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What do you get when you mix Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil? My favourite Steam Next fest demo
Do you ever hear a pitch for a game that immediately perks your ears? A combination of words or ideas that makes you think “well I have to experience this as soon as possible”? That happened to me with Crow Country, the latest title from SFB Games, a developer you’ll probably best know as the team behind the puzzle game Snipperclips. Where Snipperclips is quite cute looking, Crow Country still is, somewhat, but is instead a survival horror game set in an abandoned crow-themed theme park that’s inspired by Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil. Yeah, now that’s what I call a good pitch. And the best part is, you can even try it out for yourself thanks to a Steam Next Fest demo. But first, let me sell you on it even more.
Crow Country puts you in the shoes of Special Agent Mara Forest, a mysterious character who’s design quite quickly fits into the history of all time female horror game protagonists. Booting up the demo brings you to the start of the game, and tells you incredibly little – literally just Mara’s name. Everything else is up to you to figure out, and boy do I love a mystery, especially one set in a fictional theme park that shut down due to the strange disappearance of its owner.
Right off the bat, aesthetically, you can see where the Final Fantasy 7 inspirations come in. While maybe ever-so-slightly more defined than the polygonal Cloud, Mara has a similar, toy-like design to her, which I personally think a lot of the OG FF7 character models have. Unlike Final Fantasy 7, and the PS1 era Resident Evils, all of the backgrounds are rendered in real time, as you are able to manoeuvre the camera, but it all retains that pre-rendered feel those classic games excelled at.
Resident Evil, Nier Automata, and Persona collide in new sci-fi game
Mystery and intrigue often propel the best narrative games, so 1000xRESIST kicks off with matricide – or rather, deicide. An angry young woman drives a blade through the back of her stilettoed mother-god, a vivid spray of blood paints the matte grey floor, and 1000xRESIST flatlines to the title card. I have no idea what’s happening, but developer Sunset Visitor has my attention.
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Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Madden NFL 24, Resident Evil 3, PlateUp!, and More
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Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Madden NFL 24, Resident Evil 3, PlateUp!, and More
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The Mercenaries mode has been my one big disappointment with the Resident Evil 4 remake
How Resident Evil 4 Saved The Resident Evil Franchise
GameSpot’s big new video week continues with the first installment of “How It Saved.” This is a recurring series in which senior producer Dave Klein documents how specific games have pulled franchises back from the brink, or in some cases, how they helped save game studios stay up and running.
The Resident Evil series debuted in 1996, and it helped define the survival horror genre, and its sequels expanded on the formula and helped grow the franchise to new heights. In the debut episode, “How Resident Evil 4 Saved Resident Evil,” Dave discusses in detail how the 2005 game helped turn things around after the series began to slow down in terms of sales.
“Resident Evil 4 carried the torch for Resident Evil through a slowing of interest in survival horror. It completely revitalized the series, introduced it to new fans, and was able to pave a path for Resident Evil until its next big comeback,” Dave argues in the video. “Resident Evil 4 may be divisive for some, but I think there’s no doubt that it saved the Resident Evil franchise.”
How Resident Evil 4 SAVED Resident Evil
Amazon Prime’s freebies for May include Resident Evil 2 remake
Plus five titles added to Luna Plus’ library
Horror descends as three Resident Evil games take over GeForce Now
Nvidia has announced three Resident Evil titles are now available on its GeForce Now cloud service.
The games are Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake, and Resident Evil 7, part of nine new games expanding the GeForce Now library of over 1,600 titles.
With RTX On and high dynamic range, Ultimate and Priority members will also experience the most realistic lighting and deepest shadows within the game. Here’s a tip: turn the lights off for an even more intense experience and plenty of scares. Trust us.