Im probably the worse person to talk about pacing, its not something I pay attention to or that bothers me. If the gameplay is good, then Im good, give me more. Growing up with JRPG’s that went all over the place and overstayed there welcome was a norm to me lol. I loved RE8 being longer.
I really enjoyed RE7, it had a more horror feel and I felt RE was going back to its roots even though it was 1st person. I consider RE7/8 going more classic formula than RE4/5/6 etc. RE7/8 went back to Metroidvania level design, less action, more horror and worrying about running to your next save point lol.
RE7 done a great job but for me RE8 done it better. The level design and the main area connecting to a different areas mansion/castle etc, Ive always wanted that in a RE game. More enemies, bigger much more classic Metroidvania gameplay and level design, and House Beneviento was as scary as any other part in RE lol. I enjoyed RE7/8. I enjoyed RE4 but after coming down from the high, I released hey that didn’t even feel like RE.
Yeah the Remakes formula is great too, the best apart from the cut content. I was a bit dissapointed with RE2 remake, the first hour was the GOTY for me, but I felt when Mr X appeared it ruined it for me. Still fantastic game.
Im looking forward to CV if they fix some issues and dont cut content