We have a new article discussing the Survival of Survival Horror games. I am curious to what your thoughts are on the article? Also do the new controls in RE5 make it less of a Survival Horror and more of an action game? Here is the first two paragraphs of the article.
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As Resident Evil 5 bears down upon us, a lot of people can’t help but comment on the ways that Resident Evil has evolved as a franchise. Resident Evil 5 marks the refinement and streamlining of the formula pioneered in RE 4. That game dropped the earlier installments’ slow pace, thick atmosphere, and bad combat and controls for a more action-oriented, fluid experience. RE 5 takes these new aspects to their logical conclusions, and features, smooth gameplay and high production values, but comparatively few genuinely scary moments, it would seem.


Regardless of whether you think that Resident Evil 5 trades in racist, blatantly offensive imagery and tropes (and it absolutely does), there’s no denying RE 5’s clout, nor can one discount the franchise’s new direction when it comes to this popularity. When it comes to pacing and combat, Resident Evil 5 is being compared to Dead Space, as opposed to its previous peers, Silent Hill, Clocktower, and Siren.[/i]

http://gametopius.com/index.php/video-games/features/458-survivalofsurvivalhorror