With Resident Evil 6 being released last year to somewhat bad reviews, it left me thinking- how has this once great, genre defining game fallen so far from grace? The latest offerings have left many fans feeling frustrated at the drastic direction the game has went in recent years. Resident Evil 6 had some great ideas though some were poorly executed. They had shoe horned too many past faces into this game and trying to tie the series together and although it was nice to see, it became kind of messy.
To really give the series a boot up the proverbial, Capcom would need to make some changes to their next installment to make Resident Evil 7 a truly memorable experience.
5. Zombies… Just Zombies
Resident Evil 4 first introduced us to Las Plagas- thus not pitting you against actual, shambling walkers. These “infected” were considerably more intelligent, being able to go about their daily lives and attacking with some degree of teamwork and cooperation. This worked, however, it just didn’t feel the same as previous entries.
Granted that Resident Evil 6 reintroduced the zombie- albeit only in Leon’s campaign, it still wasn’t enough to save us from the annoying J’avo, enemies who could attack with machetes and machine guns. Capcom need to go back to basics and bring the bog standard zombie back.
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RE is one of the games that got me nightmares, scares and even creepy feeling of being stalked by monsters, when walking late at night lol.
I would like that a new game blends all the characteristics of the first 3 REs and have same game play as RE4.
What if RE stayed with the essence of what it was in the past, wouldn’t fans overall complain about rehashing same things over and over? Wouldn’t you have this feeling?
I’d rather have a reinvented franchise focusing on more horror and less action. The REmake for the Gamecube was an excellent example of this. It had up to date graphics and excellent sound effects. It’s been one of the only games in recent years to actually scare me to death while playing.
I agree with all, BUT one of the best things for me personally about resi6 was the fact i could do the missions with a mate, id like to keep that.
So basically… RE: Revelations for the 3DS?
makes sense that they seem to be playing with the idea of a HD port for it then.
Agree with all man
I’d have liked to see Revelations on a console though, don’t want to go and buy a 3DS just for one game at the end of the day.
Resident Evil is a SURVIVAL HORROR franchise. That is what it is supposed to be. I agree completely with this article. If Capcom want to make an action game, then create another franchise using the latest RE gaming mechanics. Why must EVERYONE sit on this new action shooter bandwagon?! What happened to the days of being selective of what genre you wanted to play based on the franchise? If I wanna play an action shooter, I’ll play Gears of War. I love the combination of equally balanced techniques of survival (conserving ammo, health regeneration, running vs fighting, etc), exploration, mystery and puzzle solving. Resident Evil was a brilliant game, Resident Evil 2 did what a sequel is supposed to do, and did it so well, the same goes for part 3 and Code Veronica. I wanna see this trend continue.
I’d have to agree with most of the points made especially limiting it only to zombies or talking zombies like RE4. I also agree that solo play makes it way scarier however it’s nice to play with a partner so I’m conflicted on that point. Maybe they can have an option where the AI doesn’t save you.
I’d have to agree with most of the points made especially limiting it only to zombies or talking zombies like RE4.
I also agree that solo play makes it way scarier however it’s nice to play with a partner so I’m conflicted on that point.
Maybe they can have an option where the AI doesn’t save you.
I think there’s no way back from RE6; Capcom went too far.
I think they should introduce ALICE as a character :D
I would say keep the horror and atmosphere. Have a co-op campaign that appears when you beat the single player campaign. More different type of monsters besides Zombies. Fourth, just make an alternate universe where its a retelling of the franchise. Finally, Make new characters that are likable like Jill and Claire.