Actually, they are not racist at all. Sorry for the false alarm.
What they are, though, is awesome. I have to say, I am loving the look of Resident Evil 5 the more I see of it. I love the character design. I love the set pieces. And I really love the lighting. Having the game take place in such bright, almost blinding environments is such a cool (and creepy) twist on the usual dark and dreary locations the Resident Evil series is known for.
Some new information about the game was also revealed in the Famitsu article that the scans were grabbed from: Besides clarifying how important sunlight is to the gameplay, the article mentions the inclusion of big boss-style enemies (in a similar vein to Nosferatu from Code Veronica). Three weapons were also confirmed: the classic knife, handgun, and sniper rifle.
What do you think? Is daylight even scarier than darkness? Do you think Resident Evil 5 has the potential to be better than the masterpiece that was Resident Evil 4?
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12:43 PM on 05.14.2008
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Then again, perhaps more people will play it this time...
CHAINSAW!
I don't know how this will compare to RE4 as that game was just aweosome, but RE5 looks like it should be a soild title.
All I know is that my dream, however unlikely, is to wield that ginormous fucking axe and lop off some zombie heads.
I trust they'll take this franchise in the right direction, as they did with Resident Evil 4.
So far, this fifth entry looks damn amazing! The set pieces, character models and lighting look beautifully scary.
Can't wait...
eh? i thought the hot chick with the gun was black... a little lighter tone, but black none-the-less... the lighting does make it a little hard to tell
For a moment there I was worried we would be fighting zombies with Jello pudding.
brains…
My girlfriend wants this game really badly.
Either way, looks great, I really can't wait for it.
1) The blond is Sherry Birkin.
2) The new lady is the token "native helper", like the Johnny Depp guy was in RE4. I know she is barely identifiable as black, but so is Storm from the X-Men. That's about how far most Japanese developers are in being comfortable that they can sell games that feature black protagonists.
And yes, I think that racially paranoid people will be offended that the only black person in RE5 who's not a zombie doesn't look very black. Those people wont be happy with the portrayal of black people in videogames....ever.
It's confirmed, Alicia Keys is a playable character. She has the ability to kill the infected with soulful songs from a portable Korg keyboard.
No, not even a little.
Only problem I have with it, is this dumb reliance on a hunting knife when you are out of ammo.
Come on Capcom, a little bit more imagination there. Why not a sword, nunchuka or staff weapon? Something more practical is needed, because a stupid knife doesn't cut it any more in these games, especially since RE4.