I don't see how you can say this is remotely close to what RE5 was in terms of atmosphere... we have already seen 2 demos
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Resident Evil 7 ESRB info confirms combat with firearms, explosives, chainsaws, more
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I don't see how you can say this is remotely close to what RE5 was in terms of atmosphere... we have already seen 2 demos
OrbitalBeard
Member
Not really. I'm just not freaking out. The game could still underwhelm. In fact, knowing Capcom, I wouldn't be surprised at all if I end up disliking the game. But not showing every aspect of RE7 yet doesn't bother me. Obviously they should show combat at some point. Maybe the next demo at TGS will focus on it.
I mean , what do people actually expect from RE7 combat? Given the context and the first person view of the game surely we wont see any round kicks, suplexs or mega punches. I'd say a slower paced fps style shooter and thats it imo.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Neither of which were scary and full of cheese with "Welcome to the family, son" and an old granny running after you with all the trappings of linear "scary" games like the enemy totally falling for the fact that you are hiding just around the corner despite breathing as loud as you can and narrating to yourself and never seeming to realize that you are just 4 feet ahead of her despite being in her direct line of sight.
The faster they start showing other elements of the game, the better (for me).
Spieler Eins
Member
Even if the PS1 titles aren't scary, the sole attempt made the atmosphere at least moody and inherently different from 4-6. REmake is scary.
Sanctuary
Member
That poll is awesome.
I know a lot of people like to hindsight claim "it wasn't scary", but joybuzzer moments are actually startling for most humans. Maybe anticipating those moments aren't what your definition of dread would be, but they startle you when you encounter them for the first time at the very least.
REmake was not any more "scary" than the original game either. It just had an enhanced atmosphere. Funny enough, RE4 had a similar atmosphere, but of course that doesn't count because it had more action.
I know a lot of people like to hindsight claim "it wasn't scary", but joybuzzer moments are actually startling for most humans. Maybe anticipating those moments aren't what your definition of dread would be, but they startle you when you encounter them for the first time at the very least.
REmake was not any more "scary" than the original game either. It just had an enhanced atmosphere. Funny enough, RE4 had a similar atmosphere, but of course that doesn't count because it had more action.
The Gun Survivor series, and partially Umbrella Corps. However, they've made some of the finest TPS combat ever, rivalled only by a handful of games. It's not like making an FPS requires some magical formula that only a select few can do. RE456 had great combat. It'll probably be fine.
They've said there will be combat, we've had a key art depicting various weapons, and now there's an ESRB that backs up those claims. The amount of actual combat is an entirely separate matter. Maybe that's what you're actually interested in talking about, but in which case your words and your intentions were at odds.
"least compelling" is subjective. Least compelling for some is the bees-knees for others. The E3 reveal was very well received. Overall, footage receives only a minority of negative feedback. Marketing in general has been sparse. We've had two trailers and one demo so far in the two months of the game's public existence. We're still 5 months away from release. Maybe combat isn't ready, or maybe they're focused on demonstrating how they're bringing horror back to the franchise, before showing off weapons and combat. Proving the former requires more convincing because the latter is something everyone expects from an RE game.
Jakartalado
Member
Chris had a mini gun in the RE5.
Not to mention the explosive action packed Michael Bay Style RE6. You can shoot rockets from a Harrier!!!!!!!!!!!!
sublimit
Banned
Yeah... and just like classic Resident Evil too...
CaptainLoveline
Member
*immediately preorders a dozen copies*
Well, I have nothing to worry about this game now. This gon be a gud, true Resident Evil.
Well, I have nothing to worry about this game now. This gon be a gud, true Resident Evil.
Chip N Chance
Member
Wow, im shocked that this game got an ESRB rating already. I was certain it was going to be delayed far into next year. I guess it may actually hit its Jan release date?
Same company that said 6 would return to its roots but this game is looking good.
ethomaz
Banned
From what I saw... yes... looks more like original RE then the others mainline.
Capcom is doing a good job recreating the atmosphere and impact of the first game.
It's coming out in five months, so presumably it's content complete and mostly finished.
ethomaz
Banned
It releases in January.
Haha true but they've been honest with everything this time so no reason to doubt them at all.
Neuromancer
Member
Ya may want to put a 56k modem user warning on the thread title... My 486 almost exploded when I loaded up the page in Netscape.
Anyway this is good news for the crazy people who don't like being helpless/vulnerable in their horror games.
Anyway this is good news for the crazy people who don't like being helpless/vulnerable in their horror games.
sublimit
Banned
....ok...whatever you say.
Buttonbasher
Member
I didn't know you could do that with polls. Cool.
Spieler Eins
Member
No.
If at all, only for like 10% of the game. Yet the way the ,,classic" horror segments are presented became weirder and more blatant on each walkthrough. You spend all that time on big battlefields, gunning down tons of cannon fodder. During the beginning, the intent was to create panic, but even that is a completely different mood from the previous games. By the end, obviously it's just a shooter.
Only during a handful of occasions, the mood changes to traditional horror. Which was always very akward, especially since it usually happens after entering a single door. On one side you have a battlefield, on the other side, just from one second to the next, there's not a single ganado to be found. Music changes from ,,thrilling" to typical ,,low key" for one or two bigger ,,scary" enemies and 10 minutes later you get back into the battlefield, as if you had entered a completely different game.
Resident Evil 7 of course.
Doom, Black Ops 3, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Left 4 Dead 2.
Jawmuncher
Member
Not really giving us much still though since it's a new character
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
I'm being flippant more than anything because this is the first news that has interested me since E3 about the game. I've never been an Amnesia/Outlast fan, so the more info like this that is released, the happier I am about buying the game at full price. I'd still prefer Classic/RE 4 style game perspective and all, but if this is just Classic/RE 4 + FPS then I'm more than fine with it.
Jawmuncher
Member
Not too surprised.
Now if those scenes are carefully directed to shock like the earlier games, then I'll be pleasantly surprised.
That warning was always the coolest.
Brian_FETO
Banned
I don't know what I'm supposed to vote for in the poll, none of those are hiding in a closet
Not too surprised.
Now if those scenes are carefully directed to shock like the earlier games, then I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Should included this and this
Getting FPS controls right (especially in VR) is a whole different beast, though I agree they created some great TPS controls ( after a lot of iteration ).
And Umbrella Corps controls terribly.
Sanctuary
Member
Should included this and this
Was this actually on the PSX? I honestly can't remember, since 99% of the time I saw that on the Saturn while playing all of their fighting games.
edit: Nvm, I guess it was added with RE2.
Jawmuncher
Member
I wouldn't say it controls terrible. It has the fundamentals down, but the poor budget does make it more clunky than it should be.
The same control scheme with a bigger budget would be fine.
Spieler Eins
Member
That was already the case after the first E3 interviews.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Should included this and this
I can hear the chimey jingle in my head right now ...
They said it was going to have guns after they revealed it at E3
If they added these 2 things in 7 it would be grand but I feel Remake2 would be better suited.
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
Impossible. All you do is hide. This isn't even a RE game
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Polls have evolved :O
Jawmuncher
Member
After NMS people have been wanting more than just promises it seems
