ARS: Resident Evil 5 has made many game play changes from the past titles in the series, and the focus on co-op in particular has proven to be controversial. Ben and Frank take the demo for a spin to see if fans have anything to worry about.
The Resident Evil 5 demo has hit Xbox Live, a week before it goes live for the PlayStation 3. Fans are grumbling about the title's focus on co-op over single-player action, and the game has admittedly taken a turn from even the genre-defining reboot that was Resident Evil 4.
While we're on the subject: Microsoft, Capcom, go ahead and announce the bundle. Seriously.
Last night Frank and I tackled the demo in online co-op, and after a few deaths as we wrestled with the controls and sharing resources, we beat the levels and have come back to tell the tale. Our verdict? This is not a game to play alone.
Resident Evil 5 launched 15 years ago today - and it continues to stand as a stepping stone from the good to the bad.
One of my favourites because of the co-op. Then Resi 6 arrived and the series nosedived further.
I enjoyed the game co-oping with a friend I know the game in solo the AI can be an idiot but RE5 is way better then RE6. I played RE6 with a friend if it wasn't cheap when I got I would have avoided RE6.
5 was excellent, still play Mercs with my brother.
I would love a fully remastered RE:5, with some added, reworked content. The DLC for 5 was also excellent.
6 was awful.
I never understood why the game was misunderstood. It was a fantastic game at launch and is still fun today to play. It’s as action packed as Resident Evil 4 was, yet that’s regarded a masterpiece 🤷♂️
it was "misunderstood" because they introduced co-op into the franchise at a time when people loved to have fake rage about co-op. like, you could play the game as a solo experience, but people chose to have their bandwagon rage because it was cool at the time lol
Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.
An exploration of whether RE5 is truly the most logical next step for a remake, or whether there are others in line who deserve their day in the sun.
Remake of Resident evil outbreak as well as file 2. Same gameplay as the recent remakes. Choose what ever character you want to play as. With online co op.
Nope.
Rather remake other past Capcom & non-mainline RE games ... IF they have to continue churning out Remakes.
I'd rather want a new 3rd person RE spin-off
Dino Crisis and Onimusha Reboot
New IPs after Pragmata ships
It's sad that in today's society even websites like the above mentioned are either fanboys or controlled by a company.