Mr_Zombie said:
But this was what lots of RE fans (the kind of fans that spend days talking about the series on message boards) wanted. Lots of people were dissapointed at the way RE4 handled the story - the entire 2 minute explanation about Umbrella being finished because "it's stock prices crashed"; especially since every main game, starting with RE2, built the grand finale with lines such as "It's up to us to take out Umbrella", "That's it. Umbrella is going down." and "It's payback time! We've got to destroy Umbrella, once and for all!".
Oh believe, me, that's what I wanted back then, too. But then, RE5 and Umbrella Chronicles came out and I realized I was wrong. The whole storyline of the games is one big cocktease to something mindblowing and great, but then that event happens and I just just felt "So...that's how they're gonna handle it, huh? Oh =/"
Those disappointing events being Umbrella's fall, Wesker's motivations, Jill's return, Sherry Birkin dropping out after RE2 (come on, girl who can use G-Virus powers at will to kick some monster ass!). The events I felt were handled better where things like the Redfield reunion in CVX and Ada's return in RE4.
Mr_Zombie said:
Wesker was lame since RECV, when he suddenly resurrected and received Matrix-like powers. And cat eyes. At least RE5 tried to explain why he turned into this super-power human while ommiting one of the biggest plot holes in the entire series (that the virus Wesker used was Birkin's).
Can't comment too much on the shock of Wesker returning since I had it spoiled and didn't actually play CV 4 years after it came out, but I sure enjoyed the hell out of any scene he showed up. And his ultra retarded cliche motivations hadn't been brought to light yet, so bonus points for CV Wesker!
Mr_Zombie said:
And yes, you can say "who cares?", but believe it or not, there are people who do care about storyline in RE series.
Worry not, I was one of those nerds on Gamefaqs making and supporting various theories before RE4 and 5 came out! Those days are gone, though I'm afraid