Resident Evil 6
The Resident Evil 4 remake is out now and reminds us just how strong the series started with its over-the-shoulder third-person shooter era, Resident Evil 6 is rough to play now. It’s flimsy, and it leans in harder to the cooperative multiplayer pivot of the time despite it being a major point of contention in Resident Evil 5. If you’re not playing it with a friend, the entire thing becomes an exercise in frustration. It’s wild looking back at how companion characters got worse as the series went on, and maybe that’s why Resident Evil 7: Biohazard made the pivots it did. But when you play Resident Evil 6 with a friend, it’s…fine. It’s a fine third-person shooter that is, at the very least, functional and has moments of cooperative synergy that are pretty fun.
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