While tallying up which still-to-come video games I wish to shovel into my mind-hole earlier than 2017 shrivels up and dies, I reckoned the final remaining DLC for Resident Evil 7 can be a surefire factor. Resi 7 pushed my buttons, by which I imply it made me really feel virtually unbearably anxious, and I hoped the lengthy wait between it and this (presumably) remaining add-on meant it could search to recapture the very best bits fairly than merely remix or simply repeat the climactic shooty-bang part.
The unhealthy information is that the upcoming Not A Hero pack, which is free for anybody who owns Resi 7, certain seems to be prefer it repeats the climactic shooty-bang part to me. Which leaves me hanging on for the opposite remaining (however paid) DLC, End Of Zoe, which seems to be altogether a little bit weirder and returns the theme of creepy folks dwelling within the swamps and utilizing the phrase ‘family’ like a menace.
Both bits are out on December 12th, as is the Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition which contains every part thus far, however the excellent news is that Not A Hero, a minimum of, is a freebie for anybody who owns Resi 7. That sweetens the tablet barely, when it comes to the delicate dismay I felt when this right here trailer confirmed limitless scenes of capturing the plant-like not-zombies in tunnels that characterised a lot of Resi 7’s remaining act. I used to be actually holding out for an additional puzzlicious murderhouse, albeit a smaller one, however this seems to be like a extra simple stomp.
The excellent news for not a hero is that certainly, certainly, Saw-esque villain Lucas Baker goes to get his this time. Resi 7’s conclusion was weirdly anti-climatic after just a few hours of being vocally affected by Lucas, however the man simply sneaks away off-camera ultimately. Not A Hero is why, and if it truly is what it seems to be like – i.e. largely a shooter – then I’m glad it wasn’t bolted onto the primary recreation, in any other case my comfortable reminiscences of being pursued across the nightmarish Baker home within the earlier acts would have been extra compromised.
Long-term Resi followers will even be holding out for solutions about why olden Resi hero Chris Redfield is right here and apparently working for the Umbrella Corp, however pfft, lore is for LOSERS. I’m much more considering whether or not the strapping younger chap pictured atop this put up constitutes one other nice, tricksy, terrifying RE7 boss struggle, or will likely be only one huge, spiky bullet sponge. Here’s hoping!
If Not A Hero is as superficial because it seems to be, there’s maybe extra hope available from End Of Zoe, which additionally launches December 12, however requires that you just already personal the season go, or are keen to fork out £11.99/€14.99/ $14.99 only for this DLC, or pickup the entire RE7 Gold version in a single fell swoop. This too picks up a dangling plot thread from the primary recreation, however on this case it’s the ultimate destiny of the opposite youthful Baker, Zoe. Many questions are raised by this focus, a few of which start to be answered by the coda to barely older trailer:
Couple of issues of word occurring there:
1) creepy thriller swampfolk, which goes again to what RE7 did greatest…
2) …however this one doesn’t seem instantly considering murdering folks, and perhaps he’ll decide up one of many stronger sub-themes of RE7, which is that the Bakers had been initially very good individuals who fell sufferer to one thing horrible.
I’m FAR extra intrigued by End Of Zoe, even when it additionally appears fairly certain up within the bio-magic stuff that contributed to RE7’s final act being much less sturdy than the remainder of it. Perhaps I shall spend Christmas being scared out of my wits in any case.
