Boss battles are a blast, as you’re circling around him helplessly seeking out ammunition, hoping that your final round will be the last one required to bring him down. While Nemesis doesn’t have the impact many will be hoping for, he’s still a thrilling inclusion. Those hoping for something like this will leave Resident Evil 3 deflated after wrapping its 4-5 hour campaign. I miss the cadence of encountering Mr X, left breathless as I tried desperately to outsmart him with a well-aimed headshot or by scrambling for the nearest safe room. This means the majority of Nemesis’ appearances are preordained, confined to high-octane setpieces instead of tense, unexpected cat-and-mouse chases through tight, inescapable corridors. However, you do visit it briefly in some of Carlos’ playable sections, which are more akin to explosive third-person shooters than subtle survival horror. There’s no equivalent to Resident Evil 2’s Police Station in the third instalment. Related: Our hands-on thoughts of Final Fantasy 7 Remake The majority of his encounters outfit Jill with so much firepower you’re an equal match anyway. The fleshy demon isn’t an unsettling spectre, unveiled with all the subtlety of a nuclear bomb that it’s hard for him to truly get under your skin. Nemesis is no Mr X, which is a huge disappointment. Sadly, he isn’t implemented in the way I would’ve liked, acting as a regular boss encounter instead of a procedural shadow who can burst around the corner at a moment’s notice. He’s a relentless nightmare – ambushing Jill in the campaign’s opening moments and not giving up until the very end. This unstoppable bioweapon has been engineered to eliminate all members of S.T.A.R.S, a contingent of the police force with intimate knowledge of Umbrella’s actual plans. They’re being pursued relentlessly by Nemesis.
Working together, Jill and Carlos find themselves pulled into a conspiracy-ridden plot spanning the entirety of Raccoon City as they descend into underground labs, abandoned hospitals and other horrific locales.īut Jill and Carlos aren’t alone. He’s got his work cut out for him, and will soon come to learn the sinister truth behind his employers. Our heroine is joined by Carlos Oliveira, a dreamy member of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service, a special service tasked with delving into the city and bringing the situation under control. Fortunately, she isn’t alone in this mission. The story once again follows Jill Valentine as she seeks to escape Raccoon City amidst the chaos of a zombie outbreak, while also trying desperately to uncover the truth behind a sinister corporation known as Umbrella.
Resident Evil 3 follows the plot of its 1999 original rather closely, yet chops and changes certain events, so the campaign flows in a more cohesive, action-packed manner. That said, there’s still a lot to love about Resident Evil 3 once you cut through the undead chaff. Still, those only interested in the solo experience will inevitably feel short-changed, and the online portion is currently scrappy, unbalanced and hard to recommend. I can’t fault the ambition of Resident Evil 3. Everything Capcom touched turned into gold, but can it do the same with Resident Evil 3?Ĭoming just a year after Capcom remade its predecessor, this feels both sudden and welcome, but does it do enough to stand out from the masterful reimagining that came before it? It sadly doesn’t reach the same heights thanks to an incredibly brief campaign and underwhelming multiplayer in the form of Resident Evil Resistance.
After a few years in relative obscurity and lacking the blockbuster power of generations past, the Japanese publisher came out swinging with hit after hit, whether it be the stellar Resident Evil 2 Remake, Devil May Cry 5 or the absurdly popular Monster Hunter World. The “Capcom Renaissance” has become a common term amongst the gaming community in recent times.
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