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5. Resident Evil 6 Made Bad Choices

The Resident Evil games have seen a huge amount of evolution over the years, which some fans have at times been frustrated with. However if a series refuses to evolve it becomes stagnant and eventually gamers won't feel the need to pick up the latest instalments. For better or worse the Resident Evil series have rarely stayed the same, which ultimately is one of the main reasons it's still the premier brand of the survival horror genre approaching twenty years after its initial release. Each new entry in the series played around with new ideas, and gameplay mechanics. Resident Evil 4 put a huge emphasis on action, but retained the puzzles and atmosphere of the earlier games. Resident Evil 5, much to the annoyance of long term fans went into action overdrive and the addition of co-op play destroyed was little was left of the feeling of survival against the odds as you always had back up. The series continued to evolve with Resident Evil 6, but many would agree that many of the changes were for the worse. For years fans have wanted Capcom to ditch the tank controls, and whilst this was achieved, everything else was a mess. You still collected money and items from fallen enemies, but the inventive upgrade systems from Resident evil 4 and 5 were replaced with a weak version. This really didn't matter too much though they introduced hand to hand combat to the gameplay which meant you could button mash your way through much of the game. The biggest sin however was that there were many sections of the game where it didn't really feel like you were playing it. QTE's have been in games for years, but Resident Evil 6 took away choice of action to the extreme and had sections of the game which would play themselves if you held up on the control stick.