Better wording. I agree.
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard announced (PC/XB1/PS4), Jan 2017, PS4 demo out now
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I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I think this might be the game that sells me on VR. I've always thought a good first person horror game is the killer game I'd want for VR. I'm really excited about this game in general. I think the demo shows the atmosphere they're going for is great, and I really dig that they're going for a game with a horror focus yet it's still a big shakeup for the series and not simply trying to be like the old games. It remains to be seen how good the core gameplay will be but I love the tone they're going for and it seems like the perfect game for VR.
None of the thing you mentioned makes this demo a RE game in the slightest
it's still not a RE game period even it it ended up 100/100 on metacritic.
Like back then with Resident Evil 4?
Somehow people praise PT like a second coming of Jesus with its super obtuse puzzle. The whole internet even try to help solving it.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
And that means what to rest of the world? if the EU demo has the EU code and so on, then yeah.Someone spotted a BIG HINT that might suggest Resident Evil 7 will come with a demo of REmake 2:
but this just a coincidence.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
So the only thing that made RE, RE was seeing your character on screen? Is Mega Man RE?
Then what's RE for you? Since it's obvious that everybody who post here care enough about this series and play all the game.
I'm in two mind about the direction the series is going, but this game is a lot more RE than RE6 any day. And I don't even hate that game like other people.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
PT had a lot mystery in a short confined space and was generally unnerving, this has none of that.
Nope, as a fan of Resident Evil you should know what a Resident Evil game is and should know straight away that even with a 3rd person view, this isn't Resident Evil.
Perhaps the final game will have it atmosphere, but Nothing other then a picture with an Umbrella logo on it resembles Resident Evil.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I don't think care about 90009 either.
I really doubt people praise PT because of its puzzles instead of it being really oppressive. This demo is like PT without being scary so there is barely anything thats good.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Seriously? The random number that pops up on screen and is the exact serial number of a previous game (with announced remake coming) is a coincidence?
Say what you will about Capcom but their games are made by people who love their franchises and slip in as many Easter eggs/nods as possible for their fans. Something RE2 is coming
Just "finished" (maybe) the demo and I got to say that I'm really loving how "disgusting" the house is. P.T.'s sink fetus and hanging blood fridge were horrid but the utter decay on sight in the demo made me physically cringe at some points.
For the final game I really hope they bring in the biohazard aspect in proper, which I think is likely since they wouldn't put "Biohazard" so prominently in the English logo if it weren't the case. A mixture of ghosts and classic Resident Evil experiments and biological abominations would be amazing.
Under Death Stranding this is the game I'm most intrigued by this E3.
For the final game I really hope they bring in the biohazard aspect in proper, which I think is likely since they wouldn't put "Biohazard" so prominently in the English logo if it weren't the case. A mixture of ghosts and classic Resident Evil experiments and biological abominations would be amazing.
Under Death Stranding this is the game I'm most intrigued by this E3.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
But it means nothing the rest of world, Japan where the Demo first went up wouldn't understand it, EU second place it pop up means nothing.
But an easter egg that only America will get?
You might be right and they excluded the rest of the world but I doubt it.
Example please and I too have been playing RE since 1996.
I played through the demo and I'm so disappointed. Nothing about it resembles Resident Evil. Why call it Resident Evil?
When I play RE I want a campy game where I shoot zombies and other monsters. I would like for it to be calibrated a bit more towards the horror side than 5 and 6, but this... This is just Outlast or a cheap PT imitation. First person, no combat, takes itself seriously, just walk around a dark house waiting for the scripting to try to scare you with some shit you have no real interaction with.
If I wanted to play Outlast, there's a game for that -- It's called Outlast, and I hate it!
My only hope is that somehow this demo doesn't much resemble the full game.
When I play RE I want a campy game where I shoot zombies and other monsters. I would like for it to be calibrated a bit more towards the horror side than 5 and 6, but this... This is just Outlast or a cheap PT imitation. First person, no combat, takes itself seriously, just walk around a dark house waiting for the scripting to try to scare you with some shit you have no real interaction with.
If I wanted to play Outlast, there's a game for that -- It's called Outlast, and I hate it!
My only hope is that somehow this demo doesn't much resemble the full game.
Then please , in your own words explain : What makes a Resident evil Game a Resident evil game ?
better yet , let me put that question at everyones feet .
What makes a Resident Evil Game A Resident evil Game ?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
The same thing that makes a Sonic game a Sonic game.
darkslayer101
Member
Judging from the demo this doesn't feel like RE to me.
But that is mostly not because it has many of the features of an RE game but that it resembles a carbon copy of games like Outlast, PT, Amnesia and every other indie horror first person pov. Puzzle solving, tense environment, and atmosphere isn't exclusive to RE. The only thing is the inventory sound that reminds me of RE6 lol. If the game wasn't called RE7, everyone and their moms would think this as another VR horror experience which we have plenty of. Sure its a "fresh" start for RE but that doesn't help it from getting out of the bargain bin first person horror vibe to me.
The first person pov may be it but I can't picture this demo in 3rd person either. For me I feel like 3rd person pov did atmosphere better since we get a bigger picture of the surroundings while first person is more tunnel vision. Sure the things are happening to "you" in first person and the lack of visibility sure builds horror but that kind of up close horror never impressed me. Its the slow build up and our minds ability to build tension by picking things apart from a larger picture made me like 3rd person horror more.
I can't imagine going through a full blown, 7-10 hrs of doing this type of horror games. That sounds exhausting and honestly quite boring. I love replaying games and RE has always met my demands bar RE6 but this turn of events just doesn't seem to entice me.
Only thing keeping me on hook is what they will show of the actual game. I am genuinely curious as to how they plan to stand out of the aforementioned games.
But that is mostly not because it has many of the features of an RE game but that it resembles a carbon copy of games like Outlast, PT, Amnesia and every other indie horror first person pov. Puzzle solving, tense environment, and atmosphere isn't exclusive to RE. The only thing is the inventory sound that reminds me of RE6 lol. If the game wasn't called RE7, everyone and their moms would think this as another VR horror experience which we have plenty of. Sure its a "fresh" start for RE but that doesn't help it from getting out of the bargain bin first person horror vibe to me.
The first person pov may be it but I can't picture this demo in 3rd person either. For me I feel like 3rd person pov did atmosphere better since we get a bigger picture of the surroundings while first person is more tunnel vision. Sure the things are happening to "you" in first person and the lack of visibility sure builds horror but that kind of up close horror never impressed me. Its the slow build up and our minds ability to build tension by picking things apart from a larger picture made me like 3rd person horror more.
I can't imagine going through a full blown, 7-10 hrs of doing this type of horror games. That sounds exhausting and honestly quite boring. I love replaying games and RE has always met my demands bar RE6 but this turn of events just doesn't seem to entice me.
Only thing keeping me on hook is what they will show of the actual game. I am genuinely curious as to how they plan to stand out of the aforementioned games.
Putyouinmyoven
Member
Now it's first person? 
Seems that they've gone too far the other way for my tastes, I don't want out and out horror like PT, I wanted the creepy atmosphere back ala RE4, but I know a lot of people wanted something super scary like the original games so fair play to them for listening
Seems that they've gone too far the other way for my tastes, I don't want out and out horror like PT, I wanted the creepy atmosphere back ala RE4, but I know a lot of people wanted something super scary like the original games so fair play to them for listening
which is ?
Slow paced, item management focused Haunted House horror with backtracking and an aesthetic flair.
Isn't that funny? It describes both RE1 and 7. The right notes - the ones tha actually matter - have been hit so far. Only thing missing is firearms combat. It's coming.
More_Badass
Member
For one, those games don't have combat or shooting/guns. RE7 does
tomato shrub
Member
Resident Evil has a distinct style and iconic characters. Both the first person view and the pretty ,,unremarkable" look of the cabin mostly make this feel like a random indie project instead of mainline RE, despite the exploration and item management. It's hard to imagine any of the old cast in the new demo, because the whole setting feels so different stylistically.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Phenomenal. My only possible disappointment with the new direction would be the lack of the old cast but I don't think thats going to happen.
darkslayer101
Member
Combat in First person never worked for me and when speaking of it reminds me of dishonored, with its janky camera shake of a combat. And if you add guns, well add another to the first person shooter pile.
More_Badass
Member
Why can't the limited ammo and resource management of classic Resident Evil be done in first person? In what ways does the shift in perspective prevent that combat pacing? Being first person and having guns doesn't mean it suddenly turns into Doom
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Isn't it obvious? The title of the franchise being used in many games with wildly varying gameplay styles and design approaches.
I sure do wish they would show this stuff off, right now this game looks like trash to me.
But even then, them confirming that it's all first person has completly deflated anything in me for this game, maybe I'll buy it one day, or watch a let's play, sounds like a great format to enjoy the game in.
Im fully open to whatever this resident evil ends up being, but I have to say Im honestly surprised with how many people are saying this felt like Re to them. If I didn't know this was Re I don't think I would have guessed it. That being said I'll be there day 1, I can't pass up on anything set in the Resident Evil universe.
Buttonbasher
Member
Yeah I really liked this aspect, and would be super into the full game playing with it.
Bloodporne
Member
Ditto. You can't blame people for calling this a P.T./Outlast me-too knockoff if that's all they can show us followed by some promises that aren't anything substantial at this point.
It'd be cool if they could release another demo at some point with the actual supposed gameplay intact. I'm assuming it kind of has to happen now after this goofy 'it's not the actual game' demo.
EDIT: On another note, the actual game and/or its quality aside, I can't believe anyone is still regurgitating this 'white trash American psychos' hyper cliched setting that has been trampled into the ground twice over in cinema and gaming alike since TCM came out in the early 70s. I know RE is big on American horror flick pastiche since RE1 but this setting is way too played out for me.
ElephantShell
Banned
The "it's not Resident Evil" comments will never make sense to me. This is a Resident Evil game, this is what the Resident Evil people want to do. If you don't like it that's fine but nobody outside of Capcom gets to decide what is or isn't Resident Evil.
The Last One
Member
I just finished and this is the most classic Resident Evil since Code Veronica. This is AMAZING!
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
For some reason I'm not seeing being trapped in a Mansion because of whats outside is hunting me while I seach for a missing team only to find what inside is worse as I find my team mates being pick off one by one by undead as I unravel the Mansions history and connections to a large corporation conspiracy who are experimenting biological weapons that has created a virus outbreak within mansion and eventually the city with biological experiments lose on the grounds and in the Mansion.
Working out puzzles to unlock areas of the house to find my team mates and a way out, managing my ammo supplies, looking at the mansions layout for safe ways to move to avoid the monsters in the house as I've only got 10 bullets, confronting those monsters only for them to comeback or be replaced by something worse.
I do see crazy people how are scripted to kill me if I don't do things in a certain order while trying to escape as I've seen the footage of what happened to the last person and I have a shitty touch with limited viability instead of a Camera in a mental hospital like some other game.
I don't see anything that resembles Resident Evil 1
I think it's mostly this game not fitting my pre conceived notions of what a Re "should" be. Agree with you though. If this is what the dev team wants from Re than who am I to say otherwise.
If that's the case, then there is no point in really discussing anything, since RE is so nebulous. Another of Capcom's IP's they tried to reboot is DMC, and not to reenact an old meme, but that literally seemed to be Capcom shooting themselves in the foot with the franchise.
Honestly I don't know what the thought process is, but I'f they had just stuck with the formula they mad in RE4, and scale it back from the nutiness of RE6, I would be far happier.
Agreed. I loved it. Spooky and atmospheric.
It does need some throwbacks to previous RE games, like healing with herbs and safe/save rooms with soothing music. Those would still fit perfectly and pay homage to previous games.
I just don't get the people claiming RE7 is not a RE game. What's a RE game supposed to be like? There's already a huge difference between the original RE and something like RE4 or RE6. I for one hate the direction the series took with RE4 and I see this as a return to its survival horror roots. I love it.
darkslayer101
Member
This feels like DmC all over again. Except now there is a market for "DmC" aka these types of horror games
Idiots are just bitching because they hate change.
Which is stupid because Resident Evil was stale as as hell and desperately needed change.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
How is fucking ignorance on my part? Because I recognize that it means nothing to 70% of the world?
ignorance would be what people are doing thinking it's a easter egg just for America, Wow unbelievable.
The Last One
Member
I think it will, the inventory is already like the classics one. And there was even the "You got the item you needed to solve the puzzle so prepare for the worse now" moment.
WickedLaharl
Member
Who the fuck are you calling an idiot?