Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Resident Evil 7 is terrifying because it feels hungry, hostile, masters tension and understands the importance of dread. It bleeds inheritance, and blood, as they say, is thicker than water.
For the first two-thirds of the game, that thickness is unmistakable. The horror suffocates. The estate is a living wound that drips red. But as you leave the house, ascend from the swamp, that blood does become water. The oppressive tension evaporates. The final act shifts to running, gunning, hollow mines and anticlimactic goodbyes. The dread drains out and the atmosphere thins.
But how much of a problem is that? Do the ship, the mine, and The Infamous Choice tarnish Resident Evil 7’s legacy? Or are they footnotes to a game that people claim “Saved Resident Evil?”
Thumbnail by @hotcyder
Specimen Art by @SamanthaSaunderz
Quote Reads by @LackingSaint
"Blood is Thicker" by @marinaryan - youtube.com/watch?v=2FT1pAr0wx8
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:14 - Down with the Sickness
00:12:56 - The House Has Eyes
00:31:27 - Family Business
00:56:05 - A Pocket Knife?
01:08:52 - Play a Game
01:17:43 - End of Zoe
01:27:08 - Missing in Action
01:35:45 - Not a Hero
01:49:01 - Blood is Thicker
RESIDENT EVIL: REQUIEM CRITIQUE - DAYS GONE BY
youtu.be/ddCeDUdP4Ow
RESIDENT EVIL: VILLAGE RETROSPECTIVE - SEASON OF THE WITCH
youtube.com/watch?v=X_hRkF26N34
RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD RETROSPECTIVE - BLOOD IS THICKER
youtu.be/TDB_qp1M2go
RESIDENT EVIL 6 CRITIQUE - PANDORA'S BOX
youtu.be/tPtPK2Vgmyo
RESIDENT EVIL 5 CRITIQUE - FUTURE WITHOUT FEAR
youtube.com/watch?v=l6T59SCafYE
RESIDENT EVIL 4 CRITIQUE - STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
youtu.be/VBVXT1sb1m0
RESIDENT EVIL 3 CRITIQUE - SEEING STARS
youtube.com/watch?v=TNdWDbsZcD8
RESIDENT EVIL 2 CRITIQUE - MUTATE OR DIE
youtube.com/watch?v=cpCok-XgRh0
RESIDENT EVIL CRITIQUE - HELL IS EMPTY
youtube.com/watch?v=wr-XJUMs6SE
DEATH STRANDING CRITIQUE - LETTERS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
youtu.be/uTr74l85ZjQ
I MADE MY WIFE PLAY RESIDENT EVIL
youtu.be/aUyP9tGWer4?si=aL5rPiSIQ529yF7w
REFERENCES
1 - Alex Aniel: Itchy, Tasty
2 - Video Games Chronicle: Capcom wanted Resident Evil 7 to be a live service game with microtransactions
3 - Forbes: An Interview with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard director Koshi Nakanishi
4 - Thomas Ligotti: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
5 - The Medium: Analog horror and the uncanny valley - what makes it so terrifying?
6 - IGN: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard Review
7 - Original Sound Version: Composer Michael A. Levine talks about the Resident Evil iohazard theme song
8 - Capcom: Resident Evil 7 Concept Art
9 - Capcom: Resident Evil 7 - Making Of (Beginning Hour)
10 - Capcom: Resident Evil 7 - Making Of (Welcome to the Family!)
11 - Gamedeveloper.com: How Resident Evil 7's devs cultivated horror from reality
12 - Vice: Capcom Explains the Long, Confusing Journey of Making ‘Resident Evil 7’
13 - Alex Aniel: BIOHAZARD 7 INSIDE REPORT File 01: The Meaning of A Moment of Silence
MUSIC
INTRO
1 - Marina Ryan: Blood is Thicker (Instrumental)
PART 1
1 - Oak and Cherry: Flower
2 - Alon Peretz: Spiral
PART 2
1 - Idan Altman: Another Dream
2 - Bamtone: By the River
PART 3
1 - Michele Nobler: Float
2 - Falconer: Bleak Desert Dusk
3 - Bottega Baltazar: Fantic 5 - Toulouse
4 - Martin Puehringer: The Bridge
5 - Alon Peretz: Once I Remember
6 - Mark Grundhoefer: Barefoot
7 - Max H: Railroad
PART 4
1 - Bennett Sullivan: Pasture Blues
2 - Melancholicks: Several
PART 5
1 - Southern Call: Black Motorcycle
PART 6
1 - Swirling Ship: Wild
2 - Mark Grundhoefer: Morgan
3 - Falconer: Swamp Shack
PART 7
1 - Moment of Now: Circle of Eternity
2 - Master Minded: Trust
PART 8
1 - Falconer: On the River
2 - G-Yerro: Dark Hollows 12
3 - Ben Winwood: Hope
4 - Michael Vignola: Close Your Eyes
PART 9
1 - Resident Evil Revelations OST: Save Room Theme
2 - Falconer: Calming Thoughtful Evening
3 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Floating In Between
4 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Save Room Theme
5 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Instrumental)
6 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Go Tell Aunt Rhody
7 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Daidara Bocchi
8 - Marina Ryan: Blood is Thicker - youtube.com/watch?v=2FT1pAr0wx8
#residentevil7 #residentevil7review #residentevil7critique
Resident Evil 7 is terrifying because it feels hungry, hostile, masters tension and understands the importance of dread. It bleeds inheritance, and blood, as they say, is thicker than water.
For the first two-thirds of the game, that thickness is unmistakable. The horror suffocates. The estate is a living wound that drips red. But as you leave the house, ascend from the swamp, that blood does become water. The oppressive tension evaporates. The final act shifts to running, gunning, hollow mines and anticlimactic goodbyes. The dread drains out and the atmosphere thins.
But how much of a problem is that? Do the ship, the mine, and The Infamous Choice tarnish Resident Evil 7’s legacy? Or are they footnotes to a game that people claim “Saved Resident Evil?”
Thumbnail by @hotcyder
Specimen Art by @SamanthaSaunderz
Quote Reads by @LackingSaint
"Blood is Thicker" by @marinaryan - youtube.com/watch?v=2FT1pAr0wx8
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:14 - Down with the Sickness
00:12:56 - The House Has Eyes
00:31:27 - Family Business
00:56:05 - A Pocket Knife?
01:08:52 - Play a Game
01:17:43 - End of Zoe
01:27:08 - Missing in Action
01:35:45 - Not a Hero
01:49:01 - Blood is Thicker
RESIDENT EVIL: REQUIEM CRITIQUE - DAYS GONE BY
youtu.be/ddCeDUdP4Ow
RESIDENT EVIL: VILLAGE RETROSPECTIVE - SEASON OF THE WITCH
youtube.com/watch?v=X_hRkF26N34
RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD RETROSPECTIVE - BLOOD IS THICKER
youtu.be/TDB_qp1M2go
RESIDENT EVIL 6 CRITIQUE - PANDORA'S BOX
youtu.be/tPtPK2Vgmyo
RESIDENT EVIL 5 CRITIQUE - FUTURE WITHOUT FEAR
youtube.com/watch?v=l6T59SCafYE
RESIDENT EVIL 4 CRITIQUE - STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
youtu.be/VBVXT1sb1m0
RESIDENT EVIL 3 CRITIQUE - SEEING STARS
youtube.com/watch?v=TNdWDbsZcD8
RESIDENT EVIL 2 CRITIQUE - MUTATE OR DIE
youtube.com/watch?v=cpCok-XgRh0
RESIDENT EVIL CRITIQUE - HELL IS EMPTY
youtube.com/watch?v=wr-XJUMs6SE
DEATH STRANDING CRITIQUE - LETTERS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
youtu.be/uTr74l85ZjQ
I MADE MY WIFE PLAY RESIDENT EVIL
youtu.be/aUyP9tGWer4?si=aL5rPiSIQ529yF7w
REFERENCES
1 - Alex Aniel: Itchy, Tasty
2 - Video Games Chronicle: Capcom wanted Resident Evil 7 to be a live service game with microtransactions
3 - Forbes: An Interview with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard director Koshi Nakanishi
4 - Thomas Ligotti: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
5 - The Medium: Analog horror and the uncanny valley - what makes it so terrifying?
6 - IGN: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard Review
7 - Original Sound Version: Composer Michael A. Levine talks about the Resident Evil iohazard theme song
8 - Capcom: Resident Evil 7 Concept Art
9 - Capcom: Resident Evil 7 - Making Of (Beginning Hour)
10 - Capcom: Resident Evil 7 - Making Of (Welcome to the Family!)
11 - Gamedeveloper.com: How Resident Evil 7's devs cultivated horror from reality
12 - Vice: Capcom Explains the Long, Confusing Journey of Making ‘Resident Evil 7’
13 - Alex Aniel: BIOHAZARD 7 INSIDE REPORT File 01: The Meaning of A Moment of Silence
MUSIC
INTRO
1 - Marina Ryan: Blood is Thicker (Instrumental)
PART 1
1 - Oak and Cherry: Flower
2 - Alon Peretz: Spiral
PART 2
1 - Idan Altman: Another Dream
2 - Bamtone: By the River
PART 3
1 - Michele Nobler: Float
2 - Falconer: Bleak Desert Dusk
3 - Bottega Baltazar: Fantic 5 - Toulouse
4 - Martin Puehringer: The Bridge
5 - Alon Peretz: Once I Remember
6 - Mark Grundhoefer: Barefoot
7 - Max H: Railroad
PART 4
1 - Bennett Sullivan: Pasture Blues
2 - Melancholicks: Several
PART 5
1 - Southern Call: Black Motorcycle
PART 6
1 - Swirling Ship: Wild
2 - Mark Grundhoefer: Morgan
3 - Falconer: Swamp Shack
PART 7
1 - Moment of Now: Circle of Eternity
2 - Master Minded: Trust
PART 8
1 - Falconer: On the River
2 - G-Yerro: Dark Hollows 12
3 - Ben Winwood: Hope
4 - Michael Vignola: Close Your Eyes
PART 9
1 - Resident Evil Revelations OST: Save Room Theme
2 - Falconer: Calming Thoughtful Evening
3 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Floating In Between
4 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Save Room Theme
5 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Instrumental)
6 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Go Tell Aunt Rhody
7 - Resident Evil 7 OST: Daidara Bocchi
8 - Marina Ryan: Blood is Thicker - youtube.com/watch?v=2FT1pAr0wx8
#residentevil7 #residentevil7review #residentevil7critique
