Now I could spend this blog ranting about how awful the movies have degraded a wonderful part of video gaming history. But I won't do that. Except to say that the fact in the new movie Wesker is shown as being infected with the Las Plagas virus, which is enough for me to never see the abomination.
 
This focuses on Resident Evil 4 and 5. While they share the same name, and the same story line/universe. I have never believe they should be called Resident Evil. They changed everything about the games. It was no longer a Survivor-Horror game as I have come to know them. It was a action game, and slow paced at that. Now don't get me wrong the games, well at least 4, were incredible. Resident Evil 5 was just 4 with a different character and a co-op mode. 
 
I've just never understood the concept of taking everything that made the game Resident Evil and tossing it aside but still labeling it as such. It should have been a brand new game, not a continuation of a story that had been over for years.

Now I could spend this blog ranting about how awful the movies have degraded a wonderful part of video gaming history. But I won't do that. Except to say that the fact in the new movie Wesker is shown as being infected with the Las Plagas virus, which is enough for me to never see the abomination.
 
This focuses on Resident Evil 4 and 5. While they share the same name, and the same story line/universe. I have never believe they should be called Resident Evil. They changed everything about the games. It was no longer a Survivor-Horror game as I have come to know them. It was a action game, and slow paced at that. Now don't get me wrong the games, well at least 4, were incredible. Resident Evil 5 was just 4 with a different character and a co-op mode. 
 
I've just never understood the concept of taking everything that made the game Resident Evil and tossing it aside but still labeling it as such. It should have been a brand new game, not a continuation of a story that had been over for years.

A little late aren't you? The games overall design has been changed, but I'm sort of past that. If anything I'm more or less past Resident Evil now, too. Unless the inevitable sequels can pull me back in.

" http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/07/dead-rising-2s-keiji-inafune-and-his-desire-to-replace-the-res/
 Keiji Inafune says Dead Riseing is the new Resident Evil. "

" http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/07/dead-rising-2s-keiji-inafune-and-his-desire-to-replace-the-res/
 Keiji Inafune says Dead Riseing is the new Resident Evil. "

Revelations will probably be one of the last. And yes this is a little late but I just decided to bring it up since I'm taking another spin through 5 right now

" @InfamousBIG:
I don't think he means replace RE as their survival horror franchise, rather just their main zombie game franchise. To take over RE's place with their place in CAPCOM's sales. 
 
@trophyhunter said:

" http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/07/dead-rising-2s-keiji-inafune-and-his-desire-to-replace-the-res/
 Keiji Inafune says Dead Riseing is the new Resident Evil. "

Lmao. Oh jesus. well, supposed it's for the best. There was an article I read on gamespot about them wanting their RE6 out ASAP, too. Maybe that'll be the last, or maybe that article was before this one.   Resident Evil as a franchise has got a very short lifespan left, that much is certain. "

" @InfamousBIG:
I don't think he means replace RE as their survival horror franchise, rather just their main zombie game franchise. To take over RE's place with their place in CAPCOM's sales. 
 
@trophyhunter said:

" http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/07/dead-rising-2s-keiji-inafune-and-his-desire-to-replace-the-res/
 Keiji Inafune says Dead Riseing is the new Resident Evil. "

Lmao. Oh jesus. well, supposed it's for the best. There was an article I read on gamespot about them wanting their RE6 out ASAP, too. Maybe that'll be the last, or maybe that article was before this one.   Resident Evil as a franchise has got a very short lifespan left, that much is certain. "

" Revelations will probably be one of the last.  "

" @InKtOiD said:

" Revelations will probably be one of the last.  "

I hope it won't be the last, though. If they're going to finish the series off, well damn it all give us what we want! Every single character all in one game! A Resident Evil Kart Racer - I don't care. I just won't Chris and Wesker to team up against Leon and Alfred and shoot shells at them or something X) "

" @Abyssfull said:

" @InfamousBIG:
I don't think he means replace RE as their survival horror franchise, rather just their main zombie game franchise. To take over RE's place with their place in CAPCOM's sales. 
 
@trophyhunter said:

" http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/07/dead-rising-2s-keiji-inafune-and-his-desire-to-replace-the-res/
 Keiji Inafune says Dead Riseing is the new Resident Evil. "

Lmao. Oh jesus. well, supposed it's for the best. There was an article I read on gamespot about them wanting their RE6 out ASAP, too. Maybe that'll be the last, or maybe that article was before this one.   Resident Evil as a franchise has got a very short lifespan left, that much is certain. "

Well, all I know is that I'm certainly buying Dead Rising 2.  Never bought the first one, as I'm limited to only having a PC and PS3.  Undecided as to pre-order, though. "

" @InfamousBIG said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" @InfamousBIG:
I don't think he means replace RE as their survival horror franchise, rather just their main zombie game franchise. To take over RE's place with their place in CAPCOM's sales. 
 
@trophyhunter said:

" http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/07/dead-rising-2s-keiji-inafune-and-his-desire-to-replace-the-res/
 Keiji Inafune says Dead Riseing is the new Resident Evil. "

Lmao. Oh jesus. well, supposed it's for the best. There was an article I read on gamespot about them wanting their RE6 out ASAP, too. Maybe that'll be the last, or maybe that article was before this one.   Resident Evil as a franchise has got a very short lifespan left, that much is certain. "

Well, all I know is that I'm certainly buying Dead Rising 2.  Never bought the first one, as I'm limited to only having a PC and PS3.  Undecided as to pre-order, though. "

Not sure if you've gotten around to Case Zero yet but it shows that Dead Rising 2 has a lot more potential then its predecessor. "

I'm pretty sure there's not much juice left in the Resident Evil mythology. I mean, in 5, Wesker is dead and everybody seemingly involved with Umbrella/TriCell is dead.
 
I had a great idea of them rebooting the original three or four games with 4's camera and movement/shooting mechanics and 5's amazing graphics engine.

The Resident Evil games before 4 did not age well.  I have no problem with them changing the series as much as they want if it leads to good games.

Resident Evil 0 and RE 1 Gamecube remake are still decent. Though RE5 was just terrible. I felt like I was playing a shitty Gears of War clone with a story that is way shittier then the movie series.

"  I had a great idea of them rebooting the original three or four games with 4's camera and movement/shooting mechanics and 5's amazing graphics engine. "

I read somewhere that they, someone at Capcom, were talking about rebooting the RE series when the new RE comes out. This could be bullshit off course, but just saying what I read :P.

Revelations will apparently have move and shoot controls. Which is nice. BUT YOU COULD'VE DONE THAT FOR RE4!
 
Would've made that twin garradors fight tolerable. (I'm not even past it, but thinking about it pisses me off. It is beyond my skill set.)

Jill and chris are from old resident evil games, so if you don't call it that, it's going to be strange. Even leon is from resident evil 2.  
 
Yes the gameplay has changed, I suppose they are thinking the forumula was getting stale and they wanted to go in a new direction. I want them to go back to their original direction again.

I always thought the tone was the same throughout, although the last half of RE5 seemed to go someplace else. Like the first half of the series was a defensive game, and the latter half was an offensive game. Personally, from a perspective standpoint I think it makes sense. 
 
That being said: I don't want to see a Resident Evil 6. Or, I would rather see something else in the same universe but not with the same characters. Maybe Leon? I don't know, but Wesker is very...very...dead and I felt Resident Evil 5's ending nicely finished off the main story arch. Regardless, it's going to be interesting what form the supposed next title will be.

  I think a lot of people are viewing this from the point of view of a long-time fan but there are many fans of Resident Evil who just recently got on board with Resident Evil 4 (like me) and for these type of fans it would absolutely suck if Resident Evil ended so soon. If Capcom had stuck to trying to appease their hardcore fans then the Resident Evil franchise would been stuck as a niche title and only the hardcore fans would ever play it. While this might make hardcore RE fans happy it would make everyone else sad, Capcom would be missing out on a lot of money and millions of gamers would be missing out on a great experience. The fact that a hardcore RE fan has been playing RE games longer than me doesn't make that fan more important than me, our money is still worth the same amount.