Famitsu review scores (1/17/17)

This week’s Famitsu review scores include the first Resident Evil 7 verdict and more.

[UCForce]

Resident Evil 7 score..... 😳 !

[BigBosss]

9/9/9/9 woow :O

Can't wait!

[naruga]

from the leaks i ve seen until now ...its proved that i was absolute right ..the game is s#$t ...from story and gameplay perspective ...some even say its closer to RE movies than the games (WTF Capcom??) ....as for the high score reviews see FOXtrot below ....

[blitz0623]

They gave RE6 a 39/40. Make of that what you will

[bouzebbal]

Famitsu are some corrupt bastards..they don't know the meaning of loyalty,honor or objectivity.
Of course, doesn't mean the game is bad but they should be some of the last I would trust

[rocketpanda]

They gave Umbrella Corps 36/40 - 9/9/9/9

Regardless how good RE7 might be, famitsu is a biased publication.

[Neonridr]

possibly a return to glory here. I can't wait. One more week. Going to give it a go in VR! :P

[inStereo]

I could barely get through the damn PSVR demo or REVII... I am afraid... very afraid...

[-Foxtrot]

They always give Japan games amazing scores.

I know people are going to shit on me anyway for this but...

http://www.polygon.com/gami...

"Resident Evil 6 (10/10/10/9, 39 out of 40 points)"

Even though it's appalling how RE6 got that score anyway it actually got lower then Resident Evil 6...

[Neonridr]

actually that's a good point. Still, I think this game will be good. Let's just hope there is enough gameplay here.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Publications don't have the same person reviewing every game...

[curtis92]

Different times, different circumstances, different reviewers. Look how many crap games got higher scores than TLOU on Polygon.

[-Foxtrot]

curtis92

Don't try and spin it

RE5 got the near exact score as RE6...like a point off

Again beating RE7

[solideagle]

Did you forget 40/40 on FF XIII

[morganfell]

And? Many of us loved and still love that game.

[Letthewookiewin]

I Platinumed FFXIII I loved it so much. Didn't care for the 3rd one though.

[BlakHavoc]

What's that score even mean? Lol 9/10? And if so, why so many damn 9's?...

[Tankbusta40]

I am kinda worried about Resident Evil, people are beating it in under 10 hours, there are no extra modes after completion or another character to run through a modified version of the house. I am sure the game is fun, but I am beginning to question whether 7-10 hours of game play is worth the 60 bucks or a wait.

[bwoodling]

I'm going to wait for a sale on PC. I always tell my self I have other games to finish.

[Tankbusta40]

Yeah I hear you, Resident Evil is my second favorite series of all time, and I know the first game(my absolute fav in the series was short) but at least you had incentive to run through it again with the character you didn't choose for a slightly different experience, this game offers none of that

[IamTylerDurden1]

Tankbusta

RE7 is completely different from the typical RE formula, which is a good thing considering it was getting a bit tired. This is a 1st person RE that's a little more akin to an Outlast type game. RE6 had numerous characters you could play as, but i prefer the model they've chosen for RE7 instead.

[Sm3000]

Dude it's 33 on cdkeys!

[Gamist2dot0]

You can wait and read through many reviews. Also, some gamers are more advanced than others. :/

[Tankbusta40]

The guy who beat it in 10 hours got all but one of the collectibles, which was what really got me concerned. First play through, ten hours almost got everything, that means they didn't rush and actually searched.

Again I am not worried about the quality of the game, but rather the fact that it is short and has little to no replay value after completion.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Run time has little correlation with quality, especially these days. Is AC better bc they pad it out with redundant activities and side quests? Is God of War bad bc it can be beat relatively quickly and has little replay vslue? Inside was nominated for goty and it's only a few hours long. I'm an adult, i work and i game and i honestly do not want every game to be Skyrim. I can afford to buy the games i want so i don't need every game to be absurdly long in order to get my monies worth. I love 100 hr rpgs, but i also relish shorter experiences like God of War or Wolfenstein The Old Blood.

[BlackTar187]

how much would you pay to watch 5 new 2 hrs movies in theaters? The Cost per hour isn't that far off and VGs are much more hands on obviously you have a controller.

Also to add most movies are less then 2 hrs so it would actually be like paying for 6 movies in a theater,

[Utalkin2me]

It would be 30 bucks in my area if you went to matinees or 40 for regular price.

[ZeroX9876]

You can clear resident evil 2 in less than 10 hours, same for 3 (was shorter actually) on first play through. Considering there's a hard mode in resident evil 7 and the amount of work needed for such graphics is quite high, I would say 10 hours is similar to the other titles in the series.

most play through I looked at for Resident evil 7 are between 8 to 10 hours and that's not considering every collectables. Plus this is in normal mode.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Buddy I'm pretty positive most of the people on here don't even play the older Resident Evils to know that.

[TalesofEvil]

There is a hard difficulty called madhouse and, It has a lot more difficult enemies barely any bullets plus, u need casset tapes to save.

[IamTylerDurden1]

10 hrs is fine, idk how much more i could take in VR anyway. If you are nervous then play the demo, it should give you a better idea of the game than speculation based on run time. The demo is great on PSVR.

[kowan]

"here are no extra modes after completion"
There is, and it's called the madhouse mode which is the hardest difficulty in the game and changes many things in the game as well.

And seriously, 10 hours is too short for you? Earlier RE games can be beaten in less than that. Other games like TLOU can be beaten in 10 hours and so on.

[-Foxtrot]

Apparently it's pretty linear aswell

You'll always know where you're going and what items to use

[BlackTar187]

So? Is that a bad thing?

[-Foxtrot]

Considering the fact the older games, you know actual Resident Evil games would give you puzzles spread out over a huge map and you would have to traverse it back and forth to see what goes where. It didn't point you in the right direction, it didn't give you one road to go down, it literally made you figure it out yourself while you tried to survive through all the traps and enemies lurking around each new corner.

If you only have a limited number of places to go and items you find are obviously used in the next area then I'm sorry yeah...it's a bad thing no matter what way you want to spin it. Sounds more like a jump scare survival game rather then a pure survival horror game.

Not to mention the Baker family are scripted unlike someone like Nemesis in RE3.

[Kurdishcurse]

naaah. play the game or link some proof. this is a mansion were talkin about. i doubt it will be linear as ppl think.

[-Foxtrot]

Link proof?

Just go over to The Gaf, Reddit or 4chan where they are talking about it and showing off videos. I'm not discussing spoilers here.

[BlackTar187]

The nemesis if i remember correctly had 1 or 2 places that he could show up that wasn't the same every time and i thought that was dependent on if you shot him enough in the scene before.

[The_Sage]

There is free dlc coming.

[rocketpanda]

Length doesn't factor in if the experience is worthwhile. Some games just aren't made to be played hours on end or with various modes.

Shortest game I own is Vanquish, which can be beat easily under 10 hours, but is my favorite last gen game.

If asking 60 for a short game, then some might want to wait for a sale.

[Kurdishcurse]

i beat resi remake in 9 hours and its still the best resi evil to date imo. unlike resi 4 , quality over quantity anyday.

but lets say people beat it in under 10 hours, what was the difficulty? did they rush it? its known the game has a ton of secrets, upgrades and side quest items to unlock said secrets and upgrades, and none of which are mandetory. so which is it?

to be honest, i see many morons setting this game up to fail since this was announced, so forgive me for questioning your judgement. especially since you mentioned you dont think 10 hours is worth 60 bucks. that would mean you barely bought most games out last year, or you like to take it slow. if its the latter, then you will have no issue with this game.

[_-EDMIX-_]

??? Most Resident Evils are around 10 hours......

[TalesofEvil]

People are rushing through the game so, that's why they are beating It in 10 hours, if u are like me and, take your time the game they said will last 15 hours long.

[TalesofEvil]

Btw don't judge the game yet its not out yet and, reviews haven't came out yet either.

[Zarock]

Considering the game only costs 30$ on PC It's well worth being 10 hours long.

[joethetimelord]

For a horror game, especially one that's actually scary, it's about average. Silent Hill 2 was 6-8 hours.

[Lukejrl]

I beat 1 to 3 in under 10 hours. 4 was about 12 or 13 my first play through

[sk8ofmnd]

Holy shit... Lookit all them vita games. Nice to see re7 getting some love. And agreed.. It is worrysome because re6 did not deserve the praise it got... Biased raters? I think so!

[Pathogenic]

I will be buying this game but I need to know. I haven't played six but I played upto 5. Do I need to play six or just watch the latest RE film back in 2012?. Let me know because I already know the ending to RE7.

[BlackTar187]

Dude

Don't play 6 and don't watch the movies. You've made ti this far without doing either i strongley recommend you listen to the inner voice that is screaming at you to listen to me.

[gangsta_red]

Play 6 so you can appreciate how good 7 may be by it returning to it's somewhat roots!

[joethetimelord]

Play 1 through 4, 0, Code Veronica, and Revelations 1-2. All you really need.

[Helios86]

NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN!

Guess they didn't like RE7 :(

[TalesofEvil]

How is that? 9 is very good.

[DragonDDark]

Nein in German means No lol

[DragonDDark]

Resident evil 7 is the closest thing to a classic RE game you will ever get. It's glorious.

[zodiac909]

Happy to see Resident Evil back on track....that is, if Famitsu is to be trusted these days..

[gantarat]

Famitsu score nowaday base on hype and money.

[sk8ofmnd]

And which side of the kiddy pool it was developed... Japan cough japan!

[jbrock11]

Get ready for a ton of good reviews from the big websites. Capcom isn't dishing out all the money on the marketing campaign for nothing. From what I've seen though, this game doesn't even deserve to be called Resident Evil. This is Evil Within/PT/Alien Isolation.

[BlackTar187]

Well imo all the RE after #3 weren't really RE games but #4 was amazing and 5 coop was decent 6 was so bad..

[Last_Boss]

Famitsu my ass!!! Yeaaaa!! They'll sell you dog and swear it's a bear.

[Plagasx]

RESIDENT EVIL IS BACK BABY!!

[sdcard4gb]

I hate achievements, as should any reasonable person to survive the 7th generation of consoles, but this time they were actually pretty handy in revealing how pretty uneventful the game is. Unless that achievment list was not full the game seems to be a one big bowl of scripted bull without any modes but the main campaign.

[Sm3000]

Why the 4 numbers? Graphics, sound, etc?

[NotanotherReboot]

From my extensive research, I can conclude this company is biased towards Sony