Resident Evil Revelations

When Resident Evil: Revelations first launched on 2012, it surprised fans and critics alike. It wasn’t just a portable spin-off—it was a carefully crafted, atmospheric survival horror game that brought the series closer to its roots than Resident Evil 5 or 6 ever did. Years later, it remains a strong entry in the franchise—especially for fans who miss the tension and slower pacing of classic Resident Evil. Set between the events of Resident Evil 4 and 5, Revelations follows series mainstays Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield as they investigate a bioterrorist threat aboard a seemingly abandoned cruise ship—the Queen Zenobia. The ship is a brilliant setting: claustrophobic, eerie, and dripping with atmosphere. It recalls the Spencer Mansion or Raccoon City Police Department in the best way. The gameplay strikes a satisfying balance between survival horror and action. Limited ammo, creepy corridors, and puzzle-solving are front and center. But make no mistake—this is still a modern RE title, and gunplay feels tight and responsive. The addition of the scanner tool, which encourages players to explore every inch of the environment for hidden items, adds a nice layer of engagement and resource management. Revelations adopts an episodic structure, complete with "Previously on..." segments at the start of each chapter. It’s a clever format that suits portable play and helps pace the story well. The narrative jumps between different characters and locations, occasionally breaking away from the ship to follow Chris or other agents in more action-oriented sequences. These side missions vary in quality but serve to break up the pacing. While originally built for a handheld, Revelations looks remarkably good, especially in its HD console ports. The lighting, in particular, plays a big role in the game’s tense atmosphere, casting flickering shadows down narrow hallways. The monster designs—oozing, mutated waterlogged horrors—are grotesque and fitting. Some textures and animations show their age, but the art direction more than compensates. On Switch, the game runs smoothly both docked and handheld, making it an ideal platform for revisiting this compact horror adventure. The soundtrack and sound design are effective in building dread. Creeping footsteps, ambient hums, and distant groans elevate the tension. Voice acting, however, is uneven. While Jill’s performance is solid, some supporting characters veer into camp or outright parody, which can clash with the game’s otherwise serious tone. Aside from the main campaign, Revelations includes Raid Mode, a surprisingly addictive bonus mode that plays like an arcade-style shooter with RPG elements. You fight through levels filled with enemies, unlock new gear, and level up your characters. It's a great reason to keep playing after the story ends and offers a different flavor of fun for action-oriented players. Resident Evil: Revelations succeeds where many spin-offs fail: it understands what fans love about the series. With strong pacing, classic horror vibes, and enough modern polish, it’s a return to form that helped re-center the franchise before Resident Evil 7 officially revived survival horror. Recommended for: Fans of classic RE atmosphere, players craving portable horror, and those looking for a balanced blend of tension and action. Not for: Players who dislike slower pacing, limited ammo, or backtracking. Rating: 8/10

Overall thoughts: - The controls aren't as jank as they were in 1 but still feel a bit janky. - The plot is alright, but is not as strong as it is in other games. - For a game that takes place in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, they still somehow mange to include The Big 3 must haves for a Resident Evil game being: a mansion-like interior, a lab, and a sewer-like area (in this case, a flooded bilge is close enough). - I know she would've been in university, but surely they could've included Rebecca at least a little bit.

- good gameplay - subpar story - decent controls, but dodge mechanic is very poorly implemented - and the biggest surprise of all: raid mode is just a superb addition Very surprised how good a 3ds title can be. Will play again, unless Revelations 2 raid mode is the same or better.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Third time beating the game. Definitely STILL a top 5 on my RE list.

I've been working my way through a lot of the Resident Evil games for the first time. All I knew about this one going in was that it was original some sort of 3ds game, and way back, I often heard the revelations games were considered among the lesser of the Resident Evil titles. After playing it, I have to say I actually enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. The gameplay is fun, and I overall enjoyed the setting and monsters in it. My biggest criticism would be over the "scan" mechanic. Early on it really makes you feel like you need to backtrack constantly for ammo, but once you start getting upgrades to ammo capacity, that becomes less and less of an issue. This is more on the "action" side of Resident Evil than Horror, but there are some nice spooky vibes on the main ship. I like both the horror and action focused Resident Evil games, so that wasn't a downside to me.

Its a good game its like a movie at the same time ei enjoyed it alot and its pretty easy and another thing its pretty long

It's just diet RE5, taking a gameplay style built on action and making it into a subpar gaming where you walk from A to B without much thought. I do not get why people like this game so much, the story doesn't even help it either it's the most stupidly written boring RE story ever. Extremely mediocre.

A good game with good story. Gameplay is little stiff but enjoyable after getting used to it. A must game for RE fans

Really great Resident evil that mixes Survival Horror elements with the action elements we have all come to love that are now deep routed within the series. The story does lack alot and is done in chapters and constantly has recaps which can get really annoying. The hard mode is one of the hardest Hard mode difficulties I have ever done because of one part of the story and that is every single Terragrigia section, the hunters come in hordes and are simply unfair when using AI as an ally as the AI as per usual with every game are braindead. Raid mode is the single best game mode alongside mercenaries reunion and I love the elements that make raid mode, health bars, damage numbers, all this alongside with challenges such as low level, kill all and take no damage (Simply shit this one) all the objectives together get the trinity bonus now trying to get trinity on ever level is a hell of a task some rooms you can walk in a pirahna will just attack you mid door animation, that's it damageless run is gone, it was such a dumb thing to add and I am glad you don't need to get this bonus for the 150 bonus achievement. Overall I like the game, it is not optimised for keyboard and mouse at all, no matter what you do the mouse is either too fast or too slow and not accurate at all. Use a controller it's so much easier. 8/10 I really enjoy this game but I feel like playing it recently(2025) i've been struck with nostalgia as it played imo like a janky old game and I never thought that when it was first ported.

This is one of the best Resident Evil games of the franchise, this game is only for players who want a real challenge, is not easy and one can have a ton of hours on gameplay

meh its ok I guess, its cool for the RE lore, map sucks ass tho

been had this game for a while but pretty much dead online(NO #### its a very old game) you can find a coop partner once in the blue moon but gameplay is just overall better in rev 2(both games have thier flaws, rev1 has better atmosphere but worse gameplay and rev 2 has better gameplay but meh at everything else)

One of the first games I ever played from Resident Evil, and my favourite. After playing it on the N3DS and on my PC, I can say it has a good atmosphere and good action. It's not a total horror game but it does'nt stop it from scaring you.

Its okay. I like the variety of enemies and the setting is pretty different for the resident evil franchise. I thought the concept was fine but overall story was a little confusing and the jumping around from character to character and flashbacks became very jarring and less grounded for a typical resident evil game. That's the biggest fault, not really feeling like there was that resident evil flare that all the previous games have. Not really scary, not super fun to play in terms of action either. The controls are very odd, not bad but does not feel great on mouse and keyboard. I do like the characters and the variety of gameplay, its a shorter experience, that is too easy at times but I recommend to anyone who has completed most mainline entries and just wants a little more of Jill and Chris.

the story is alright, def not the best, but the atmosphere in this game is pretty scary compared to other RE games

Enjoyed the character interactions a lot, and the gameplay is pretty good. For a game originally made for 3DS, it still holds very well! Story is solid and the game's action packed. Personally, however, I'd recommend getting it on sale as you can finish it quite quickly. I love the feel of thalassophobia and submechanophobia and it executes that nicely.

For a spin off RE game that was developed for the 3ds this is a pretty solid title. It has a few flaws (the chapter 3 boss is one of the lamest boss fights in any game) but over all its really impressive. I enjoyed the story and the pacing for the most part was pretty spot on. If you like grinding the raid mode is a blast. 7.5/10

Not the classic RE but still a good game. The story is engaging, the gunplay is good, overall it's more action focused. The only downsides to this game are the dodge (worst dodge in gaming by far), the 3D map sucks, the bossfights are ok and the raid mode could've been fun if it wasn't a grind. Stil a very enjoyable game 7/10

enjoyed it more than i thought but cool lead up explanation at the end that was needed for 5 imo

Great game the story is very good , raid mode is really fun if you can find someone to play with of course its not as fun solo.

GREAT LORE AND ASS- I mean this is a really good third person shooter game with great story and graphics

I loved the story in this game and also loved a lot of the characters. The gameplay wasn't great in my opinion but was ultimately playable at the end of the day. The graphics are very good for its time and I really liked the pacing too. I really hope some of these characters show up in future projects. Especially Raymond. Overall I give this game a 9/10.

The Norman fight is the single most boring boss fight in any game i've ever played. I hope Capcom fired whoever designed it. Matter of fact, boring describes over half this game. Not worth your time unless your finishing the entire series. B O R I N G ! ! ! ! !

Save files can corrupt incredibly easily just by simply tabbing out which makes the game freeze. Closing out of the game entirely leaves Revelations in a state of purgatory unable to shut itself down for some reason. The only way to force it to shut down is to shut down your computer, which of course comes back to corrupting the save files. Genuinely not sure how I can play this game when I can't even close out of the game without the possibility of the game's own save files corrupting making me have to start all over again and again.

Playing this again after many years. Revoking memories and enjoying this great game. It still have that atmosphere and is so relaxing to play.

I took me 2 days to beat the main game the time there was great! I do believe some points in the game annoying hard but overall this game and it's raid mode was great! You should def get this during the sale!

Very good resident evil game and I love the whole cruise game go buy

Get it ONLY when it goes on a sale if you like, BUT SCREW the first boos it's bs & unfair. 5.5/10

7/10, Not a bad installment in the series, was pleasantly surprised by the plot twists. Gameplay is honestly mediocre, but it's worth enduring for the sake of an enjoyable story and new nuances in lore. The raid mod is fun for the first couple hours, but you can sweat it out for the sake of the Achievements.

Actually not to bad until the end boss fight, where I stopped to write this review.

Coming from the remakes and comparing it to them: the story is boring and way too serious the combat is very shallow the bosses are absolute sponges

Still one of the better resident evil games! Just sucks the quality sucks compared to re5 even though his was 2012. Still great, good cast of characters and the story is good. 7.5/10

Not fun. The camera angles are terrible, they are disorienting. Could be good if they re-made it like the other resident evil games. Not recommended. 5/10

[h1]✎Just My Personal Opinion[/h1] [b]Resident Evil: Revelations[/b] — [b]a solid survival horror experience that brings back the classic RE vibes, but with a few rough edges[/b] The game set happening between [b]RE4[/b] and [b]RE5[/b], and the story isn’t the strongest in the series tho, it does a decent job keeping things moving. The atmosphere is great — [b]the creepy[/b], abandoned cruise ship gives off serious [b]mansion vibes[/b], and somehow they still managed to squeeze in [b]a lab[/b] and sewer-like area. [spoiler]classic RE-trio check ✅[/spoiler] [b]Controls feel a bit janky[/b] — not as stiff as the old-school tank stuff, but not super smooth either. Still, it works well enough to enjoy the tension and action. Playing as Jill is always a win, and the partner system, [u]while not perfect[/u], adds some decent variety to gameplay. Honestly, it would’ve been great to see [b]Rebecca Chambers[/b] show up here. Timeline-wise, she could’ve fit in somehow - even just a cameo would’ve been cool. [b]• P.S.[/b] [spoiler]This game captures the spirit of the series pretty well - and for a Nintendo 3DS port it’s surprisingly Solid 🐍[/spoiler] [h3]ㅤㅤㅤ[url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/MaFix__/]© MaFix[/url][/h3]

Ah, Resident Evil: I'm On A Boat. Revelations is a port of the surprisingly chunky 3DS title, able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the original trio and even sharing some DNA with 4, 5 and 6. Grab your thalassophobia(a word meaning "scared of the giant eel in Mario 64") and dive in, it's an enjoyable 4-6 hour ride you can knock out in a casual weekend with room for replays and the addictive mercenaries/raid mode. It's also frequently on sale for $10 or less. Rev 1 stars series cuties Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield investigating an abandoned luxury cruise ship in a world where viral monster outbreaks are no longer a threat but a promise. The mystery ties back to the outbreak in the city of Terragrigia caused by terrorist organization and book club Veltro, eager to discuss Dante's Inferno. The game actually starts with Jill and hunky lunk Parker Luciani and his two last names and soon begins rapid fire point of view jumping with Chris and Jessica who completes the quartet by being horny enough for two. Although it's from the era and clearly looks like it Rev 1 does not support co-op for the single player campaign, though it does allow local and online matchmaking for raid mode. Partners mostly provide character-building snark with moral support damage but at least they don't have to be protected. Despite all the inherent ridiculousness of a RE5-6 era RE plot... it's good? An enjoyable popcorn action movie with some moments of genuine tension, big set pieces and amusing twists. It's not going to win any arguments over the quality of video game writing but I found myself rooting for a few characters, laughing often and enjoying the slow build up to the obvious reveals that still make for better world-building than later games will manage. In a world where bio-weapons are routine they become part of a political power play conspiracy but don't worry you'll spend most of the time shooting fish-men. Zombies are now oozes, freaky deep trench leech monsters. There's some modern ideas, like dodging attacks with a split-second input before impact and QTE wiggle motions to get out of grabs, but the game mostly plays like RE4 or 5 with slightly ponderous tank controls and stopping to aim and shoot. You can feel that it was made for the 3DS joystick but it's quite enjoyable and eventually you'll puzzle out the extras that can be missed in the early game such as charge-up melees. It took awhile to realize my options past the instinct of always taking the headshot with oozes having brittle bones and varying weakspots, though the head/mouth usually gives extra damage anyway. Rev 1 has pleasing combat, the most surprising thing being how tanky enemies can be or the sheer number of them you may face. The roster is robust too, though often that enemy variety is lopsided with Oops!! All Hunter! segments and some enemies only showing up near the end. Makes for good raid mode ingredients, at least! There's plenty of resource management with gun juggling, a generous but not too set of grenades for crowd control and smart ammo tracking between the many different characters you'll bounce between, with Jill being the main PoV where you can actually customize guns. Maps are simple and replayed often but get a lot done with a little and even sneak in meaningful backtracking and extras for thorough exploration. All the classic itches of modern RE are scratched here. A new itchy, not so tasty is the scanning. You can build extra heals by scanning enemies with post-combat being safer but mid-combat building faster, as well as a limited number of extras like the handprint scavenger hunt, two brief puzzle rooms and seeing some hidden enemies(though usually not practically.) What it mostly does is pad out time spent exploring rooms to reveal resources, though mercifully you get a signal if anything is near you and the range is about as big as most rooms. A neat idea with a hit or miss execution, at least it's not too obnoxious. A super hard mode greatly remixes the enemy numbers and spawn locations and finally we have beloved series staple raid mode, aka mercenaries, where character choice and preferred gun loadout are pitted against a further remixed sets of enemy spawns in time attack stages. Try to clear them quickly and cleanly as possible, watch out for some surprises like enemy variants(extra thicc, smol, tol, etc) and steadily build resources and level up stats to push further, clear harder difficulties, try to get that s rank with just... one... more... run! I first bounced off Rev 1 as it starts with quite a slow burn but giving it another try I was hooked by chapter 3 with the first standout boss fight and the pace picking up. The most Rev 1 suffers from is a fair bit of stage and asset reuse but it's certainly stronger than the sum of its parts. By comparison to modern wonders like the RE 2-4 remakes or RE 7/8, well, I'd honestly play through those first, but for the RE fan that has already done so and is intrigued by this unique little entry it's a great extra.

it's ok game, it just to past the time and know better the RE lor

I won't lie to you, this game is fire. Worth playing. There is a lot of Ahh.

dude where was chris redfield the whole fucking game like i got blue balled

Open a door and jill turns around and the door shut

Really enjoyed this spin off. Would recommend the game if you are a RE fan.

[h3]The controls are not at all convenient.

Old RE, is decent but has aged poorly.

Most underrated RE game by far

Great replayability

It's good to play Jill again.

i played re5 first and this is great actually

Really fun I like it

Too Difficult.

nice game

good