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hunterb89's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
narabedla's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
whatlouisreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
renatasnacks's review against another edition
2.0
I mean, I wasn't the target audience of this book. It was......fine.
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stevenmcintyre's review against another edition
2.0
Resident Evil, but not as we know it :(
SD Perry missed one of the major themes of Resident Evil, it's Survival Horror. Caliban Cove has the protagonists fighting the zombies as a team with seemingly a full arsenal at their disposal. Resident Evil should always be about, one or two people working together, under duress, with limited bullets and supplies. Caliban Cove didn't succeed in capturing these themes. Plus, Caliban Cove should have centered its story around Rebecca Chambers. But, by the middle of the book, Rebecca become nothing more than another side character. Disappointing.
The thought process behind giving the lower-caste zombies, guns and the ability to speak, didn't work for me. If a zombie is going to retain some kind of humanity and the ability to converse, they need to be important characters within the story, like. Also, SD Perry should have used a different puzzle to the one used in Die Hard With A Vengeance.
Overall, an OKish Resident Evil story that should have been more about Rebecca Chambers and more about Survival Horror.
SD Perry missed one of the major themes of Resident Evil, it's Survival Horror. Caliban Cove has the protagonists fighting the zombies as a team with seemingly a full arsenal at their disposal. Resident Evil should always be about, one or two people working together, under duress, with limited bullets and supplies. Caliban Cove didn't succeed in capturing these themes. Plus, Caliban Cove should have centered its story around Rebecca Chambers. But, by the middle of the book, Rebecca become nothing more than another side character. Disappointing.
The thought process behind giving the lower-caste zombies, guns and the ability to speak, didn't work for me. If a zombie is going to retain some kind of humanity and the ability to converse, they need to be important characters within the story, like
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William BirkinOverall, an OKish Resident Evil story that should have been more about Rebecca Chambers and more about Survival Horror.
vanmeers's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
etienne02's review against another edition
3.0
Find this one very close to be annoying, almost gave him 2 stars. The characters have no evolution and for the new one just empty personality, the story is simple, even for this kind of book, and you see it all coming for miles away. There are action, good action, but again nothing extraordinary. So you can considered it with a low 3 stars, more of a 2.5 actually. Just hope next one will be better...