![]() Ditching familiar faces, it instead follows everyman Ethan Winters in search of his wife, who vanished some years ago.Īn urgent message leads him to a rotting plantation in Louisiana where he's promptly kidnapped by an unhinged hillbilly family that is hiding a big secret. The addition of the game's Japanese subtitle should be a clue about what you're getting - a game that is at once familiar and fresh for a genre that's seeing a resurgence of interest.Īside from a few token references, the game represents a clean break with the convoluted bioterrorism story laid out in previous numbered entries. I'm happy to report that if “Resident Evil 7 Biohazard” is the ground floor for the next couple of entries, we're in for a tense and atmospheric ride. The series had been mired in the action-packed yet increasingly tired conventions established by 2004's groundbreaking "Resident Evil 4." While that game set a high bar for the franchise, each new release in a similar vein was met with a feeling of diminishing returns. I was pleasantly surprised when the debut trailer for the next numbered entry at last year's E3 indicated that perhaps Capcom again would be shaking up the formula with an emphasis on realism and a move to a claustrophobic first-person view. So that adage rang true going in: Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I've even gleefully eaten up the flaming train wreck that is the movie series. The only console entry I haven't played is the Game Boy Color's rare, "Resident Evil Gaiden." I've been there for the highs (“Resident Evil 2”) and lows (“Resident Evil 6”). I'll cop to being a fan of this bizarre and sometimes floundering franchise with no shame. Currently, no release date has been announced.It's amazing that Resident Evil, a game series that debuted more than 20 years ago, has continued to reinvent itself in such a surprising fashion. You can still spectate the game via security camera and either choose to help or hinder other players in their attempt to defeat Sparky.ĭo You See Sparky? is coming to PC via Steam. You can pass Sparky’s mark onto another player by infecting items, the AmberOS apps, or use a marker-gun to pass it onto another player. Sounds simple, but here’s where the deviousness of Do You See Sparky? comes in. To do this, you’ll need to explore a huge abandoned children’s camp, look for clues to identify the monster inside Sparky, and properly configure the protective terminal to deactivate it. With the goal to trap the Sparky toy and catch the monster, which could be one of 16 different types. You can only communicate through in-game walkie-talkies and visual cues. You have been marked by Sparky, a toy that has a unique monster hidden within it. This is all a prelude to the main game, where you and your friends are in an abandoned children’s camp. ![]() Of course, the titular Sparky is still lurking around, though you probably should keep your introductions brief with him.Īnd as before, as you find clues hidden in Sparky Marky, you can head over to the official Do You See Sparky? Discord channel and input the clues with the dedicated #susie-commands channel and uncover more mysteries. In the process, you’ll have to solve puzzles and use gadgets to unlock clues that will help you solve the mystery. Today, the team has added the prologue to Steam.īased on a similar premise to Do You See Sparky?, in the 30 minute prologue Sparky Marky, you take on the role of a young investigator exploring a children’s recreational camp looking to get to the bottom of the mystery of Sparky. ![]() In case you missed it, Clapperheads released a few weeks back the single-player prologue for their upcoming first-person horror title Do You See Sparky? in Sparky Marky on itch.io. ![]() And keep an eye out for the upcoming VR mode for Resident Evil 4 that’s headed to the PlayStation VR2 in the future. Check out our review of the game if you haven’t already, and if you’re still undecided, check out the demo instead. Resident Evil 4 is out now on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series. He tracks her to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the villagers… With the experience of multiple missions on his back, Leon is sent to rescue the kidnapped daughter of the president of the United States. Kennedy, one of the survivors of the incident, has been recruited as an agent reporting directly to the president. You all know the story by now: Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Racoon City. ![]() And since it’s now customary (and the fact that we can’t get enough of the game), Capcom has released the launch trailer for the highly anticipated remake of the 2005 classic. Whether you’ve been waiting for the clock to hit midnight or you’ve been living under a rock, Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 remake is finally here. ![]()
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