It "makes sense" for Capcom to explore action "more fully" with Resident Evil, the publisher's said.
Asked why the series has taken a more action-focussed stance - specifically with Operation Raccoon City - Turner said:
"We've seen the popularity of Resident Evil increase massively as the series became more action oriented - Resident Evil 5 is the biggest seller in the series. So, it makes sense for us to follow this action area more fully."
He added of Operation Raccoon City: "The dream would be that the millions of Call of Duty fans that are enjoying these fast-paced online games are attracted to this Resident Evil."
For those who don't do gaming news past 10pm, Capcom released the first Resident Evil 6 trailer late last night, and initial feedback from readers has certainly been mixed.
Some CVG forum goers called the reveal "actually amazing," while others hit the comments section to express their disappointment that Resi 6 looks to be "a full on action game now".
Got an opinion? Let us know in the comments. Otherwise, check out Mike Jackson's Resident Evil 6 trailer dissection, which includes a whopping 101 screenshots.
Resident Evil 6 is out on November 20, 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Comments
69 comments so far...
Gambini on 20 Jan '12 said:
Even the Resi Devs are after the COD crowd... this isn't going to end well...
photoboy on 20 Jan '12 said:
FFS.
dicky1993 on 20 Jan '12 said:
it might have sold more but that's because more people have consoles now, but the reception wasn't the best, they are destroying the franchise
FixBeatGames on 20 Jan '12 said:
i sincerely hope those comments are full about operation raccoon city and not resi 6.
the trailer looks like it has plenty of suspense and horror parts, so if this turns out to be b*****ks and video editing of game footage to give us that idea, then i will be getting a refund.
it's such a f**king shame that SALES is the biggest factor for devs nowadays.
kirinnokoshin on 20 Jan '12 said:
'You are now about to leave the world of survival horror'
Imaduck on 20 Jan '12 said:
Is there like an express off this f**king rock? I seriously want to move planets
kirinnokoshin on 20 Jan '12 said:
"The dream would be that the millions of Call of Duty fans that are enjoying these fast-paced online games are attracted to this Resident Evil."
Better get to work on those multiplayer maps then...
zombiesinmyhead on 20 Jan '12 said:
Yeah, wicked, Resident Evil for the ADHD generation.
BOOM! BANG! WHIZZ! PEW-PEW! GEDDODACHAPPAAAA!!!
I can't wait for MP lobbys full of kids with more Xs in their tags than anything else. Really. Its whats made the series what it is.
Imaduck on 20 Jan '12 said:
See if they do this s**t with Dead Space 3. Heads. Will. Roll !
Big_Bad_Bassist on 20 Jan '12 said:
Wasn't resi 5 also the only one to come out on all platforms at once? Bar code veronica possibly, i cant remember
ingy on 20 Jan '12 said:
Splinter Cell, Fear, Dead Space , Mass Effect, and now this franchise, i'm sure there are more but these titles immediately spring to mind, it's like they are all morphing into the same game, non stop action and zero strategy, more cinematics, more speed, less individuality, less charm.
lofty_1985 on 20 Jan '12 said:
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Resident Evil is SURVIVAL HORROR, Ive got nothing against cod. I still play MW2 be please let Call of Duty be, and Bring back classic resi from the 90's
Mobius01 on 20 Jan '12 said:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2zf75v5.gif
svd_grasshopper on 20 Jan '12 said:
oh f**k.
count me out as of this moment.
RE5 was guff of the highest order. now i can see their downhill descent is firmly planned.
@ Mobius01 -
absolutely class... that just about sums it up. no words required.
DAEDALUS79 on 20 Jan '12 said:
oh.dear.god
FixBeatGames on 20 Jan '12 said:
whoa, whoa, whoa. dead space? dead space and dead space 2 aren't more action based than horror. they're a prime example of what resi6 needs to do. permanent atmosphere that makes you dread every corner, clever minimal sound to convey the atmosphere and enemies that will f**king kill you if you let them get to close. ie, NOT what resi 5 was
eastldn on 20 Jan '12 said:
re5 sucked donkey balls
why are you trying to get cod fans? stop.
stickyfiddle on 20 Jan '12 said:
This makes me sad
Clearly the money-men are making the decisions at Capcom. Why not try making the best game you can make, then marketing it properly? Radical, but it just might work...
What are the odds of getting a new Silent Hill that isn't s**te? I think I've given up on RE now
:(
darry on 20 Jan '12 said:
Code Veronica was originally a Dreamcast exclusive, if memory serves correctly.
TheCrimsonFenix on 20 Jan '12 said:
It's funny.. people often answer those who are worried about the state of gaming with stuff like "explore new genres you wouldn't have before" or "there are still great games out there, try out a few indie games" but really.. it just doesn't sooth my personal hatred of the direction gaming has been going for a long time. Once brilliant series being absolutely ruined with unnecessary changes being made to appeal to audiences they shouldn't be aiming for in the first place..
Not the state I fantasised gaming would be in years ago before the current consoles.. sad days.
gmcb007 on 20 Jan '12 said:
I can't believe they actually said that...
f**k Capcom, another lazy ass publisher trying to mooch easy money over series rehauling.
The ironic thing abut it is that most of these COD fans stick to playing COD. I mean a lot of them rarely play much variety of games. So really they're p**sing off their fanbase that got them here in the first place and failing to pull in sales from the new targeted market.
MrPirtniw on 20 Jan '12 said:
Now this is really bad news- resi 4 and 5 were ok as action games go but I've played scarier Rayman games. Dead Space managed to make some nasty looking monsters and had good, atmospheric sounds but was so predictable and action packed it just wasn't scary either. This is a real sh!tter for me and other survival horror fans as the genre is already in decline. I thought Capcom stated they were taking Resi back to its roots?
Better lug my Original Xbox out and fire up Project Zero.
Mobius01 on 20 Jan '12 said:
Mate, there are no words to express my disgust, so I let Mr. Vaughn do it
FixBeatGames on 20 Jan '12 said:
well said. nobody is going to get COD fans off COD. it's that simple. resident evil already has a huge fanbase (even before the 'record sales' of resi5 (as stated, it is the only simultaneous multiformat resi ever and was released when the games industry is bigger than it ever was, doesn't take a genius to work out why it sold more, and it WASN'T because it was an action game ffs))
i'm so glad i'm involved with the indie gaming scene, the big releases of the last couple of years have been totally over-hyped pieces of crap, from resi 5 to battlefield 3 to sonic generations to la noire. CHECK OUT THE SMALLER INDIE COMPANIES PEOPLE, THEY MAKE GAMES BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO, NOT TO "TRY AND CATCH THE COD CROWD". (oh and the games are cheaper, sometimes free)
ingy on 20 Jan '12 said:
Sorry, i meant Dead Space 2, which i found paled compared to the original which was far more creepy than the all out action fest of it's sequel. I dug out 'Splinter Cell Chaos Theory' last night to see if it was as good as i remembered it, and yes it is, i can't believe that we currently have no stealth game available, and likely never will again because it's considered a niche market, because of it's lack of guns and low kills per minute.
In a strange way it's almost like we are going backwards in gaming, the Serious Sam franchise was originally criticised for just being a game with masses of over the top weapons, and wave after wave of endless enemies/action. Seems like all modern games are trying to mimic this.
p.s. i liked Serious Sam, i just dont want every game to be like it.
benedictm on 20 Jan '12 said:
This is the most depressing thing I have read in ages
ladycroft142 on 20 Jan '12 said:
Surely Resident Evil 5's success over other installments is due to the wider audience it enjoyed thanks to its release on 360 and PS3? Resi 4 was on the console that nobody bought, the Gamecube, as well as PS2 and this to me has more of an influence than the fact 5 an all out shooter and not a traditional Resident Evil-esque title at all.
I do like the look of this game but with a worrying amount of uniquely atmospheric titles, Hitman, Silent Hill etc. all jumping on the action bandwagon it looks like blowing s**t up is the way to avoid genuine creativity these days.
flash501 on 20 Jan '12 said:
They already started doing it with Dead Space 2. 3 will be like the last few Chapters of the second one, guaranteed. Plus, there will be more emphasis put on the MP too.
As for this story:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Solid Snake UK on 20 Jan '12 said:
lets hit them were hit hurts. buy pre-owned. f**k capcom
c**ts
k-mysta on 20 Jan '12 said:
No No No NO NOOOOOOOOO!I tried. I tried and hoped. The trailer showed me glimpses you were trying to please everyone. I was cool with that. You were trying to bring balance. Now you come out with this. You want to bring those guys in. Are we not enough for you? We faithful 1-5 fans not enough, you have to go and grab those mass appeal guys? This hurts me. You're just like all the other gir...games. You start off nice and welcoming, but as soon as you see more money, you're willing to change for it. It's like all those memories mean nothing. I'm glad I don't get to see you till November. I don't know if my heart could stand seeing you flaunt yourself knowing exactly whats on your mind.
sh4dow83 on 20 Jan '12 said:
I already refused to buy RE5 because of the real-time menu (RE4 was the first RE I ever bought and played through - three times even!) and as it sounds, it's going to get even worse.
Reminds me of how they made Marvel vs. Capcom 3 more mainstream-friendly. Yet another Capcom game where I loved the predecessor (unlocked everything in MvC 2 through ~80 hours of playing) and refused to buy the sequel because they ditched core mechanics that made the former game great.
xxx128 on 20 Jan '12 said:
Survival horror is dead. Greed killed it, lol. Thank you capcom...
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Mmmmgrolsch on 20 Jan '12 said:
MPH on 20 Jan '12 said:
2 things.
1. As someone else said there are more consoles sales now spread between Sony, MS and Ninty as it's no longer considered 'sad' to be a gamer.
2. After the success of RE4, plenty of people rushed out to buy RE5 believing it would be just as good, if not better. They were left extremely p**sed off with the end result, at least a large quantity of those people were.
I flat out will not buy this game until at least a month beyond its release. I am not being stung by an action orientated Gears fest again. I bought previous RE's for a reason. Gears gameplay was NOT that reason.
richomack360 on 20 Jan '12 said:
What the muppet meant to say was
"Resident Evil was only a minor success when it came out as it was a niche game for a niche market that had only just come into existence - obviously we thought this game would sell 1 billion copies when it first came out. The fact it was up against Ridge Racers, Tekkens and everything else out on the Playstation shouldnt of harmed our sales figures...I mean who wouldn't buy a niche game when a console has so many established heavyweights....?
It didn't sell well so we produced Resident Evil 2 and went multiplatform, the £60 price tag on the N64 shouldn't of put people off and more people should of bought it for the playstation as it had more shiny discs. Resident Evil 3 sold ok, but we noticed there was a distinct lack of bangs and kapows - so we go back to the drawing board and thought we needed more guns and explosions in place of tension, plot and suspense. So generally we are trying - with every new game, to coninually erode what makes the survival horror great and tap into the mindless CoD crowd...I mean Resident Evil 5 was the biggest seller - not because the price was cut in half a few months after release or because it didn't resemble the original survival horror template to appeal to the shooting fans, or even the fact it was available on the majority of platforms (unlike resident evil 1). Everyone loves fast paced action shooting right, so we think by diluting a franchise we can improve it? No way at all are we trying to make more money out of a franchise by obliterating what it means like Syndicate and Starbreeze are...."
adison on 20 Jan '12 said:
Disappointed.
budge on 20 Jan '12 said:
Unfortunately 'action packed' is the focus with most games nowadays, maybe it's supposed to bring the fun back into gaming but shooting wave after wave of mindless zombies/soldiers/monsters doesn't exactly keep me on the edge of my seat. It's exactly this reason why i thought Saint's Row 3 was a letdown and nowhere near as fun as the second game.
iucidium on 20 Jan '12 said:
Call Of Redfield: Modern Leon
sonic_uk on 20 Jan '12 said:
Why are they trying to appeal to a group who don't know any other game exists outside of their precious Cod franchise? Maybe it must be the awesome experience of having adolescent teenagers with no job and no future screaming abuse down a mic at you that Capcom wish to convey to their fans?
This is a f***ing insult, and this is coming from someone who dosnt even like survival horror but I can sympathise with resi and the genres fans on this.
iucidium on 20 Jan '12 said:
Capcom's further Westernisation of its marketing/development
*carries on playing Dark Souls
KK-Headcharge78 on 20 Jan '12 said:
Poor move Capcom, very poor. While the idiots still spout this misguided crap about COD been for kids who play nothing else (it's ok to just say you don't like you know, I mean it's clear you know feck all about why so many do) the fact is COD is a behemoth that very few games will ever touch. In a sense, from a business point of view, I can understand their logic, who wouldn't want the massive sales? However this negates the fact that the history of Resi needs to stay with survival horror or it will go 2 maybe three more episodes before dying a sad death. COD's market is not Resi's market, COD struck gold with a game that appeals to millions but like an iphone others will imitate it but have no real chance of catching it. For Capcom it's not a surprising route (didn't they do something similar with DMC?) but we all know how it will end. I played that Racoon game at Gamefest and it was barely more than 'just another shooter...' wouldn't struggle to touch Homefront. Face it Capcom the shooter genre is owned by COD and heavily winged by EA's triumverate of BF, BFBC and MOH.
I want Resi as it was, while I'm at it I'll buck the trend of COD players and play more than one game..... yawn.
infamous76 on 20 Jan '12 said:
only ONE word springs to mind after reading what Capcom said in this statement....................
Motherfcukers
God damn it the whole damn world doesn't revolve around s**tty cod Capcom. sorry but u have souled out BIG TIME.
Darkwun on 20 Jan '12 said:
Right I have nothing against COD... but this... genuinely makes me sad
I'm quite vocal in my love of both Mass Effect 1 & 2 games, in that they were always meant as a hybrid, but I guess I can kinda feel the pain of the RPG enthusiasts h felt stung over the sequel. But the point is Resi is going this was purely out of MONEY 
of course 5 is bigger selling! The PCport of 4 was atrocious. The Gamecube version came in the cnsole's twilight years and late on in the PS2's life when the PS3 was around the corner. Resi 5 sold off of the back of Resi 4 and to a MUCH wider audience. I saw the reviews of Resi 5 before I bought it and I point blank REFUSED to believe it. I'd preordered it, I'm a die hard fan and by god, I was gonna enjoy it. I mean, it's not as if Capcom would release a game with terrible AI on single player and a broken inventory? Oh.
No doubt I'll still buy RE 6 with that same hope, but this one statement has made me cry
Darkwun on 20 Jan '12 said:
Just tis really. Capcom, employ this man to sit in on board meetings and shout down the heads! Or better yet... just bring back Shinji Mikami... oh wait... he did propose commiting seppuku over what Capcom did after he left Resi 4 with them...
steve w on 20 Jan '12 said:
More moaning about re6 I don't understand any of it re6 is going to be fantastic.
Darkwun on 20 Jan '12 said:
I'm apprehensive but excited. Me personally, I'm not xomplaining, just addressing a few concerns, as any fan is entitled to
Imaduck on 20 Jan '12 said:
Developers need to start respecting not only their fanbases but the genres once more. It seems these days that they'll bend whatever way the wind is blowing regardless of what that means. You can't build and/or run a series or a company based on trends, that is empty and will only last as long as your good run holds out, then you can go camping with Guitar Hero.
For an example, I know this is daft and almost OT but: Iron Maiden right, they did their thing when metal was booming, then they wore out the hard times, the nrose again and they're still going strong. They respected the roots of their success, they respected their fans, and at the end of the day they weathered every storm and they're still here.
So be it, if a company feels x or y is all the rage at the time and wants a slice, make a game of that genre, but don't destroy a beloved, ancient series and use it for that purpose(money) alone. Some of these guys would've turned f**king Mario into an FPS loooooong ago.
So basically f**king grow some, show some respect. You can't always guarantee that your prefered area of gaming will be popular but in those times you should start new projects while retaining your old guns. In doing so, you have expanded, and you can time the revival of your crown jewel as you see fit. Seriously, who the hell runs these companies?! If you want longevity, stop with the whole boom or bust, shareholder fest bs and start making dignified, dedicated, passionate teams again. Anyone who pursues the above negative areas can shove it, I'm out.
Darkwun on 20 Jan '12 said:
*applauds* Iron Maiden Analogy is spot on! Die Hard fans are die hard fans whatever the genre. When they made te X men films they tried SO hard to make sure they stayed very close to the franchise because of the fan outcry. Capcom seem to think they're exempt from such rules; movies, games... This medium is an artform like any other, and while i respect any artist's desire to branch out, if they're going to take the name of their original's work unto the next, they need to keep the core of that ideal so the people who made it what it is evolve with it. Of course some people will be left out preferring the ould, Resi 4 is my favourite, but many still don't like its direction. It's still Resi. 5 could have reached out to these people further by having less ammo or more horror specific set pieces but went balls out action instead. Save the experimentation for Dead Rising 3. After all, I thought that's what that franchise was for. Zombie fun that just doesn't fit with Resi?
KK-Headcharge78 on 20 Jan '12 said:
Agree with the posts above and also I don't really believe that zombies lend themselves to FPS shooters anyway, not in the fast paced style of COD, BF or Bioshock anyway. For me the reasons why Resi worked in the early years (and followed by Silent Hill to some degree) was because it forced you to go slowly, thus building the tension and anxiety and bang there's the fookin Nemesis coming through the door
Sure Resi 6 may be fun buts its about to get out a pool it owns and into one which they will be in the shallow end with the turds, not allowed to dive and definitely not allowed to use the sun loungers.
Simple equation to top it all; Would COD make the next one a stealth based 3rd person shooter- would they hell and that's exactly why Capcom should stick to what it knows best as you can take on new fans for sure but you'll never replace the ones that used to love you.
gmcb007 on 20 Jan '12 said:
Sweet holy jesus. I love you.
rbt2 on 20 Jan '12 said:
^^^^^^
Poof.
MrPirtniw on 20 Jan '12 said:
My bread isn't usually buttered that side up, but with speeches like that, Mr Duck really knows how to turn a man's head. (Throws dirty undies at the stage)
gmcb007 on 20 Jan '12 said:
Oh dear calm down love or you'll break out with a nasty stress rash!
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/16/article-1287066-0A0D3241000005DC-510_468x662.jpg
thirdwatch on 20 Jan '12 said:
The guy must believe in the David Cameron school of logic. It's not about quality its about making a product as mainstream as possible so more people can enjoy it. Yeah that works in a creative industry doesn't it Dave, you t**t.
sonic_uk on 20 Jan '12 said:
Well, maybe I was a little harsh in my earlier post, but the truth of the matter is that most Cod players in my past experience (until I couldn't be bothered with the online aspect shortly after Black Ops came out) were adolescent teenage brats who think they're cool (but aren't) because they can verbally troll other users online from the safety of their armchair. Its very easy to rack up huge amounts of kills by basically hiding in a corner and waiting for someone to run round it while you blast them before they have a chance to react (camping). Then there are others who spawn in, select the under-barrell grenade attachment, fire their two grenades and die instantly, wash and repeat. I also found an incredible number of pairs playing in "free for all" matches, one camping in the corner while the other one watches his back. These were consistently the highest players in the game getting constant kill streaks one after another. There are of course a few skilled players who play properly and are genuinely good at the game and hats off to them. Its such a shame the vast majority were as I said little brats who play that game for a reason and will not defect to another franchise because of addiction to k/d ratios or that are so engrossed in Cod they don't realize/care other franchises/games exist. All they will play is the latest Cod (until the inevitable next Cod game comes out of course in which case they'll be straight on that like a fly on s***, naturally).
Now, I can understand from a business point of view why Capcom might contemplate such a move (after all imitation is the highest form of flattery) but in reality this is corporate suicide, as others have pointed out people buy Resi because of its NOT an action game, because they want a different experience to the usual run and gun tactics that seem to be shoehorned into every once great franchise these days along with the obligatory Multiplayer (whether its wanted/requested by fans/needed or not). Many franchises have either been outright ruined (Splinter Cell) or are in the process of (Metal Gear Solid has got more action based and less stealth based with every release), by devs simply ignoring their fanbase and turning their games into action games because "that sells". They really don't understand their market at all and that's a pity because things like this is yet more evidence our once great hobby is turning into a shambles (along with drm, online passes, cloud gaming, day one/on disc dlc, retailers who priorotize secondhand over new, adverts bigger than Mars on a paid-for service, over zealous publishers and oh yes developers who havn't got a clue what their fanbase wants).
JuiKuen on 20 Jan '12 said:
Won't sell as much as CoD. Won't be as good as previous Resident Evil games (maybe other than 5). Double failure for Crapcom
sh4dow83 on 20 Jan '12 said:
greedy capitalists? (= the average joe, really... because most people just care about raking in as much dough as possible...)
why would they? have you not realized yet that almost NOTHING in our society is geared towards that? virtually everything is about short-term gains. whether it is the entertainment industry, electronics industry (why do you think everything is manufactured in china & co under horrible conditions? because that is something that will work long-term?), food industry (mass-production, gene modification, etc.), housing (no need to explain that i think), job market (freelancing/outsourcing vs. permanent jobs), ...
hell... even WAR! for decades, there have been US governmental reports issued now and then recommending that they should really leave countries in the middle-east alone because it will only enrage people there and make them join terrorist groups. but then the people in power look at the figures and the death of many thousand brown people and a few thousand white people (plus negligible amounts of various other colors...) a couple of years down the road just doesn't matter as much as getting the OIL or other resources, tactical advantage, etc. NOW.
maybe the only place where you may get longevity is from smaller companies, where everything is "homegrown" (not just local organic food but also companies like e.g. grado (headphones)) and long-term quality and customer service is the way they compete with the cheap, mass-produced stuff.
i suppose in gaming, that would be indie developers. although of course not everything small/indie is automatically great. most people try to rip others off, it's just that big companies can do it on a much bigger scale with much more sophisticated tools and more severe consequences.
Imaduck on 20 Jan '12 said:
I don't think I'll ever get quite WHY there's this "let's get bigger and bigger until we go bust. Let's oversatursate our own market. It'll be good while it lasts then I can f**k off rich when the company dies" thing. What's so hard about the idea of reaching your goals, then working to stay at the top, lead from the front?
It's almost self-destructive. Very few seem to work any more to stay as a dedicated games studio till they retire. It's just get rich fast/now, screw anyone along the way. I guess it comes down to greed really, they always want more, they always miss that point where their slice has become the entire cake, and start chewing through the plate and choke to death in an undignified mess
I know it's buisness etc. but seriously, the industry needs to learn moderation. Then again, it seems to be just an overall human problem to never realise when we have enough so....
edit: thanks for the postivity on earlier post
MrPirtniw on 21 Jan '12 said:
I never said my pants were clean...
flash501 on 21 Jan '12 said:
We can blame the devs/publishers all we want but the simple fact is that it's the average Joe Soap consumer that's to blame for this mess unfortunately. The next Cod will be released next November and it will be the biggest selling game of the year regardless of if it's good or if it's a steaming pile of horse s**te. All that matters is that it has the words "Call of Duty" on the box.
People are sheep. The sheep are buying Cod or games like Cod in their droves and ignoring everything else on the whole, so why wouldn't the rest of the industry want a slice of that pie?!
Games cost a fortune to develop these days and the only way to guarantee that you make your money back is to bring out generic pew pew shooty game number 3000!
Imaduck on 21 Jan '12 said:
Agreed entirely flash and they do need to go where the buisness is, but they also need a core, their own sort of heart and soul to go back to, a purpose/path. If shooters are all the rage - start a NEW shooter series of your own, but why the hell do they all overwrite existing series?! It's like converting LOTR into emo vampire bs for the current crowd and removing the original copies from shelves
Mmmmgrolsch on 21 Jan '12 said:
CoD:Resident Evil?
Yes please!!! This is the best idea ever, more developers should do this.
eastldn on 21 Jan '12 said:
re5 was shiiiiiiiiiiit
Darkwun on 21 Jan '12 said:
It's impossible to doubt Capcom's motives. If I wasn't such a longstaning fan, I'd throw my boiling p*ss in their faces. I was one of the unfortunate few who bought the first Marvel vs Capcom 3 only to be confronted with "Ultimate!" later on. Basically, Capcom really don't give a crap about the core that get a series to it's lofty heights as much as we'd like to tink. So we can kick and scream and poke bags of flaming dog poop through their letterboxes but money>fans.
Of course, we're heard, HOPEFULLY Leon's sections are what the core Resi want... but that's what worries me. They hear what the majority of fans are crying out fr but that train just keeps on rolling...
corky20 on 21 Jan '12 said:
I guess Capcom are falling on hard times. Solution? Take their most popular gaming franchise and go head first after all the COD fans.
Good luck with that one Capcom but don't bother to come crawling back to your loyal fans when that one fails. I've lost all hope in the Resident Evil games now. Capcom refuse to listen to crys from fans of the franchise for a HORROR SURVIVAL game and are now just doing what they want, they have completely sold out!
RileyL14 on 21 Jan '12 said:
AWESOMEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Resident Evil to be like CoD
All you haters are in the minority, roll on Resident Evil 6. Be awesome when it outsells all previous s**tty Resident Evil games.
Balladeer on 21 Jan '12 said:
Screwing over the loyal fanbase to make big bucks? Well, it worked for Nintendo.
And, because it deserves to be on more than one page in this thread...
hollywood111 on 23 Jan '12 said:
R.I.P.
Resident Evil.
TapTheAce on 10 Feb '12 said:
CAPCOM's UK Head Marketing said:
"We've seen the popularity of Resident Evil increase massively as the series became more action oriented"
Selling more copies, i agree, but back when Resident Evil 1,2 and 3 were made, not many people had consoles like they do now! I adore the first Resident Evil 1,2 and 3. Even bought a Gamecube for the remake. Instead of your eyes been focused on "money, money, money" listen to the fans and go back to puzzle solving, scary survival horror! You would gain massive respect from fans and more sales than RE5. Oh and in this new Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, you get to Kill Leon S Kennedy? erm... where does that fit in when he's alive and well saving the presidents daughter in RE4? C'mon CAPCOM pull it together, or am not buying anymore.