I barely touched on anything related to this title's story. To everyone complaining about my spoiling the whole game or enemies or cutscenes. I haven't spoiled a single late-game enemy or boss. I've already watched other people's reviews, and some of those guys have actually shown spoiler enemies at the end of the game. When you do early reviews, you have to follow a series of guidelines to get approved. My video hasn't violated ANY of those guidelines. You haven't seen anything yet, trust me, please relax.
I've been pretty on the fence about this, I liked some of the gameplay in 7 but thought the story was crap an this just felt like more of that an I know it's blasphemy but the clear influence from 4 turns me off more. I really want to like this an your review is great so hopefully I'm proven wrong 🤞🤞
When Sphere Hunter said a moment shook her to her core ... those of us who finished the game knew EXACTLY what she was talking about. That basement was pure nightmare fuel.
@@CosmicMetalhead Don't get me wrong, that part is really cool, just like Suzi mentioned. But it will drag down upcoming playthroughs in the future because that part in particular lacks replayability.
I used to think the comparisons to discord moderators was unfair and thought they couldn't be *that* bad......then I saw them and yep, pretty accurate!
The factory setting/Heisenberg/constructed enemies near the end is a stand in for Dr. Frankenstein. We have vampires, werewolves, a creature from the black lagoon, animated dolls, and Frankenstein monsters. Shout out to all the classic monsters.
there were no vampires in the game.....Lady D wasn't a vampire, vampires don't walk around in the daylight and the files about her through the game tell you exactly why she's like that
Although Lady Dimitrescu’s castle and persona feel like a gigantic tribute to Count Dracula, I thought the vampiric vibes of Dimitrescu herself and her minions seemed downplayed, in terms of their specific mutations/abilities. Aside from having her claws be retractable and harvesting victims’ blood after killing them, she appears to behave and attack exactly like the already-established Tyrants. Even when she changes, her monstrous form seems to be based more on the namesake of a famous vampire, rather than a monstrous vampire woman. The fact that her “daughters” are these insect swarms, rather than mutated humans, feels like if we only had the Mimicry Marcus leech monsters and no actual zombified humans in RE. And the Moroaică themselves behave like the already-established zombies in prior games.
@@jacobturner8965 Which one? There's no protagonist with a Romanian name far as I'm aware. Did you mean antagonist? Also, the whole "pick a place just for the visual effect" thing isn't a first, the same thing happened with RE4 after all. I mean, I'd have loved to see my culture through an outsider perspective that actually did the research but the fact that I can say "that castle actually looks like places we have here!" is good enough. Did bug me that none of the names seen so far were specifically Romanian though. Felt kinda miffed, even if I do understand it's so the actors don't need a crash course in pronunciation before every session in the booth.
I really wish there was more of Lady Dimitrescu not because of her appearance but because of her mystique and general persona. I also wish there was more about the Bienvenuto lady.
@@DarkAttackYT Like its not a big critizism but one of the few I have. i kindof wish there were small little dlcs or something like that to explore the backstorys of them but it looks like there will be none this game. I get why they didnt get much deeper into their characters, they whanted to keep the sections where you meet them relativly short, but as DLCs this would be amazing.
I wish Bienvenuto and Lady Demtriscu came after Moreau. They were both way more memorable and would’ve loved their sections to be longer especially Bienvenuto
I ran from my real life vampire lady, and her fangs were only surgical. She did everything right. It's just that she did it before I was ready. And the woman I let seduce me instead, turned out to be the real monster. If I ever play this game, Ethan will die a thousand times to make it up to the universe.
I kind of like the idea that Mia is a really intense person and up until she started screaming and spitting black goo, that kind of behavior was normal for her
I didn't know Sphere Hunter was doing an RE Village early review. As much as I love Skillup and ACG, Sphere Hunter is a master of the survival horror genre. Suzy has a great voice for narration. Honestly, I would listen to that woman read the dictionary.
@@doomskunk Specifically, "Tetsuo: The Body Hammer" is a sequel to "Tetsuo: The Iron Man." Honestly, hearing that Village took some inspiration from that series has me MORE excited.
This game is set in Romania, and as a romanian myself, I can say it does a good job representing how old villages from here look, it reminds me of visiting my grandparents, and from the inside the houses look like the ones I'd see in a folklore museum, I can see they put a lot of effort into researching, also being able to buy romanian food with our currency from a merchant in an RE game is just funny to me for some reason.
Thank God the euro adoption is going so badly in Romania that it's still realistic for a game set in 2021 to still be using the leu. Unlike RE4 where Spain was already using the euro instead of pesetas lol
@@docthefaust4519 eh its light on the plot spoilers but there's plenty of discussion and footage of areas we haven't seen yet which is what I care about most.
@@GFMarine I think it's safe to say if the RE Engine can run Monster Hunter Rise on the severely underpowered Switch, PS4 and Xbox One's will run this just fine.
Funnily enough, Capcom might be in legal trouble because the propeller dude from the factory is very suspiciously similar to a monster in a movie called Frankenstein's Army.
@@kevingeldard3550 Pretty much every enemy in heisenberg's factory looks exactly like one of the monsters in frankenstein's factory, but idk if they'll get in legal trouble for it
@@kevingeldard3550 doubt, because the idea/concept itself is kinda common, a frankenstein-esque monster wielding a chainsaw, propeller, minigun, Sounds kinda basic
@@midoribookstore I just did my 5th playthrough and I'm just about desensitized to it. (For the most part) The only time I get a bit stressed during that part is the last encounter.
It's funny because I actually liked the factory. Thought it was a nice change of pace, yet still pretty tense, and you got to see the results of Heisenberg's experimentation.
For real I'd say I was as scared as I'd been the whole game when I had to backtrack down to get the last key. Those drilly bois got me freaking out and it's the one time I was truly concerned about my ammo/resources.
@@CosmeticFear There isn't a single area in the game that I dislike. My favorite is Castle Dimitrescu, but none of the other segments trail it by very much.
Bruh the map is way too confusing imo I would like the factory if the key and ball mold making didn't require you to do 10 zigzags 6 stairs 50 confused map openings and 3 dead ends
"Rest while you can, because I will hunt you, AND I WILL BREAK YOU!" "FINALLY, death by snuu-snuu! Do you know how long I've been waiting in this musty castle for this!? Way better than Chris doing me and finishing the job..."
They already stated they lowered the fear factor in this one because they had a lot of player feedback saying RE7 was too scary. Bunch of wankers. RE isn't even that scary, just spooky and disturbing at times. It's like going through one of those haunted house attractions.
About the tonal shift between areas (especially the factory) I saw these areas as their own horror movie: gothic horror with "vampires", modern "ghost" stories, creature-feature with the lake monster, and finally a very Saw-esque romp through the factory. Given the 1-1.5 hr runtime through each of these areas also gives me the 1 area = 1 movie vibe. So 6 hours for those sections plus another 2.5 to do all the side stuff as it came up took my total play time to about 8.5 hrs.
A factory of seemingly thousands of cyborg soldiers just doesn't fit the rest of the game thematically - there was a way of doing Frankenstein in this game but going full Quake 2 - with a tank battle and everything - wasn't it imo
It feels really strange to have played RE4 at 11 years old, and here I am at 27 playing Village and it almost feels like I'm playing 4 for the first time again, but as an adult.
Same that was the first resident evil i ever played was maybe 9 or 10. I am just as excited to play this as i did 4. Over the years have bought all the resident evil title games
@@Mary...22-u9j Shows that People dont care about quality anymore. Watch Worth a Buy review about RE8, its for People who have such low standards its pretty sad.
I got your Tetsuo The body hammer reference, and I totally saw it too. I kinda enjoyed fighting those enemies, they make you pick your shots more carefully. The Lycans all bumrush you so fighting them feels like frantic scrambling and little careful aiming. Lots to love about this title, I started a second play through immediately after finishing the game.
@@purefoldnz3070 everyone has one but the problem is acting like one. I'm just really curious since this is not my first time seeing this type of messages, what do you get out of this?
Man I loved the factory. You mentioned Tetsuo which is actually something that came to my mind a lot when going through that section and it made me want an entire game based off of industrial music and movies.
I found it weird that not even chris uses his sights in RE8. In 7 Ethan isn't trained so it makes sense that he doesn't use his sights but in the Not a Hero campaign Chris can use his sights. So I guess he just forgot what sights are between games.
@@WMNKK I'm at the point where the main character's heart gets broken (so more or less at the endgame) and I've honestly found Dimitrescu to be the least effective of the boss characters in this game. Outside her bossfight, which is admittedly pretty cool, she is just a less effective dumber version of Mr X and gets even upstaged on that front by her own daughters, who are more unpredictable and harder to outrun.
I actually liked the factory. I think it fit narratively with the story. Without spoiling the man person running it had different views than the leader and his area shows it. Also I love the Dr.Frankenstein feel it gives.
I always found it weird, and yet satisfying how Leon was able to do a round house kick on some Village Ganados and make their heads exploded. I felt like Chuck Norris taught him well. lol
@@necromorph1109 The thing is the game is make or break in the opening hour. I wanted to stop playing it because I felt that it was just boring. Just stick with it till the castle though, it gets better then. If you don't like it then, you can always drop it. If you adored Re 7, sadly this game will feel like a massive let down. It isnt a horror game, and isnt scary at all. Much faster paced. If you enjoyed Re 4, good news, it is what Re 4 would be while retaining a lot of Re elements from the OG trilogy. Dare I say just like Re code veronica then? Puzzles are pretty dumb though, and straight forward. It isn't very open ended, and probably is more linear in how sometimes things go about. The enemies can be tough to deal with at first, but once you get the grip of the combat and their pattern of play, sadly the action takes the back seat, and they feel like fillers between each area (similar to how Re 7's enemies felt like, but there is thematic variety at least). However, the initial interaction will be quite frantic and panic inducing. Overall good experience, but not every fan will ,ike this.
The lords are based off of old horror films like Dracula, Werewolf, Frankenstein, Witches, and Swamp Thing. The Frankenstein portion of the game you might not like as much but it still sticks wit its horror theme.
Capcom really nailed it with Lady D's design. It would have been so easy for them to make her look like a cliché sexy vampire that it's impressive how much thought they put into her.
I honestly found myself loving the factory area. I thought the design of the level was satisfying to play through, especially getting more floors for the elevator. It was definitely difficult to know where you were in the place though.
Idk if anyone is aware, but the factory area along with the enemies in that area is definitely a nod to the movie “Frankenstein's Army”. I sorta disagree about how it felt out of place, there’s still that gothic horror feeling personally but Sphere’s reasoning is definitely for sure understandable. But as always, fantastic review!
I CANNOT DISAGREE MORE with you about the Factory!! It’s one of the best areas in the game and the enemies are bad ass!! Super fun to fight and even scary and intense! So for anyone reading this, I know you guys LOVE SUZI and I do too! BUT don’t take her word for it that the factory sucks because it ABSOLUTELY DOESNT!! It’s fucking awesome!! You’ll see!!
So true man. I mean of course, she's entitled to her opinion, but nahhh, the factory was awesome. Super awesome enemies, intense and creepy, just an amazing area. It also definitely does fit in with the horror, it's a lot like Frankenstein, just as Dimitrescu gives Dracula vibes and whatnot.
Capcom really struck gold featuring Lady Demitriscu at such a perfect time when such characters are.... Admired. All the free advertising and marketing from all the memes.
@@arsenelupin9697, to be fair, the last few months have been a lot of fun seeing as the fan base has grown largely because of it. And if what Sphere Hunter says is true, those fans will stay for both tall vampire lady and the game itself.
I understood the Tetsuo reference. And I love you for it. Been watching all of your RE videos since it's one of my favorite series. Keep bringing us more RE content, PLEASE.
Tetsuo scared the absolute shit out of me as a kid. I am 37. My dad loved Japanese horror. I was introduced to that genre at a very young age. I got your reference, at least! :D
Im always impressed at your ability to capture the game's footage with such fidelity specially with RE engine games. 90% of the footage out there for RE Engine games is with the "broken" brightness calibration (which Capcom delivers by default and its meant to be displayed for HDR). Here you captured the HDR output with incredible fidelity and this is how the game should look.
This is literally what I’ve been saying all along lol theyre gonna use a lot of stuff from village in RE4remake...kinda like how the bolt cutters were just copied and pasted into RE2 and RE3 as was the RPD
@@pipeanp RE2 and RE3 takes place in the same city though, so it would make sense to reuse assets. RE8 and RE4 take place in different locations in Europe, Romania and Spain. Those two countries are about as far apart as you can get in Europe. Not saying Capcom won’t reuse assets, but you should consider the locations involved before making a definitive statement.
I feel like Tyrant is the only that doesn’t do this, since any time he canonically catches Leon, he immediately goes for the kill, but some outside force always interrupts him.
16:51 ohhhh i sure as hell know what this part was. nearly threw me into a fucking panic attack man. i swear it took me like an hour to keep moving after i paused mutliple times. never died though, thankfully.
Phenomenal review and I really appreciate your perspective. Great job balancing providing enough detail to justify your reasonings while not giving away any spoilers.
"Tetsuo: The Body Hammer rejects, that’s a reference no one will get" *Together, we can turn this fucking world to rust!* The Iron Man trilogy rules and has an AMAZING soundtrack. Pure 80s in-your-face industrial tunes.
I keep checking everyday for the full review, idk why but it's one of the only things i been excited for lately, your thoughts on the RE series have really gotten me into it and I now consider Resident Evil to be one of my fav series
That Tetsuo Body Hammer reference caught me off guard! I love the movie and in general Shinya Tsukamoto's movies are so underrated, it's crazy. Really appreciate you mentioning it, really fits the aesthetic :D
this is hands down the best survival horror channel youtube has to offer, and i have to say it's gotten me through a very tough time. recently i replayed my teenage ps1 favorites RE1-3 and PE1-2 with this channel in the background, and it helped a lot after losing several important things. it was like getting to geek out about the highs and laugh at all of the lows with an old friend. thanks for putting in all of the hard work you do for this channel. every bit of blood, sweat, and bloody sweaty tears shows. keep on my friend.
It's surprising that you didn't enjoy the factory, since it was probably my favorite non-Village area of the game besides the castle. I just enjoyed the large, labrythine level design it had to offer, and after how disappointingly short the swamp/flooded village was, I liked going through a more larger area in comparison. That and the body horror, Frankenstein-esque stuff they did with the enemies truly jived with me, especially the Fanman after learning he literally cut his arms off and can only just blindly charge at you. But nonentheless, great review, and happy VIIIage hunting!
I'm assuming the part that shook her to her core has something to do with the 2nd lord of the village. I'm on my 2nd playthrough and that part still gets to me.
Yeah dude that part gave me goosebumps. I’m on my second play through now and decided to take a break from it as soon as I got to that section again two nights ago lol
I don't even like _looking_ at it, I imagine most people don't. :P I was watching Orchlon speedrun it and even he just points his camera away from it whenever possible. It's not a tech or a strat, he literally just doesn't want to see it.
I loved the factory, I thought the spectacle and atmosphere was a nice and unique change. I loved the wacky monsters you encounter, and also the sounds of the factory were spooky. I do agree there are moments in the factory that I don't really enjoy all that much, but overall I loved it.
I barely touched on anything related to this title's story. To everyone complaining about my spoiling the whole game or enemies or cutscenes. I haven't spoiled a single late-game enemy or boss. I've already watched other people's reviews, and some of those guys have actually shown spoiler enemies at the end of the game. When you do early reviews, you have to follow a series of guidelines to get approved. My video hasn't violated ANY of those guidelines. You haven't seen anything yet, trust me, please relax.
I didn't find your review spoilery, can't wait to get stuck into RE8. Booked day off work and stocked up on Red Bulls for 12am tomorrow. 😆
thank goodness I don't like being spoiled for games im looking forward to
This is why I usually only listen to the reviews audio and don't watch the actual video on youtube.
People just like to cry about anything. Nice review!
I've been pretty on the fence about this, I liked some of the gameplay in 7 but thought the story was crap an this just felt like more of that an I know it's blasphemy but the clear influence from 4 turns me off more. I really want to like this an your review is great so hopefully I'm proven wrong 🤞🤞
Note to future villains: Don't throw people through things. If you want to kill the hero, tossing them out of reach is counter productive.
She wants to hunt him first
How about through a wall
to be fair that shit would kill anyone who isn’t filled with E-001 mold
@@brancolt_ Which Ethan is, but he needs to reattach any lost limbs
@@brancolt_ I think we've seen uninfected people in this series shrug off far worse, honestly...
"Yes, the Big Woman is around."
Don't get too exited - she isn't in much of the game^^
@@arsenelupin9697 >implying I could last that long anyways
Me: is her daughters around?
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(NICE PUN.)
When Sphere Hunter said a moment shook her to her core ... those of us who finished the game knew EXACTLY what she was talking about. That basement was pure nightmare fuel.
I played P.T so similar but expanded on it like holly shiiiiit I was alone 2 clock in the morning the anxiety and fear ...BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!
Yeah, can't wait to play that section in future playthroughs again. And that was sarcasm.
Well that’s a tiny spoiler but I’m getting this game on the 17th hope my core gets shooketh
@@CosmicMetalhead Don't get me wrong, that part is really cool, just like Suzi mentioned. But it will drag down upcoming playthroughs in the future because that part in particular lacks replayability.
What child had that basement? Which one in particular thing there were basements everywhere
Dimitrescu: "Rest while you can. Because I will hunt you, and I will break you!"
Me: "Don't threaten me with a good time."
I literally bust out laughing....
Cause i was thinking the same fuckin thing.
There is no fucking way the devs did not do it on purpose
This comment gives me life.
I cannot read Don't threaten me with a good time without lapsing inti P!ATD song lol
"Jokes on you, I'm into that shit!"
I really love how it's just about a man trying to get his daughter back in one piece.
Lmfao
Yeah we've never played on of those games before. Ever
@@nickmerino9440 yup exactly, the games that come to mind are: Silent Hill, dead rising 2, heavy rain, the last of us, etc
@@giovannigonzalez6984 I think the joke went over your head..
I SEE WHAT U DID THERE LOL
Damn, the RE4 merchant really let himself go, and turned into a Discord moderator.
A sticky note in his stall is about a 14 year old
hahahahah nice one
"No memes in general"
I used to think the comparisons to discord moderators was unfair and thought they couldn't be *that* bad......then I saw them and yep, pretty accurate!
@@itmereef564 now back to what i was saying
The factory setting/Heisenberg/constructed enemies near the end is a stand in for Dr. Frankenstein. We have vampires, werewolves, a creature from the black lagoon, animated dolls, and Frankenstein monsters. Shout out to all the classic monsters.
there were no vampires in the game.....Lady D wasn't a vampire, vampires don't walk around in the daylight and the files about her through the game tell you exactly why she's like that
@@lutherheggs451 just like how the lycans in the game arnt achuly werwolfs she supost to be vampire like while still fitting into resident evil lore
@@lutherheggs451 The motif's are still there though.... She drinks blood, has pale skin and has lived for hundreds of years.
Although Lady Dimitrescu’s castle and persona feel like a gigantic tribute to Count Dracula, I thought the vampiric vibes of Dimitrescu herself and her minions seemed downplayed, in terms of their specific mutations/abilities.
Aside from having her claws be retractable and harvesting victims’ blood after killing them, she appears to behave and attack exactly like the already-established Tyrants. Even when she changes, her monstrous form seems to be based more on the namesake of a famous vampire, rather than a monstrous vampire woman. The fact that her “daughters” are these insect swarms, rather than mutated humans, feels like if we only had the Mimicry Marcus leech monsters and no actual zombified humans in RE. And the Moroaică themselves behave like the already-established zombies in prior games.
@@justkiet so what, not a vampire.
That ONE line from Heisenberg had me in tears, can't believe that devs decided to do that lmaoooooo
Is this boulder related
I didn't expect that all but it is a hilarious line
@Cheek Chaser sheva probably made a blog post about it
@Cheek Chaser He played RE5
BOTHOFYOUSHUTTHEFUCKUP
is my personal fav
As a Romanian, I appreciate you for trying to pronounce Lady Dimitrescu's name right!
Too bad capcom couldn't do any proper research to atleast pronounce one of the games main antagonists name correctly
So you have to pronounce the U on Dimistrescu?
@@DarkAttackYT thanks! 😉
It was so jarring to hear Eathan pronounce her name "Domitresk" in the demo 🤦♂️
@@jacobturner8965 Which one? There's no protagonist with a Romanian name far as I'm aware. Did you mean antagonist? Also, the whole "pick a place just for the visual effect" thing isn't a first, the same thing happened with RE4 after all. I mean, I'd have loved to see my culture through an outsider perspective that actually did the research but the fact that I can say "that castle actually looks like places we have here!" is good enough.
Did bug me that none of the names seen so far were specifically Romanian though. Felt kinda miffed, even if I do understand it's so the actors don't need a crash course in pronunciation before every session in the booth.
Suzi deserves to narrate more things, audiobooks, voicing characters, whatever. Sweet voice is sweet!
You.... i like how you think
I totally agree. First thing i thought when i first subbed to her.
Yeah she has a very silky tone. She'd be a good voice actress.
I know, I replay some videos to sooth myself to sleep.
Yes, her reading a story would make a great ASMR for bedtime.
I really wish there was more of Lady Dimitrescu not because of her appearance but because of her mystique and general persona. I also wish there was more about the Bienvenuto lady.
i loved all of the bosses but yea, a bit more backtory to them would have been great
@@DarkAttackYT Like it hadnt to do much with the marketing, i just would habe liked a bit more backstory to all of them.
@@DarkAttackYT Like its not a big critizism but one of the few I have. i kindof wish there were small little dlcs or something like that to explore the backstorys of them but it looks like there will be none this game. I get why they didnt get much deeper into their characters, they whanted to keep the sections where you meet them relativly short, but as DLCs this would be amazing.
Beneviento*
I wish Bienvenuto and Lady Demtriscu came after Moreau. They were both way more memorable and would’ve loved their sections to be longer especially Bienvenuto
Some men choose to run from vampire ladies
Some men choose to fight back
Some men merely accept their fate
And many of us cultured men belong to the third category.
No, i choose to fight gentlemen
I ran from my real life vampire lady, and her fangs were only surgical.
She did everything right. It's just that she did it before I was ready. And the woman I let seduce me instead, turned out to be the real monster.
If I ever play this game, Ethan will die a thousand times to make it up to the universe.
And some men just sit staring into there ipad all day jacking off to CGI characters on pornhub. " Definition"= mommy issues
You’ve been showing up in a lot of different places lol
Tall Lady: "Rest while you can, because I will hunt you, and I WILL break you!"
Me: "There you go again... trying to threaten me with a good time..."
Ethan literally says “do your worst” after he nosedives through three stories of a building. He’s in the same boat as us.
Markiplier basically said "Don't threaten me with a good time."
Break me mommy
Why does Lady D sound like Pres. Roslind from battlestar Galactica where she says I'M COMING FOR YOU!!!
@@filter021 Holy shit, you're right
I never thought a Resident Evil game would make me cry.
Yeah I've never felt the way I did at the end of this game for any Resident Evil before it.
Meanwhile, my brother bawlled his eyes out for Piers lmao
Same bro.
Poor Ethan at least he went out like a warrior. Capcom did a good job making him more interesting.
@@lilgreen12 Yeah, he's became possibly my favourite RE protagonist
I love how the lady vampire holds onto her hat when she walks under doors, good attention to detail
Honestly think I'm gonna miss Ethan's comically understated reactions to the horrific things he experiences [laughs in 'calm down Mia!']
I kind of like the idea that Mia is a really intense person and up until she started screaming and spitting black goo, that kind of behavior was normal for her
Maybe Ethan is just really desensitized to domestic violence or something.
@@SophiaSanders61 👀
@@SophiaSanders61 Ethan’s mind: “this is fine, Mia always try’s to cut off my hand with a chainsaw every night”.
@@lemonnomel9416 idk why but your profile pic sent me. Thank you😂
the fact that even Ethan complains about the factory level is hilarious for me
I didn't know Sphere Hunter was doing an RE Village early review. As much as I love Skillup and ACG, Sphere Hunter is a master of the survival horror genre. Suzy has a great voice for narration. Honestly, I would listen to that woman read the dictionary.
True but Skill up still gives the most accurate description of RE8.
Resident Evil 8:Village
Skillup is honestly dogshit
Meh her voice doesnt compare to Pixievalkyrie. Unfortunately shes gone now.
“Tetsuo: The Body Hammer rejects, that’s a reference no one will get.”
*Screeches in metal fetishism*
I was going to comment, "Insert Trent Reznor music" but that's Bullet Man.
It's the japanese iron dude film right ? Tetsuo means iron in japanese but I never watched the movie
@@doomskunk Correct, kind sir.
I was like hey I got that reference lmao
@@doomskunk Specifically, "Tetsuo: The Body Hammer" is a sequel to "Tetsuo: The Iron Man." Honestly, hearing that Village took some inspiration from that series has me MORE excited.
This game is set in Romania, and as a romanian myself, I can say it does a good job representing how old villages from here look, it reminds me of visiting my grandparents, and from the inside the houses look like the ones I'd see in a folklore museum, I can see they put a lot of effort into researching, also being able to buy romanian food with our currency from a merchant in an RE game is just funny to me for some reason.
Thank God the euro adoption is going so badly in Romania that it's still realistic for a game set in 2021 to still be using the leu. Unlike RE4 where Spain was already using the euro instead of pesetas lol
@@AICWI mean, RE4 was set entirely in a very remote village. Its not unreasonable thay they might not have adopted it yet.
"This Chris reminds me of RE5, & RE6 Chris..."
Oh, please tell me he punches a boulder in this game!
Heisenberg refers to him as "that boulder punching asshole." I had to pause the boss fight since I was laughing so hard
@@gastererror2563 Same. xD
@@gastererror2563 When I've heard that in the game, I was like: "How does he know that?!!!?!"
@@gastererror2563 during my first playthrough, I somehow missed that line. No idea how I did, as I had subtitles on too.
@@D4rkRoxas96 Given the fact that he had a conspiracy board and Chris was on it I figured he found some old mission report on the events of RE5
Sphere Hunter makes a spoiler-free, concise and in-depth review.
Fans: Wow....Big Lady....
Step on mi
@@docthefaust4519 "I will hunt you and I will break you" and just like that, millions of fan prayers were seemingly answered
spoiler free?
@@DiegoStClair-wz5xj The only thing that could really conceivably be called a spoiler is the 'the Princess is in another castle' at the beginning
@@docthefaust4519 eh its light on the plot spoilers but there's plenty of discussion and footage of areas we haven't seen yet which is what I care about most.
It was so good. Liking the idea of one-offish characters who can have cool stories instead of going between the OG people.
*get's hyped from RE Village release*
*looks at system requirements*
*cries in TH-cam walkthrough*
Cheap used Xbox One my friend. ✨
@@tomivalkonen1343 We don't know if it'll run like shit on old gen consoles or not.
Best Buy just shipped my Series X copy, I'm good. I'll pick up a PS5 copy when it's $20 next year and has a complete edition.
@@GFMarine i played on PS4 and atleast both village and castle demos run very smoothly.
@@GFMarine I think it's safe to say if the RE Engine can run Monster Hunter Rise on the severely underpowered Switch, PS4 and Xbox One's will run this just fine.
When Lady Alcina vowed to hunt me down and break me...I felt that.
Me too...in my pants😂
@@diogenesdacynic8656 we’re all down bad for her
Why didn't she kill us then and there I mean she had then perfect chance
@@fizzrpg9961 amen bro
@@KxrbonTh30ry youre complaining? Lol
Heisenberg’s factory is the Frankenstein’s lab to Lady Dimitrescu’s Dracula’s castle
yeah, heisenberg was based on frankenstein in his specialty (and his design was based on van helsing)
Funnily enough, Capcom might be in legal trouble because the propeller dude from the factory is very suspiciously similar to a monster in a movie called Frankenstein's Army.
@@kevingeldard3550
Pretty much every enemy in heisenberg's factory looks exactly like one of the monsters in frankenstein's factory, but idk if they'll get in legal trouble for it
@@kevingeldard3550 doubt, because the idea/concept itself is kinda common, a frankenstein-esque monster wielding a chainsaw, propeller, minigun,
Sounds kinda basic
I'm pretty sure Lady Dimitrescu was based on Elizabeth Bathory.
The Sphere Hunter: "Tetsuo the Body Hammer"
Captain America: "I know that reference!"
I I understood that reference
I dod not understand the reference 😢
I haven't seen Body Hammer, but I've seen enough of The Iron Man to have a pretty good idea what she meant.
I also understood that reference!
Came here to say this.
The part she talks about where it shook her core gets me still. On my third play through and my heart still races in fear
@@midoribookstore I just did my 5th playthrough and I'm just about desensitized to it. (For the most part) The only time I get a bit stressed during that part is the last encounter.
@@slavsquatgopnik2951 if you want it to stay scary let it follow you ,dont hide in the closet since i start doing that it scare me everytime
It's funny because I actually liked the factory. Thought it was a nice change of pace, yet still pretty tense, and you got to see the results of Heisenberg's experimentation.
For real I'd say I was as scared as I'd been the whole game when I had to backtrack down to get the last key. Those drilly bois got me freaking out and it's the one time I was truly concerned about my ammo/resources.
Also, Under the Mayo ironically found the factory to be the game’s one great map, in his opinion.
IMO the factory is alright. It's not the best area in the game, but it's definitely not the worst. It's just slow.
@@CosmeticFear There isn't a single area in the game that I dislike. My favorite is Castle Dimitrescu, but none of the other segments trail it by very much.
Bruh the map is way too confusing imo I would like the factory if the key and ball mold making didn't require you to do 10 zigzags 6 stairs 50 confused map openings and 3 dead ends
"Rest while you can, because I will hunt you, AND I WILL BREAK YOU!"
"FINALLY, death by snuu-snuu! Do you know how long I've been waiting in this musty castle for this!? Way better than Chris doing me and finishing the job..."
Chris killed Mia and now he has to kill lady demitrescu because he needs someone to have a baby with Claire
@@klaykid117 I always wonder what Claire's view of the meme is like?
"Brother, I BETTER not find another Tinder profile of me!"
XD
Capcom: "Our latest Resident Evil will make players wet their pants in fear."
Fans: "....Fear?"
"WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!"
......Wet?
They already stated they lowered the fear factor in this one because they had a lot of player feedback saying RE7 was too scary. Bunch of wankers. RE isn't even that scary, just spooky and disturbing at times. It's like going through one of those haunted house attractions.
@@andrecarvalho6691 FUCKING THANK YOU
@@557deadpool YOU'RE FUCKING WELCOME
About the tonal shift between areas (especially the factory) I saw these areas as their own horror movie: gothic horror with "vampires", modern "ghost" stories, creature-feature with the lake monster, and finally a very Saw-esque romp through the factory. Given the 1-1.5 hr runtime through each of these areas also gives me the 1 area = 1 movie vibe. So 6 hours for those sections plus another 2.5 to do all the side stuff as it came up took my total play time to about 8.5 hrs.
14:43 From punching boulders to push pianos with one hand like he was opening a door. Chris still has the Redfield touch.
its a table
@@ksander1779 Still he pulls it like a sheet of paper.
The factory is the most coolest area in the game. How can you not like it? The monsters were so cool.
I just beat it and i was rather blown away upon first impressions of the factory. Loved the darkness and hopelessness i felt from it…
Seriously tho
Agreed.....bad take imo from sphere imo.
A factory of seemingly thousands of cyborg soldiers just doesn't fit the rest of the game thematically - there was a way of doing Frankenstein in this game but going full Quake 2 - with a tank battle and everything - wasn't it imo
It feels really strange to have played RE4 at 11 years old, and here I am at 27 playing Village and it almost feels like I'm playing 4 for the first time again, but as an adult.
RE8 is awesome
Facts
Same that was the first resident evil i ever played was maybe 9 or 10. I am just as excited to play this as i did 4. Over the years have bought all the resident evil title games
@@Mary...22-u9j Shows that People dont care about quality anymore.
Watch Worth a Buy review about RE8, its for People who have such low standards its pretty sad.
@@henriklarssen1331 get off your elitist high horse
“Tetsuo the body hammer rejects”
*In Cap’s voice* I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE 😌
Birthday to you
Same! I watched it for a cinema class in college
As a fan of Tetsuo the Iron Man, I appreciate this.
@@cole3326 Such a great movie and holds up
"Big scary moments, you'll just have to see for yourself"
I found the moment out of a window
I got your Tetsuo The body hammer reference, and I totally saw it too. I kinda enjoyed fighting those enemies, they make you pick your shots more carefully. The Lycans all bumrush you so fighting them feels like frantic scrambling and little careful aiming. Lots to love about this title, I started a second play through immediately after finishing the game.
fun fact: they did actually cut a lot of Ethan's reactions in 7 to preserve player connection which was a weird move
Proof please
@@DrezzyEFTP Capcom interview
Yeah that seems counterproductive
Capcom makes some really bad decisions. No fov slider and also bad deluxe edition rewards are some of them.
@@casedistorted maybe they'll make DLC.
Suzi's voice is so damn soothing
sounds a bit masculine...
@@purefoldnz3070 Found an A-Hole here :)
@@tvlivingroom6626 Exactly what you would find on Suzi lol.
@@purefoldnz3070 everyone has one but the problem is acting like one. I'm just really curious since this is not my first time seeing this type of messages, what do you get out of this?
@@tvlivingroom6626 I could ask you the same.
Man I loved the factory. You mentioned Tetsuo which is actually something that came to my mind a lot when going through that section and it made me want an entire game based off of industrial music and movies.
Ethan now comes with military training....
Still doesn't know how to use his sights though.
I found it weird that not even chris uses his sights in RE8. In 7 Ethan isn't trained so it makes sense that he doesn't use his sights but in the Not a Hero campaign Chris can use his sights. So I guess he just forgot what sights are between games.
@@gastererror2563 Or he got inspired by the Gospel of Fairbairn-Sykes and decided to go full point shooting. Kek.
It’s a game. Of course aiming in is the same as the characters aiming down sights. How else would they score a headshot on an enemy 10m away.
@@midoribookstore that's some nice detail
Let's be honest here, this game will sell because of the vampire.
Your profile pic 😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰☺️☺️
Thats what I was thinking all along 😂😂😂
Yeah... and the rest isn't that good
@@WMNKK I'm at the point where the main character's heart gets broken (so more or less at the endgame) and I've honestly found Dimitrescu to be the least effective of the boss characters in this game. Outside her bossfight, which is admittedly pretty cool, she is just a less effective dumber version of Mr X and gets even upstaged on that front by her own daughters, who are more unpredictable and harder to outrun.
I actually liked the factory. I think it fit narratively with the story. Without spoiling the man person running it had different views than the leader and his area shows it. Also I love the Dr.Frankenstein feel it gives.
I always found it weird, and yet satisfying how Leon was able to do a round house kick on some Village Ganados and make their heads exploded. I felt like Chuck Norris taught him well. lol
The woman herself comes back and I’m happy 😊
So conflicted becuse this does not look like my cup of tea BUT I trust her opinion so much.....grrr
@@necromorph1109 didn't like RE7?
@@necromorph1109
The thing is the game is make or break in the opening hour. I wanted to stop playing it because I felt that it was just boring. Just stick with it till the castle though, it gets better then. If you don't like it then, you can always drop it.
If you adored Re 7, sadly this game will feel like a massive let down. It isnt a horror game, and isnt scary at all. Much faster paced. If you enjoyed Re 4, good news, it is what Re 4 would be while retaining a lot of Re elements from the OG trilogy. Dare I say just like Re code veronica then? Puzzles are pretty dumb though, and straight forward. It isn't very open ended, and probably is more linear in how sometimes things go about.
The enemies can be tough to deal with at first, but once you get the grip of the combat and their pattern of play, sadly the action takes the back seat, and they feel like fillers between each area (similar to how Re 7's enemies felt like, but there is thematic variety at least). However, the initial interaction will be quite frantic and panic inducing.
Overall good experience, but not every fan will ,ike this.
The lords are based off of old horror films like Dracula, Werewolf, Frankenstein, Witches, and Swamp Thing. The Frankenstein portion of the game you might not like as much but it still sticks wit its horror theme.
"I will hunt you down"
Don' t worry about that Lady D, I will find you first.
We love you, Sphere Hunter!
Hell yeah we do!
@@Kusanagi672 While I agree, speak for yourself.
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 okay, sorry
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 ?
@@giovannigiovanni.7220 That doesn't even make sense.
I dont want death sticks, I want to go home and rethink my life.
Capcom really nailed it with Lady D's design. It would have been so easy for them to make her look like a cliché sexy vampire that it's impressive how much thought they put into her.
And gamers made her sexy anyway.
@@questioningespecialy9107 Rule 34 no exceptions
@Eren Yeager Well I wouldn’t generalize all gamers but you can do both
@Eren Yeager glad to see my favorite fictional character enjoys RE:Village.
Fun little fact: Lady D’s voice actor also plays cetrion in mortal kombat 11.
Mary Elizabeth McGlenn?!
Wow, that’s amazing
CETRION?!
Holy sandclock, I am SHOCKED!
XD
Big milkers seems to be her thing then
@@RoninZeroReaper the chick who did vocals for some of the Silent Hill games music?
@@blueorchid1313 yep
I honestly found myself loving the factory area. I thought the design of the level was satisfying to play through, especially getting more floors for the elevator. It was definitely difficult to know where you were in the place though.
The factory is the only place in this game which requires planning your routes.
Tall vampire lady voice actor's got an extensive resume.
Who else does she voice?
Idk if anyone is aware, but the factory area along with the enemies in that area is definitely a nod to the movie “Frankenstein's Army”. I sorta disagree about how it felt out of place, there’s still that gothic horror feeling personally but Sphere’s reasoning is definitely for sure understandable. But as always, fantastic review!
Maybe it fits the lore, but it still is a tedious section of the game.
@@desfefe but it’s like super cool tough. Dumb but coolz
@@DwWarWolf
The boss was awful tbh....
I CANNOT DISAGREE MORE with you about the Factory!! It’s one of the best areas in the game and the enemies are bad ass!! Super fun to fight and even scary and intense! So for anyone reading this, I know you guys LOVE SUZI and I do too! BUT don’t take her word for it that the factory sucks because it ABSOLUTELY DOESNT!! It’s fucking awesome!! You’ll see!!
So true man. I mean of course, she's entitled to her opinion, but nahhh, the factory was awesome. Super awesome enemies, intense and creepy, just an amazing area. It also definitely does fit in with the horror, it's a lot like Frankenstein, just as Dimitrescu gives Dracula vibes and whatnot.
@@BosSupes Exactly!! I’m glad I’m not the only one who gets it lol
They are going to start making Alcina parodies, Halloween costumes very soon.
Oh I'm sure there will be "parodies" of some nature showing up on certain sites 😏
Alcina Dimitrescu: Ethan im Stuck!
@@Drivaawwrrr They've BEEN showing up in those sites
@@BlackiechanFu Proof? Asking for a friend...
@@blekvasha just do a quick Google search 😉
Capcom really struck gold featuring Lady Demitriscu at such a perfect time when such characters are.... Admired. All the free advertising and marketing from all the memes.
THICCCCCCCC MOMMMMAAAAAA VAMP
Yeah, by misrepresenting the game - given that the vampire chicks aren't the main villains, but rather only a part of 1/3 of the actual game^^
@@arsenelupin9697, to be fair, the last few months have been a lot of fun seeing as the fan base has grown largely because of it. And if what Sphere Hunter says is true, those fans will stay for both tall vampire lady and the game itself.
@@goldenhawkalumni5341 Eh, still a scummy move.
Deceiving advertising remains deceiving advertising, regardless of the outcome.
@@arsenelupin9697 Thats not deceiving, thats not giveing away your whole story in the trailer
I understood the Tetsuo reference. And I love you for it. Been watching all of your RE videos since it's one of my favorite series. Keep bringing us more RE content, PLEASE.
Suzie was already cool but after that Tetsuo reference, well +100 respect points
Tetsuo scared the absolute shit out of me as a kid. I am 37. My dad loved Japanese horror. I was introduced to that genre at a very young age. I got your reference, at least! :D
Im always impressed at your ability to capture the game's footage with such fidelity specially with RE engine games. 90% of the footage out there for RE Engine games is with the "broken" brightness calibration (which Capcom delivers by default and its meant to be displayed for HDR). Here you captured the HDR output with incredible fidelity and this is how the game should look.
The amount of RE4 assets in this game pretty much confirms the remake is real.
That makes a lot of sense.
That’s scarier than the game
This is literally what I’ve been saying all along lol theyre gonna use a lot of stuff from village in RE4remake...kinda like how the bolt cutters were just copied and pasted into RE2 and RE3 as was the RPD
@@pipeanp RE2 and RE3 takes place in the same city though, so it would make sense to reuse assets. RE8 and RE4 take place in different locations in Europe, Romania and Spain. Those two countries are about as far apart as you can get in Europe. Not saying Capcom won’t reuse assets, but you should consider the locations involved before making a definitive statement.
What assets did you spot?
So hyped to watch my first review from a proper RE fan like yourself.
I'm impressed the amount of depth Capcom put in RE 8, a lot more stuff improved from RE7
I honestly liked re7 better in everyway except enemy variety I was disappointed bye village but enjoyed re7 re2 remake and re3 remake
@@RapidBlaze89 FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO LIKES THE RE3 REMAKE
"The factory overstays its welcome" Oh, so it really IS just like RE4! lol
I don’t think I’ve ever been this early to one of your videos. My morning started out rather bad, but seeing this is the uplifting I needed. Thank you
Hope your day gets better!!!
I do hope you have a better day mate. Please take care!
Village combines elements from RE4 and RE7 while fixing most of the issues I had with both of those games. I love it.
I can assure that the resident evil 4 elements you said are just coincidence between the concepts.
Like village is 90% RE7, the rest is completely new things. But yeah we have RE4 elements like the inventory and the collect/buy/sell/upgrade system
Re 4 and Re 7 are better than Village lol.
The Tetsuo body hammer reference was my favorite part of the video because it is just as good as iron man.
I see 20 mins Sphere Hunter's video. I click like immediately!
Tbh, getting choked by "big" vampire lady isn't a bad way to die xD
Capcom really need to stop this whole "Giant character catches main character but tosses him/her away"-trope.
I feel like Tyrant is the only that doesn’t do this, since any time he canonically catches Leon, he immediately goes for the kill, but some outside force always interrupts him.
That’s in every form of media tbf. Every superhero movie, monster movie, etc
@@laserblaster And it's annoying there too, what's your point?
@@laserblaster Oh, that makes it OK, then.
@@Eidlones that’s not what im saying. It means it’s even more annoying because it’s so prevalent
Lady D: "You're doing all this for a child who isn't even here."
Me: "....I'm gonna kill Chris when I see him."
"Sorry, Ethan. Your Daughter is in another castle" :D
I loved the factory personally. I was both afraid of who i was being chased by while cheering at how extra it got!
No one gonna mention that Chris and Carlos have the EXACT same voice. I know it’s the same voice actor but damn. They didn’t even try and hide it lol
16:51
ohhhh i sure as hell know what this part was. nearly threw me into a fucking panic attack man. i swear it took me like an hour to keep moving after i paused mutliple times. never died though, thankfully.
The thing that, cries?
Tetsuo: the Body Hammer, you’re speaking my language now.
Seriously what self-respecting Millennial watching this woman of all people for a survival-horror review ISN'T familiar with that by now?
One of my favorite body horror movies ever, I literally jumped when she mentioned it lmao
Phenomenal review and I really appreciate your perspective. Great job balancing providing enough detail to justify your reasonings while not giving away any spoilers.
“I’m sorry Ethan. Mia was in the way of the Redfield bloodline.”
I keep wondering what Claire's view of this is?
"Brother, we talked about this!"
XD
@@Ramsey276one Claire is on board with continuing the Lineage.
@@stevedoidoultimate4815 look up Chrisposting on TH-cam. Should give you a decent idea
Chris: if Leon won't do it, you'll do
Day 97424795257 of this joke being unfunny
I actually like this game, the bosses were fun, the Village was cool, Each of the Lords’ areas were cool and the final boss is really good
"ONE part in particular shook me to my core" - I know what part you're referring to because I had the same reaction 😨😨
This one 👶 ?
"Tetsuo: The Body Hammer rejects, that’s a reference no one will get"
*Together, we can turn this fucking world to rust!*
The Iron Man trilogy rules and has an AMAZING soundtrack. Pure 80s in-your-face industrial tunes.
First clip is literally a reskinned clip of Chief Menendez choking Leon 😂😂😂
"THE BIG CHEESE!"
“THE BIG MOMMY MILKERS!”
If Ethan dodges her at some point and blow up something near her while saying "Good bye" in romanian, then it will definitely be a copy.
I keep checking everyday for the full review, idk why but it's one of the only things i been excited for lately, your thoughts on the RE series have really gotten me into it and I now consider Resident Evil to be one of my fav series
Lets say I'm low on health and crouching, Lady Dimitrescu walks up to me. Any special fatalities?
Death by Snu Snu
The castle reminds me a lot of Castle Cainhurst from Bloodborne... the gargoyles are almost lifted exactly as they are.
That Tetsuo Body Hammer reference caught me off guard! I love the movie and in general Shinya Tsukamoto's movies are so underrated, it's crazy. Really appreciate you mentioning it, really fits the aesthetic :D
I would love to see a Lady Demitrisque style character avatar for Sphere Hunter.
Big Woman: "I will break you."
Me: "yes please"
this is hands down the best survival horror channel youtube has to offer, and i have to say it's gotten me through a very tough time. recently i replayed my teenage ps1 favorites RE1-3 and PE1-2 with this channel in the background, and it helped a lot after losing several important things. it was like getting to geek out about the highs and laugh at all of the lows with an old friend. thanks for putting in all of the hard work you do for this channel. every bit of blood, sweat, and bloody sweaty tears shows. keep on my friend.
OMG! I've never clicked anything so fast!
I'm so pumped for this! Thank you, Suzi. You are the best in the RE community.
"What is that smell... it's BLOOD!!..
it is enough to make a man sick.."
Ooooh the sweet blood. It sings to me.
A man of culture gets a like.
"Too proud to show your true face, eh? But what a sporting hunt it was!"
Even the first aid looks like a blood vial
*Throws music box and runs*
It's surprising that you didn't enjoy the factory, since it was probably my favorite non-Village area of the game besides the castle. I just enjoyed the large, labrythine level design it had to offer, and after how disappointingly short the swamp/flooded village was, I liked going through a more larger area in comparison. That and the body horror, Frankenstein-esque stuff they did with the enemies truly jived with me, especially the Fanman after learning he literally cut his arms off and can only just blindly charge at you.
But nonentheless, great review, and happy VIIIage hunting!
I'm assuming the part that shook her to her core has something to do with the 2nd lord of the village. I'm on my 2nd playthrough and that part still gets to me.
That bit was horrifying.
Yeah dude that part gave me goosebumps. I’m on my second play through now and decided to take a break from it as soon as I got to that section again two nights ago lol
The thing that was wailing!
I don't even like _looking_ at it, I imagine most people don't. :P I was watching Orchlon speedrun it and even he just points his camera away from it whenever possible. It's not a tech or a strat, he literally just doesn't want to see it.
*His core
30 seconds in got me like “Please break me Mommy”
Haha funni
Simp
Down bad!!!
I loved the factory, I thought the spectacle and atmosphere was a nice and unique change. I loved the wacky monsters you encounter, and also the sounds of the factory were spooky. I do agree there are moments in the factory that I don't really enjoy all that much, but overall I loved it.
It’s always a good thing to see your notification bell pop up.
Ah, here comes Alcina Dimitrescu. Woman of all vampires and who tries to hunt Ethan for breaking her property.
Tetsuo 2: Body Hammer having common grounds with Resident Evil is something I didn’t pick up on during my play through and now I can’t unsee it!
hi Suzi, i’m still waiting for the spoiler analysis 😁🙏🏼