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    Capcom's Resident Evil (or Biohazard in Japan) series continues to draw in players with its stories of hideous mutations and the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Inc. It is Capcom's best-selling franchise in terms of software sales.

    Hey, here's an idea

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    #1  Edited By Deusoma

    You know what I want to see?
     
    I wanna see a prequel game about S.T.A.R.S.. A tactical action SWAT-style game where you deal with bank robberies, hostage situations, and bomb threats in Raccoon City instead of zombies, mutants, parasites, or other assorted abominations against nature. I mean, it seems the Resident Evil setting was fairly normal before 1998, let's see that in action.
     
    Think about it, make our man Barry Burton the player character and let you give the rest of the squad orders so you can flank the bad guys, check enemy positions, switch to non-lethal force, or, I don't know, throw tear gas into random windows. I don't have much experience with these kinds of games, admittedly. 
     
    But methinks it'd still be fun to hear Jill making fun of Wesker in the middle of a mission for never taking off his sunglasses, or to call in Rebecca for first aid if Chris takes a shot in the leg. Plus, we would get to see more of the other S.T.A.R.S. members like Kevin Dooley than their dramatically mutilated bodies.
     
    Anyone else like this idea? Suggestions?

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    #2  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    Then its not Resident evil...At least 4 and  5 had tie ins from the virus.  
     
    That would just be a SWAT game. 

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    #3  Edited By Evilsbane

    I think if you still wanna call it Resident evil you need zombies. Otherwise it would just be a clunky third person shooter.

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    #4  Edited By bicycleham

    I actually like this idea. But seeing how STARS stands for Special Tactics and Rescue Squad it might be something along the lines of the cs_ maps from Counter Strike.

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    #5  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Evilsbane said:
    " I think if you still wanna call it Resident evil you need zombies. Otherwise it would just be a clunky third person shooter. "
    Maybe RIGHT when the infection started to get bad. Or something like that. 
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    #6  Edited By Gabriel

    Total Reboot or bust.

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    #7  Edited By Evilsbane
    @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @Evilsbane said:
    " I think if you still wanna call it Resident evil you need zombies. Otherwise it would just be a clunky third person shooter. "
    Maybe RIGHT when the infection started to get bad. Or something like that.  "
    Yea whatever, as long as there are zombie lol.
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    #8  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Evilsbane said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @Evilsbane said:
    " I think if you still wanna call it Resident evil you need zombies. Otherwise it would just be a clunky third person shooter. "
    Maybe RIGHT when the infection started to get bad. Or something like that.  "
    Yea whatever, as long as there are zombie lol. "
    Or something that can offend a certain race..and ties into the "lore" for Resident evil..(heh) 
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    #9  Edited By Evilsbane
    @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @Evilsbane said:

    " @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @Evilsbane said:
    " I think if you still wanna call it Resident evil you need zombies. Otherwise it would just be a clunky third person shooter. "
    Maybe RIGHT when the infection started to get bad. Or something like that.  "
    Yea whatever, as long as there are zombie lol. "
    Or something that can offend a certain race..and ties into the "lore" for Resident evil..(heh)  "
    OH OH Please lets have the next one set in Cuba so we can make our way to murder Zombie Castro while laying waste to the people.
     
    Edit: Spoilers Castro is actually Wesker!!!!!
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    I don't understand why we can't get a T-Virus plotline using the Resident Evil 4/5 control scheme. I'd love to see that, and I was really hoping for it with the new DLC.

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    #11  Edited By Jeust

    A Resident Evil Tactics game could be done of it.

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    #12  Edited By Deusoma

    Okay, the "it's not Resident Evil without monsters" thing is a fair point. Maybe they could call it "S.T.A.R.S. Special Mission Archive" (or something less crappy) and slap a fat THE PREQUEL TO RESIDENT EVIL starburst on the front of the case. 
     
    But I think at most, you'd have the zombies introduced about halfway through the game, I'd want to see the S.T.A.R.S. team doing the things they were actually hired to do. 
     
    And I think they would have to have to make a whole new game engine for it, or at least improve on the combat engine from RE4/5. For starters, a better cover system would be necessary for this kind of tactical business.

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    #13  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Deusoma said:
    " Okay, the "it's not Resident Evil without monsters" thing is a fair point. Maybe they could call it "S.T.A.R.S. Special Mission Archive" (or something less crappy) and slap a fat THE PREQUEL TO RESIDENT EVIL starburst on the front of the case.   But I think at most, you'd have the zombies introduced about halfway through the game, I'd want to see the S.T.A.R.S. team doing the things they were actually hired to do.   And I think they would have to have to make a whole new game engine for it, or at least improve on the combat engine from RE4/5. For starters, a better cover system would be necessary for this kind of tactical business. "
    Same can be said. Can not have S.T.A.R.S With out the monsters. And we do not need any more " lore" in the RE series...
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    #14  Edited By jonnyboy

    Not a totally bad idea, if it started with criminals and ended with zombies is would change the pace. It would be nice if it location jumped as well, MW2 style between barry and co and the first S.T.A.R.S team (Alpha team?) that dissapeared at the mansion. Ending with Bravo team getting the call to go rescue them.
     
    Now that I would play.

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    #15  Edited By ninjakiller

    Could be interesting, but it'll never happen. 

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    #16  Edited By CaptainObvious

    It needs more Boulder punching.

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    #17  Edited By JJOR64

    Needs more Zombies and bad dialog.

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