Review: Resident Evil: Resistance (PlayStation 4)
Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe where four survivors face-off against a sinister Mastermind.
Pros:
- Amazing graphics.
- Platinum trophy.
- HDR support and settings.
- Tutorials-(optional) two of them for both mastermind and Survivor.
- Graphic and controller setting are same as resident evil 3.
- Missions-Daily missions.
- Four modes-quick matches/custom game/practice/survivor/mastermind practice.
- Four maps-downtown/research facility/casino/abandoned Park.
- 4v1 gameplay.
- Practice survival settings-map, 8 presets, difficulty including free play, ext time, invincible, umbrella credit boost, and rapid skill cool down.
- Six characters-Valerie/January/Tyrone/Samuel/Martin/Becca. They all have roles-Damage/support/tank and unique abilities like stronger melee or hack cameras etc.
- Quick match-Random/mastermind/survivor/team play.
- Umbrella credits-in game currency you find and used to buy ammo/guns/health from shop caches.
- Can find herbs/health/ammo and guns in the level itself.
- RP-credit earned from playing, use to buy loot crates for customisation items that randomly give weapon skins, different bullet types, gestures, sprays.
- Earn EXP for each character and level up to get new abilities, character options.
- Tense atmosphere.
- 3rd person perspective for the survivor.
- Mastermind-uses the security cameras to see survivors, play cards to spawn traps and enemies. It can inhabit bosses and zombies and take full control.
- Gameplay-survive or must escape 3 rooms under a time limit and the mastermind tries to stop them.
- Can heal/revive teammates.
- Zombies are already moving/juking.
- Damage numbers show.
- Emote/gesture wheel.
- A lot of fun.
- A different take on the genre.
Cons:
- The slowdown in places.
- A lot to take in.
- Slow matchmaking.
- Have to play the basic mastermind for 5 levels until you start unlocking more.
- Only 4 maps.
- Objectives for survivors are not always clear.
- Opening cinematic cannot be turned off and auto-plays every time.
- Levels feel really small and claustrophobic.
- Any lag destroys it.
- Hitting dogs is a bitch.
- Mastermind can put traps and enemies in really hard to see places.
- No ping system.
- Hard to make out pickups.
