![]() ![]() Even with my earliest, weakest weapons, the shambling hordes of the undead actually reacted to being shot, so I knew I was causing damage. Resident Evil Revelation 2's gunplay just feels really good. The main essential is, of course, combat. I always pushed through, but that was completely thanks to the solid essentials of the gameplay. The graphics - a minor upgrade over the first game - weren't impressive enough to make those spaces much more interesting. Aside from a few outdoor areas on the scenic island where Claire and Moira have been dumped, Revelations 2's locations read like a checklist of generic video game levels: abandoned prison, sewer system, rundown apartment building, etc. The repetition can get a little numbing by episode three or so, especially because these aren't terribly unique or beautiful settings. The dueling storylines set up a predictable rhythm to each episode of the game: You explore an area as Claire and Moira, reach a cliffhanger ending, switch over to Barry and Natalia, the mysterious little girl he teams up with, and retread the same areas but from a different angle. And though Revelations 2 seems set up for an obvious, "big strong man comes to the rescue" plotline with Barry's chapters, it twists that premise in some really satisfying ways near the conclusion. Her hilariously bizarre stream-of-consciousness swear words can be off-putting - one of her first lines involves the phrase "moist barrel of fucks" - but it congeals into a strange kind of character development over the course of the game. They're also memorable, interesting characters, especially newcomer Moira. Three of the four playable characters in the main campaign are women, as is the primary antagonist. It's notable that Capcom has built a really fun, dumb action storyline almost entirely around women. The narrative jumps back and forth between those two exploring and a second story thread six months later as Barry comes to the island to find Moira. ![]() In the opening scenes Barry's daughter, Moira, is kidnapped alongside Claire, and the duo are imprisoned on a mysterious island. Resident Evil Revelations 2 follows two classic characters from the series' past: Claire Redfield and Barry Burton.
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