Vaccine could have been great in all honesty and I really wanted it to be. It just, unfortunately, falls some way off. Some may say it’s basically a rip-off but I see it more that the game was made for a bit of fan service for those that love the old Resident Evil games and, because of that, I can’t see it appealing to anybody else in all honesty. It...
Vaccine2017
Vaccine
2017 Rainy Frog56Mediocre
Playable on
Available on
- $3.99
- $3.99
- $9.99
- $9.99
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Details
- Launch
- February 21, 2017
- Developer
- Rainy Night Creations
- Publisher
- Rainy Frog
Overview
Find a vaccine for your infected friend before the time runs out, but be aware your friend will relapse sooner or later and you will have to find a new vaccine in a new randomly rebuilt house. Will you be able uncover the mystery to save your friend once and for all!?
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Reception
Press44
Players69
BadWorthwhile- Metacritic48from 7 reviews
- OpenCritic41from 8 reviews
Vaccine may be based on a good concept but it deserved a sharper execution and better controls, not to mention a more presentable audiovisual environment. Its lack of variety and overall sense of dullness mean that what could have been a fun and engaging game ends up becoming a non-performing idea that is overridden by its negative elements.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend Vaccine on the Nintendo Switch. Sure, it's certainly a novelty to release a game in 2017 with the looks and control mechanics of something from back in 1996, but the game feels as if it would have benefited from a couple of extra months of fine tuning.
Vaccine isn't a title I'd recommend even to the most fervent survival horror fans. There just isn't enough variation to continue playing death after death. Stay away from this one.
The idea of implementing roguelike elements and endless game design in old-school survival horror has potential, but Vaccine fails to capitalise on it. Aspects where the developers could have improved on were perks that could allow a 180-degree turn, a map system, or even a combo system where it can be possible to earn back extra time like Resident...