Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
"Welcome to the family, son" — Jack Baker
Protagonist(s): Ethan Winters Mia Winters Genre(s): Survival horror Platform(s): Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Amazon Luna Stadia PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S Release Date: Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4, Xbox One WW: January 24, 2017 JP: January 26, 2017 Nintendo Switch JP: May 24, 2018 WW: December 16, 2018 Amazon Luna WW: October 20, 2020 Stadia WW: April 1, 2021 PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S WW: June 23, 2022 Developer(s): Capcom Publisher(s): Capcom Country: Japan Series: Resident Evil Predecessor: Resident Evil 6 Successor: Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (also known as Biohazard 7: Resident Evil (バイオハザード7 レジデント イービル, Baiohazādo 7 Rejidento Ībiru) in Japan) is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in January 2017, while a few years later, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions were released in June 2022, along with the upgrades for Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 3 (2020).

Plot

The story follows Ethan Winters in the search for his wife, Mia, which leads to him being a derelict trapped inside the Baker family home. Ethan uses various weapons and tools to fight against the Baker family and the creatures known as the "Molded".

Why It Rocks

1. The game introduces the blocking mechanic (which was also carried into Resident Evil Village) and is a good way to defend yourself from attacks, especially the ones from the molded.
2. In contrast to the previous two major titles (Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 in particular), this game maintains the series' classic survival horror foundations, which were originally revived in Resident Evil: Revelations.
3. The game is played in the first-person view, which heightens the stress because adversaries are not as visible as they would be in the third-person view. The first-person view was also carried into Resident Evil Village.