Resident Evil 5 thoughts?

what does everyone think of the new features that were announced at E3? personally i didnt think this game would live up to 4 due to 4 being the defining moment in the Resident Evil series and seeing this new co-op thing going on is making my assumption stronger. after seeing some gameplay of this co-op mechanic i just think its bad. i mean Resident Evil was about surviving on your own and battling through hoards of enemies not looking after some wifie with a tank top on. im sure it will come through and be a great game and they do need new ideas to keep it fresh but i just dont like the looks of it. anyone else feel the same?

I think it won't top 4, but still be good at the same time

what new features , all i heard of was online co-op . the rest seemd like a complete copy and paste of resi 4.

I agree with overkill, I hope they come up with new ideas.

"what does everyone think of the new features that were announced at E3? personally i didnt think this game would live up to 4 due to 4 being the defining moment in the Resident Evil series and seeing this new co-op thing going on is making my assumption stronger. after seeing some gameplay of this co-op mechanic i just think its bad. i mean Resident Evil was about surviving on your own and battling through hoards of enemies not looking after some wifie with a tank top on. im sure it will come through and be a great game and they do need new ideas to keep it fresh but i just dont like the looks of it. anyone else feel the same?
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"what new features , all i heard of was online co-op . the rest seemd like a complete copy and paste of resi 4. "

I was pretty bummed from seeing that the enemies in the gameplay videos were just faster and nicer looking versions of the ganados from RE4. The animations looked identical and they even used flaming crossbows again.

The coop is a nice addition, though the left handed perspective of Sheva looks odd to me, and I hope I will be able to change it whenever I control her.

Even if the game results in being an HD version of RE4, which has been evident from what I've seen, I suppose that just means that I'll enjoy it just as much.

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"what new features , all i heard of was online co-op . the rest seemd like a complete copy and paste of resi 4. "

why fix it if its not broke?
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And is anyone else bothered with how close RE5 follows the RE4 formula? By that I mean having similar enemies and core mechanics. "

I wouldn't say I'm bothered. After all, RE4 was an awesome game. There will probably be some new tweaks and moves, but nothing really innovative.

On the other hand, the co-op thing made me cringe, seriously. Some moments of the co-op demo reminded me of Army of Two...and I didn't like that game.

i never said i was bothered by how closely the RE5 formula followed RE4. to be honest i think its a good thing. new enviroment and new enemies make this a fresh experiance. i just dont like this co-op feature with a AI partner. i do agree with Cleric ^^^^^ about the co-op demo

I think it looks exactly like 4 and now I'm not wanting to get it.

I think it looks totally awesome and online co op games are usually day 1 buys for me but..

Having played RE4 Wiii going back to analogue aiming will suck major balls. I also gave up on RE4 about 10 hours in and never went back to it, but maybe the coop of 5 will give me the drive to beat it.

Honestly, I liked what I saw. And I don't have a problem with the online Co-op either.

I am loving what they showed. They didn't give everything away, I am sure, but they gave us just enough to get our teeth into. It is like RE4, but I think that is exactly what was needed. RE4 was a superb game that gave the franchies the boost it needed, RE5 would do well to continue that.

Not a big RE fan myself I hoped they'd make some more changes to the controls.  Try as I might I can't take the tank driving for long...

Thats right... hate on it while you can. Talk about how this about it bugs you, or that about it is a step in the wrong direction. But as soon as that game comes out and you all play it, it'll be like playing RE4 all over again because its practically is the same game. And that is a very good thing. Everyone will fall in love all over again. Besides, this isn't the first time the series has had multiple characters in it at one time. All I know is that I love the series, loved 4, and will love 5.

Its resident evil 4 with amazing graphics and co-op. thats all i got from it lol

I liked every bit of the trailers that I saw, I wish that this game would come out sooner, so that I could play it already :P

I just think the basic mechanics of the game look tired now - I feel like I've been playing that same game for the last 10 years or so. I'm sure the game will be satisfying to fans, but it just isn't doing anything new so I'm not that interested.

"I just think the basic mechanics of the game look tired now - I feel like I've been playing that same game for the last 10 years or so. I'm sure the game will be satisfying to fans, but it just isn't doing anything new so I'm not that interested.
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I think we still have a lot of time before the full retail version is established. There's what, 8 months or so before it's slated to ship? So as all the feedback comes in, and as more testing is done, I think a lot could change. Yes I hear a lot about the fact that it looks like Resident Evil 4: HD upgrade, and maybe that's true so far. But we just learned about online co-op, and I know I've got a few buddies dying to play that game.

What up G,

RE4 f*cking rock my gaming world. I got it with a cube in 05. It was the best game i had played since metal 1 on PS1.  Co-op sucks balls dude.

I am sure it will be a great game but better the 4 ?????????????????????

Games like res should stick to what works, a solid single player game. Trouble is most games are now coming out with this feature or lots of other online stuff. I like solid single player games with a really good story and i am not a fan of online play.

But this is the world we live in now! Truly a brave new world, trouble is I live in the old one!

Thanks for the invite!

Gamenut101

I really like the "on the fly" co-op play, if done right, I'll be ninja-ing into friends games.

Needs proper zombies again.

It reminds me a little too much of RE4, and that scares me. They should tone down the number of enemies a bit.

At the moment that game looks and plays way to much like RE4.

But RE4 is one of the best games ever made IMO, so it will likely end up being fucking incredible anyway.

RE5 is going to be the first installment that I will play!  w00t

It looks awesome and I'm definitely going to be buying it day one.

I may have been the only one, and maybe it's because I played the game for the first time late in 2007, but I didn't like RE4 very much. I could not get past the fact that you were unable to walk and shoot at the same time. It doesn't look like RE5 will fix that after seeing the demo at E3.

Couple that with the fact that the story wasn't that great in my opinion, it doesn't look like I'll be getting this game.

Should I play RE4 again and give it another chance?

I hope for RE5 they let you strafe, standing still while aiming seems so limited now.

Only thing I don't like is that you have an A.I buddy.

So far, im not very moved by it

I hated RE4 because it was very slow mainly and Leon, but also the mechanics were reather stiff

I heard they are trying to vhange it though so thats cool

RE4 was the first of series I played all the way through and loved it. RE5 looks about the same gameplay wise and can't wait. And pbhawks I Fully agree about not being able to run and gun, but I did get used to it and turned out to be a very good game, and is indeed worthy of another chance.

I think co-op is going to be sick. I'm looking forward to going through it with my friend.

and can people please stop making complaints about game featuring black zombies... in most zombie based games there white but i dont hear people complaining. get over it , the game being based in africa is great concept... 

I think the limited movement while aiming adds to the tension and really makes you think on where to position yourself. Also, while I know that the realism arguement isn't really strong, I do think it is weird to strafe while still being able to hit the target. I mean, that's some difficult shit to pull of in reality. That said, I can see how the current gameplay can seem dated.

Gonna kick some serious ass

I just hope that somone on my buddies list will take the game seriously because playing solo is ok, but its better to play with a mate

it's gonna be good, just like RE4 was, just a few better things.

It looks pretty good and I definitely can't wait for the co op.

amazing graphics, just hope it has a good story line as well

Ohhhh wht capcom? Why didn't they put in some realistic death animations, the (so-called) zombies fall over in the exact same way all the time, and their limbs look sooo stupid sticking into the air like that..... This game just shows cash-cow laziness on capcoms part.... I'm still getting it tho!