5. Returning Fire
One of the things Im hearing from the responses to the new demo is that the concept of a Zombie being able to use an assault rifle, as Umbrella's new breed can, is bogus. Again, I look back to the whole change is bad argument, and Im not so sure I buy into it. I mean, look at Romeros of the Dead series, and youll see that even he posed that the undead could learn, be taught to use tools, even weaponry. Whether youre into the idea or not, one thing I will say is that it sort of makes sense. Umbrella always intended on their virus being used as a weapon, and throughout the franchise, weve seen them aggressively develop its capability to create new and more destructive creatures. Sure, these creatures started out as vanilla Zombies, but doesnt it ring true that Umbrella would look to improve on that original, slow, ineffective and uncontrollable model? Doesnt it make sense that theyd look to create an army of subservient Weskers? And for me, this creates texture. When I play Resident Evil, Im used to zombies, and zombies are still there in force by the looks of Leons demo campaign. But as you play through the different stories on offer in Resi 6, youll also encounter different types of threat; far from being inane, to me, this represents definite evolution for both the franchise and its monsters.