Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 3: Judgment Reviews
In truth Episode 3 - Judgment is the weakest of the episodes seen thus far. A true game of two halves, the first part is one of the finest yet, let down by a weak second half that begins to drag all too quickly, despite its brief length. A modest stab at puzzle solving attempts to mix things up, but the uninspired environments and drab exploration can all-too-quickly sap the fun out of things. Still, things are teed up nicely on the story front for the final episode, when the events on this island should hopefully come to a head.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 is a solid episodic survival horror that will appease fans, but few others.
If you've reached this point in the game, you're pretty much invested at this point, and there's no good reason not to see this through to the end. The story and puzzle elements of Judgment make for a good setup for the climax to Resident Evil: Revelations 2.
While it's a shame the excellent horror vibe from Barry's section last week has taken a backseat, the action here is tense stuff as the numbers of enemies and bosses has increased greatly, with player two having a larger role this time too. We're hooked in for the final episode next week.
Episode 3 picks up the pace and is where the story is starting to hit its stride. The balance of puzzles and combat is great, although Claire's section is far more enjoyable than Barry's. There's a lot riding on Episode 4 next week to bring the game to a satisfying conclusion.
As penultimate episodes go, Episode 3: Judgment does a rock solid job of keeping players engaged in its story as it leads into the game's final chapter. We're now eagerly anticipating the finale, but we're also a little bit apprehensive about where things will go next. Like all good serialized story-telling, that means the creators are at least doing a great job keeping us invested.
Enjoyable enough, but overall it adds little to Revelations 2.
A pastiche of ideas from Resident Evil's past, Episode Three: Judgment represents the best of Capcom's surprisingly enjoyable episodic series so far. Its ambition is modest, but the execution is good, with ridiculous plot beats, larger than life boss fights, and solid puzzles. Only the dismal environments let this instalment down, which are more lifeless than the corpses that you'll be pumping full of lead.
I'm not convinced that 'Judgment' is a step forward for 'Resident Evil Revelations 2'. It does have a little bit of exploration, but the puzzles are slowing it down. I kind of wish we could cut out the Claire/Moira segments and just play as Barry/Natalia, but perhaps Claire will redeem herself in the next episode.
Even the hokiest of story beats end up becoming good cliffhanger fuel, as each episode's climax makes those weekly waits just a little more unbearable. Hopefully Capcom will be able to keep things up during the second half of this game, and also apply much of the positives from this experiment into future entries in the series.
If you've already got the season pass, you'll enjoy your run through of Judgement. If you haven't been convinced to play any episodes by this point, then you may want to wait until the retail disc release. At any rate, it appears Capcom knew what they were doing when they went with the more unconventional route of episodic gaming. As it stands now, we can't wait for the final chapter to finish up the story.
Judgment at this point is the best of the episodic series, and though there are several unanswered questions at the end of the episode, it feels like the disjointed condition of the two stories are about to come together in some bizarre, just-go-with-it fashion that Resident Evil fans are used to at this point.
Judgment continues the strong work that the first two episodes started, though it meanders a touch too much, and the increased number of puzzles tend more to hinder rather than genuinely challenge. The character progression of Barry and Natalia is excellent, and it's their sections that stand out the most. The conclusion of their story is what every player will be hankering for when the credits roll, and they don't have long to wait.
Episode 3: Judgment is a great addition to the Revelations 2 saga that showcases partner work to its finest degree yet.
Although it slows down a bit for the sake of incredibly easy puzzles and some boring, bland environments, Resident Evil: Revelations 2 still continues forward at a fast enough clip to keep fans hooked through next week's finale.
It's better than the previous two in every way that matters. It feels bigger, more fun, and more engaging.
At this point, the whole game is in desperate need of something big.
Resident Evil Revelations 2: Judgment is, at least thus far, the best episode Capcom has offered. While Barry's campaign starts off a little mundane, breaking Natalia off to do tedious button mashing tasks, the rest of the episode makes up for it.
There's a lot of momentum in Resident Evil: Revelations 2; fingers crossed it can keep it up to cross the finish line.
The longest episode yet, this picks up the ball and runs with it, and looks to be building to a tremendous finale.