Since I made a post in the complaints thread I think it's fair to make a nice post of things to praise since I like this game.
Let's see, where to start....
The little additions of necessary realism. Leon tripping over zombies was hilarious, at first I didn't know what the heck was going on and why Leon kept gasping the throwing his arms in the air. Then I looked on the floor and was like, "Oh, dead bodies. XD" Although sometimes it can get annoying if the area is packed with them and your trying to stumble all the way to the other side of the room. But this is a praise thread.
Puzzles!
The fanservice for both male in females were appropriately added to the game and wasn't too over the top. Even Ada's fanservice wasn't that out of place for a change. Having Carla naked made sense because she was just born. Jake being in custody as a guinea pig was the perfect reason to make him topless. That is how fanservice should be done, in moderation and in harmony with the story, not going out of the way to make the characters be sexy on purpose.
I notice alot of gamers seem to hate QTEs, but I absolutely love them, and this game had the absolute best ones I have ever come across. I think it adds realism to the experience in alot of cases. Like having to press the right parts of the circle just in time to not only have Leon shoot in time to save Helena in the helicopter, but to aim properly. The speed you have to press them at is reasonable to dodge a hit as if someone is taking an actual swing at you. Then again, that is why I like QTEs in general anyway, but as I said, this game did it the best.
The fact that it was so dark. I know this is also something some people had a problem with, but at least the developers were considerate enough to offer a setting before the game started.
Acceptable soundtrack. Leon's staff roll is epic it just screams the awsomeness of his character. When I first heard it right after I beat Leon's game I felt this sense of gaming accomplishment and satisfaction. I started reminiscing over the fun hours of the game I just played and the past Resident Evil games of my childhood especially the ones with Leon since the song captures the feel of his character well. That is what a score should sound like, those are the feelings a good soundtrack should bring.
The execution of new characters and the returning of old ones. Every RE fan that knows a little about me knows that I didn't care for Wesker's new direction in 5 and how he got killed off, but since there nothing I can do about it, my optimistic side accepts Jake. He is awsome! I love his attitude, his moves, his depth,...his topless body in that one chapter. :3 and more. Sherry returns as a bad ass but still a sweet girl. I thought she was going to end up bad since they never stated that Leon and Claire made an effort to find her after Raccoon and last we heard she was in Wesker's custody, but I think they retconned that. And now she's a protagonist working as a government agent like big brother Leon.
Don't even get me started on the epicness of Piers. I don't think I even need to say much about him that isn't obvious. I'll keep the praise at a minimum for now to make room for other stuff in this post. Unlike Jake, he didn't impress my in the trailers, I thought he was gonna be another lame tag along no one was going to remember and/or care about, but he won me over by the first cutscene. Which brings me to my next praise for this game.
It's good to see some more of a human side of a character, Chris being depressed, drunk, and suffering from mental illness. While seeing Chris, Jill, Leon, Claire, ect kick so much ass all the time, it's easy to forget that after all that is over they probably go home and cry in their pillows. I felt sorry for Chris, but this was good for his character. I wish they would do scenes like this a little more with other characters too.
I appreciated how they were able to understandably age Leon a little bit without making him look like py****. His looks may not be as youthful as they once were but he's still the pretty boy of the lead characters in my opinion. With his delicious DMC4 Dante lookin' self.
*Sigh* That's all for now, I have to keep this post at a minimum if I want people to read it. XD Later guys.
