Üdvözlünk a ToriJ a
Video Game vélemények. Hang onto your berets because we're
returning to Raccoon City in time for the Outbreak. In “Resident
Evil 3: Nemesis” you play exclusively as S.T.A.R.S. member Jill
Valentine as she tries to escape a city overran by zombies.
Unfortunately for Jill zombies aren't the only thing chasing her.
Her biggest threat this time around comes in the form of an eight
foot tall tyrant named Nemesis created by Umbrella to hunt down
S.T.A.R.S. members. I certainly don't want to be a S.T.A.R.S. member
right now, or a Raccoon City citizen, or a Midwestern for that
matter. The first time I see a company named Umbrella moving in over
here I'm gone!
Did
Jill just come back from a club or something?
The
game opens up with narration from Jill Valentine giving
us background on Raccoon City's relationship with Umbrella and the
final fate of the town before we jump to a cut-scene of the police
and members of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service
(U.B.C.S.) being killed off by zombies. So let me get this straight,
the entire police force and trained mercenaries can't fight off a
bunch of zombies, but one woman in a tube top and a miniskirt can
plow through a whole bunch of them with just an assault rifle? I see
how it is.
Do you smell
something burning?
You're
thrown right into the action from the get-go, and by that I mean
you're literally thrown out of an exploding building and have your
first taste of the control schemes. Okay, I'm starting to see why a
lot of people didn't like the tank controls back then. This game was
not meant to be played on a GameCube controller. I'm trying to steer
Jill with the control stick and I'm just running into walls and all
kinds of shit. The D-Pad on the PlayStation was a lot smoother than
this. Come on Jill, back away from the zombies – Oh, okay, running
into them and being eaten is a much better idea. What do I know?
At the
beginning the game feels almost like an action movie than a survivor
horror game. You have a fully automatic assault rifle and a bunch of
other weapons with all this ammunition and you're just mowing down
monsters left and right like you're fucking Rambo. I know that's a
bad idea given that the older games puts more stock in saving your
ammunition and items to use for later, but damn if it isn't fun as
all hell. Doesn't work much with Nemesis, though. In fact you're
better off just running from Nemesis altogether.
Now, before
we go any further in this review I have to do something about this
outfit. I'm sorry guys, I just don't like it. I know the reason it's
there is to appeal to men because why else would they play a game
with a female lead? It's not like they'd enjoy it for the gameplay or
anything. And don't give me that “Women can't be sexy?” crap
because that's not what I'm saying, and you don't have to be barely
clothed to be sexy. But to the game's credit there are alternate
costumes you can unlock so let's try one of those.
Eeh, I played
that game already.
Now that's
more like it.
Hi, Brad.
Leave any unsuspecting party members stranded in a forest lately? Ho,
ho, I'm just busting your chops. Seriously, you screw me over this
time I will shoot you.
Considering
it has only been a couple of years since the first game, Resident
Evil 3 plays largely the same as the last two entries, having more
in common with RE2 than anything. Timeline wise it even happens
around the events of Resident Evil 2. We also get the same overly
complicated yet extremely easy to figure out puzzles. I'd like to
have a discussion with the people who made this city because they're
idiots. Who puts a battery behind a statue of the mayor? Who does
that?!
The game
really does up the ante in how it uses the zombies. Just minding your
own business walking down a hall? Door flies open and zombies come
pouring out. Returned to an area you already been to before? Zombie
bursts out of a car door. Retrieved an item you need to advance the
plot? Dogs crash out of the window. I swear Jill has the worst luck
in the world. Here I am almost finished with fixing a tram and I get
attacked by Nemesis AND a giant worm. Speaking of Nemesis, I should
probably use this time to include him or be eaten alive by angry
fanboys. The infamous tyrant makes his big debut in the game as soon
as you arrive to the police station.
Looks like
Brad is in trouble. Well, I'm sure our hero will have a solution to
get him out of it.
Oh. I
suddenly feel bad about my earlier remark.
Like I even
need to stop and think about this one?
All
throughout the game you'll be given real-time choices to make that
changes the course of the story by either a little or a lot. You
only have so long to make a choice so don't waste time. One choice
in particular will affect the ending of the game and whether or not a
certain lover of Jill Sandwiches makes an appearance, but let's talk
about Nemesis.
“STARS!”
Nemesis is
a mean son of a bitch. You know how in past games you're usually safe
when you go into the next room? Not this time. Once you hear his
music nowhere you go is safe. Linger in a place for too long and
he'll appear out of nowhere and chase you. Some times he'll stop and
launch a fucking rocket launcher at you! Talk about overkill.
Nemesis is
considered the best boss in the entire Resident Evil franchise and
it's easy to see why. His look is cool, he has an awesome weapon,
and his voice is low-pitch and growly making him sound intimidating.
None of those high screeches he does in future games that completely
kills it. For most of the game you're better off just running away
when he appears, but there are a few instances where you will have
to fight him. Like at the Clock Tower.
Due to the
dodge button being the same as the aim button, that fight was
ridiculously easy for me. I pretty much just stood there and shot
him while Jill dodged every hit he threw at me. Despite that, I love
Nemesis. You hit him again and again and he keeps coming back for
more. Even after being reduced to a blob he continues his mission
relentlessly. Talk about dedication! I finally decided to let the
nuke end him. I have better things to do with my time than fight big
angry blobs. Like get kidnapped by my worst enemy and dye my hair
blond.
“All the
foxy ladies love my accent.”
Meet
Carlos. A member of the U.B.C.S. that you can meet in three different
locations depending on how you play the game. While they were hired
by Umbrella they have next to nothing to do with the Outbreak here
and were only sent to rescue civilians. But given that this is
Umbrella we're talking about Jill doesn't believe that for a second.
And why the hell would you trust anything Umbrella says? What she
does believe is that Carlos and them are just hired guns and aren't
to be blamed for the Outbreak. You even get to control Carlos at a
certain part in the game.
Like with
many of the RE characters there isn't that much to the character.
Carlos is suave, cool, and just fun to interact with. I'd dare say
that the movies even enhanced his character and made him more
likeable. What I don't understand is why Carlos was never used again
unless it's a game retelling the events of Resident Evil 3. He was
just pushed off to the side with Billy and never heard from again.
The movies actually did more with the character than the games did
and considering all the shit the movies came up with that's just
absurd!
This guy on
the other hand got bastardized in the movies.
The man you see in the
picture above is named Nikolai, the squad leader of the
U.B.C.S. team sent to Raccoon City. He's from Moscow, Russia and a
lot less of a people's person than Carlos. That supposed rescue
mission was just a disguise for people called “Monitors” to
collect battle data on the zombies and B.O.W.S. left in Raccoon
City.
When Nikolai reveals his true mission
he becomes a straight up bastard and you just want to kill the
fucker. Once again depending on your choices he can either escape
with one of the leftover helicopters or die at the hands of Nemesis.
As much as I enjoyed him while playing the game, I can't say he left
a lasting impression on me when compared to other villains like
Albert Wesker or William Birkin. In fact, I flat out forgot about
him until I replayed this game. A good character but nothing that
really stands out.
Then we have “The
Mercenaries.” A mode you can unlock after completing the game. This
mode allows you to play as the three surviving members of the
U.B.C.S. and can buy weapons with the points you rack up that can be
used in a new game with infinite ammo. The goal is to reach the
place where Jill starts her game before the time runs out. What
happens when time runs out? You explode. Some bastard put a bomb
inside of you, what the fuck?
You have two hours to
get to your objective and killing enemies puts more time on the
clock. The score will vary depending on the type of enemy and how
you kill them. Zombies are worth three points, crows one point, and
dogs are ten points a piece. Killing off multiple zombies can rack
up a lot of points all at once. There are not one, not two, or even
three Nemesises, but FIVE of the fucking things you have to contend
with. It was satisfying hitting that son of a bitch with the rocket
launcher.
Mikhail is the easiest
guy to use because he's armed with the shotgun, magnum, and rocket
launcher. Carlos is a little more challenging since he only has the
assault rifle and a handgun. Nikolai is the hardest of all of them
with a handgun, knife, and a blue herb. All three characters have at
least three healing items on their journey. Carlos and Mikhail have
mixed herbs while Nikolai has three first aid sprays.
If I ever said a nice
thing about the tank controls or fixed camera angles, forget about
them. Both of these things kicked my ass here. Since this is more of
an action setting it takes forever just to turn when a zombie, or a
faster enemy, is running at you. There's the 180 degrees spin but
some times you need to turn side ways. One zombie came out of nowhere
and because of the camera angles it kept jumping back and forth
making it impossible to tell where he was. I managed to make it to
the end only to run out of bullets and be eaten by zombies. At the
end of the stage you're graded and count up your total score. Each
weapon you can buy is shown below and how many points you need in
order to purchase. Not a bad way to kill some time if you want to
give Jill new goodies to kill zombies with.
MFW someone
tells me they're working for the enemy.
Resident
Evil 3 is a great addition to the franchise, it has a clever use of
zombies, more weapons, a memorable villain in Nemesis, and you get
more Jill Valentine. How could you go wrong? If you haven't played
it yet and can tolerate the tank controls I suggest giving it a try.
Get it
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