As PewDiePie has finished his Let’s Play series ofResident Evil Village, he offered quite a bit of positive feedback. He was surprised and pleased at how strong the story was overall, believing it to be an excellent installment in a great series of horror games.
Resident Evil Villagebecame one of the most anticipated games of 2021 thanks toLady Dimitrescu. After Capcom successfully used her as a marketing tactic for the game, she quickly became known as the step-on-me lady. In terms of hype, Lady Dimitrescu didResident Evil Villagewonders, and it even saw over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam. It’s been a hit among Let’s Players like PewDiePie and Twitch streamers as well, but Dimitrescu is only a portion of the entire game. According to PewDiePie, Lady Dimitrescu’s chapter isn’t what makes the game shine, but rather the overall story and gameplay itself.
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“I loved it. Really fun game,” PewDiePie said as he enteredResident Evil Village’s end credits, visually pleased at the experience. The YouTuber explained thatVillagestarted off strong with Lady Dimitrescu, but it surprisingly ended on a solid note as well. “I didn’t think it would pick up,” he said, continuing on to complementResident Evil’s charactersas well as the narrative.
The game’s protagonist is the returningEthan Winters, a fan-favorite personality fromResident Evil 7,which was similarly well-received by players. While Ethan may not have been the main eye-catcher forVillagethe way Lady Dimitrescu was, players still find his role in the story pivotal and his character writing impressive. PewDiePie felt the same way.
However, PewDiePie didn’t feel that the game was “that scary” in general. WhileResident Evil Villagehad a handful of scary moments, he said, the gameplay pulled through and was enjoyable to the popular YouTuber. He said that the game made him “excited” for theResident Evilseries again, and makes him hope for anotherSilent Hillgame in the future. The lastSilent Hillinstallment wasP.T.in 2014, but after a falling out between Konami and Hideo Kojima, it’s unclear where that saga stands, but later installments didn’t live up to the reputation set by earlier games in theSilent Hillfranchise.
In the end, PewDiePie offered the game an 8 to 8.5 out of 10, very pleased with the journey as Ethan Winters. As he reachedResident Evil Village’s stunning post-credits scene, it’s clear that the YouTuber would be interested in a follow-up installment continuing the story, afterVillageleaves off on somewhat of a Marvel-style cliffhanger.
Many critics have thesame takeaway aboutResident Evil Village. Instead of focusing on its horror aspects, the game instead focuses on its gun gameplay and gripping story, which was a well-received move by Capcom.
Resident Evil Villageis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
