I'm the definition of a horror game convert, having been way too terrified to enjoy the genre when I was younger, and I trace much of that conversion back to Resident Evil: Village. The eighth Resi game was the first time I covered one of its launches professionally, and that obligation made me play it all in a sprint – and I loved it.
The combination of straight horror with a crescendo towards action-heavy camp silliness was the perfect catharsis, and I've since hoovered up others, from older Resi games to Silent Hill f and Silent Hill 2 alike. Now, though, the next mainline Resi game is here – Requiem, and I've done the same trick, crashing through it completely.
