All is Revealed – RE: Revelations 2 EP 4 Review

<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">In the closing chapter of the <em>Resident Evil&colon; Revelations 2<&sol;em>&comma; all is finally revealed in a climatic finale in traditional Resident Evil fashion&period; Claire&comma; Moria&comma; Barry and Natalia are determined to survive their nightmare with many horrifying ordeals standing in their way&period; So does the last episode give what we have long awaited for survival horror&comma; or does the tradition of Capcom&&num;8217&semi;s disappointment with recent franchises finally creep up on us&quest;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure style&equals;"width&colon; 794px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;heypoorplayer&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;claire07&lowbar;bmp&lowbar;jpgcopy&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"794" height&equals;"393" &sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-caption-text">The Church of Resident Evil is open&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">Starting things off delightfully&comma; Claire and Moira finally confront the Overseers in her lair at top of the tower&period; But things go sour quickly – a little too quickly for my liking&period; Typical to <em>Resident Evil<&sol;em>&comma; a self destruct count down beings and all hell breaks loose&comma; so escape is a necessity&period; This segment of the chapter as mentioned is rather short and seems to end before its even started&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large"> It&&num;8217&semi;s a great set piece&comma; but something that could have been longer or involved more of a set up before the pair part ways from the game&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s a shame that the pair&&num;8217&semi;s venture was cut short&comma; considering that Barry&&num;8217&semi;s segment is something like ten tens longer&period; But this does deliver a heart breaking moment at the end between Claire and Moira&period; The feels&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" aligncenter" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;farm8&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;7630&sol;16837098876&lowbar;daaed1982c&lowbar;o&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"796" height&equals;"426" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">Barry and Claire&&num;8217&semi;s return has been fantastic and the newbies introduced have been a warm welcome compared to other sub-par secondary characters who have been long forgotten&comma; like whats-his-face in <em>Resident Evil 6 <&sol;em>or the dude with the messed up mutated arm&comma; even though he died too&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">This episode offers an incredible amount of emotion&comma; with some saddening events taking place&comma; and both parties developing stronger bonds within this horrifying nightmare&period; Some truths are revealed that are also shocking&comma; and a small twist that will make you break down and cry&period; But what this <em>Resident Evil<&sol;em> does that hasn&&num;8217&semi;t been done in some time is offer multiple endings&period; With branching paths and choice-making&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s a ton of replay value in getting weapon unlocks&comma; bonus episode&comma;s and stages to play after beating the game&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure style&equals;"width&colon; 772px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gamersglobal&period;de&sol;sites&sol;gamersglobal&period;de&sol;files&sol;redaktion&sol;Test&sol;resident&lowbar;evil&lowbar;6&sol;re6&lowbar;charbox&lowbar;piers&period;png" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"772" height&equals;"392" &sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-caption-text">No one likes you Piers&comma; Moira could totally kick you ass<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">Barry and Natalia have escaped the clutches of Alex Wesker&comma; and now must hunt her down through a series of abandoned mines&period; This segment of the chapter takes us through an old quarry&comma; mines filled with poison gas&comma; and an underground lab complex fitted with a traditional <em>Resident Evil<&sol;em> style mansion&period; Barry and Natalia&&num;8217&semi;s segment isn&&num;8217&semi;t much to look at and rounds out at about two to three hours to completion&period; At times&comma; it can feel slightly drawn out&comma; but brings in some fresh locations&comma; simple but effective co-op puzzles&comma; and a few brutal action sequences&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure style&equals;"width&colon; 791px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;vg247&period;com&sol;current&sol;&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;resident&lowbar;evil&lowbar;revelations&lowbar;2&lowbar;ep&lowbar;4-4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"791" height&equals;"429" &sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Don&&num;8217&semi;t throw that Brick in here Natalia<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">There&&num;8217&semi;s a grand offering of gameplay opportunities involving co-op based puzzles&comma; that don&&num;8217&semi;t work as effectively compared to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;reveal-re-revelations-2-episode-2-review&sol;">last week&&num;8217&semi;s episode<&sol;a>&period; Some parts feel lazy&comma; as we&&num;8217&semi;re treated to poison gas&comma; and rehashed boss battles who just pose as stronger enemies&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s some great&comma; nerve-wracking tension and the atmosphere has a creepy vibe to it&comma; helped by an equally creepy horror-like mansion – some great RE fan service right there&period; Though the game still doesn&&num;8217&semi;t that look good&comma; its world&&num;8217&semi;s beautifully designed to harbor a horrifying&comma; unsettling mood that&&num;8217&semi;ll keep you on edge and many a baby doll and chopped up teddy bear died to make it happen&period; Poor Mr Snuggles&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">While I still feel that <em>The<&sol;em> <em>Evil Within<&sol;em> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;mind-evil-within-review&sol;">did boss battles better<&sol;a>&comma; I hoped <em>RE Revelations 2<&sol;em> would offer more memorable and original bosses&comma; like the first game and more particularly like Mr&period; May-day the buzz-saw guy&period; The main bosses here are well-made and embody a great of survival horror&comma; if not entirely original&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure style&equals;"width&colon; 799px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;relyonhorror&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;mansionnnn&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"799" height&equals;"443" &sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Can&&num;8217&semi;t ever beat a good old mansion&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">I didn&&num;8217&semi;t truly understand why this is<em> Revelations 2<&sol;em> when it has very little to do with the first at the time&period; No Fish Virus or that guy who looks like Carrottop is involved&comma; but rather&comma; a new story altogether – even a prologue to Resident Evil 7&comma; maybe&quest; I still did enjoy this game compared to the first and <em>Resident Evil 6<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large">Even though episode four seems to be a lower key affair for the franchise&comma; it does a great job at balancing the co-op aspect of gameplay&comma; and delivers both action and horror in a healthy mix&period; Overall&comma; <em>RE Revelations 2<&sol;em> has been a success&comma; and something Capcom should look at when developing the RE series from here on&period; It may not look the part with its lackluster graphics&comma; but its gameplay is excellent and one for any Resident Evil fan to play&period; Raid mode&comma; as well as the added extras with the full version&comma; are a welcome delight&period; Even though this episode may not be the greatest&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s a decent sendoff to a pretty good game&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;