Resident Evil Revelations 2 | Episodic horror | Maybe

Andrew Mills wrote:So this is out tomorrow and no reviews are up. Should we be worried?...

suzzopher wrote:

Andrew Mills wrote:So this is out tomorrow and no reviews are up. Should we be worried?...

It's reviewing quite well....wot r u like

Wedgie wrote:So how much is it going to be?

Lagamorph wrote:

Wedgie wrote:So how much is it going to be?

Think I've heard £25 being batted about?

Shame it's not portable this time around. Then again I don't have an XL cradle for dual analogue sticks anyway. Don't think I can replay the first one on 3DS with just one analogue stick.

suzzopher wrote:

Lagamorph wrote:

Wedgie wrote:So how much is it going to be?

Think I've heard £25 being batted about?

Shame it's not portable this time around. Then again I don't have an XL cradle for dual analogue sticks anyway. Don't think I can replay the first one on 3DS with just one analogue stick.

Vita version should be out in the summer.

Wedgie wrote:Probably because it's coming out digitally first, in episodes. We get one every week. Then there'll be a disc version, judging from its appearance on various game websites.

jawafour wrote:

Wedgie wrote:Probably because it's coming out digitally first, in episodes. We get one every week. Then there'll be a disc version, judging from its appearance on various game websites.

Yep... the digital version launches first (it's £19.99 on the PS4 PS Store) and then the disc version launches later (at around £29.99).

Is this a new dawn for digital game pricing on consoles? The cost of the digi version is actually *lower* because of no disc production / delivery / retailer hike elements? What is this madness?!?

Wedgie wrote:It has been like that with the episodic games...

Resident Evil Revelations 2: the Digital Foundry verdict

Revelations 2 isn't a bad experience but its lower budget is definitely reflected in its visuals. Of course, it's not fair to expect results matching its more expensive siblings, but we can't shake the feeling that Capcom could have taken things a bit further. Improved effects work, object motion blur, and more interesting light placement could have gone a long way towards enhancing the game's presentation. There's a wealth of MT Framework titles out there boasting a wealth of additional visuals effects and we have trouble understanding why more of the available features aren't utilised in this game - these are off-the-shelf effects included in a mature engine, and wouldn't have required additional asset generation.

We'd feel a lot more satisfied had the reduced feature set produced perfectly stable performance on the modern consoles, but the drops definitely scrape away a layer of polish - particularly on PlayStation 4. While both console versions are quite playable, the massive hitches in performance experienced in certain sections on the Sony platform left us preferring the Xbox One version. Of course, if you have even a moderately powerful gaming PC, we'd recommend that above all, as long as split-screen gaming is not important to you. The weird, subtle inconsistencies also left us curious about the game's development, as certain features appear to have been implemented somewhat differently across all three versions of the game. Perhaps the team responsible for the PS4 version struggled more with optimisation?

In the final analysis, Resident Evil Revelations is a bit of a strange experiment. After all the technological bells and whistles thrown at Resident Evil 5 and its successor, the stripped-back presentation here is quite disappointing, though the game remains playable enough. With Capcom's own Panta Rhei engine still in development, debuting on the forthcoming Deep Down, it's not clear if we'll see MT Framework again on the new consoles. Should that come to pass though, we sincerely hope Capcom solves its PlayStation 4 optimisation issues and delivers a more solid experience.

Monkey Man wrote:

Resident Evil Revelations 2: the Digital Foundry verdict

Revelations 2 isn't a bad experience but its lower budget is definitely reflected in its visuals. Of course, it's not fair to expect results matching its more expensive siblings, but we can't shake the feeling that Capcom could have taken things a bit further. Improved effects work, object motion blur, and more interesting light placement could have gone a long way towards enhancing the game's presentation. There's a wealth of MT Framework titles out there boasting a wealth of additional visuals effects and we have trouble understanding why more of the available features aren't utilised in this game - these are off-the-shelf effects included in a mature engine, and wouldn't have required additional asset generation.

We'd feel a lot more satisfied had the reduced feature set produced perfectly stable performance on the modern consoles, but the drops definitely scrape away a layer of polish - particularly on PlayStation 4. While both console versions are quite playable, the massive hitches in performance experienced in certain sections on the Sony platform left us preferring the Xbox One version. Of course, if you have even a moderately powerful gaming PC, we'd recommend that above all, as long as split-screen gaming is not important to you. The weird, subtle inconsistencies also left us curious about the game's development, as certain features appear to have been implemented somewhat differently across all three versions of the game. Perhaps the team responsible for the PS4 version struggled more with optimisation?

In the final analysis, Resident Evil Revelations is a bit of a strange experiment. After all the technological bells and whistles thrown at Resident Evil 5 and its successor, the stripped-back presentation here is quite disappointing, though the game remains playable enough. With Capcom's own Panta Rhei engine still in development, debuting on the forthcoming Deep Down, it's not clear if we'll see MT Framework again on the new consoles. Should that come to pass though, we sincerely hope Capcom solves its PlayStation 4 optimisation issues and delivers a more solid experience.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digit ... 2-face-off

Cal wrote:I got the PC version this morning from here: https://uk.gamesplanet.com/game/residen ... on--2760-1

Complete Season (all bonus levels and future episodes) for £14.79. Tis' good.