12:43 PM on 05.14.2008
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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? [Thanks, Adam!]
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Woah...centered title...anyways. This games needs to be out. And the chick...
Can it be better than RE4? I think it will be a better game, but I'm not so sure we'll look back at it as the better game. RE4 was revolutionary for the time, the most amazing thing many people had ever played. SO for RE5, this will no longer be a new experience.
Then again, perhaps more people will play it this time...
CHAINSAW!
If it has sidestepping, it will be.
Reminds me of 28 Weeks Later. Looks sweet though.
I'm still not sure about RE5. Don't get me wrong, I think it looks cool, but RE 4 brought Shinji Mikami (the director of RE 1) back into the director's chair. And of course he's no longer with Capcom as he's now with Seeds, or Platinum Games, or whatever they're calling themselves nowadays. I think since he's no longer involved it may be very different, which could really bad or really good.
hot hot hot. Except the angelina jolie-lookin gal. Wait, she's hot too.
The potential is there... but RE4 was a damn near perfect game so it's hard to say.
RE has been one of my most favorite series as I love zombies, LOVE zombies.
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.
Swizzle.
If RE4 is your starting point and you build from there, RE5 should be fantastic. My hopes are so high for this game.
All I know is that my dream, however unlikely, is to wield that ginormous fucking axe and lop off some zombie heads.
I make an effort to only play racist game.
Capcom seldom disappoints...
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...
Hai! I KNOW... zey should make it so zey have to collect Nuts and Bolts from "frankenstein" zobmiez... to create vehiclezz and drive and stufffffF!!!!1!! and drive around...!! Oh wait, sorry... I guess I'm still burned about Banjo.....
What?! How dare they put non blacks in Africa, that's racist!!
This game is a MUST have for me. Cannot wait.
Great. I've been scared of the dark all my life. What happens when I play this game and I become afraid of the light? WHAT WILL I DO?! There will be no where safe, save the soft artificial glow of my computer monitor. Or TV.
Hooray for more chainsaw-wielding baddies!
i hoped they retconned the story to make chris redfield into a mulatto.
What the hell Chris is hugging a white chick! THATS SO RACIST! And that other chick with the hot ass, shes white too! SO RACIST!
Looks like there is more than one white person going to kill African people in that game.
@SYN
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
You're probably right, I was just bein a smartass anyway. It's funny that you knew who I was talking about from the description of her ass...ets
OMG it looks so ... average lol. Where's the racism!? That's a game seller!
God, this looks fucking amazing. Give it to me now please, thanks.
Big news! Handgun, knife, and sniper rifle: CONFIRMED!
For a moment there I was worried we would be fighting zombies with Jello pudding.
Looks pretty awesome! I look forward to this one!
brains…
The funny thing is all the RE5 shots make me think of COD4...with Zombies.
And that girl must be Jill!! I mean, she has a BLUE tanktop!!! The protagonist is CHRIS REDFIELD, the developers are fond of the FIRST Resident Evil; so she HAS to be JILL!!!
Any sign of a release date?
My girlfriend wants this game really badly.
Looking good.
Well it's not Jill, because as most should know Jill is running ops in Alaska around this time, if my memory serves me.
Either way, looks great, I really can't wait for it.
The only information that has been released about the release date is that it was pushed back to some time in 2009. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long because those scans are looking pretty awesome.
My theories-
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.
I don't think its Jill, she looks mixed race to me, reminds me of Alicia Keys...
@Morrius:
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.
This just looks better and better. RE4 set a new standard, and I hope this retains/improves upon on it. Especially the in-fighting.
I think we should kill all the Haitians
"Is daylight even scarier than darkness?"
No, not even a little.
Dammit chainsaws is back. I want to be able to USE one this time.
I predict the plot will revolve around Chris trying to get back his stolen bicycle.
@Jonathan Holmes, You thought that guy was Johnny Depp?? Come on, he was clearly Antonio Banderas.
Black people aren't allowed in video games. They might die.
Jon Holmes, I agree with you completely/wholeheartedly, more on that later. Bed time.
woooot, i just hope its a bit longer than RE5 and then i won't have a damn thing to complain about.
I have a lot of faith Capcom will score with RE5.
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.
Great headline! You're such a card. Chad, do you ever just look in the mirror and go, "I am so adorable"? Because I would, if I were you.
kewl a chainsaw. oh boy lets see how many ways I can kill chris in this game when I come across someone who has it in the game.
I've seen the clips for this and its pretty kick@$$, its just that the gameplay looks like re4 AND he's like literally getting @$$ raped by the zombies
Those are looking pretty nice, especially the new partner.