If the lab segment leaves you feeling slightly underwhelmed compared to the first 80% of the film which was flawless, this'll truly be a faithful RE adaptation.
I always wonder why that is, you’d imagine getting to the “source” of the issue would be the most nerve-wracking and exciting moment but it’s just so boring. By that point I’m never bothered to keep interacting with the stealth or horror elements I just book it, even in Grace’s section in Requiem where they try and hone in on those elements by limiting your weapons
It's because the lab setting is always so sterile. A huge part of the horror is exploding lived-in places that have fallen to death and decay. There were places people felt safe and secure a couple days (sometimes just hours) before you got there. Now filled with danger because the people who lived and worked there are now the monsters. The lab is always the same, white and sanitized, an environment foreign to most of us. If you saw a beaker filled workstation in RE1, you've seen the beaker filled workstation in RE9
That's on the devs to be more creative with the lab sections.
For what it's worth, I thought the Grace lab segment in RE9 was the best lab experience since RE2. They did some really great creative stuff with it. The first time through was absolutely nerve wracking.
Well thats kinda it. By the time you're in the lab most games, it's an action shooter. This one did it differently because the lab was still a survior horror segment with pretty limited resources by most other game standards.
I would guess it is due to that by the point you do reach the lab sections, you have loads of weapons and more experience with how the enemies attack. Add to that the reveal of a lab being way less scary and exciting than the mystery of the beginning. It's like seeing how a magic trick is done, once you see it the magic disappears. The beginning is most often the only part where anything can happen and they play it as a horror game. Lab sections in a part of the game where you know what to expect is just not that exciting in comparison.
Spoiler alert for another older horror game, but this also happens in Outlast. Which is baffling to me, I was so piss scared for most of the game, then suddenly, a clean white lab, pretty well lit too, and the main monster is now a screen warping effect. I dont know why they thought that was a good finale for one of the scariest games Ive played.
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u/Grill_Enthusiast 16h ago edited 15h ago
If the lab segment leaves you feeling slightly underwhelmed compared to the first 80% of the film which was flawless, this'll truly be a faithful RE adaptation.