I've been eying this game at my local game store for a little while because it's getting pretty cheap. I have had a few friends say that they really enjoyed the game and it looks gorgeous. My main deterrent in buying this game is that I am rather skittish. Blood and gore does not bother me, just tension and suspense make me very jumpy which usually results in me turning off my system out of discomfort.
I had this problem with Condemned 2, which I only owned because I got it for free. I played about 30 minutes of it over the course of 2 weeks and then just gave up and it sat on my shelf, mocking my cowardice for months before I sold it.
So do you guys think I could make it through this game? Or do you think it might be another Condemned 2 scenario?
 
P.S. Yes, I know I am a chicken. Just to save you trolls time.

Its not scary at all.

It's not super scary.  There are a couple of jump-scare moments, but for the most part it's very focused on action.

It's not scary at all, but it is really intense. If you're all right with Gears of War then you should be fine with this.

Cool thanks guys. Will pick it up next time I'm at the store.

You should get Dead Space instead. Much less scary than Resident Evil 5, and you can probably find it even cheaper!  

There's more jump scares than anything. Also it's grotesque in spots, if that matters.

I don't even consider it a horror game anymore, nothing scared me it that game. You can game without fear on this on, mate.

I never even found the game startling, or even gross. 

Not at all scary.

I get scared VERY easily and this game wasn't scary whatsoever, on the other hand I did play through Dead Space aswell....twice

Not even a little

it is not scary at all.

I'll admit I'm very easily scared but even I can say RE5 isn't scary at all. Its intense, but not scary.

It's scary how clunky the controls are.

" It's scary how clunky the controls are. "

You're asking how scary a poor Gears of War imitation is? Interesting.

" @EVO said:

" It's scary how clunky the controls are. "

Its a survival horror game. Not Gears. "

i cried the first time i played /sarcasm

I beat it four or five days ago and I didn't find it scary at all. There are some really suspenseful moments, like the chainsaw dudes and certain swarms of enemies, but that's about it.   It's a good game, just not scary.

Firstly, it's nowhere near as frightening or constantly tense like the Condemned games. Resident Evil is more of an action title now, and though there is a chilling atmosphere in spots, you're mostly going to be concerned with the action and not the scares. Plus, you have an AI Partner with you at all times, so you're never alone. 
 
You should get it. It's a fine game that has a lot of replayability. For twenty bucks, it's a steal.

I wasn't scared for one moment in Resident Evil 5. However, it's an edge of you seat action game, not a survival-horror game, and when it's defined as that it's a great game. If it's classified as horror, it fails. Worst Resident Evil in terms of scares, third best in terms of gameplay.

on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the highest its about a 0 on the scare factor :|

It has it's moments, but that's about it. It's intense more than it is scary :)

I've been eying this game at my local game store for a little while because it's getting pretty cheap. I have had a few friends say that they really enjoyed the game and it looks gorgeous. My main deterrent in buying this game is that I am rather skittish. Blood and gore does not bother me, just tension and suspense make me very jumpy which usually results in me turning off my system out of discomfort. I had this problem with Condemned 2, which I only owned because I got it for free. I played about 30 minutes of it over the course of 2 weeks and then just gave up and it sat on my shelf, mocking my cowardice for months before I sold it. So do you guys think I could make it through this game? Or do you think it might be another Condemned 2 scenario?  P.S. Yes, I know I am a chicken. Just to save you trolls time.

It's not scary. At all.

@mazik765 said:

I've been eying this game at my local game store for a little while because it's getting pretty cheap. I have had a few friends say that they really enjoyed the game and it looks gorgeous. My main deterrent in buying this game is that I am rather skittish. Blood and gore does not bother me, just tension and suspense make me very jumpy which usually results in me turning off my system out of discomfort. I had this problem with Condemned 2, which I only owned because I got it for free. I played about 30 minutes of it over the course of 2 weeks and then just gave up and it sat on my shelf, mocking my cowardice for months before I sold it. So do you guys think I could make it through this game? Or do you think it might be another Condemned 2 scenario?  P.S. Yes, I know I am a chicken. Just to save you trolls time.

Since someone has resurrected this thread, did you end up getting Resi 5? How did you find it?

Not even a little

@craigbo180 said:

@mazik765 said:

I've been eying this game at my local game store for a little while because it's getting pretty cheap. I have had a few friends say that they really enjoyed the game and it looks gorgeous. My main deterrent in buying this game is that I am rather skittish. Blood and gore does not bother me, just tension and suspense make me very jumpy which usually results in me turning off my system out of discomfort. I had this problem with Condemned 2, which I only owned because I got it for free. I played about 30 minutes of it over the course of 2 weeks and then just gave up and it sat on my shelf, mocking my cowardice for months before I sold it. So do you guys think I could make it through this game? Or do you think it might be another Condemned 2 scenario?  P.S. Yes, I know I am a chicken. Just to save you trolls time.

Since someone has resurrected this thread, did you end up getting Resi 5? How did you find it?

Wow, I had totally forgot bout the existence of this thread. Anyway I loved RE5. I played through it multiple times with my girlfriend, and the co-op was great. I know  lot of RE fans the this game, but as someone who is relatively new to the series, I thought it was excellent.