I dunno, I'm a big fan of RE4 and the path it chose to cross. Sure, it wasn't as scary as the previous titles, but it was probably the most intense in the series (If that counts for anything).

I mean, things like the Novistadors, Verdugo, the Oven Man, and U3 sure delivered on the thrills, but I do agree with you in that the Resident Evil series needs to know that it can be a great game without having to give up on its survival horror roots.

I just don't agree that we have to go back to the outdated PS/N64 way of scaring people. I don't believe that limiting a player is the proper way to scare him/her anymore. Were people actually scared of the zombies in REmake, or were they just scared because they couldn't see the zombie approaching because of the fixed camera angles? Or were they scared because they couldn't properly avoid the zombie because of the iffy controls?

I'm all for survival horror, but let's limit the player by scaring the bejeebus out of them (Holy crap! What do I do! He's gonna kill me! Ah!), and not limit them in the gameplay elements (Holy crap! I died because the camera blocked by view of the Tyrant. He's kind of silly looking though...).

Resident Evil 4 was the first one where the controls didnt make me hate the game.

Hopefully 5 is still scary, but if it was the best game ever with the old horrible controls, I'd pass.

in my opinion, they perfected the gameplay. the over the shoulder usage was great. what they did wrong was taking out everything else that made it a horror game. i wish they took out half the ammo, half the guns, communicators, etc. that would make it perfect.

btw, my favorites were RE0 and 1, with 4 after

I agree with the usual suspects that it's a big shame that Resident Evil isn't what it used to be.

I'm (re)playing through RE0 right now and will replay REmake after that (must be at least the 5th time for REmake and 3rd for Zero) as a preparation for RE5.

Don't know if I'll play through 4 again. Just can't be really bothered.

Most of all I miss the incredible level designs. No insane big fields (or a castle that's 20x its size inside), just a mansion. I love the smallness of the whole game, it will probably take you only 10 minutes to walk from the entrance of the mansion to the end, but the design of the place and the puzzles make it an incredible experience where you really feel lost in something that could be real.

RE4 and 5 totally miss this. I also feel sad about the amount of weapons you can carry. It misses the point of survival. Just a few spots really adds to the game. Especially in Zero, where you have to leave your items.

And obviously the amount of herbs and ammo kill the gameplay. I don't think I died more than 20 times in RE4, while in REmake it's definitely around 100.

I hope Fatal Frame 4 will deliver. Maybe Cursed Mountain. But I would absolutely love a new oldschool RE or Silent Hill.

NO Shinji Mikami = No Resident Evil

i mean imagine Metal gear Solid without Hideo Kojima!!!!

I dont know why westernise an already big franchise (Coop, action),, i mean the game will seel wether its westernised or japanese, its a Freaking RESIDENT EVIL,,, this series always sells !!! More actions means always less horror :(

I'll buy the game, im a big Resident evil fan, but i prefer the scary ones more

i want the original RE's back

lol, I missed this one at first!

Don't forget disolute and Zucas! I'm glad we and all others fighting for the good cause are united here, haha.

If this game isn't survival horror, I fail to see how anyone would want this over Left4Dead...

Just played the demo

It's RE4 in africa with better graphics.

Not a bad thing, but its identical, even the way they walk.

@benga : I thought SH5 was just like the old ones, and it's definetly hard.

Actually Zucas seems to disagree with you ;)