Expert review of resident evil revelations

4. The game quickly immerses the player
in a story with a non intrusive tutorial

5. The second character is actually nice to
have with you and not a burden
anymore compared to RE 4 & 5

6. Just like in old times, this resident evil
balances action with exploration

7. Play session length is adapted to
working audience

8. The game allows different play styles
Fight or flight, explore or speedrun…

9. Gameplay is varied across scenarios,
with for each specific scenes, focus on
different features and playing styles

10. Top 5 usability / Playability issues

11. 14
Visual…
9
4
-1
Contr…
Press start to pause the game during a
cinematic skips important information

12. Possible solutions
1. Start pauses the game as usual, and a second
input allows to skip the cinematic
2. Start skips the cinematic, but it’s divided into
parts. For example, the tv show and the player
scenes are separate and « start » only skips the
first. It’s unlikely the player will make this error
twice in a row
3. Show « Hold the start » ou « Press start to
skip » for 5 seconds if the player presses Start
the first time

13. Consist…
14
Switching to the right weapon requires
thinking….
9
4
-1
Input…

14. Possible solutions

15. After the sequence where you fall and
can’t walk, you can’t equip a shotgun
you have. It’s confusing.

16. Possible solutions
1. Add a sign on the choice to show wether it is
available or not (like on contextual actions)
2. Make clear that you lost it

17. Consiste…
14
Visual…
9
4
-1
Controls
Input settings should be visible
immediately
Control options should be more explicit

18. Possible solutions

19. Consistency
14
Visual…
9
4
-1
Training…
Game…
Controls
Details = X, square or triangle
Switch screen is L1 / R1 or with square
Button hint is at the bottom, middle right, upper
right….

20. The game uses 2 different maps which
can be confusing and adds unnecessary
complexity to the game

21. Possible solutions

22. Possible solutions

23. Possible solutions

24. Possible solutions

25. 14
Respo…
9
Visual…
4
Comm…
-1
View…
The scanner needs to be equiped to
know whether there is something to
scan

26. The scanner sees through ceilings

27. Possible solutions
1. Allow the player to know whether he should
look for an item without needing to equip the
scanner : sound, hud, vibration
2. Make it faster to open the scanner
3. Don’t detect items that are in other rooms
4. When scanning, give a sign that shows wether
the item is in the same room as the player or not
5. When scanning, give a hint regarding the
direction to look towards, at least up or down

28. Usability / playability improvement
Problems found by type
Before
After
Consistency
14
Response times
12
Customizability
10
8
Visual representations
6
Artificial intelligence
4
2
0
Command sequences
-2
Training and help
View mismatch
Skip content
Game status
Input mapping
Controls

29. To improve further…