General Random Thoughts: Biohazard/Resident Evil edition

[mert20004]

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[ArabPikachu]

I dont think the sample hunk obtained reached to the government though. Simmons gained access to g-virus through sherry, hunk's sample was utilized by umbrella's paris branch to develop t+g virus in dead aim instead. It's never revealed that t+g virus was obtained by the government either, all of the samples were stolen by morpheus and he along with his facility exploded with the samples being gone in the process. Idk if it's possible for christine henry to develop more t+g virus samples and send them to the government but she also gets forgotten.

And yeah ı agree that the experiment mode of ucorps feels like a spiritual successor to 4th survivor in both re2 and umbrella chronicles. To me the game, just like rerev2, also feels like a re6 dlc due to recycling assets but a lot less polished than both of those games. If ucorps was given the care and respect by the development team who worked on it, ı would have considered it a proper addition to the series but as it stands, ı simply cant and my dislike for the game also makes me dislike reach for the moon in the process.

In fairness, the t+G Virus was engineered between 1998-2002 in the narrative timeline. If CapCom's own narrative timeline is anything to go by, Derek Simmons began his Chrysallid-Virus Project in 2001. Conclusively, it's safe to say that the Chrysallid Virus was influenced by the preceding t+G Virus.

 

[mert20004]

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[Carlos]

I honestly don't know where to post this, I tried to post a dedicated Resident Evil 4 thread, but it was merged into the dedicated Impressions thread...? I'm trying to follow rules, but here's me trying my bite here...

 

[ArabPikachu]

If "a picture is worth a thousand words", then the scene of Ada Wong collapsing from a metal bridge is ironically the height of narrative nonsense in this franchise. Way to contradict The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles, CapCom!

 

[ArabPikachu]

With RE:6 it wouldn’t surprise me if they made all 4 campaigns feel disconnected from one another or it being severely cut back like RE:2. Maybe even cut out campaigns entirely. Capcom likes to take the cheaper route in parts of development so they would focus on making it a more slow horror experience. The Manuela connection to RE6 also has seemed to be retconned as no mention of her is present in RE:4. This is a hint to me that it will most likely be heavily reimagined like RE:3.

Right now RE:CV, RE9, and especially RE:5 will most likely come out before they even consider revisiting RE6 in the future.

I agree about that but ı'm still wondering about the plot of re6r's possibility, it's the most story heavy game in the series. Re2r didnt feel like it connected to re6, sherry's free of g-virus and they also dont show leon becoming a government agent to ensure sherry's safety. Even in re4r, they dont delve into leon-sherry's relationship that much other than showing 2nd run ending and still manage to contradict operation javier.

The plot points ı'm wondering whether they will be cut or not are simmons love lusting ada, carla becoming ada due to simmons' pursuit of recreating her soul, g and t-veronica combination, the family, neo umbrella and even jake's wesker connection. I've seen a lot asking for a " reboot " for re6r, ı suppose the game would be made for the people who disliked it, particularly its ambitious plot? Between re5-6r, ı think the latter would turn out a lot less faithful especially since many plot aspects from it cause nothing but disliking from what ı've seen. It didnt even receive or sell well as much as re4 and re5 despite being the fastest selling title.

And yeah ı wonder about the campaign connection aspect too. Re2r didnt have that properly so re6r wouldnt have it either ı guess?

The major plot twist is that CapCom has zapped and REzapped us into sensory overload about the canon of this franchise altogether!

 

[mert20004]

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[ArabPikachu]

Sharks have been part of this franchise since the very first game, which is exactly why I REcently decided to REuse a meme of my stuffed animal shark as an avatar for the biohaze forums!

 

[mert20004]

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[Caffeine Addict]

When I tell people elsewhere that things like living dolls in RE is dumb and whatnot, it's like they're in the land of bliss. But RE4 and RE8 are silly games.

Well, action tops all in their mind. Oh well.

 

[Carlos]

If "a picture is worth a thousand words", then the scene of Ada Wong collapsing from a metal bridge is ironically the height of narrative nonsense in this franchise. Way to contradict The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles, CapCom!
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You posted a creepy image. I can't unsee.

 

[ArabPikachu]

When I tell people elsewhere that things like living dolls in RE is dumb and whatnot, it's like they're in the land of bliss. But RE4 and RE8 are silly games.

Well, action tops all in their mind. Oh well.

Neither did I expect living dolls but because those living dolls were controlled by a parasitic organism, we'll give CapCom credit for adding a thematically biohazardous flavor to give those living dolls RElevance in this franchise!

 

[ArabPikachu]

To take a temporary vacation from the canon talk, here's a +30 minute extension I made to a masterpiece song from BioHazard: RE Umbrella Corps!

 

[mert20004]

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[Caffeine Addict]

Well, I don't consider the modern remakes canon, so I see them as a waste of time, and a huge disgraceful slap in the face of the classic era of horror gaming.

The only games I see as official are the 2002 remake, every spin off except maybe Operation Raccoon City and Project Resistance, the sequels, and the new material you play in the Wii shooters, and the animated stuff and comics.

Not the werewolf one. Basically, whatever ties into the games. Heavenly Island, etc.

 

[mert20004]

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[Caffeine Addict]

I remember completing ORC with my sister in 2012, trying to get the fiddly Xbox 360 headsets to not act up.

To be honest, I can't even remember the last time my sister and I played a game online.

We used to enjoy the Tekken games. I grew out of them once I began playing survival horror. It was like I had found gold at the end of the rainbow, or something. LOL.

 

[mert20004]

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[ArabPikachu]

Well, I don't consider the modern remakes canon, so I see them as a waste of time, and a huge disgraceful slap in the face of the classic era of horror gaming.

The only games I see as official are the 2002 remake, every spin off except maybe Operation Raccoon City and Project Resistance, the sequels, and the new material you play in the Wii shooters, and the animated stuff and comics.

Not the werewolf one. Basically, whatever ties into the games. Heavenly Island, etc.

The RE Engine REmakes are semi-canonical at most. When I played Campaign mode in both the 2019 BioHazard 2 REmake and 2020 BioHazard 3 REmake, it was like zapping between more semi-canonical scenarios to me!


Leon scenarios in 2019 BioHazard 2 REmake = Leon C and D

Claire scenarios in 2019 BioHazard 2 REmake = Claire C and D

Jill scenario in 2020 BioHazard 3 REmake = Jill B

 

[mert20004]

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