CrowingJoe79

He could save Resident Evil, but it's probably not in the cards. I think the ex producers of RE like him know that the ship has already sailed from the dock.

You must not be a fan of GameFAQs. What about GameSpot, then? Darn it. Aren't they more or less the same?

Even the great Shinji Mikami is done with Resident Evil because he knows they wrecked it by killing off Umbrella in the most pointless way. However, that he once said 5 and 6 have no Umbrella without mentioning 4 as he looked down at the floor in an interview he gave, suggests he was trying to stay civil by referencing a few games he did not collaborate on. I think I will stay in 1998 with Capcom, as Capcom doesn't want to base games in other cities with new animal names, like a Panda County or something. I will just play the old PS1 and GameCube era titles, as that's where the series died for me. Since the original RE3 destroyed Raccoon City with a nuclear blast, they have been content on going back to that time period just to milk it dry. Yawn. Typos are bad, too.

I wasn't impressed by the users there, so nah. I can tell Resident Evil 4 was their first RE game, which like a lot of true fans like me will tell you, is the game that was linked to the undoing of the survival horror genre. In fact, so many people defend that game. So, S-O-O-O many. However, RE4 is not as scary or difficult as RE1, CV, and whatnot. But I cannot be bothered telling them otherwise anymore. It's a game designed to suit COD loving casuals who hate slower paced horror games with puzzles and item management. Like the big boys grew up with in the 90s. Boo. Damn it. Why'd I wanna play a prehistoric zombies game with a biker babe, when I really want ma 2,58,231 bullets for ma pistol, that just fell from da random dead bearded guy's arse, even though ah could swear ah kilt da guy only 5 minutes earlier. Hmmm. I nonetheless call dat troo sir Viv Val ho roar. Ah really do think y'all live in the past way dis need for wanting 2 see fixed cam RAH Anne gulls. Third person tops all. RE4, 4 lyfe. M8, if ya disagree with ma opinion on sum web forum like dis 1, U R wrong. I will make sure U gonna be outed!!!!!1 Kidding, and typos are still more evil than the T-Virus.

Absolutely not.

Dr. Salvador in RE4 could be Leatherface's cousin. He acts pretty much the same. I would never go to Texas without a shotgun after seeing the impact the original movie had on moviegoers.

I'll have to trade my coffee for it.

I watched It Follows. That's some really bad STD / curse. Yikes!

Singer with the popular Canadian rock group, April Wine. They were among the first artists broadcast on the first day of MTV, which was a historical event back in 1981. Their success in Canada did not quite reflect to the charts in the United States, although they still have a devoted following with American rock music lovers. Sad to hear, though. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/04/myles-goodwyn-april-wine-frontman-dies-aged-75

I'm not sure if you'll see this as being good or bad, but it has been snowing in Scotland. I fell yesterday. Not cool. No pun intended.

I think CM Punk returning to WWE when he did was like how Brock Lesnar basically did the same thing back in 2012.

A good thriller I seen recently is Stalker in the House. It's about a guy who is obsessed with a woman he dated, and won't leave her alone. He is a real creep. I thought it was one of the better free movies on Prime Video, as they do have a lot of trash online as well.

This is one of the best games ever made, along with the vastly underrated Days Gone. Just plays and looks so gorgeous. Never understood the hate for it. Although if you hate Abby as a character and her people, I can see why her parts might have dragged on for you. But in my opinion, her sections alone or with Lev, are the most fun and challenging in the entire game. Especially on the island when the barn is set ablaze, I really liked that long shootout. The AI is unique in this game too. I like the way you have to deal with enemies sneaking around corridors, or how they use guard dogs to sniff you out. And yes, glass is breakable. You can't even shoot through windows on the doors in the Resident Evil 2 reimagining. Chucking bombs or molotovs at enemies and then seeing some mofo walk into its path is so satisfying.

I'll be impressed if someone can name a gaming related series that's been more milked than RE has... Seemingly, Capcom is interested in producing more remakes. Obvious choices would be Code: Veronica or of course, RE5. But even if these games help to bring them to a more modern audience (since I'm an old poppycock preacher, I suppose), they aren't really "new games" in my book. They also have a habit of changing stuff concerning the plot, or cutting out enemies. CV had toxic Hunter Betas called Sweepers, that patrolled Rockfort Island when Chris arrived to look for Claire. And with how Capcom stupidly omitted things in the prior remakes like crows and spiders, I just cannot see them being included. Sorry, but I can see it being a real half-baked mess. I'd rather see RE9 in the next few years, as that's at least a new entry that takes the franchise ahead in time. Provided they 100% stop with the corny, fantasy tale bull crap that RE8 started, I'd be all for having something innovative. Oh my God, 'Lady D' was a joke and an embarrassment to the RE name alone, and the people who made those memes about her need to find a girlfriend. Seriously, because vampires shouldn't have been in RE to begin with. But anyway, there's a lot of characters I want to see coming back in new storylines about viruses, rather than this nonsense to do with parasites, cyborgs or mould. Namely Billy Coen. He was only really in RE0 to serve as the supporting protagonist for Rebecca Chambers, but his fate since Raccoon City is not yet known. Then there's Sheva, Carlos, Barry, Natalia, Jill, etc. Although I did enjoy Jill's contribution in Death Island. She was certainly missed in all the years she only showed up in storylines that are essentially retellings. But that movie was quite enjoyable, even if Julia Voth's looks do not serve as the basis for Jill anymore. They ought to continue the storyline from RE8 about the mysterious bioweapons showing up in the village at night, which either the lycans or Chris then went on to defeat. Yeah, that game is mostly a heap of stupid garbage, I know. But the Wolf Hound team and Chris were meant to fly to Europe to ask the BSAA about their use of clones, or whatever they are. So they should go with that storyline since it's getting interesting again, as opposed to always introducing this random crap in new games that barely makes any sense to me. If they keep doing this time and time again without clearing up any of their previous plot threads, fans like me get tired of not knowing what to do to make it feel somewhat logical. Because the games just don't make sense anymore. But anyway, that's just my take on where things are with Capcom today. Y'all go have your fun.

I watched Whiskey Mountain with Christopher George. It's about four people on motorcycles out in the wilderness, who encounter a gang who grow weed in a cave. It's good, but not mindblowing...

I got 14 MBPS last night just from placing my phone at the window. Nice one!

So as I was explaining in a recent post, I was putting up with a bad 4G connection in my flat. I then got a router on Amazon. A white Huawei one, for a little over 50 quid. The more expensive ones are possibly better, as they come with two rods. However, it didn't really make any difference from what I could see. In fact, to even get a decent signal, I have to put it on the ledge in my living room. I had been doing this with my phone anyway. The highest I got was about 13 MBPS, but just the once. Normally it's only able to gain 3 to 9, depending on where it's positioned. No other spot in my flat gave me a good enough result. I feel like I wasted my cash, to be honest. But oh well. Experiments are still interesting...

Because of how slow my connection is in my flat with either 4G or even broadband, I decided to look into getting a 4G router. A low cost Huawei one ought to be fine. It was ordered yesterday and is out for delivery today. When I perform a speed test, my broadband speed never goes above 1 MBPS. So you can imagine how bad that is. But with my mobile data, while I don't get any data throttling, the flat I live in is just situated in a location that's not ideal for a stable connection. What's really the issue is the signal. So while it's marginally faster than putting up with TalkTalk's ultra lame broadband service, it's still awful. I have to place my phone up at the window to make the signal move up to 3 MBPS, which means I cannot connect my cable to charge the battery, as it has to be standing upright. Meh.

Is this guy a copy of Bolo Yeung?

This game has yet to be formally announced by Konami, but it is about a student in Germany called Anita. There was additional leaks about it during 2022, thanks to Dusk Golem posting updates. Anita's female friend at school commits suicide, so you must look into why she took her own life. I think the game will be played from a first person perspective, with a mobile phone like interface involved for spooky communication. https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-the-short-message-plot-leaks-from-australian-classification-board

Well, we're all waiting on news about the proper games they announced over 11 months ago. That of course being the remake of 2, the spin off set in Japan, and whatever the heck that "Townfall" one is supposed to be about. Yet there hasn't been any updates on most of these games since Konami announced them during their unique showcase, which was back in October of last year. All I have to go on is just speculation. I feel like this is one of the absolute worst gaming franchises for people online constantly speculating, being told zilch, and having to fish around for any shred of new info from leakers like Dusk Golem, because Konami is shy about providing any news. Or the devs. But I feel as if the hype will be deflated in due course anyway. I don't mean that they ought to be doing this updating every few months. But Jesus. We wait years for to finally receive positive news, being so very fed up of the prior nonsense. Right? We finally get something to make us feel excited about, and then it's God knows how long a waiting period before anything new crops up on the Internet. Recent rumours suggest the remake is due to be released on the 21st of March. Also, you may get to play through a Pyramid Head origins story, which some people are feeling iffy about, because Pyramid Head was seemingly just a manifestation of the guilt James Sunderland had for Mary. So they are already being quick to judge Bloober Team, and acting like it's all gonna be a dumb idea. You know? People should at least judge it when it's finally available to play. Whenever the hell that will be. But even so, some people are not very grateful when it comes to fine tuning a product. They need to understand that a polished game is better than painting a brown turd gold...

I know this guy on a site called Biohaze who loves RE6. It was his first ever RE game. So that's probably why he loves it. But while I don't think 6 is especially amazing, some aspects to it like the zombies and Neo-Umbrella storyline makes you know it's a RE game. Although if you play RE7 or 8, they just feel like indie games giving a tighter budget. Nothing about them says RE to myself, until Chris shows up. I do tire of seeing remakes, however. Konami is basically planning more SH remakes after Silent Hill 2 and possibly new installments. Whether Bloober Team is handling those too is not yet known.

I think RE5 is just as good as RE4, quite frankly. I know this, because it has the same exact gameplay and so on, only this time with a full co-operative mode. Yet in Crazy Land, RE4 always tops all. La la la, la la. You know? I mean, RE4 is a great game. But it's a terrible RE game in general, because it has too much action and a deliberate emphasis on being a murderer of infected personnel. The story is hardly relevant to past RE canon either. You could easily avoid playing the previous numbered entries and it would hardly feel like anything important was missed out on. They mention Raccoon City and of course the reasons for shutting down Umbrella. But I feel like it's just a cheap, subtle way to link it to the previous entries. Remove that stuff altogether, and then it's not really connected to RE at all. It's more like an entirely new game that should have been called, "U.S. Secret Service Agent: Run from Da Spanish Villagers." LMAO. Even so, the amount of folk who both love and defend that game's legacy online is kind of both striking and downright nippy, at least in my eyes. For I mean, really. I'll bet they never even played RE1, 2, or any of the games with fixed camera angles from the classic era of survival horror, because third person shooters are all the rage. But RE4 is not a true horror game. I know I must have told people that hundreds of times online over the years to no avail, but I digress. It's hardly a horror game. Again, all the links to a parasite making people hostile and bursting out of their torso and so on, is to make you think it's a horror game. There are certainly a few tough cookies like the chainsaw sub-bosses and flying insects that could intimidate inexperienced players, but I think having a merchant selling you a million guns at his stalls is just such a ludicrous concept, and RE4 helped to kill the series. And I stick by my opinion...

Uh... Just look at the comments on this dude's video. LOL. For I mean, I was already kind of expecting people to moan about this 'game' and go around saying, "This is nae teh Silent Hill comeback ah wiz wanting fae Konami. The franchise should stay dead 4 ever + ever. I hate U, #FucKonami. Boo-hoo!!!!!111" Well, should it stay dead?