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Resident Evil 7
''Resident Evil 7: Biohazard'' is a 2017 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. The player controls Ethan Winters as he searches for his long-missing wife in a derelict plantation occupied by an infected family, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. ''Resident Evil 7'' diverges from the more action-oriented ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil 6'', returning to the franchise's survival horror roots, emphasizing exploration. It is the first main ''Resident Evil'' game to use a first-person view. ''Resident Evil 7'' is the first full-length game to use Capcom's in-house RE Engine. The development was led by Koshi Nakanishi, director of the 2012 Nintendo 3DS game '' Resident Evil: Revelations''. A year prior to its announcement at E3 2016, it was presented as a virtual reality demo called ''Kitchen''. The team took inspiration from the 1981 film ''The Evil Dead,'' scaled back the game to one location, and used a first-person perspective to immerse players. Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survival Horror
Survival horror is a subgenre of survival of the players as the game tries to frighten them with either horror graphics or scary ambience. Although combat can be part of the gameplay, the player is made to feel less in control than in typical action games through limited ammunition or weapons, health, speed and vision, or through various obstructions of the player's interaction with the game mechanics. The player is also challenged to find items that unlock the path to new areas and solve puzzles to proceed in the game. Games make use of strong horror themes, like dark mazelike environments and unexpected attacks from enemies. The term "survival horror" was first used for the original Japanese release of ''Resident Evil'' in 1996, which was influenced by earlier games with a horror theme such as 1989's '' Sweet Home'' and 1992's '' Alone in the Dark''. The name has been used since then for games with similar gameplay, and has been retroactively applied to earlier titles. Startin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |