Is RE3make actually bad or are people overreacting?

[Dust]

Finished Tsushima and RE3 is kinda the last big game on my backlog which I will play sooner or later but I have been hearing bad things about it, so I might wait for even bigger price drop.

Is it really worse than RE2?
I have heard everything from basically no content, no replayability to cut pieces from the OG one.

How is it?
Worth $30?

 

[AppleMIX]

It's fine, Just short. Absolutely worth $30.

 

[Chocobo115]

Think the issue was that you paid full price for a 4-5 h game, but someone could correct me. Still haven't bought it myself yet,

 

[Rodrigues solitaire]

It's not bad, it just could have been much better.

 

[RayCharlizard]

RE3 Remake is to RE2 Remake as RE3 was to RE2.

It's worth $30. People shit on it because it's short and is less replayable and wasn't "tweaked" as much as RE2 Remake was. When comparing the two on an entertainment per dollar metric, RE2 wins. RE3 is still worth playing though, and if you prefer action-oriented RE vs. survival-oriented you may even enjoy RE3 more.

 

[Soulflarz]

just kinda short.

 

[VilleEricson]

It's not that bad. It's just short. Very short.
I would wait for it to hit $20 if you just wanna play the story.

 

[Raigor]

It was not worth full price.

Short and half-assed remake with a bad MP mode.

$20-30 is a fair price, keep in mind it's a 5-6 hours story.

 

[Patitoloco]

It's good, just not as good as REmake 2 or what could have been.

It's still a pretty good RE game.

 

[Khanimus]

I mean RE3 was never as good as RE2. That was true 20 years ago. The remake just doesn't have the hooks that made the last one so interesting, but that's kinda the fault of the foundation they built the game on. They just didn't add anything meaningful to make it more compelling, and Nemesis didn't live up to the encounters with Mr. X.

 

[MrBS]

Its fine. It makes compromises that were not present in the RE2 remake which were disappointing. Good but could have been better.

 

[PlayBee]

As a fan of neither of the originals, I enjoyed 2 remake much more than 3. It was my goty last year. 3 was still fun though and I played it enough to get all the achievements.

 

[Jawmuncher]

It's fine. It's a decent game if a poor remake of the original. I'd say it's worth $30 if you have nothing else to play.
Just go into it expecting more of a revelations game rather than something like RE2. So more linear and more action focused.
Easy Platinum is the main replayability SP wise.

Resistamce is cool too if you fancy any 4v1 MP

 

[Mars People]

Its very poor indeed compared to RE2make.
Lesser in every way.

That said, it isn't a bad game, just middling.

 

[Team_Feisar]

It's a tightly paced action-horror game with very good gameplay, setpieces and combat. It's short but sweet and highly repayable imo.
It's just not a very good Remake.

So the reactions were both justified and a bit exaggerated.

Worth it for 30 bucks imo.

 

[Limelight Boy]

It's a decent remake but I understand not for everyone.

 

[Papercuts]

It is a decent game but a bad remake.

 

[EinBear]

It's really good, just a bit short.

The Internet has this way of magnifying both praise and dislike, so everything seems to get slotted into being either 'The best game ever' or 'A miserable pile of shit'.

It's not as good as RE2, but still well worth playing.

 

[ClickyCal']

It's a thing that happened alright. Just super short, chopped down, feels like it literally comes and goes like nothing. Thought RE2 remake was pretty great.

 

[DvdGzz]

Better than 2 for me since it had way more replay value. An awesome ride. I put in 60 hours vs. ~10 for Remake 2.

 

[Linus815]

as someone that played through it 3 times - its a good game, but its way too short. you can really feel the amount of missed opportunities too, even without knowing the stuff missing that was present in the original

also an extra mode like mercs wouldve helped a lot but we got resistance instead, which ehh

 

[MaitreWakou]

It's great, it's really good to play. Jill is incredible, such as pleasure to hear her trash talk Nemesis and other zombies, she's really really great.
Yeah the problem for most is that the game is really short, but I mean, it's part of the franchise, short games you can finish in one hour when speedrunned. Like other RE games, it's highly replayable.

A valid criticism though is how much moments from the base game isn't there.

 

[Aurc]

It is worth $30, sure. I paid the full $60 and I'm fine with that, as an RE fan.

But the game is a disappointment. It doesn't reach the highs of last year's RE2 remake. Not even close, really. It's not entirely survival horror, nor is it entirely action horror. It just inhabits a strange middle ground where the game feels like it doesn't want to commit. It's not as strong as the RE1 or 2 remakes, nor RE4, which are all very focused, and very good at what they set out to do. I would describe RE3R as more of a setpiece-driven action romp that ends up being just alright by the end. Funny thing is, the best part of the game is actually a Carlos level, not a Jill one, in my opinion.

That's not even going into the other things, like asset reuse (every zombie model, sound effect, and animation recycled from RE2R), linearity, small play areas, cut content in general, and the fact that they omitted Mercenaries in favor of Resident Evil Resistance.

Go in with tempered expectations, and you'll be OK.

 

[Deleted member 1839]

I've never played the original three RE titles, never will likely but I think most consider RE3 to be a bad remake but a good game that's really short compared to 2. I kinda agree, though I'll say I have more fun replaying it than 2 at least.

Nemesis isn't intimidating like Mr. X especially since I know I can get rewards from him if I knock him down.

 

[Much]

It's really good. I loved it.

 

[NightShift]

Great game. Bad remake.

 

[Kromeo]

I didn't find it bad but I wouldn't say it was great either, the Nemesis sections in particular I just found annoying

I played it through once and it's barely crossed my mind again since

 

[Lego Killer Moth]

no it's an awesome game it's just kind of short. i really enjoyed it though.

 

[Jonneh]

it's a poor remake of RE3 and loses a lot of what made the original special, it's also a less ambitious and disappointing follow up to REmake 2.

Nemesis is barely in the game and isn't really a stalker like Mr X, entire key areas from the original are cut, and Raccoon City's streets are about the size of the demo so it's a let down in a lot of respects.

That said, despite being very short and having those problems, it doesn't play badly. I also love Jill, she's easily the best version of the character and has some amazing lines. If you can find it cheap go for it but I don't hold it in too high of a regard

 

[Firmus_Anguis]

It's not bad. Just short and worse (less refined) than RE2. I still enjoyed it for what it was.

 

[Deleted member 10795]

It's the least convincing remake of the original trilogy, sacrificing too much in terms of notable locations and the threat/impact of Nemesis.

However it's a really sharp (but short) slice of Resident Evil action. I played it 4 times in quick succession and had a blast each time. Resident Evil 2 dropped to about £15 during last years winter sales on PC I believe, and at that price RE3 is a really easy sell.

 

[Lepi]

It's not bad, it's just not a lot of content for the asking price and has some areas flat out missing which I guess people (myself included) were looking forward to. Worth $30 if you like to replay games.

 

[Sheng Long]

I also loved it. It's good, just in the shorter side. But I loved the ride.

 

[eXistor]

I loved it. Replayed it 6 times and I never do that, but it had me craving for more and the game is designed to support multiple playthroughs.
Some people think it's a bad remake as it supposedly leaves out a lot of content form the original (I haven't played the original yet), but for my money it's a lot of fun.

It's no RE2 (more action, less puzzle), but it's great, worth full price imo.

 

[Astronut325]

Man... I would love more 5-6 hour stories. I get one hour of game time per week. I can finish this in just over a month! I'm now interested in this game!

 

[Aurc]

Oh, and here's a potential hot take: Jill was cringe in this game. They leaned too far into "badass" caricature, and forgot to showcase some of her other sides. I liked Claire so much in RE2R precisely because it's not just her (obligatory) badass side that you see: it's also her warm interactions with Leon and Sherry, and her caring compassion. Jill has always been a one-dimensional character and the least interesting RE protag imo, and I wanted badly for RE3R to change that perception for me, but it didn't. I think they did a much better job with the characterizations of Leon, Claire, and Carlos.

 

[Danim]

It's a great game but it definitely feels like it could have been even better with an extra area or two. I never liked the original RE3 that much however so I appreciate my opinion may be slightly out of step with others here.

 

[Mugen]

Got no problem with it being short but I found it quite bland.

 

[alexbull_uk]

I really enjoyed it. Wish it had been longer but that's pretty much my only complaint.

 

[DodgeITA]

It's short, not bad. Maybe is not worth 60 $.

 

[Sanctuary]

It's fine, Just short. Absolutely worth $30.

Click to shrink...

This. It just wasn't worth the initial price at launch at all.

 

[Deleted member 543]

It's great.

The amount of vitriol it gets here really is uncalled for. It's a weaker game than REmake 2 and it's a much looser remake, and deserves criticism on those grounds, but taken by itself it's a solid RE game. I think it complements REmake 2 well as a more action-focused game in the same engine.

I paid £50 day one digitally and have no regrets. It's absolutely worth $30.

 

[Trisc]

It's totally fine, but it's not a remake inasmuch a near-total reimagining. I enjoyed the hell out of it, but it absolutely wasn't worth $60. Way too short, and over-reliant on scripted sequences and ultra-linear levels. RE: Resistance was a half-baked (and barely functional at launch) mode that screams "made to justify the cost of the game".

If you find it for $30 or less, it's a gimme for sure.

 

[Lukemia SL]

It's an awesome game that Capcom just made some weird decisions with. I really don't get why they did some things but I enjoyed my time playing through the story mode.

 

[so1337]

It's not as good as RE2 but I liked it quite a bit. It's good, schlocky fun with a couple of really amazing action sequences. Worth 30 bucks for sure.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

It's not bad at all, just a little disappointing and not what people expected after RE2 Remake.

 

[BreakAtmo]

I enjoyed it - it's short but well-paced and Jill and Carlos are wonderfully written and acted. It's a shame it's been abandoned for the RE4 Remake instead of getting Mercenaries or some other DLC.

I really wish we could be getting a CV remake followed by a whole new game about the fall of Umbrella. That's what should happen before RE4 Remake.

 

[Wise]

$20 max for me tbh. It seems kinda rushed?

 

[Nessus]

I liked it.

I also wish it had included the clock tower level.

RE2 remake was better, but I found RE3 remake enjoyable.

 

[Deleted member 4034]

You count games you didn't actually buy as stuff on your backlog?