I finally played through the game. Cleared the whole thing in about 2-3 nights.

What a great game. Resident Evil 7 cleared up any uncertainties I had about the franchise, and it's clearly alive and well. I might write an actual review of it, but overall it's a fantastic game that is well worth anyone's time and money.

I think it's got me motivated to play through the next two games in the series I haven't finished! Namely RE6 and RE1. I'll probably start with RE1 though. :P