Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 2: Contemplation

Critic reviews

• PXPure Xbox

  Anthony Bacchus · Mar 11, 2015

  8.0

  Episode Two: Contemplation is hands down, a better, stronger, and more satisfying entry than the Revelations 2 premiere episode was. Visually, it still looks like an upscaled Xbox 360 game, and many of the environments — save for the last area — don’t really convey the uneasiness one generally feels when playing a Resident Evil game. On the plus side, the co-op play is improved, and the action is way more intense.

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• DODen of Geek

  Robert Zak · Mar 11, 2015

  6.0

  Episode 2 introduces some strong action set-pieces and creates more visual variety between the two story paths, fixing some of the first episode’s issues. ...The game needs to up the ante if it’s to avoid turning me into a monster-killing zombie, soullessly blasting my way to the conclusion on my completionist instincts alone. With its cornucopia of shiny medals, unlockables and bonus content, Revelations 2 is thus far appealing more to these instincts than it is to my more meaningful desire for good storytelling.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Paulmichael Contreras · Mar 06, 2015

  8.0

  The same graphical prowess, or rather lack thereof, is still here. You wouldn’t expect a new episode to bring with it a graphics update. Cut-scenes feel woefully last-generation, maybe even slightly worse than that. There’s not much gore to speak of, despite this being a horror game. The setting and ambiance are still very well-crafted, and the story moves along at a respectable pace.

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• VGVideo Gamer

  Steven Burns · Mar 04, 2015

  7.0

  Series fans will love it – indeed, series fans would probably love it if a Capcom came to their house and punched their mothers – but Episode 2 not only provides a motivation to pick up Ep 3, it also neatly brings overarching backstory into play. Which is an achievement in and of itself: episodic gaming relies on being able to pull you back into its world after you've left. So far, Revelations is succeeding.

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• CCheatcc

  Angelo M. D'Argenio · Mar 04, 2015

  7.6

  In the end, Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode 2 is another “of course” purchase. If you liked Episode 1, picking this episode up will be a no brainer, and frankly the game is only getting better. If you didn’t, Episode 2 isn’t going to turn heads and convert naysayers. It’s just more of the same with a welcome tweak to difficulty, and honestly, that’ s exactly what I wanted.

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• TJThe Jimquisition

  Jim Sterling · Mar 04, 2015

  6.5

  Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode Two is a step up for Capcom’s drip-fed horror experiment, but it’s struggling to validate its existence, and I can’t help thinking that the decision to split things up has only harmed the game overall. Rather than feel like an episodic release, Revelations 2 currently feels like a full game that keeps getting rudely interrupted, and it’s hard to maintain a sense of investment this way.

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