It’s a solid, well-constructed experience with some fantastic atmosphere, an inspired setting for a survival horror game, and gameplay that worked great on the 3DS but hasn’t aged particularly well.
I reviewed the Wii U port of Revelations a few years back and for the most part, my opinion on the game stands.
The game is broken up into brief chapters with a quick, “last time on” recap between levels. You play as Jill for the majority of the game but will occasionally switch to Chris and Jessica, and even flashback to the events of the disaster and play as Parker a couple times. Both teams were investigating the aftermath of a catastrophic bioterror attack on a floating solar city, and the hunt for clues eventually leads both teams to a derelict, bioweapon-infested ocean liner called the Queen Zenobia. Series mainstay Chris Redfield and his new partner Jessica Sherawat have gone missing, so it’s up to his old partner Jill Valentine and her teammate Parker Luciani to go looking for them. The first game in the collection, the original Resident Evil Revelations, takes place between Resident Evil 4 and 5. Five years later Revelations has come full circle and landed on Switch, another Nintendo portable, with the sequel along for the ride. Revelations eventually saw an HD re-release on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC and even a home console sequel. It was a breath of fresh air-restrained, focused and yet robust and especially impressive for a handheld title. A spinoff originally released for the 3DS early in its lifecycle, Revelations was a return to the spooky, tense atmosphere and adrenaline-laced action that characterized Resident Evil 4, as opposed to the bonkers stunts and breakneck pace of Resident Evil 5 and 6. Before Resident Evil 7 returned the storied but troubled franchise to its survival horror roots, the faint beacon of hope for the series was Resident Evil Revelations.
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