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Resident Evil: Revelations – the upscaled, HD port of the 3DS survival horror puts the franchise back on the road to its roots. While it’s still largely an action-oriented experience, it brings back many of the survival horror elements that made the franchise a household name. Just not the typewriters. It’s out on other platforms  – PC, Ps3, Xbox 360 and Wii U – this week. Let’s take a look at the critical consensus to see if it’s worth your cash.

Here are the scores:

CVG – 8/10
Destructoid – 7/10
Eurogamer – 7/10
Godisageek – 8/10
Nowgamer – 7.5/10
Metro – 8/10
OPM – 7/10
OXM – 9/10
Videogamer – 7/10

Yet judged against the stultifying lows of recent Resident Evils, it’s easy to view Revelations as a success, “ says Eurogamer. “That was true last year, and it’s still true today. This HD edition builds subtly on the 3DS foundations, but thankfully doesn’t crush them under the needless AAA junk that has dragged the series so far off course. That leaves a game that is just rough enough around the edges to win over fans who still pine for the series’ heyday, and suggests the saga might yet come back to life.

The biggest problem with the otherwise good game is that it didn’t port all too well from the 3DS, with some dodgy textures and slightly clunky controls – but it’s still the best Resident Evil game in years.

Resident Evil Revelations isn’t as good on consoles as it is on the 3DS,” says Destructoid. “It clearly wasn’t designed for larger machines, and the somewhat clunky, rudimentary controls indicate that it would need to be rebuilt from the ground up to prove a superior alternative. However, it’s still a fine game and still the best Resident Evil game available right now, and if you’ve not played it already, you truly ought to. If you’ve already tried it on 3DS, there’s not a lot to bring you back, but any other Resident Evil fan would be best served giving it a go.

The best thing about it is that it’s a budget title, and will be available this week on Pc for about R350, and consoles for R450.

Last Updated: May 21, 2013

48 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Commander

    May 21, 2013 at 09:10

    New challenge:

    When you see a non-regular comment, comment back to him/her and it must be ON TOPIC. Make the guests and new guys and gals feel welcome

    Reply

    • Tasty peas mixed with porridge

      May 21, 2013 at 09:14

      Did you know that the moon is leaving our orbit by 3.8cm every year?

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 21, 2013 at 09:15

        For real?

        (and no, you are not a new guy :P)

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        • That Tall Twit

          May 21, 2013 at 10:29

          Also, did you know that the longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, has 85 letters?

          Reply

      • Brady miaau

        May 21, 2013 at 09:15

        well yes, but did you also know that is will soon lose a quarter of its mass in an unexplained accident, to do with a robot, time travel and alien invaders?

        Reply

        • Trevor Davies

          May 21, 2013 at 09:18

          Did the alien invaders come to steal our cheese and we had to send the robot back in time to defend the moon because all humans had become lactose intolerant?

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          • Tasty peas mixed with porridge

            May 21, 2013 at 09:21

            All they wanted was Tom Cruise.

          • Tasty peas mixed with porridge

            May 21, 2013 at 09:21

            back

          • Brady miaau

            May 21, 2013 at 09:51

            please…..

          • Brady miaau

            May 21, 2013 at 09:29

            Yes, that is it exactly.

            Except, by Alien Invaders, I mean the old tv game, you know the one where you shot the buggers as they slowly came down, ever faster, ever closer, until the next stage?

        • Tasty peas mixed with porridge

          May 21, 2013 at 09:20

          But if there is no moon would that mean girls will have their periods for 3months in a row every year?

          Reply

          • Brady miaau

            May 21, 2013 at 09:30

            Um, not where I was heading. No

    • Trevor Davies

      May 21, 2013 at 09:19

      Hug a guest today I will.

      Reply

      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        May 21, 2013 at 10:17

        Good name for the challenge. Hug a guest week lol

        Reply

    • PointMan

      May 21, 2013 at 09:19

      Do I cant as a new guy? I’ve been a regular reader for a year+ now but I’ve only started commenting regularly for the past week or so.

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      • umar bastra

        May 21, 2013 at 09:29

        Well that counts as new. big hug

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      • Trevor Davies

        May 21, 2013 at 09:30

        You’re off to an excellent start 🙂 Just remember, if you play on a console you can’t like both & if you’re a member of the master race all console are good for are door stops, & not very good for that either because they don’t weigh enough if the wind is strong.

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        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 21, 2013 at 09:35

          Now now, be nice 🙂

          Reply

          • PointMan

            May 21, 2013 at 09:40

            Lol well….. this is probably going put me in bad standing with some people on this site, but here it goes……

          • PointMan

            May 21, 2013 at 09:45

            Jokes aside, I have nothing against consoles. I’ll probably be purchasing a PS4 once it is out of Beta testing.

          • Theo Steenekamp

            May 21, 2013 at 10:48

            That hair… Fabio can’t be the leader of the master race:(
            NOOOO!

          • Trevor Davies

            May 21, 2013 at 09:41

            I was nice, I conceded that consoles are occasionally useful trollol

            Disclaimer: I’m only joking, consoles aren’t bad at all.

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 21, 2013 at 09:35

        Welcome brother!

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        • Brady miaau

          May 21, 2013 at 09:52

          or Sister, right?

          Reply

      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        May 21, 2013 at 10:18

        Greetings. Good to see someone getting in to the comments section more.

        Reply

    • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

      May 21, 2013 at 09:39

      What’s this a reality show you starting?

      Reply

  2. Admiral Chief Commander

    May 21, 2013 at 09:14

    Well, lets ask the Resi fan if he is interested.

    AndriyP? Where you at?

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    • AndriyP

      May 21, 2013 at 09:36

      Recovering from lack of sleep, i played RE6 last night still trying to finish it, mind you had fun
      in this one part where we had to run around in a rooms dodging things that suck your face out
      This game looks good exactly like the feeling i got last night during the part i described
      was getting anxious because the things just kept coming

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  3. Trevor Davies

    May 21, 2013 at 09:16

    R350 for PC is not a budget title. That’s full price AAA 😛 (depending on the publisher)

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  4. umar bastra

    May 21, 2013 at 09:22

    Played the Demo and I really enjoyed it, I found it to evoke those old time RE feelings … It’s in no way perfect but it is, like the reviewers said, the best RE game right now.

    I am now torn between picking this up, or last light ….. I already picked up Deadly Premonition, which I HIGHLY advise everyone to pick up! ….. PLEASE BUY THE GAME IF YOU CAN ….. so I only have enough for one more game … Last light or this …… plus my backlog ….!

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    • Theo Steenekamp

      May 21, 2013 at 09:29

      PLEASE PLAY METRO!

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      • umar bastra

        May 21, 2013 at 09:30

        AGREED …. BUT DON’T BUY RANGER DLC, TAKE A STAND

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        • Trevor Davies

          May 21, 2013 at 09:38

          But what about no DLC left behind? Ranger DLC leads the way :/

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          • umar bastra

            May 21, 2013 at 09:40

            every DLC for it’s own bro. It’s a post apocalyptic world … you won’t get any DLC just walking around the metro and be like, “I see a DLC in trouble, I should save him…naa I’m gonna wait to till he dies and loot his body”

  5. umar bastra

    May 21, 2013 at 09:37

    Let’s all share our favorite Resident Evil Moments 🙂

    Reply

  6. Slade Boender

    May 21, 2013 at 09:45

    So Im wondering why an upscale port = same AAA price. This isnt cricket young beckham.

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    • Slade Boender

      May 21, 2013 at 09:46

      well not full full price but a blood dragon blast price would have been easier to swallow.

      Reply

  7. Tbone187

    May 21, 2013 at 11:18

    An annoying control and camera system (Res4) is the reason I gave up on the series…

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  8. Aussious

    May 21, 2013 at 12:18

    I think we need to revisit the term ‘AAA’.

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  9. Aussious

    May 21, 2013 at 12:18

    I think we need to revisit the term ‘AAA’.

    Reply

  10. Snurglefluffs

    May 22, 2013 at 17:34

    “Budget” $50 isn’t Budget. Budget is $40 and below. I’d rather pay $60 and get a full, new game.

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