Support NeoGAF

[darkslayer101]

Bolds well for DMC5!

 

[Wazzy]

I'm not a fan of the first person stuff. Watching the live demo to see this twist someone in the thread mentioned.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I look at this game and i cant help but think it was made for pewdiepie to scream at it.

 

[Lime]

oh boy, cant wait to read notes mentioning all the old characters we liked!

Capcom cant be serious with this shit. This is their biggest franchise. There's no way in hell this sells even half of what RE5 and RE6 sold.

Im just stunned.

I imagine this was the best option because of production issues with Pantha Rhei and development troubles at Capcom this generation.

It doesn't look like Capcom to experiment this much (although I find it refreshing and interestin), so I think production contexts are the important factors in this sudden change. I don't think it's purely a creative choice.

 

[SnakeMilk]

Is this only playable in first person?

 

[Huge Succeeded]

It's like they didn't even start the devolpment as a Resident Evil title. It's not a title you can play in VR. This is a VR game you can play normally and take away from the old survival horror experince from the past and the new action titles.

Umm, then it's a typical game that you can play in VR. Have you actually seen even one game that was actually designed specifically for VR? If this were a truly VR-centric game through and through, then there'd be no playing it with a pad and a screen, period.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Is this only playable in first person?

Yes

 

[Already Torn]

Is this only playable in first person?

Yup

 

[Jake2by4]

Saw the end of the demo, um what.

 

[DOWN]

This was the best possible move the franchise could make. COMPLETELY change up the formula. Similar to GOW, smart move.

God of War changed setting and has kept the same character and style. Nothing like this situation. Resident Evil has a famous identity and this game doesn't resemble it. It looks like other very different horror games.

 

[Admiral Snackbar]

oh boy, cant wait to read notes mentioning all the old characters we liked!

Capcom cant be serious with this shit. This is their biggest franchise. There's no way in hell this sells even half of what RE5 and RE6 sold.

Im just stunned.

Probably cost much less than their budgets, so hey! Win/win.

 

[saher]

Atleast they have Remake 2 coming

They wont show Remake 2 until RE7nis out becuase its going to be in first person also

 

[darkslayer101]

so people did like Resident Evil 6

i think this new one is neat, sort of a call back to when when the idea of the first Resident Evil was a First Person game

Nah people loved RE4, RE6 was just straight up a bad RE4

 

[Concept17]

Evil Within 2 save us plz

Is this a joke? Evil Within was a janky, non-scary, terribly paced, broken, boring game. No thanks.

 

[Gattsu25]

I fear this will kill the franchise. Or turn it into a dead franchise walking like Silent Hill.

I don't think this will be any worse for the franchise than what is currently happening to it.

 

[Alienous]

Does anyone think that all the praise of PT influenced this change in direction?

Of course.

I'm sure the popularity of these kinds of games among streamers also contributed.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

The only thing I'm hoping for is at least some combat. Otherwise, I'm dying to play this.

 

[GalacticAE]

lmao that old man that keeps popping up and punching you. wtf is happening

 

[Twentieth]

Downloaded it from the Japanese store. Just finished. Don't judge it just yet, there's a major twist at the end of the demo. This is VERY much Resident Evil.

I now hope the demo ends when you exit the house, an actor looks back and it says Resident Evils.

 

[kodecraft]

Evil Within 2 save us plz

Meh, the trailer looked like Evil Within 2.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Soooo... wonder why this dropped in the JP store so much earlier than the (still MIA) US store?

If this was TGS I'd understand, but...

 

[Ahasverus]

I fear this will kill the franchise. Or turn it into a dead franchise walking like Silent Hill.

Silent Hill dead and all was a national treasure.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Do you even play as one of the RE characters at all? Or you going to be some unknown name person?

 

[Rebel Leader]

Maybe that and reception from conventions to The Kitchen. I played it almost a year ago and it blew me away and gave my feelings on it back to them. They probably saw the way that demo in VR was horrifying people and knew they had a success on their hands

Never heard of the kitchen.

 

[Soyongdori]

Is this a joke? Evil Within was a janky, non-scary, terribly paced, broken, boring game. No thanks.

It was 10x better than michael bay masterbation game that was RE7.

 

[DOWN]

Umm, then it's a typical game that you can play in VR. Have you seen even one game that was actually designed specifically for VR?

There's tons of games made only for VR and staying only VR. RE7 is absolutely a VR concept that has morphed into a full game.

 

[Matrix]

Neogaf be like:

PT BEST GAME EVAH

RE7 is just like PT, RE7 is SH**

lol



I can't wait to play this, would be nice if they tossed the demo up

 

[TheCanisDirus]

resident evil 4 got the same backlash, I will start freezing some crow for them to eat in January

You and me both. I've got an extra freezer in the garage. Lol gonna be good. This looks amazing. Esp in VR! Loads haven't experienced VR yet and for those who have... Well we know we'll probably need to stock up on fresh underwear. Excited as fuck!

 

[Instro]

Low budget? Really?

I'm just being honest about what I saw. It seemed pretty clear. Maybe that's just the demo, but it assuredly is them trying to reverse course on how much they have been spending on these games. Given that it started as a VR demo, I'm assuming they saw an opening to expand on it and use the RE name to generate sales/enthusiasm, making a high profit title.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Meh, the trailer looked like Evil Within 2.

The trailer did not look like 3rd person action horror Mikami goodness

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I imagine this was the best option because of production issues with Pantha Rhei and development troubles at Capcom this generation

That's my theory, too. Panty Raid was a flop, they were confused about what direction to take the series, they saw all these First person horror games and thought, "Shit, we could probably do that on the cheap in a year or two. Lets do it!"

 

[Papasmurf531]

https://www.twitch.tv/narumi23

Japanese player livestreaming demo

It's another Outlast...

Thanks for posting this. In pretty upset about this, but I should try to reserve some judgement I guess.

 

[Aalvi]

Nothing like capcom alienating the fans that made their IPs what they are in the first place.

 

[Wanderer5]

https://www.twitch.tv/narumi23

Japanese player livestreaming demo

It's another Outlast...

While I glad that it getting a soft reboot of sort, I hope it isn't a completely hide and seek from monster game, like amnesia.

 

[Coda]

I dunno about this from watching gameplay, any combat in the game at all?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

I'm tired of watching this dude fail

It's late, if someone has a link to the ending I would love to see it, post it in spoilers or PM it if anyone has it

While I glad that it getting a soft reboot of sort, I hope it isn't a completely hide and seek from monster game, like amnesia.

I doubt it's a soft reboot, they even said it takes place after RE6.

 

[Wazzy]

The guy pausing as he's getting punched :lol

 

[SmackAttack]

Do you even play as one of the RE characters at all? Or you going to be some unknown name person?

New "normal" character as described by the guest on Geoff's show.

 

[FTF]

Downloaded it from the Japanese store. Just finished. Don't judge it just yet, there's a major twist at the end of the demo. This is VERY much Resident Evil.

Go on...

 

[Fancy Clown]

Is this a joke? Evil Within was a janky, non-scary, terribly paced, broken, boring game. No thanks.

It's okay to have bad taste

 

[fr0st]

Downloaded it from the Japanese store. Just finished. Don't judge it just yet, there's a major twist at the end of the demo. This is VERY much Resident Evil.

Can you spoil it for us or PM me if you don't want to spoil everyone.

 

[VinFTW]

Wait, so, RE7 is a first person game?

Fuck. I thought that was just VR mode.

No 3rd person classic view? Are there even guns?

 

[biteren]

How big was the download and how long did the demo take you to finish?

havent got a chance to download it yet, im home now so maybe i can try it out

 

[SkyTurnsRed]

Is the JPN demo in English, by chance, or have an English option?

 

[Arklite]

People asked for a reboot and they reboot the fuck out of it to a new perspective. It's worth seeing where this goes, the demo streams look intriguing.

 

[The Silver]

this demo is clearly trying to be Capcom's P.T, got the loops and everything

 

[Shauni]

Meh, the trailer looked like Evil Within 2.

You've never played Evil Within if you thought that, the fuck?

 

[Oeufcoque]

It looks very good to me so far. There's an inventory system, there's puzzles (nothing too complex in the demo, hopefully something good in the full game), the horror vibe is heavy, the game takes place in a single large location, there's creepy notes left by some insane person... that's all pretty RE.

I'm just fretting the lack of combat. As far as horror games go, even RE1 was pretty heavy on the military/SWAT angle. If I don't get to shoot a rocket at the final boss, that's crossing the line away from Resident Evil.

I feel the exact same way, I like everything about it except the no combat. It's not RE if I can't have at least a gun to defend myself.

 

[The Lamonster]

welcome to the family, son

 

[TGO]

Never heard of the kitchen.

Didn't a guy in the audience shout "oh no, The kitchen sucked" or something When it was mentioned at the beginning during the conference?