Topic: The Resident Evil Discussion Thread

@oliverp Well, most of the RE games I've played are classic RE experiences, so I haven't played many "modern" RE experiences. Now that I think about it, I might actually want to play a more modern RE game next just to spice things up. Not to mention how many modern RE experiences I have left to play compared to only one classic RE experience, which is Code Veronica. I'll have to give it some more thought!

It's very popular in the gaming community to hate on a game in a long-running franchise that deviates from its regular formula. Just look at Final Fantasy XVI as a recent example. However, I don't judge games based on what they should've been, but what they are. Taking FFXVI as an example again, what is there is an absolutely phenomenal experience even if it doesn't play as older FF titles. That's why I think I'm going to like Resident Evil 6. People keep saying how it's not like classic RE. But how is the actual game? Is it any good? That's what I want to know and why I'm actually looking forward to playing it because it looks so ambitious.

I haven't played RE2 Remake yet but I have the game (as well as the other RE titles). I'm a bit unsure when I'll play it. I want to play through Revelations, RE6, Code Veronica and The Darkside Chronicles before I tackle the recent releases, i.e. 7, 8, RE2, RE3 and RE4 remakes, as well as Revelations 2.

@LtSarge Well if you like to try a more modern RE game then I definitely think you should give RE6 a try soon. You might be surprised (just as I did). I dont want to spoil everything for you. But yeah I think I can state that some campaigns are definitely better then others. Like each camping's I think provides a slightly different experience.

That sounds cool.

Oh you have some things to look forward to then hehe..

@LtSarge If you do play RE6, don't read the review here then. I just did out of curiosity since there's a lot of Resident Evil games I haven't played either and it's a doozy. Let's just say Sammy doesn't like the game. At all.

Managed to get a good deal on Resident Evil 4 Remake at the weekend and it’s really motivated me to finally make a start getting into the franchise. Planning on playing Resident Evil Remake in October and then at least one of the subsequent games per year (at halloween probably) thereafter.

Really hoping that Capcom remake Code: Veronica by the time I get to it (roughly 2025/2026 id imagine) as I loved that game back on Dreamcast.

@colonelkilgore I essentially binged the remakes earlier in the year and it reinforced for me me just how great these games are. Resident Evil 4 remake is a masterpiece. Did you play the original release?

@Jimmer-jammer I played a bit on wii… but have very sketchy memories from that era (lots of Mary-Jane… like a lot-a lot 😅). In all, I played and finished Code: Veronica on Dreamcast, maybe got a third to halfway through 4 on wii and played the Resi 2 Remake on PS4 around 3 or 4 years back. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into the series properly though.

@colonelkilgore Nice, I think I saw that deal and was tempted but Im waiting for the free VR update (and to actually buy the headset itself). Capcom are pretty great these days although that exo primal doesn't do much for me.
As for RE games I still have RE2 in my backlog, I'm sure I got that around launch and I've yet to buy RE3 or Village (due to not having VR headset yet). Plus I still have RE7 DLC to play.

@CaptD as well as being real excited for the 4 remake… I can’t wait to get to 7 and 8 (around the turn of the decade at this rate 😂).

@colonelkilgore Ah yes, I can relate 😬 Well, you’re in for a treat! I’ve actually not played Code: Veronica. I should really get on that!

@Jimmer-jammer not sure how the original CV holds up these days tbh… which is why I’d be all for the full RE engine remake treatment. The original might still be worth a playthrough for the lore though I’d imagine.

@colonelkilgore Yeah, these remakes have been totally worth it, in no small part because Capcom continues to release proper numbered entries, which are also great. Definitely a good time to get into the franchise!

@oliverp I've decided that I want to play RE6 next. I've got the game installed and ready to go. As soon as I'm done with Prince of Persia, I'm starting it up!

@KilloWertz That doesn't surprise me as most people didn't like the game. I'll probably read some reviews after I've finished it just to see how my thoughts line up with other people's.

@LtSarge That is if you make it through RE6.

My experience with the series is limited to the original Resident Evil and then the Resident Evil 2-4 remakes. I tried 7, but couldn't get into it, but I do want to give it a second chance as plenty of games have clicked with me after giving them a second chance. I obviously look forward to playing Village someday, and maybe picking and choosing a handful of old ones. I know I will never play the whole series as there's just too much to play to do that (both with the RE series and just games in general), but I may give 5 a shot at some point too as I have a much better chance of liking it than some of the other ones probably (especially 6).

@LtSarge Oh Cool. I wish you best of luck with the game. Hope of course you report back to us what you think about the game later. No stress though.

Started playing RE6 yesterday and played some more today. I'm really liking the game so far! I know that people like Leon's campaign, which is the one I started with, so obviously my thoughts of the game might change after playing the other campaigns. But even playing through this campaign alone seems worth checking out RE6 considering how cheap you can find the game these days.

Anyway, two things I don't see many people talk about with regards to this game is the movement and melee button. First and foremost, RE6 finally got rid of tank controls. Even though RE4 and RE5 introduced freer movement compared to the PS1 trilogy, they still had tank controls. You had to always stand still if you wanted to turn your character. RE6 has completely removed that and it feels great! Secondly, I can't believe that there hasn't been a dedicated melee button in the series until now. Granted, RE4 introduced a permanent hot-key for the survival knife, but it still felt cumbersome to use. RE6 however lets you kick enemies and it feels so much more seamless compared to using the knife. There are so many options now to kill zombies without using ammo, like walking behind unsuspecting ones and killing them instantly or stunning them with your kicks and then executing a finisher. It just feels so natural that I'm baffled this option hasn't been introduced earlier.

Also, the AI in this game is fantastic! You don't have to worry about managing their health or ammo at all like in RE5. Not to mention that they're actually useful in taking down zombies. They'll blast them in the head or crush their heads if they're lying on the ground. It's just so good!

Overall, my impressions of this game so far are very positive. Even if the other campaigns won't be as good as Leon's, the fact that they've improved upon so many aspects compared to the previous games has really impressed me.

@LtSarge Well, I guess we can officially stop taking any of your game reviews seriously anymore...

@KilloWertz Well it's not all positive anymore. I played another hour now and the game feels too difficult. The enemies absolutely eat away at your health, not to mention that they are plentiful as well as bullet sponges. On top of this, you barely get any health items in this game. It's just annoying, especially when they grab you and literally take away an entire bar. In previous RE games, you'd barely lose any health as long as you button mash them away fast enough. Even if I do the same thing in RE6, they take away so much health. So I decided to lower the difficulty from Normal to Amateur and now it feels right. The zombies die much faster, which is great considering how many of them there are, and now I don't lose an entire bar whenever I get grabbed as long as I push them away fast enough. This feels much more fair, but it sucks that this isn't Normal difficulty.

@LtSarge Welcome back to reality.

I was seriously just joking, so it was alright regardless. I've never played the game either, so I can't actually give my own opinion anyways. If it wasn't for the difficulty issues that you bring up, I probably would have liked the game like your initial impressions as well honestly. I'm one of the rare people that actually liked the Resident Evil 3 remake over Resident Evil 2's. I loved both, but 3 being more action-oriented made it more "fun" for me.

@KilloWertz I don't think most people take issue with RE3 remake being more action-oriented, but the fact that a lot of content from the original was cut out. Which in my opinion isn't as bad as it sounds because I've played the original and the content that was cut out felt like leftovers from a bunch of ideas that the developers had. It just felt unrelated to the story and the areas were too brief to be meaningful. It's not like the lodge from RE1, at least that one you spend a good chunk of the game in.

But yeah, if you like action-oriented Resident Evil then you'll like RE4, RE5 and maybe even RE6.

@LtSarge Probably true, I just know that some fans usually hold the more survival horror Resident Evil games in higher regard since they didn't like the series going more action-oriented. I guess that really wasn't until later entries (and pre-remakes) though. I do remember a lot of complaints about cut content, but that didn't bother me at all either as I never played the original anyways, so I didn't know what I was missing. I thought it was a very well paced package as is, and it was a bit of a relief not having to worry about Mr. X constantly chasing you at times when you're just trying to explore and also magically finding you even when it would be impossible.

I've already played the Resident Evil 4 Remake, so I won't be going back to try the original. Maybe someday I'll try 5. Maybe because there's several series I unfortunately ignored for the most part over time (Resident Evil for the most part obviously, most of the Ys series that's available on PlayStation besides VIII, the Crossbell part of the Trails series, everything before Metal Gear Solid 4 in that series, etc.)