Resident Evil 5 producer defends the control scheme

Resident Evil 5 has been a hot topic for debate. From wild claims of racism to dated control schemes, long time series fans are lining up on both sides of the picket fence. In a recent interview, Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi defended the title's controls in response to all the heat they were taking. By limiting the players actions, he insists, it actually creates a more suspenseful feeling.

[shadowfox]

i still think theres got to be a better way to create tension then by making the game play so awkwardly

[gauntletpython]

i agree with Jun... resident evil 5 is it's own game. people need to stop comparing it to gears of war, it isn't the same game and shouldn't have the same control scheme. i mean, i don't see anyone complaining that halo wars doesn't play like starcraft. they are there own games, and shouldn't play exactly like each other.

[jav0918]

in reality when you are being chased by zombies you are going to stop and shoot them and then run....yea that makes sense..come and get me zombies I'm gonna run and stop and shoot you.

[TheHater]

Have you played Dead Space? The Controls are perfect. It isn't run and gun. You have to stop to shoot and aim, but it was done so dam good.

[solideagle1]

was a survival horror but now its more of an action oriented game so i think they need to go back to kamiya or shinji to learn how to make the best RE which is RE 2 and RE 4 as well but RE 5 is RE 4 in HD so i could be wrong but still its my opinion.
thanks

[Sarcasm]

Translation: You don't like tank controls? You're supposed to. You're supposed to feel more immersed and stop complaining.

I sure do miss the devs that cares about the consumers.

[legendkilla]

i dont mind the controls. Just like in Killzone 2 when i was in the beta .. just a little getting used too thats it.

[ape007]

resi 5 is an amazing game

day 1 buy

a true masterpiece,it has something special

not like the 90% of bland,tasteless games(that can run and gun)this gen has seen

capcom ftw

resi 5
LP 2
dead rising 2
SF IV

keep it up

lol finally I decided to pick it up on 360 after months of thinking which 1 to buy

and if I saw any cool things on resi5 home space ,I'll buy it again on ps3 :)

[DarkArima]

Re Is dead to me..
It died after re3. Resident evil 4 was boring and stupid and not scary at all. They took all the things that made re great out of re4(hard ass puzzles that made you think,the horror)
AND YESH the puzzles in re4 Did you need your brain at all in that game?!''derr round thing go in door.''
If you ask me I think silent hill 1-4 is better then re4&5. Silent hill was scary and you can walk and shoot?! that right there means people in the silent hill games have better combat skills then all the people in resident evil games.

If you ask me I think you guys will just buy anything that capcom puts out.

[StephanieBBB]

"If you ask me I think you guys will just buy anything that capcom puts out."

haha, so true. Theres nothing wrong with the controls. It's just that a walk and gun feature is missing. That feature alone is what makes or breaks a game this gen.

Dead space is a perfect example why the RE5 devs doesn't have a clue on how to develop a horror game. Imo japanese developers need to stop making these rules in thier games let the player play however he/she likes.

[DARK WITNESS]

there are better ways, and dead space has proved it.

someone needs to explain to this guy this guy what we find suspenseful and what we find frustrating.

[ThanatosDMC]

I'm pretty sure you can walk and shoot in Dead Space. Some weapons you cant especially some of the weapon's alternate fire.

[Hiruma Youchi]

I like the controls. I co-sign with Capcom

[Bumpmapping]

People should stop whining about the controls, if your not good at RE then dont play it!

[StephanieBBB]

Some might have problems with them but then there's people like me who just sits and thinks, "This makes no sense" every 15 seconds through out the whole game.

It kinda destroys the fun.

If the developers are trying to hide the bad A.I by not doing a walk and gun feature then why should I even buy thier game? Im not going to pay 70£ for a game with half a*s A.I and developers that just want to push thier game out the door as fast as possible so they can move on and forget all about it. Something is very wrong anyway and if some might not see it others do.

[PtRoLLFacE]

YEAH INCREASES THE TENSION AND THE FRUSTRATION

[swiftshot93]

anyone who doesnt admit that Capcom isnt kicking major ass is delusional. Look at all these games: SF4, RE5, LP2, DR2 etc...

I 100% agree with the producer, and it does in fact create tension, they accomplished their goal all the way. This is RE not a third-person shooter. No reason for complaining people just love to hate. Anyways I'm buying on of the greatest games of 2009 on March 13 whos with me? (hint: millions)

Edit: yup, Bionic Commando is AAA, i will be getting that game.

[gauntletpython]

don't forget bionic commando! just needs a strider game in there now...

[Sarcasm]

Capcom lost my respect with the Street Fighter movie. It was F'in horrible.

[Dj-Bronx]

Racism? lol ignorant people, its a game based in Africa which majority of the population balck. Are people that dumb to actually call it racism?

[Sarcasm]

The real Racist people are the ones that call it racist.

But to everyone else, people is people. Black, white, asian, red, yellow, it doesn't matter.

[AliC]

There where colored characters in RE2 as well, I didn't see any stink been raised then.

The whole thing was just blown up for no real reason but to create a stink and for all the wrong reasons.

P.S the controls are indeed bad, it doesn't makes the game any suspenseful it makes playing much harder and for the wrong reasons. But hey we are all entitled to our own opinions.

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

this is the worst control scheme ive ever played with, not to forget that there is no run and gun and the character is slow as hell... F this game!

[CharlesM]

You couldn't run and gun on any of the previous RE games either and the controls were pretty much the same so why has this suddenly become and issue now? The old games kicked ass, so will this one!

[psycho360]

Mr.Manson are you still alive?

On topic.
Then no need to offer it to current gen consoles which have games like cod4, kz2, dead space, gears etc. Let the prehistoric control scheme remain on last gen consoles along with the game.

[RumbleFish]

@psycho360: 100% agree.

[Sangria]

I think they should have totally change the control scheme whereas using the perfect copy of RE4. I wish we would focus more on scariness and not action. Action evolved the series but it also degraded it, as we lose in fear.

The only time i have been shortly scared in RE4 was the part when we discover for the first time the zombie-hedgehog. Otherwise, it was just an action game and RE4 really disappointed me in that way, because i used to play with my heart on Parasite Eve, previous Resident Evil or Silent Hill.

Maybe Resident Evil should see how are Forbidden Siren or Project Zero contributing to the horror genre, and try to inspire from them, otherwise the franchise risks to become a Left 4 Dead or Gears Of War-like. Much action, but absolutely not scary horror games.

[legendkilla]

ya i agree. this just seems like another shooter ,no scariness at all :( i loved RE1 and 2 because they scared the shat out of me.. Like when the dogs can launching through the windows. im still going to pick this game up depending on reviews i guess

[omegaortega]

My issue is that EA managed to do what Capcom couldn't... And that was make a modern control scheme+camera that works perfectly with a survival horror game that doesn't feel action-y or w/e while the camera still gives you that "tension".

[FantasyStar]

To change RE5's control scheme of stop and pop is to change entirely how RE5 is suppose to play out. I don't want a Dead Space clone, I want RE5. Can you imagine how easy it would be if Chris was able to run around the slow zombies and shoot them while running? It'd make the game too easy.

I support the old control scheme.

[DarkArima]

They are not ''zombies''
They had zombies when RE was cool and scary and not a lame slow shooter.

[StephanieBBB]

@FantasyStar

DarkArima is correct. But RE5 wouldn't be a "lame slow" shooter if they could trash the RE4 A.I and re-program it so the "infected" would not stop 5 feet away and slowly walk towards you.

Look at this! http://www.gametrailers.com...

THAT is scary. why didn't they make the tension like that? Why is it grey inside houses with almost no shadows and not pitch black like in the trailer? Why isn't the zombies moving like that? It's thier own god damn trailer and isn't a trailer suppose to show whats coming? Having the game like that would make it alot more scary and it would speed things up. After that the only thing left is to allow walk and gun so the game doesn't get too hard and it would be all gravy.

KZ2 managed to live up to it's CGI trailer way back so why should this be any different?

[DarkArima]

Now that looks like a scary game.
too bad they don't move that fast in game! XD

[DARK WITNESS]

thats the problem...

if making the controls different meant that the game would be that much easier, it just starts to show up how bad the game is then.

just because the controls change, does not mean it should be a clone of another game. its the content IN THE GAME that should make up the experience.. not the controls, which is really nothing more then an input device.

Dead space was not exactly the easiest game.. so imagine how hard it would be if dead space had RES controls ?

[omegaortega]

Not talking about a Dead Space clone. Just a camera and control layout similar to Dead Space would be great...

Some of you RE fans are really silly. Stop blinding yourself, RE5 is flawed and going to be a B+ effort at best due to Capcoms laziness.

[Briyen]

it adds weight to the weapons

oh wait we arent talking about killzone 2?

just kidding i like killzone 2, and love re, just making a joke.
online killzone 2 rocks

[The_Kills]

Well if you want some damn suspense, how about removing the running feature and give me god damn movement and strafing while walking and shooting.

I dont give a damn what excuse you have. These controls just dont cut it. It doesnt make the game more fun. Hell it makes a persons piss boil if they die because of the stupid controls, and judging from the demo, most people will be dying alot.

God damnit give us movement while gunning, who the **** do you think you are! Goodnes...

Sorry, i just had to vent.

[Barca_V_V]

although the controls r just like RE4, in RE4 u almost always had control of the situation, enemies dont come from nowhere and attack u from behind, most of the time the zombies r in front of u, so for me it was... run away then shoot shoot shoot until the zombies get close then run away and repeat, but in RE5 (judging by the demo) zombies r everywhere, they try to attack u from front and behind, so wherever i go there is a zombie.... they r scattered all over the place so i cant take my time to aim at the head and shoot, to me it seems that all they improved was the graphics and enemy count, thats it

[Snatcher]

Resident Evil series were never scary, unless you are a little kid. Why complain that RE5 is not scary, when the others were not scary at all. RE1 - 3 was fun to play, both they were not scary at all. Games like Silent Hill or Doom 3 are scary and disturbing.

[DarkArima]

I disagree.
Resident evil 1-3 had the jump scare down(same as doom3)

[omegaortega]

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[bigboss911]

For the last time SHUTUP. Last gen gameplay you say. Controls too hard you say. You ever think that u suck at the game. Not to blow my own horn or anything, but re games are not scary they are tense. Dog jumps through window, you jump a bit, yell HOLY SHI! and hold r1 press x 4 times it dead move on. Not hard at all. If it was scary you would jump, yell HOLY SHI! run out of the room like a little girl and get your dad to beat the big scary dog with a baseball bat, while crying hysterically the whole time. Quit trying to ruin it like people are trying to ruin Killzone 2. If the controls suck then how are the people i play with getting amazing headshots? Re games are easy if you want i can pm u my personal times. "If this was real life you would not stand and shoot". First, have u ever ran and tried to shoot anything with a pos 9m handgun? I think not. Second wtf are you doing in the middle of Africa? Shouldnt you be hiding here in America under your bed with the Deadspace sheets on it? Your not Chris Redfield. He can shoot zombies how ever the heck he wants lol. Go ask him to shoot differently and he will tell you (and Sheva lol) to get the f out of the way he has a job to do lol. March 13th cant come soon enough for me. Re5 is Re5. Put the camera in really random positions and u have the same game u had in 98. Now that i think of it that would be awesome if that was in the hardest difficulty. Sorry to rant on u guys, but why complain now? Last gen controls? So every pc fps game has the same controls, wasd and mouse and u dont hear people saying that they should make it diop and move the mouse using your mind powers. Yes u can customise pc game controls, but dont u see how stupid the mouse part sounded? To me most games have the same controls. Deadspace worked the way it did because of the way u had to kill the monsters. If they all went down with headshots, would run and gun even matter in that game? Just some stuff you should keep in mind. And remember just because u dont like something doesnt mean others dont.

[Kurylo3d]

the moment they brought back wesker and made him superhuman, re was no longer scary, cause it was no longer real. I mean the first 2 put u in an almost real situation that scared the crap out of u. Mutations, and creatures, and zombies. Now every RE GAME after re2 makes super humans, and over the top action scenes with flips and stuff, and things that go squish and grow to 100x their original size. I mean it worked for birkin and the G VIRUS but enough... that was the g virus... 1 special thing... 1 special creature. RE3 it went down hill with nemesis and him turning into a giant beast after he lost his head and arms.... and ever since then everything is with super human people... its RETARDED

[bigboss911]

dang do u people just blow through the games and not pay any attention to the story? I mean really? i want some feed back on this one. look at my posts about re5 and you will understand where im coming from. ive explained it more than once. every thing u hear about in re code veronica, re4, and re5 is talked about in the first two games. jesus it just took them time to get up to speed with technology so they could produce the games the way they want it. not the way some of u that say, Re was my favorite till 4 bullcrap. put in the cctv like camera angles and you have the same games. I want u people to leave my re alone. survival horror is just a sub genre of action games. same concept of point and shoot except, your in a strange situation, with zombies or aliens or demons and such. if they would have never invented re till now u think the games would have been the same? no i think not. When i played dead space i stoped and shoot turn ran. never used the run and gun because it better to conserve ammo. Im glad everyone thinks because you have a gun u go running around in circles and shooting everything that moves. if that was what happens in real life, shoot outs would not last long. If some one can give me calm intelligent LEGIT reasons to disagree please share. i really want to know why. dont just spew some crap calling me stupid, i dont like u bullcrap. we dont have to be so childish with the comments. news for gamers with silly comments is what this site should be called.