game log

i picked this game up again after a long time, i remember playing it when i was maybe 10 but i never played it further than the beginning.
I really happy i gave it another chance. Aesthetically it greatly stands out from other PoP games and i love the visual direction they went with for this game, The art, character design and music all fit together very well.
The game play was great as well. I love platforming games and on that front it didn't dissapoint, the acrobatic platforming style was charming and played very smoothly.
The combat sequences were one of this games weaker points, they were overall okay but the boss fight scenes were all pretty much the same, which got stale super quickly.
another thing i found really annoying was the parrying mechanic, which had a very short reaction time, so short that ive barely landed any succesfull parry's throughout the whole game. i think it probably would have played easier on console but since i'm playing on desktop, the reacharound to get to the selected parry button (which is randomised with every parry you have to perform) was really awkward for me.
The last platforming sequence, during the Ahrimad boss i also found poorly designed, since theres a part where the camera angle shifts while you have to run, except your running direction doesnt shift with the camera angle, making it super hard not to fall off or fall behind, which made me have to restart so many times it became annoying.

What i enjoyed most about this game was the character writing, which was definitely a stand out to me.
I found the banter between Elika and the 'Prince' very charming and despite not giving away anything about the 'Prince's backstory it painted an accurate picture of the person that he is.
The story was good aswell, although less compelling to me than the characters relationship dynamic, which was the real pulling point.
I did find it interesting that they decided not to write a happy ending, instead making you undo all the hard work you spent the entire game doing, just to bring elika back, when she purposely sacrificed herself to prison Ahriman.
maybe a this was an easy way to segue into the epilogue but seeing as the epilogue didnt have much of a better ending, with Elika leaving the 'Prince' behind to search for the Ahura im not sure why they chose to do this.
It made the story feel incomplete, so I wonder if Ubisoft plans on ever bringing this storyline back again for another installment.
I would love to see that happen, since i really enjoyed this game. it still plays very well and doesnt feel outdated so its not in need of a remake but i would love to see a continuation of the story.

This is a such a fun game, i think this was my first RE game i played and it really gets you hooked for more.
Gameplay is fun and challenging, whith lots of different challenges to replay the game when you've finished your first playthrough. ( i remember watching Dante Ravioli's speedruns on youtube, loved the one where he used only chicken eggs as weapon for a whole playthrough )
Leon is a great Protag for this game, and his banter with Ashley is pretty funny, with them having sort of a bratty sister / older brother dynamic.
I do remember struggling a bit with this game since the pc port crashed on me a couple times, not sure why that happened but i digress.
Other than that, gameplay is very fun and thrilling, with new monsters and bosses being introduced in every new region that you enter.

I found myself pleasantly surpised by this game. with a whole new cast of characters i was kind of sceptical of the new direction they were taking but i enjoyed this game a lot and i would even count it among some of my favourite RE games.
starting off with a whole new playstyle, this game is played through first person instead of the classic third person we're used to in most previous RE games or the fixed angle from the older games.
this didnt bother me at all but it did make me feel less close to Ethan as the main character of the game than i have for previous MCs, instead feeling more like I,

myself am the person holding the gun going throught the story

The gameplay was really enjoyable, the puzzles were nicely challenging but not so hard to the point where you have to go look up solutions on some forum online.
The story wasnt necessarily standout to me but it probably set up a good foundation to roll into RE8. [which i havent played as of this writing, its on my list though]
I will probably come back to this game and replay it when i get a new laptop since i had a really good time with it. I also played the DLC where you play as Chris (i forgot what its called) it was fun but i dont really have anything notable to say about it except wtf did they do to your face Chris.... my beautiful boy... they fckn butchered him. glad they gave him a facelift for RE8 so he's back to his normal old beefcake self.

^chris in RE5 - RE7 - RE8 ...laughing because what happened to you in 7 buddy??