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How Resident Evil 3 Remake Balances Action With Survival Horror

How Resident Evil 3 Remake Balances Action With Survival Horror

a black and white photo of a tall buildingIn the original game, Nemesis was already relentless in chasing players, but most of the encounters are still scripted, and players would just have to run two to three doors to lose the tyrant. However, with all the information revealed so far, it appears that this won't be the case in the remake. Based on RE3 gameplay previews alone, it appears that it would take players a greater amount of effort and expert maneuverability to lose Nemesis, who can now blast through walls. However, to allow players to focus on other aspects of the game, there will be certain areas such as safe rooms and areas where puzzles are located where Nemesis can't en

However, www.Adventuregamesfans.com Resident Evil 3 producer Peter Fabiano also clarified that even though Nemesis was designed to have a smarter AI , the developers also programmed the monster to give players some room to breathe momentarily. During the design of Nemesis, the developers acknowledged how "pacing is important" to ensure a correct balance between heart-pumping action and letting players feel a little bit relaxed while still maintaining some level of tension and sense of dread that is common in survival horror ga

Additionally, Raccoon City will be much more expansive and will be filled with explosive items that will be extremely useful in temporarily stunning Nemesis or blasting off hordes of zombies. At the moment, the explosive items that were revealed include red barrels that will explode when shot and generators that will send a surge of electrical pulse that will stun Nemesis and any other monsters that are caught in its blast. Just like in the original game, the addition of explosive items adds a new layer of texture to the gameplay and gives players the opportunity to strategize its use. Should they use the red barrel now to kill a few zombies, or is it better to save it for later in case Nemesis drops

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Apart from Nemesis, some reports are claiming that other monsters in the game such as zombies, spiders, Hunter Gammas , and many others will have a smarter AI as well. According to a thread that talked about the Official Xbox Magazine article, some of the game's enemies will behave differently in the remake depending on the environment and situation that they're currently in. Although this particular piece of information wasn't fleshed out, it appears that zombies in the game will react to players differently when they're alone or in a gr

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Now, an article from the Official Xbox Magazine recently spilled some pretty juicy information about the upcoming game. Unfortunately, the details released by the magazine sparked confusion among fans given that the article made it appear that Nemesis would be able to break into saferooms . Capcom quickly clarified to several news outlets that they tyrant would be unable to enter these safe havens, but there will be areas in the game that will have a typewriter and an item box that Nemesis would be able to access, similar to the RPD's main hall in Resident Evil 2 remake . However, to ensure that the room that players are in is safe, they would have to listen for the save room theme to p

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