Crazy old coot!

So I just started playing Resident Evil 5. This is really my first RE game after Veronica. Yes I played the Chronic-WHAT-cles of Umbrella and Resident Evil:abandonment online but I didn’t touch 4. I never had the urge to. It’s not that I didn’t want to play it, I was subjected to someone playing the hell out of that game so I’ve seen nooks and crannies that I really didn’t wish to visit again. There were some interesting moments however watching that game which come to mind. The first is that Leon apparently is ace ninja warrior #1. I watched a QTE (Quick time event) where Leon back flips through a lazer trap with ease. This is really impressive considering Leon,Ada and the presidents daughter all controlled like mechs from Armored Core. The second thing I’ve noticed was the astounding lack of of fear. Since you’re able to upgrade your gear the game quickly picks up the mantra ‘I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts’(obvious gb reference) .With these things in the back of my mind I started out playing RE5 with the notoriously hunky and lovable Beast.

The game looks really good and the sound is on point. The voice actors are a bit cheesy but that’s ok. The controls are a bit confining for my taste. Things that you see people doing in the cut scenes like walking and aiming or strafing and shooting you cannot do. You would think you’d be able to walk down a hallway with your gun drawn but you can’t oh well. But there’s one thing that bugs me. HOW THIS SERIES HAS STRAYED AWAY FROM WHAT IT ORIGINALLY WAS AND IT’S OK, YET SILENT HILL TRIES SOME STUFF AND GETS ROASTED FOR IT. I didn’t mean to break into hysterics but let me explain my point. For the most part people agreed after Silent Hill 3 the series took a wrong turn. Silent Hill 4 aka the Room was not as well received by people and the argument was that simply strung together a horror game and put the Silent Hill title on it as an attempt to make money.I haven’t had a chance to play it but looking through the theater it does look fairly interesting. I played the 5 console version called Homecoming. It started adding more action elements to the game rolling and counters. There were weapons that were more effective on types of enemies sort of like Pokemon. This got the same treatment as 4 did. Most of the complaints centered around ‘Oh they added Pyramid head for a quick tie in to the series’. I beg to differ the core game play remained the same and they tried to tell a different story in these following two games. Yes the stories may have been a bit contrived but these still were Silent Hill games.

Flash forward to post Code Veronica. RE4 was a break from the ‘traditional’ Re games(which most survival horror games are modeled after in the first place). It was really more action based than anything else. It maintained some semblance to RE but it was more of an action movie with monsters/zombies/Spaniards in my opinion. The reason why i feel this game could be dubbed horror is for a few reasons. First it introduced running zombies into video game format(28 days later,the whatever of the dead remakes handled this in movie format). Secondly we have never really had to deal with semi smart Ai. Third it removed the option of running that we once had, in most RE games you could just avoid things when you’re low on ammo,health,etc. You fight it out now. I think what makes the game scary is your lack of mobility and the speed at which things are coming at you.

In no way am saying these games are bad. However Capcom could have launched a new series with the engines used in 4 and 5. But the games are called Resident Evil and there’s a ton of them out there and quite honestly they aren’t consistent with what they slap that title on to. And there are some things that you have to have in order to have an RE game. Gee this sounds familiar I wonder what other franchised followed the same model

Maybe I am just a stickler for the old school you know?

After beating Re 5 I can safely say that below the recipe for an RE game is 100 percent correct

you will need:
a virus or virus like agent: T,G,t-veronica,tg,ne-t,T-JCCC203,progenrator or plagas will do. If you need a name just make it up make sure it has any of those letters or reference to it.
this is your outbreak reason. You will also need in game documents explaining side effects (this covers your monsters later on)

1 or 2 evil bio weapon companies.You have to mention Umbrella. You just have to.
this(these) will be the people who caused the outbreak.

any location you want just make sure there’s people there.

*You will need to then add mention of these name ,if not the characters themselves to make this a true RE game.
Jill
Chris
Leon
Claire
Rebecca
S.T.A.R.S.

anyone these characters you pick could be your main character.The more you have in it the truer the game it is. If you pick someone else the have to be one of the following:

inmate
former employee of umbrella
spy
mercenary
solider in army(for that location)

*these are the ONLY professions that will render you immune to infection or give you enough hp to survive the initial outbreak to start the game. RE outbreak confirmed this as you could get infected and turn into a zombie if you were a mere police officer.*

you will need to add the mention or appearance of
Wesker.
for authenticity and flavor.

betrayal by someone who is greedy but then is later killed by some sort of monster or is double crossed.

you can flavor your Resident Evil title with whatever creatures you create. Remember they are here because of whatever outbreak reason you selected and the virus/parasites ‘don’t behave in the same way in different hosts’(you will need an in game document talking about this) However you’ll need a boss like monster a ‘Tyrant’ if you will, to be the ultimate stage of evolution and perfect B.o.W.

other things you’ll need are :
constant use of acronyms for organizations and things
silly costumes as easter eggs
a rocket launcher in end game.
infinte ammo as an unlock
and kendo/hawk bullets.
green herb/fa spray.

you mix these elements while in development and show some screen shots and bam you’re done.

enjoy your Resident Evil title.

I”m looking forward to reading some of your titles.