| stof said: I think there's a very logical reason to skip RE2 and Code Veronica. It's for a sequel. And RE4 doesn't have to have anything to do with Umbrella. This isn't Umbrella Chronicles, it's "Darkside Chronicles", which if anything would suggest it will have more of 4 and 5 in it. Anyways, this thread is looking a lot like the Excitebots or DeadSpace: Extraction threads. And much like those two, people are over reacting and will feel a lot different when the game actually comes out. Umbrella Chronicles was a terrific and well made game. Complaining about a sequel is kind of goofy. |
That's...not a very satisfying reason. "We held back on the original, so we'd have material for the sequel"? It sounds a lot like "planned obsolescence."
I'll concede that the title leaves open the possibility that this isn't about Umbrella, but I'd be (a bit) surprised if it wasn't. Guess we'll find out in under 48 hours, eh?
As to the Dead Space comment, I'm mostly inclined to agree, and I find it amusing that we're acting like we're on opposite ends in this discussion when we're both looking forward to it. That said, I feel compelled to point out the other side's version of this story, because I DO find it understandable. As usual, famousringo was more eloquent in expressing it than I was, so I'll use his words here (from the Dead Space thread):
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/post.php?id=1799975
I think people are just sick of getting the bait & switch with every franchise that comes to Wii. It's a parade of genre-busting spinoffs with little in common with the parent franchise besides the IP, and low budgets in common with each other.
Hey, you're getting Dead Space, a third person horror/shooter. Just kidding, it's a rail shooter.
Hey, you're getting a new Resident Evil. A third person survival/horror game? Nope, yours is a rail shooter.
Hey, you're getting a new Soul Calibur fighter! And by fighter, we mean a cheapass hack & slash.
How about a new Castlevania game? Platforming and powerups? No, yours will be a 3D fighting game!
In short, this game is the latest in a series of bait-n-switch that third parties have been pulling on Wii owners, and I can see why it would get tiresome. Personally, I like light-gun shooters, so those don't bug me. I also liked Dead Rising: Chop 'Til You Drop. But I was miffed that the Castlevania platformer and the Soul Calibur fighter went elsewhere, and if I didn't like the spinoffs that I did I'd probably be solidly in the other side's camp.
You and I may disagree with the sentiment, but it's hard to say it's not understandable.
P.S. Who the hell is complaining about Excitebots?!?!
