@EDS
Give Sheva both body armors, and SMG/rifle only: I found her formidable enough that she didn't detract from the game throughout :D

They should've stayed with the classic formula...

ZOMBIES + limited ammo + puzzles + no DAMN SHEVA = Good RE title
I'm a hardcore fan of the RE series but I'm seriously disappointed with RE5... 4 years in development and the only new thing they added was coop, which I hated....

To date, 1.6 million gamecube copies and 2 million ps2 copies have been sold. This is disregarding the wii (million+) and pc sales, so I do not believe it had limited appeal at all. If, IF is sold a half-million copies, was a moderate success*, overall and went on to become a sort of gaming legend like Psychonauts, or yakuza, talked about for years to come and appreciated by us passionate gamers, I would understand.

But, as it stands, selling a huge amount of copies of a game is not limited appeal, because many, [/i]many[/i] people played the game, We do not even know how many copies were brought second hand, so the figure could go up by millions.

But it has sold millions of copies in it's lifetime, even a million on the wii, which we know what type of reputation it has in western society, heck around the world. For a game such as RE4 to sell very well on a console that is deemed to be kiddy and just a child's play thing/toy, is a feat in itself.

Re4 was/is loved by many, many, many people, and the game was probably the biggest driving force for RE5 to sell over 5 million copies, IMHO. RE4 is a legendary game, God knows how many gamers were looking forward to RE5. Saying it had limited appeal is unfounded.

The so-called limited appeal was a big reason why the successor sold so well. Yes, the more western approach did help to sell to the crowd that did not play any previous RE games, but a massive amount of people have, and brought RE5 because of RE4's amazing gameplay.

"The more the series moves away from that forward thinking, rebellious spirit, the more likely that it'll lose its soul." ....and becomes a ZOMBIE!!!

Oh dammit, I forgot to mention that whilst selling 500,000 copies of a game is nothing to scoff at (the recent Wolfenstien only managed 100,000 in the US, and does not feature on UK or European charts sadly) for a high budget game, like Yakuza and it' reported $21 million budget, even selling half a million copies is a failure, commercially.

All this talk makes me worried now that Capcom has had such a successful fighting game revival. With how Ono is always saying most of the company is against him and Street Fighter because it's not mainstream western. I hope they can keep the fightans alive and they don't try to screw with those. Well other than maybe making a few combos a little easier... ahem...

RE4 had limited appeal? I heard almost nothing but good things about that game. Now I haven't hung around the RE fandom much to see what those who were disappointed in RE4 had to say. What I do know is that RE4 shifted from survivor horror to action horror, so I see how those fans could be disappointed in that way. Either way, that still doesn't sound like limited appeal. RE5 shifted even further away by having a partner and being out in board daylight. That’s not to say it’s a bad game, it’s just not the same kind of game.

"If the RE games continue to drop the things that make them special in order to appeal to fans of Halo, Gears, or Wii Sports, I'll be a sad panda."

I wonder how it could be designed to appeal to the Wii Sports fans. Anyone got any ideas?

@ RBinator- Motion controls for everything, Natal style.

Uh what?! Limited appeal? Tell you what Takeuchi-san, hand over that wicked Umbrella fleece and I won't give you an eye-jammy for sticking me with Sheva and making me not want to ever play Resident Evil games again.

this guy's an idiot, re4 is the best game in the series. someone please remove this guy from future re projects.

"no DAMN SHEVA"
"I won't give you an eye-jammy for sticking me with Sheva and making me not want to ever play Resident Evil games again."

Im of the opinion that those who didn't like Sheva was because she's black.
tsk tsk.. '___'

@VWGTI
The tank controls aren't just unique. They're stiff and archaic!
^___^

I guess I never played RE 4, so series loyalty doesn't apply. The gameplay of RE 5 was too clunky for me to enjoy. It didn't come close enough to western shooters. Having to stop to shoot isn't fun for me.

When the first game was released, the idea of a haunted house zombie game was completely untested.

Alone in the Dark wants to have a word with you. It came out 4 years before Resident Evil and was a survival horror game set in a mansion with zombies and weird creatures.

RE Remake is good.

RE 4 is better.

RE 4 Wii Edition is the best RE title.

RE 5 is disappointing.


I didn't care for RE 5 in the first place and I'd certainly wouldn't want a watered down Wii port of it.I'm actually more excited for Darkside Chronicles.

Maybe if he swapped around RE5 and RE4 there...? =P

4 was the only game I actually played. Sure, it's not a purist's dream (zomg sellouts), but I played the first RE, and it wasn't for me. Change doesn't have to be bad. After all, would Mario be as good if he stayed in 2D all these years?

With some people, sticking to a tired-and-true formula or changing said formula are both bad things to do. >_>;

@Pacman - totally agree, but I went ahead and played the hell out of 5 anyway. Hope the series handler's don't think they can coast on my waning nostalgia alone.

Fine! Do another co-op shooter, but don't call it Resident Evil. Now that you killed off Wesker (REALLLY?) there's not much point anuway

How was it's appeal limited? It sold millions, and the whole point of it was to restart the series afresh for new fans to get into. It was critically and commercially a sucess.

Why can a game only be considered a sucess by some if it appeals to EVERYONE? Nothing appeals to everyone, and if anything ever did try to, it would surely be super generic and dull.

They just want to sell their stuff...

I thought RE5 was a good action game, but I was a bit let down because I felt it lost most of what I really like about the RE games that came before; atmosphere, suspense, immersion, etc - all the things that good survival horror has. I still liked it though, it just wasn't exactly what I was expecting from the brand.

RE5 was a crushing disappointment imo. Give me RE4 anyday of the week.

@ GeneEric.

I didn't like Sheva because she was a terrible idea. Her AI was spotty at best. Her support of my game on the single-player campaign was not only lackluster, but became more of a burden than an assistance. All in all, she was an unnecessary addition to the whole premise that in a survival horror game you are alone trying to survive. More like Capcom trying to jump on the CO-OP bandwagon, not because it made the game better but because they see it as a $ making trend. Also seeing is that I AM black man, it would be tough for me to hate her for such a reason as "she's black", you fucking idiot. Think before you post comments, man. I mean really.

I really enjoyed playing RE5 with my mate round. I wouldn't have it any other way.