Resident Evil 3 (2020) is a glorified campaign expansion based heavily on Resident Evil 2 (2019). Most of the locations, items, weapons, and enemies reuse RE2 assets. Likewise, the engine, gameplay, and much more are borrowed from RE2.
What’s worse, so much is cut from the original 1999 game, and the actual story is very short. As such, RE3 would be a respectable experience at half-price, but the full-price cost is more insulting than ingratiating. Therefore, unless you’re a die-hard Resident Evil fan, wait for a half-price sale and then enjoy RE3!
Having already jumped to the conclusion, I suppose I should add a few more details for those who are still interested. First, you need to know that RE3 is actually two games. Quite literally, your purchase gives you two separate Steam games: Resident Evil 3 (the campaign) and Resident Evil Resistance (a curious 4v1 multiplayer mode with loot boxes and micro-transactions).
Let’s begin with what everyone cares about: the campaign.
Call of Resident Evil!
Let me offer you an incredibly simple way of understanding the story experience: Resident Evil 3 is the Resident Evil version of Call of Duty. It’s good (if slightly dumb) fun for about 4 to 6 hours. There’s a constant energy, with a grab-bag of explosions, set pieces, dramatic talking, and mayhem. Once it’s over, there’s not much that lingers in your memory, but it’s an entertaining enough ride.
Now, it may sound like I’m not that enthused by the campaign, but actually I had a great time with it because I enjoy a nice Call-of-Duty-esque linear romp from time to time. Just understand: RE3 is not survival-horror like the beloved RE2. No, RE3 pushes your mind to the backseat and encourages you to run, crawl, dodge, duck, and weave through a much less sophisticated action version of RE2. You’ll even revisit several iconic locations from RE2, but this time you’ll be in-and-out in minutes, off to your next bombastic scene.
Cut Content & Replayability
I have a confession: I’ve never played the original Resident Evil 3, so my review is purely based on my experience with this new incarnation. However, the internet tells me much content was cut from this remake. Missing locations. No branching paths. Limited costumes. A lack of story-flow. Absent game-modes. The list goes on.
Tying into the cut content is the limited replayability. There is only one linear campaign in RE3. RE2 gave us two campaigns, each having two unique paths for a total of four playthroughs. There’s nothing like this here. The campaign is exactly the same every time. [Correction: the two highest difficulties have ever-so-slight changes to enemy and item placement. This is nice but far too little, too late.]
On a more positive note, after you beat the campaign you unlock a ‘Shop’ store option where you can purchase bonus items for further playthroughs. These items are basically mandatory on the higher difficulties if you want to achieve the coveted S-Ranks via ultra-fast runs.
So how do you buy items in the store? You earn money by completing challenges related to Achievements and goals like ‘kill X enemies with X weapon’ or ‘finish the game under X time.’ The purchasable items themselves range from stat boosts to new tools to new weapons.
Overall, it’s a nice addition to a game that is starving for content, and ultra-obsessed players will likely put in another 10 or 20 hours replaying the campaign a dozen or more times to unlock everything. The rest of us will maybe attempt the campaign once or twice more (perhaps with a few user-made mods) before fatigue sets in.
Graphics, Performance, & Technical
RE3 performs basically exactly like RE2, so I’ll refer you to that review for the details. I’ll sum up by saying RE3 runs extremely well on PC and is a great, gorgeous port. I had no performance issues, although I did have to install a special codec to get the in-game videos to play.
I’d give kudos to Capcom for another technically-fantastic PC game, but RE3 is basically a reskin of the RE2 engine. So good job not breaking anything?
The Multiplayer: Resident Evil Resistance
As if the corporate suits at Capcom felt some twinge of guilt at charging full-price for what is clearly a limited product, they’ve thrown in a ‘free’ 4v1 multiplayer mode to perhaps trick encourage people into buying an overpriced product. The problem is we have a glut of other free multiplayer games like Call of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends, and Fortnite. So a tacked-on product like this just isn’t good enough in the year 2020.
That being said, Resistance does have some truly inventive ideas to it, and I found myself intrigued by the depth of strategic options in each session. Indeed, if the stars align and you get a great group of players, there’s some very solid enjoyment to be had. I could see Resistance being a ‘cult classic’ game for LAN parties and other organized events.
However, most of the time the 4v1 gameplay fairs exactly how all 4v1 games tend to go: unbalanced, messy, and awkward (anyone remember Evolve?). Oh, and there’s often long queue times to get into matches. Oh, and the matchmaking is peer-to-peer because of course it is, so quite often you get ‘Unstable network connection’ warnings and dropped games. Oh, and there’s loot boxes and micro-transactions tied into a pay-to-get-an-advantage equipment system.
Ultimately, Resistance is a worthy concept ruined by far too many issues, so the game is best…left for dead. Then again, if you like the idea of unbalanced gameplay, micro-transactions in premium-priced titles, and unstable multiplayer connections, perhaps Resistance is the Resident Evil horror you’ve been looking for!
Sudden Conclusion
It may seem like I hate Resident Evil 3. I don’t. I actually quite enjoyed my time with the campaign and am enjoying another playthrough. What I hate is the business decision to overcharge for something that should have been a half-price expansion.
Shoot, even Activision recently released the remastered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign for only $20 USD. So it’s not good enough to give us scraps but charge us like we’re eating a full course meal.
I recommend to pick up the game when it goes on sale down the road and indulge in the short but enjoyable campaign, knowing that you’ve not given in to what seems to be a Capcom cash-grab.
There’s so much more I could share, but that’s all I have to say about Resident Evil 3. End of review… What? Are you surprised it’s already finished? Are you thinking, “Shouldn’t there be more stuff?” Well, now you know what it’s like to play 2020’s Resident Evil 3!
- High-energy campaign
- Gorgeously detailed world
- Optimized & efficient engine
- Excellent audio design
- Post-campaign unlocks
- Resident Evil atmosphere
- Short campaign, cut content
- Reused RE2 assets
- Inventory annoyances, QTEs
- Reduced gore system
- Multiplayer mode issues
- Bad value for the price
Playtime: 10+ hours total. Nick spent 6 hours finishing the campaign. Another few hours have put put into a second playthrough. A couple hours were thrown into the Resistance multiplayer game (until enough connection issues put an end to the fun). Nick will likely put another 10 hours or so into some modded playthroughs just for the fun of it.
Computer Specs: Windows 10 64-bit computer using an Intel i7-3930k CPU, 32GB of memory, and a nVidia GTX 980 Ti graphics card.
Also read the Resident Evil 3 PC Performance Analysis.
Nick’s been a PC gamer for over 20 years, having grown up on first-person shooter games (he’s very proud of his Quake 2 tournament trophy). Nick also loves deep, engrossing role-playing games, and he’s also more famously known as Brumbek, the creator of Static Mesh Improvement Mod for Skyrim. Nick believes the essence of enjoyment is to play and ponder video games.
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yeah upon reading how short this game was… i felt like this is the kind of game that will drop in price fast. the price is way too high for a 6hr game.
Well said, Nick.
Thanks Fernando!
“Call of Resident Evil!”
yes, but boring, if you gonna be scripted to death and over the top might as well make it over the top like re6.
But yeah scripted to death no puzzles, they ruined jill.
Dont buy. This is not re2, that was made by the main team not the b team.
Kinda sad, I had it in my library and forgot to play the RE 2 remake but I gotta say very high quality game, sad that the third was not
on a side note… just gotta say this site is way better then pc gamer. i swear you go to post in their comments and it will force you past 4 dump trucks full of spyware looking garbage ads you are forced to scroll past just to leave a comment on their garbage site. SHOUT OUT TO DSO!!!
Pc Gamer shadow banned me for disagreeing on their rampant articles pushing Net neutrality every other day. Their comment section was exploding with users advocating the execution of Ajit Pai head of the FCC.
My comments were simply that the internet will not end, gamers will not be affected, and life will go on without NN – and that the author was hanging red meat articles to attract vicious left wing political extremists when it has nothing to do with gaming, and shame on them for their behavior. Seriously the website allowed tons of commentors saying that Pai and his family should be killed. And the main author just kept dropping more articles on the subjects glibly.
Perma shadow banned me for it. Seriously. And I used to get their mags in the 90’s through 2000’s. Was a long time customer.
That place is a rotten to the core hard left wing group of nitwits. Started looking for a better gaming website and ended up here where there’s no authoritarian leftist censorship that glorifies safe spaces and wants men to be little girls.
Let me guess, Bazzy, the downvote is because you support censoring and or killing people you disagree with?
Yes and you first.
yes like most leftist sites they are stuck in a echo chamber. They cant take dissagreements.
Ha, a right wing a*s calling out ‘leftist sites’ for being echo chambers that can’t take disagreements is irony personified. ‘Authoritarian leftist censorship’ only exists in the mind of right wing nutjobs.
“anyone i dont like is right wing”
Also claiming there is no leftist censorship is laughable, look how many people have been banned because of leftists deplatforming them.
You are the nutjob.
Other than their blatant promotion of piracy and the comments section being some of the most toxic I have ever witnessed, then yeah it’s a decent enough website for actual gaming news.
i wish it still covered dlcs
Piracy is the best thing that ever happened to PC gamers
And the number one reason why all the top games bypass PC and go straight to console.
“all the top games bypass PC and go straight to console”
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Like what top games?
LOL what top games hahahaha
God of War
Uncharted 2
The Last of Us
Spiderman
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild
Death Stranding
Bloodborne
Shadow of The Colossus
Wipeout
Persona 5
Dreams
Okay I’m getting bored now but you get the idea.
This argument doesn’t make any sense. these are all first party games developed by the consoles first party developers. of course most of them aren’t coming to pc. either way tho… death stranding, horizon zero dawn and coming to pc.
Oh boy! Exclusives exist only so console makers can sell consoles. A couple in that list were released on PC even.
Look at the sale numbers for The Witcher 3, PC vs can’tsoles, your theory crumbles to dust.
I could put a hundred games of the same quality only available on pc but who’s counting. Its not the platform but the games, always the games.
And that is totally fine. That is your opinion wee man, you’re entitled to it, but I think the sales of those titles would disagree with you.
Correct! some of those titles are coming to PC, some of which are years past their initial release date. Wonder why there was no PC release on the cards during the initial release of those titles? hmmm..
Correct again! (You’re good at this) There are no mods on console, well none worth considering as a mod. That’s why I have a PC, however mods are not the be-all and end-all.
No seriously… shut up forever. Thanks!
Lol in gamepass.
Lol in Death Stranding
Lol in Forza Horizon 3 and 4
Lol in Nioh
……
Lol in Microsoft and Sony ending exlusive games hance one of the two
raison d’être for consoles is gone.
Please shut up forever. Thank you.
Lol perfect description. This place is like a game show where people try to be as obnoxious as possible and talk sh*t about literally everything.
Wtf are you talking about? I’m currently playing FF7R at this very moment. Having played the original over 20 years ago! (Most likely before you were an itch in your daddy’s pants). The remake is a 40+ hour game! That is a full game to me, yes it doesn’t complete the story but then you could say the same for the countless games with sequels!
Guess what!?! The Remake is awesome! and your peasant a*s will have to wait an entire year before you can pirate it. Scumbag.
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That’s no where near the same thing. It’s FF7 cut up into parts. So if GOW3 was remade but it only went up until you fought Hermes then that’s a full game to you?
This is why having loyalty to a product or company lowers your IQ. Logic is thrown out the window. It’s not a full remake if it doesn’t include the whole game.
I don’t disagree with that. It was a controversial decision and one that I don’t like either. I am saying that it is a 40+ hour game, and that is more than enough for me to feel that I have had my money’s worth until the next instalment.
It’s not controversial though. If they have the means to release the game on multiple platforms but choose not to (exclusive deal, get customers to double or triple dip, etc) then that’s 100% anti consumer and should not be supported (GTA5 and RDR2 immediately come to mind).
Obviously being funded by a publisher is a different story (in the case of Bayonetta 2 which they didn’t have the means to release on multiple platforms).
whats with all the insults? peasant a*s? lol. I have a ps4 and still have no interest in this game.
You’re still here?
PC gamer is a bunch of f@ggots.
PC gamer ARE a bunch of you know what. Learn basic english before you take the training wheels of kid. I know I know words are difficult when your iq is in the single digits.
Sorry I insulted your boyfriends, f@ggot. Walk it off, you’ll be ok.
I will pick it up when it hits $10 on a Steam sale. From what I’ve been seeing that shouldn’t take too long. Having never played the original maybe I won’t be too disappointed. One guy who played both said this remake was a hollow interpretation of the original. That seems to sum up what I’ve seen most gamers saying.
Why are QTEs still in games? What is the point. They are nothing but a distraction and an immersion breaker. I end up focused on which key to press next and when instead of focusing on the action on screen.
Are they try to make RE into yearly games just like COD and Assassin Creed?Last year we got RE2,this year RE3 and RE8 that will come on 2021(even if its just rumour). No wonder the quality is start declining (even though RE3 developed by other company). And this cut content proves that they rush the development,so the game can be released this year while RE2R hype still high…smh
Why do you hate women?
So you’re saying you’re a d bag?
Femensim? I think you mean femininity
Quiet trash the adults are talking.
Worse than RE2, less than half the length, just as much? That’s a no.
I’ll pay 15 or 20 bucks for it, eventually.
Have people forgotten the company that Capcom is? The one that pushed on-disc DLC. The one that pushes people to re-buy the same game with incremental updates repackaged as new games? The one that actually published Umbrella Corps, and thought it was worth money? The one that……. well, you get the picture.
So they tripped and accidentally made a decent remake in RE2 (and I stress “decent”). This company is still trash at its core, and this here, is a glaring reminder of what the “true” Capcom looks like.
Do people really forget that easily? If you bought this pile of s**t after all the red warning lights were going off, then you deserve having been ripped off, and you are part of the problem with how s**t this industry has become over the past decade.
I thought i read they had a different company develop this game.
Different studio, still part of Capcom.
Tbf, monster hunter world, re 2 remake and dmc V were great, so people will expect re 3 remake to be great too…
Great? Not even close. Adequate would be more accurate. None of those games set the world on fire.
You see that’s the problem, people haven’t experienced GREATNESS in so long that the goal post for GREAT has been moved. So any and everything that is half decent, not even fully decent, is touted as GREAT. DMC V, is nowhere near great and RE2:remake is same ole formula. I’m kinda sick and tired of game sthat have some overblown idiot chasing you through the entire game, it’s played out out because it’s scripted and lazy.
fair point, maybe not 10 out of ten, lets just say those games were 7 or 8, its stil enjoyable if i compare that to sh*t show like anthem, fallout 76, or metal gear survive.
Agree, i played DMC V and i don’t get the praise the game gets.
Sure is not complete garbage, is enjoyable enough so one can beat it. BUT when compared to any of the other games from the series, including DMC the reboot, its subpar to say the least.
Its main accomplishment is being better than 2 and V, everything else about it, feels incomplete and recycled from my pov.
Eventhough some pos say is nostalgia speaking when i mentioned it or that i don’t know what i am talking about.
When in reality you have spent your whole life been feed literal stinky garbage that you don’t know any better.
well they had a good run. looks like capcom is back being a mediocre publisher/developer again.
Thank you! Capcom is one of the few scummy AAA publishers who managed to convinced their fanbase they’re the good guys. So kudos for that at I guess
Bungie.
Yep. Capcom not learn nothing since Resident Evil 6 fiasco.
Assuming this is not a rethorical question, yes.
Yes people forget that easily why do you think the “game indistry” gets away all the time with all the bs they pull.
“No, RE3 pushes your mind to the backseat and encourages you to run, crawl, dodge, duck, and weave through a much less sophisticated action version of RE2. You’ll even revisit several iconic locations from RE2, but this time you’ll be in-and-out in minutes, off to your next bombastic scene.”
/vomit
I’m looking at your avatar; isn’t that from Resident Evil Dead Aim?
Yep. Fong Ling.
So many people are saying they are disappointed in this game i can’t justify buying a game that is 6 hours long for 60$ i just can’t and i love RE games.
I did watch someone play the whole game though it does look pretty cool and 2 years from now i’ll forget most of what i saw and buy it then for $20 or less
I wonder why they never made a Resident Evil game based in the outbreak inside the umbrella corporation?
I feel that would be amazing
not even 2 years. i can see this game dropping in price so fast. RE2 dropped to $20 in less then a year. RE3 will def drop to $20 even faster i bet
It already was ~35$ if you preordered it from various sites (with the Bonus Costumes) and is 45$ right now iirc.
Not sure if it drops to 20$ fast like RE2R because it has a Multiplayer mode however i doubt that RE Resistance is gonna last so..
Awesome review. I 100% agree with your opinion. This is 20$ expansion for RE2, not a new full game. They had 1 year to make it and it is not the same dev team from RE2. In conclusion this is a Cash Grab ! Just look at that sad MP mode, full of loot boxes.
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Is this real? as a kid, re3 took me an entire summer to beat.
Only for second playthrough where you already know every nook and cranny, but an entire summer is kinda harsh, did you play 10 minutes per day?
i wasn’t so willing to play it, it scared me and i got stuck frequently so i had to constantly wait or find someone to tell me what to do.
I was stuck at this water puzzle in the end of the game for hours, however gaming is not like in the 90s neither are the gamers.
If you play the old games now that you have grown up they are so god damn easy. In the end you will get more frustated by the door loading screens instead of the game’s difficulty.
The source of the picture/stats are from howlongtobeat(.)com if you want to check it out yourself.
AFAIK the original will take more time if you get stuck in a puzzle and no internet guides, modern games are hard at getting stuck.
True i remember myself getting stuck on those puzzles especially the water one.
However to be honest with the introduction and usage of Internet plus the average gamer who is more experienced nowadays since he is exposed to 9999 games and streams, a game like the original nowadays would be even shorter. The difficulty was artificial and cheap.
B…but my favourite streamer said they removed half of the game! Impossibru!!
this game is so guckirng sh**ty and rushed im so f*king mad lemme go play original re3 that game is so much better wits got fixed camera and tank controls and its got my c?ck tower and park and the best boss of the whole game aka worm what does this game have? nothing this game is so lacking in content i cant believe its the same length of re2r remake im so mad im shaking this is horrble
For starters learn how to respond without throwing a tandrum because you lose the argument even if you are right before you start.
Second, i can’t be arsed to bother with Youtube videos which are +10 minutes long and are just following the mainstream with their main purpose to get some easy $ from the views. Because thats that it is.
The video would not get 189k in 9 days if it said the opposite it gotta just complain because complaining gets you attention nowadays, discussing with logic nope.
-Mercenaries Modes for what ? Infinite Ammo ? You farm those by playing the Main Game instead of a non-canon repetitive minigame. The Shop, you know ?
Levels and Bossfights were cut, but making Hospital 5 times bigger while making the story making sense did not cross your mind.
You gotta ask yourself, how the hell is RE3R bigger than RE3 (time to beat) if its cut like you mention ? Especially without all those loading doors the Original has.
Clueless.
I don’t get the limited replayability aspect at all. I was blown away by RE2 Remake when I played it launch day, but I’ve tried twice to replay it and just given up. I think there’s a randomiser out now, so I might try with that, but I just didn’t feel the need to replay it like I did with 1,2,3,4, and 5 when they released on PSX, PS2, and PS3. With RE3R I’ve already done at least 7 playthroughs and I’m currently working through Inferno. I’ve done shop item playthroughs and shop item free playthroughs. Long plays and “speedruns” and it’s probably the closest I’ve come to 100% a game in a long time.
Honestly, is it worth full price? Yes, to me it was as I’ve already clocked twice as many hours as RE2R. If you’re only looking to do a standard and maybe hardcore playthrough, I’d say wait for a 50% sale.
Now I long for a Dino Crisis remake, a CV remake, and maybe an RE4 Remake where they replace the OP kick with a dodge.
Some people see “Replay Value”, in rushing through the game, for the Arcade style scoring, but I’ve never seen any merit it numerical scores, for games with a story.
In fact I see no merit in arcade style games. Probably because I lived through the first microtransaction era where, lives cost money, I grew to hate all arcade style games, and when home gaming became available, stopped playing them, as new genres took off
Others see value in getting the cosmetic collectables, it gives as rewards, for hitting higher scores/times.
I just mod the games to access all such content, especially the cosmetic stuff, whether it’s locked behind a paywall, or achievement, if it’s single player, and in the code, I will just use mods to access it at the start, but in most cases, mods provide better cosmetics, than the devs ever will. This is the case with RE2R, including character switches, and most of those will soon be in RE3R as well.
I’m glad you’ve enjoyed RE3! There’s a subset of players (super-fans) who will eat RE3 up and play it many times. I know this because I *AM* also a super-fan! But people like us are in the minority.
My review must focus on the majority of players who will be left very saddened by the lack of content. As you say, waiting for a 50%-off sale is a great plan for most players.
Anyway, although my review is critical of the game, you and I are clearly both loving the game for what it is. So I think it’s healthy to be able to enjoy something while still seeing the major flaws. Thanks!
Capcom should sell this like a DLC and People will still buying it. ;(
it should be DLC in the first place, hell spiderman DLC is longer than this game & that costs like what, 10-20 bucks? 😀
“Reused RE2 assets”
yet they couldn’t copy paste RE2s gore lol.
also why is capcom still trying to make RE multiplayer a thing?
“…also why is capcom still trying to make RE multiplayer a thing?”
The ultimate question. Short answer? Capcom wants some of that “GaaS” money that very few games achieve.
they tried multiple times already, it’s time to stop lol.
What part of gore, you mean dismembering the Zombies ? Its the only part that i noticed even from the RE3R Demo what was missing compared to RE2R.
Playing RE3R i noticed that there was some dismembering but rarely, i can’t understand how it works. Based on difficulty, DA and damage ? Based on Weapon ? In RE2R it was way more simple.
However tbh RE3R is way more action compared to 2 and you revisit the same areas way less so Dismembering… eh isn’t that bad that we lost it.
Still i don’t understand why they bothered changing it. It made sense with the Knife and Caution changes but not this.
Lets not forget the sh**ty DRM they put in the game too, I guess thats where they are trying to recoup their cost. But not on my dime. I avoid games like this. so glad I did. this review pretty well sums it up.
Sadly Denuvo is part of the industry nowadays and even a worse fact is that its almost uncrackable if you check the Scene.
However at least Denuvo doesn’t have any observable negative impact to the game’s performance not only because its quite optimizated as a title but because the DRM’s implamatation is solid.
Also modding does not look effected since it has tons of those. I hope that Capcom removes Denuvo from RE3R like they did with RE2R in about a year, that was a good move something that most companies do not even bother doing.
I’ll wait for the CPY edition.
Lol at “several”. The only locations you revisit is the RPD and Kendo’s shop. And guess what, the first one was also in the original.
And since you’ve admitted that you hadn’t played the old game, you wouldn’t happen to know they added a couple of new areas and the hospital is now 4-5 times larger than the original buliding, would you?
I expected nothing more, but is it even worth $30?
Nowhere near,
After playing RE2R, I realised it was rushed out the door.
Story elements, are excellent for both character arcs, and after playing the first run, I was rating it as a masterpiece, and one that finally laid to rest the myth that awful tank controls, and fixed viewpoints, were required for a good 3rd Person RE game (or any survival horror game).
Though I loved the lore of the early RE games, I hated the gameplay, so never got very far, even with the improved Remasters,and the much vaunted RE4 still had an awful control system, and I’ve never liked the story switch to Parasites, that it’s launched.
Then I started my second run, and I was severely disappointed in it’s cut and paste 1st run gameplay, even down to the Boss fights (e.g. Berkin), where the first runs massive environmental damage is magically restored, and the fights just another replay.
This is made worse, because their are a few places where the original games methodology, of unique gameplay for both runs shows though, most notably in the Kennels, where Leon finds zombie dogs, in cages, and Claire finds Lickers eating those now dead dogs, after Leon has passed through.
So clearly the original plan was to have unique gameplay for both runs, but Capcom rushed it out the door to get a financial boost, before tax year ended. The longer I played the second run, the more disappointment I felt, as the potential masterpiece, of first run was reduced to being a very good game, after the second.
It wasn’t a fatal blow, and was overlooked by most gamers, but I couldn’t help feeling totally deflated, after completing the game.
Then the talk of RE3R started with a release slated for less than 12th months.
I was very concerned it was a cash grab push to get another tax year end boost.
That was before I learned they were also splitting the time, with pointless multi-player crap.
2 full games in under 12 months. There was no way it wouldn’t be obvious to everyone this time.
I give no value or credit to the microtransaction infested multiplayer crap. In fact it has a negative value, by being bundled with the RE3R expansion.
I give some credit to the devs, as knowing they had limited time, they reduced the size, and scope to being an expansion for RE2R, which it clearly is.
The price is based on my estimated dev time of around 6 months, not game length, at most it’s a medium expansion, but the punitive price deduction for bundling in the unwanted multiplayer game, knocks it down a notch
So without the Multiplayer, it’s on a par with the first Witcher 3 expansion, Hearts of Stone. Worth paying $10 for, without the addition of multiplayer, I’d go up to $15, but as I said, bundling it, gives a net negative, so a small expansion price of $10 is my limit.
People forgot or never played the original re3 it was the shortest numerical entry and in term of gameplay it did not brought many new things to the series.
It was more an expansion pack to re2 than a full stand alone sequel but sony had an exclusivity deal with capcom about numerical entries in the saga.
Code veronica was supposed to be Resident Evil 3.
Yes, it’s true that the original RE3 was also a sort of glorified expansion back in the day. So Capcom had a chance to fix that this time around. They could have given RE3 the proper full-rework it deserved. Instead, they repeated history yet again. There is something pathetically poetic to doing the exact same ‘throw out a cheap sequel’ some 20 years later…
Also, though, keep in mind the original RE3 introduced Mercenaries mode. That was a significant contribution to the RE world…one which is shockingly absent in this remake. Anyway, thanks for the comment!
finally someone said it! i hear people saying “well the original was also this short” etc. , we’re in 2020 not the 90’s anymore, demand more from your games….especially at full price!
Basically they replaced the Mercenaries mode from the OG RE3 with Resistance.
Was is a good choice ? Probably not, but it was not lazyness since they worked on something which actually demanded even more development time instead of reusing the same maps from the main game and adding a timer on top.
While Mercenaries was enjoyable back then it was a minigame with the only purpose of farming Infinite Ammo for the main game, however with the introduction of Shop in RE3R you are farming Infinite Ammo by playing the MAIN game instead of a non-cannon mini game.
And this time they didn’t sell those inf.guns, those achievements for 5$ as a DLC you gotta play the game and work on those, something i haven’t seen anyone mention it neither in the article or in the comment section.
If Capcom managed to make RE3R as long as RE2R and bigger than RE3 you gotta understand that “They could have given RE3 the proper full-rework it deserved” makes no sense.
You make some good points. However, I think Resistance was made to generate micro-transaction income. This is why the only announced RE3R DLC so far is all for the multiplayer mode.
If we want to do fair comparisons, we should compare modern RE games. Consider RE:Revelations 1 or 2. Both contain excellent ‘Raid’ modes. RE5 and RE6 had their own Mercenaries modes.
RE3 only gives us a multiplayer mode no one asked for, and I contend that it’s there to generate ongoing money for Capcom through micro-transactions. That isn’t something that deserves praise.
Anyway, thanks for your comment. There is a lot to love about RE3, and I do enjoy it. I just insist on more for full-priced games.
“They could have given RE3 the proper full-rework it deserved. Instead, they repeated history yet again. There is something pathetically poetic to doing the exact same ‘throw out a cheap sequel’ some 20 years later…” THIS should be printed all over the internet as a summary when buying RE3. Thanks man, you made my month!
I’ve updated the review to add a correction about the playthroughs being identical. On the two hardest difficulties the item and enemy placements are slightly changed, and some doors/paths are shut.
I’ve also added another Pro/Con set: ‘Excellent audio design’ but ‘Reduced gore system.’
Thanks.
I’ve updated the review to add a correction about the playthroughs being identical. On the two hardest difficulties the item and enemy placements are slightly changed, and some doors/paths are shut.
I’ve also added another Pro/Con set: ‘Excellent audio design’ but ‘Reduced gore system.’
Thanks.