Resident Evil Revelations 2 – Episode 1: Penal Colony Review

By Ryan Bates

The whole is greater than the sum of its zombie parts.

Episodic gaming is all the rage right now, and when most people think episodic, they think Telltale Games who also has a very prominent episodic series about zombies. Capcom also tried their hand at episodic zombies in Resident Evil: Revelations in 2012, on the Nintendo 3DS…

  • Features fan favorites Claire Redfield and Barry Burton
  • Music (or lack thereof) solidifies creepy environment
  • Action portions have solid control
  • Puzzles sometimes are just glorified fetchquests
  • Claire & Moira's mission gets kind of predictable...
  • ...but Barry & Natalia's mission pulls players back in.
  • A little something for all players, even if that something isn't always superb
  • A "Claire Sandwich?" Get it?? Because in the original Barry said "You were almost a" -- Oh, never mind.

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Ryan Bates
Ryan Bates

I'm currently based out of Las Vegas, NV (no I don't gamble all the time or live in a hotel on the strip) but I'm a So Cal kid through and through. I'm a Nintendiehard -- I stand by my man -- but I'm a fan of games no matter what the console, including Steam. RPGs, fighting, and action/adventure are my fortes. Give me a great story and characters any day. Call of Duty? I guess, if that's your thing. Classic Final Fantasy and Zelda? Now you're cookin' with gas!

When I'm not gaming, I like culinary adventures, moviegoing, and the Intert00bz. Ask me about my favorite web shows! I can get down on some anime, my favorite sports are boxing and baseball, and I can even get in tune with that parapsychological vibe, even though it's well-known and well-documented I'm kinda a pansy with horror stuff. (I think they get a kick out of assigning me those games for review.)

I'm also single and available, but sorry gamer girls, I play with joysticks.

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