File:Examining Resident Evil 7 - Four Years later-2

Resident Evil 7 took a bold new step in the series, by looking to its survival horror roots, and updating it for modern audiences.

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Where the first three numbered titles were fixed camera, the following 3 were over the shoulder, and Resident Evil 7 made the leap to the first-person view.

Released January 24th, 2017, Resident Evil 7 was seen by many as a return to the survival horror roots that the series strayed away from starting at 4. Resident Evil 7 shifted from 3rd person over the shoulder to the first person, and the development team decided to move to a more simple setting that until later in the game, was separate from the rest of the lore. It then plays its hand at the end of the game and uses the DLC to tie it all together.

Did it work out? I'd say it did. The game went back to its roots of survival horror and getting us to play the everyman Ethan Winters, a departure from previous protagonists in the story.

So let's dive into Resident Evil 7, now that it's been four years, and Resident Evil 8 is on the horizon.

This Resident Evil 7 review/retrospective/analysis/critique will take a look at what went right at Resident Evil 7, what went wrong, thoughts on the plot, missed opportunities, the DLCs, and more.

Spoilers (duh).

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00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Behind the Scenes of RE7 03:56 - RE7 Intro 05:20 - Getting to the Bakers 06:37 - Finding Mia 10:12 - Welcome to the Family (meal) Son 12:18 - The Issue with the RE7 Intro 12:46 - The Main House 17:37 - The Old House 20:49 - Lucas Baker 24:34 - The Choice - RE7's Biggest Flaw 28:10 - The Ship 31:36 - The Mines 33:52 - The Finale of RE7 (base game) 35:43 - Overall Review of the Base Game 36:53 - Fixing the Narrative of RE7 43:00 - The DLCs of RE7 43:39 - Nightmare 44:19 - Bedroom 46:06 - 21 46:43 - Daughters 48:08 - Not a Hero 50:24 - End of Zoe 54:38 - Conclusion & What's Next for RE

Soundtrack: • Resident Evil 7 • Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Additional Footage:

- Making of Resident Evil 7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAsMpq8FeJA - PT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6NCC-nnvMU - Reliving the Horror: Taking Resident Evil 7 Forward by Looking Back - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwBDtp7R6aM - RESIDENT EVIL 7 - Leg Cut-Off Scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozWvwI-ehls - Resident Evil 7 - Jack cuts off Ethan's leg (butcher room fight)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYhCZKGBt2I - Resident Evil 7 Choose to Cure Zoe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4t3vImLmYQ - Silent Hill 4 footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvU1AuUzEjc


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