When Mikami left Capcom I knew that the next RE would not be as awesome as RE 4. Even if he stayed, it would be a tough job to make a game as awesome as RE 4. What I did not expect was that RE 5 developers were aiming to take RE 3 "worst RE ever" trophy. It seems like every new info I get about the game I like it less.
First there were the "racist" claims. Sure they were bullshit, but I think that the Africa setting was a lame idea. It is like GTA mafia settings, it is either Italians, Russians, Chineses or other crappy stereotype. Media likes to blow things out off proportion, after some months we would all forget about it. That was until Capcom decided to add white zombies to make it less racist.
Then there was the demo. We all know how it was disappointing. Some complained about the AI, others about the dated controls, overall it did not feel like the next step in the RE series. I think it was trying too hard to be a RE4 on steroids while trying to add some "next gen" fan favorite features like squad based gameplay and co-op. Yeah it was a big failure for me.
Now there are claims that the game is 7-8 hours long. Great considering RE 4 was around 20 hours long. I know some people complained that RE 4 was too long, but I don`t think they wanted a campaign that is less than half its lenght. Just read the comments on the blog (from UK Xbox 360 World):
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=208807&site=xbw&skip=yes
All I have to ask is: was it worth it Capcom? 4 year of development time, 200 + men teams and I budget that surelly is much higher than the Dead Rising 50 million. Was that shit really worth it? You could have made more awesome Phoenix Wright and Viewtiful Joe games with a tiny fraction of that budget or workforce.
Capcom, you are dead for me. I am adding you to my "japanese developers that are not cool anymore" list along with Konami and SE.
Satan said:
"You are for ever angry, all you care about is intelligence, but I repeat again that I would give away all this superstellar life, all the ranks and honours, simply to be transformed into the soul of a merchant's wife weighing eighteen stone and set candles at God's shrine."
Pixel Art can be fun.
