RESIDENT EVIL:
REVELATIONS
GAME DETAILS
Title: Resident Evil: Revelations
Platform: Xbox One [Reviewed], PS4, PC
Genre: Action, Adventure,
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: August 29, 2017
It’s been just about five years since Resident Evil:
Revelations hit the Nintendo 3DS, and since that time
we’ve seen the game ported to last generation consoles,
and now once more for modern consoles. This isn’t the
normal course for a game, especially one that was built
from the ground up for a portable handheld. Resident
Evil: Revelations is a series that seems to really have
connected with fans, even in an age where the Resident
Evil series has returned to being about scaring the
player, and not just another silly action game.
This new version of Resident Evil: Revelations has been
remastered for home consoles complete with high
quality HD visuals (1080p), enhanced lighting effects
and new sound experience. What’s funny is that same
tagline was probably used for when the game launched
on the Xbox 360 and PS3, as both of those were HD
consoles as well. I can’t say how much better this new
version looks when compared to last generation as I’ve
never played the game before, but you can rest easy
knowing Resident Evil: Revelations looks quite pretty
for what it is.
This new home console version is a little more robust
featuring additional content including a new enemy,
extra difficulty mode and improvements to the online
Raid Mode such as new weapons, skill sets and the
opportunity to play as Hunk and other characters from
the series. I know adding a single new enemy seems like
more of a joke than anything, but you are going to have
to understand the context the game is working in being
an upscaled 3DS game. If anything, Resident Evil:
Revelations makes the 3DS look like a pretty amazing
piece of kit.
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GAMBIT | SEPT/OCT | 2017
The Resident Evil series has seen a number of portable
games over the years, but these have never (to the best
of our knowledge) been canon with the core series.
Resident Evil: Revelations changes that up with a story
that places it between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil
5, revealing the truth about the T-Abyss virus. And just
like most of the Resident Evil series this one is pretty
silly in terms of story. The game is broken up into
episodes, much like a television show, something that
would serve the portable nature of the original well,
but only serves to slow down the overall experience on
modern consoles. The game itself features twelve of
these episode, but experienced players can blow
through the story in about ten or so hours.
Fans of classic Resident Evil will be happy to know that
series favorites Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield return
as playable characters, plus their random and annoying
partners. This is actually the first major failing of the
game, as each extra character that is thrown into the
mix is either bland or utterly annoying. The partner Jill
gets paired with for the majority of the game is simply
generic agent 162, while Jessica, the partner Chris gets,