Resident Evil: Revelations 2

Elija2 · February 24, 2015, 12:46:18 PM

Anyone else getting this game? The first episode comes out tomorrow with each new episode coming out a week apart and so far it's gotten pretty good reviews. Apparently it's the scariest Resident Evil game in a long time and the improved Raid Mode (aka Resident Evil with loot) is tons of fun. Unfortunately it doesn't have the amazing combat mechanics that were in RE6, but neither did the first Revelations and that game was still a good time. Also the game doesn't have online multiplayer yet and is getting it in a later patch so that's really lame. And apparently the PC version won't have any offline multiplayer at all, and the campaign doesn't support online co-op so we're screwed out of a major feature! Booo!

For today only you can get the Complete Season or Complete Edition for 25% off at Green Man Gaming with the code 25OFFR-ESEVIL-REVEL2. The whole season and a few extra bonuses for only $19 ain't such a bad deal, and other than the missing offline co-op the PC version will probably be the best one. I hope I'm not the only one here interested in this game.

Hakudamashi · February 24, 2015, 02:02:14 PM

Maybe after all the episodes are out.

Elija2 · February 24, 2015, 02:18:16 PM

You're gonna give Resident Evil another shot even though you've never liked any of the games?

Hakudamashi · February 24, 2015, 03:08:51 PM

Pretty sure I said I liked Revelations.

Elija2 · February 24, 2015, 03:29:11 PM

I'm pretty sure you said that you wished you liked it more.

But if you liked the first Revelations then why are you waiting to buy this one? It'll probably be a while before you see a deal as good as $19 again, plus you won't get the bonus raid mode map pack as a pre-order bonus.

Hakudamashi · February 24, 2015, 03:45:41 PM

Because I'm very sceptical.

Elija2 · February 24, 2015, 03:49:17 PM

Have you seen the reviews?

Hakudamashi · February 24, 2015, 03:58:26 PM

Yes.

Elija2 · February 24, 2015, 04:01:08 PM

Then what are you skeptical about?

Hakudamashi · February 24, 2015, 04:08:23 PM

Whether I'll like it or not.

Elija2 · February 24, 2015, 04:10:46 PM

You liked Revelations 1. This one seems to be an improvement in almost every way.

Hakudamashi · February 24, 2015, 04:12:51 PM

We'll see.

Elija2 · February 24, 2015, 04:13:52 PM

Yes, we will.

In about 2 hours.

Elija2 · February 28, 2015, 04:11:09 PM

Elija2's Smoking-Hot Verdict:

Best game.

Well, it would be if the PC version wasn't an un-optimized piece of shit.

Hakudamashi · February 28, 2015, 04:59:49 PM

That's sad to hear, especially since Revelations 1 on PC was pretty great.

Elija2 · February 28, 2015, 05:15:15 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure a different team worked on this port.

It should be something they can easily fix though since (at least in Raid mode) outside of the crazy hitching the framerate is usually smooth. That leads me to believe that it's a weird programming bug that's causing the issues. Also it's a widespread problem that even people with beefy PCs are experiencing, and they probably don't want negative word-of-mouth to affect sales of the later episodes. I just hope they fix it sooner rather than later.

Hakudamashi · February 28, 2015, 05:20:53 PM

If at all.

Elija2 · February 28, 2015, 05:23:35 PM

I'm sure they will. Capcom aren't that incompetent (anymore).

Elija2 · March 03, 2015, 09:12:29 AM

For a limited time you can get the Complete Edition for only $29.19 at Green Man Gaming in their VIP section. That includes every episode (plus the 2 extra episodes) and extra Raid mode maps, characters, and costumes! Wow, what a deal!

And good news, Capcom just released a beta patch for the Steam version that adds split-screen co-op! See, Capcom do care (a little)!

Episode 2 is coming out later today, hopefully they've also fixed the performance issues!

And in slightly related news, Resident Evil 5 will finally be getting a Steamworks patch later today, and for the first time ever PC players will be able to buy the Gold Edition DLC. It's also on sale for only $6.80 for the next few days. Two great Resident Evil games at great prices, you won't want to miss it!

Hakudamashi · March 03, 2015, 12:24:25 PM

2 extra episodes.

Elija2 · March 03, 2015, 12:29:07 PM

Quote from: Hakudamashi on March 03, 2015, 12:24:25 PM
2 extra episodes.

That's like 40% more episodes!

Elija2 · March 19, 2015, 11:10:31 PM

Capcom officially fixed most of the performance issues in the PC version. Everyone buy it now!

Hakudamashi · March 20, 2015, 10:18:31 AM

Maybe on sale.

Elija2 · March 20, 2015, 11:20:10 AM

You missed all the good sales!

You can get all the episodes for $20 on Green Man Gaming. Is that not good enough for you?

Hakudamashi · March 20, 2015, 11:37:57 AM

Apparently not.

Elija2 · March 20, 2015, 11:43:16 AM

Man, first you pass on Resident Evil 6, then you pass on Resident Evil 5, and now you're passing on Revelations 2! You're missing all these screaming deals!

Elija2 · March 25, 2015, 03:30:44 PM

Okay, I lied, there are still a few big performance issues but Capcom is (hopefully) working on them.

Honestly, from what I've played of this game so far it's probably the best Resident Evil game in a long time.

The campaign is easily better than the ones in Resident Evil 6 and Revelations. There are less bullshit moments than in RE6, less boring moments than in RER1, and the game is genuinely suspenseful and scary at times. A lot of people say that the recent RE games can't be scary because they force a partner onto you, but the partner in this game is handled wonderfully. One of the characters is unarmed and plays more of a support role (which you may hate if you want to play a co-op game where you're both guns-blazing, but that's what Raid mode is for) and the game does some really neat things with that set-up. For example, there are insta-kill enemies that can only be seen by the unarmed partner so they have to frantically point at them so the armed partner knows where to shoot. That shit is legitimately terrifying, especially since your vision starts going crazy the closer the enemy gets to you so you really start to panic. The story is pretty good so far too, but it still has its self-aware cheesy Resident Evil moments.

The Raid mode in this game is even better than in the first Revelations. There's a much bigger variety of enemies and the levels aren't all just rehashes of the campaign levels. Plus choosing the right character and levelling up is much more meaningful in this game because you unlock character-specific skills and abilities (that you can eventually transfer to other characters) that can really make-or-break a run. The only minor let-down is that there's no big open-ended stage like there was in the first Revelations, but that's easily forgiven.

My only real disappointment is that the combat mechanics are a step down from RE6, but it's understandable since they wanted this one to actually have a focus on horror. The combat is still a step-up from games like RE5 and RER1 so it's still fun, but I hope that RE7 goes back and expands on the mechanics that RE6 introduced. Either way, I highly recommend this game to ~~Haku~~ people who are even slightly interested in it.

Hakudamashi · March 26, 2015, 02:07:35 AM

But does it have mods for tig ol bitties?

Elija2 · March 26, 2015, 07:13:57 AM

Quote from: Hakudamashi on March 26, 2015, 02:07:35 AM
But does it have mods for tig ol bitties?

A Resident Evil game on PC? You know it.

Hakudamashi · March 26, 2015, 07:35:17 AM

Dammit, I didn't need another thing to spend money one.

Elija2 · March 26, 2015, 07:44:29 AM

At least it's cheaper than Resident Evil 6.

Hakudamashi · March 26, 2015, 07:58:32 AM

We'll see what Steam sales has to say about that.