I never played any other Resident Evil game before this one, but I'd have to say that I had a blast with this. The villagers are scary at first, comical in parts. The bosses are pretty cool, and pretty easy once you figure out the strategy behind each. It definitely gets stressful in parts and I like the fact that weapons are limited and it's up to you to upgrade and buy what you think you need. The controls take some getting used to, but once you conquer them, you can kick some serious butt. It's one of the best games I've finished, but the final boss was kind of a disappointment to me. He's easy to figure out and didn't kill me at all. He was gone after 1 attempt. Definite replay value!