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Resident Evil 7: biohazard - End of Zoe

Resident Evil 7: biohazard - End of Zoe

Capcom · released Dec 12, 2017

SurvivalPCPlayStation 4Xbox One

Play as a previously unseen member of the Baker family in a shocking additional installment of their saga. Experience the wilder side of survival horror as you fight hand-to-hand with the horrific creatures dwelling in the swamps outside of the Baker estate. Discover the ultimate fate of Zoe and witness the end of the Baker family's tragic events.

75
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence
75%
Press
75%
Player sentiment
75%
Backloggd
4,329
Ratings

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How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)7520
All-time Steam reviews0
Metacritic user ratings7681
Backloggd ratings75750
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)0
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 0 reviews sampled · 0 total reviews in window · weighted 0 up / 0 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (13)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 70
    trust 69Dec 14, 2017

    Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’s End of Zoe expansion offers the kind of tongue-in-cheek silliness only Capcom’s survival horror franchise can provide. Played straight with some pretty serious stakes, the DLC still manages to be downright stupid all at the same time. It’s a wonderful send-off for one of 2017’s greats.

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  • 70
    trust 66Dec 29, 2017

    Quotation forthcoming.

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  • 70
    trust 64Dec 13, 2017

    The fact that we can still be surprised by such a long-running series is one of the best things we can say about the game and its DLC.

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  • 70
    trust 59Dec 17, 2017

    End of Zoe is just wacky enough to work, although it doesn’t really build on Resident Evil 7 in any meaningful way. It doesn’t add much to the game’s story, lacks any truly memorable set pieces, and, most crucially, isn’t scary. As a curiosity, End of Zoe is a worthwhile experience, but it’s a somewhat odd final statement for the Resident Evil 7 saga.

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  • 75
    trust 58Jan 25, 2018

    Want to know what happened to Zoe? Here are the answers, in a worthy finale. Though the story Resident Evil 7 is now over, this definitely won’t be the last time we hear from the series.

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  • 80
    trust 57Jan 2, 2018

    End of Zoe is a Resident Evil 7 gaiden that replaces guns with fists, herbs with bugs, and grenades with javelins. Becoming a bog frolicking ex-boxer uncle who fights monsters with his bare hands is precisely how I wanted to end 2017. End of Zoe is temporal, unhinged, and, either by intention or accident (it doesn't matter), often hilarious.

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  • 82
    trust 57Dec 11, 2017

    Despite the changes made, the end of Zoe picks up the witness of Resident Evil 7, offering a great gaming experience and maintaining the change of direction of the saga made by the previous one. Although it is a good ending to close the story, its high price and its short duration are not so much. Even so, it's worth playing.

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  • 78
    trust 53Dec 14, 2017

    Given its very condensed duration it remains difficult to recommend the purchase at full price (The End of Zoe costs about fifteen euros), but if you already have the season pass download it without delay: think of it as a little extra that Capcom has granted more fans convinced of the seventh Biohazard.

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  • 70
    trust 52Dec 15, 2017

    End of Zoe is a disappointing DLC. It lasts two hours e show us how to do a step back from the main game. Joe Baker and his punches are a bad game design choices that will not convince even the fans of Resident Evil 7.

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  • 75
    trust 52Dec 22, 2017

    Interesting DLC starred by a new character that has to fight a real threat in the form of a new type of enemy. Only lasts for two hours or so, but it´s a very satisfying experience.

  • 80
    trust 51Dec 22, 2017

    Quotation forthcoming.

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  • 90
    trust 50Jan 26, 2018

    End of Zoe is incredibly well-paced and zips through four mid-sized locations in around an hour, including a return to an old haunt that’s been completely transformed by the Umbrella-led cleanup. End of Zoe is an incredible expansion to RE7 not just because it completely rebuilds the core gameplay and still works perfectly, but because it reinforces just how transformative VR is to the horror experience.

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