was axed. I think Mia shined most when she turns into the Ring girl. One of the best parts of RE7. Why should it be controversial? We do learn that she works for the bad guys, but she was just a caretaker. It wasn't her fault that Eveline started forcing her to be her mom and all that jazz. At the end she even wants to kill Eveline and put it to an end.

[@aurancrash4654]

She was annoying and then lessening hey involvement in Village was a good decision. She was annoying and a dumb plot device in RE7

[@yutro213]

Too bad Mia wad reduced to nothing but a victim of kidnapping, appearing only at the very end of the game and never meeting Ethan. To me, Mia would have been the protagonist of Resident Evil Village and Ethan the kidnapped for Miranda's experiments. But I respect the evolution of Ethan Winters even though he was still a shitty character. Mia said Miranda made experiments, but nothing came from it. Perhaps she suffered collateral effects to the point she became chronically ill and couldn't raise Rose?

[@catboyrepublican2520]

I mean Village did just kinda completely forget the fact that Mia worked for an international crime syndicate to smuggle a bioweapon that could topple an entire country.

[@user-il9ze9py8c]

Ethan winters has become my favorite resident, evil protagonist, because, even though he is a mushroom creature, he is still the most relatable dude out of the group. I just left a People will talk all kinds of shit, and the bosses will see a bunch of super cryptic horror stuff and all he can ever manage is a “No, you! You are the one that’s cursed!” He’s like an anti-Leon.

[@-_-5808]

Ah yes how relatable Getting 3 limbs chopped off on a Monday morning And then reattaching all of them using goop juice

[@user-il9ze9py8c]

@@-_-5808 its not my fault youve never lived

[@AlexT7916]

​@@-_-5808 more like a father doing everything to protect his child , I think that's the part to whitch most people relate to

[@-_-5808]

@@AlexT7916 yeah I was just joking

[@samf.s.7731]

For a guy who's essentially a dead shroom, he certainly can make me cry 😭

[@rowenaravenclaw6741]

Can we talk about hearing Heisenberg's voice when Rose is falling through to the consciousness thing? "Do you have any idea how powerful that kid is?"

[@dr.loomis4221]

Sure what do you want chat about?

[@reecerox2]

Nope, don't talk to furries. Sorry!

[@rowenaravenclaw6741]

@@reecerox2 And yet you talked, just to say you don't.

[@rowenaravenclaw6741]

@@dr.loomis4221 Assuming she's falling throug her memories, hod does she hear it? She wasn't there when Heisenberg said it to Ethan. Unless they're implying that Ethan is already watching and thought of it.

[@apkhbmbgamlkbh1531]

Walter?

[@Genasidal]

Aside from team size, the other major concession I wanna give the new DLC, is that we were never meant to get RE8 DLC to begin with, and Capcom decided to because we basically asked them too, so reusing assets is fine. Honestly, the context of the DLC made asset reuse believable, and I'm fine with it. They were very creative with the reuse too, like in the Beneviento House Eveline overhaul.

[@slaviclad9705]

And yet people whine and bitch when capcom does what they ask ,they complain village was too actiony so they make the dlc more survival horror based, they complained that the castle and doll house were too short, so they make you visit them again and change the layout and reuse the asset in very creative ways and "fans" still whine im starting to think the re fanbase is just like the silent hill one, a bunch of pretentious assholes stuck to the past who are impossible to please

[@Genasidal]

@@slaviclad9705 I think it's a loud minority thing, right? Like, I can say for myself at least, I praise a lot of stuff people dislike from both series in my own personal friend group, but don't necessarily post it online as a video, or make a massive tweet chain talking about it. But also, I've seen videos from small KZbinrs with brilliant, down to earth perspectives on a lot of these games. And whether I agree with them or not, I still always enjoy their personal perspectives, even when they're completely different to mine. Like here: Boulder Punch's review is largely different to mine, but i enjoy his perspective regardless. The problem with the loud minority in this, is they often take the stance of "well I'm right and you're stupid if you think otherwise" (Star Wars fan base in a nutshell) which just makes their takes feel very hostile, unapproachable and in most cases: bizarre, in how they basically encourage NO discussion on a topic. Becomes less of a fanbase, more like a cult...

[@slaviclad9705]

@@Genasidal you are right ,but those loud minorities are so present on the internet, like you see them everywhere, on reddit,gamefaqs,youtube,etc, they make it seem like they are the absolute majority, i suppose the people who love this game and this dlc dont feel the need to go shouting its praise on the internet, but they should we need to balance the positive and negative because all i see is overwhelming hate toward village and shadow of rose, just this comment section alone is filled with pretentious pricks whining nonstop maybe i pay them too much attention but its hard to because i love village its my favorite resi game and almost all i see is people shitting on it or claims 7 is so superior just because its " scarier" even this boulder punch guy complain about the most dumbest things like "there are too many cutscenes" like wtf every cutscenes is skippables if they wasnt i would understand and even agree but come on its like saying this optional boss is too hard when its optional and he also says the game is too linear, bruh every re games are linear if anything village is the most explorable re game ever made

[@anders6326]

At first I was about to stop watching an LP b/c Beneveniento just looked like the same old bs…then it got different. and UNIQUE. And started making sense in CONTEXT. It’s what base game House Beneviento should’ve been! And the mannequins were much more engaging enemies than the Baby. Considering this wasn’t planned upon release I’d personally give SoRose a 9.5/10 as its own experience. Also, that true final boss was the BOMB!

[@whodatninja439]

Well Where's the re3r dlc then? Re4r dlc? Everyone asks for it. Shadows of rose was always planned

[@TheSuckoShow]

This may just be my favorite chapter of the Winters saga. A bit short, yeah, but that means there's no room for boring stuff. Loved the last boss fight and the dollhouse sequence, plus the Heather Mason Silent Hill 3 vibes.

[@jessestevenson8361]

Code Veronica definitely needs a remake

[@conorallen100]

The one remake where I'd be happy if they change lots about it, that original game was absolutely awful

[@jj80808]

@@conorallen100 and I love the og game and don't know if they could do alot of the story elements now without getting flogged by online comments. But imagine if you hated re4 and found out the remake was a full on horror with next to no action and a different plot completely. Good for you I guess but fuck the fans of the original game I'd like a code veronica remake because the og game is close to being the best in the series imo if it wasn't for the contrived puzzles,odd game design decisions and sudden switches that fuck up everyone's first playthrough

[@jj80808]

@@conorallen100 I guess my fear is that it gets rushed out in a couple years after the success of 4 and we have another situation like the 3make after 2. Atleast it's possible to play code veronica x on modern consoles. I'd be happy if they said fuck remakes and just released the original trilogy with a few extra features

[@thunderwarriorprods]

I’d love a CV remake and RE 1 in OTS

[@sigma2653]

@@jj80808 I'd prefer remakes rather than the originals. Hate the camera angle even though I grew up on it.

[@Kylorenz__]

I am not gonna lie. I didn't like Ethan till RE8 and I def ugly cried during the part where Rose was reading Ethan's letter also at the end when they were talking.

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

They should do an episodic lost chapter style game. Like a game that focuses on characters who aren't used anymore. Maybe like Billy Cohen or the outbreak characters maybe like three or four hours per character either showing them in the present day or their immediate actions after their games

[@mrpussinboots4252]

Re6...

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

Resident evil 6 mainly concerns main characters of previous games, I'm talking about side and characters

[@mrpussinboots4252]

@@DaltonGoesSlow I don't understand why fans demand bringing back one time characters. They served their purpose during that specific game and non really connect to the larger lore at hand. Let's focus on the main characters.

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

@@mrpussinboots4252 hmmm 🤔 I wonder why fans would want to see these characters. Maybe it's because they keep remaking the games

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

@Gibram R yeah because they're going to make resident evil 9 based on Kevin from outbreak. -_-

[@tildathebearrr9090]

Hiding Ethan’s face was so weird, and it also reminded me how RE8 was obscuring Miranda’s face throughout the game. It’s hidden in pictures and behind the mask at the meeting. It seemed so obviously important that I was expecting something, for her to be Mia in some way, or look like Mia, or to turn out to be some returning character. All her appearances in the game, first as a goddess, than at a meeting, then killing off villagers (or lycans? I don’t remember) in the background, then Crone reveal - seemed to be leading to something? Of some great importance, a big reveal. But in the end it’s just “oh yeah she stole Rose to recreate her daughter whatever”, like, we already new this?? Almost from the beginning?? I get that there’s an umbrella connection reveal, and learning about her background at the end was kinda cool, but disappointing. Honestly, though RE8 is a really cool game, a lot of it seemed disappointing, not in the “this is shit” way, but rather “it could have been so interesting and amazing but went nowhere” way. I would have really loved for there to be more about the village and their religion, for the lords to be more present throughout the game and to struggle for power, for Miranda to be a woman who convinced herself she’s a goddess. How cool would it have been to see each lord playing their own game, to witness their manipulations and squabbles? To have Monroe be Miranda’s snitch maybe? Ah well, great game, but also some great opportunities wasted.

[@Aczie042]

It's so weird that Capcom is going so much out there way obscure Ethan's face even though his official face reveal was after RE:7. Also, I want to know what is going on with B.S.A.A. and Blue Umbrella. Why did Chris have a falling out with the B.S.A.A.? What is Blue Umbrella, and who runs it? Where is Jill, and are they still "just good friends"? Why is Chris smoking, again? And will Leon help carry on the Redfield bloodline with Claire, or will his yellow fever get the best of him? So, many questions that need answering. I hope we don't focus on the Winter anytime soon, we need to know what's going on with Chris.

[@TheFlailingFox]

We have seen enough of Chris IMO he’s been in 4 of the most recent mainline games5, 6, 7 (7s dlc also focused on him) and 8. plus he’s been in 1 and code Veronica. There are other characters I’d like to see like ie Jill

[@Aczie042]

@@moonsoon1038 Ethan is dead. Get over it.

[@princeofdarkness4711]

@@Aczie042 they are, they just saying the symbolism is obvious, Ethan is you, a nobody. And sometimes Being a nobody is just okay.

[@thechugg4372]

@@TheFlailingFox Chris is literally the Ryu of the series of course he has to come back in some form

[@xXxLovelyBloodxXx]

I lost it in the cutscene with her dad. It tried to be so emotional, but because of the camera angles I just burst out laughing...

[@Jose-se9pu]

Rose: "we finally meet face to face"

[@ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.9777]

@@Jose-se9pu Rose: (looks to the camera, right at the player)

[@EYOUTz1993]

Best part of the DLC to me was the Mia mannequin chase. It brought it even harder than the baby did in the main game. Overall it was good, except for the silly ass camera angles and body part locations to keep Ethan's face hidden lol that shit was wack.

[@SmoughTown]

Great video dude, pretty much echoes my thoughts in all regards. I absolutely loved Shadows of Rose, agree it was reused assets but the writing was solid and Rose came out as a quality character, would honestly like the chance to play as her more in future games! Base game is great but unfocused with some baffling writing decisions re Chris. Overall fascinated to see where the BSAA story thread leads us!

[@choerrycola7666]

I just hope RE9 expands on Rose and Mia’s stories, with similar areas to house beneviento. By far my favourite part of the game. Dunno what feedback they were getting that made them decrease the horror aspect from RE7, but personally I’d love more actual horror

[@Walamonga1313]

Those sections are too on rails though. Once you saw them once, that's all there is to it. RE games are meant to be replayed so on replays they're kinda wack. At least 8 has skippable cutscenes though, I can't replay 7 because I can't be bothered to rewatch stuff

[@choerrycola7666]

@@Walamonga1313 true. RE8 is defo more replayable. I’ve played through the game 5/6 times, on all difficulties, to try and get that shop currency to buy stuff which is cool. RE7 is a better ‘horror’ game imo but I cba to play it again cause I’m immune to the horror now and the cutscenes

[@qwert_511]

I really hope we get a Revelations 3 that centres on Mia before the events of 7

[@thethiccdonut5257]

@@Walamonga1313 I think future RE games would benefit from more dynamic enemy placement, AI pathing, and just being longer overall. It would be a nightmare for speedruns (which the series is known for), but I it would be cool to see.

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

i hope we go back to a zombie game tbh.

[@garnon26]

I don't think that this was really the Winters final. The way the DLC didn't involve Mia is making me think that she will be the evil in the next one. Something along the lines of that she feels guilty for Ethans dead and rejoined the connection trying to revive him and we play as Rose to confront her.

[@LeeEverett1]

I thought the DLC was solid, my biggest complaint is just how long it took to come out. Shadows of Rose was pretty good and had some intense moments, third person was okay but you can definitely tell the campaign was meant for first person with how tight the map layouts are, and the new Mercenaries characters are a ton to play as due to them being so OP. I felt it would have been extra cool if they added Miranda in there as a playable character but it ain't that big of a deal.

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

Yeah, I think if it came out only a few months after release I probably would've rated it a lot higher.

[@DinoDave150]

Not to mention the fact that RE7 Gold Edition had all the DLC on the disc whereas Village had it as a voucher code. It's a small thing, but I like to have as much stuff on the disc as possible.

[@NeloBladeOfRanni]

@@DinoDave150 is the third person mode atleast on disc or does it have to be downloaded?

[@DinoDave150]

@@NeloBladeOfRanni Everything from the Winters Expansion (Shadows of Rose, Mercenaries Additional Orders, Third Person Mode, early access to RE: Verse) is a separate download on a voucher code that comes with the Gold Edition. The only thing on the disc is the base game.

[@NeloBladeOfRanni]

@@DinoDave150 bruh :copium: that is so fucking dumb

[@milquetoaste7144]

I loved this DLC and I hope this isn't the last we see of the winters family

[@liszt646]

I hope we never hear the name Winters again in this franchise lol

[@Nick51100]

@@liszt646why

[@liszt646]

@@Nick51100 because Ethan is the worst protagonist in the franchise? I liked him in re 7 as a one game only, but they decided to make a sequel (worst than re 7 imo) and made him again the protagonist, when we have icons like Jill Valentine that doesn't appear in like 10 years (not counting the remake, of course)

[@thehandsomestman666]

@@liszt646 It seems unfair to not count the remake. Completely discrediting her existence, just because it doesn't meet your standards, seems oddly silly. i personally enjoyed the new interpretation of jill in the remake, but it's subjective. I do agree she has more presence and personality then Ethan does.

[@JewTube001]

The winters are so bad. It's crazy they got two entire mainline games.

[@mackinblack]

I had so much fun in the doll house! And 3rd person mode in the main story was more than enough of a bonus to get me to replay it.

[@Hravokh]

oh hell no! *flashbacks*

[@HamsterXFiles]

Most boring on rails level ever. Not sure why it's scary for anyone, the baby was on scripted AF.

[@mackinblack]

@@HamsterXFiles ok?

[@gibiati8295]

@@HamsterXFiles Damn you sound so cool Cool as in "a huge fucking dbag" of course

[@griskin_8202]

My favourite part of Shadows of Rose was when 'Michael' tells Rose to leave before she goes too deep, she refuses and he says "Stubborn..." I half expected him to add "just like your dad", because that's the implication isn't it? She gets that from him and he's noticing himself in her. Just like how nothing could convince him to move on from Mia in the 3 years she disappeared for, how he wasn't just going to leave the Baker estate despite how fucked up everything was, or how nothing was going to stop him from getting his daughter back, Rose wasn't going to leave until she got what she came for. I know a lot of people didn't like Ethan, but he's by some margin my favourite RE character.

[@landismithCOJ]

Little Nightmares: Rose Edition

[@Sm0k3turt]

Dude this DLC was good. And I hope to see rose in the future. But I was so pissed the ending was just the exact same as the main game.

[@DinoDave150]

Yeah, I thought that the epilogue would have clarified who that figure was in the distance but alas, nothing still hasn't come of it.

[@willieb.hardigan6402]

It wasn’t perfect and it was definitely a bit condensed, but I enjoyed it a lot.

[@Nero-zq6ic]

I'd say this sums it up perfectly

[@DivinusPrime]

Waltuh!

[@willieb.hardigan6402]

@@DivinusPrime put your **** away waltuh

[@newwavex8665]

Im gonna miss the Winters :,( . First time I was emotionally invested in Resident Evil protagonists.

[@Pay2pray]

Was really hesitant about this, thanks for the thorough review

[@massaosaito4084]

I recently marathoned the last RE games. RE7 was an amazing return to form, and pretty tense IMO. RE8 was a blast! It is probably my fav in the series so far, but how well I was playing it, I felt I could takle the DLC on hardcore straight away... MISTAKES WERE MADE! Holy fuck, the DLC hardcore mode is A LOT harder than the base game hardcore, maybe even a bit too much. In the final phase of the battle, Miranda can stunlock you to death if she hits you with the first part of her fly-by attack. Yet, the story of the DLC was pretty good IMO, I wasn't expecting being such an emotional ride :)

[@swagwolfgang]

I’m honestly so happy they brought evelyn back

[@BiohazardRay]

Hope we get a Resident Evil Code Veronica remake after Resident Evil 4

[@ismaelgingles9409]

I just wish I saw more of mia because rose says she hasn't seen her for a while so I hope in re9 they continue rose and mia story because re8 said the fathers story is done but what about the mother and daughter it would be cool to see rose and mia exploring the abandoned ghost town and fighting off wendigo and skinwalker creatures but at the same time bonding with each other like a mother and daughter due

[@alt0799]

I never understood the obsession behind obscuring Ethan's face like he's the master chief or something. Like, what's the significance? He's just a guy...

[@nonenothing4412]

For memes probably

[@Cam-pe3nd]

Finished it in one sitting last night. Really liked it. The complaints I have for it are the same that I have for 8 - a little too brief and a little too linear. I hope RE9 is a time skip to making Rose the next main protagonist.

[@residentevilclone]

I thought this was the goal originally, but now I’m not so sure. Having powers in a mainline resident evil game would be a bold choice. I have a feeling that’s why they did it with a dlc. But also conflicted, because resident evil games have typically been released as “triplets”. So I’d almost expect 9 to still be first person and similar to 7/8.

[@mrpussinboots4252]

All the original resident evil games are brief. Resident evil isn't known for its long playtimes

[@Cam-pe3nd]

@@mrpussinboots4252 RE4 is colossal and RE1/REmake are labyrinths. 7 struck a perfect balance for me so 8 was kind of a letdown.

[@Cam-pe3nd]

@@residentevilclone Hear me out. Resident Evil is 26 years old at this point. A bold choice could potentially be welcome. I thought a first person game was a bold choice and 7 ended up being one of my favorites in the series. I genuinely wouldn't mind a shakeup, with a new cast of supporting characters. But I also wouldn't mind staying this course for a while longer, either. Just don't want to see another 6. 😅

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

@@mrpussinboots4252 RE2 OG/Remake had two different campaigns for each character, though.

[@mikaross4671]

I enjoyed Village more than I thought I would. I was really hoping for a Lady D DLC on how she became who she is. I really love her as a character and it's such a missed opportunity they didnt do more with her. Also, finding out RE7 was too scary for most Japanese players? What a joke. lmao it's Resident Evil!

[@theealiennreview6912]

My favorite thing about re8 is that the villains are so cool I wish they were stretched out more like in 7 but instead they're not used as much or prolonged

[@crazydud3380]

Who complains about a horror game being too scary? It is a horror game. There is no such thing as "too scary". Now, for "too disgusting", sure you can make an argument for relying too much on gore, but gore has always been a key feature of the franchise. I love how House Beneviento was like, "yeah, corporate forced us to listen to the whiny babies who complain about horror being horror, but we're gonna throw this part in to just to tell them 'f*ck you'". Capcom listens to it because this is a huge franchise, and the most scary games out there have less broad appeal, which is why most of the scarier games are indie (Amnesia, Outlast, Mortuary Assistant, etc.), with the exception being P.T. and Alien: Isolation (which Sega then complained about not selling as much as the more action-oriented Aliens games).

[@ripplesripley]

it would've been really interesting to have the choice not to outright accept Heisenberg's deal, but moreso "hear him out." like what does "using Rose" even mean? how do you use a *baby* at all?? my personal interpretation of that hypothetical scene would be that Heisenberg wouldn't have thought that far and had just been thinking about how to get Ethan on his side. idk man I'm very normal about Heisenberg and sometimes he consumes my thoughts for days

[@DinoDave150]

6:02 I did the same thing and God knows how that bit me in the ass for the final boss. 8:32 Yep, that got me as well. Now I hate dollhouses. Also, was anyone else expecting to be chased by a giant stuffed monkey? 25:55 THANK YOU!!! Someone finally made that edit! As for my thoughts on the WInters' Expansion? I quite enjoyed it. I agree that it's not as good as 7's DLC but it's still worth a look in my book. I understand that they didn't want to reveal too much of the overall story considering that it is DLC and not everyone will check it out, but I like what they do explore, namely Rose overcoming her inner turmoil regarding her powers and trying to learn about the father she never knew. And yeah, the ending got me teary-eyed. Now for the base game of Village. I understand that the focus of 7 would win some people over, but ultimately I think that, while 7 provides the better horror experience, Village surpasses it in terms of gameplay. Some might say that the different scenarios leads to it feeling scattershot, but to me it feels going to a horror attraction. You get a different kind of experience for each area to keep things fresh. And for when things do go over-the-top, I still find it enjoyable. To me, Heisenberg's boss fight is Village's Robot Salazar Statue. It's so stupid you can't help but love it. And Chris' section is just pure catharsis after spending a majority of the game managing your resources to deal with them. The 3rd person mode added in was also a nice addition since it helps with viewing enemies more. Mercenaries mode is definitely more fun now with the extra characters. Still not as good as 4 or 5's but it's certainly a lot more more fun now. Also, gotta disagree with you on Heisenberg. Iron Dilf is my go to guy in Mercenaries followed by Tall Vampire Milf. Whacking enemies with the hammer and pelting them with scrap and buzz saws is just so much fun. Although seeing Heisenberg in action like this really makes me wish we had some kind of encounter with his human form in the base game. Now for REmake 4. I have faith that it will be a good time, though I am expecting some things to be changed or cut. But if the total package is even half as good as REmake 2, then I'll excuse it. I do like what I've seen so far but as always I'll keep my expectations in check. Another excellent video Boulder Punch! And once again, love that "Rules of Nature" edit.

[@shannonslack4500]

It was an okay DLC, I just thought the so called Twist with it being Ethan was a bit obvious.

[@anshsharma4131]

8:48 Effective is an understatement. I was sweating so god damn hard on the edge of my seat. I was not even playing it, just watching the playthrough. I still remember the footsteps of those mannequins..............creepy stuff.

[@matrix255]

I would love to see a Dino Crisis Remake. Pick RE2remake gameplay, mix it with dinos plus the puzzles from the original (except moving crates and pipes, those suck lol) and you can have a great horror game.

[@Resimaster]

The guy who provided his face for Ethan probably didn't allow his likeness to be used. There is literally no reason to keep hiding his face, especially when he's not even the main character anymore.

[@Memesis]

I think you are too nice to reverse that shit was delayed for over a year and barely had any changes since the first beta

[@JuanPablo-zq9gd]

For me Shadows of Rose is more entertaining than the original game. She is so cute and adorable

[@adamdavis1737]

Resident Evil was my first favorite gaming franchise, and while it has since been overtaken, it still remains incredibly close to my heart and some of the entries still remain some of my favorite games of all time I have absolutely loved every single RE engine Resident Evil title When it comes down to just comparing seven or eight though, that one's tough for me I think seven is a more tightly focused game, it is a far better horror game, and it feels much more like classic Resident Evil. In fact there has been no game that so closely mimicked the atmosphere of the original Resident Evil other than the remake of the original Resident Evil But I can't help but find village to just be more fun to play overall Seven is way scarier, if anything it's almost too scary. That feeling of constant tension makes it hard to just jump in and replay it Where is village starts out creepy and spooky with Castle Dimitriscu. But it's also very enticing to explore and you always want to push just one more foot forward. It then blindsides you by being downright terrifying in-house meneviento but that segment only lasts so long before it really opens up into an action game. And I found there to be zero parts that really bored me from beginning to finish except for maybe the last segment in Heisenberg's factory which starts to drag on a bit too long Seven however I feel like starts to drag ass when you're in Lucas's segment and then the area on the boat definitely overstays it's welcome as well. Seven has far more variety and content to choose from in its dlc, however I feel like most of it isn't really all that focused and the only one I really liked was end of Zoe and maybe playing the wave mode for a couple of rounds Mercenaries mode in village isn't all that great but the addition of some new characters helps make it more enticing, and I feel like shadows of rose is a more tightly focused story expansion overall So if you ask me to pick between 7:00 and 8:00, for me it's not even close to a difficult choice I'm going with village. I just have way more fun playing it But again, I haven't actually been disappointed by any of the new Resident evils, even the remake of three.

[@upbeatjohndoe8044]

How are you liking 4? Pretty amazing right? The original was good, but goddamn if im not impressed and immediately started replaying it. I am bummed out Ethans story is over. I loved that character. However I do agree with you on everything but the DLC. I loved the card game. That was absolutley awesome. Haha.

[@adamdavis1737]

@@upbeatjohndoe8044 I haven't gotten to play more than maybe 2 hours of RE4 tops. My life is so damn busy right now that I probably could have just waited until this was on sale and things were a little calmer for me But this is my favorite game franchise so these are always day one purchases for me However what I have played so far has been a lot of fun. Realistically just updating the control scheme for this game has done a lot more to reinvigorate playing through it again than I had initially thought I was among the camp when this was announced who thought Resident Evil 4 ultimately didn't need a remake. Whether it was one of my favorites or not is immaterial I thought overall that the game holds up pretty well. The controls are definitely a bit stiff and awkward but once you kind of adapt to it and get used to it the game is perfectly serviceable But this just feels so damn good to play. I went with the PS5 version and combat feels so much weightier with the haptic feedback on the PS5 controller. It's not the best utilization of it that I've seen but it definitely adds a little bit more than just a standard rumble. I'm excited to crack into it some more this weekend

[@ultramagodofwar2153]

I bought all the remakes and re7+8 in a bundle after watching your videos. I regret that only played silent hill games. Thanks for scaring the hell out of me. I had headphones on for 7 the whole time. spilled my drink on my self fighting marguerite.

[@liamaugust]

considering this is likely the last time we'll see than, i think it would have been a much more impactful moment had they shown his face at the end of his encounter with rose. just a really comforting dad smile with tears down his face. it would have been a great emotional sendoff for the fans. but because of how they played it, the scene ended up just being silly. such a shame

[@TheWardog6650]

Im glad this DLC was in Third person cause 8:55 wouldve been wayyyy too scary in First Person

[@TRTUFC]

one of my favorite Resident Evil game reviewers!!

[@bwiebertram]

The duke was a bit of a surprise

[@ArquivoLucasAM]

Code Veronica does need a remake, I would say it’s the RE game that aged the worst

[@godrilla5549]

Am I face blind or does old rose look like Claudia from Silent Hill 3?

[@cosmok-1367]

Considering how much Village took inspiration from the SH franchise, that would not surprise me.

[@Artersa]

I’m also displeased about how many connections they try to make towards Spencer. Not every single thing needs to connect to the mansion. The more they add fluff and backstory like this, the harder it is for me to suspend disbelief personally.

[@jackjax7921]

then Re 4 should be its own IP.

[@JewTube001]

without all these connections the games wouldn't be taking place in the same universe.

[@mongooseunleashed]

I definitely think Code: Veronica needs a Remake. They're probably going to continue the Remake games because they've written themselves into a corner with Ethan Winters story. All the interesting things they could've done with his character, they shut down.

[@MrAsh1989]

How can they release two genres of games like this and combine them into the same series? Resident Evil 0,1, 2, 3, Code Veronica were all normal games trying to be somewhat serious and believable, Resident Evil 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 all completely ripped off unoriginal cliché garbage.

[@mongooseunleashed]

@@MrAsh1989 Eh, well,they already said they're going to work on Code: Veronica if RE4 remake does well.

[@mrpussinboots4252]

@@MrAsh1989 4,5,7 and 8 are good games. And there's plenty of story telling to be had here.

[@Gruntvc]

Code Veronica needs a remake more than RE4. I'm not sure where their gonna go with RE from here. Honestly, I don't care at all for the Winters and Capcom refused to elaborate on the Connections, Blue Umbrella being "good," and the BSAA being "evil" came out of nowhere lol. Really don't care for how they retconned the RE lore with Miranda.

[@mrpussinboots4252]

@@Gruntvc It's not difficult to grasp who the connections are with a little deduction.

[@Legather]

Personally I'd have rather they'd remade Code Veronica before RE4; the latter is still very accessible whereas CV was part of the tank control generation, has some rather regrettable dialogue that could use a rewrite, hasn't been ported past 7th gen consoles or to PC at all and it was next in line!

[@Shervin86]

26:35 They dared... now let's see what mess they'll make of it. 😰😟

[@melancholyman369]

With all the Indie gems to come out we can put aside "the smaller team couldn't get it done" sentiment 😒 if it ain't good just say so but gotta protect that nice game reviewer reputation so it is what it is

[@davenic2471]

Small indie teams aren't working on and attempting to produce triple A assets. From what I know about the engine it's very costly to create new assets because they have to be photo scanned. It's why you see the same mannequin from re 7 everywhere. It's not necessarily a talent issues, it's a resource issue.

[@TagardMC]

If you beat the game without cheating, Rose's hat changes into a Phillies ball cap.

[@danzthrulfye4525]

Short. Plot was contrived. A bit too mystical and magic for a resident evil game. It was fun but it feels like a silent hill imitation. Even her dark counterparts look like a claudia wolf model from silent hill 3.

[@denisrutz]

Lackluster finale? - pfft, no way dude, that damn DLC was better than the main game altogether (which was and is already great in it's own right) - i luved the "supernatural" element that SoR added to VIIIage and Rose was a blast to play with. (and for someone getting cut into pieces as a Baby, i must say she f**ed over Mother Miranda pretty hard - dope! 👍🏼)

[@Upsetkiller456]

Why even remake 4 when it aged like a fine wine? Video games are dead

[@klits732]

I think code Veronica needs a remake.

[@Theeditor2828]

Not showing Ethan’s face just became annoying by the time I reached the end of the DLC, it’s like the dev team thought they were funny but they just kept the joke going and killed any humor it had

[@Kevlanco]

Couldn’t get over how Chris sounds like Keanu Reeves most of the time

[@arbiter-]

idk if it's just me, but after playing the RE4 remake I have the distinct feeling RE8 was just an excuse to make assets for RE4. Think about it, we got the village, lake, castle, factory, and some underground caves - every location you see in RE4. It feels like a filler episode of a TV show to me now.

[@insanelyheinousbeefer]

RE: The line about telling Ethan the plan. I honestly kinda doubt it's an "admission" of sorts by the writer, I think it was more meant as a character moment for Chris. It answers the question "Why didn't he tell Ethan?" with, "Because Chris is a bitter asshole who wasn't willing to put any trust in Ethan with his plan." He'd rather treat him like an asset and stuff him in a bag to keep him out of the way. And while it does come off pretty weak narratively, it definitely tracks with how Chris was portrayed in 6. In 5 he had lost Jill (for a while), in 6 he lost his squad and Piers. He probably thought he was doing Ethan a favor by sticking him in some blacksite in the dark.

[@thehandsomestman666]

or maybe thats what capcom wants you to think

[@Gruntvc]

I wanted dlc that focused on the BSAA BOW soldiers or Ada Wong. That's not what we got all. Gonna wait for the dlc to go on sale or just skip it and wait for RE4 Remake. I really haven't cared for any recent RE games except for RE2 2019 and I hope that same dev team does better with RE4.

[@aznracerboi1]

Hell yea I've been waiting for this video

[@jeffbezos3200]

I liked it. I liked it a lot. The Castle Dimitrescu or whatever her name was asset reuse was a little uninspired…not because it was an asset reuse, but just because it felt like there could’ve been a couple more puzzles. I steamrolled it and thought it was pretty weak with the generic enemies, two easy puzzles, and generic macguffin hunt. I do absolutely love the reduced loadout, though. The zombies are spongey as hell and only having a pistol makes fighting them feel way more intense. I just wish they had been more visually engaging. The boss fight was lame, since you can stun lock him and take his ass to pound town and if you don’t stun lock him, he’s a tedious slog of running .003mph to try to put some distance so you can turn and shoot his Glowing Weakpoint™️ before realizing you don’t actually run faster than him and get absolutely clobbered. All complaints go by the wayside for the next part. The reuse of the doll house was inspired. I freaking loved the mannequins. It was such a simple gimmick, but the noise and their movement was so unsettling, I had my back turned to keep them from eating me, so when I entered a new room and a new one showed up, I had to figure out how to line it up so that I wouldn’t have a split group. That was a lot of fun and really creepy. The Obligatory Stealth Section™️ was similarly well done with an abundance of creepy dolls and a giant freaky mannequin joining towards the end. Being tiny really helped. Rose getting to see her dad’s memories was sweet and I almost teared up a little bit despite not really caring, so bravo for that. The dlc, somehow, completely bafflingly, in its 2 hours and 47 minute runtime still manages to go to a lab with nonsensical lore scattered about. I was actually impressed, I figured that lab at the beginning that had the fungus was the Resident Evil Science Lab™️ but I was wrong. It was a genius red herring as I thought there was no way they could confuse me anymore than a full release Resident Evil Science Lab™️. So yeah…bravo there. The final boss fight was a lot of fun with the super powers and it had been a year and a half since I played village, so it didn’t feel like a recycled boss to me. The ending sucked, they should’ve showed his face, he’s a generic white guy…it’s not exactly a plot twist. It seems weird that we didn’t get anything from Chris and Mia who conveniently walked out of Rose’s life cause they just didn’t feel like appearing in this week’s episode of Dragon Ball Z, but it is what it is. My biggest question is this: if Rose was tricked by a vision of K that was never there, how did she even get into the science lab in the beginning? Were they researching the evil bio weapon in a high school or something? Seems like she definitely would’ve realized K wasn’t actually there when they got to a door and he didn’t have a key…but it is what it is. My final verdict is that this is the truest distillation of a new Resident Evil game you could ever get for $20. It has everything you could ever ask for..an area with backtracking for you to collect 3 of an item before moving forward, A creepy second location with tight corridors, and an Evil Science Lab where you realize that whoever writes these games has a vendetta against scientists for murdering their parents or their dog or something and has sworn off logic for the rest of their lives. This dlc was just missing a regular dude taking a serum that makes him grow ten thousand giant glowing eyeballs, but the first boss fight did had a giant glowing bug or flower or something as a weakpoint, and I do think that should satisfy longtime fans of the series. Similarly, the dialogue still sounds like the writer was locked in a basement somewhere for their entire lives and only heard humans interacting when the host had parties where everyone was drunk upstairs…so it’s pretty loyal to Resident Evil Overall, I give this expansion an 8/10. The doll house really saved this expansion in the same way it saved the base game. It’s amazing that in a series dedicated to having the players speedrun the games, the devs finally got a chance to speedrun the development

[@GoldCrotalus]

Great essay. However, regarding Mia, I don't think she "conveniently walked out" of Rose's life. It's very likely that she was charged and arrested for working with the connections and is imprisoned at the Hound Wolf Squad's base (or a regular prison) at that point in the timeline. This is why I'm looking forward to RE9 as opposed to another remake. I REALLY want to see where the war with the BSAA goes. I hope it's not handled the same way Umbrella was where they were killed off screen in between CV and 4.

[@thewholecircus]

No offense to Rose, I get her struggle, but if I was given any kind of superhuman abilities I'd freakin embrace it. Bullies becoming an issue? Hit em with the catchphrase: "it's about to get moldy in here."

[@phud69]

It's molding time

[@residentevilclone]

Some brilliant parts, but I’m not sure I felt about it overall. The last boss felt like a legend of Zelda boss, which was weird.

[@samf.s.7731]

Village is the marriage of RE and DMC, yes I know that 4 is what resulted in DMC to begin with, and a lot of people say that Village is the spiritual sequel to 4 (Which they're right) but I'd say that Village does the DMC schtick better than 4. It narrows down on classic horror elements like Universal Studios Monsters movies, and with the DLC it's definitely Alice's adventures in Wonderland. Heck I always felt like the beautiful opening sequence to that game is paying tribute to all of the Tim Burton stop motion animation films like Corpse Bride, and of course Studio Laika with Coraline. I think if someone isn't really familiar with horror classics they wouldn't be able to enjoy 7 and 8 to the same extent as those who enjoy the genre... They're actually less CoD, and more... Raimi and Burton lol 😂

[@songbird6414]

I still really want Rose to be RE9’s protagonist. It would be such an interesting continuation to play as a bioweapon and I really don’t want the saga to end just yet.

[@WobblesandBean]

I'm kinda mad they made The Duke an enemy. He was my favorite character from Village, and I liked that he was so mysterious. But now he's just a one note villain to Rose, so 🤷‍♀️ Same with Rose wanting to remove her powers. I really wanted her to be the protagonist of the next mainline game, but when it comes to the game industry, we can't have nice things.

[@typervader]

I don't get it. People love seperate wsys even though it reused all areas yet shadows of rose is bad for the same thing?

[@ProjectTony]

Those people who complained that RE7 was too scary should of been ignored by capcom. ITS A FREAKIN HORROR GAME OF COURSE ITS GONNA BE SCARY WTF!!!!!! IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE SCARED THEN DONT PLAY HORROR GAMES!!!! RE8 could have been so much better if it just stuck to horror like RE7 but no capcom just had to listen to those people. Honestly it sounds like they weren't even fans of the franchise to begin with if they complained that a (mostly) horror franchise was scary. Watch, RE9 is gonna be even more action packed just to please more people and we're gonna end up with another RE6. Let's hope we don't.....

[@golemofwill4728]

I can only wonder how much money went to RE Verse instead of just adding more content to RE8.

[@TheFlailingFox]

If you’ve played RE Verse you would know very little money, effort or care went into that game.

[@JewTube001]

RE Verse is just an asset flip. Even more than Shadows of Rose is.

[@Cadllmn123]

Rose will join the Wolf Hounds for the next game. "Healing" her was their ways of disconnecting from the baggage of the mold, while allowing them to continue to use the character recognition of the Winters family.

[@Owen01]

Doubt it, she says no thank you to “K” at the beginning to joining them

[@vatanak8146]

@@Owen01 But she chooses to keep the mold powers after all

[@davenic2471]

​@@Owen01 I'm pretty sure it was implied that she was on the team when they pick her up from the cemetery.

[@Owen01]

@@davenic2471 I thought this was the case before playing the DLC. I assume she’s just around the HWS members a lot from Chris being the one to raise Rose

[@davenic2471]

@@Owen01 I definitely think that's the case what with her just casually hanging out with K on some bench, but just the way she's talking to that one dude and how he feels comfortable enough to tease her with the whole Eveline thing, it just gives me the impression that she was a part of the crew at that point. Then of course there's the whole change of heart she has at the end of the dlc regarding her powers. But that's definitely just an assumption. Really excited just for RE 9 to be announced so I can know where they are taking the story XD

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

the game is called resident evil village but is barely about the village

[@DylanODon1]

I think the BSAA vs Chris story would be better off as its own fully fledged game a Revelations 3 with the updated engine would be fire and there us enough content there for a full game. Though it would be more action focused as its dealing with advanced human B.O.Ws.

[@egvdb]

After playing shadow of rose, words cannot describe how much I dislike it. I enjoyed nothing from it and was extremely glad when I finished

[@louisvictor3473]

They had Chris dlc planned? Dang, I thought the final stretch of the game was already the surprise on launch available Chris free dlc. I am honestly fine with it being scrapped at this point. The way the series has been going after 4, I see it in two ways they should proceed. Either embrace it, stream line the main narrative RE is the Chris and pals show now, make him the main character and his striffe against umbrella and its successors on the bioweapons black market throne. So next main games, he is the mainstory playable character and first pov. Overly buff Lara Croft, I welcome thee. But also, at the same time, make it so the dlc of each game is essentially an old style PC expansion pack, basically long new games narrative tied to the original (in parallel and or after the main story) which each focus on different games. I know, sounding very reminiscing of 6, but just because the execution of that one wasn't for everyone's taste, doesn't mean the ideas were all bad inherently. Alternatively, embrace the rotating cast style as it seemed to be going to be moving forward with 1 and 2, and move series veterans to be the focus of the dlcs, Chris included. Either way, works for me. What it imo shouldn't be is "7: oh you thought we were gaining a new protagonist? no, playable character but actually side character of our boy redfield's offscreen saga. 8: lol we did it again and you fell for it again, and not this time we are going to show how you were playing Piers 2.0 all along (you still die to save Chris and the world all the same though). And we even threathen to make a Chris centric extra content to rub salt on that wound just to make sure you get how tricked you were". I love Chris, have loved him since 1 for whatever reason (to the point I liked to play hard mode just because it was, well, to play as him - it is probably all the green, just like Luigi's). But this Chris centrism and fan servicing without committing to the bit can't be good.

[@somehaterate6310]

Im still waiting for the Ada dlc or Chris:(

[@brmawe]

The fact that Capcom dumbed down the horror in 8 from 7 because it was "too scary" is got damn pathetic! I don't even consider Village a horror game but just a game with horror elements. I haven't played Shadows Of Rose and yet but it looks decent.

[@cchristianjeremy]

Bro, they 1-upped the fetus baby. Anybody who hasnt played this yet should be excited if they loved the Beneviento house part from the base game.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I'd say it's a good 10 dollar dlc. I'll wait for it on sale

[@HikarusVibrator]

When is this coming to PSVR2

[@joshtheryuk]

I disagree. Give me Code Veronica and Outbreak remakes. Hell, if they remake RE5 and RE6 and make them actually scary... I would be all for it. I do agree that RE1REREMAKE is not really needed tho.

[@LostMyPowerArmor]

real life : kids- Rose has superpowers like superman,I wanna be her friend,it would be so cool teenagers : Rose is so pretty,I wanna be her friend Resident evil : kids : freak teenagers : freak

[@jun2damax]

The ones they should do Remakes of are the two Resident Evil Outbreak titles. They were hella ahead of their time and now they could do it way better.

[@Nero-zq6ic]

i disagree. i absolutely want a code veronica remake. after that they can stop with them unless they want to re imagine 5 a bit and fix some story beats but even then im more interested in a 9 or revelations 3.

[@forestcampbell8962]

Code Veronica needs a remaster or remake more than most others. It was originally a dreamcast title,sad to see how little love there is for Code Veronica/Code Veronica X.

[@DavidWoodMusic]

I genuinely can't get over the fact that this dude turned off tutorials and then complained a new mechanic didn't have a tutorial.

[@javierrodriguezlopez4675]

I disagree. I think we need a remake of at least RE5. Change it to be a single player game not a Co-op game and change it to be more of a survival horror game instead of an action game.

[@Memejoi69]

Wait silent hill 2 is getting a remake?

[@AM-xq8nl]

Yep! And 2 other new games

[@tedytarrify]

I've followed RE but was never a PS user. Always a PC gamer. As a result it never had the impact on my young life it has had on many others. But I feel like the RE series has lost a bit of direction and is a bit of a genre chameleon that doesn't know where it wants to go. Over it's history It has jumped from schlocky horror-house/ zombie B movie to a bit of teen slasher in RE3 mixed with zombies... then a bit of a detective thriller in RE 4 with more action emphasis. It turned into an all out action game in RE 5 and embraced it in on steroids in RE 6. RE 7 returned to survival horror but with an emphasis on gore/disgust porn visuals using tropes seen in Hostel and Saw which had obviously been popular and then drifted out of public awareness a few years prior. RE8 looks more to be a ghost story mixed with Vampire/Werewolf action movies like Underworld... and this DLC feels like Horror Harry Potter... it has a guide writing to you (albeit not in a book instead on the walls) and ... dementors... while being a chosen-one child with magic powers. Im not insulting it, it has a huge following and is obviously very popular but does anyone else get the impression that it wears inspiration on its sleeve? Is it some form of meta-joke by the creators? Like a 'wink wink nudge nudge' form of story telling? Or do we all think it's coincidence as a result of a super saturated industry where all original ideas are used up and have been done?

[@geofff.3343]

You know, considering the length of the series and how many times its reinvented itself the Resident Evil as a series is a B+ or A- even weak points like 6 and RE3make are still solid games. I've never not enjoyed a mainline RE game, and the spinoffs have been exceptionally good considering how bad spinoffs can be.