The NDA

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

I prefer constructive criticism as a rule, but I think the industry needs at least one person willing to poke their head out of the dirigible window and scream "fuck" for as long as they can before the whole thing comes crashing to earth. The fact no professional is willing (or able) to do this for Resident Evil 6 is a clear indicator that something, somewhere, has gone terribly wrong.

He's called Yahtzee, I think he works around here somewhere

 

[RJ 17]

Resident Evil 6 is terrible, but it's not terrible because of the story, the story can't actually get any worse.

You know, that is a fantastic point. I played a bit of 1, but mostly just watched my older brother play it. It was a creepy little game and it was fun watching him play it at night with all the lights off. A friend had gotten RE2 and from time to time I'd be over while he was playing it, don't think I even remember how it ended though. Flash-forward to a couple years ago when a buddy picked up RE 5 and I gotta say I had some fun playing it with him, but like I said: given the way it ends, I was certain that "Welp, that's finally the end of the RE series." I mean where can you go after having a buff pretty white-boy wandering around Africa blowing the heads off of natives?

Evidently I was mistaken. It's like Capcom's playing Limbo with the series and trying to see just how low they can go. Time to move the bar down another notch I suppose.

 

[CD-R]

I just remembered I still have early access to the demo from buying Dragon's Dogma. I wonder if my code still works.

 

[Kopikatsu]

Fun Fact: Resi 5 is the best-selling installment in the series.

Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition has RE4 listed as the best selling survival horror game of all time, and from what I found, RE4 sold around 7.1 million units total and RE5 only sold a little over 5 mill.

Kind of curious how RE6 will go.

 

[Darklupus]

I'm going to have to see for myself how it is, albeit Jim Sterling's example of how a good game is made has me shaking in a bit of trepidation despite FF9 being an RPG and we are talking about action horror. If I kept listening to whatever people said, I'm going to miss out on a lot of games and I haven't picked up FFX13 yet, and yes there are people that LIKE those games.

 

[TheTygre]

So I'm the only person who actually liked the RE6 demo then?

If Resident Evil getting more 'action-y' ruined the series, then the series was ruined at RE2 when you could get an infinite ammo SMG at the beginning, unlock an Extreme Battle Arena (Actual ingame name), and were given more ammo than you needed to kill every enemy in the game and then some (Not counting the aforementioned infinite ammo SMG).

I think people miss the point with Resident Evil. It's not a "zombie survival horror." It's a franchise following the fallout from Umbrella Corp's bioweapons research. The first game's setting required it to be survival horror. The second played that card as well as that of an action game. 3 was really just RE2.5 in my mind since the only real difference was quick choice scenarios that altered your path a little. Same place, same time, different people. Oh, and there was a Nemesis instead of a Mr. X. He can hold guns this time, zOMG!!! To me, Code Veronica was really just an action puzzle-shooter. The horror was completely gone at this point if it hadn't died by your second playthrough of RE2. This was an action game through and through, but with crappy outdated controls. I'm glad 4 went the way it did, and it set the stage for more of the bioweapons story Resident Evil was about without actively involving the megacorp. We got to delve into where it started, and where it was going, and see Leon in a new light. 5 I do have some issue with as it takes way too much inspiration from the movies. But once again, you're not after Zombies, you're out to end the horrors Umbrella unleashed on the world. It makes sense that something similar to the Veronica virus and the Plaga parasites would be combined and weaponized, and this is a logical result. I see no problem with where Resident Evil is going, the problem is that fans haven't left the first game.

Cripes, finally! Someone speaking common sense!

Seriously, you? Pump it.

Spoiler

 

[nexus]

I fail to see how Resident Evil "sucks" or is expected to be "terrible".

I've never not had fun with a Resident Evil game. I was a fanatical Resi 1 player back in '98 (#2 being my personal favorite; #3 being my least), and I still adapted to the changes in Resi 4 and liked it. Resident Evil 5 wasn't terrible by any stretch of the imagination. I suppose "stretch of the imagination" applies to the over-the-top plot.. buuut.. it was still good.

 

[nexus]

So I'm the only person who actually liked the RE6 demo then?

If Resident Evil getting more 'action-y' ruined the series, then the series was ruined at RE2 when you could get an infinite ammo SMG at the beginning, unlock an Extreme Battle Arena (Actual ingame name), and were given more ammo than you needed to kill every enemy in the game and then some (Not counting the aforementioned infinite ammo SMG).

I think people miss the point with Resident Evil. It's not a "zombie survival horror." It's a franchise following the fallout from Umbrella Corp's bioweapons research. The first game's setting required it to be survival horror. The second played that card as well as that of an action game. 3 was really just RE2.5 in my mind since the only real difference was quick choice scenarios that altered your path a little. Same place, same time, different people. Oh, and there was a Nemesis instead of a Mr. X. He can hold guns this time, zOMG!!! To me, Code Veronica was really just an action puzzle-shooter. The horror was completely gone at this point if it hadn't died by your second playthrough of RE2. This was an action game through and through, but with crappy outdated controls. I'm glad 4 went the way it did, and it set the stage for more of the bioweapons story Resident Evil was about without actively involving the megacorp. We got to delve into where it started, and where it was going, and see Leon in a new light. 5 I do have some issue with as it takes way too much inspiration from the movies. But once again, you're not after Zombies, you're out to end the horrors Umbrella unleashed on the world. It makes sense that something similar to the Veronica virus and the Plaga parasites would be combined and weaponized, and this is a logical result. I see no problem with where Resident Evil is going, the problem is that fans haven't left the first game.

Cripes, finally! Someone speaking common sense!

Also, let's not forget.. it's actually called "Biohazard", only renamed "Resident Evil" for a more iconic North American release.

'Resident Evil' definitely implies or a more Lovecraftian, traditional "undead" approach. 'Biohazard' implies what it really is. The original Resident Evil was not nearly as over-the-top as the later installments. It really was just an outbreak from an unethical corporation. Corporate conspiracy, horror mystery. Very simple plot, easily explained and a good vehicle to get across the "zombies", etc. Then some hokey B-movie horror stuff thrown in for effect.

 

[weirdee]

actually, they kind of did get back to the good stuff with revelaitions, although it was a different team working on that, so we'll probably never see any of those improvements make it to the main game except for maybe the mercenaries like game mode that improved on the formula

 

[Stu35]

I think I have a romanticised opinion of the early Resident Evils, they were around when I was in my teens and they provided much in the way of Playstation related joy.

I did complete RE5 on Co-Op with a mate, we'd get drunk and play through it - as we got nearer the end we'd fail more and more at every juncture, until the final boss which we spent an entire night trying to complete (having gone down the bar and put away a skinfull), only to complete it the following evening whilst completely sober.


The game itself, I would never have played on my own.

I can see a similar situation for RE6.

 

[AbstractStream]

I'm glad I never went through with pre-ordering RE6 then. Everything I'm hearing is horrible.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I do like the RE game for the Wii because I can play it with my brother. That is the only thing. I hope this game has more good points then that.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I prefer constructive criticism as a rule, but I think the industry needs at least one person willing to poke their head out of the dirigible window and scream "fuck" for as long as they can before the whole thing comes crashing to earth. The fact no professional is willing (or able) to do this for Resident Evil 6 is a clear indicator that something, somewhere, has gone terribly wrong.

He's called Yahtzee, I think he works around here somewhere

<spoiler=No he is called Cahtzee>
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[008Zulu_v1legacy]

If you can't say anything nice... it's because an NDA won't let me talk about the game.

 

[Alaster Angelo]

Is RE6 really looking that bad? I mean, I've yet to download the demo, and I've hardly seen any videos of it, but I would've hoped it be decent at best.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Actually, the english OXM got word out. And it is AWFUL. INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLY AWFUL.

 

[ksn0va]

Oh Capcom, why couldn't you have just repayed Epic the favor and ape GoW. At least then your game would've been somewhat good.

Captcha: practice makes perfect

 

[Quiet Stranger]

So why does it suck exactly?

 

[JohnDoey]

I liked the demo for the most part and think the game looks pretty cool.

 

[natster43]

I am apparently one of the 10 guys on the escapist that liked the demo. Sure it isn't probably going to be as good as Revelations or 4, and Chris' campaign had a lot of problems in the demo, but I thought it was fun, and that is what matters for me. At least they made the menu/inventory is better than it was in 5.