CrowingJoe79

I'm trying to be optimistic about the future of this series, but they have let fans down for long enough. Even the recent remake could have been better. They cut too much content, and it felt rather rushed. But maybe if this is an original title and not a remake, they may be able to redeem themselves if they have way more original ideas. The last sequel felt like a huge rip off of notable movies and first person horror games as well.

Next month or soon thereafter, I hope it's going to be revealed as a new Revelations game, or RE8.

Assisted aim. But I still died because of not knowing where and when to use Ada's new scanner to get away from Mr. X in the sewers. That wasn't even in the original.

The RE2 remake is probably the hardest RE game of any kind that I've played in years. I have had to start it again 4 times. I'm just a bit disappointed that they made Claire's scenario almost like Leon's. Maybe that will change for the B scenarios. I hope so. But so far, I'm just seeing the same scenes, which is stupid, because Leon and Claire would have went a different route. Right?

This is a film that is scarier than Resident Evil 4! That is how NOT scary that game truly is.

5 more days. I'll be streaming it online. I've actually already seen the opening scene with Claire.

OK. So the series isn't technically 'dying' in the sense that it sells very well across multiple platforms, and that's not necessarily something to hate on. No. I just mean that, generally speaking, the series has gone way downhill, and it isn't like anything from when it first started either. But before people salivate over the upcoming RE2 remake and defend how good it looks, keep in mind that I'm not specifically speaking about that game, as it is just a re-imagining, and even if it's a good, scary, all around perfect horror experience, it's not actually intended to be a canonical entry. Even Capcom revealed that. So, what is my quarrel about? Well, I was quite a big fan of the series back in the 90's or early 2000s era, when I had the original PlayStation. This was a period when horror games thrived, and I also used to be a huge Silent Hill fan as well, until Konami ruined the games with their later American type style. In fact, RE is my favorite series of all time and probably always will be dear to my heart, even if it ends up sucking beyond belief, because I honestly don't play a great deal of non horror games. But while I do love The Last of Us, one could argue that that game is mostly an action or drama game, just with horror stuff thrown in. But my main issue is the change from horror to action in the RE series, and how a lot of the story doesn't make sense any longer, nor does the senseless plot go anywhere fast. The first three games are solid horror titles and the story was based around the nefarious experiments, undergone by Umbrella. Even Code: Veronica, which I feel is underrated, is one game that has one of the best stories in the entire franchise and is like the 'real' RE4 for me. Zero pretty much went over old ground, being a prequel, and was to me kind of long and boring after the section on the train ended, but it is no less like a RE game ought to be. However, 4 threw all that momentum unceremoniously into the trash, and yes, 4 still somehow gained a new legion of fans because of its emphasis on having to collect guns. However, that game had a weird story that felt out of place for some reason. It just decided to cancel 6 years of RE history in one fell swoop, with Leon not even facing Umbrella at all, and just the leftovers. But now he is going to a village located in Spain, not as a cop, but as a Tom Cruise like agent having to fight the same looking villagers, and hundreds of times. And the enemies and ideas behind 4 overall meant that it wasn't like a true RE game anymore. Not that 4 is a bad game by any means, because it's not as terrible as you think I'm making it out to be, but the enemies, like the monks and all that, are just not a proper staple of the series. 5 and 6 however, while not the worst games ever made, are certainly not a patch on the older ones, and the story in those games could have been better. The spin off games aren't worth a toss, really, but the two 'Outbreak' games at least had some interesting ideas for introducing online co-op features, and I liked how each character had certain skills and weaknesses. It was definitely a great game, that we sadly can only play online now in Japan. I think anyway. I'm not entirely certain about that. But then the co-op totally changed in the other games. The rest of the series feels like it has relatively pointless and confusing, self-contained stories, but I did think Revelations 2 was one of the better sequels. 7: Biohazard was quite good, but ultimately, it was rather bizarre and Chris looks so dumb now. The game was also sort of like a shameless rip-off of well-known movies and the game felt like a rehash of the original, with a possessed family in place of the zombies and also with Capcom throwing in all these sludge like creatures that walk slowly, and look more stupid than terrifying. The additional mode where they are wearing party hats as you collect food, is so cringe worthy. Most of the DLC for that game was a con, in my view. I know Chris' looks got altered due to the new RE Engine, but I digress. It really no longer looks like Chris anymore. He sounds so annoying now, and while he is the main star of the series, the game made him seem a bit wimpy during certain parts. The scene where he gets ambushed by Lucas while he tries to save his soldier friend, is kind of laughable. You'd think after 6, he would be reluctant to have more of his men die. It is perplexing, because the two games are nothing alike. Chris was certainly 'not a hero' or at least, not like his old self.

I cannot wait for The Last of Us Part II.

On just about every forum I go to, somebody with that name always sends me a PM. Obsessed much?

After reading up on this, and since I saw the trailor(s), I must say this will be a very game addition to a newly revived series. I don't really fancy the idea of moving around automatically, but hey it's going to be one helluva RE game nevertheless.