As a fan of the series who has played every single game in the franchise I had high expectations from this game since it's like a closure to Umbrella saga. I can confidently say that the game surpassed all my expectations, there are things I love and some things I don't like about the game. I'll start with what I love. Also want to point out that there will be *spoilers* in this review so beware.

First, as a more of a survival horror RE fan I loved Grace's gameplay. Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center was very tense and so fun to explore. The zombies in this game keep some of their habits from their past lives and I love this idea and I also love how it was implemented in the game. There are zombies who hate noise who were patients, singer zombies, zombies that try and keep lights closed and maids who still try and clean the place while making a bloody mess lol. And they get angry when you kill a zombie near them thinking you made a mess that they have to clean. These kind of interactions with zombies are so funny and also unsettling. There are some bigger threats like the chef, chunk and the girl. And taking out these zombies don't mean they're gone. They can mutate into Blister Heads and trust me you don't want that. You can stop this mutation by using a Hemolytic Injector. This whole section was survival horror perfected for me. What I don't like about RHCCC is that I think the puzzles were way too linear. Everytime you find a key item you know where to use it and everytime you find something that needs some kind of passcode it won't take long to find it. I'm not saying that it should be so cryptic that you get stuck for hours but it could be more challenging than this. I also played on classic difficulty on my first run and I love the new mechanic where you have to craft ink ribbons with your resources, it adds a lot to the item management.

Then there is Leon's sections and I also loved those. Before I start I want to point out that there are *spoilers* in this section of the review so be warned. The gameplay is basically RE4R but better. It's not so over the top like RE6. Exploring the ruined Raccoon City was a dream come true for me. I loved every second of it, finding easter eggs here and there was so fun and interesting. Right after entering Raccoon City we are welcomed by a giant spider that was missing from RE2R and from that moment I knew that so many more fan services were waiting for me in the city and I was right. From that point on the game literally throws so many fan service stuff in your face. Mr.X, HUNK, Plant 43, RPD, Kendo, Lickers, Nemesis, clone of Albert Wesker and as a fan of the series all of these made me excited like a little kid but the thing is these all happen too fast and feels rushed. Mr. X comes chases you for a few minutes then there is a boss fight and he's gone, Hunk comes to stop Leon has a fight with him and dies in a few minutes, you go through a cave and there is Plant 43 in there and dies a few minutes later. I wish these battles lasted longer and felt more fleshed out.I dont think Raccoon City's potential was wasted at all but it could have been better

The Graphics are amazing and optimization is fantastic I love RE engine for that. In an era of gaming where every game has an issue with optimization this game feels like fresh air. Gameplay is so smooth and fun on both characters and animations are also really good. I've heard there are small bugs here and there but never happened to me so the game was very polished in my experience.

I also loved the lore in the game. Learning the secret behind Raccoon City, what it had to do with Grace, what Elpis is and learning more about The Connections made me so excited. Some details in the story could have been executed better but still it's not so bad.

The game is very replayable. With extra weapons, costumes, upgrades and challenges it gives you reasons to replay the game. Took me around 19 hours on my first playthrough but I took my time a lot. From what i've heard it's around 10-15 hours for most people which is enough with lots of replayability the game offers. The voice acting is also really good especially I loved Grace's voice acting.

Overall, I loved every second I had playing this game and will be replaying it a lot over the coming days. If I have to rate the game I would give it a solid 96. It's one of the best if not the best Resident Evil game that came out since Code Veronica in my opinion.