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[Hero_of_the_Day]

LOL. I see some "judge the game for yourself" people are showing up. Funny that they don't when a game is getting universal praise.

This game has looked fucked since we first saw it. This outcome isn't shocking.

Sad to see what Resident Evil has become. First RE game in the mainline series that I will not buy.

Same here.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Does this gameplay look like a generic shooter to you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDmU38cOzYU#t=1m25s

Reminds me of Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

So, did IGN change their review scale back to the old one just so they could give RE6 the same score as Mario Kart DD!!?

 

[Misterinenja]

So glad this is getting destroyed.

Why?

 

[braves01]

what has happened here:

- anti-japanese sentiment has reached a tipping point in western press
- capcom are an acceptable developer to criticise due to their mixed business practices
- the game is bloated and excessive, but it's also difficult and has a steep learning curve

consequently, re6 becomes the perfect target to;

a. prove journalistic integrity by tearing down an AAA title
b. slaughter a hugely popular japanese brand with a sound 'motive'

reality: re6 still contains more imagination and innovation than most (if not all) AAA western games.

I think you put a little too much powder on your toast this morning.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

How so? It looks completely fine to me.

The way it stutters as it moves around the character, how it does not pull back quickly enough when close to an object. It just looks janky.

 

[herod]

Jeff doesn't like RE4 or the RE series anyway, so it's not like his opinion is exactly relevant here.

his opinion is just as relevant as anyone else as long as you're aware of his typical stance.

 

[Castef]

IGN Italy: 9/10.

here.

 

[Totobeni]

Only thing that can save this bloated mess of a series is a complete reboot. This franchise needs an enema.

At this point I think RE loyal fans are the franchise biggest enemy,they need to stop buying bad RE games that Capcom throw at them (multiple time each year nowdays )to sends a clear message on this situation and for Capcom to even think of doing serious change or a reboot.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Sad to see what Resident Evil has become. First RE game in the mainline series that I will not buy.

It seems Capcom wants to make the game more like the movie

 

[kayos90]

what has happened here:

- anti-japanese sentiment has reached a tipping point in western press
- capcom are an acceptable developer to criticise due to their mixed business practices
- the game is bloated and excessive, but it's also difficult and has a steep learning curve

consequently, re6 becomes the perfect target to;

a. prove journalistic integrity by tearing down an AAA title
b. slaughter a hugely popular japanese brand with a sound 'motive'

reality: re6 still contains more imagination and innovation than most (if not all) AAA western games.

What the hell? You can't possibly be serious...

 

[ironcreed]

What is innovative about RE6? Please explain this to me.

Expansion of more Quick Time Events? :lol

I would not say innovative, lol. But some of the mechanics make it have more depth beneath the surface than just a core shooter. The slide, dive forward and backwards, creeping on your back, melee and quick shots all make for some fun combos when mixed together. It may be unpolished and has an unfriendly camera, but these elements are still there and they work. Example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_LU0D_egfQ

 

[diffusionx]

If I can use 50% as a cutoff between bad and mediocre, those reviewers so far are Kollar, Shoemaker, Sterling, and VanOrd.

I don't think it's fair to claim that Mr. Edge at Edge or Parkin at Eurogamer think it's bad when they gave it 6/10.

Every writer is different, so it's not quite that simple.

I just think it is stretching a bit to claim that these scores are due to the anti-Japan review hive mind looking for a sacrificial lamb.

I read the demo thread on GAF, the warning signs were all there. Nobody can tell me these scores are surprising.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

what has happened here:

- anti-japanese sentiment has reached a tipping point in western press
- capcom are an acceptable developer to criticise due to their mixed business practices
- the game is bloated and excessive, but it's also difficult and has a steep learning curve

consequently, re6 becomes the perfect target to;

a. prove journalistic integrity by tearing down an AAA title
b. slaughter a hugely popular japanese brand with a sound 'motive'

reality: re6 still contains more imagination and innovation than most (if not all) AAA western games.

Is this a serious post?

 

[Heart Attack]

Reminds me of Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days.

i knew i had played a game with a similar camera. more reviewers should note this.

 

[MrCookiepants]

This thread is pretty funny.

But seriously guys, it's a good game. Much better than RE5.

 

[pa22word]

Not even remotely true.

Judging from every review I have read RE6 is nothing but an extension of everything it did -- both good, and bad. Considering most of what REv did was mediocre at best, it's no surprise RE6 has turned out the way it has.

This fan attachment to REv simply astounds me. The game is filled to the brim with all sorts of bad design issues, yet fans latch onto it for reasons I cannot seem to place outside of the blatant nostalgia pandering in the Jill/Parker sections.

 

[Solid warrior]

MGS4: 10/10
Crysis 2: 8.5/10
RE6: 4.5/10

smh

Not even remotely true.

I'd like you to tell me how RE Revelations is different from RE6.

 

[Uno Venova]

The QTE sequence shown at the end of the Gamestop reviews was the funniest thing, based on the review this really does seem to be chock full of all the things in games today that I hate.

 

[I-hate-u]

First Ninja Gaiden 3, then Mass Effect 3, then Diablo 3, and now this?

This year has trully been a down spiral of horrid. I am quite interested to see how good Halo 4 and Ac3 will end up

 

[ThatObviousUser]

i knew i had played a game with a similar camera. more reviewers should note this.

I have to imagine ZP's will.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Anyway, people should just judge the game on their own terms. I think some of the reviewers are unfair when calling the game a copycat and unimaginative. Does this gameplay look like a generic shooter to you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDmU38cOzYU#t=1m25s

I'd have to forgive someone for thinking the first few minutes look boring as shit.

On the other hand, when I first saw footage of RE4, it didn't look that exciting either. Now it's a favorite of mine. It's always true that you can evaluate a game better by playing it than by seeing it, but that's more true of some games than others. Maybe RE6 is one of them.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

This thread is pretty funny.

But seriously guys, it's a good game. Much better than RE5.

Setting the bar real low, aren't we?

And in RE5, at least we had a decent camera system, and we're fully aware of our environment at all times. It had the basics of TPS design down at least, if borrowed from RE4.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

This thread is pretty funny.

But seriously guys, it's a good game. Much better than RE5.

I enjoyed RE5 in co-op. I did not enjoy the RE6 demo. The randomly moving laser sight killed everything for me. So bad.

 

[Het_Nkik]

Anyway, people should just judge the game on their own terms. I think some of the reviewers are unfair when calling the game a copycat and unimaginative. Does this gameplay look like a generic shooter to you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDmU38cOzYU#t=1m25s

Maybe not generic but it looks completely awful, especially compared to past Mercenary modes.

 

[MormaPope]

At this point I think RE loyal fans are the franchise biggest enemy,they need to stop buying bad RE games that Capcom throw at them (multiple time each year nowdays )to sends a clear message on this situation and for Capcom to even think of doing serious change or a reboot.

It's odd how denial is somehow incentive to buy Resident Evil 6, not to say some won't enjoy it, but it's frankly ludicrous that people are making up elaborate situations where Resident Evil 6 isn't a bad game.

 

[KissVibes]

If only people didn't buy Resident Evil 4 and call it amazing. Maybe Resident Evil would have gone back to being a survival horror game and not action extravaganza where every game has to out-do the previous in terms of set pieces.

 

[grimshawish]

This thread is pretty funny.

But seriously guys, it's a good game. Much better than RE5.

RE5 is shit as well, this is just the pain at the end of a generation.
The hype isn't exciting anymore - they can't hide problems.

Least RE5 knew what it was 'trying to do' (it was just the wrong thing to do), I can understand how some reviewers would like it; its clear RE6 is just completely unfocused.

 

[antitrop]

What the hell? You can't possibly be serious...

Actually, I think he kind of hit the nail on the head there.

 

[Ban Puncher]

This thread is pretty funny.

But seriously guys, it's a good game. Much better than RE5.

 

[AkimbO_Arcana]

I finished it. I even invested a lot in Raid mode.

RE revelations is basically a mini RE2/4/5 mash up.

Fixed. Revelations is great.

 

[Riposte]

At this point I think RE loyal fans are the franchise biggest enemy,they need to stop buying bad RE games that Capcom throw at them (multiple time each year nowdays )to sends a clear message on this situation and for Capcom to even think of doing serious change or a reboot.

There will be people who will genuinely like this game. I'm going to take a wild guess and say a bunch of them have a different outlook than those who worshiped at the altar of previous Resident Evil games.

Revelations was only okay. It was great bait for those who really want Resident Evil to be a certain something, even if Revelations isn't that.

 

[Foffy]

MGS4: 10/10
Crysis 2: 8.5/10
RE6: 4.5/10

smh

I hope you do know he lambasted ORC and FFXIV for their issues too. Though the two scores you cited that weren't RE6 are quite high, to be fair.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

If only people didn't buy Resident Evil 4 and call it amazing. Maybe Resident Evil would have gone back to being a survival horror game and not action extravaganza where every game has to out-do the previous in terms of set pieces.

Oh please.

RE4 was more action oriented than previous games but it was just as subtle, with just as much attention to detail and atmosphere if not more so. RE5 took the wrong lessons and emphasized the wrong things from RE4, and that's not RE4's fault. It's RE5's.

 

[Shion]

Resident Evil 6 is Capcom's 'largest scale' game ever, has 600 people involved

Huge dev resources didn't help Capcom

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

If only people didn't buy Resident Evil 4 and call it amazing. Maybe Resident Evil would have gone back to being a survival horror game and not action extravaganza where every game has to out-do the previous in terms of set pieces.

If only Western shooters hadn't overtaken the industry in terms of sales and mindshare.

We're not going to see a big budget game that feels like old RE in the foreseeable future. No need to throw a genuinely innovative, influential, and well-designed game under the bus to explain that trend.

 

[Revolutionary]

MGS4: 10/10
Crysis 2: 8.5/10
RE6: 4.5/10

smh

Seems like he reviews on a scale of "1 point more than it deserves".
So RE6 is really a 3.5.

 

[Nibel]

what has happened here:

- anti-japanese sentiment has reached a tipping point in western press
- capcom are an acceptable developer to criticise due to their mixed business practices
- the game is bloated and excessive, but it's also difficult and has a steep learning curve

consequently, re6 becomes the perfect target to;

a. prove journalistic integrity by tearing down an AAA title
b. slaughter a hugely popular japanese brand with a sound 'motive'

reality: re6 still contains more imagination and innovation than most (if not all) AAA western games.

 

[Pooya]

- anti-japanese sentiment has reached a tipping point in western press

this is really ridiculous. if you look those very same reviewers has reviews of many many other Japanese games too.

for example the gamespot reviewer, his other recent reviews;
Vanquish 9/10
Dark Souls 9.5/10
Demon's Souls 9/10 -> GoTY 2009.

so anti Japanese. same for many others. maybe some developers aren't making games like they used to, maybe...

 

[Uno Venova]

4/10 from the verge.

 

[Slappers Only]

All this review hyperbole just makes me want to play it more.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Still dont understand how 8 out of the reviews that are negative, makes the whole game garbage.

 

[grimshawish]

I finished it. I even invested a lot in Raid mode.

RE revelations is basically a mini RE6.

This is ridiculous. Am not even thinking about quality here, just the game - there nothing alike. The only connection is the multiple story lines, but Revelations does it to create tension in every story. Its a single campaign, focused and clear.

RE6 is separate campaigns that focus on the stories within them. Theres crossover but its not Revelations.

The gameplay meanwhile is entirely different. Just look at the enemies, the pacing, the tension etc. etc.

 

[Duxxy3]

HOLY SHIT!!

 

[Coldsnap]

why is the gametrailers review down?

 

[sixghost]

Jeff doesn't like RE4 or the RE series anyway, so it's not like his opinion is exactly relevant here.

If he was ever going to enjoy a RE game, it would have been one structured like this. That's probably more telling.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Without an alarming "definitely don't believe the hype" review from any Aussies here with the game-I'm seriously considering canceling my preorder for this on 360. It sounds like a schizophrenic game that doesn't know what it's supposed to be and does not do any one part well.

Cancel preorder and get dishonoured? Haha

What do you guys/gals who have it think?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Sad to see what Resident Evil has become. First RE game in the mainline series that I will not buy.

Same. I hope more people support this. Capcpom doesn't deserve our money this time.

 

[jackal27]

This game kind of sounds like everything I hated about RE5 on steroids... Sucks real hard. At least I'll always have Revelations though. I love that game so much.

 

[Bladenic]

Yeah, I will never understand the RE4 hate when it comes to the "blah blah blah action and stuff" talk. The atmosphere is amazing in that game, and there is plenty of walking around dark areas just waiting for something to pop out that may never actually come. RE5 did not have this, unfortunately, at least not to the same effect.