General Random Thoughts: Biohazard/Resident Evil edition
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Overall, Capcom delivered today. But that was a surprising announcement about the RE4 remake being released on the PS4 as well. It makes it hard to define the game as being "next gen" in that regard. Although I seriously have to question if the PS5 is more powerful like they say. Unless the PS4 version is to be heavily downgraded.
It's like when people hear "next generation" being said, they expect just that. But at least people who struggle to afford new hardware can still enjoy the game on their classic PS4. Bless Capcom.
So I wouldn't have thought too many people would be that pissy about it.
It's like when people hear "next generation" being said, they expect just that. But at least people who struggle to afford new hardware can still enjoy the game on their classic PS4. Bless Capcom.
So I wouldn't have thought too many people would be that pissy about it.
The Rose DLC does look like it has some spooky vibes to it, I just don’t like the context of it and where it takes place. Even RE7 story DLC didn’t reuse assets that heavily especially End of Zoe. Hopefully it won’t be entirely in Dimitrescu’s Castle and explore new areas. They should of explored more on backstory.
I suspect Capcom is just using the same assets so they didn't have to change something to where it would be entirely new. It's like what they did with SH4: The Room. They can have the same place featured, but change it to where it gets more eerie as the issue takes hold.
Still doesn't feel like Capcom could do better. They basically used the same assets.
Still doesn't feel like Capcom could do better. They basically used the same assets.
It is. 
I thought that was unofficial. 
Capcom was trying so hard to copy RE4 with RE8. I thought RE8 made a laughing stock out of the series. It was as if they were poking fun at Konami for what happened to the Silent Hill games.
Honestly, if this is the shoddy direction we're going in, I may have to bite my lip and maybe just give up on the franchise. I've honestly been kind of wondering for long enough if now is the time to just drop it. RE is no longer something that feels overly important, even if I do spew about it online a lot.
Maybe it's my age. Maybe it's my circumstances. But I honestly feel like the franchise isn't quite for me anymore. I mean, we all look back at something we love with fond memories. But over the years, I feel like Capcom has just been money grabbing and disappointing fans. Although not every fan obviously feels that way. There's people who even like the RE3 remake. Sad as it is, but they can have their opinions. It's subjective.
But something that bothers me about this particular series is how, as you said yourself, they build up a storyline, then just drop it, only to make up some new crap that ends up suffering the same fate. So everything becomes too convoluted. They have too many characters. It's precisely why The Walking Dead became incredibly mundane towards the end. They just brought in too many different characters and muddled everything up.
With the oldest RE games, you saw a link, so this wasn't as big of a problem. But after 4, the horror got diluted. They really just stopped producing stories that made sense.
I honestly think RE6 was closer to classic RE than 4 and 5 were, because all 4 and 5 are really, are daft, globetrotting shooter games, with the same enemy types. They're great action games, but in terms of the story in 4 especially, they both barely have anything to do with RE, being that it's parasites and power mad villains. But RE6 was more grounded in realism, and I think it plays better than 4 and 5 too. And it has zombies.
I tried to play RE4 again, and I honestly don't know why people think it's an amazing shooter, when you cannot even move and shoot enemies concurrently.
Honestly, if this is the shoddy direction we're going in, I may have to bite my lip and maybe just give up on the franchise. I've honestly been kind of wondering for long enough if now is the time to just drop it. RE is no longer something that feels overly important, even if I do spew about it online a lot.
Maybe it's my age. Maybe it's my circumstances. But I honestly feel like the franchise isn't quite for me anymore. I mean, we all look back at something we love with fond memories. But over the years, I feel like Capcom has just been money grabbing and disappointing fans. Although not every fan obviously feels that way. There's people who even like the RE3 remake. Sad as it is, but they can have their opinions. It's subjective.
But something that bothers me about this particular series is how, as you said yourself, they build up a storyline, then just drop it, only to make up some new crap that ends up suffering the same fate. So everything becomes too convoluted. They have too many characters. It's precisely why The Walking Dead became incredibly mundane towards the end. They just brought in too many different characters and muddled everything up.
With the oldest RE games, you saw a link, so this wasn't as big of a problem. But after 4, the horror got diluted. They really just stopped producing stories that made sense.
I honestly think RE6 was closer to classic RE than 4 and 5 were, because all 4 and 5 are really, are daft, globetrotting shooter games, with the same enemy types. They're great action games, but in terms of the story in 4 especially, they both barely have anything to do with RE, being that it's parasites and power mad villains. But RE6 was more grounded in realism, and I think it plays better than 4 and 5 too. And it has zombies.
I tried to play RE4 again, and I honestly don't know why people think it's an amazing shooter, when you cannot even move and shoot enemies concurrently.
Played O:F2 briefly, and I actually noticed how dated these old RE games feel, being that they are from the PS1/2 era prior to RE4 (and even that feels awfully outdated). But at least these games come across as RE games. They still have item management, combat, and exploration.
But my goodness, are the loading times so slow?
But my goodness, are the loading times so slow?
Is Alyssa Ashcroft the lady in Revelations, seen talking about the city in the ocean? It kind of looks like her.
Alyssa wrote an article you can come across in RE7.
Alyssa wrote an article you can come across in RE7.
So I seen the DLC with Rosemary, and oh man. Why was Capcom copying Silent Hill with that mannequin that walks around? LOL.
Shameful.
Shameful.