I'm so disappointed - RE5 Demo

[The_vagabond7]

The_vagabond7 said:
well I've got it DLing now and I'm fairly excited. It's getting alot of negative feedback on teh intarwebs, but I'm still very interested. I'm about as die hard RE fan as it gets have started waaay back on the original RE1 on PSX with the live action intro (so sweet) and never having missed on to this point. I know the series and it's flaws, and I loved RE4 inspite of/because of it's updates, so I'll be very interested to see how this fairs.

 

Well now that I've had some time with it I can give my impressions.

 

It is exactly what I expected, and I'm not disapointed by that. It's RE4 in Africa in HD. RE2 was RE1 to a tee except you were in a police station instead of a mansion. RE2 is probably the best RE. RE 3 was RE 1 and 2 in the city plus a big monster chasing you, it too was awesome. Once capcom finds a formula that works they stick with it. Look at Megaman, or Devil May Cry or Street Fighter. Capcom hits a home run and then runs with the ball (gotta love mixed sports metaphors). This is Capcom doing what capcom does best. Improving on their own awesome ideas.

Yes, RE has in essence become an action game that creates a mood of intensity with subtle scary music, people screaming in languages you don't understand while they chase you, and less than obvious ammo to make sure you're always just about to run out. I don't see this as a terrible thing. At first I sort of did, but then I thought about the alternative. Staying in the same place I don't think would be the best idea. But that is a whole different discussion.

The game is what it is, the question is...is it good. And I'd have to say yes. If you like RE4 and played it on PS2 or GC and can get over not having IR, then yes it's good. I enjoyed the co-operative nature more than I thought I would. Sheva stayed out of the way, managed to be somewhat helpful without doing my job for me, didn't get into too much trouble by herself and all and all managed to be unintrusive in my single player experience. Online managed to be quite intense with my partner and I trying to look after each other, but at times getting seperated. I could see myself returning to the game after beating it by myself to have fun in online co-op.

The control felt like Resident evil. That may feel dated in todays action world, but honestly the controls from the old RE felt dated long before it changed it's style in RE4. Resident Evil is a series that caters to it's fanbase. RE4 probably split the fanbase while adding to it, and RE5 will continue to satisfy the RE4 crowd. But I don't think it's being made for the Gears crowd even if they made slight concessions with the control set up.

Asking if RE5 is good is like asking if sex with your wife is good. You already know exactly what to expect, you've done it plenty of times before, and if you're still doing it then it's because you must like it. And that's how I feel about RE5. It's my wife with a sexy new outfit. I'm going to enjoy it.