Ok, finished. Took 10.5h exploring what I could on normal. Great length for a first playthrough in a RE game. Got all documents and Mr. Everywheres but missed 3 coins.
Traditionally for the series, the ending is extremely basic and the final sequence before the "boss" somewhat underwhelming. Also, I'm still not a fan of Ethan nor that keen on first person or lack of zombies but as a survival horror this has both remakes beat in terms of atmosphere and tension, even though of the newer ones RE2 is still my favourite for various reasons.
To RE3 Remake there's no comparison as I've said. RE7 is more complex, longer and has way better planned locations and more stuff that actually makes it feel Resident Evil because you at least get a sense of exploration and puzzle solving. Also, it has actual DLC that might be worth someone's time.
I can't possibly fathom what would make me replay RE3 Remake more than, say, two times. All I remember from that game is a city section that can be explored in 10 mins and a bunch of completely brainless corridor affairs with scripted chase sequences and reused assets like the pointless sewer section or Carlos RPD sequence and then NEST 2.0 for whatever reason. The bloody ship in RE7 has more exploration and puzzles than half of RE3 (or worse). It's a 5h action flick with zombies and little depth, which is a real shame since the core formula is good and could've really shone had they taken their time to expand upon the original in meaningful ways instead of cutting content and dumbing stuff down.
