Will RE5 be a big stinker?
366 days 8 hours ago
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Shnazzyone
I have played the resident evil games since their inception in the 90's
I braved the hoards of zombies and carefully managed my items to brave
any unforeseen developments in the storyline like any other gamer who
has enjoyed this pinnacle of the survival-horror genre.
In many of our eyes RE4 gave us what we have always wanted in the
resident evil game. The levels are more intense. The action became
constant and those friggin zombies found intelligence to be their most
frightening trait.
RE4 was a massive accomplishment in gaming. The story was incredibly
involving. The overall setting was extremely creepy and alien to
seasoned RE gamers. It was a total overhaul to the franchise and an
extremely welcome one.
When i first heard there was an RE5 coming out I was itchy all over
thinking of the incredible next gen zombie destruction that was in
store with me. Capcom has given us little to go on for months telling
us bits and pieces of what was in store for us. First it was explained
it would be set in Africa. This seemed like an interesting idea
seemingly expanding on the truly isolated feeling of going through an
foreign countryside fighting things IE re4. Then we learned you would
be paired with a sidekick. Something that really complicated things in
RE4. Now we got as a Christmas present an in depth interview on xplay.
Unfortunately for me it was watching this live demo
that showed me my fervor for this title might be slightly unfounded.
One problem I noticed immediately was that the guy in the demo was
plainly cheating. Unlimited ammo for both of the players and even tnt
being thrown directly at him didn't phase his life gauge.
To me that wasn't a big deal. They gotta show what it looks like after
all. Though the more gameplay footage I saw the more I became
concerned. It seems throughout the gameplay the co-op character appears
to be of no help at all in fact she appears to be a massive hindrance.
My other concern was the gameplay does not seem at all improved since
re4. the graphics grew to appear a bit better and that almost appears
to be the only improvement.
When Morgan Webb asked the designer to explain how coop would be
helpful, he explained how you could hook up with someone online to have
them play with you. He kept conveniently tight lipped on how good the
AI was for your ever present partner when you didn't have an online
buddy holding the reigns on her.
Morgan Webb also asked a great question regarding how they improved the
AI on the zombies from re4. The rep basic said in so many words that
the AI is exactly the same. Which showed to be proven throughout the
gameplay demo where zombies seemed to do very cookie cutter actions
from re4. the typical dynamite wielders. crossbow wielders and run at
you and attack zombies are all here. The only difference I detected was
a few zombies wielding automatic weapons. though I see this as only a
small improvement.
After watching this in depth coverage from xplay suddenly I was forced
to draw an unpleasant conclusion. Are resident evil fans about to be
handed RE4.5?? though the representative claims all they wanted for
this game was innovation. The shown gameplay seems to show otherwise.
There were few features shown (at least in this demo) that would make
me say that I am genuinely excited to pick this title up.
The co-op character seemed utterly oblivious to what was going on
throughout demo gameplay. My guess is she would have been killed early
in the demo if it wasn't for that handy health cheat they apparently
entered.
The AI overall has not been improved for your enemies which is
something i wanted to see. Graphics and lighting are obviously better
but that can only go so far in improving (PS did you see the bat boss's
wing cutting through the wall of the shack... wtf!?! aren't we past
those crummy graphics bugs yet?!?).
I loved RE4 I loved it with a passion. But i do not want to play a
resident evil experience that is merely an expansion in the gameplay. I
want overall improvement. I want better controls, better AI and better
graphics. Thusfar RE5 seems to only be offering 1 of the 3 which scares
me.
This is all based on what i interpreted from this one demo on xplay. I
admit i know nothing of the story and the story makes up a huge chunk
of what makes the franchise great. The last story seemed good but they
better do something much much better in re5 or this may be a total
flop. I pray my conclusions are wrong but only time will tell.
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