Revolutionary
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Huh. I expected a bit lower across the board. The demos were awful.
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Resident Evil 6 - Review Thread | Activist Reviews and the Hate Patrol Destroy Truth
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denshuu
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You mean an 8.5.
Which it deserved, because despite having a dumb story with lame characters, it was a fun game to play.
MightyHedgehog
Member
People keep throwing around the comments that it's so polarizing.
Seems to be:
Group A that love RE too much and forgives more than they normally would because of their personal investment into the series' story/characters/universe/developer.
Group B of series fans that feel that it's too much action even over RE4 and the RE5, becoming not scary or horror-based at all in favor of emulating the RE movies.
Group C which views the game as just another mediocre, bloated content-driven epic action game with all of the latest trends integrated not because they're organically appropriate but that they're featured in more popular games.
Obviously, there's going to be a lot of overlap in ideas and issues between them. Sounds like Capcom should have made a new series to attract more fans with cynical copycat moves instead of steering their flagship franchise away from its core strengths (last fully seen in mainline installment, RE: CV) which is what drew fans to it in the first place. Of course, it's too risky to not name it RE-something 'cause that might hurt their chances to make back their no-one-asked-you-to-spend-this-much-money-on-one-game huge expenditure.
After the two craptacular demos this year, which seem to have effectively telegraphed the intent and vision of this installment pretty well, from the looks of it, it looks like I'll be waiting on this for a while unless I can get it for half of starting price or less.
Seems to be:
Group A that love RE too much and forgives more than they normally would because of their personal investment into the series' story/characters/universe/developer.
Group B of series fans that feel that it's too much action even over RE4 and the RE5, becoming not scary or horror-based at all in favor of emulating the RE movies.
Group C which views the game as just another mediocre, bloated content-driven epic action game with all of the latest trends integrated not because they're organically appropriate but that they're featured in more popular games.
Obviously, there's going to be a lot of overlap in ideas and issues between them. Sounds like Capcom should have made a new series to attract more fans with cynical copycat moves instead of steering their flagship franchise away from its core strengths (last fully seen in mainline installment, RE: CV) which is what drew fans to it in the first place. Of course, it's too risky to not name it RE-something 'cause that might hurt their chances to make back their no-one-asked-you-to-spend-this-much-money-on-one-game huge expenditure.
After the two craptacular demos this year, which seem to have effectively telegraphed the intent and vision of this installment pretty well, from the looks of it, it looks like I'll be waiting on this for a while unless I can get it for half of starting price or less.
Yeaaaaah man
EmCeeGramr
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RE4 was promised as a GameCube exclusive for years, with Mikami swearing it would never come to another platform because it was designed from the ground-up as a GC game. A short while before release, it was delayed from November 2004 to January 2005, missing what would have been the GC's biggest holiday season, then in October Capcom announced that it would be coming to PS2 in late 2005. RE fans who had already bought a GC for REmake, 0, but mostly 4 felt ripped off, GC fans felt betrayed because now most gamers were going to wait for an "inferior" port and leave the GameCube high and dry, Mikami was upset because apparently he hadn't been involved in the decision.
thehillissilent
Member
I feel like this game would have gotten better reviews if they would have just focused on refining Leon and Ada's campaigns. Jake and Chris campaigns should have been shorter.
Probably would have had a better result with a smaller, more focused team. Too many cooks with their hand in the stew, you know?
LOL. DMC2 was never deserving of an 8.5. The game was a 5, average at best
BertramCooper
Banned
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It's nice to see major reviewers not shy away from using the full scale on a AAA release, even if some of the vitriol in the actual reviews seems a bit hyperbolic.
I finally tried out the demo last night. The camera alone just kills it for me.
shungokusatsu
Member
Phew, canceled just in time. Went with Borderlands 2 instead, but the review scores do not surprise me after playing both of those awful demos.
Yep. I posted tweets from Patrick and Brad earlier indicating both of them weren't huge fans of it.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Agreed.
How sad that all I can think about is how many copies will be traded in tomorrow and going into the weekend.
You have chosen...wisely.
You have chosen...wisely.
Probably people upset with the direction the series has gone who hope this makes Capcom change course.
Spoilers: it won't
DarkLordMalik
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This game ain't so bad as the reviews are making it out to be. At best, it deserves a 8/10. At worst, a 7/10. It has tons of replay value, a large amount of content and extras.
I still can't understand why Western Journalists discriminate against Japan. Skyrim was getting perfect reviews despite being a flawed title at launch and this one is getting reviews close to Operation Racoon City. What the hell is wrong with reviewers.
I still can't understand why Western Journalists discriminate against Japan. Skyrim was getting perfect reviews despite being a flawed title at launch and this one is getting reviews close to Operation Racoon City. What the hell is wrong with reviewers.
Sounds like a fanboy. An incredibly talented fanboy, but one nonetheless.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
I'm cumming because with this game having such high production values and anitcipation turing out terrible, GAF and the gaming world explodes for a while, and I fucking love every second of it. My friend is getting the game, so we are going to be co-op'ing the entire game so we can get our opinions though.
Phonomezer
Banned
MikeE21286
Member
I was able to cancel my newegg order last minute (had to do a live chat with them but they did it for me no hassle)
Feels good and bad :
I wish people would burn hyperbole in the desert...
I think the hit and miss reviews are spot on since it seems on target with what most of GAF have been saying about the game. It also explains the huge discrepancy in the reviews.
It is a shame, I was looking forward to buying this game at full price, despite the writing on the wall. In the back of my mind I really wanted it to be a good game. Guess I will wait for the price drop.
What good is a large amount of content and extras if someone does not enjoy the game itself at all?
GregLombardi
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Mikami is the only thing wrong with Capcom with regards to the Resident Evil series.
Perhaps Capcom's bet was more profitable, and less good? Typical business decision.
We have a GI review yet?
flippymittens
Banned
I disagree with the review scores but appreciate bold scores hitting high budget games.
5 is average regardless of what has happened in video game journalism (these days we might aswell have a scale of 4). Average games shouldn't be reaching an 8, that is totally misleading
denshuu
Member
Yeah, you're kidding yourself if you think DMC2 was the average third person action game in 2003. Not as good as 1, but 5 is laughable.
DarkLordMalik
Member
All i am saying is that it is not borderline terrible. I mean come on. It is getting 4-5 reviews which is wrong. It is not like Operation Racoon City and not a broken game.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
It's a Japanese game so reviewers don't mind panning it when it's deserved.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Still excited for it.
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
Whoa total massacre... I see this game pricebomba-ing pretty soon.
I bet a lot of small gamingsites giving this game really high score to pump up that metacritic score a bit. The gamingworld is really an iffy place.
I bet a lot of small gamingsites giving this game really high score to pump up that metacritic score a bit. The gamingworld is really an iffy place.
I agree - I really know how it feels being involved in developing software with lots of outsourced people.
megamerican
Member
This is what happens when 600 people try and make a game appeal to everyone. A bloated clusterfuck that pleases no one.
5/10 is not borderline terrible. It is average. Maybe if reviewers used their scale properly people wouldn't have the wrong idea!
FunkyPajamas
Member
Why whould they do that?
AranhaHunter
Banned
Release REMake and RE0 on PSN/XBL/Steam and call it a day.
I would ask for RE2 and RE3 remakes, but Capcom would find a way to fuck that up.
I would ask for RE2 and RE3 remakes, but Capcom would find a way to fuck that up.
Or that he gave his word about something and then was made to look like a liar by people who made a decision without his involvement.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
A 5 on a 10 scale is average! That doesn't make it bad, just means it doesn't do anything special which DMC 2 didn't. None of the soul of the first one and was just a dumb, average game
Problem is, when reviewers usually stay in a range from 6-10 a 5/10 means that there must really be something wrong with it. It's relative.
Doesn't the score depend on the publication? A lot seem to employ American grading style, so 50 is a failing grade.
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