We still remember the first time we played Resident Evil. The then-impressive live-action intro. Our first steps into the deserted mansion. The creaky door-opening sequences. The first sighting of a zombie chewing on some bloke's face. It was a masterpiece of tension and fear. While Resi 5 is a very good game, it's not the Resident Evil we've come to expect.
Resident Evil 5
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Like Killzone 2 it looks amazing and that's one of the reasons you'll love it. From dusty town roads, steaming swamps with moody tribesmen, temple ruins and obligatory research labs, every location has been lovingly crafted.
Yet despite it being the most realistic-looking Resi game yet, it's just not scary like previous games. It won't make you feel uneasy in a dark room, or make you jump out of your seat with shock tactics. And that's part of the problem.
Chris Redfield aggressively kicks in doors, dives through windows, uppercuts enemies in the face, blows stuff up with rocket launchers and shreds mutants to bits using massive gun turrets.
You wander into a new area and one of the Los Ganados-style (RE4 'zombies') enemies spots you. He points your way, shouts some stuff and a group charges you. Scared yet? No. You've got a very loud shotgun that will explode heads.
Resident Evil 5 is an action game from start to finish. Whether or not that's the game RE fans want is a personal question. Ammo is plentiful, guns are powerful and enemies explode with so much gore that it never gets boring. It feels like Capcom's attempt at a Gears of War-style title.
The addition of a co-op partner, Sheva, only aids your sense of security. There's no-longer that feeling of being alone in a horrible place. She's always there to help you. You occasionally end up going down split paths where one player provides cover fire from afar as the other has to activate a switch.
Just before your character dies you enter a 'dying' state. It's a bit like the equivalent of being shot down in Gears of War. You can't shoot or perform any actions, only limp towards your partner who has to give you a revitalising thump in the chest.
Under CPU control Sheva can be a pain in the ass. She doesn't pick the right gun for the situation and often neglects to shoot the most threatening enemies. She'll waste long-range rifle ammo on close-up enemies while using her pistol to shoot long-range. She'll also use green herbs before you need to.
You're also in control of the items she holds via a fiddly menu. Up, down, left and right on the D-pad serve as quick select buttons. But you can only organise which items (usually guns) go in these four slots during mid-mission menus - a pointless restriction.
You can't choose how much of your ammo you want to transfer to your partner either, it's all or nothing. Another human player jumping into your game, which can be done online or offline at any time, makes RE5 an easier if altogether better experience.
The second half of the game basically turns into a straight up Hollywood blockbuster. For no reason (that's made clear if there is one) enemies suddenly gain the ability to use guns just like you. The environments suddenly fill with cover points and you've got to grasp a cover system that's far inferior to Gears of War.
We don't get the logic behind these enemies either. They can run, leap over fences, pilot boats, shoot guns and do wheelies on motocycles. Yet when they get within a few feet of you they insist on shambling like zombies just waiting to be shot. It's inconsistent.
Keeping the restrictive controls that don't allow movement while aiming is silly. Capcom says this retains the tension and being able to strafe while shooting wouldn't be in the spirit of the Resi series. Right. So motorbike-riding, gun-shooting enemies, and duck-and-cover shooting is? Mmm...
Context-sensitive melee attacks are rubbish - you should be able to batter an enemy in the face whenever you want, but you can only do it when the game randomly says so. Paths are constantly blocked by obstacles that, in real life, would pose no problem to the average man, let alone muscle-man Chris Redfield.
It tries to be RE4 so desperately that it comes across as a suped-up version. Enemies act mostly the same, set pieces, animations and even some environmental assets look near identical. That's both good and bad. RE4 was awesome, but nothing in RE5 feels new.
Yes, we've bitched plenty, but don't get the wrong idea. RE5 is a good game. But when the sequel to one of the best games of the last generation fails to live up to its predecessor, it's hard to hide the disappointment.
It's like Capcom was undecided in what it wanted RE5 to be. It breaks many of the series' traditions, yet tries to hold onto elements of its heritage that are either dated or don't fit with the style.
Resi 5 is an action game that you'll enjoy. But Resident Evil 6 will have to do something very different to shake up the franchise, again. Luckily, Capcom seems to know this already.
It sounds liek a massive let down, but hey, its Resi 5, i'm still going to get it, mainly for the co-op, there is nothing better than blowing the heads off zombies with a friend.
Great review, it pretty much confirms what i already thought by playing the demo. I am a big time RE fan and to me RE5 is a REAL disapointment. I dont want some sun drenced GoW rip off with bad controls and bulging necklines FFS, I want RESIDENT EVIL!
Looks like I'll be sticking with the amazing Dead Space.
Im disappointed after a 3 year wait that the game isnt the perfect sequel i longed for; however, much like Silent Hill 5, i will buy Resi 5 and i will enjoy the game, even if it will never see the heights of its predecessor.
The thing is RE4 still had, at least in many parts, a "Resident Evil" feel to it. This, judging from the demo, review and trailers etc, looks has it has NONE of that classic feel.
I thought for example that Silent Hill 5 was very good despite the weeaboos crying that it wasnt made bt Konami. It had the SH feel and look, and played well despite a few shortcomings.
RE5 will be the first ever RE game I do not buy, and that includes the survivor games.
You know, I had my doubts before any of the reviews surfaced. Looks like Capcom have sold us out to the new 'Gears of war' brigade. Unfortunately, millions will buy this in their droves and continue to ignore the far superior Dead Space. Ah well.
Im disappointed after a 3 year wait that the game isnt the perfect sequel i longed for; however, much like Silent Hill 5, i will buy Resi 5 and i will enjoy the game, even if it will never see the heights of its predecessor.
Out of interest, what did you think of Silent Hill 5?
You know, I had my doubts before any of the reviews surfaced. Looks like Capcom have sold us out to the new 'Gears of war' brigade. Unfortunately, millions will buy this in their droves and continue to ignore the far superior Dead Space. Ah well.
God I hope your wrong, I really do. The thought of people buying this just because of the name and ignoring the INCREDIBLE Dead Space is a sickening thought.
Then again the rabid "Gears of War Brigade" as you put it, will buy anything like this nowadays.
You know, I had my doubts before any of the reviews surfaced. Looks like Capcom have sold us out to the new 'Gears of war' brigade. Unfortunately, millions will buy this in their droves and continue to ignore the far superior Dead Space. Ah well.
I'm still building up my fear tolerance before I purchase DS!
dont believe everything u read buddy, buy the game and i swear to you - u will LOVE it.
after all the negative comments by people on the forums and the racist allegations crap (and i am a black man myself) i was very fearful for this game, but i can say it is a GREAT game. And yes IT IS BETTER THAN BLOODY DEAD SPACE. what an insult to TRUE gaming fans to even compare the two!!
Great review, it pretty much confirms what i already thought by playing the demo. I am a big time RE fan and to me RE5 is a REAL disapointment. I dont want some sun drenced GoW rip off with bad controls and bulging necklines FFS, I want RESIDENT EVIL!
Looks like I'll be sticking with the amazing Dead Space.
just about sums up my thoughts as well. i will get it but what a shame. i would rather have a resi 1,2 & 3 remake in the same style as 4.
@TezChi and Mark240473: Of course they will. Even if the other games had been crap and this one was a shambling monstrosity of bugs and nonsense, RE4 being so good is enough to sell it.
And you can see the mindset examples in this thread as well. Couple of people said they'll buy it anyway. Skip what everyone agrees is a great game (I haven't played Dead Space so I can't say) and go for a mediocre one simply because it's part of a franchise you like. That'll make the developers think they've gone in the right direction and they'll make more like it.
So you only have yourselves to blame. Demand more for your money. Only buy the best and make them listen to what you want. You have no other power over them.
dont believe everything u read buddy, buy the game and i swear to you - u will LOVE it.
after all the negative comments by people on the forums and the racist allegations crap (and i am a black man myself) i was very fearful for this game, but i can say it is a GREAT game. And yes IT IS BETTER THAN BLOODY DEAD SPACE. what an insult to TRUE gaming fans to even compare the two!!
am i missing something, do you have this already or are you just going off the awful demo?
what an insult to TRUE gaming fans to even compare the two!!
why, Dead space is a fantastic take on survival horror. whereas Resi5 looks and, from whatever review preview or demo players comments, sounds like its trying to be an action game. i certainly won't be buying Resi 5, haven't bought one since Code Veronica on Dreamcast and couldn't be bothered with 4 after playing it for 10 mins, but i'll rent it just to see if my demo experience was correct or not. if its good then it'll deserve a place in my collection alongside Dead Space (which is about one of the few games this gen i actually enjoy playing through a second time).
somebody might if they have a chipped 360. It got leaked a couple weeks back so i'm told.
I'm going to get it because if it being like resi 4 is a problem then it can't be that bad.
I managed to pick up Silent Hill 5 from ASDA last week for £27, and i t was worth every penny. Definately underated, the feel of it the story, the monsters and the fact it keeps you feeling uncomfrtable from the moment you start to finish. ITS SILENT HILL! definately deserves at least an 8. I think the studio that did make it deserve extra marks for managing to make it slightly more combat orientated but not sacrifice what makes the series great.
Yeah, what a huge insult that would be to true gamers (what the hell does that even mean). What a stupid idea, comparing one survival horror game with another one
the more i play the demo the more i love it. i'm buying it because it's a tonne of fun, loads of replay value. hell i just want to finish the main mode and get all my s**t upgraded and go around blasting with infinite ammo. add on mercenaries mode and all the collectible costumes/figures etc and i am in heaven.
yeh the AI of my partner is worrying because i enjoy solo games more than live link ups etc,,, but there lies the challenge. i am positive with 2 people who are awesome the game would be a walkover.
it's going to be incredible but decisions will be split.
That is crap! Putting a game down because its too much like resident evil 4! WTF! Gears of War 2, God of War 2, they are exactly like the original and they've got scores over 9. BULLS***! Resident evil 5 is completely different. Huge improvement on graphics, completely different setting, and omg the controls are the same which if i can remind you everyone loved in re4. Your so full of it CVG.
Well Famitsu gave it 38 out of 40 so i'm getting it as I have more faith in their verdict as opposed to a 'jump on the negative bandwagon in an attempt to come across as having more journalistic integrity' brigade.
Plus this is based on the PS3 version so the 360 version, which i'm getting, will obviously be much, much better.
and yeh, dead space is amazing. i'm sure everyone has seen my comments about it in other threads. i doubt RE5 will be liked more than DS by myself and some others.
The whole moneysworth thing makes me chuckle with this game. The game is retailing at 29.99 in most places. I was going to get it before anyway but knowing that it'll be cheaper than the f**k all else thats out this friday is even better.
Question to y'all that aren't getting it does this mean you are going t osave your cash and get madworld next week instead???
Well...that pretty much confirms my decision to not buy the game, having played the demo. Kudos to CVG for the honest review and not being blinded by the franchise name.
It is insulting when developers of great game series like Resident Evil and Silent Hill decide to screw their fanbase and go chasing the mass market dollars that a dumbed-down, more action-orientated game affords.
I don't think Resident Evil will ever reach the heights of RE2/4 and we'll likely never see a Silent Hill as good as the masterful Silent Hill 2.
I think Dead Space is the new survival horror king.
I think that Capcom should take a look at whats been said on this game and when they go to make the next one add in some different controls for those who want it original and for those who want it to evolve. and if they're gonna stick to big outdoor sections with action orientated gameplay i'd suggest changing the name back to Biohazard as it'd be more apt than Resident Evil. the original always gave you the feeling you were trapped in a house (with evil in residence, hence the name) and even the 2nd and 3rd and code veronica to an extent gave you a claustrophobic feeling of terror. i can't see that happening in a african village whether your funneled down some alley or not.
im not surprised about the score tbh, it had to get atleast 1 or 2 bad scores out of all the great reviews its been getting and its still gonna be a day 1 purchase for me because for me its still RE and i love RE.
Im all up for the changes RE4 and 5 have taken due to the somewhat overcrowded zombie infested games out there and yet still to come.
so all the nay-sayers can hush and let us loyal RE fans enjoy whats sure to be a great addition to the RE library
As for this review... That's it <toys out of pram, pre-order cancelled>
I jest. I'm fully expecting mixed reviews for this game. I wasn't taken by the demo either. Until I played it co-op. On the strength of the co-op alone I'm getting this Day 1, definitely. In fact, I don't intend to play it single player if I can at all help it...
Yes, Dead Space is an awesome game, one I love dearly. The control scheme is head and shoulders above Resi 5s too. This doesn't mean that Resi 5 can;t be enjoyable.
I enjoyed Resi 0, and this garnered similar scores.
Changing the subject somewhat, for thos eof you who like you're horror game music, check this site out. Found it earlier and immediately DLed the music to Dead Space. Awesome soundtrack.
Hmm, did I just break the rules? Might have to edit this post if I did...
I like how the review says the game is to much like RE4 as if its a bad thing. No one said COD4 was to much like COD2, or Gears 2 was to much like Gears 1, or Halo 3 to much like Halo 2. Yet RE5 is singled out here and on Eurogamer for the same thing. Even though it has online co-op and online mercs mode not present in the previous game. It seems to me RE5 has been put on the chopping block for some reason, it started with racism, then controls, and now people are bitching about game length and zombies on motorbikes.
Game never stood a chance, luckily its ace and these reviewers wouldn't know a good game if it cut off their head with a chainsaw.
I like how the review says the game is to much like RE4 as if its a bad thing. No one said COD4 was to much like COD2, or Gears 2 was to much like Gears 1, or Halo 3 to much like Halo 2. Yet RE5 is singled out here and on Eurogamer for the same thing. Even though it has online co-op and online mercs mode not present in the previous game. It seems to me RE5 has been put on the chopping block for some reason, it started with racism, then controls, and now people are bitching about game length and zombies on motorbikes.
Game never stood a chance, luckily its ace and these reviewers wouldn't know a good game if it cut off their head with a chainsaw.
but Resi 4 was a game released 4 years ago. this is a next gen game thats just aping a gamecube game with fancier visuals and added co-op. with 4 years to develop you'd think they could have came up with something fresher.
I love it, just love it, when people say look at reviews like this and call them "honest". A statement like that is such a load of garbage. Reviews are a matter of opinion, there is no review in existence that could be evaluated as "honest". But, I guess in this case, every good review of this game means the author is blinded by the franchise name, right?
I like how the review says the game is to much like RE4 as if its a bad thing. No one said COD4 was to much like COD2, or Gears 2 was to much like Gears 1, or Halo 3 to much like Halo 2. Yet RE5 is singled out here and on Eurogamer for the same thing. Even though it has online co-op and online mercs mode not present in the previous game. It seems to me RE5 has been put on the chopping block for some reason, it started with racism, then controls, and now people are bitching about game length and zombies on motorbikes.
Game never stood a chance, luckily its ace and these reviewers wouldn't know a good game if it cut off their head with a chainsaw.
Thats what I was trying to say. I totally agree!
And also God of War 3 is looking like its gonna have the same type of gameplay as the original and that came out years ago.
I dont normally comment on here, but I have to say I noticed some incorrect information in the review. They say you cannot rearrange your inventory mid game, and can only do so after each mission. Try pressing X (on the 360 pad) whilst hilighting the item you want to move. That should do it. At least, it works in the demo.
Personally, I dont really agree entirely with the review (review read a bit too much like a resident evil fan boy's perspective, rather than looking at resident evil 5 as an individual game itself), although some parts of the game sound a bit shonky -- No merchant?? Cover system? Hummm. I guess I will be able to make my own mind up on friday when the game comes out.
Just for the record, I bought deadspace at launch, and really liked it. Its one of the few games I got all the achievements for.
This review is pathetic. Im sorry but what were you expecting resident evil 5 to be exactly?
Capcom scored a winning formula with RE4 and i wouldnt expect them to go suddenly revamping the series already, this was what I was expecting re5 to be just like i was expecting gears 2 to follow the same formula as its predecessor.
Saying that the game is too much like re4 is a negative is quite ironic given the fact that re4 was brilliant, there were barly any complaints.
Why do reviewers seem to expect every game that appears nowadays to be revoloutionary and ground breaking.
All im actually seeing in this review is wah wah controls wah wah AI.
I thought the demo was absolute cack and I deleted it before I even got beyond the back yard of the first shack you find yourself in. The controls are incredibly dated and that Sheva or whatever her name is looks like she's been based on some dreadful Nuts Magazine-friendly "babe" from an action film starring Ice Cube.
They dropped the ball big time with this one, and I'm certainly not stupid (or rich) enough to buy it just because its part of a franchise which used to be brilliant.
Oh and contrary to what the review says, the game does look gorgeous, but that's hardly a reason to buy a game is it? If that's what floats your boat might I suggest Dragon's Lair or Space Ace; they also look great whilst featuring an infuratingly antiquated control scheme...
You know, I had my doubts before any of the reviews surfaced. Looks like Capcom have sold us out to the new 'Gears of war' brigade. Unfortunately, millions will buy this in their droves and continue to ignore the far superior Dead Space.
Well, I absolutely loved Dead Space and went through it 4 times. It was definitely my GotY.
But I'll still be buying Resident Evil 5. I haven't exactly gone through the game, but I'm not sure if I'm going to agree with CVG's overall point of view. I honestly don't see the ability to not be able to move and shoot as a gameplay flaw, at all.
I understand the criticism about the game turning more to the action side. But meh, doesn't bother me all that much. You're not going to get a similar game to RE 1-3 nowadays, from any developer. All I want is a fun game to play, with a decent single-player.
Oh, and if CVG are moaning about some technical issues... Maybe they should look at their own site first.
Not a bad score,also the main complaint seems to be because its to much like RE4(fantastic game in my opinion),ad in the co-op and is a must buy for me By the way CVG is becoming more like EDGE not that i mind......
Their is no denying that resi5 carried such a high tag in the form of (expectation)....WHY?
Just look at resident evil 4, completely re-defined the survival horror genre, in every aspect.
Amazing story, creepy setting, visually outstanding, and a great blend of action/horror/exploration. i must have played this game so many times, this is when you know how good a game trully is. So where do you go from this point?????
Well even without playing resi 5, i can confidently say they have just taken the best of resi 4, and twisted it to the form off purely action enviroment, in assumption to drive the aim towards coop play/visual.
Their are however so many cult fans for resi 5 that it will be a major sell out.
you know what i love when playing single player. the fact that you can use sheva as your personal stash box. i just palm off the s**t i don't want in my inventory and steal all her good stuff. i much prefer it than playing co-op. def can't do that.
I played almost all Resi games and 4th has been my favorite, on Gamecube of coz. I agree that RE5 is more action orientated and it doesn't have that depth like RE1 or RE2. I have played the demo to bits, the online gameplay is great, attention to details the graphics have is splendid. When I saw the first trailer about 2 years ago I decided to buy PS3, and now I will also buy RE5.
Seems to me that Capcom's terrible decision to pander to the online/multiplayer crowd is the main reason that one of the greatest gaming franchises of all time has become a complete limp fish. That, and the fact that Mikami wasn't involved.
It's okay, those saying 'well, I was only buying it for the multiplayer anyway'. Resident Evil was never about multiplayer, co-op or otherwise. I always had my doubts about number 5 and I won't now be rushing out to buy this. Might pick it up much later and much cheaper.
spot on review mate, wasnt impressed by the demo at all and i just couldnt understand all these mags giving it 5/5, 10/10 etc. At last a decent and more accurate score for yet another overated game.
Seems to me that Capcom's terrible decision to pander to the online/multiplayer crowd is the main reason that one of the greatest gaming franchises of all time has become a complete limp fish. That, and the fact that Mikami wasn't involved.
It's okay, those saying 'well, I was only buying it for the multiplayer anyway'. Resident Evil was never about multiplayer, co-op or otherwise. I always had my doubts about number 5 and I won't now be rushing out to buy this. Might pick it up much later and much cheaper.
Keep it single player and keep it scary.
Spot on.
Whose idea was it to turn Resi into a multiplayer shooter-fest? That is the real shame.
Bring back the horror, the loneliness, the tension of what's behind the next door...
Not a bad score,also the main complaint seems to be because its to much like RE4(fantastic game in my opinion),ad in the co-op and is a must buy for me By the way CVG is becoming more like EDGE not that i mind......
deadspace was ok i beat it 3 times and 1 was on impossible mode but it is not re5 imagine if u had to stop to shoot in deadspace how much more intense it would have been stop cryin about the controls of re5 and just plain learn how to play games the controls setup didnt stop re4 from 20 game of the year titles the only people who dont like re are the ones who can only play run and gunner games and that takes no skill like the people who play socom bottom line for all you people who dont like the game based off the demo learn how to play you stop aim and shoot how hard can it be my 12 year old can do that and he like myself loves the game
As far as IGNS 9/10 goes, I think IGN (and gamespot) are two of the most fake and untrustworthy sites out there. Not that I "trust" any review, but going from GAMERS opinions on RE5 thus far, that 9/10 score was grossly exaggerated.
deadspace was ok i beat it 3 times and 1 was on impossible mode but it is not re5 imagine if u had to stop to shoot in deadspace how much more intense it would have been stop cryin about the controls of re5 and just plain learn how to play games the controls setup didnt stop re4 from 20 game of the year titles the only people who dont like re are the ones who can only play run and gunner games and that takes no skill like the people who play socom bottom line for all you people who dont like the game based off the demo learn how to play you stop aim and shoot how hard can it be my 12 year old can do that and he like myself loves the game
Really? the only people who dont like RE5 only play "run and gun" games? Well, that must make me and many others here genetic throwbacks then, musn't it? becuase I HATE sensless "run and gun" games, and...well, thats what RE5 is trying to be.
And RE4, while nobody would critize it (as it is a masterpeice) came out in 2005, things, and controls, have moved on since then.
Dead Space is 100 times better than RE5, I'm sorry but it is. Not only are the controls better, but from what I've seen on RE5, the environments and story are better as well.
The best bit about all the bitching about this game on the web comes from a DEMO! A f**king demo. you are basing your opinion of a game that'll be a bout 10 hours on two short scenes taken completely out of context and basing your opinion of that to tell the world the rest of the game must be rubbish too.
Thank you for making sure that the internet remains full of innacurate unimformed bs.
I know i've said this before but, The Deadspace demo sucks too, because like the resi one it gave you a gun and threw all variety of enemies at you, and at the end you were just left thinking . What the f**k was that all about.
From Friday i say it'll be open season for people to praise and berrate this game because it'll be out and an actual proper opinion can be formed based on the final product. However if most of the ramblings on this site are to be believed you won't be playing it ever.
yes roger4000 i am talking about the FINAL game - NOT the demo. I'm currently on chapter 6-2 and let me tell you when u see that stage tell me if it deserves only a 7/10.
graphics are out of this world and the sound is right out of a massive blockbuster movie.
i agree it aint like the usual resi evil game but it is STILL A VERY GOOD GAME none the less. how it got only 7/10 is a absolute JOKE, and a disgrace
yes roger4000 i am talking about the FINAL game - NOT the demo. I'm currently on chapter 6-2 and let me tell you when u see that stage tell me if it deserves only a 7/10.
graphics are out of this world and the sound is right out of a massive blockbuster movie.
i agree it aint like the usual resi evil game but it is STILL A VERY GOOD GAME none the less. how it got only 7/10 is a absolute JOKE, and a disgrace
Look if you like the game then thats all that matters. I think you are taking review scores too seriously, they dont mean anything anyway.
As for me I wouldnt care if RE5 got 11/10 all round, as a big fan of the original RE games, i just do not like this new style, simple as that. Give me a mansion, a few green herbs and some zombies over this tripe ANY DAY.
I like how the review says the game is to much like RE4 as if its a bad thing. No one said COD4 was to much like COD2, or Gears 2 was to much like Gears 1, or Halo 3 to much like Halo 2. Yet RE5 is singled out here and on Eurogamer for the same thing. Even though it has online co-op and online mercs mode not present in the previous game. It seems to me RE5 has been put on the chopping block for some reason, it started with racism, then controls, and now people are bitching about game length and zombies on motorbikes.
Game never stood a chance, luckily its ace and these reviewers wouldn't know a good game if it cut off their head with a chainsaw.
I REST MY CASE - this guy knows what he is talking about. it is obvious resi 5 is being singled out CLEARLY.
everyone who is saying the game is crap and Dead Space is better blah blah and HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED THE GAME just show how ignorant and immature they are. decide AFTER u have played the game NOT before - come on man - use ya brains for god sake.
deadspace was ok i beat it 3 times and 1 was on impossible mode but it is not re5 imagine if u had to stop to shoot in deadspace how much more intense it would have been stop cryin about the controls of re5 and just plain learn how to play games the controls setup didnt stop re4 from 20 game of the year titles the only people who dont like re are the ones who can only play run and gunner games and that takes no skill like the people who play socom bottom line for all you people who dont like the game based off the demo learn how to play you stop aim and shoot how hard can it be my 12 year old can do that and he like myself loves the game
If you really have a 12 year old child you should be ashamed of this post, not to mention your username...
It's not about being like RE4 though. The over-the-shoulder camera works well and there's a real feeling of weight to everything you do (as I felt in the demo).
But from what I've read in reviews across the board they've gone for the being swarmed aspect of L4D and Gears 2 and provide too much ammo to really cause a scare. What's a roomful of zombies if you have 500 rounds for your rifle? Now imagine that roomful with only 15 rounds - you need to THINK about how to use them, pick your way through, look for explosive barrels, line up several to get as much out of each and every shot.
I don't find a hundred zombies running at me scary. Intense, yes. But not scary. More scary is turning a dark corner and having something jump out on you. From behind. With a chainsaw. Or simply the IDEA that there's something stalking you. The RE5 demo didn't say "horror" to me.
deadspace was ok i beat it 3 times and 1 was on impossible mode but it is not re5 imagine if u had to stop to shoot in deadspace how much more intense it would have been stop cryin about the controls of re5 and just plain learn how to play games the controls setup didnt stop re4 from 20 game of the year titles the only people who dont like re are the ones who can only play run and gunner games and that takes no skill like the people who play socom bottom line for all you people who dont like the game based off the demo learn how to play you stop aim and shoot how hard can it be my 12 year old can do that and he like myself loves the game
Crimbo!! I seriously thought you was around 12 years old yourself, let alone old enough to have one!
As far as IGNS 9/10 goes, I think IGN (and gamespot) are two of the most fake and untrustworthy sites out there. Not that I "trust" any review, but going from GAMERS opinions on RE5 thus far, that 9/10 score was grossly exaggerated.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I have to even type this but i have to.
question:
have YOU played the whole game??? i think NOT.
has ign reviewers played the whole game?? more than likely dont u think, so that is why they gave it 9/10. just say u dont like the demo and leave it as that yeah, instead of slaggin off something you haven't even experienced fully yet. I find it a disgrace you even said you are a big resi fan - u can't be talking like that.
i was on resi 5 for 16 hours non stop on saturday night 2.30am thru to sunday evening 7.30pm and i was tired as hell but the game just kept drawing me back in to carry on playing - NO GAME has done that to me with the exception of resi 4 and GTA San Andreas. So that just tells me how good a game is in my opinion.
Without being too pedantic (moi?), have YOU played the whole game? You already said you are on Chapter 6-2, which I assume isn't the end, right?
However, that aside, reviews are just someones opinion. What is spot on for some others wildly disagree with. It's no biggy. Did you see the debacle that was the Killzone 2 review thread? And that got 87% *shakes head*
If you like the game, that's all that should matter. And as has been said before, the fact that it's Resident Evil means that it WILL sell.
A question for you though, how is it that you already have it, and have had it for some time?
A question for you though, how is it that you already have it, and have had it for some time?
contacts mate, contacts in the right places.
but seriously tho mate, if u do get it I assure you it will be one of the best experiences you will have (if u like co op games) I did feel it felt a bit easy at the beginning (but that was cuz I'm an addict of resi 4 and so was my mate, so we are decent players at it in general) but trust me, later on the difficulty get cranked up immensley. Then u got Veteran to deal with afterwards.
So why are you worried if people don't buy the game when you haven't bought it yourself?
but seriously tho mate, if u do get it I assure you it will be one of the best experiences you will have (if u like co op games) I did feel it felt a bit easy at the beginning (but that was cuz I'm an addict of resi 4 and so was my mate, so we are decent players at it in general) but trust me, later on the difficulty get cranked up immensley. Then u got Veteran to deal with afterwards.
I am getting it, and have it on pre-order. I'm also really looking forward to it. However, I wasn't 'blown away' by the demo, far from it - until I tried it co-op that is.
I still maintain Dead Space appears to be the better game, though I accept my experience of Resi 5 is currently limited.
im interested in dead space now. but i hate space and i hate sci-fi. (reason why i never got it)
what are your enemies in it? are they humanoids or ghosts/aliens?
They are, on the whole, 'infected' and mutated humans.
Most opinions I've seen online seem to be saying that the game controls are fine, but when faced with faster enemies, the control system just doesn't stand up. I like any genre pretty much, 'run n gun', horror, whatever. It just has to be good and control well. Although I found RE4 a nightmare at first - where's my strafe?!?
As with most people here, that opinion will be based on the demo. And, in my opinion, the demo was rubs. Although Marty has been bigging up the co-op, which I didn't try.
What is comes down to for me is, money is tight right now so I haven't got the spare cash for slightly speculative purchases. With L4D, Lost and Damned, SFIV etc I'm not hanging out for something new to play. When I am, perhaps I'll give it a proper try, maybe 2nd hand.
And even though IGN games are reviewed by US, UK and Aus, I still often struggle to find a good review out of the three. I'm not saying CVG are right on this one and IGN are wrong.
And I agree with grasshopper, I don't want to play survival/horror games with crap blasting down the headset ruining the atmosphere!
The best bit about all the bitching about this game on the web comes from a DEMO! A f**king demo. you are basing your opinion of a game that'll be a bout 10 hours on two short scenes taken completely out of context and basing your opinion of that to tell the world the rest of the game must be rubbish too.
Thank you for making sure that the internet remains full of innacurate unimformed bs.
I know i've said this before but, The Deadspace demo sucks too, because like the resi one it gave you a gun and threw all variety of enemies at you, and at the end you were just left thinking . What the f**k was that all about.
From Friday i say it'll be open season for people to praise and berrate this game because it'll be out and an actual proper opinion can be formed based on the final product. However if most of the ramblings on this site are to be believed you won't be playing it ever.
Isn't the idea of a f**king demo to give you an idea of how a game plays otherwise why bother releasing one? "Here try our demo but the full game plays nothing like it", doesn't quite work does it?
As with most people here, that opinion will be based on the demo. And, in my opinion, the demo was rubs. Although Marty has been bigging up the co-op, which I didn't try.
*worries* I'll qualify this by saying I (and my Resi partner) loved it - but it might not be for everyone. I guess.
I disagree with the review. I think the game will be great. I don't really intend to play offline that much, I'll be online more often than not, so the A.I won't be an issue. And I agree with pretty much everyone else here - so what if it's too similar to RE4? I thought that was obvious to see as soon as the first batch of gameplay videos were released?
it will be a decent game. i dont think they should have stuck resident evil on the front of it though. a new IP could have been born, instead of whoring the resi name out for hype and sales.
resident evil is about tension. them loading creaking doors in the first one (a cover for loading times i know) were brilliant at adding tension.
would love to see another mansion based, proper resident evil, slower and (at least an option for) fixed camera angles.
they could be quite fidgetty at times but added a real sense of claustrophobia. trying to raise the shotgun directly in the face of a green mutant running towards you was really panicky. none of this uppercutting pish!!
even better when you could hear the hunters footsteps round the corner but you couldnt yet see them (thanks to the fixed camera angles) real tension.
Dead Space was a success because although it was an action horror, it really felt like a survival horror.
The future of the survival horror genre lies with Dead Space, this review and especially the idea of "zombies with guns" pretty much states that the Resident Evil franchise is dead.
Didn't like the demo much but playing it so soon after Dead Space may have caused that . Loved Resi Evil 4 on the ps2 so gonna try that again and see if its worth taking the chance on 5 .
As far as IGNS 9/10 goes, I think IGN (and gamespot) are two of the most fake and untrustworthy sites out there. Not that I "trust" any review, but going from GAMERS opinions on RE5 thus far, that 9/10 score was grossly exaggerated.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I have to even type this but i have to.
question:
have YOU played the whole game??? i think NOT.
has ign reviewers played the whole game?? more than likely dont u think, so that is why they gave it 9/10. just say u dont like the demo and leave it as that yeah, instead of slaggin off something you haven't even experienced fully yet. I find it a disgrace you even said you are a big resi fan - u can't be talking like that.
You sir, are an idiot. Enough said. For a start, you think I am going to spend my hard earned money on something I hated from the demo, hated from the trailers and hated from a RE Fans perspective just so I can "play the whole game"? NO!
And don't try to say i am not a RE fan, I own every RE game and all the movies including the crappy Survivor games. Indeed, its BECAUSE I am an RE fan that I find RE5 so diapointing.
Too much Resident Evil 4! Since when was that a con, sure it may be similar what games are different from anything aelse these days, just the ones that nobody buys.
for all you peeps who dont like re5 ok so move on why waste your time reading reviews and posting comment on some thing u dont like no one cares about you or your oppinion anyway
re5 is awesome and the fact that you have a partner is great now you have to not only survive but to make sure your partner survives as well you have a small inventory for your ammo 1st aid weapons and not like deadspace were you have 1 inventory for weapons and 1 for all your ammo 1st aid and stuff dont get me wrong i like deadspace but re5 will be better as far as story and characters and controls not to different so what if you can walk and aim/shoot in ds its so slow you might as well stand still will someone explain what makes re5s controls so hard cause i dont see it
And don't try to say i am not a RE fan, I own every RE game and all the movies including the crappy Survivor games. Indeed, its BECAUSE I am an RE fan that I find RE5 so diapointing.
And IGN? You beleive IGN?...Uh, LOL?
Really. Including resi 0.
If you were a fan you'd realise that 5 is basically resi 4 crossed with 0. In my mind thats not a bad mix (but i know resi 0 wasn't everyones cup of tea) and not really surprising considering that its being directed by the same guy that did 0.
Its not such a shock announcement that you have a partner, if i remember rightly you have done in the last 2 resis.
edit- wait you said you were a fan and you own the terrible movies that were based on cut scenes the director saw on you tube of code veronica. Damn if you were a fan you would of boycotted those bloody movies. The only thing good about them is the credits. (excluding degeneration of course as it had something to do with the series)
I have been playing a copy for a couple of days now, and the first thing that struck me is how similar it is to RE4 ( again, no bad thing) . I agree that it doesnt seem as fresh and dead space wins out in terms of controls. Also only being able to upgrade weapons at the start of each round is a bit annoying along with the fact you cant choose sheva's primary weapon for her, so she will just use her pistol in a boss situation unless you take away all her ammo and force her to use the next weapon in her inventory.
Apart from that it's a really good game, great atmosphere and some really tense moments from the opening stage - only if you play it on veteran as normal is way too easy - you get ridiculous amounts of herbs and ammo.
I have just got to the part where you are shooting at the zombie motorbikers from the back of a jeep, it does seem a little bizaare but its still pretty cool.
why oh why are poeple slatin this game for being a carbon isotope of probably the greatest game in the world, Resident Evil 4.i'm an all out RE fanboy n have obsessed over all the resis so far.ppo are complaining that its a resi 4 'episode' n not 'revolutionary'.what the hell do you want from it.not every game in the franchise was a 'revolution' yet i never saw the slatin.if u're a resi fan u won't care.just like another episode of dexter u'd still watch even if it had the same setting and pacing.i've played dead space n finished it multiple times n yeh it was an excellent game,creepy too.excellent addition to survival horror.mind u resi 4 wasn't exactly survival horror.if anything it had just as much action as resi 5 probably has.how have ppo overlooked that.frankly, there was no need to change the franchise.resi 1,2 and 3 were all more or less samey yet i see no one complaining about that.agree with the guys comparing the GOW and GoW series.stop devaluing the game.i admit to fallin out with CVG after a couple of recent reviews.i don't share their opinions,but i welcome them.the Resi 5 makers even said that they had no intention of changing the franchise.they'll leave that to resi 6,so its all good.i'd buy this just to see the story development.if u've really played resi and followed the story and cg movies,u'll be just as intrigued.this will be awesome for me.i haven't played it n i'm not gonna act like i did but the reasons for the slatin are just not good enough.love the franchise.48 hrs.2880 mins.172800 secs.bring.it.on
Resident evil 6 has either gotta get back to original resi's 1 to 3 ie survival horror or go full blown action the game just doesn't work with an AI partner why didn't they just make it single player with optional co op with a mate!
i'm really interested and excited about all this patch and DLC business. also how it would affect review scores (not that i care about them)...
they added co-op to mercenaries mode (online/offline) also that news of the survival and versus modes where you play against a human opponent. very very cool. i am sure capcom are going to give new depth to the game in the coming months.
Jesus christ. Everyone who's slating this go out and buy yourselves a copy of Resi 0 for the GC or if your feeling mischievous download the homebrew channel and play the jap version for the wii.
then come back and whinge about 5's partner. she's f**king einstein compared to billy/rebecca, you had to give them absolutely nothing or they'd waste every useable item you had.
i could never get in to 2 characters on screen at once,it diluted the experience: half the enemies would attack your partner leaving you to leisurely take them out.
it's one of my main gripes with 5 along with the fact that the 0 team did it.
also the old resi 4 trick of taking 2 steps backwards when an attack is launched at you will result in most enemies missing you because they attacked where you were not where you moved to still applies.
that's just cheap capcom.
next gen? like f*ck!
kudos to the reviewer for having the guts to rate resi 5 below a 9.
I personally loved Resident Evil 0. Didn't mind the partner aspect too much. But overall, the level design, visuals and enemies made up for it. Hoping to get Resident Evil 5 today in the post, I'm seriously looking forward to it!
Plus, if anyone was a true Resi fan, they'd not exactly class those facking awful Hollywood movies as proper RE films. They're average horror/action films at best, and that's being kind.
Says it all really. If you couldn't handle swapping stuff between billy and rebecca in a rather sedate adventure. The balls to the wall action with a similar item swapping mechanic and no break in the action when you use your inventory probably would be too much for you to handle.
Best you don't play resi 5. Not sure your brain could handle it.
it's pretty obvious that 5's split the fanbase but even though i'm not having anything to do with it i'd just like to say to those who get it: enjoy,i hope it's fun for you.
tez chi - dont call me an idiot first and foremost, just becasue i have a different opinion to yours. Thank you
Quick question tho, did you like all the Resident Evil movies, and do u think they did the games justice???
No frigging way on doing the games justice but as some mindless entertainment to watch they werent the worst plus having a thing for Mila most probably helped
Agreed with Monkey on Degeneration being the best movie.
tez chi - dont call me an idiot first and foremost, just becasue i have a different opinion to yours. Thank you
Quick question tho, did you like all the Resident Evil movies, and do u think they did the games justice???
No i thought the movies were pretty terrible really. I do own them all though, and I thought the latest "Degeneration" was OK (but not up the standard of the games), but generally speaking, no, I thought the movies were a horrible attempt at using the RE name.
got my steelbook edition of RE5 today, looks amazing. 60 minute making of included, aswell as RE: Degeneration. not bloody bad ay? gonna fire this up and ignore the mrs all night hahahaha.
edit... ok, it's just a trailer for regeneration and the making of isn't 60 minutes it's more like 30. gay. oh well, the case is still awesome.
Just fired up the 360 version, and jesus, the screen tearing is ATROCIOUS. It's almost unplayable. At first I thought my 360 had developed a fault, but no... this game is damn ugly with huge horizontal bars slicing the screen and totally taking the player out of the action. Hugely disappointed...
anyone who doesent get this game is doing themselves a dis-service. yes the controls are a PAIN IN THE ASS but so what the boss battles and yes theres ALOT of them are the most fun ive had since DMC4. this game reeks of DMC4 class and in a good way.
Purchased it on release despite some of the negative reviews, great game, excellent fun with a friend and not too bad solo either (just give her the cattle prod and keep all the goodies for yourself). There are some boring sections that could have been omitted in my opinion, any fan of the RE saga should get it just dont expect to be blown away like you were when you first played RE4.
And on an end note I have noticed next to no screen tearing, yet it seems some players have, strange.
Yes, so glad now the game is out people are liking it I have not been able to put my 360 pad down all weekend. Great fun with a mate. Surprisingly not bad single player as well - i was expecting it to be much worse judging by the reviews (but as i said before they are ridiculous - 7/10) i like the guy's tactic earlier of giving sheva the stun rod and keeping the rest for himself lol brilliant. I am currently STRUGGLING on El Gigante's grandad lol on veteran. Which is a real challenge for true!!!!
I've found this game scarier than 4 by a mile and it feels more like Resi than 4. After being completely destroyed on Veteran thanks to my mate not being up to scratch (and I'll be honest, I was a bit rusty). I ran through the game. Still some of the unexpected mutations left me panicking and the fact ammo isn't as easy to obtain makes it far more frantic to play.
I dunno, I just find it a scarier game 4 which was nothing more than a gun ho run about with 1 scary section (oven man)... and maybe the regenerators. Might just be me though.
Game is great in multiplayer but lacks with the AI.
You know, I had my doubts before any of the reviews surfaced. Looks like Capcom have sold us out to the new 'Gears of war' brigade. Unfortunately, millions will buy this in their droves and continue to ignore the far superior Dead Space. Ah well.
Haha, not me, I knew that I would not be able to get both games (Resident Evil 5 & Dead Space) and because (like you) I had my doubts about Resident Evil 5. So, I waited for the reviews, my doubts have been confirmed, I will be getting Dead Space and will be looking forward to the sequel.
dont believe everything u read buddy, buy the game and i swear to you - u will LOVE it.
after all the negative comments by people on the forums and the racist allegations crap (and i am a black man myself) i was very fearful for this game, but i can say it is a GREAT game. And yes IT IS BETTER THAN BLOODY DEAD SPACE. what an insult to TRUE gaming fans to even compare the two!!
No it is not, it is not better than DS in any possible way. I've played it, it is clunky, there is virtually no horror element in the game, sheva controlled by the ai is frustrating but the only thing more frustrating is sheva controlled by another player via xbox live. Words can not describe how stupid these people are. And then there also seems to be a bug. At least that is the best I can describe it. When a player joins your game, all the stuff that your ai sheva had is gone after they leave. The game is only ok as an action game and it fails miserably as a horror game. The horrible cover system and clunky controls prevent it from being a good action game. And in my opinion the co-op does not save it, it helps condemn it. Rent this game if you must, buy Dead Space instead.
the problem with this game is that it is supposed to be a Survival Horror, but it isnt... baahh they turned RE in an action game... it is not a bad game but it isn't what i expected...
resi hasn't been a survival horror game since 3, i'd add that dead space isn't either. They are both action games with monsters in. I heartily enjoyed both from start to finish.
I 'd argue that any so called survival horror game where you can literally stomp your way through. Both deadspace and resi 4/5 do this. aren't survival horror.
Alone in the dark and Silent hill, those are survival horror games. f**k all ammo, Every fight is a damn hard one and most of the time you end up having to beat enemies to death with a bat.
Dead space and Resi don't do this. Unless you're completely useless you always feel on top of things and no enemy is ever a real threat. Although Deadspace has a much better atmosphere to it resi still has that sense of oh f**k they're coming for us.
if you've ever been scared by resi there is something seriously wrong with you.
factual; dead space, resident evil 4, resident evil 5...
best game= resident evil 4 best version wii edition
2nd best dead space BUT IT WAS A BLATENT RES 4 RIP OFF
3RD RES EVIL 5 ITS JUST RES EVIL 4 WITH DOUBLED UP GRAPHICS AND BACKWARD CONTROLS IN COMPARASON TO WII EDITION 4
THE ABOVE IS FACT DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT FIGHTING FACT WITH FANBOY OPINION COUGH PS3 X360 GOONS
AND WHO PLAYS RESIDENT EVIL WITH OUT DATED OBSOLETE CONTROL PADS AFTER THE AMASSING RES EVIL 4 WII EDITION OH-PLEASE
IF PS3 AND X360 FANS ARE CORE HOW COME THERE ENJOYING A GAMECUBE RES EVIL 4 GAME LIKE 3 YEARS AFTER EVERYONE WHO OWNED GAMECUBE AND AGAIN IF YOUR CORE WHY ARE YOU BASHING A OUT DATED PAD WEN RES EVIL 4 WII MAKES THAT A THING OF THE PAST
YOUR NOT CORE YOUR SAD ACT TEENY FANBOYS WHO DONT GET D'game at all
resi hasn't been a survival horror game since 3, i'd add that dead space isn't either. They are both action games with monsters in. I heartily enjoyed both from start to finish.
I 'd argue that any so called survival horror game where you can literally stomp your way through. Both deadspace and resi 4/5 do this. aren't survival horror.
Alone in the dark and Silent hill, those are survival horror games. f**k all ammo, Every fight is a damn hard one and most of the time you end up having to beat enemies to death with a bat.
Dead space and Resi don't do this. Unless you're completely useless you always feel on top of things and no enemy is ever a real threat. Although Deadspace has a much better atmosphere to it resi still has that sense of oh f**k they're coming for us.
if you've ever been scared by resi there is something seriously wrong with you.
Early Resi was scary, there is nothing wrong with me. It was one of the very first survival horror games. Also, Dead Space seriously gave me the creeps and unlike Resi 5 there were some creepy and scary moments. In Dead Space things would ambush you and jump out of no where. You'd hear things scuttle through vents and various other places, you'd see shadows of creatures and you'd turn to find nothing. You could chalk it all up to atmosphere if you want but this is something that is sorely lacking in Resi 5. It is more of an action game, true. But the antiquated controls keep it from being a really good action game and in my opinion it ends up just being a very average game. I rented it and had fun with it, but it is nothing I'd pay full price for.
The problem with both of them is you are armed to the teeth by the end of it. So you hear the scuttling and don't oh f**k i'm toast, You think woo hoo more things to stomp.
Not to knock the atmosphere of deadspace , it is f**king tense and opressive and when you start hearing twinkle twinkle little star. creeps me the f**k out.
But come on. Resi isn't scary it makes you jump then you kill some zombies and move on. Its never had much atmosphere, consistantly anyway. Its had an interesting although very convoluted plot. But not much on the actual scare factor. Maybe if you think about how las plagas works you might get a lil shudder.
As i already said at the end of both games you don't feel like the frightened girl at the end of the texas chainsaw massacre. You got away and are generally worse off for the experience. you're a conquering hero.
oh and Wiigodboy. the way you presented you're argument makes it abruptly clear that you are the teeny fanboy on this site and before you start, i own a wii. I have more games on it than my other consoles. I'm really enjoying Madworld at the mo and i suggest as a wii owner you go and grab a copy. that is, if you're old enough!
Don't be put off by this review. If there was a license needed to review games then CVG should loose theirs because they are friggin idiots with no clue at all. Sure it isn't scary any more and you can't walk and shoot (even walk and ability to reload would be great at times) but as games go it is still a really good one probably one of the best out this year so far. If anyone is ever up for coop on PS3 my psnid is gogo65uk.
I have to say I'm being bored by the experience of playing this, when RE4 was just so good. It's very linear, not that imaginative, doesn't look that good and shows a shocking lack of new gameplay ideas considering the amount of time they have had to put it together. A complete wasted opportunity, and not actually that much fun as a game.
Firstly I'm a big Resi fan (RE1 was the reason I got a PS) and in my opinion this game is both brilliant and sh**e for different reasons. as a stand alone game it's awesome but it's not a resi game, by that I mean there's none of the atmosphere or tension that you get in all the other games- the enemies aren't remotely scary and the locations are nowhere near as menacing as previous games. RE5 isn't survival horror it's a balls-to-the-wall action game and that's the problem, the res controls work for horror but given this is action the controls don't really work in line with the rest of the game. RE4 was brilliant (to the extent I had it on GC and re-purchased on the wii) but RE4 worked because it still had the tension and creepiness, here allthat's gone in favour of brightly lit areas and plenty o' shootin. the game is still great to play and has a great story but Capcom should have either made it more horror oriented or adjusted the controls for an action game (you wouldn't have these controls in DMC for example) overall it's def worth buying and I would have scored it higher but people expecting a horror game like it's predecessors will be disappointed, Get it sorted for no 6 Capcom fellas!
I'm a Resi fan too, but I doubt I will be getting RE5 unless I find it for cheap second hand. I've played and finished all the games (main games I mean, not the spin off titles), and I am diappointed with the direction of RE5. I'm actually replaying RE4 now since I enjoyed it so much. However, when the dust settles, I think most RE fans would prefer the creepy atmosphere of 1-3 than the action oriented focus of 4-5 (although IMO, RE4 still had the creepy atmosphere). Looking forward to getting my Gamecube controller so I can restart RE1 on my Wii, and DEFINATELY looking forward to the new RE2 themed Umbrella Chronicles..let's hope it sets the scene for a RE2 inspired "real game".
The general opinion of everyone seems to be "we want Resident Evil to go back to the old days of Resident Evil 1 - 3" and I couldn't agree more.
...to quote CVG: "Frankly, we wouldn't mind a change back to the slower paced, zombie-filled mansion theme."
Although the new Resident Evil 5 is great, it's really the only game i've played since Resident Evil 3. The first 3 were great games, slow paced and jumpy. But after that they lost their way a bit (and the sales figures will agree with me there lol). Whilst playing the 5th one, their where parts in it that reminded me of the the older games... when your walking through the narrow corridors with lickers coming after you. Although that said there are loads of them which takes away from the great thing about the lickers, they're meant to be deadly and only come along one at a time now and then.
With the next game they need to go back to the beginning, stick you in a small ruined town, dark streets, narrow corridors, spooky surroundings and go back to basics with the enemies. We don't want zombies with guns or massive mutated monsters. We want our old zombies back, some flesh eating dogs, the odd licker and of course some sort of boss to rival tyrant from the old days. We also want the choice to play as Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield or Claire Redfield. Bring it on if you will!
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Looks incredible
(what the hell does that even mean). What a stupid idea, comparing one survival horror game with another one 
By the way CVG is becoming more like EDGE 
