2, 3 and 4 are the only RE games I've played. I'd definitely check out a remake of CV. Will the controls be RE4 style, RE Classic style, or something else all together?
Rumour: We're getting a HD remaster of Resident Evil 4
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If they keep it the same, CV was done in classic style controls.
I agree with Bishop76 that RE5 isn't a bad game, it just isn't a very good game either.
It wasn't just the forced co-op aspect. The whole gameplay mechanics, which were fresh when RE4 came out, felt dated and a bit stagnant, especially when compared to the utterly brilliant Dead Space, which came out a year earlier and reset the bar for third-person survival horror games.
I mean, why the hell can't you move and shoot at the same time? Chris is supposed to be a highly trained BSAA operative, yet he has to stand still every time he wants to shoot something. It seemed like a really contrived way of trying to ramp up the tension during action sequences. Dead Space proved you can create great atmosphere and tension without having to nerf the main character in stupid ways.
Honestly, while I'll be picking up these HD remasters when I can, and I'm interested in the Operation: Racoon City spin-off, the next main RE title is going to have to do something very different in order for me to pick it up. And if there's forced co-op again, I won't be bothering at all.
It wasn't just the forced co-op aspect. The whole gameplay mechanics, which were fresh when RE4 came out, felt dated and a bit stagnant, especially when compared to the utterly brilliant Dead Space, which came out a year earlier and reset the bar for third-person survival horror games.
I mean, why the hell can't you move and shoot at the same time? Chris is supposed to be a highly trained BSAA operative, yet he has to stand still every time he wants to shoot something. It seemed like a really contrived way of trying to ramp up the tension during action sequences. Dead Space proved you can create great atmosphere and tension without having to nerf the main character in stupid ways.
Honestly, while I'll be picking up these HD remasters when I can, and I'm interested in the Operation: Racoon City spin-off, the next main RE title is going to have to do something very different in order for me to pick it up. And if there's forced co-op again, I won't be bothering at all.
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It's all about tradition. They fear making fans of the previous games angry. What I would really like to see is less not-zombies and more real zombies. The Ganados just didn't really scare me, nor the infected natives.
It's all about tradition. They fear making fans of the previous games angry. What I would really like to see is less not-zombies and more real zombies. The Ganados just didn't really scare me, nor the infected natives.
Resident Evil 4 is a better game than RE5.
. It is longer (around 24 hours my first time through compared to 8 for RE5).
. More frightening.
. There are fewer weapons total, but the ones of the same class feel different.
. The plot is a bit better (I don't think there was a plot in RE5).
. No coop, but some escort.
. Better designed maps.
. The enemies seem to be of a higher quality overall.
. The "DLC" was more than 30 minutes long.
. The alternate costumes are less puke-inducing.
I mean, pick a category, and RE4 was probably better. RE5 really felt like a cheap quickie cash grab by comparison. There is virtually zero innovation, and more than a little reversion.
But as for the people claiming Code Veronica as a good game... Have you played it recently? Because holy crap, is it awful! I will grant that the major villains are memorable though. Actually, I have found most all the games to be crap when I come back a few years later. The only two that have held up so far are RE2 and RE4 (and RE Remake, to a lesser extent).
As much as I would like to say that I will definitely buy this release, I already own the game and I have zero interest in a digital copy.
. It is longer (around 24 hours my first time through compared to 8 for RE5).
. More frightening.
. There are fewer weapons total, but the ones of the same class feel different.
. The plot is a bit better (I don't think there was a plot in RE5).
. No coop, but some escort.
. Better designed maps.
. The enemies seem to be of a higher quality overall.
. The "DLC" was more than 30 minutes long.
. The alternate costumes are less puke-inducing.
I mean, pick a category, and RE4 was probably better. RE5 really felt like a cheap quickie cash grab by comparison. There is virtually zero innovation, and more than a little reversion.
But as for the people claiming Code Veronica as a good game... Have you played it recently? Because holy crap, is it awful! I will grant that the major villains are memorable though. Actually, I have found most all the games to be crap when I come back a few years later. The only two that have held up so far are RE2 and RE4 (and RE Remake, to a lesser extent).
As much as I would like to say that I will definitely buy this release, I already own the game and I have zero interest in a digital copy.