I'm not extremely big on violence but the death animations in RE4 were much more brutal than those that show up in RE5.  I guess the horrible deaths that Leon would face would give me more determination not to die.  Especially the chainsaw death.

RE4 Deaths.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHsHjrC6BXY


RE5 Deaths.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E61mrHDHL0

The whole game was toned down. Why can I not even put treasure together like re4? Took the fun out of it.

Maybe because the graphics are more realistic.  I foresee more violence being toned down in future games as the capacity for graphical realism increases.

If the black deaths were too extreme, Jesse Jackson would summon the ghost of Malcolm X and call forth the spirits of yore to uphold their age old oath to Frederick Douglass. Then, they would assault from behind on ghost ships and protect Harlem from the sieging Grand Hooded Wizard Sauron, and eventually, Al Sharpton would drop the chicken wing into the garbage disposal, destroying the leaning tower of Pisa and ushering in "the age of Political Correctness and ridiculously high suicide rates".

I dunno, that shotgun does a LOT.

It's not really looks pretty blood tastic platter on my 65in 1080PHD TV

This is total BS. Just look when you die in the village tring to kill the big Ax man. All the villagers beat you with there knives and clubs when you die and blood is splatering . This is a joke thread there is plenty of gore.

When chainsaw man gets you he slices into you and you get ripped to shreds and blood splatter that Gametrailers video is not even showing most of what really happens.

"This is total BS. Just look when you die in the village tring to kill the big Ax man. All the villagers beat you with there knives and clubs when you die and blood is splatering . This is a joke thread there is plenty of gore.When chainsaw man gets you he slices into you and you get ripped to shreds and blood splatter that Gametrailers video is not even showing most of what really happens."

"chicken wing"

Based off of what I've seen in the game, it's not as gory, but not by a ton.

The most gory death I remember in number 4 was from those blind berserker guys with Wolverine claws. They stabbed you several times and then ripped your head off if I remember correctly.

"HandsomeDead said:

"Jayge said:

"chicken wing"

Disgusting use of racial stereotypes."

It rhymed with "ring"."

 I didn't even noticed it was toned down.

That seems weird to me too.  In the demo your head dont come off, which in RE4 you saw your ass fall down with no head.  Of course I think it is still more violent that the RE games before that.

aww bro, you need to pick up some Gears of War!  That shit be straight up realistic!
Why the hell does it matter?  I didn't even die except to quicktime events(my partner somtimes liked to see what would happen if he didn't push the buttons).

The gore was toned down...

"Maybe because the graphics are more realistic.  I foresee more violence being toned down in future games as the capacity for graphical realism increases."

"The gore was toned down...

The controls were toned down...

The gameplay was toned down...

The fun factor was toned down...

Hmm, I see a pattern...

"

"jakob187 said:

"The gore was toned down...

The controls were toned down...

The gameplay was toned down...

The fun factor was toned down...

Hmm, I see a pattern...

"

Appealing to a more casual consumer? Like many games are now doing."

"The fun factor was toned down...

Pfft i enjoyed it

"ZombieHunter said:

"Pfft i enjoyed it

it wasn't an awful game and i basically played it like a glamified RE4"

I wasn't asking for RE5 to reinvent the wheel.  I just expected it to not be boredom-inducing...and ya know, better than Dead Space at least.  Then again, Dead Space is a pretty high bar."

Yeah I noticed this a while ago. There is no longer beheading from what I've seen.

"Diamond said:

"Maybe because the graphics are more realistic.  I foresee more violence being toned down in future games as the capacity for graphical realism increases."

Er....I don't think you've played Condemned 2: Bloodshot or Gears of War 2.Oh, yeah, and F.E.A.R......!Edit: Or about 2/3 of console games this generation."

"BiggerBomb said:

"Diamond said:

"Maybe because the graphics are more realistic.  I foresee more violence being toned down in future games as the capacity for graphical realism increases."

Er....I don't think you've played Condemned 2: Bloodshot or Gears of War 2.Oh, yeah, and F.E.A.R......!Edit: Or about 2/3 of console games this generation."

Played every one of those.  RE5 is more detailed though, and is usually just as gory.  You still blow up people's heads in Resident Evil 5.  I think as time goes forward and games approach virtually real graphics the only people that are going to want to play hyper violent games are hyper violent (sick) people.  Games still look like games.  It's easy to say 'hah, that's so fake'."

lmao at the death groan in RE4, UUUURRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!............

"Diamond said:
My point is that "violence" in media is increasing, parallel to the increase in the sophistication of the technology with which the violence is brought to life.I've seen a guy's junk cut out on screen, without being blacked out, and fed to a rottweiler. No this was not a snuff film (close,) it was Hostel, Pt. II. When you can see shit like that on the screen, and when you can play a video game in which you crush a bitch's head inside an industrial press, I don't think you can claim that there is a trend of decreasing violence in modern media."

"Diamond said:

"BiggerBomb said:

"Diamond said:

"Maybe because the graphics are more realistic.  I foresee more violence being toned down in future games as the capacity for graphical realism increases."

Er....I don't think you've played Condemned 2: Bloodshot or Gears of War 2.Oh, yeah, and F.E.A.R......!Edit: Or about 2/3 of console games this generation."

Played every one of those.  RE5 is more detailed though, and is usually just as gory.  You still blow up people's heads in Resident Evil 5.  I think as time goes forward and games approach virtually real graphics the only people that are going to want to play hyper violent games are hyper violent (sick) people.  Games still look like games.  It's easy to say 'hah, that's so fake'."

My point is that "violence" in media is increasing, parallel to the increase in the sophistication of the technology with which the violence is brought to life.I've seen a guy's junk cut out on screen, without being blacked out, and fed to a rottweiler. No this was not a snuff film (close,) it was Hostel, Pt. II. When you can see shit like that on the screen, and when you can play a video game in which you crush a bitch's head inside an industrial press, I don't think you can claim that there is a trend of decreasing violence in modern media."

There are still a number of macabre deaths, they're just fewer and further between--it sort of makes them more jarring.

Like, that one Shell-Plagas that bursts from enemies later on in the campaign? That thing can bite you in half.