| jammy2211 said: I think people are giving RE4 too much credit - its an amazing game, but in terms of influecing the third person genre I've always seen games like Socom put a firmer stamp on what we come to expect from the genre now. Just my opinion. But yeah, Dead Space was a better survival horror then RE5 and a better game then RE5. I assume Dead Space 2 will just further that gap, as well, it's a new exciting fresh IP with lots left to come out of it before it gets tiresome. |
I think that's completely wrong, especially when most developers of modern 3rd person shooters site RE4 as a major influence. Socom??? WTF, lol. No... It's a fine game, but it brought nothing new to the table but an online experience. We're talking about changing the way games are controlled, played, and interfaced with, and Resident Evil 4 is the closest thing any genre has to an actual gamechanger in the last 4 years, imho.
Most of the games that you like, and now play, that are 3rd person shooters, wouldn't have the camera they currently use, and probably wouldn't be as good, without Resident Evil 4. It is universally recognized as at the very least, an influential game on the 3rd person shooter genre. That's just my opinion though..
Cliffy B:
Bleszinski said the seeds of Gears of War were sown by three titles. The first was Capcom's Resident Evil 4, which made an indelible impression on Bleszinski even before its January 2005 release. "I really liked the pacing and the over-the-shoulder view," said the designer.
Not to mention the popularization of Quick-Time events(or the invention?) in RE4, which are now an industry staple.
Also, check out how many games have been influenced by Resident Evil 4's camera....
....how bout Dead Space being a very similar(Dead Space is to RE4 what Dante's Inferno is to GoW imho) game, and pretty much every 3rd person shooter since then....
Uncharted 1 and 2's shooting is imho, derived from RE4 either directly from the game, or through the Gears of War alteration of that same system.
With a quick google search of RE4 and Uncharted, I saw one gaf poster commenting that RE4 was a "benchmark" game that only comes around every few years, and turns a genre on its head with innovation and originality. I agree with that guy. :P
I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.
NO NO, NO NO NO.
