Resident Evil 0 Review

Billy is obviously an older male, so he has more strength and resilience. He is able to take a lot more damage than Rebecca and can move around heavier objects when the time calls for it. Rebecca is obviously a younger female, and she is a little weaker compared to Billy, but she has the unique ability of mixing various chemicals together that will prove essential later on in the game. Some players will view her as nothing but a “pack mule” and make her hold the team’s more important equipment and items while they use Billy to take care of all the baddies. But it’s really up to you how you decide to utilize each character. Each has 6 slots in their main inventory that you can use to store whatever, but even that tends to be a burden at times. You will find yourself leaving behind a lot of things during the course of this game, especially in the main lobby of the Umbrella Training Facility. But the nice thing about that is you can come back to these left behind items at virtually any time you wish. That’s a good thing too because you actually have to at certain points in the game. The map also helps in this regard because it tells you every item that’s left in any particular area. Yes it can be a pain in the butt to have to backtrack just to retrieve one necessary piece of equipment, but hey, that’s life in this game so just suck it up!

So just like what was stated, this game involves teamwork. Whether that involves working together to take out those nasty zombies and other freaks of nature or actually solving one of the games many brain busting puzzles, it is highly essential in surviving this RE world!

Finally, you have to have your boss fights RIGHT?! Well of course you do, and RE0 has a good number of them! Whether it’s the mile long centipede (ok, slight exaggeration), to the very freaks that rival those strongly feared Gigantes of RE4, there are boss fights in this game! Some of them may indeed feel a little “all of a sudden and out of place,” but if you think about it in the end, Capcom did their best to put in bosses and in the most appropriate places. Some of them are actually very good and EXTREMELY creepy looking, some are just so-so. But nevertheless, when it comes to the final fight and sequence to this game, there is no disappointment to be had!

RE0’s world is definitely a very unique and memorable one. The relationship that develops between Billy and Rebecca throughout the game can truly be heartfelt at times, and the gameplay mechanics simply do nothing but accentuate everything! If you want a game that involves great teamwork and an actual intelligent partner, RE0 is for you!

When you first start out this game, you will get various glimpses of a shadowy character that looks like he’s wearing a ghost’s nightgown. This character seems heavily bent on getting revenge on the Umbrella Corporation for whatever reason, and he actually plays a semi heavy role near the end of the game. The actual ending of this game is an absolute PERFECT lead in to the next game in the series, Resident Evil, as it actually talks about and allows you to see the very mansion that is the setting in that game. But as for the actual completion of the game, you will hear Billy say one of the best catch phrases ever when you eventually take down the final boss. After this, you will see the final cutscene that shows where the team’s relationship ends up going, as well as the lead in to the next game. It does an excellent job in that regard, so chances are you won’t be disappointed!

When you eventually complete this game for the first time, you will unlock a rather interesting mini game that confines you to the area of the Umbrella Training Facility. It’s a game called “Leech Hunter,” but just so no spoilers happen here we won’t get into just what that is. Let’s just say it’s rather “interesting” even if it’s not as entertaining as the Mercenaries mode is in RE4. There are 3 different difficulties to the main game that will obviously challenge you accordingly so there is something in this game to make you come back to it at least once if not more. So in an overall sense the replay value in this game is good. It’s nothing stellar because many may find no motivation to play through again, but for those that really enjoyed the story and want to give themselves a bigger challenge, there is something to come back to!

For this game being the prequel to every single RE game out there, Capcom did a pretty decent job on delivering. The game may not be as heavy as the others when it comes to the story since there wasn’t a whole lot that could be told that wouldn’t be unoriginal, but one is there and it’s a very good one! You will learn how the whole RE world and the tragedy was brought about, and why poor Raccoon City has had to suffer so since the occurrence. It does a perfect job leading in to the very story of Resident Evil and many others afterwards, so you definitely have that to look forward to! The graphical aspects of the environments that you encounter are simply superb. While every area isn’t stellar, they all do their job for the most part so you really shouldn’t be disappointed. The character models of Billy and Rebecca are mighty impressive, as you’ll see everything right down to the very sweat on their bodies and the fear in their eyes! The music is just as spine tingling as you would hear in any other horror movie or survival horror game. The sounds are simply there to partner with that and give you that real horror experience. The moaning of the zombies, the crashing of various other disgusting creatures and the satisfying sounds of your weaponry and a bullet casing bouncing around the floor. All this along with a pretty decent replay makes this a must have for any Resident Evil fan and lover of the franchise!