8. Its Clearly A Money Spinner
Im not completely naïve; video games are a business, an industry that requires money to be made from its output or else, well whats the point? To please Resident Evil fans? Id say thats probably maybe fourth on Capcoms to-do-list, if even that high. Thats fine though, I dont mind being seen as a number, as long as Im not seen as a number that will buy any old tat thats shoved in front of my consciousness. Id be more excited about Resident Evil 6 if I didnt think it had been forced out of a constipated Capcom, regardless of how necessary or innovative it may or may not be, just because number 6 was due on shelves, not because they actually had something interesting to say with the game. I guess what Im saying is, even though gaming is commerce, its always better when that commerce is counterbalanced with some art or innovation. I just feel that RE6 is commerce for commerces sake. And if thats the attitude going forward, I cant help imagine that the RE franchise on the whole is on a depressing downward spiral.