I just finished all four campaigns in Resident Evil 6. I this is the second time I finish all four campaigns since playing it in 2012. What stopped me time and time again, was the more dated controls, menu, inventory.
While playing the final campaign as Ada, I learned that I could actually pause the game, buying pressing pause on the numpad. Something that had evaded me, being frustrated that ESC pulled up a real time menu, if you wanted to change settings or look up controls midgame. The pause game and settings menu couldn’t be accessed on the same time though. Which is one of my many grips with the game overall, full of mindboggling choices and overall poorly telegraphed mechanics, that you aren’t really introduced to unless you study the keybindings live in game while being attacked. Something I deeply hated is the forced camera angles, robbing you the ability to actually see where you where going. The most egregious section was while playing a Chris trying escape an attack helicopter at the docks, using the “free running” spring while not being able to control your camera angle getting stuck on invisible barriers. Emines blocking your path, trying to take them on would loose you time you can’t afford to lose, meaning you die due to the platforms sinking. It took me 40 min to clear a obstacle course that last a maximum of 2 min. Then something when trying to vault over obstacles while free running, Chris would just climb down again, over and over. Meaning you lost 2-3 secs of valuable time and then you might as well start over. It felt impossible, not due to skill issue. But rather awful design and a very narrow time limit.
I decided to play the game on amature, so ammo and enemies wouldn’t be any kind of challenge and I could just get through the campaigns without it being a burden.
My favourite campaign was Chris and Jake’s. They where the most enjoyable to playthrough, besides the rage inducing Harbor section with Chris. The game has some great set pieces that are very fun to play. The game also got some sections that feels extremely dumb, even for RE standards.
There are some truly cringey lines and moments through all campaigns, the games obsessive and horny need to focus on the female body, either ass or breasts. I get it, Ada’s bum looks good in black spandex, but do we really need to cater towards the lowest standard, like I’m a 12 year old boy locked in my parents basement with Dorito fingers and high on monster energy.
All in all I enjoyed the game, a 6/10 experience. Far to long, very dated in some aspects. I’m just really happy to play as Chris again. By far my favourite protagonist in the series, I have never been to taken with Leon. I don’t get the hype. He was a lot more interesting in RE9 though.
I instantly uninstalled the game after finishing the last campaign. Now it’s time to replay RE7 and then RE8.
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