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[How About No]

Lol at spoilers. Blame Capcom, they're the ones marketing this for the DLC

This is the reason they changed it that everyone was expecting,

Spoiler

given you weren't in the insane HE'S HUNK OMG conspiracies

I love Beefcake Chris too, given Vendetta I'm hopeful that design isn't dead for good.

 

[UltimaPooh]

The game has been out for months now and Capcom has talked about Chris DLC in their social media, not a spoiler.

I didn't see anything from Capcom about DLC for Chris.

So spoiler.

 

[Spiral Insanity]

I guess that confirms him as Chris then

Come on

 

[Jawmuncher]

Lol at spoilers. Blame Capcom, they're the ones marketing this for the DLC

I love Beefcake Chris too, given Vendetta I'm hopeful that design isn't dead for good.

It seems they know the popularity of the 5-6 design. So they mention vendetta and other games that aren't RE engine will have that chris. Though that could make things more confusing.

 

[HeatBoost]

Were people this upset when Chris went from extra generic dude to shaved gorilla between Code Veronica/REmake and 5?

 

[adamsapple]

I didn't see anything from Capcom about DLC for Chris.

So spoiler.

https://twitter.com/RE_Games/status/834917408192110593

 

[RecRoulette]

There are spoilers in this video. Do not click if you haven't played Resident Evil 7

Forgot where I found this video, but it has all of the people they based the characters in RE7 off of. Every one. Including the ones you play as and wouldn't normally see because it's in first person.

 

[Trace]

I didn't see anything from Capcom about DLC for Chris.

So spoiler.

Just because you personally haven't seen it doesn't mean it's a spoiler, if Capcom feels like promoting it in official marketing materials.

 

[rootbeerafloat]

Sigh. I'll still play RE7 when I can afford a PSVR, but hey, thanks for diminishing the experience for me, OP.

 

[Jake2by4]

It seems they know the popularity of the 5-6 design. So they mention vendetta and other games that aren't RE engine will have that chris. Though that could make things more confusing.

They aren't too bright if they do this.

 

[the anime man]

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[Tambini]

Nothing gets on my tits more than spoiler culture

 

[NekoFever]

I didn't see anything from Capcom about DLC for Chris.

So spoiler.

It was tweeted by Capcom. And it's on the official website. Just because you weren't keeping up with the news doesn't make it a spoiler.

God, with this and people upset about finding out how many seeds are in Zelda, what's the spoiler brigade been on this week?

 

[How About No]

Were people this upset when Chris went from extra generic dude to shaved gorilla between Code Veronica/REmake and 5?

Oh yes, very yes. Lots of people even had the same confusion with the initial 2005 trailer, even more so given they didn't even say his name giving way to lots of speculation on who this guy was

But as of now, RE5 came out 8 years ago, and this has been his static definitive look for that long (and the longest he's gone without a crazy redesign). Fans have had time to adapt, and new fans might only ever know of Beefcake Chris.

Nothing gets on my tits more than spoiler culture

Thanks jackass now I know your true weakness. I was looking forward to a tough battle

 

[Ahasverus]

It's the hair. His features are kinda similar, but the har is completely different.

 

[Version 3.0]

Were people this upset when Chris went from extra generic dude to shaved gorilla between Code Veronica/REmake and 5?

I don't know about upset, but it got plenty of attention, yes.

 

[adamsapple]

Oh yes, very yes. Lots of people even had the same confusion with the initial 2005 trailer, even more so given they didn't even say his name giving way to lots of speculation on who this guy was

RIP Billy Coen.

 

[AuthenticM]

People are still complaining about "spoilers"?

Of course they are. lol. I should have guessed.

 

[archreaper93]

Isn't there a debate about

Spoiler

whether that's actually the real Chris? Are they confirming that yes, that's actually the real Chris?

 

[RecRoulette]

Isn't there a debate about

Spoiler

whether that's actually the real Chris? Are they confirming that yes, that's actually the real Chris?

I think this was more denial than anything else. There's really nothing that suggests anything other than what it seems.

 

[Jawmuncher]

They aren't too bright if they do this.

Yes and no. I couldn't imagine RE7 chris that plays exactly like MVC3 chris being in MVCI for example.
I honestly would not be surprised if let's say chris is in RE8, if they try to touch the face up a bit. The interview to me sounds like they changed it because of the actor model they used, and realized later they did nothing to even try and make it similar outside of the models already few similarities.

As much as capcom will hate to admit it. You can rarely just scan an actor and be good to go when it comes to having similarities to established designs

 

[tcrunch]

Thanks for the spoiler OP, you're the best.

 

[Data West]

People are still complaining about "spoilers"?

Of course they are. lol. I should have guessed.

spoiler culture

 

[TONX]

Fuck man i JUST bought this game today. Fuck you OP for putting this in the title.

 

[Jake2by4]

Yes and no. I couldn't imagine RE7 chris that plays exactly like MVC3 chris being in MVCI for example.
I honestly would not be surprised if let's say chris is in RE8, if they try to touch the face up a bit. The interview to me sounds like they changed it because of the actor model they used, and realized later they did nothing to even try and make it similar outside of the models already few similarities.

As much as capcom will hate to admit it. You can rarely just scan an actor and be good to go when it comes to having similarities to established designs

But like said it will cause confusion if other games still use the older model and New one for main series.

 

[Autoignition]

I want all of the people here complaining about spoilers to go flood Capcom's social media with the same comments instead of spamming up threads on here.

In any case, RIP RE for me, if this is indeed the final nail in the coffin for the theories that that dude isn't really Chris. I never asked much from this series. Over the last 20 years of RE's existence, I haven't really batted an eye at any of their design or narrative decisions and went with them no matter how stupid things got. All I wanted in return was a fun story about the characters I cared about that showed logical progression of their arcs keeping in line with what we already knew about them. I got a little prickly after they screwed up Claire's character in Revelations 2, but they did such a good job with Barry and Moira that I let it slide.

But this Chris working for Umbrella shit coming on the heels of a decidedly unfun story that had nothing to do with any of the characters I cared about nor introduced any new ones that I'd want to feel attached to? Nope. Bye.

You had one job, Capcom.

 

[Jackpot]

Oh yes, very yes. Lots of people even had the same confusion with the initial 2005 trailer, even more so given they didn't even say his name giving way to lots of speculation on who this guy was

But as of now, RE5 came out 8 years ago, and this has been his static definitive look for that long (and the longest he's gone without a crazy redesign). Fans have had time to adapt, and new fans might only ever know of Beefcake Chris.

I still remember people insisting it was Carlos.

Thanks for the spoiler OP, you're the best.

Chris has been mentioned by name in a previous thread title. It's out there. It's in the marketing, it's on Capcom's twitter feed. You're not losing anything by knowing Chris is in the game. Damn spoiler culture.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Might as well tell me the plot now since I been spoiled.

 

[Anustart]

Thanks guys for the spoilers. I am halfway through resident evil 6. Didn't even know there was a 7 until this thread. Games ruined.

 

[DKF590]

The idea that this is a spoiler is pretty laughable, but it clearly upsets some people and entirely derails the thread. I really see no purpose in putting his name in the title when it could easily be avoided and we could actually discuss the subject of the thread

 

[Eumi]

"I am angry that I wasn't aware of a marketing push and so am going to derail the thread and prevent any discussion of the actual subject."

It is weird how much they changed the dude, especially since it seemed like they were almost trying to go for a "OMG it's Chris!" reaction from fans.

 

[Crossing Eden]

You can make a character look more realistic without just completely throwing away their likeness. CDPR did excellent work with Witcher 3's Geralt, for example:



RE7's Chris has a totally different face, a totally different body and a totally different voice

Remember that this is hand modeled while Chris, like everyone else in the game, is someone's digital double. Not having RCS return as the voice and facial capture is odd tho. They're going for total photorealism:

vs.

obvious video game character:

 

[Luminaire]

Can't a mod change it to RE7 dlc so people will stop screaming about a non-spoiler? Capcom has stated the DLC Not A Hero focuses on Chris.

 

[ZerOmegaG]

I wonder how silly the "this spoiler has ruined the game for me" people will feel after actually finishing the game.

Remember that this is hand modeled while Chris, like everyone else in the game, is someone's digital double. Not having RCS return as the voice and facial capture is odd tho. They're going for total photorealism:

vs.

obvious video game character:

What's the difference really? Old Chris wasn't anymore of an obvious video game character than new Chris, the newer one only looks more realistic due to graphical advancements.

 

[KyleCross]

Fuck man i JUST bought this game today. Fuck you OP for putting this in the title.

You're seriously talking to the OP like that over your own ignorance? Great look.

 

[Gestault]

Everyone complaining about spoilers needs to shut up. Capcom has been advertising this, just because you were ignorant of that does not mean the OP spoiled something for you. Blame Capcom for not considering it something to keep a surprise.

Half this thread just being people bitching about spoilers is really annoying.

I'll politely point out that the title and content of this thread only talks about Resident Evil 7, not that it's the separate DLC chapter. At face value, it's bad information. That's what's causing a lot of the complaints.

 

[Cloukyo]

Good. I hope they introduce completely different looking Jill and Leon in the next game as well

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[Admodieus]

Do you mind if I ask why you haven't played the game if you care this much about being spoiled?

First, I said I don't lose sleep over video game spoilers, but I think it's reasonable to expect things like that to not be put so clearly into thread titles.

I am very much interested in getting around to RE7, but it came out less than two months ago and I decided to wait on it for later this year. If people still put spoiler tags around discussions of games during GOTY deliberations, it is not unrealistic to expect them less than two months after a game has been out.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

First, I said I don't lose sleep over video game spoilers, but I think it's reasonable to expect things like that to not be put so clearly into thread titles.

I am very much interested in getting around to RE7, but it came out less than two months ago and I decided to wait on it for later this year. If people still put spoiler tags around discussions of games during GOTY deliberations, it is not unrealistic to expect them less than two months after a game has been out.

It's a fair request. But this is not a spoiler. Chris is the protagonist for the new dlc coming in spring. Even if he is in the game, how does that diminish people's enjoyment when they have absolutely no idea when, why or even if he shows up. People just assume it's some massive spoiler when they actually have no idea.

 

[adamsapple]

Remember that this is hand modeled while Chris, like everyone else in the game, is someone's digital double. Not having RCS return as the voice and facial capture is odd tho. They're going for total photorealism:

vs.

obvious video game character:

What's the source of that 7 Chris picture ?

First time seeing it.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

You can make a character look more realistic without just completely throwing away their likeness. CDPR did excellent work with Witcher 3's Geralt, for example:

RE7's Chris has a totally different face, a totally different body and a totally different voice

Spoilers!! I didn't know Geralt was in Witcher 3

 

[ElephantShell]

I think Chris looks fine.

 

[Jawmuncher]

What's the source of that 7 Chris picture ?

First time seeing it.

Twitter post about the dlc

 

[hipsterpants]

There should be some kind of disclaimer in these threads that Chris in RE7 is barely a spoiler at all and will have no impact on your experience of the story.

I'm scared for REmake 2 Leon now

 

[LittleBigGamer]

Wtf, I didn't want to read this.

 

[BadWolf]

There should be some kind of disclaimer in these threads that Chris in RE7 is barely a spoiler at all and will have no impact on your experience of the story.

Anyone coming into RE7 hoping for something meaningful from the old cast will be in for a rude awakening.

 

[kromeo]

There should be some kind of disclaimer in these threads that Chris in RE7 is barely a spoiler at all and will have no impact on your experience of the story.

I'm scared for REmake 2 Leon now

Will be interesting to see if they give Leon his personality and one liners from 4 or keep him like the original

 

[Voliko]

The models in 7 don't look photo realistic at all so I don't see what the problem is

 

[Crossing Eden]

What's the difference really? Old Chris wasn't anymore of an obvious video game character than new Chris, the newer one only looks more realistic due to graphical advancements.

Even pushing rendering beyond what video games are capable of doesn't make Chris's old design look any less artificial.

It's a consequence of hand modeling vs scanning. And it's the subtle things, like the way his face wrinkles up, the angles of his eyebrows, etc.

The models in 7 don't look photo realistic at all so I don't see what the problem is

Yea they do in comparison to the older games.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Even pushing rendering beyond what video games are capable of doesn't make Chris's old design look any less artificial.

As was said though, this applies to every RE character and not just chris though.

The models in 7 don't look photo realistic at all so I don't see what the problem is

They definitey do more so than anything before it.