videogamescritic
← all games
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 3: Judgment

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 3: Judgment

Capcom · released Mar 10, 2015

SurvivalPCPlayStation 3, PlayStation 4Xbox One, Xbox 360

Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Episode 1 required; sold separately. Xbox Live free membership required. Xbox Live Gold membership required for multiplayer features. Episode Three: Judgment Neil is caught in the Overseer's trap. Following a clue he left behind, Claire and Moira search for a way into the Overseer's tower. Meanwhile, Barry confronts a dangerous figure with a mysterious connection to Natalia's past. Lives and ulterior motives intertwine, never knowing what fate the island has in store. *Additional Raid Mode characters and stages included. *Episode One required to play.

72
VGC Score
·No trend datalow confidence
77%
Press
71%
Player sentiment
67%
Backloggd
155
Ratings

Screenshots & trailers

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)7720
Creator reviews (1 tracked)501
All-time Steam reviews0
Metacritic user ratings7436
Backloggd ratings6742
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 (15)

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.

  • 50
    trust 84CreatorMar 10, 2015

    At this point, the whole game is in desperate need of something big.

    read full review ↗
  • 80
    trust 72Mar 10, 2015

    Revelations 2's third episode offers more puzzles and riddles than the others. The best chapter at the moment, one that can make us remember the good old times.

    read full review ↗
  • 70
    trust 69Mar 16, 2015

    Its ambition is modest, but the execution is good, with ridiculous plot beats, larger than life boss fights, and solid puzzles. Only the dismal environments let this instalment down, which are more lifeless than the corpses that you'll be pumping full of lead.

    read full review ↗
  • 70
    trust 65Mar 12, 2015

    Judgment continues the strong work that the first two episodes started, though it meanders a touch too much, and the increased number of puzzles tend more to hinder rather than genuinely challenge.

    read full review ↗
  • 60
    trust 64Mar 11, 2015

    Although it slows down a bit for the sake of incredibly easy puzzles and some boring, bland environments, Resident Evil: Revelations 2 still continues forward at a fast enough clip to keep fans hooked through next week's finale.

    read full review ↗
  • 80
    trust 63Mar 13, 2015

    Revelations 2 continues to steadily climb upwards in both quality and content, with episode 3 possibly being the longest experience yet. The decision to distribute the episodes weekly also prove that the Resident Evil series makes for a surprisingly good episodic series.

    read full review ↗
  • 75
    trust 62Mar 12, 2015

    Judgment is the best episode so far. The narrative and gameplay mechanics are varied enough and highly satisfying. More puzzles and locations are packed in this chapter, making the gameplay challenging and giving a different experience from what we've tried so far.

    read full review ↗
  • 79
    trust 61Mar 14, 2015

    This third episode offers varied and balanced gameplay with beloved puzzle sections. Arguably leaves much to be desired.

    read full review ↗
  • 75
    trust 59Mar 17, 2015

    Still good. Still the exact way to go for this franchise. But is every horror game required to include a boring sewer level these days?

    read full review ↗
  • 75
    trust 58Mar 11, 2015

    People who enjoyed episodes 1 and 2 will definitely enjoy this third entry. But that also means that Episode 3 does not really offer anything to attract new fans. It is more of the same, without any form of evolution. But, the constant fun we have had makes this title still feel like a good buy.

    read full review ↗
  • 87
    trust 57Mar 10, 2015

    Resident Evil Revelations 2's third episode recovers some of the most memorable moments of the series (rooms filled with traps, final bosses, time limited escapes...) and puts them together in a rollercoaster ride that leaves 3-4 gameplay hours. No sign of puzzles or survival elements, but still, a fun ride that adds more missions for the enjoyable Raid mode, and more collectibles and secrets that make it very replayable. It's the best episode the game had offered so far, as simple as that.

    read full review ↗
  • 80
    trust 56Mar 14, 2015

    If you’ve already got the season pass, you’ll enjoy your run through of Judgement. If you haven’t been convinced to play any episodes by this point, then you may want to wait until the retail disc release.

    read full review ↗

…and 3 more tracked reviews.