Resident Evil 7: DLC Breakdown

Resident Evil 7 was a game that as of late, stood out amongst the crowd. It was terror incarnated into a small environment and could only be played with all the lights on, and a friend in the room. That said, the games DLC is out and just as creepy.

Banned Footage Vol.1, the name of the recent DLC, is broken down into different sections. Each one offering it’s own host of horrors that heighten the Resident Evil experience. The breakdown is as follows, and can be found on the PSN store:

Nightmare: Trapped in a basement full of unknown horrors, you must fight for your life.

Bedroom: Tied to a bed, you must try to escape while avoiding Mother’s watchful gaze. Includes the highly difficult extra bonus content Ethan Must Die.

Nightmare mode is just like it sounds, a fight to survive until morning inside the Baker’s horrible guest house. You will run, hide, shoot, and cry as you encounter enemies throughout this horrid basement, fighting frantically to see the sun rise.

Ethan Must Die mode is an annoyance, but that may be because I’m terrible at the game. Players will start this mode with a host of randomized items at their disposal, a specific task to complete, and of course a host of difficult enemies that won’t make anything easy.

Now the last part of the game, Bedroom, is where this DLC shines, though also proves to be insanely frustrating at moments. In this mode, you take control of Clancy – the poor cameraman of the Sewer Gators crew that we were able to see during the demo. As the name implies, your locked in a bedroom, and tied to a bed. From that lovely starting point, you must figure out how to escape this hellish place by completing a series of puzzles.

While that sounds initially easy, don’t be fooled. The biggest issue with your puzzle solving will lay in the god forsaken Marguerite Baker, the matriarch of the household. To much noise will attract the she devil down to the bedroom, and god forbid if you’ve left evidence of your passage throughout the room. Marguerite doesn’t take well to disobeying prisoners after all.

If you leave a painting out of place, or a drawer open – she will pounce and teach you that escape is no longer an option. So tread with care, and be ready to undo your actions at a moments notice. This part of the DLC is hand’s down the most fun part, but also remains to be my biggest frustration because I tend to be a tad forgetful when exploring bedrooms. Alas, practice makes perfect.

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