i've not even played resi 7. first person seems kinda wrong imo and has put me off trying it
First half is good.
I'd say it doesn't really feel like a Resident Evil, but then the series is kind of like Ghost Recon, where every title is doing shit completely differently.
For some RE1 is RE, for others, RE4 is RE, etc.
RE7's first half definitely shares some cool dna elements with the series, like the backtracking, and it's just fun to play all around.
The second half becomes more linear and shooty and flat out more boring, because all the good villains are dead by that point.
Still, well worth playing.