By taking a cursory glance at any game’s trophy or achievement list, especially popular AAA games, it becomes obvious that very few gamers actually complete a game’s story compared to how many purchased it. Not so forResident Evil Village, it seems, as according to HowLongToBeat.com, the 8th mainline entry in the seminal horror franchise took home top honors for most completed game of 2021. While not a lengthy game by any means, it seems this year gamers wanted to seeResident Evil Villagethrough until its final moments.
It should be noted however that HowLongToBeat.com is primarily composed of data submitted by users so may not be indicative of the world at large. That being said, according to the data,Resident Evil Villagedid secure the top spot for most completed game of this year.Villagewas not without its competition, however, as itonly narrowly beat outMetroid Dread. In fact, considering the difficulty ofMetroid Dreadon normal, especially its final boss encounter, it’s actually pretty intriguing that so many gamers finished Samus' latest adventure.
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Other titles mentioned at the top of the most completed list was Insomniac’sRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartand Hazelight Studios’It Takes Two, which recently just won the coveted Game of the Year award at The Game Awards. Both titles being so high up makes sense asRatchet & Clankhas so much customization when it comes to difficulty that it allows for people to see the game through to its credits as easily as they want. As forIt Takes Two, Hazelight Studios' award-winning game is accessible for anyone to pick up and play, so it’s no surprise it’s this high up on the list.
Resident Evil Villagemay have indeed been the most completed game but according to HowLongToBeat.com, it was also the second most backlogged game for gamersjust behindNieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139…As far as longest game of the year goes, the site claims thatPathfinder: Wrath of the Righteouswas found to take the longest to beat coming in at around 123 hours, making for an intensely long story campaign.
Capcom’s launch ofResident Evil Villagehas proven to be very successful for the studio and has sold over 5 million copies globally by the end of October 2021.The publisher has stated that DLC forVillageis currently on the waybut hasn’t specified when fans should be expecting it by. Hopefully 2022 will be home to more horrific adventures inResident Evil Village’s terrifying and grotesque world.
Resident Evil Villageis currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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