Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7 marked an incredibly strong return of the long standing series. Previous games seemed to bid farewell to the game’s horror survival genre in an effort to vamp up its action and combat. While that may make for a great action adventure feel, lovers of the horror genre were left feeling…. well…. unafraid. Resident Evil 7 changed that. This time around it’s less about coming around the corner and dominating foes and more about making strategic decisions all while trying not to pee on yourself. That’s always the way Resident Evil was meant to be.
The game excels at creating an atmosphere that plays on your deepest fears and has you terrified to even consider opening any door in the decrepit house. Some of the tropes are certainly overused and seem a bit predictable, but Resident Evil 7 is all about presentation. These days, it’s hard to discover anything that hasn’t been done before in the horror genre. Resident Evil 7 features your usual eerie dolls, disembodied noises, undead foes and unidentifiable slimy substances. How it deals with unveiling all of these things to you in a way that slowly allows suspense to build before slapping you in the face with one of your worst fears, however, is what makes the game feel delightfully terrifying.
