beelzebozo
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ninj4junpei said:
it was as retarded as you imagine, i assure you
Resident Evil 5 review thread
- Thread starter Zenith
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it was as retarded as you imagine, i assure you
Davey Cakes
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Yeah, I'm quite sure of it.DarkUSS said:
Shit, I thought that the TGS '08 trailer would be enough for anybody, but it's only one of SEVERAL trailers featuring multiple areas, characters, gameplay shots, and in-game cutscenes. By the time RE5 comes out there won't be many surprises left.
Baloonatic
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I thought the stuff we'd seen was only from the first three chapters?
SlasherJPC
Banned
Man you guys that are cancelling pre-orders. You making some gamers lucky day! 
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
zenith - have you played the final build? i wonder if you could speak to any mechanical tweaks from the demo to the retail?
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
Zenith said:
ah, alright, thanks.
are any thoughts on your end about the way the final game controls embargoed? i'm just curious what your impressions of that were once you had an extended period of time to play it, and to see everything it had to offer.
Fallout-NL
Member
Thanks to all the people suggesting control type C. That worked a lot better for me and now I actually enjoyed the demo. Think I'll be buying it after all. The only thing that worries me now is the not so great framerate (PS3 demo). Is that going to be any better in the final version?
David H Wong
Banned
Duck Amuck said:
Nope.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
David H Wong said:
you couldn't be more wong
brandonh83
Banned
GTA4 is the only GTA game I think is any good. Didn't give two shits about any of the characters in the other ones, especially CJ-- why was I supposed to like him again?-- the graphics are beautiful, gameplay is great, voice acting is great, dialogue is good (not Oscar worthy but good), and Little Jacob is the best character to grace the series.
GTA4 rocks.
GTA4 rocks.
David H Wong said:
It did. It instilled a heavy sense of boredom in me whenever I played, even when running around blowing shit up. I count 3 missions that were on par with a normal San Andreas one.
It's a good game. You take an issue like item management and focus on it in isolation then you can make it sound like a bad experience, but viewed in the context of the whole game it's just a bump in the road.
It was the 360 version, and I'm a PC gamer so I don't exactly have an eye for framerate.
brandonh83 said:
Too bad you had to be wrong on the most important one.
...why are we talking about GTA4?
As far as RE5 goes, I can't say I'm surprised at some of the lower scores. It seems to me that Capcom felt pressured into creating a game based on co-op since so many games have the feature these days. I'm not saying co-op is bad, but a purely single player experience probably would have ended up better and fits Resident Evil more overall. We'd just have to hear a bunch of whining from Gears fans (who bitch about other parts of the game anyway).
Fallout-NL
Member
Zenith said:
Huh?
There's usually a lot of framerate related tweaking involved with PC gaming, unless you buy a 1500 dollar pc every year.
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As for GTAIV, the basic bare bones gameplay is good. The weapons feel tons better than in the previous installments, so does the driving. It's just that the mission variety is pretty bleak compared to San Andreas.
Fallout-NL
Member
Ah ok, that makes sense.
brandonh83
Banned
Ysiadmihi said:
it plays just like the other GTA games. better, if you ask me. I certainly think the combat system is better, and the driving is better as well.
anyway, opinions I guess, back to RE5.
Applesauce
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Fallout-NL said:
Changing to Type C made a world of difference for me, now everything feels fluid and seamless with the exception of having to reload at a stand-still. I may try the "Classic" preset once my PS3 returns since I've been playing RE4 again, but I don't think I can give up the ability to strafe and rotate the camera. Anywho, day 1 purchase for me.
Davey Cakes
Member
Quote, buy, print.Loxley said:Is it weird that because the game isn't getting all 9's abd 10's I want to play it even more? I guess it it's because now I know I won't be getting my hopes up and can just enjoy it for what it is
Or...Game, set, match.
Or...I agree with you.
The REmake scored in the high 8's and low 9's, and it's one of my favorite games. The experience even trumped RE4 in some ways, and that was a high-9's title.
See, I look for enjoyability, not high scores. Even though I continue to be a skeptic with the direction of RE5, I'm still on board with the game in general. That's just because I'm an RE fan. I never did need the game to get blowout review scores in order to make it a worthwhile gaming experience for me. It's fun enough, from what I can tell, and it continues the RE storyline. This is all that matters.
Zenith said:
It's vague but this comment excites me more than anything else in this thread so far.
Been replaying RE4 to pass the time and I'm fairly sure it's my favorite action game ever made... just so infinitely rewarding and fun to play, and it still has some tense moments despite having played it to death. I don't expect RE5 to be as good, but I do expect it to be at least very enjoyable (and hopefully I'm surprised by RE5 in the end).
Christopher
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the_zombie_luke said:
And yet this is where the most of the vocal shit about the racist stuff comes from. It's not, shock and awe that you see a black enemy in a game.
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Deleted member 30609
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This comment makes me wet.Zenith said:
Yep, it really is without a doubt the best control scheme. You can strafe, which makes taking down an enemy like The Executioner much easier, and you still get the left-stick aiming, which prevents the game from feeling like Dead Space or Gears from a control perspective, it instead makes it feel like RE4, hence making the movement restrictions far less noticeable (your left thumb isn't left doing nothing, and your right thumb shoots with X/Square).Fallout-NL said:
If anyone still has issues with the controls, I strongly recommend giving Type C a fair go, or at least Type A. Type D, with its right stick aiming, really makes the game feel a lot more clunky, even though it is possible to adjust to it.
FourSerioux
Member
The more and more I play the demo I still can't get myself to enjoy the co-op aspect. The controls don't bother me, I get used to them rather quick, but the forced co-op just doesn't make sense to me.
I don't mind the availability, but having to babysit Sheva for the entire game... I just can't imagine I'm going to enjoy it. Resident Evil was never a series screaming for co-op, it's a survival horror, things are more tense when you're on your own.
I'll watch reviews and such, and I'm sure I'll pick the game up eventually but the chances of me picking it up at launch are slim to none. It's more than likely I won't end up picking it up until it hits a price drop or I find a good deal on a used copy. Then again these are all the same concerns since I heard about co-op originally, so I'm not surprised that I don't like that aspect.
I don't mind the availability, but having to babysit Sheva for the entire game... I just can't imagine I'm going to enjoy it. Resident Evil was never a series screaming for co-op, it's a survival horror, things are more tense when you're on your own.
I'll watch reviews and such, and I'm sure I'll pick the game up eventually but the chances of me picking it up at launch are slim to none. It's more than likely I won't end up picking it up until it hits a price drop or I find a good deal on a used copy. Then again these are all the same concerns since I heard about co-op originally, so I'm not surprised that I don't like that aspect.
Davey Cakes
Member
I might try Type C, though I'm already satisfied with Type A.Rez said:
Type D was atrocious, though. Clunky barely begins to describe what it feels like playing with that control scheme.
MiamiWesker
Member
Found this from one of our members at biohaze:
Australia OXM review 8/10
Well, this is the worst review yet for Re5, the score doesnt do it justice.
- On the whole not many positive things to say about the game
- "one of the reasons we awarded the high score was due to to the impressive visuals"
- RE4 in HD
- Xbox World were correct...OXM AU say it can be completed in around 10 hours
- They were not impressed with Sheva's A.I
- "One of the most disappointing titles of 09"
- Did not reveal any unlockables but said they will significantly increase play time
- Did not like the inventory system
- contextual cover is completely contextual can not move left/right etc and is quite prevalent in the later part of the game
Australia OXM review 8/10
Well, this is the worst review yet for Re5, the score doesnt do it justice.
- On the whole not many positive things to say about the game
- "one of the reasons we awarded the high score was due to to the impressive visuals"
- RE4 in HD
- Xbox World were correct...OXM AU say it can be completed in around 10 hours
- They were not impressed with Sheva's A.I
- "One of the most disappointing titles of 09"
- Did not reveal any unlockables but said they will significantly increase play time
- Did not like the inventory system
- contextual cover is completely contextual can not move left/right etc and is quite prevalent in the later part of the game
Baraka in the White House
2-Terms of Kombat
MiamiWesker said:
I'm not saying this game is going to be perfect and beyond criticism, but stupid comments like these are what make me write off most of the bitching.
FourSerioux said:
this has been my biggest issue since day one!
when RE Zero came out this exact thing was discussed here tons. that it was not scary due to the partner factor. this one so far falls right along that same path.
i hope you are not stuck with a partner even if controled by a computer. i need me some true single player Resident Evil soon.
brandonh83
Banned
Just played online co-op with a friend and it was a blast. Very awesome, very fun.
None of those negative points up there really concern me at all.
edit: come on guys the only "scary" RE game was the first one and that was because it was new and I was a lot younger, RE2 had its moments but after that it hasn't been scary, just intense. the series is more intensity/panic-driven than scary, though I do hope there is some horror atmosphere somewhere in the game.
None of those negative points up there really concern me at all.
edit: come on guys the only "scary" RE game was the first one and that was because it was new and I was a lot younger, RE2 had its moments but after that it hasn't been scary, just intense. the series is more intensity/panic-driven than scary, though I do hope there is some horror atmosphere somewhere in the game.
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Deleted member 30609
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Urgh.MiamiWesker said:
I haven't read the full review, but the above is just disgusting. I would've rathered they gave the game a 5 they think it deserved, rather than say the game was only an 8 because of the graphics. It's strange that there are two somewhat negative reviews out there at the moment, both with a great score.
Similarly, bullshit hyperbole like "one of the most disappointing 09 titles" when we are mid-way through the second month of the year doesn't speak well for their integrity.
Otherwise a lot of their complaints seem like things that I have no issues with. But then I'm in the max level hype phase right now, I doubt anything could really put a dent in that.
Wark
Member
Rez said:
Same here man -- the hype is so fuckin' unbearable for me. I'm gonna go into super code red blackout mode when the game is released in Japan, then I gotta wait a week to get my mits on the game while dodging the temptation of looking at spoilers on the internet. I hope I can last another 22 days.
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Deleted member 30609
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Three weeks are going to fly by.Wark said:
This home stretch when waiting for a game like this is a lot of fun for me, especially after waiting 4 years. :lol I can't believe it has been well over three years since we first saw this video.
And yeah, I'm on a bit of a media blackout. I'm not going to be watching any media from this point on unless it is Capcom released.
â Narayan
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God forbid anyone criticizes ANYTHING, these days.DOO13ER said:
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Deleted member 30609
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Did you read the first half of his sentence?U K Narayan said:
rollingstart
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Rez said:
considering how different the final product is compared to early trailers/info is, I have no problem believing how long its been.
â Narayan
Member
Yes, but if criticism just boils down to "stupid comments" and "bitching", then what's the point? I personally feel that those are valid criticisms. Quality is subjective and most individuals are going to have a different opinion, but If you're just going to ignore this (whether it's nitpicking or not), then you may as well refuse to acknowledge the review at all.Rez said:
Whatever, though. We'll see what the game is like when we play it.
Coolio McAwesome
Member
I'll reserve my final judgment for after I actually play the complete game, but I was blown away by the demo. (I actually hated the demo at first, but switching to the "Type A" control scheme addressed most of my issues.) It almost seems as though this game is skewing a little lower than it should because it is being directly compared to Resident Evil 4. There aren't a lot of games that would look good under this type of scrutiny. It neither bothers nor surprises me that the game (apparently) doesn't live up to its immediate predecessor. RE4 was probably the best game of its generation and one of the top ten games ever.
Coolio McAwesome said:
So fuckin' true! RE4 is a freakin' amazing game.
Though I have to say that I also wasn't that impressed with the demo at first but after some playtime with a friend and changing the controls scheme to type A I'm kinda excited about the game...let's hope it delivers.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Rez said:
I actually like the right stick aiming the best. I've played through re4 dozens of times and I had no problems with the new scheme. At first when I was playing by myself it seemed a little slower, but everything clicked when my buddy joined me for some co-op.
Davey Cakes
Member
This is what I hate about reading reviews for a game that comes out in March.dark10x said:
You can never tell who's actually put time into the game enough to correctly estimate the length, and you can never tell if people are just bloating the scores due to hype or are giving lower scores in order to be "shocking."
That's why this thread is stupid. With EVERY SINGLE REVIEW that comes out, there are going to be a bevy of people bitching that the score was probably too high or low, even though they themselves haven't even played the game.
Hype sucks. You guys should just give yourselves a break.