Just played RE5 demo

[Combine Hybrid]

Uncharted had more survival horror than this.

[Darkedge34]

Uncharted also had less gore.

[Pesmerga]

I heard it sucks.

[Warped]

Overrated i heard

[Asuka]

Its ****ing amazing, beat the demo coop 2 days ago! I cant believe this game is 2 months away! It took them 5 games to make a RE COOP and my god FINALLY!!!!

[Darkedge34]

Its ****ing amazing, beat the demo coop 2 days ago! I cant believe this game is 2 months away! It took them 5 games to make a RE COOP and my god FINALLY!!!!

Outbreak had co-op.

[B_MAN]

it's no longer a survival horror series - more like action horror
but it's still fun and online co-op is just icing on the cake

[Iced_Eagle]

I'm not a fan of the RE series, and RE5 certainly didn't help that feeling towards the series.

[jondy]

Its ****ing amazing, beat the demo coop 2 days ago! I cant believe this game is 2 months away! It took them 5 games to make a RE COOP and my god FINALLY!!!!

that's the Raziel we all know and love

[TwwIX]

I lost interest in this series after Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. RE 4 was nothing like the original games.
The atmosphere and suspense was completely gone for me.

[Combine Hybrid]

Managing an inventory suck balls, precision aim is slow, and for the love of God Capcom, why can't the characters move while shooting?

I swear, Dead Space's control mechanic makes RE5 look like last generation third person shooter.

[rAdIOhEaD]

Controls suck big time regardless of the configuration you choose from, it feels like you are controlling a tank, CAPCOM needs to adapt to modern times, I can see the review scores of this game are going to suffer because of this...

[AHA-Lambda]

Haven't tried it yet but WOW at the response except asuka's of course :)

[Barnz]

I lost interest in this series after Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. RE 4 was nothing like the original games.
The atmosphere and suspense was completely gone for me.

This man speaks the truth.

[Gargantou]

RE4(and RE5) are both in my opinion good games, but they are NOT survival-horror.

[Corp. Sheepo]

I heard it was pretty good. Don't bite me.

[mchammer75040]

I lost interest in RE4 about half way through goes it just got ****in boring, there wasnt enough variety of things to do the puzzles for example..sucked horribly. Although I do look forward to RE5, cause it'll probably be alot funner with a buddy.

Darkedge34,

Outbreak had co-op.

Have you ever played outbreak? Seriously, that game was goddamn awful.

[Bad^Hat]

It seems like a prettier, more intense RE4 with coop. That's just fine by me.

[VictimOfScience]

RE4 was great. If it is like that but with better graphics then I am excited. Not sure about the setting though. Maybe it will get dark and gloomy and spooky at some point...I hope so at least. Terror and horror are two VERY different things.

[Malfunction]

Maybe it will get dark and gloomy and spooky at some point...I hope so at least. Terror and horror are two VERY different things.

I said the same thing about RE4 when going through the initial village levels. Next thing I know, I'm in some claustrophobic sewers with some super beast thing stalking me. Scared me shitless.

[Blackthorn]

I remember when RE4 came out I thought it'd all be in that forest village, with a castle at the end. But Capcom kept their hand close to their chest, and RE4 turned out to have an incredible variety in locations and atmosphere, hopefully this will be the same for 5. I doubt anything will be able to beat the first time you walk out the lake cabin into the thunderstorm though, seeing the glowing torches and red eyes of villagers in the distance. Made my skin crawl.

[mchammer75040]

RE4 was great. If it is like that but with better graphics then I am excited. Not sure about the setting though. Maybe it will get dark and gloomy and spooky at some point...I hope so at least. Terror and horror are two VERY different things.

Atleast they are trying somethin different then just dark streets badly lit, foggy towns..etc. I would say its setting its best feature.

[ríomhaire]

RE4 was a good game and I had no problem with not being able to move and and shoot at the same time. On the other hand the story sucked and it wasn't scary in the least. I hope babysitting the partner isn't required. Also, I heard they added a cover system, why? If the gameplay is similar to 4 then a cover system seems pretty useless.

[AHA-Lambda]

Tried it now and it seems like RE4 with a new coat of paint and it does seem like it will be good (especially for fanservice from the sounds of it).

BUT in this generation I'm wondering if RE's flaws are really starting to show more than they used to. The controls are so unlike any other game that having not played RE in a while I'm still not used to playing the demo.

Also I am VERY sceptical of the coop feature IMO RE was always meant to be played by yourself. I haven't tried it with another person yet but the AI seems shoody. I still haven't finished the ****ing shanty town level because the AI hasn't got the ****ing sense to get out of the way of the chainsaw!!

That ***** steals my ammo, health, kills and then goes and dies and stops me from playing the game :flame:

So right now I'm sure RE5 will deliver more of the same from RE4 but I'm a little sceptical.

[Darkedge34]

I lost interest in RE4 about half way through goes it just got ****in boring, there wasnt enough variety of things to do the puzzles for example..sucked horribly. Although I do look forward to RE5, cause it'll probably be alot funner with a buddy.

Darkedge34,

Have you ever played outbreak? Seriously, that game was goddamn awful.

Outbreak was awesome, it just lacked voice support which made it really hard to cooperate with people online.

[AHA-Lambda]

Actually at first I thought I was in a minority but one quick look at some other forums and it seems ALOT of people are NOT happy :|

[nipples]

I remember when RE4 came out I thought it'd all be in that forest village, with a castle at the end. But Capcom kept their hand close to their chest, and RE4 turned out to have an incredible variety in locations and atmosphere, hopefully this will be the same for 5. I doubt anything will be able to beat the first time you walk out the lake cabin into the thunderstorm though, seeing the glowing torches and red eyes of villagers in the distance. Made my skin crawl.

This.

Who cares if you can't walk and shoot? I seriously doubt you would be able to aim well while walking.

[Combine Hybrid]

I'm one of those who actually liked Outbreak.

[Unfocused]

Managing an inventory suck balls, precision aim is slow, and for the love of God Capcom, why can't the characters move while shooting?


Controls suck big time regardless of the configuration you choose from, it feels like you are controlling a tank

These^

Also I think I kinda sucked, seeing as I died three times in the first part, when the big guy arrived. Only then I realised that I can't kill him (can I?), the enemies are infite and I have to move further, through the gate.

[<RJMC>]

bet yall that if they decided to implemente the run and shoot there will be more outrage by fans

[mchammer75040]

Outbreak was awesome, it just lacked voice support which made it really hard to cooperate with people online.

Well you are in minority aren't you? From what I saw it looked horrible, but thats just me. I guess what interests me is maybe the opportunity to solve puzzles together,..etc. Things like that..If I just wanted to blow zombies away I could do that in l4d.

[AHA-Lambda]

bet yall that if they decided to implemente the run and shoot there will be more outrage by fans

Who cares they've already pissed off a bunch of the fans for the changes made in RE4.

I think with the advances in gaming made now RE's primitive design has really started to show much more and that they really should change with the times.

[Gargantou]

It's funny all the people defending RE5 for being what it is, a pure rehash with better graphics than RE4, it even uses the same bloody animations and doesn't even have ragdoll.

Dead Space for all intents and purposes puts RE5 to shame, judging from the demo anyway.

[B_MAN]

Dead Space for all intents and purposes puts RE5 to shame, judging from the demo anyway.

funny thing is, i was playing dead space today and then jumped into a co-op game of RE5
and i couldnt believe how clunky it felt compared to DS

i would still like to play through the game with a friend, simply because co-op is always a blast and i'm interested to see where they're taking the story

[Corp. Sheepo]

Played a little Dead Space, didn't care for the controls.

[bodhi]

i thought the graphics were nice, and i like the barricading aspects. however the aiming is horrible in general not just that you have to stand still.

i was making myself play it really until i ran out of ammo (hoping to start liking it), anyway i picked some more off the floor for my pistol and found i had to navigate through a menu combining the pistol and ammo...<sigh>. at that point i just turned it off and deleted the demo.

in my opinion there are a few dodgy design choices to fundamental parts of how the game works - so im not going assume the rest of the game is fine and dandy and drop my 'cold-hard' on it

edit: if im doing something wrong and theres a way to pick up ammo for an empty gun and actually reload and start shooting without navigating the crap menu please say

[Alig]

(the last RE i played was code veronica on the dreamcast)

I thought it was mint

[Doppelgofer]

anyway i picked some more off the floor for my pistol and found i had to navigate through a menu combining the pistol and ammo...<sigh>. at that point i just turned it off and deleted the demo.

you don't have to do that...you just aim your gun and press A and it reloads

[Direwolf]

you don't have to do that...you just aim your gun and press A and it reloads

Yep, the only case you would have to do that in is if you partner picked up ammo and you had to request it. In the demo she'll usually just give it to you without that anyway.


Btw, anyone just routinely getting their ass kicked? I forgot how hard RE is without any upgraded weapons at all.

[Bad^Hat]

Dead Space was a great RE clone, but it lacked one crucial thing - a 180 degree turn. Granted it gained a bit of extra tension by doing so, but it was still kind of cheap and occasionally annoying, especially since the turning speed was purposefully sluggish.

I can't really say I'm bothered by the controls in this. I realise they're archaic, a little cumbersome, but I'm okay with it. Maybe I'm just used to them, maybe it's just nice to have something a bit different to running and gunning or popping in and out of cover every three seconds (I didn't notice a cover system by the way, although a lot more of the zombies are armed so it wouldn't be completely useless). The coop is the ****ing tits, at any rate. Different sort of tone/pace to Left 4 Dead, it's something you'll sit down with a friend and become absolutely absorbed in together for hours on end. Oh, but be wary of playing together on the same console, split screen is kind of dodgy unless they fix it before release. As it is, you effectively have a quarter of the screen each to work with on a widescreen set up because of the way the frames are spaced out. Would be so much better with a horizontal split option...

[Alig]

It's funny u should mention the split screen thing, cos I got my xbox running on my new PC screen, asus 22" 1080p widescreen with my xbox on 1080p setting on HDMI and i figured that it was the screen or output setting which was changing the layout of split screen, not the game cos COD5 is the same

That said... i actually like it more now with each person getting a smaller, but larger, more viewable screen overall... yeah that makes no sense but meh

Anyone find the the first scenario solid to beat? I haven't done it yet i get ass whooped in that little hut all the time

It might not be the best RE ever! but it's definately worth the ?30-?40 price tag it'll have when it comes out, as there is alot more pap than this on the market, fo sho

[Darkside55]

Dead Space was a mediocre RE clone, but it lacked one crucial thing - horror.
Fixed that for you.

All RE games after 2 are

small time

[Sulkdodds]

New (decent) Syphon Filter game, please.

[Darkside55]

I think The Agency is trying to take its place.

[Sulkdodds]

Hmm. Colour me cautiously interested.

[Combine Hybrid]

I think The Agency is trying to take its place.

LoL, no it's not.

[Fiberawptic]

It is a shame that you look at RE now and compare it to back then and see what a farcry it is from something as chilling and eerie as resident evil 2... now THAT was true survival horror. I know RE4 and 5 arent intended to be survival horror but i do miss the days of really dark environments in good ol' raccoon city, having actual zombies come after you... I think abandoning the zombie aspect wasnt the greatest move on Capcoms part, but it wasn't all bad since ganados and Minji are kinda similar... And i do love RE4 and probably will RE5, mainly for its story, but hey, ya gotta miss the good ol' days...

[Emporius]

So I found that demo pretty much garbage. I spent the whole time holding out in that bus or whatever it is; the axe guy didn't bother me at all, and then the demo ended.

[Wanted Bob]

Dude, you aint playing right...

Also there is a second level that you missed.

[Emporius]

oooooh yeah I should probably try that

[Direwolf]

Old RE games were damn good for the time...but the last time I tied to play one I wanted to kill the children of the development team. We're definitely spoiled by not having to deal with all the "there's an enemy slightly off screen that you can't see or aim at but is going to kill you" problems.

[Emporius]

Nope, still bad.

The BLINDING AFRICAN DAYLIGHT probably helps

[Wanted Bob]

Huh. I personally enjoyed the demo, though I admit I wouldn't buy it...

[the cow says moo]

The graphics were pretty good, but the controls weren't. I hate not being able to move while I shoot and your inventory is pretty hard to manage while the enemies are still coming at you. The AI for your companion is pretty bad too. I tried playing with a friend and my experience instantly improved. I also hate how if you or your partner die, you have to go back to the main menu and reload everything. This ruined the demo for me, because I found it challenging to beat. After a few tries of both levels, my friend and I both decided to quit. I'm sure the game won't be as bad as the demo, but I probably won't end up buying it.

[Combine Hybrid]

Dude, you aint playing right...

Also there is a second level that you missed.
................ I can shoot, I can move, I can give ammos, I can heal myself. Yup, I'm playing the game right. It's just that it sucks balls...

BTW, I played both levels. Both chainsaw wielding freak and giant axe mofo were easy as hell.

[FireStarter]

Is it me or is there like no "survival" element to the games nowadays?

I mean, old RE definately had less ammo/supplies/random amounts of money to be found than in games like RE4. I mean, you can skip a bunch of pickups and NEVER RUN OUT OF AMMO.

it's not that taht's a bad thing, but the "horror" element has also worn away during the years.

That just leaves . Who wants to play a game? That's not fun at all.

[Wanted Bob]

................ I can shoot, I can move, I can give ammos, I can heal myself. Yup, I'm playing the game right. It's just that it sucks balls...

BTW, I played both levels. Both chainsaw wielding freak and giant axe mofo were easy as hell.

?... I wasn't talking to you...

At any rate, if he says the axe guy isnt bothering him at all, as in not attacking, then that is a fluke. What I was suggesting was not to actually change his gameplay style, but reload the level.

[Combine Hybrid]

?... I wasn't talking to you...
My bad. :|

[Darkside55]

LoL, no it's not.
Have you, by any chance, ever actually played Syphon Filter? Have you ever watched videos of The Agency?

[Fiberawptic]

Is it me or is there like no "survival" element to the games nowadays?

I mean, old RE definately had less ammo/supplies/random amounts of money to be found than in games like RE4. I mean, you can skip a bunch of pickups and NEVER RUN OUT OF AMMO.

it's not that taht's a bad thing, but the "horror" element has also worn away during the years.

That just leaves . Who wants to play a game? That's not fun at all.

It depends on the game. the older RE games got away with it, because even if you ran out of ammo you could find other means to evade the enemy plus it made the game feel more realistic because sometimes you would walk around a level for a while just to get some ammo.

Other games, it kind of annoys me to run out of ammo and not get any for a while, and then theres no melee attack or it really sucks. And then your stuck at that place because you HAVE to have weapons to get by...

[Unfocused]

Also there is a second level that you missed.

Heh, I forgot about the second level.

Maybe if the game didn't force me to watch screens such "30+ features in the full game, blah blah" after I completed the level and everytime I ****ING DIED (that was annoying), and brought me to the level selection menu instead, I would've not forgotten about it.

[TollBooth Willie]

Sucked.

[bam23]

i thought it was fun until the ****ing chainsaw gorilla asshole.

i hated the old REs to hell btw.

[Barnz]

Have you, by any chance, ever actually played Syphon Filter? Have you ever watched videos of The Agency?

You know it died after SF3.

[Darkside55]

Yeah, but I'm saying it's a similar premise and a similar game. Just massively multiplayer.

[ailevation]

It might be because I played the 360 demo first, but the game feels awful on the PS3 controller. The biggest stand out is the camera movement is way too sensitive.

[VictimOfScience]

I thought the demo was cool at first, but then I started playing. Ick.

I loved RE4, but this is just painful to play. It is probably loads better to watch because it looks so nice. Too bad the gameplay is WAY behind the times.

[Leto]

all I have to say about RE4 is....


****IN' SACK HEAD CHAINSAW GUY

**** I HATE HIM



right and about RE 5, I recently watched one of the trailers and I heard an elephant in the background.

So imagine having to fight a ZOMBIE ELEPHANT.

(fine, "infected" elephant)

[Yorick]

Spent hours playing this with my brother yesterday. We had some amazingly good times.

[unozero]

RE2 was the last good RE game.

[Gargantou]

So imagine having to fight a ZOMBIE ELEPHANT.We already got to do that on the zoo level in Resident Evil: Outbreak 2 for the PS2, zombie elephant, alligators, tigers etc.

[Warbie]

The demo rocks. Anyone who disagrees is a big numpty :)

I don't see the issue with the controls, but then again i'm a fan of not being able to move while firing in RE games - adds to the tension an all that. The rest is RE4 in co-op, which means it's great. The pace is as measured you'd expect from RE and having to stop and take time to dish out ammo/items to your buddy can be geniunely tense, as is having to reload and change weapons in the inventory etc. These aren't control deficiencies, but conscious design choices - and ones that work. The horde is closing in, you better not **** it up!

Picking off headshots is as satisfying as ever and shooting weapons out of peoples hands never gets old. Context sensitive take downs, as always, kick ass. My only gripe is how the camera auto centres when you're moving up or down slopes. Hopefully the final release will have the option to turn this off. Oh, the melee/knife move sucks, but that always has.

[Gargantou]

The demo rocks. Anyone who disagrees is a big numpty :)Go suck a lemon! Callin' me a numpty.. Why I've never..>= (

[Dog--]

Gargantou knows nothing - NOTHING - but the truth.

[Corp. Sheepo]

Played on a friend's PS3 and it was great fun. With some slightly tighter controls (Wii) it would be great.

[nipples]

The demo rocks. Anyone who disagrees is a big numpty :)

I don't see the issue with the controls, but then again i'm a fan of not being able to move while firing in RE games - adds to the tension an all that. The rest is RE4 in co-op, which means it's great. The pace is as measured you'd expect from RE and having to stop and take time to dish out ammo/items to your buddy can be geniunely tense, as is having to reload and change weapons in the inventory etc. These aren't control deficiencies, but conscious design choices - and ones that work. The horde is closing in, you better not **** it up!

Picking off headshots is as satisfying as ever and shooting weapons out of peoples hands never gets old. Context sensitive take downs, as always, kick ass. My only gripe is how the camera auto centres when you're moving up or down slopes. Hopefully the final release will have the option to turn this off. Oh, the melee/knife move sucks, but that always has.

This whole thing.

[Stigmata]

Oh, the melee/knife move sucks, but that always has.
I think a neat design decision for that would be to make the melee/knife move's effectiveness drop the more you are forced to use it within a certain timeframe (say, 5 minutes). This way, one random zombie won't bite your head off, but you wouldn't be able to back yourself into a corner and hammer the knife button until the dozen zombies chasing you down the hallway are dead.

[CombineHunter]

Knife/melee attacks have always been shit in RE games.

[Bad^Hat]

The demo rocks. Anyone who disagrees is a big numpty :)

I don't see the issue with the controls, but then again i'm a fan of not being able to move while firing in RE games - adds to the tension an all that. The rest is RE4 in co-op, which means it's great. The pace is as measured you'd expect from RE and having to stop and take time to dish out ammo/items to your buddy can be geniunely tense, as is having to reload and change weapons in the inventory etc. These aren't control deficiencies, but conscious design choices - and ones that work. The horde is closing in, you better not **** it up!

Picking off headshots is as satisfying as ever and shooting weapons out of peoples hands never gets old. Context sensitive take downs, as always, kick ass. My only gripe is how the camera auto centres when you're moving up or down slopes. Hopefully the final release will have the option to turn this off. Oh, the melee/knife move sucks, but that always has.
This this and this.

Also, you don't have to switch weapons in inventory. Moving them to the up, left, down or right positions in the inventory maps them to the corresponding button on the d-pad, letting you auto-switch with a press. So so very handy.

Edit: Agreed about the knife, but the game should be all about conserving ammo anyway. It's not going to be as tense (OMG THERE'S THAT WORD AGAIN) if there's a decent alternative to fall back on.

[Sliver]

Fixed that for you.

All RE games after 2 are

small time
3 and Code Veronica were great. Sure CV has Steve Burnside, and the cross dresser, but it was quality. As for 3, that needs no explanation.

[Cpt Tenacious]

I Loved the demo, the only bad thing I thought was in the inventory system. It's ****ing awful, I wish they would have kept the attache case from RE4.

[Bad^Hat]

^ Are you serious? I really hope you're not serious. If I had to switch to the ****ing case every time I needed something all over again I'd go mental.

[Cpt Tenacious]

^ are you serious? I really hope you're not serious. If i had to switch to the ****ing case every time i needed something all over again i'd go mental.

Yeah i'm very serious I loved that case. Although it's probably because I almost have OCD, everytime I picked up ANYTHING I would re-sort my case untill everything fit in perfectly. I loved it.

[nipples]

Yeah i'm very serious I loved that case. Although it's probably because I almost have OCD, everytime I picked up ANYTHING I would re-sort my case untill everything fit in perfectly. I loved it.

Me too. I'd even organize everything, sorting it and all.