bouzane on 27 December 2008
| famousringo said: People get so spoiled by games which allow them to fire rocket launchers while running sideways at full speed with no accuracy loss. If you tried to do something like that in the real world, you'd probably trip and discharge that bazooka into your own face. If you wanted to shoot somebody in the head in real life, you would plant your feet and take careful aim, just like Leon does. RE4's game design choice (nothing to do with controls) to make you choose between moving and fighting increases tension by adding a slice of realism to an otherwise fantastic scenario. It forces the player to take risks and make choices between attack and escape, and reminds the player that his in-game avatar is mortal, not some god who can dual-wield shotguns while doing somersaults. It's fun to play both the mortal and the god, but most games (especially shooters) go with the deity, so I found RE4 to be very refreshing. |
Good point but it sucks that Leon can't even lean to the left or right to avoid incoming projectiles. I also hate having to pause the game to change weapons or heal and I hate all of the radio conversations and cut-scenes that interupt the gameplay which do nothing but decrease the immersion (and push the flacid storyline). It sucks when a giant group of enemies approach and I have to pause and select the shotgun, unpause and shoot them to the ground, pause and select a grenade, unpause and throw it into the crowd, pause and select my handgun, unpause and continue just to find another group of enemies approaching fast >_<
