Resident Evil Village Review - Truly Shocking

[@WorthABuyreviews]

As gamers we should be very concerned that this type of game with all it’s scripted garbage, simplistic puzzles, constant frame dropping, boring boss fights, lack of atmosphere, lack of horror, poor voice acting, rubbish enemies, werewolves that look more like animal from the muppets, rinse and repeat zones, average graphics and very short campaign can sell for £50 and have the entire gaming press swooning over it’s magnificence. Sadly most gamers are not one bit concerned, in fact they lap this up like a dog drinking water which is why for the foreseeable future we will be shovelled more tripe like this and charged through the nose for it, sad times.

[@sirdiddles]

Ok boomer

[@adamcharlie3151]

no

[@grahamt19781]

Completely disagree with you on this one, I think this game is awesome. Graphics are amazing with Ray tracing and hdr on my 3090. Horror wise it's scary and atmospheric with that classic RE cheesy dialogue. As for frame drops you need to look at your hardware as I don't think this is a widespread problem. Mac, your opinion is just that, your opinion. Don't pretend that you speak for the gaming community with your complaints because you honestly don't. Editing this just for clarity. I'm a big fan of this channel, it's hilarious and I actually agree with a lot of the rants especially about woke or sjw stuff. I guess as a fan of the channel I feel like Mac is assuming everyone who subscribes agrees with him and this isn't the case. You don't have to agree with Mac to enjoy his work. I respect his opinion but I don't like being told that I'm part of the 'problem' with modern gaming for liking Resident Evil. I find that disrespectful as a fan of this channel.

[@adamcharlie3151]

@@grahamt19781 amazing game.... quality over quantity, performance on next gen consoles is superb and it’s aesthetic and storytelling is gripping and immersive!

[@74tbull]

I think this game will divide games some like me think it was pretty good like you I enjoyed the the way the game looked(maxed out with Ray tracing) had no frame drops luckily and reminded me of resi 4 which it was inspired by. Only thing is I do wish it was a bit longer and the story was a bit more coherent went off the rails at times and I was like wtf happened

[@RemedyTalon]

The irony that she said "no place left to run" yet you can simply run into the room with the trader lmfao

[@gterschluse]

Welcome t8 the resident Evil franchise

[@Deadsmegma]

That's all resis

[@Mrcool179]

IGN gave it an 8. Probably knocked off 2 points because they couldn't solve that insanely tough window puzzle

[@oginer]

I don't think they got there. They probably got stuck in the piano puzzle.

[@Ghostlicht]

Nah, they probably wanted it as long as TLOU2

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

They also gave Alien:Isolation a 6. They utterly lack the ability to sort the wheat from the chaff, so should NOT be reviewers.

[@zackie8172]

Oscar Giner even the piano puzzle is pathetic

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

@CaliDorko ...and yet you think Village is great? The problem isn't that you have poor taste mate, it's that you have NO taste. Based on that call alone, I'd hate to hear your music collection: as it's guaranteed to be riddled with mediocrity. You utterly lack the ability to sort the wheat from the chaff.

[@crimsonrebirthbs]

No horror Mack? You're playing a horror game with no horror. That's the Horror Mack.

[@jacobfair6069]

it's like the Twilight movie series (so bad that it's good) :p

[@KirbaZ]

Spot on

[@celticreviews3899]

I loved village

[@alwaysbanned4812]

It’s HORRible. Get it. Ha. Ok I’ll go

[@crimsonrebirthbs]

And to your own surprise, you're actually entitled to your own opinion.

[@thebatman4279]

"The Tall Lady didn't want to come in the room, maybe its her ex husband" ...... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! 😂

[@Republic1642]

Logically out of the four, Lady D is only one Duke would want to marry and she is only one of the four lords that references him.

[@EazyDuz18]

um shes clearly too tall to get in the room dumbo

[@thebatman4279]

@@EazyDuz18.... who are you talking to?

[@EazyDuz18]

@@thebatman4279 you

[@thebatman4279]

@@EazyDuz18 I don't understand what I did to justify you calling me dumb. He made a joke about the merchant being Lady D's ex and I laughed. Are you OK, mate?

[@SomeGuy-nd1dz]

The window puzzle cracked me up. At least WABs are still truthful

[@v00idless72]

yeah the puzzles are too easy

[@afroduck6991]

That one is basically a tutorial puzzle it's at the beginning of the game

[@Orosian5]

I'd feel horror if I spent £50 on this.

[@fire69hawk]

The fact they are changing that much for a game this bad is the real scary Part indeed.

[@aarongarza4769]

@@fire69hawk “charging”

[@EazyDuz18]

@@RickR69 no one cares about old slow PCs they all making games for next gen ps5 and xbox x

[@claireredfield4842]

@@EazyDuz18 Pretty sure you don't know what a FOV slider is lmfao.

[@devinvez3869]

I played the game blind . I didnt look at reviews or anything. I didnt want anyone trying to make my mind up for me. I really enjoyed it. Very good game.

[@BUBBA808]

I didn’t even buy the game and I feel like I want my money back

[@thiccchanka2752]

Lmaooo

[@-aleeke-2526]

This is the winning comment right here.

[@donxponce7729]

Well then your missing out. I just finished it & It’s easily one of the prettiest & most ambitious RE game to come out this year. This guy has no clue what he’s talking about

[@thiccchanka2752]

@@donxponce7729 It is a good far cry game but people wanted skyrim cyberpunk as they previously advertised.

[@RealRagnar816]

@@donxponce7729 honestly it’s such a great game Over the top but so much fun

[@maxpanicked1451]

Aged 18+ theme. Aged 3+ gameplay and story.

[@v00idless72]

not only the gameplay but the puzzles too

[@ex_cathedra4237]

Marking everything with yellow is both insulting and immersion breaking. In the Moreau section, there's literally an arrow pointing up to a lock that you have to shoot. Brilliant game design.........

[@mikeryan1043]

Worst thing is, there is no tension. There are no stakes, if you as a player never know if the character is seriously hurt, or if he will heal anyway in 10 seconds because apparently it doesn't matter if he looses limbs or parts of his body get ripped into shreds. You can't release a horror game like this. There is no horror. No tension. Nothing at stake. And saddest of all, it means there is no atmosphere. Plus, the character is completely out of touch with the setting, his writing and VO doesn't fit his actions. Additionally they tried to include like 10 different themes, but they don't finish a single one of them. This is a patchwork gone wrong, sadly. What were they thinking.

[@seaofinsanity6523]

Vampire Lady clearly didn't want to invade your safe space

[@safcnashy6242]

If you didnt have a bacon and egg sarnie for breakfast I can imagine the score was probably 1 or 2

[@Mark_Bates]

I hope the eggs were organic Mack and the chickens were more happier than that Chicken in the game you was chasing about 😂

[@hugoboss917]

I think is more into marmite and beans

[@andyelliott1984]

Apparently the game director at Capcom said they wanted to make the game less scary because many casual gamers found RE 7 too frightening and off putting to play. From what you're saying Mack it sounds like Capcom have made the game too safe and full of dumbed down casual horror for the casuals.

[@jeffvella9765]

Capcom should just make a difficulty option that says I am a casual gamer/pussy. Removing what was good in your game is beyond stupid, just add settings option to make it less scary is the correct approach.

[@bullshitdepartment]

@@jeffvella9765 imagine buying a horror game and then not playing it because it did its job too well. lol...

[@antoniobrown247]

@@bullshitdepartment ikr like they should have just ignore that feedback.

[@jeffvella9765]

well it happened to me when I played doom 3 for the first time, I needed a stress break every 45 minutes. The sound in that game was scary as fuck and the fact that you had to hold the torch instead of the gun really kept me stressed.

[@vrika4280]

That's relative I guess, I didn't find RE 7 scary, just boring with scripted nonsense. Could not get myself to keep playing it too far. Sadly I bought it in deep sale and still felt ripped off.

[@MellowFelloh]

"Five in the head sir." Had me cracking up lol

[@khaledkhaloud4143]

LMAO so casual

[@corcor1122]

Ah so basically I'm going to have too much ammo come the end game? Lol

[@mikeoxlong567]

I swear, had me crackin up

[@grahammaxwell2112]

@digduck lol

[@JapanStep]

At 9:30... that happens in RE2R and 3, Tyrants don't follow you into the safe room...

[@rubrixie7340]

Exactly. Thats the fucking purpose of a save room...

[@Jamiep19901]

There is other threats to navigate to get to the safe rooms in those game though especially RE2 remake.

[@vgamedude12]

This is literally "old good new bad". I've played loads of RE and I thought this game was good.

[@maimedlord6999]

the lock combination out the window is truly something lol

[@zackie8172]

I was baffled how they even tell you to look out the window

[@517342]

Like couldn't they just use light or something? That was been done for ages to draw the viewer's attention to something.

[@yanuarmustika5816]

The funniest part is, when I do that a lycan peek back at me.

[@deceptiondispeller4]

That part made me jump really bad 🤣😂

[@tallmonthegamer3074]

@@yanuarmustika5816 bro me and kids jumped off the couch at that part

[@Pillock25]

3:17 Isn't this the same guy from RE 7? Nothing should scare him anymore.

[@bushmonster1702]

Yeah it’s same guy. The voice actor and writing is trash.

[@MsYunaFires]

Main Character Franchise Syndrome. There's probably people playing this who've never played RE before, just because The Tall Lady became a meme, so Ethan has to act scared and wimpy as the audience would (or should)

[@JakeMXZero]

I mean several years have passed since re7, I know he's been military trained but has he been fighting BOWs since then? Plus, re7 was much smaller in scale and had way less shit going on

[@XemnasKH]

He's been living a peaceful life with Mia for 3 years since RE7. Then one day Chris busts in, kills Mia, and kidnaps Ethan and his baby. Before he can even come to terms with that going on, he wakes up in a car wreck and makes his way to the village. He barely catches a glimpse of the monsters before he's pulled down there by one and sees the pile of dead bodies. Yeah man what a pussy

[@MsYunaFires]

@@XemnasKH funny how you skip over all his military training between the games.

[@Marticus_97]

I died at “stand on the top, strip off and do a hula hoop naked f*cking dance” 😂

[@bubsmcdubs4467]

The puzzles section had me laughing so hard I almost fell out of my chair! It made my whole day cheers

[@ronaldli5]

7:25 Your laugh is contagious as shit. I wouldn't even have found myself laughing until you did. Brilliant shit mack.

[@sersolo3112]

Look out the window part killed me

[@robreich6881]

60 seconds from a 12 hour game, oh no. A whole one hour sequence that is up there with some of the best horror moments in modern video games? He didn’t bother mentioning that.

[@number1fairfield]

@@robreich6881 Fucking this. That whole section was scarier than even RE7 and thats one of the scariest games of all time IMO

[@misterdog7]

Same lol

[@Idioticdemon105]

@@robreich6881 Twelve hour game? I walked through it at barely nine hours, one hour sequence that's good? No part of the game was specifically better than the rest, well, no part was better than the rest but the thirty minute puppet area was pretty garbage compared to the rest of the game. The game does not live up to the hype.

[@robreich6881]

@@Idioticdemon105 The time clock on the game doesn't include cutscenes or reloads. The actual time to complete for most people including the cutscenes and reloads for deaths is gonna be 12-15 hours on hardcore. I can't speak to first playthroughs on Standard.

[@BRIXandSTRINGS]

When the fan base are more interested and hyped for remakes of games Capcom made 16 years ago than the games they make now. F’in lol.

[@darthmisogyny3828]

You'd be surprised how many fans trash the remakes because their nothing like the first remake lmao

[@ZeppelinNL]

Who says the fanbase is more interested in that?

[@Ocean5ix]

Fanbases are dumb, all of them. In a parallel universe where Capcom listened to survival horror nerds and made 30 RE games with tank controls that takes place in mansions and police stations, the fanbase is complaining they don't innovate and keep releasing the same game over and over again. Survival horror franchises died or became action oriented for a reason. There's a limit to how many times you can put an average Joe in a foggy town or a mansion that looks the same as the previous 3 games but the moment you tweak the formula just a bit the nerds start throwing tantrums.

[@fionnmaccumhaill1023]

Resi 2 remake is sensational and scared the absolute shit out of me haha

[@raet8081]

@@Ocean5ix "takes place in mansions and police stations" thats exactly what Re7/re8 is but with retardedd vampire/lycan monsters, pathetic puzzles and a very boring main character. So maybe they should have listened to their original nerds instead of the zoomer nerds?

[@friend8124]

One of the Steam achievments for the demo was "Played for 5 minutes" at the time of playing only 70% of players had got it. Says a lot.

[@bushmonster1702]

Lol

[@acurisur]

70% is a lot for a achievement actually. If you'd said it was only like 10% I'd have been more interested.

[@louiswoodward8095]

@@acurisur Bro its 5 minutes, and 30% of people who played the game didnt reach it. U can spend 5 minutes loading into a game.

[@gorillaballsack3849]

@@louiswoodward8095 they havent installed it yet its not that deep

[@MsYunaFires]

I had to quit out of the demo when there weren't proper DS4 prompts on Steam. There's a mod for the full game because of course there is. If a game releases on ps4/ps5, and clearly pc gamers use that controller, why not just throw in what's already programmed? Seeing YXBA is aggravating.

[@anttt7993]

This review is a masterpiece. Not only hilarious, but very intelligent and true. Pleaee don't stop doing reviews Mack. You have a gift. I worry that you're going to stop :(

[@ravenwda007]

Online Reviewers: "Resident evil 7 is too scary to play. Mom mom mom!!" Developers: "Ok we will town it down for re8" Gee... thanks guys.

[@Bob3D2000]

It's also a bit strange to have a modern, plastic, UK-style wheelie bin designed to be picked up by bin lorries in the middle of a mansion in the mountains of Transylvania.

[@BUBBA808]

Bioshock 1 still has one of the best atmospheres in video game history

[@griddamus]

System Shock 2 would like a word

[@gast128]

I would go for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

[@BUBBA808]

@@griddamus you mean Bioshock 2?

[@BUBBA808]

@@gast128 never played it lol

[@olderandy4798]

F.E.A.R Platinum Collection- atmosphere, gun play, fear. S.T.A.L.K.E.R 1,2,3 atmosphere, gun play, fear. Metro 1,2 atmosphere, gun play and half the fear. All have emersion. Just to mention some great games. Why would you spend £50 on this game that's made for 10 year old kids, last for about 10 hours when you can get all them for half the price and last for hundreds of hours.

[@rossmpostpro]

Would love to know your thoughts on Alien Isolation. For me, a great example of modern, first person, atmospheric horror.

[@RuddsReels]

He has a review on it!

[@bushmonster1702]

He loved it. One of my favourite games. In fact I’m going to replay it cheers.

[@arminius504]

Yeah he likes it

[@rossmpostpro]

Ah, must have missed that one! Thanks guys.

[@austinmontenegro976]

I played it once and I am still reluctant to play it, now that's a scary game one that makes you question if you really want to play it again lol.

[@cescolino1992]

your laugh is contagious mack

[@jamesb6102]

Laugh attack Mac

[@OverlordZephyros]

More like annoying... He sounds like a broken teapot

[@alamalam5594]

@@OverlordZephyros well i think puzzle in Resident evil 8 is made for journalist.If this game has puzzle like Amnesia,well journalist will cry out like baby

[@Tinywars]

What it is old boy, is its us older gamer who had the privilege to play classic games back in the day, we aren't who they cater to anymore. Gamers today are shallow and have no knowledge of substance or quality. Its all about how good it looks and that about it. Its sad.

[@FreeFragUK]

Resident Evil has gone down the pan over the years. The RE2: Remake was astounding and showed what they are capable of producing, sadly what has followed has been increasingly disappointing.

[@Glitcher726]

I thought the game was astounding

[@AlmissaGaming]

Game was amazing

[@harimakenji7608]

Village: not scary, no cool melee attacks...horrible story/boss fights....butchered Chris...mercenary mode doesn't hold a candle to RE5

[@RavusNox-z5i]

At this point their only good games are remaking the old ones. RE4 remake is coming too.

[@gportech]

I’ve had more fun watching this review than I probably would playing the game 🤣

[@antonygriffith9048]

I was looking forward to Mack's review than the game release lol.

[@prince_warhero]

how would you know ? did u play the game ?

[@antonygriffith9048]

@@prince_warhero No don't need to youtube has shown all there is to village and I'm happy to give it a pass.

[@prince_warhero]

@@antonygriffith9048 then i wonder why people even need to play a game to review it, can just see in youtube and review right ?

[@antonygriffith9048]

@@prince_warhero There is a difference between thinking I would like to play it to making a review for other people to decide to play it, I'm not telling anyone not to bother with it but I'm just saying RE verse was the early warning signs and now it's been confirmed as a game that's not worth £50 to me, plus Worth a buy doesn't give reviews exactly to give a rating but whether is it worth it's asking price.

[@pauperslament3467]

Decades of grooming the consumer base into thinking this tripe is exceptional gaming.

[@REY2000]

It’s sad really. Gaming has peaked. There’s a reason why post 2014 it went down hard. Microtransactions and suits took over the industry. It will never be the same again.

[@jowston100]

Lol Game Informer. I wouldn't use that magazine to line my bird cage.

[@brendanlucero8585]

@@joshw9527 They also platformed Anita Sarkeesian.

[@TheSchmonk94]

What kind of birds do you have ?

[@klebyell]

@@brendanlucero8585 so your for no platforming? you'd probably get on well with anita

[@brendanlucero8585]

@@klebyell Not whatsoever. but by giving her a platform it shows they have an agenda and/or sympathize with her plight which is Psychotic. I'd never deny anyone a platform.

[@klebyell]

@@brendanlucero8585 maybe, or they want to cultivate a broad spectrum of views? i think shes an idiot, so do most of us, but like it or not if any of us see her name we'll click it just to lose our minds over the nonsense shes spewing lol.

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

8:37 "what's wrong with gamers today?!" "fookin Millenials!"

[@FlashheadX]

Aren't millenials the ones who mostly grew up with the classic RE games? I played the RE1 Director's Cut yesterday and its puzzles weren't exciting either. Did that change in the sequels? I never really got to play the games released between 1 and 4.

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

@@FlashheadX its a joke going back to mack's mocking review of star wars they did on MaulErs stream a long time ago.

[@eiszapfenderwutendenwinde3233]

First millenials and now also the bullsh!t of the zoomers we have to deal with....

[@MeatPlanet]

@@FlashheadX yeah I'm a millenial who grew up playing og re 1-3 back when the devs respected your intelligence on solving puzzles and not reminding you you can reload a fucking gun at the last boss of the game.

[@youareasock9752]

@@eiszapfenderwutendenwinde3233 ok boomer

[@yardman0001]

I just purchased this for series x for $20 and thoroughly enjoyed it. It starts off slow walking around looking for crap but by the time you exit Dimitrescu's Castle it's starts to pick up. It actually scared me a few times too with my 5.1 setup. I definitely recommend it. The graphics and HDR in sole of the areas is pretty impressive too.

[@kubabooba548]

Yeah, I'm waiting to buy this game on a deep sale for about $30. I'm sure at full price, and on release that this game was trash, but for $30, it's probably a good game. I find that games are experienced differently depending on how much I paid for the game. The more I've spent on a game, the higher my expectations, and the deeper I fall into disappointment.

[@denisrutz]

And the new Winters' Expansion DLC that adds "Shadows of Rose" to the game, is one of the most atmospheric Story expansions i've seen in a long while, splendid 3rd Person view included, but sadly it looks like Mack's not gonna (re)review that, ever. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Grandmastergav86]

Mack was spot on, this is woeful.

[@denisrutz]

@@Grandmastergav86 How can he be "spot on" about something he hasn't even played? 🤔 I solely speak about the "Shadows of Rose" DLC here, (and Mack hasn't tested/reviewed that, he only reviewed the main game) - busted! 😂

[@charmingpeasant9834]

Capcom allegedly toned down the horror in RE8 because RE7 was too scary for many ''gamers''.

[@bushmonster1702]

I don’t want to live anymore.

[@howardstark]

That's what I read, too. It's a shame (and quite obvious) that these alleged "gamers" are probably the 12 year olds who shouldn't be playing M-rated games in the first place, but WTF does Capcom (or any gaming company) care when it comes to increasing sales, right?

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

I saw that too. Sad and pathetic.

[@MrSongib]

I think that's just a another bs from them

[@brendanlucero8585]

It's just like how CDPR claimed that they shortened the campaign of Cyberpunk 2077 because people complained Witcher 3 was too long and some people didn't finish it. It's like who the F*** cares what those people think! these games aren't meant for short ass attention span, can't handle real horror asses. they're the minority!

[@LordSavok]

Those puzzles were dire. What the hell. Did some journo complain about the locker codes being too hard to find in REmake 2 or something?

[@craskpillord]

Lmao probably

[@corcor1122]

Can we even call these puzzles? Lol

[@arminius504]

@Siriabsolutely but that is not a good thing. Dumbing games down for a dumbed down society...

[@Bunkerknacker_Retro-Nostalgie]

@Siri Hey, at least it is not Skyrim level of puzzles.

[@KnightofAges]

I have a friend that was stumped for a full hour on the "look out the window" puzzle, even when staring at all the numbers. And would never had made it past the music box one if I hadn't told him what to do.

[@alexsandwichmateo3849]

Your review is on point! I’ve been watching streamers play it and it’s been a pretty boring experience.

[@selectjed1]

I played through with my friend, it was brilliant

[@arminius504]

Yeah I don’t get the appeal and I like many of the other RE Games.

[@vape9546]

You can't tell if you have not played it, there's lots of games I like that I don't find entertaining to watch.

[@ZeppelinNL]

Watching other people play games can indeed be quite boring, yeah.

[@TheRixtah1]

I enjoyed WesSideLive's stream. But I mean, it's Wes, he can make just about anything enjoyable to watch.

[@perfidiouswyrm2630]

Your laughing while explaining the “outside the window” combination thing is the most infectious thing since.... nah, too soon.

[@frostjake1588]

Good one Man 😂

[@syberpunk]

Delta variant? lol

[@DerekDomino71]

The problem, as you have pointed out before is, the damn bar is just set so low now. It's amazing what gamers eat up and love. I am waiting for the day when a company sells a game trailer for $60 and gamers call it game of the year. They were smart to advertise old big boobs. It got basement dwellers jerking so hard, it sold copies.

[@Leo-64DC27]

I gotta say...people do seem to make Horror Genre into a standard fps shoot-go next area-boss-repeat-cutscenes Which is why I kinda sceptical on Horror games...people call them horror for just the looks or jumpscares isn't really a horror game..it looked more like Tom&Jerry Hide&Seek kind of thing with lots of puzzles & maze of hidings🙄

[@BUBBA808]

“Tall vampire lady mommy milkers!”

[@TXAslingr]

Countess Thiccness

[@Grandmastergav86]

People with discernment aren't sold on that kind of nonsense.

[@Goro_Maj1ma]

@@Grandmastergav86 People without* discernment aren't sold on that kind of nonsense. FTFY.

[@DovahVokuna]

All reviews...new resident evil is the most scary resident evil ever...me playing it like...really?....So happy with your review.

[@TehOak]

"Had bacon & egg sarnie for breakfast" makes everyday an auto 10/10. Mack is compromised.

[@markr4189]

Just got out the castle after 3.5 hours, shocked at the lack of atmosphere and there's so many cut scenes but what is shocking is its actually easy and there's not much skill involved

[@Jack_80]

maybe on normal, but most games these days require no skill on normal mode. normal has become the new easy, because nobody wants to admit they need easy mode so developers drastically nerfed normal to keep them from complaining. this is why those of us who enjoy a challenge never play any modern games on easy, we usually start on hard and if there's a very hard we'll do that on the 2nd playthrough. re village is pretty challenging on hard, and village of shadows is just insanely difficult.

[@jack_sparrow9636]

7:26 that's the best part of this whole video :)

[@renanmalone742]

50 £ please😅

[@MartinMorning2]

@@renanmalone742 over here in Australia it’s $100 for this garbage on release, it’s ridiculous.

[@renanmalone742]

@@MartinMorning2 here in Brazil it is 249 reais ... very expensive too.

[@MartinMorning2]

@@renanmalone742 that’s crazy, we have to pay so much for a game that was made for journalists because re7 was too scary for them lol, re8 to me is another sign the gaming industry is dying.

[@fozzle6503]

The shlurp shlurp sounds just after are hilarious too 😂 8:35

[@IWatchYouFromAfarOfficial]

I love these reviews, great job mack. I'll wait till this is free on ps4 as I quite like the aesthetic, but I expected it to be utter balls.

[@jimmyrustler8983]

If you haven't played them, play the RE1 and RE2 remakes. They're excellent. 👍

[@Fabian6980]

Its trash dont even bother this is a casual pro game and i own all the resident evil main games lol

[@AlmissaGaming]

Game is great.i didnt expect much but i had so much fun

[@Fabian6980]

It' is fun if u just wanna shoot things and turn your brain off yes it can be enjoyable but as soon as u start to look for anything deeper than fun gameplay and impressive graphics you will be disappointed as there is nothing there for you some parts are a little scary but compared to re7 and re2 remake it was greatly tuned down so don't expect much out of the horror either just have your expectations really low and you won't be disappointed lol

[@Helldog6]

@@Fabian6980 Dude.... That is literally all Resident Evil ever has been.

[@TeaTotalTemplar]

Respect to the man who starts his day right, with a bacon and egg sarnie. I actally enjoyed RE8, for what it's worth, and played it extensively. Didnt pay £50 mind, so I didnt feel ripped off as others might. Still think the plot twist is dumb and raises more questions that it answers, but I don't want to trigger the brain donors in the comments any further than I already have.

[@mars188]

i like the game but the Ethan no

[@lmcgregoruk]

@@mars188 Well I mean he did basically put his leg back on in the last game, Resident Evil 7, I didn't know this playing it, I only found out after watching another persons playthrough, when they got ethan's leg chopped off by the dads shovel near when you first meet him.

[@mars188]

@@lmcgregoruk same here. Nothing else to play so i got it. so far its okay

[@mars188]

@@lmcgregoruk i think RE 5 the best

[@Grandmastergav86]

@@mars188 The lack of effort in this title is shocking.

[@jaredbruns9738]

You got me at 8:30 This has to be your best video yet. Thank you for playing through all the crap so your fans don't have to.

[@ewanfraser]

The game runs beautifully for me in ultrawide. I’ve had a blast playing the game. There are some stinker puzzles when the game spoonfeeds you but a couple of the puzzles were just right for RE. It’s a fantastical adventure if a bit of a casual experience. Great fun.

[@arronstone177]

That looking out of the window for the combination is absolutely ridiculous 😂 Dumb.The games producer Tsuyoshi Kanda in an interview said that the devs dialled back on the scares as some people who played Resident Evil VII found them too scary. They wanted to create a sequel ‘that anybody can feel comfortable jumping in and playing’…..’so that players aren’t in constant fear’. Ahh bless.£50 my arse.

[@satnav1980]

JackFrags thought it was genius. Lmao.

[@arronstone177]

@@satnav1980 Obviously he needs to have a word with himself.

[@yaboil7774]

The point of the easy window "puzzle" was for the jumpscare.

[@MeatPlanet]

Its funny because I read that interview too and couldn't help but remember Fatal Frame received complaints about it being "too scary" and instead of dialing back the scares they double-down in fatal frame 2. This is was for max profit not for the well intention of reaching a wider audience, and even if that is the intention its still deliberately motivated for maximizing profit.

[@thedarkapex5327]

So that combi thing and it not being scary to some makes it not worth the price?

[@1111Tactical]

You should get a clown horn for when the bell isn't good enough.

[@ItPutsTheLotionOnItsSkin]

You must be new here... Mack already has one.

[@fire69hawk]

Im more interested in that bacon an egg sandwich you had for breakfast.

[@__Steve]

omg I nearly choked on my drink and died at the "look out the window for the answer puzzle" part LMAO

[@historymaker118]

I don't think anything in the game can be anywhere near as creepy as that baby in the first minute of the video.

[@WYIT0]

I love how in the demo all the negatives were about the gunplay and it's the only positive here. 😂

[@arcticridge]

says alot about Mack's opinion

[@chrish4052]

@@arcticridge Yes, indeed it does. Mack is what some people would call a child trapped in a mans body. It is not his fault to be fair. He is entitled to his opinion... and it is just that, an opinion. Even if I dont share it, it is fine. Imagine a world where you could be killed due to your opinion. I dont want to live in that world. I love the franchise and Re8 is a Good game. The PC port needs patches hur other than that as a fan I am happy.

[@04warrick04]

You guys honestly think this game is worth £50? Says alot about gaming

[@chrish4052]

@@04warrick04 And that is your opinion. You are welcome:)

[@04warrick04]

@@chrish4052 you seem like a weirdo lol

[@barmyneddy1789]

Waited for this exact review. Thanks

[@bc8359]

I watched Michael does life play through this, he struggled on the puzzles while on casual... 😂

[@HarryB291]

Pretty entertaining 6hour stream tho i love the guy but he has shit for brains

[@bc8359]

@@HarryB291 He is brilliant especially his heel personas but he seems to be going through a bit of burn out and he resorts to ranting, so I leave it a week and stop watching then return to see him back on form again.

[@mattmas6628]

Micheal does life has been falling off. He was getting really good for a while too but now he just rants or complains about his fan base

[@point-bl4nk]

this ain't silent hill. difficulty does not affect puzzles

[@lorddiethorn]

The puzzles are the same but to be fair re never had hard puzzles

[@jackeyres5103]

Good points although I would put less of the blame on the voice actors and more of the blame on the writers. I can't think of a way to say 'I WILL FIND YOU AND I WILL BREAK YOU' in a non-cheesy way.

[@Gaias_guardian]

Like many other Re fans, I've been playing RE since the 1996 and the series has been one of my all time favourites ever since. "RE village" unfortunately was quite a let down on so many levels... I pretty much fully agree wit everything said in this review. RE Village is basically the same as when your parents you to say to "I'm not angry with you, just dissapointed..."

[@AgentHeX_0007]

You Sir just earned yourself a new subscriber, Bravo.

[@riccogee]

I love watching the other reviews then watching yours. It's a great way to contrast and compare. As well as seeing who's really being honest with us. Thanks home 👍

[@MorrisseyMuse]

The irony..lol if Mack was being honest, he'd award this game a positive review and tell you how fun it is, praise the additional combat improvements over the awful RE7 and not prpduced a 14 minute comedy skit slagging off other reviews, that ironically do a far better job on this ond

[@unstableordinance]

@@MorrisseyMuse Do capcom hire paid shills or something to defend game companies lol, I dont get it that so many peope are defending a product lol

[@riccogee]

@@MorrisseyMuse na bruh even dream cast guy had issues with the game. If you can't scare that dude then you're "horror " game is a failure. You're mistreating a good technical game. For a good game of the genre. This is not a true re game homie.

[@antilysisgaming5646]

Games have been generalised for the kids who don't want a challenge.

[@Ty-bl5pm]

I don't understand this game. Basically every antagonis has a chance to kill you, but continuously puts you in a situation to escape. It's like watching a bond film

[@fernandohawk5833]

Yep, that's horror games in a nutshell nowadays.

[@yaboil7774]

@Strexxin Spoilers That IS what happens near the end.

[@fernandohawk5833]

@Strexxin the fact you’re completely fine with another generic concept in horror games and movies because it “happens a lot” shows that game companies, don’t need to be original to please you. I’m guessing the people giving this positive reviews have the same mindset as you.

[@ChrisSmith-mm2ru]

Finally! Someone who leaves genuinely honest reviews! Thank F I will be watching you for games I am interested in before purchasing! From the Northeast as well and everyone in the UK loves the Accent so Wy-Ay man! ❤️👊

[@rustyblackdog1619]

If I saw this without knowing the title, I’d have never guessed it was a resident evil game.

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

If you've ever played or seen anyone play RE4 or later, you should probably realize it tbh. And I'm not defending the game. The inventory, the way enemies react and move, etc. Pretty obvious.

[@milesjazz9957]

"Look out of the window." Lol

[@Jaime_Protein_Cannister]

if only everything was that simple "close your wallet"

[@paulsutvh8542]

Been playing resident evil on the xbox series x over the weekend and it is very scary I totally desa agree with you you don't know what your taking about

[@milesjazz9957]

@@paulsutvh8542 Good 4 u Paul. I better use the Xbox then..lol

[@michaelwesten4624]

your laugh just got me... so genuine and with zero fucks my goodness that's how you review a game

[@arminius504]

Yeah Mack’s authenticity is what makes his reviews so good

[@alexgustafsson9500]

Every time before buying a game I always watch you because even though the game looks and sounds good before playing it there are so many problems. I remember buying the division 1 and watched you before I bought it, I though “nah it still looks good what are you saying”. Maybe 4 hours in I was so disappointed and regretted buying it! You are the man bro!! You have saved me from buying so many “popular” games that turns out to be disappointing. Watch dogs legion was on my list but I had to throw it away after watching your review. I’m turning down REV now :D.

[@sunekoo]

Agree with all these points. The problem with puzzles nowadays is that if people don’t get them first time they just give up and google the answer online. So it’s almost a waste of time to make them complicated. Sad but true.

[@MarkAelham]

So true.

[@Furzkampfbomber]

My problem with the RE puzzles was never that they were complicated, but that in the end, most of them were nothing else than fetch quests and that most of them do not make _any_ sense even within this universe. 1.284 steps and 392 items in order to open a door in a _police station_ that is supposed to be passed by dozens of people every day? With the items having arcane symbols on them and the puzzles making references to things that happen(ed) in places and to people with zero association with this or _any_ police station? Hmhm...

[@YEY0806]

@Furzkampfbomber Well, it wouldn't make interesting gameplay if it was just, walk and shoot. Also, the previous games explained the reasoning for the puzzles' existence. In RE1, the mansion was made to be a deliberate death trap to guard and hide the lab that was making the tryant. In RE2, the police station was originally an art museum that was renovated by Chief Iron's, who was an Umbrella lackey that deliberately created the puzzles in the police station to undermine the police and ensure he kept ammo and medical resources for himself if an outbreak occurred.

[@Cartoonman154]

Apparently, they toned the horror because people thought Resident Evil 7 was too scary.

[@mudnarchist]

wtf is the point of a horror game then

[@tjeckleburg470]

It will probably sell better due to that which is a shame for us horror fans.

[@LG_XD]

That's just not true. It's more action oriented to make it like an FPS version of Res 4

[@mattmas6628]

@@LG_XD it is true and the developers are on record saying it lol

[@TerraWare]

@@mattmas6628 Yeah. They specifically mention that the feedback they got was RE7 was too scary and that the game sold less than Capcom had projected thus they decided to make RE8 less scary and more accessible, presumably so more people buy it.

[@paft]

What's truly shocking is the 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating on Steam.

[@MagiofAsura]

Did Ethan get super human powers from Re7? He still got his hand cut off before getting powers. It's super unclear why he isn't dead other than him wearing plot armor.

[@punish01]

It is explained in the Village SPOILER He was infected in RE7

[@arminius504]

@Chris Mason he doesn’t in this case.

[@SNIperofDARKness02]

@Chris Mason It's still rather cheap.

[@nguyendi92]

I don’t understand how people played RE 7 and missed the whole point that Ethan was infected in that game. He reattached his hand and hallucinating Eveline at the end of RE7. And people complain how game start to force fed info for numbskull player.

[@skippychurch2965]

@Strexxin I agree with this. I love watching his reviews, but sometimes he bitches about things ONLY to be funny or shocking.

[@ZebofZebYT]

If your character can easily recover from danger, it becomes nothing more than a health point system. The player needs more meaningful consequence than that in order to be scared. Supply and demand, or rarity, can be used to allow for recovery to an extent without ruining the experiences of risks and danger...But, it is better in a horror game to have mortal danger, because the possibility of loss is part of what is so scary. That red plank thing is ridiculous. The player isn't supposed to be shown where the danger is! They are supposed to use their own intelligence in a game like this. Choreographing danger to the player ruins the atmosphere, the immersion, and eliminates almost all risk. That fish monsters should be chasing the player along the entire course of that plank level area, smashing the large platforms, etc.

[@casongriffin6984]

Ethan honestly sounds like Wyatt from Wolfenstein. Also great review as always and keep up the great work

[@hark4173]

Yes!! Been waiting for this Mac daddy!!

[@WetAdek]

The big McD

[@masterman3178]

It may not be worth a buy but your always worth a view.

[@Fabian6980]

I cant believe some people giving this a 9.5/10

[@AlmissaGaming]

I give it 9

[@talharehman3664]

It's a 7/10 game, it's fun and the whiners just need a reason to whine.

[@Fabian6980]

Lol it's your opinion the game is fun to play but as a resident evil title it misses the mark by a long shot

[@Fabian6980]

I agree it's a 7/10 game just because the gunplay it's good so it' feels fun when firing the weapons and the graphics are great in some parts it's a 8/10 but they're few and far between in the castle section it's a 8/10 hisenbergs factory it's 8/10 mother Miranda's boss fight 8/10 everything else is 7/10 to 6/10 good to mediocre

[@djcubical]

I liked how you mentioned what other reviewers like Gamespot said about the game. You should add this contrast of opinion more. Great work, keep it up. Thanks.

[@bgymn-fn8jy]

nice. havent seen a review that isnt a sales ad in ages! actual reviews! subbed

[@OffscreenReviewsFilms]

This is why I follow your channel, you're not afraid of giving your opinion in a world where everyone gotta love what everyone loves. As someone who adored Resident Evil 8 and as a diehard fan of these games since my childhood, I completely understand all of the points you've made, especially about the obvious puzzles, I'd say when it comes to that, to me I never found the puzzles in Resident Evil games to be all fantastic, same with the boss fights, but it all comes to give the players optional stuff to do. This game kinda fails when it comes to giving obvious clues about the solutions, on the window puzzle we already have seen the numbers so I don't understand why they added the note xD. Good video as always.

[@Blitzkrieg1605]

While you were struggling with this trash I kept on playing Blade of Agony. Great fun. Thanks for covering that Mack.

[@jimwilson3682]

Blades of Agony is riveting gameplay!

[@errantbard937]

Based Mack, always going against the grain to tell the truth.

[@renanmalone742]

Space Dandy Man! 👏🎉

[@BILLYSLAPZZZ]

Yes, because reviews are objective truths 4head. I think the game is pretty good considering it's got lots of replay value and a mercs mode. The performance definitly needs some work though with the bugs and stutter. RE7 was even shorter and everyone praised tf out of it (not Mack though tbf).

[@errantbard937]

@@BILLYSLAPZZZ No need to be salty just because I don't like your wanky horror game mate. I didn't like RE7 either, none of them have felt fun to me since 4.

[@grahamkelly8662]

@@errantbard937 I played through res evil 4 on Nintendo Wii about 10 times. It was just so fun, especially with the point and shoot aspect. I’d never played a game, quite so much. I bought res evil 4 on wii around 2007 for £8 and it’s the best £8 I’ve ever spent. I was tempted so many times to buy it on PS4 but in my heart, I know I rinsed the game, far too much and I probably wouldn’t enjoy as much as wii version. I still remember getting resident evil on release back in the 90’s. I still shudder just thinking about that nasty HUGE spider in hallway. Am I the only adult gamer that just don’t love gaming like I did, as a kid? I almost wish that I did, then I think, ah fuck it. Saying that, I’m a console pheasant, always have been, always will be but the day I see every console game, running at 4k60fps will be a special day. They promised 60fps on PS4 and we all know how that turned out. Now they say Ps5 8k 120fps hmmmmmmm. Speaking on Ps5, it’s got to be the worst launch, ever. It’s been out 6 months, most can’t find a console and even worse, there isn’t even 1 great game to play on it.

[@errantbard937]

@@grahamkelly8662 I feel you bro, I love all the Resi games up to 4. All I want now is a buddy cop survival horror game with Chris and Leon, keep Chris as the stoic straight man and Leon as the over the top action hero from RE4 and we'd have one hell of a fun game on our hands.

[@MrBobby35790]

The game didn't scare you? At all? Not even a certain part in the doll manor? Hmmm...

[@MrBobby35790]

@Strexxin I agree that this isn't as scary as 7, but the statement (WAB's not the only one making it) that it isn't scary at all along with "and I scare really easily!" makes the eyes roll just a bit

[@HappyModder87]

Thanks Mac for calling this game out for what it is: poorly designed, overrated garbage.

[@tedahwooga]

I completely disagree with almost everything you said about this game. But I absolutely love your videos lol 😆. I love this game so far

[@Denethill]

He haven't play old RE's, he dislikes 7. He prises remake of 2 due to it's graphics while hateing 7, 3 and 8(same RE Engine). It's just sad that lot of people here haven't got their own brains and will skip completly good game cause of this review

[@tedahwooga]

@@Denethill yeah I've played all the main line series games except for 5 and 6. I've loved them all

[@Denethill]

@@tedahwooga same mate. 5 and 6 waits for me having someone to go with through them. I'm on horror side of fanbase

[@gaz8177]

Was watching livestreams of the game it just looks the same old generic rubbish tbh, everyone has been chugging a load over it as per.. glad we’ve got someone like you who speaks the truth.. very rare these days in the gaming community

[@gaz8177]

@@Goosedanger I can never take anything seriously from a guy who uses the word “ douchewads “ and “ edgelord “ lmfao jog on mate.. funny how you proclaim hate the guy but seem to know a lot about his reviews, Bye now...

[@gaz8177]

@@Goosedanger I love how Mack’s review “ his opinion “ has you so riled up you’ve went around this whole KZbin comment section ( 31 comments alone as I type this on said review ) in obvious fits of rage at it. Keep crying, I especially love it when fanboys get so angry. If the games that good why are you here trying to defend it against us “ edgelords “ lmao have a day off. Don’t reply back tbh can’t be arsed reading your gibberish any longer.. bye 👋

[@Youssless]

this is the first review I see where someone can actually aim and hit their targets. Everyone is complaining it takes too many bullets to kill anything, well ya.....if you miss more than half your bullets then yes.

[@nemesis908]

I mean he is playing with a mouse. The gunplay on console is a travesty, or at least it was in the demo.

[@racingbeats1493]

I just don't agree at all. Right in the beginning he starts claiming that it doesn't graphically look very good LMAO. Resident evil 2 fucking blows in comparison imo. So many unique areas vs waking around a police station for 8 hours.

[@PeFoTiSMeNoSsS]

Last good Resident Evil game was 4 .... after that, the series went downhill...

[@doktorarkham1439]

I get you want to rant against AAA gaming and often they shit the bed (most of the time these days). But this a good game. I have never seen a Transylvania setting so wonderfully realized and as a horror fan, it was great to explore.

[@mikeryan1043]

I don't think he is shitting against Triple A gaming per se. He is shitting against everything he doesn't like or rather thinks it's not worth the price. Triple A games being much more pricier than indie games and having much more hype surrounding them, naturally, they are more often critisized. In regards to Resi 8, I agree. The level design is great sometimes and the set pieces are gorgeous. Sadly, that's the only thing the game got right, in my opinion. But to each his own. :)

[@THRILLEX]

Yeah, and his obsession with twisting a jump scare moment into justification for him to shit on the puzzling is disingenuous at best, twatty at worst. I played this game on Xbox Series X and it ran beautifully throughout, so what we're left with here is a review full of Mack's own agenda and criticisms based on the fact his PC is wank. I absolutely loved this game, but even if I didn't I'd be able to pick apart what he's saying as just fake news.

[@PowerpuffSpiceGirl]

Look a simp, a wild one at it...- its disgusting because Capcom made it clear that this game is targeted for literal none gamers that complain over the smallest crap like the blue check marks on twatter, so you saying that this is good...really speaks volume on what you think is an actual good game lmao, i'm wheezing because this isn't a scary game at all Capcom already also established that they couldn't make it scary because a group minority (pussies) complained about reboot r7 being too scary when it wasn't xD.

[@PowerpuffSpiceGirl]

@@THRILLEX I can tell you are just a upset casual baby gamer...yeesh

[@Robert048]

I'm enjoying it quite a bit actually.

[@JP_LDN582]

I'd play re2 remake or any other resident evil game over this anyday. If you enjoying that then your easily please or blinded by a vampire woman

[@Robert048]

@@JP_LDN582 Neat, thanks for your opinion.

[@pedrol.p.carvalho8605]

Me too. People on this channel just love to shit rules.

[@cameronpavelic500]

This channel is basically satire at this point. He’s unable to approach any review without an extreme bias.

[@Robert048]

Hey now, I'm not here to start anything with anyone. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I respect that. I've enjoyed Mack's content for years, and that's never been based on his or any of his viewer's opinions. He's just a solid content creator with a great personality.

[@Pillock25]

I think I might revisit the Metro series instead of buying this one.

[@sunbather1576]

Hah! I actually bought Metro Exodus yesterday. Although I already owned the Epic version, I bought the game AGAIN. That's how you treat good games.

[@ZeppelinNL]

@@sunbather1576 You treat good games by buying them again?

[@sunbather1576]

@@ZeppelinNL When it's the only game I would still use the Epic launcher for and I paid 10 euros for it and then there's a humble bundle right when the enhanced edition releases with the steam key in it and I want to buy the season pass anyway but not for epic, then the answer to your question is yes. Edit: I also bought the Steam version of Kingdom Come: Deliverance although Epic gave it to me as a present.

[@fgpt4828]

Metro isn't one bit scary either

[@sunbather1576]

@@fgpt4828 Who said it was?

[@PragmaticTornado]

10:10 The chase scenes were exactly the same in RE:2 and 3, where the save room is.. A safe room. As it should be. Imagine saving, and having a giant murderous Amazonian vampire gnaw your face off 2 seconds after you load the game. 11:00 Again, exactly the same as in 2 and 3, where you can only bind 4 weapons. Hardly any games nowadays take full advantage of PC capabilities.

[@alexbastrykin6148]

100% right you are! i am the person who is scared easily - and i can't bare stupidity of first 15 minutes of game.... outstanding!!!

[@Aman-uk6cs]

“First 15 minutes” duhhh within the first 15 minutes it’s only getting started 😂🤦‍♂️

[@alexbastrykin6148]

@@Aman-uk6cs I've got longer than that already))

[@Ortelias]

FINALLY, someone played the same Re8 I did. I don’t get why people love it so much. I absolutely hated it. The voice acting was so painful, the ‘puzzles’ were shite. Every boss was the same fight reskinned.

[@vetisu_7719]

I don’t completely disagree but i find it really weird everyone in the comments hating on the game super hard but this is the only place I’ve seen that kind of opinion everyone else in other forums or videos seem to love it. Seems to be just the crowd of supporters blindly agreeing with their favorite creator but that’s just my opinion. But like i said i don’t completely disagree you’re right the game isn’t scary but it’s based off the style of resident evil 4 which is more combat gameplay based than “horror” and shock value. This is a game for fans of that game. Which is one of the most if not the most popular and most sold RE games in the series btw.

[@arminius504]

Not at all. I really disliked it before I even watched his review.

[@vetisu_7719]

@@arminius504 that’s fair. I’m not saying anyone can’t dislike it that’d be unreasonable. But this review is unreasonable and the game definitely doesn’t deserve a FIVE out of ten rating. That’s just ridiculous. There’s steam early access scam games that have higher scores than that.

[@fernandohawk5833]

@@vetisu_7719 I think a 5/10 is quite generous actually, the game has some parts which I consider lazy, like nonbreakable wine and other fragile things, Elena dying in the stupidest way ever, scripted jumpscares, I could go on but I really don't want to waste my time doing so. Btw, I agree with Early Access some of those games shouldn't get high scores.

[@sharpkatana1178]

Mac! Fucking loved this review. The "five in the head sir" had me and the wife (non gamer) literally crying with laughter. Have a good weekend man. Thanks for all your hard work and keeping us entertained and informed over lockdown. 👍

[@gphoenix51]

I've honestly never been scared of any Resident Evil game, and I own pretty much all of them except the multiplayer only ones. I don't play them to be scared. I figure Survival Horror really means, at least with the old Resident Evil games, was the being trapped in a location with minimal ammo and tough enemies. It's different for other games, where you aren't even armed with a real weapon, like a camera or something. Ever since 4, they aren't Survival Horror anymore, its Survival Action, which is ok I guess. I do miss the puzzles and keys and exploration of the original games.