RolStoppable said:
The story uses a structure like a TV series and jumps around between various locations and protagonists. Jill is the main character and the only one who can equip upgrades and the like. Some people might not like this approach too much, but the story itself is perhaps the best written one in the franchise. There's still cheesy dialogue, but that's part of Resident Evil. The game is rather short, shouldn't take more than ten hours to complete. There's of course a higher difficulty and several unlockables. Overall, it's a good mix between suspense and action. The Raid mode is more than the minigame most other Resident Evil games have. It features 20 stages based on the campaign (each between 5-20 minutes long) and is all about action. You can choose between various characters from the campaign and each one has their own little special abilities. The level up system is tied to your profile, not the characters, so you can switch between them without any disadvantages. A higher level allows you to equip better weapons which are either found in the stages or bought from the shop, using either the ingame currency or the play coins from the 3DS system. Weapons can be upgraded just like in the campaign. Each weapon has a number of slots that you can freely assign with the upgrades you found or bought (meaning you can de-equip the slots and use the upgrades for another weapon once you've got a better one). This mode is highly addictive and is perhaps even better than the main game. You can play it alone or with a partner, either locally or online. So... campaign is on the short side, but Raid mode makes up for it. I don't see how a Resident Evil fan cannot get at least 30 hours of gameplay out of this game. The production values are among the best on the 3DS and the controls work well even if you don't have a Circle Pad Pro peripheral. If you like this type of game, it's a must-buy. I guess after Mercenaries it's also worth noting that you can delete save states and there's two save files. |
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