Resident Evil 7 And The Lure Of Short-Form Horror

Resident Evil 7’s [official site] demo, Beginning Hour, isn’t available on PC but the final game will be in January 2017. I’ve played through the demo several times and have some doubts as to how it’d translate into a longer game, but I also think it’s the most exciting thing to happen to the horror series since Resident Evil 4. The key to it all is found footage, an often maligned term thanks to the many movies that treat a handheld camera or webcam as a stand-in for a decent script. In Beginning Hour, however, VHS tapes hold the promise of something truly startling and sinister.

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