DakonBlackblade said:
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Hey no problem. I think people will be quite surprised and have their minds blown when the game is finally revealed. I don't think people are going to recognise that it's a Resident Evil game initially, it'll be a very risky move on Capcom's part but I think it will pay off in the long run. One of the issues that plagues the series is that the games often appeal to the fans of the series rather than new fans or more casual gamers. I will argue that this is a VERY good thing! Though it's rough because Capcom is known to get very greedy at times. Resident Evil Revelations 1 & 2 shows us what they can do when they are not greedy and have their most dedicated fans in mind where Resident Evil 6 shows us what happens when they attempt to appeal to the mainstream market. 5 was a special case because it was a fantastic game even if it was more action focus. Can you expect anything less when Albert Wesker is the main villain? LOL I think 7 will be a more focused game that is geared toward the long time fans and will bring the elements of Survival Horror back. Rev 2 sets up so much of the foundation canonically to allow Capcom to go in this direction and I can't think of a better villain to push the frontiers of horror than Alex Wesker. Of course I went into that in my article and we aren't days away from seeing Resident Evil 7, we are hours away! ;) Of course that is IF it truly is Resident Evil 7 were going to see at E3 another title. They could of course say it for TGS or the VGA's, and TGS would make so much sense from Capcom's perspective. Oh please no, I don't know how much longer I can wait! Q.Q
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I agree with almost everythign you said here, only thing I disagree is that I believe Revelations 2 managed to strike the balance Capcom has been looking for since RE 4, where theres enought action and horror in there, so if RE 7 is similar to that they could make the old school fans happy and atract newcomers to the series.
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Wait I'm a little confused with what you said. You disagree about Rev 2 and that you believe that Capcom striked the balance between action and horror? Isn't that the general statement I've been leading on the whole time? I would say both Revelations 1 and 2 did that. Rev 1 brought back the atmosphere and Rev 2 brought back the feeling and style, no ammo drops and needing to scavenge for everything. That is what I was referring to when I was saying that the Revelation games are geared toward their hardcore fans. Everything from gameplay, characters, and in Rev 2's case, plot. A lot of the casual fans and gamers who aren't crazy into Resident Evil were very confused by the story and setting of Rev 2. I've talked to a lot of people who said it was written very sloppy but in reality they lacked the knowledge of the series and what was really going on. They didn't even know that Alex Wesker was even a character built up prior to this game. So I strongly disagree and would argue that Rev 2 actually has one of the strongest and potentially best plot of the series to date. I also feel inclined to believe that it is really setting up the grounds for 7 and beyond.
Anyways yes Rev 2 should be the new style of the series. I actually don't think the old era (first gen) of gameplay would work anymore. I believe that that is now outdated and I personally find the over the shoulder view MUCH more intense. Not being able to see what is coming up behind you makes things far more intense and adrenaline pumping. However as I stated earlier I believe that the series may very well see a soft reboot and take on a new direction. We'll see today if I am right or not and you have no idea how pumped I am. Not just for RE but all of E3, BRING IT! (yes I'll be sad if we don't see RE but there is still TGS). Plus I'd rather them make RE7 the best game they possibly can and RE4 proved that the games are worth the wait! =D
