Resident Evil Survival Unit

I have to write another review, because this is becoming a pain in the behind. I absolutely love this game, haven’t had this much fun playing a game in longer than I can remember. I don’t usually play these types of games, but I saw your ad and the story line is what drew me in. The beginning of the game was really hard for me, but I’m an old lady, so that’s my excuse, lol. I’m figuring the game out as I go, and I’m having a great time with it. But I have a complaint, only one, but it’s really bothering me. Ok, so when there are directions, or leads or anything written that pops up, ITS ONLY UP FOR A HALF OF A SECOND!!!!! I’m a fast reader, so I know it’s not just me. Please can you leave things up for AT LEAST A FEW SECONDS?!! Please. I feel like I’m missing so much of the game because I can’t read fast enough. I’m not a computer, I’m a living breathing human being who needs more than one half of a second to read the directions and clues. Other than that, I’m very much enjoying this wonderful game. The developers, the writers- whoever is responsible for this incredible game- THANK YOU. You made one little old lady very happy. Merry Christmas to all the team at Resident Evil.

I know I may be a little biased when rating this game, but I do genuinely believe that Resident Evil Survival Unit is the next step forward for mobile gaming as a whole. I haven’t played it for too long, but I can already say that it does a great job porting existing resident evil mechanics into your pocket. It’s also not your standard simulation game that you see oh so frequently in the app story today. RESV thrives on its unique gameplay that you will find almost no where else. The game gives you an exiting tutorial that teaches you all the standard mechanics of a resident evil game. It may branch off from the main canon of the original games, but it does so in a way that feels fluid and as if it could have actually been the plot of the mainline titles. Previous fans of the series will have a great time seeing some of their favorite characters fight within exciting new combat, while newer fans will love the fun new story that provides a good introduction to what makes Resident Evil games so incredible.

As a massive Resident Evil fan, this game was (at least a little bit) exciting to hear about. And when it starts it’s very promising. There’s a cute little fixed-camera exploration segment with some RE1 references. After about 15 minutes of that, the game becomes a generic mobile game where you have a “survival base” and you join a faction and you have to constantly upgrade stuff. The amount of different gameplay types there are in this game is ridiculous. There’s this weird Raid: Shadow Legends tactical combat mode, there’s the exploration mode ala RE1, there’s a map where you can see your alliance and it’s just too much. There are menus upon menus upon menus upon menus upon menus all with buttons to tap to fill my brain with dopamine. This game is meant to be played with your mouth wide open while drool spills down your shirt. There are so many mechanics to keep track of but I think the intent is for you to not understand them so you just click buttons and accidentally spend a buck or two. It feels like five games in one, and only one of them is decent. It’s genuine slop, which is really unfortunate cuz the game started out kinda cool. There’s some neat ideas and clearly there were some people on this team that had passion but overall it’s not worth your time.