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The Dawn of Resident Evil 5

Written by Nat X7 | March 12, 2009

Alright, I know I’ve been going a little “Resident Evil 5″ crazy lately, but I can’t help it; it’s one of my favorite franchises, ever. As you, hopefully, now know, “Resident Evil 5″ releases tonight at midnight, and I have plans to get pretty far into the game before I give into the Sandman.

However, I’m not as excited about this game as I have been in the past, and there’s one big reason for this. Capcom’s released so much footage of the game, that anyone following closely enough, can decipher its plot. I implore you all, if you’ve been lucky enough to not watch the trailers thus far, DON’T START NOW! Now, obviously I can’t say that I am 100 percent sure of the game’s storyline, but I have a pretty solid guess, and I feel like I’m 98% sure. I won’t spoil anything for you guys, so don’t feel hesitant to read on, but I will say that someone from the franchises past returns. What I’m fumed about is that Capcom, and game journalists across the net, have already started to mention that this person will play a role in the game. Whether that person was appearing to us as a memory or an actual, living being was not, and has not been confirmed. However, when you watch the trailer, and there’s someone running around in a mask, and they’re seemingly fighting on the side you wouldn’t normally expect. This pisses me off, because had Capcom taken out those images of that person in the trailer, I would have been pleasantly surprised, as I played through it tonight. Instead you have a franchise fan who’s 98% sure the game won’t deliver on the surprise and emotion it might have evoked otherwise.

I guess I’m partially to blame. If I didn’t want to know anything about the game, I could’ve just opted not to read anything about it, but I still feel like this person’s presence in “RE5″ should have remained a complete secret, and not have been talked about to the media.

Whatever the case, I’m still excited and I can’t wait to get my hands on the game at midnight. Early reviews are saying that the game is, actually, somewhat underwhelming when compared to the effect “Resident Evil 4″ had on the franchise. Reviewers also state that the game is absolute fun, and really ramps up the amount of action delivered. Whether you see that as a good thing for the franchise is subjective, but I will give you my thoughts with a review early next week.

Also, one small bit on “RE5″ news was released today when Capcom announced that they will be offering a competitive multiplayer mode via DLC in the coming weeks. I will be quite interested to see how such a competitive experience will mesh within the “RE” universe.

Stay tuned for impressions, folks. Peace.


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5 Responses to “The Dawn of Resident Evil 5”

  1. lyricalgenius on March 13th, 2009 8:46 pm

    i hope you don’t buy into that BS DLC. we need to stand up to capcom and say HEY! WTF!?? stop charging us for content that’s already on the disc! case and point, SFIV alternate costumes; now this.

    versus sounds like a dumb idea. unless we’re supposed to have showdowns at high noon, the old west way. now i see why they added quick-turn. it’ll come in handy at 10 paces for the draw.

    so now that RE is a full-blown action adventure, can we stop calling it survival horror?

    remember: if you support capcom’s BS, other developers will follow suit. pretty soon we’ll paying extra for everything.

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  2. Nat X7 on March 14th, 2009 11:33 am

    @ lyricalgenius

    hahaha, the “quick turn for a shoot out idea” was hilarious. Yeah, idk how competitive multiplayer will work out, but if it’s still standard tank controls… I can’t see it being that fun.

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  3. lyricalgenious on March 15th, 2009 2:01 am

    they’re charging less for the online multiplayer modes overseas. i do not understand what capcom is thinking. all signs are pointing to greed. the game may sell more copies in NA, so let’s charge more for the same content? i’m only sticking up for customers. it’s the principle of the matter. bringing the protest to your article might not be the right thing, but i wanted to get some people thinking about the state of this affair. i’m sure no one would disagree with the argument that what capcom is doing is BS. especially charing for content that’s already on the retail disc (see SFIV). anyway, hope it lived up to what you were expecting.

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