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Can't wait to play this. I love all the resident evil games for what each brings to the table.
You won't see me bitching about "why it no scary".
You won't see me bitching about "why it no scary".
I hope it's at least as fun as you said, because those conversations were very somber. Resident Evil games have assimilated so much action that they're not even recognizable anymore. I truly wish RE4 had been called something else and Resident Evil could have remained a series about surviving the man made zombie apocalypse - because it's definitely not about that anymore.
As for this game, it's finally a RE game filled with zombies and it's set in a completely relatable locale, thank god! If the series has to bend over to the action populous, at least it's going down with it's iconic and sensible roots. I'll consider the game completely non-cannon, but damn, I'm excited to see a zombie-filled Raccoon City again!
As for this game, it's finally a RE game filled with zombies and it's set in a completely relatable locale, thank god! If the series has to bend over to the action populous, at least it's going down with it's iconic and sensible roots. I'll consider the game completely non-cannon, but damn, I'm excited to see a zombie-filled Raccoon City again!
Pfft. It's not a main entry, it's a spin-off. They've made that pretty clear. And as a spin-off, I'll be avoiding this like the plaque. I love everything RE, but this is too off the beaten path. And because it's not really canon, it's no skin off my teeth to skip it.
This article obviously written from the perspective of someone in an alternate dimension where Resident Evil: Revelations never existed.
Seriously, this game isn't even being made by the guys who make Resident Evil. It's clearly a spin-off. It's not even canon. Enough of the fear-mongering.
Revelations proved that Capcom can still make a classic RE game.
Seriously, this game isn't even being made by the guys who make Resident Evil. It's clearly a spin-off. It's not even canon. Enough of the fear-mongering.
Revelations proved that Capcom can still make a classic RE game.
If Resident Evil stayed like it was before RE4, there would be just as many people complaining that the series never changes.
Sounds promising and I am glad that it is somewhat of a trip down memory lane as I have the special edition pre-ordered.
I am scared to death of Resident Evil has become, Gears of War basically. What was once a system selling game to me (Resident Evil made me buy a PlayStation and a GameCube) is now a Call of Duty action roller coaster. Now that "zombies" can drive cars/bikes and shoot guns I have pretty much lost faith for what was one Resident Evil. I am sure I will get RE6 after a price drop but it will not be a day one purchase for me.
I am scared to death of Resident Evil has become, Gears of War basically. What was once a system selling game to me (Resident Evil made me buy a PlayStation and a GameCube) is now a Call of Duty action roller coaster. Now that "zombies" can drive cars/bikes and shoot guns I have pretty much lost faith for what was one Resident Evil. I am sure I will get RE6 after a price drop but it will not be a day one purchase for me.
Am I the only one living on the planet where Revelations came out?
If you guys were actually fans of this series you'd know about it by now.
Glad to know all the haters are wannabes anyway.
If you guys were actually fans of this series you'd know about it by now.
Glad to know all the haters are wannabes anyway.
Don't really care if it's not the same RE as fifteen years ago. If it's fun, I'll play it. I'd be crazy not to play a good game just because it doesn't have the same sensibilities as its predecessors.
Heroes mode looks badass. The gameplay I saw of the campaign, though... Yeah, there's no way I'm paying full price for this.
@joe - Can't we just have fun playing a Gram Turismo cart racer even if it's not realistic simulation racing?
@Travis - In what world is Revelations not relegated to a handheld, but is a full console experience? Furthermore, it's not like Revelations still doesn't feature invincible AI partner sections and bucket loads of ammo.
@Travis - In what world is Revelations not relegated to a handheld, but is a full console experience? Furthermore, it's not like Revelations still doesn't feature invincible AI partner sections and bucket loads of ammo.
To expand on my previous comment, I don't really give a shit that this series isn't "scary" anymore. It's just that the gameplay I saw of the campaign mode made it look like an extremely shoddy and dreadfully boring version of Left 4 Dead/Killing Floor + SOCOM. The AI (both enemy and friendly) was actually painful to witness.
@Arttemis- I don't play Gran Turismo. I am just saying if its fun play it. Games evolve over time. I played RE:Zero-Code Veronica. There was little change between these games. I was very happy when RE4 came out because it was so different from the rest. It was a welcome change of pace. It may not have been as scary as previous entries but it was really fun. I will say that RE5 wasn't the best of the series by any means, but I also had fun playing that as well.
I approach this much like I do Dynasty Warriors: Gundam:
I loathe Dynasty Warriors. I do love Gundam though. So...here's my money.
I loathe Dynasty Warriors. I do love Gundam though. So...here's my money.
@Arttemis
As Capcom loves selling the same thing over and over, I don't expect Revelations to stay a 3DS exclusive for long, especially considering how much money a game like that would take to make.
As Capcom loves selling the same thing over and over, I don't expect Revelations to stay a 3DS exclusive for long, especially considering how much money a game like that would take to make.
"It seems that more and more people are beginning to miss those good ol' days when ammo didn't come by the bucket-load and one zombie was actually considered a legitimate threat."
See, and this could just be my pack rat ways, which I tend to carry into gaming, but I never really lacked ammo in any Resident Evil game, no matter the setting. And, even though there was never an XP system, I never ran from Zombies, choosing to kill them all for some weird, destructive, reason. As if I REALLY needed to stop this outbreak.
So, idk, maybe I wish there was even less ammo in some of these games. Even in RE: Revelations I'm finding myself swimming in it.
See, and this could just be my pack rat ways, which I tend to carry into gaming, but I never really lacked ammo in any Resident Evil game, no matter the setting. And, even though there was never an XP system, I never ran from Zombies, choosing to kill them all for some weird, destructive, reason. As if I REALLY needed to stop this outbreak.
So, idk, maybe I wish there was even less ammo in some of these games. Even in RE: Revelations I'm finding myself swimming in it.
How, exactly, is the Resident Evil franchise a sinking ship? Wasn't 5 the best selling in the series?
Lulz. So little knowledge of the RE lore. It's fine if you don't follow it, but it's ridiculous you actually mock it without knowing a damn thing.
Wait....what....this was always an offshoot action game. Not canon, not horror, just action. Why is everyone pissed and hating? Go play 4/5 or Revelations.
This is looking like a glorified RE mod for SOCOM :/
I dont think slant six has played any of the old RE games. Nemesis isnt the kind of guy to stand still around explosive barrels while missing every shot he takes.
Nemesis is more of a run right up to you and falcon punch you in the fuckin face with a rocket launcher kind of guy.
I dont think slant six has played any of the old RE games. Nemesis isnt the kind of guy to stand still around explosive barrels while missing every shot he takes.
Nemesis is more of a run right up to you and falcon punch you in the fuckin face with a rocket launcher kind of guy.
@Travis McMechan
I love the RE series (LOL who woulda thought) and I love Revelations. I also hate where the series is heading. But to say Revelations is "classic RE" is just wrong. Very, very wrong.
I love the RE series (LOL who woulda thought) and I love Revelations. I also hate where the series is heading. But to say Revelations is "classic RE" is just wrong. Very, very wrong.
i was hoping they would have gone with the Mercenaries Style play but with tons of modes and multiplayer.
this seems more in Socom series which isn't bad but it's not RE.
oh well the game should be price around $39.99 since RE6 is already coming out this year(they could delay it though)
this seems more in Socom series which isn't bad but it's not RE.
oh well the game should be price around $39.99 since RE6 is already coming out this year(they could delay it though)
Very well written, but I have to disagree. I don't think a series is dyin because it wants to re invent itself or make spin off titles. Then again i never fell in love with resident evil until 4
As someone who has beat very mainline RE game, I wouldn't describe RE games as scary, but instead as "tense". What the new games lack is the strategizing and puzzle solving found in the originals. As far as scares go, the newer RE games (including revelations) are just as tense for me as any of the orginals.
Non canon Res Evil games = crap. Slant 6 games = crap. They'd have to pay me to play this, and then I'd just rubber band the sticks together and play Res Evil 2 on my PSP.
"An associate of mine, Vincent Ingenito from totalplaystation.com, mentioned that he was never too thrilled about the series' changes. "It was one of the few games that really had its own identity," he said. "Not many games really took from it directly. Now we have a plethora of over-the-shoulder action shooters, so [Resident Evil] has become just another game in the pile." These were pretty profound words coming from someone who actually liked the game."
So RE was "Unique" when it just an Alone in the Dark clone...
But "Just another game in the pile" when it inspired an entire generation of games?
So RE was "Unique" when it just an Alone in the Dark clone...
But "Just another game in the pile" when it inspired an entire generation of games?
@BoomingEchoes
I was very much the same way, minus shooting every zombie. I think the distinction between the old RE games and the new ones is that, while a game like RE 2 did provide a good amount of ammo if you were frugal enough, it was finite. You could waste every bullet and be fucked for the rest of the game. RE 4 and on provides a bartering system for you to buy and sell shit, so that frugal instinct wasn't really there...for me, anyhow.
@MadExponent
Wow, I totally glanced over that. You gotta hand it to the artist who looked up that year's gas prices before making that texture.
I was very much the same way, minus shooting every zombie. I think the distinction between the old RE games and the new ones is that, while a game like RE 2 did provide a good amount of ammo if you were frugal enough, it was finite. You could waste every bullet and be fucked for the rest of the game. RE 4 and on provides a bartering system for you to buy and sell shit, so that frugal instinct wasn't really there...for me, anyhow.
@MadExponent
Wow, I totally glanced over that. You gotta hand it to the artist who looked up that year's gas prices before making that texture.
Quoted from the RE forum thread:
RE 0123CV were about zombie outbreaks in and around small towns and the facilities/mansions from which they originated. The games were filled with atmosphere that you could relate to, files of first hand accounts of people changing, and occasional survivors. They were actual zombie outbreaks. Bullets were scarce, found scattered around the area, and had to be conserved. Regardless of controls and camera angles, it was a zombie game.
RE4 was a game set in Spain(?) with a bunch of mutant villagers, a fucked up pope, and a crazy midget. Bullets materialized out of dissolving, decomposing corpses, and you collected gems to sell to a man in a robe. WTF is that? Sure, they modernized the camera and controls, but did they have to completely change the enemy, setting, ambiance, and story?!
RE4 could have starred anyone and been called anything else and, aside from the obligatory Wesker cameo, no one would have known it was supposed to be a Resident Evil game. They eliminated the series's identity, and they keep people tethered with recurring protagonists.
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Why can't the series retain its identity. It's obvious that people can't enjoy the games without a third person shooter perspective, but did we have to completely drop zombies, relatable settings, ammo conservation, and the like?
RE 0123CV were about zombie outbreaks in and around small towns and the facilities/mansions from which they originated. The games were filled with atmosphere that you could relate to, files of first hand accounts of people changing, and occasional survivors. They were actual zombie outbreaks. Bullets were scarce, found scattered around the area, and had to be conserved. Regardless of controls and camera angles, it was a zombie game.
RE4 was a game set in Spain(?) with a bunch of mutant villagers, a fucked up pope, and a crazy midget. Bullets materialized out of dissolving, decomposing corpses, and you collected gems to sell to a man in a robe. WTF is that? Sure, they modernized the camera and controls, but did they have to completely change the enemy, setting, ambiance, and story?!
RE4 could have starred anyone and been called anything else and, aside from the obligatory Wesker cameo, no one would have known it was supposed to be a Resident Evil game. They eliminated the series's identity, and they keep people tethered with recurring protagonists.
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Why can't the series retain its identity. It's obvious that people can't enjoy the games without a third person shooter perspective, but did we have to completely drop zombies, relatable settings, ammo conservation, and the like?
The genre didn't lose steam, Capcom just doesn't seem to give a fuck about making RE the way we remember it.
@tvirus: I wouldn't call it classic at all myself, but I found it both more scary and more tense than 4 and 5. The action parts I enjoyed, but would have preferred more ship, since it has raid mode (which I'm addicted to).
@PhilK3nS3bb3n
It could be because we're getting *three* "derp shoot stuff in the face" Resident Evil games in *one year* when we haven't gotten a good sensible RE game in about *eight years*.
It could be because we're getting *three* "derp shoot stuff in the face" Resident Evil games in *one year* when we haven't gotten a good sensible RE game in about *eight years*.
@Ryan Perez
True, but if you recall, the one thing you couldn't buy in 4 was ammo, and health items could only be bought in the form of expensive first aid sprays. You also had to strategize somewhat by rotating your weapons so you had ammo for a specialized one should the situation arise. And I pretty much saved every magnum bullet for bosses (not that I ended up needing them all).
True, but if you recall, the one thing you couldn't buy in 4 was ammo, and health items could only be bought in the form of expensive first aid sprays. You also had to strategize somewhat by rotating your weapons so you had ammo for a specialized one should the situation arise. And I pretty much saved every magnum bullet for bosses (not that I ended up needing them all).
I'd also like to point out that while I'm an RE purist, I don't dislike Resident Evil 4. I think it should have been the start of a reboot, or a new series, but it really blended third person shooting, mild exploration, and slight RPG elements in very interesting ways. Kind of like a Zelda game almost in some respects. That's very different from what Operation Raccoon City appears to be.
I might be in the minority here, but as a little spin-off diversion, I think this looks awesome! It's like having a box full of Resident Evil action figures and making them all fight each other. Get over it. It's gonna be fun in a mindless way.
For the record, I think this is the most Resident Evil-esque game released since Code Veronica. I'm generally excited aside from the AI issues and potential bullet-sponge human enemies. I'm just glad it's finally a zombie game
I don't get this game. Is it single player or multiplayer? Is there a campaign? Is it just coop? Is it just pvp? If there is a single player, is it just multiplayer with bots?
I really don't understand this game at all. Capcom has done a terrible job explaining it clearly since not a single person I know, even those who work in the games industry, can answer this question.
I really don't understand this game at all. Capcom has done a terrible job explaining it clearly since not a single person I know, even those who work in the games industry, can answer this question.
@Travis McMechan
"Revelations proved that Capcom can still make a classic RE game."
Revelations also proved that Capcom can ruin a classic RE game with invincible, useless partners who say the kind of shit like
"MY SWEET ASS IS ON THE WAY"
"THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE A FLIRT!"
Yes, very scary and tense.
"Revelations proved that Capcom can still make a classic RE game."
Revelations also proved that Capcom can ruin a classic RE game with invincible, useless partners who say the kind of shit like
"MY SWEET ASS IS ON THE WAY"
"THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE A FLIRT!"
Yes, very scary and tense.
@EKGProd
It has a singleplayer campaign that supports online co-op
It also has a series of PvP games for online play.
It has a singleplayer campaign that supports online co-op
It also has a series of PvP games for online play.
@kanden: I feel ya.
@steel: it looks like it could be fun, controls and ai are my biggest worries (slant6 I'm looking at you).
@kenny: she's stupid, but she's in the game so little man. Plus in the ending...
@steel: it looks like it could be fun, controls and ai are my biggest worries (slant6 I'm looking at you).
@kenny: she's stupid, but she's in the game so little man. Plus in the ending...
@Ryan Perez
"Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a prime example of some of the lengths that a publisher will go to keep a sinking franchise afloat."
Resident Evil is NOT a sinking franchise.
"Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a prime example of some of the lengths that a publisher will go to keep a sinking franchise afloat."
Resident Evil is NOT a sinking franchise.
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