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Resident Evil 6 | New Zealand Herald review

If you were left wanting in RE5, there's a good chance RE6 will satisfy you. There's a reason you're being fired at, there are plenty of tense moments, the storytelling is superb, and "zombies" make a return. RE6 isn't perfect but it's still a game everyone should own.

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caseh4212d ago

Regardless of the score, at least they've acknowledged the fact that if you enjoyed RE5 then you will most likely enjoy RE6.

Scores coming in where the reviewer is giving it 4/10 after they reviewed RE5 higher than 8/10 show that the majority of reviews simply can't be trusted.

CynicalKelly4212d ago

It's actually really bothering me about scores. RE5 was completely different compared to any of the other Resident Evil games. Loads of health and Ammo, no dark settings, no horror elements at all. Yet it scored well compared to RE6 which is actually a decent game at worst.

It has it's flaws sure, but it's a step in the right direction and you can see where Capcom tried to please us with certain content.

Now, we are having reviewers and fanboys giving it a lower score than RE5, showing they don't know what they want, that they cannot be pleased and potentially confusing Capcom into making another RE5 mess.

Pozzle4212d ago

I can't help but think that RE5 was given a free pass by critics because they thought maybe it was a rocky experiment that would be greatly improved on in RE6. Unfortunately that wasn't the case, so people are a lot less forgiving this time around.

cleft54212d ago

I can't agree with you more. I stopped trusting reviews a long time ago.

matgrowcott4211d ago

The problem is this: reviewers giving the game less than 5/10 are focussing too much on the negative stuff to justify their score, rather than giving an unbiased view and raising the number.

Take a look at the Destructoid review. The one thing that stood out to me was that Sterling took two or three paragraphs to complain about the co-op, but focussed in on the odd occasion during which one player was given something to do and the other wasn't. I can only think of two occasions when that has happened, and it tended to be as part of a short, intense action scene.

It's still a valid complaint, but to mention that and then NOT mention the vastly more common occasions during which co-op is not only a fun addition, but during which it actually improves the game seems odd.

I noticed a comment on Joystiq where somebody reckoned the same could be said of their review (although I didn't read the full review).

caseh4211d ago

For me the only way the game could possibly score less to the extent where is got half the marks is if the following were true:

- Controls are crap
- Visuals are crap
- No story
- No Co-Op
- No Online

It doesn't appeal to most people as it doesn't appeal to those who loved the survival element. it deserves a slap across the face not a beheading, its is verging on obtaining a metacritic score on par with the likes of Haze and Lair, which to me is laughable.

sealava4212d ago

I agree with the 2 posters above .
reviewers should be a mirror to tell developers what gamers want , now they look like real amateurs and idiots who don't know what they themselves want .

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Every Resident Evil game Leon is featured in, ranked

GF365: "The iconic survival horror franchise Resident Evil boasts a great number of popular and memorable characters. Arguably, Leon S. Kennedy is the most popular and recognizable character aside from Jill Valentine. In this article, we'll be counting down every Resident Evil game Leon is featured in, ranked."

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Babadook7233d ago

Yeah I figured it would be ordered like this. For me Leons best game was his debut. RE2.

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Resident Evil Games Ranked: Mainline Series

The modern entertainment industry has witnessed the rise of the Resident Evil franchise as one of its most renowned and celebrated multimedia phenomena. With numerous video games released across multiple platforms, it can be daunting for newcomers to determine where to commence their journey. So here is every main mainline Resident Evil Games ranked.

In preparation for the highly anticipated Resident Evil 4 Remake, let’s take the liberty to rank each of the mainline story instalments, providing players with a fundamental comprehension of the Resident Evil universe.

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There Will Never Be Another Resident Evil 6 (And That Sucks)

A rough gem that may never get the proper treatment it deserves.

Terry_B402d ago

^^ I don't want what the author was smoking.

-Foxtrot402d ago

It’s this thing where after enough time people start coming out to defend bad games for some strange reason

I mean hey if you liked it good for you but it was a f****** awful RE game.

Capcom are finally back on track and now people are crying about their shitty mistakes? No thanks.

RpgSama400d ago

I'd take a full blown remake of RE6 based around a GREATLY expanded Leon part and make it even more horror.

That might be something I would be interested in, do not care about any of the other parts of that game.

MadLad400d ago

I couldn't even get through the demo.
Years later I bought it for $3 for PC. I played about 5 minutes into it and uninstalled it.

babadivad400d ago (Edited 400d ago )

RE6 was better than 5. RE6 just took the series to the conclusion that started with 4.

RE4 was the inaugural title in the action game trilogy.

RE9 will be the likely end of the first person psychological thriller trilogy.

They'll switch it up for RE10 or more likely titled RE-X.

hotnickles400d ago

5 is vastly better than 6 imo

TheEnigma313400d ago

RE5 is way better than 6. Stop lying to yourself

FallenAngel1984402d ago (Edited 402d ago )

“But all this is solely with respect to how fans felt back in 2013 when Resident Evil 6 had just been released. The game resulted in the series getting indefinitely killed off until 5 years later when we got Resident Evil 7 and balance was restored yet again. ”

1.) Resident Evil 6 came out in 2012, not 2013

2.) A series getting killed off means no titles at all released in a time period. Silent Hill, Dead Space, Dino Crisis, Parasite Eve & Siren fans would love to see how you can say RE was on the same level of dormancy. In that 5 year time period we had a number of remasters that kept the series alive and kicking. RE1 02ms remaster even broke sales records during the period between RE6 and RE7.

3. Way to disrespect Resident Evil: Revelations 2. It was released during that RE6-RE7 period. It along with its predecessor were mainline titles that kept the horror roots of the series alive in comparison to RE5 and RE6. RE: R1 in particular even introduced the ability to walk and shoot into the series, a feature we can all be grateful for that in modern RE titles. The director RE: R1 later went on to direct RE7 and the director of RE: R2 later went to to direct the RE2 & RE4 remakes.

Immagaiden402d ago (Edited 402d ago )

“Resident Evil 6 is often maligned as the worst entry in the Resident Evil series and is cited as the cause behind the long death of the franchise.”

Titles in the Resident Evil series such as Survivor, Gaiden, Dead Aim, Outbreak, Operation Raccoon City, Umbrella Corps, & Resistance we’re received far worse than RE6.

And death of the franchise?

RE6 was still one of the most commercially successful games in the series, guaranteeing the franchise’s future. Compare how underwhelming sales of Dead Space 3, Silent Hill: Downpour. Alone in the Dark: Illumination, Dino Crisis 3, Fatal Frame: Maiden in Black Water, Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2, and Metroid: Other M which caused their respective series to go into a long period of dormancy without any rereleases to even keep activity up.

RE however still had a significant number of titles released and rereleased after RE6. Not only that but development for RE7 started a short time after its predecessor came out, meaning there was never a development time that the series could be considered dead. There hasn’t been a single year that Capcom stopped either developing, releasing, or rereleasing Resident Evil games. Let’s not act like the 5 year period between RE6 and RE7 is such a longer time compared to the 4 year period between RE4 and RE5 as well as RE7 and RE8. We can pretty much expect RE9 in either 2025 or 2026, and you can be certain that Capcom will still release other RE tiles leading up to it

TheEnigma313400d ago (Edited 400d ago )

Man go some where with this. Only a few like this game. Why would they remake a garbage game no one likes risking money because it won't sell? RE 6 is dumpster drippings, sorry.

MIDGETonSTILTS17400d ago

It wasn’t that good, even if you enjoyed it like me.

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