Resident Evil VII
There is so much to love about this game. I love that it is an unashamed homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and to a lesser extent The Blair Witch Project and other “found footage” films. I love the RE Engine, which looks gorgeous while running well on all modernish hardware.
I love how it feels both new and old at once. The first person perspective and overall tone are different, yet it repurposes classic Resident Evil gimmicks (ie. the villain who stalks you throughout the game), and it is still plenty goofy when it needs to be.
RE VII was a sharp way to revive the series, pushing it in a slightly different direction that doesn’t abandon the series’ roots.
Fallout 76
This is probably my favorite game from 2017-2021. → Read the rest