Resident Evil 7 Biohazard is the latest AAA title to arrive on Apple’s platforms. The game originally launched on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC back in 2017,.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard is the latest AAA title to arrive on Apple’s platforms. The game originally launched on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC back in 2017, and since then has graced multiple other platforms, including the Nintendo Switch and even the defunct Google Stadia. Now, it is available on the iPhone 15 Pro and all iPad and Mac models with M-series chips.
RE7 is a highly celebrated installment in the RE library even by the series’ generally high standards. It was a return to roots for the franchise with a strong focus on survival horror over action and gunplay that dominated the previous couple of games. It was also the first to switch to a more intimate first-person view for the character, which makes the body horror especially visceral and effective.
RE7 features the story of Ethan Winters whose wife goes missing for three years until one day when she sends him a cryptic message calling him to a house in the backwaters of Dulvey, Louisiana. While creepy enough as is, nothing could have prepared Ethan for the horrors that lie waiting for him in that place.
RE7 was a fantastic return to form for the series originally known for its survival horror gameplay. It is, without a doubt, the scariest game in the entire series, with the opening mission, in particular, often causing you to stay rooted in place, too scared to move even though all you’re expected to do is walk around this seemingly empty house. The long, dark hallways of the opening area particularly remind one of P.T., a short horror demo made by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro for a game that never came to be.
RE7 makes incredible use of darkness, the tunnel vision caused by your flashlight, and the dilation of your pupils as you enter any new room in the house or turn your camera around. Your mind is begging for more information from your eyes that the game won’t give you, all the while being hyper-aware of every creak emanating from this decrepit old place. Did you see something move in the shadows up ahead? Well, too bad, because that’s where you are expected to go next.
RE7 on Apple platforms is the exact same game released on other platforms before. On the iPhone, the initial free download from the App Store is 1.19GB. After that, the game asks you to download an additional 10GB when you launch it. Should you choose to purchase the full game through in-app purchase, you will be required to download another 14GB or so. Fully downloaded, the game will take about 25GB of storage without the DLC and 31GB with the DLC.
The DLC for the game includes the Gold Edition upgrade, which includes an additional story mission ‘End of Zoe’ and two minigames called Banned Footage Vol 1 and Vol 2. The Gold Edition upgrade is $20 on top of the $20 for the full base game. You can, however, just download the base game for free, which includes the first chapter.
The review will focus on the technical performance of the game as tested on the iPhone 15 Pro. Like Village, RE7 brings back adjustable graphical settings and resolution but in a more minimal fashion.
