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GameSpot - Resident Evil 6 Review

GameSpot - Resident Evil 6's messy mix of annoying quick-time events and constant set pieces makes it a poor caricature of modern-day action games.

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-Mezzo-4215d ago (Edited 4215d ago )

That's about what i'd give it.
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I have had this game since 23rd September.

realiks4215d ago

But it was very anticipated and I expected at least 8.
This year FIFA got only 8.

But this wasn't on my wish list.
I except more from Assassins Creed 3 and FarCry 3.

Hatsune-Miku4215d ago

These games should be released for the vita because I'd buy it first day. They need to put the resident evil collection which is from resident evil 1 to resident evil 6 on the ps vita .

Falloutxii4215d ago

The only way to save this series is to re-boot it and make it survival horror again.

Gazondaily4215d ago (Edited 4215d ago )

Well there you have it folks. I guess gamers weren't moaning for nothing.

Eurogamer's review (6/10):

"The game represents a tremendous amount of effort and investment and, for those impressed by such things, Resident Evil 6 may delight. But all the effort in the world won't make up for a lack of vision. This game is blind to imagination and focus. Capcom's uncertainty about the series' identity post-Mikami (and post-Uncharted) is hardcoded into its structure: four campaigns offering different, flawed expressions of that potential. And the inevitable price for this wavering is a lack of coherence. Resident Evil 6 is an unwieldy tribute to the series' past, an uneven expression of its present and an unwelcome indication of its future."

Dark times indeed for the franchise.

Blastoise4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

The game sucked. I'm glad someone finally pointed it out. I wanted to like Resident Evil 6, I played all 6 campaigns of the two demo's (One public the other dragons dogma promotion) but it's a flawed game in general, as an action game AND a horror game. If only it played as good as it looks...

Information Minister4214d ago

I'm surprised they had the guts to be honest with this game and speak their minds about it. Didn't think gamespot had it in them to resist publisher/developer pressure. Considering their track record and all...

Personally, I would give RE6 a 5 or a 6/10 at best. The game feels uninspired, and after 2 hours I still couldn't get around the controls.

AsimLeonheart4214d ago

LOL!!! HAHAHA!! Where are the defenders of the game now??? Where are the guys who said it is a day one purchase?? Come on guys speak something! Are you okay?? Are you breathing?? LOL!
Well fun aside, this game really seemed heading for a disaster. I hope it will prove to be a good wake up call for CAPCOM. I hope they abandon the dreams of their very own COD money printing machine and make games for the gamers. Just try to excel at making your games CAPCOM and the success and money will follow. You do not need to run after the money by moulding the franchise into whatever genre is popular.

lociefer4214d ago

and after all this ud think crapcom would take notice, but nooooooo, i hope it sells like shiet so they can get their epiphany

JoySticksFTW4214d ago

I'll probably get it when it hits the bargain bin.

I know, I know...

It's just that the RE and MGS franchises are must-haves for me.

FF was once part of that trio of must-haves too, but you know how the last few games turned out.

Hatsune-Miku4214d ago

I can't wait to see the ratings for zombie u because resident evil 6 is just a mediocre game that shouldn't score less than a 7 out of 10. Resident evil 6 looks better than zombie u in a lot of areas but zombie u might turn out to be better than resident evil 6 when its released in its final form.

crxss4214d ago

it's just one reviewer, even though it's probably true.

what's really sad is that i'm always going to get a #'d RE game as long as i have the console for it. i'll leave it to everyone else to make a statement by not purchasing it and forcing Capcom to stop putting out a mediocre product and make RE better.

PopRocks3594214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

@Hatsune-Miku

So you WANT a game to be awful and fail...

You're honestly the worst kind of fanboy in existence. I may like and defend a lot of Nintendo products, but I don't post shit about hoping for Sony and Microsoft consoles/games to fizzle and die. Honestly, the people agreeing with you need a massive reality check.

On topic, I played the demo for RE6 and really did not enjoy it at all. More reviews for this have been coming out and many of them have been six out of ten or lower. I'm not buying this game. Not my thing.

knowyourstuff4214d ago

I can't believe the mixed reviews for this game. Some reviewers giving 9's and 8's, other troll sites I don't trust like Destructoid and Gamespot giving it 3 and 4.5 out of 10. Then there's the pseudo intellectual sites like Eurogamer where they have the journalistic integrity of your usual rag tabloid trash magazine. I really don't know what to believe now - that's how objective gaming press is.

gta28004214d ago

4.5 seems like a generous score for this sorry excuse of a Resident Evil.

abzdine4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

so pity you base your future purchase on review scores. Go check the game demo out or rent it and stop caring that much about what others are thinking in your place.

RE6 is shit, the demo, the trailers and different info all tend to go the same way. you liked the demo go buy it, you hated it like me you dont buy it. it's as simple as this.

knowyourstuff : "Some reviewers giving 9's and 8's, other troll sites I don't trust like Destructoid and Gamespot giving it 3 and 4.5 out of 10"

The answer is in what you said. You are nothing but a troll. you judge reviews as troll just because they are below your own expectation. As i said up, go play the demo you'll know for yourself. Stop being media whores they fart you smell.

jony_dols4214d ago

The gameplay clip at the end made me chuckle.

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osamaq4215d ago

wow , is it that baaad ?!

Copcom ruined up the series ....

after the gamecube remake no resident evil really came good.

TongkatAli4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

You meant after RE0. The demo was horrible and tried to be gears of war which kinda made me vomit from the inside. Gears is awesome, but it was definitely a WTF moment seeing Chris sprint, lol.

osamaq4214d ago

from the video review " series has lost its way "

neogeo4214d ago

Thats what they get. capcom said survival horror does not sell. Now lets see how this crap sells.

OhMyGandhi4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

yeah, without a doubt.

People WATCHED videos of the game in action, they saw the michael bay set pieces, yet so many still said that this game was returning to it's survival-horror roots.
People are absolutely idiotic.

The series is dead.
don't reboot it.

Capcom needs to make a new survival horror IP,
and study up on what made "Dead Space" a nearly perfect modern horror title that actually -frightened- the player.

No FanS Land4214d ago

HA! I knew it! I said back in spring, when capcom was hyping RE6, saying it will be the best game, I wrote : Can I had a big fat LOL to this news?. Never thought I'd be spot on though!

abzdine4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

they westernized the franchise too much and just made it look like an Army of Two or any other pure action game.
RE lost its soul with RE4 even though it was a great game it lost what made RE one of the best game franchises of all time, and that is puzzling, stress when you only have 1 bullet left and your health is in danger..

They will not get one cent of my money and i hope most of the RE fans wont do it as well so they learn that we also have a word to say because they make the games for us !

i'm SO SO SO much looking forward to that game Until Dawn by Sony, man it looks promising !!

negative4214d ago

Well I'm glad I actually played the demo and didn't simply read this review and the trolling that follows.

I'll pick this up soon.

jony_dols4214d ago

'Capcom said survival horror does not sell.'

The only reason RE1 Remake & RE0 didn't sell too well is because Capcom made another stupid move by keeping them exclusive to the Gamecube; a console that only had an install base of 20 mill compared to the PS2's 150 million.

Resident evil 2 topped 6 million sales on the PS1 alone, & that's not factoring in the N64 & PC sales.

Survival horror does sell, GeOW clones grows stale fast.

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LOGICWINS4215d ago (Edited 4215d ago )

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

Yeah, this was brought up in Neogaf a couple of days ago. Didn't believe GS would have the balls to do it, but I commend them. If a game sucks, then it sucks...regardless of how big the franchise is.

Btw, for anyone who wants to see all the reviews so far

http://neogaf.com/forum/sho...

DTOID gave it a 3 ROFL!

Imalwaysright4215d ago

So true. Too many games got a free pass this gen because of the weight of name on the cover. FF13 got more than 20 9+/10 scores wich is laughable considering how the game was recieved by the fans.

grailly4214d ago

I just hope that this would happen more often, because now the reviews seem inconsistent as there are many bad game with good scores

BuLLDoG9094214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

Next its COD's turn, this could happen to black ops 2

Archmagel4214d ago

@BuLLDoG909
I can only agree and bubble you up once, but I would sit here all day and do it if I could.

@Imalwaysright
I hated the gameplay of FF13 so, so much, but if they just had a movie of the game, I would watch it. Good story, but I would rather someone shoot me in the face than play it again.

Flewid6384214d ago

I've always loved Resident Evil. But once RE5 came out with babysitting a sh*tty AI (Sheva) I skipped it.

Then I played the demo for RE6....and it was clear to me the series is d-e-a-d.

Those reviews you just posted sound pretty accurate with the POS demo I played.

On to the next...

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Blaze9294215d ago

i almost want to cancel my pre-order now. Got a feeling we'll be catching this game for $39.99 USD and below in upcoming sales...

GuyManDude4214d ago

If you're an American: Black Friday. It'll be $30-$40 that day guaranteed.

unknownhero11234214d ago

I say that you should cancel it. From the streams that I have watched, RE6 just lacks an identity. capcom was trying to please everyone and well......

Merrill4214d ago

I love Gamespot's honesty.

neogeo4214d ago

This is great for gaming. Imagine if this game got great reviews and sold millions. Then horror games are doomed. I will tell all my friends it's garbage. Capcom will learn by losing millions and getting there asses handed to them and maybe go back to making a good RE game.

Eyeco4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

yeah this review seemed so honest to me, because i could see the direction after the demo i LMFAO when Kevin mentioned the melee spamming, in Leon's demo you didnt even need to use a gun. But seriously capcom get it together this game looks and feels like an absolute mess.

portal_24214d ago

LOL - someone paid for timed exclusive game modes.

Christopher4214d ago

Thanks to Mezzo, I won't be buying this game.

yeahokchief4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

AM I LIVING IN SOME KIND OF BIZARRO WORLD????

Look at this!! This is the exact opposite of what RESIDENT EVIL STOOD FOR!

-Camera all over the place (still unhappy /w fixed camera in the originals are we?)
-Action game
-Not scary
-Actual game not challenging
-No survival element, feels like a chore
-QUicktime events
-Waiting for COOP AI in a RESIDENT EVIL GAME

Shoot me. The only thing that gives me solace is all the agrees that this game is complete garbage.. but people are still buying it....

RE1,2,3,0,& CV! Those were the days!

MY GOD. It's like the executives at Capcom are TROLLING US. It is like they are saying, "how bad can we make this game and still have these idiots buy it?"

For the love of gaming people.... save yourself some time and go play with one of these instead:
http://www.amazon.com/Parke...

It will require more intelligence than playing RE6 and you'll probably have more fun with it too.

mantisimo4214d ago

"RE1,2,3,0,& CV! Those were the days!"

Yes Yeahokchief but Where is the survival horror nowadays at all?

I loved early resi's and Silent Hill 2 is my favourite game ever but not any more we have nothing but dead space and although i enjoy it it's not as good for phsychological horror like res and SH (I also fear for the next Dead space as it could possibly be going to feel stale or will move over to more action as well. (I am hopefully very wrong)

We need a brave studio to give the fans what they want but I think it should be a new IP. of superb creeping horror.

Lets just let Silent Hill and Resi die a death now. Enough hope lost already :(

showtimefolks4214d ago

I was totally extending this and more. Capcom have become so blind by their desires of money that they are actually messing up once great franchises

I was reading the preview for lost planet 3 somewhere and it said that LP3 is more RE than RE6, and that's just sad.

Will buy this game when it's under $10 which at this rate will be soon

My fellow gamers if you want an actual great RE game please speak with your wallets, show capcom that they messed up and our money isn't growing on trees. If this game sells really well than its another sad day for gaming and capcom will make RE7 even more sucky an even more quick time events.

I had a lot of fun with Asura wrath and that was all quick time events but done right so it can work but not in a RE game. Heavy rain also did it ncely

Here is hopoing RE6 tanks and capcom open their eyes and make the next game really great

GIVE ME ONE GOOD CAMPAIGN INSTEAD OF 4 or 5, STOP TRYING TO PLEASE ALL TYPE OF GAMERS JUST FOCUS ON YOUR RE FANBASE AND MAKE A GAME NEXT TIME. HARD TO PLEASE EVERYONE

Bathyj4214d ago

Next on the chopping block, DMC

darkziosj4214d ago

Good i hope they go bankrup and give the resident evil franchise to a better company that can bring it back to the awesome game it was before 4.

otherZinc4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

Good job IGN.

I'm tired of these damn movie games.
I'm tired of these QTE games that weren't in the past.
I'm tired of these scripted event games!

I want to play the damn game, dont take the controller out of my hands! Ninja Gaiden 3 comes to mind (another great series ruined) when I see BS like RE6

RE was never this S***! I'll definitely pass. And this is from a gamer that beat all RE games except 5. I even beat Code:Veronica, that was a great game by the way.

From that vid, I'd score it lower. I'm going to rent & see how it is before I completely dog the game.

Blasphemy4214d ago

Has there been any good Resident Evil games without Shinji Mikami?

miyamoto4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

...and savor the sweet survival horror fun of the original games on the original PlayStation, Dreamcast, PS2.

Beastforlifenoob4214d ago

This is why I love indie devs, they always make great games if you want true horror play amnesia

kupomogli4214d ago

@Poprocks359

I don't necessarily think that Hatsune Miku means that he/she wants it to fail, but because the game sucks, and not just a bad Resident Evil, but a bad third person shooter in general, that he/she hopes it fails for that reason.

It's not going to fail, it's got Resident Evil slapped on the cover, but the game is easily one of the worst third person shooters this gen.

I'd like for this game to fail because it's a garbage game. What's wrong with wanting a good game to succeed and a poor game to fail? I don't see anything wrong with it because when people act like sheep and buy a crappy game, companies like Capcom will continue to milk said crap because they know their sheep will buy it.

Tapewurm4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

This is how I look at it......there are several reviews out there...some good and some bad...I have actually enjoyed all of the core Resident Evil games since the release of the 1st one...I liked 5 just as much as I liked 4....so I am going to pick this up and judge for myself. You have to remember that game reviews are that particular reviewer's OPINION.....and we all have differences, likes, and dislikes that are unique to us.....after playing the demos, I think this game warrants a purchase.

chriski3334214d ago

Man ppl need to chill out u don't like it don't buy it! I for one am picking it up day 1 yea its not a survival horror game but still looks fun

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wanieldiik4215d ago

haha, oh wow.. I imagined that it would be pretty bad. But 4.5 bad?!

LOGICWINS4215d ago

If thats what it takes to send a message to Capcom, so be it.

Carl_Shocker4214d ago

It's Capcom though LOGIC, with how ignorant they are they'll probably just take the possitive reviews into account and ignore the negative ones like they don't even exsist.

I actually have to admit some of these reviews have some balls for doing this.

LOGICWINS4214d ago

IGN, Gamespot, and Destructoid are MAJOR game review sites, all with large fanbases. I'm sure Capcom will have to listen this time. Besides, after that appalling demo, I expect it to sell way below expectations.

s8anicslayer4214d ago

I guess I'll have to wait for Zombie U for a real zombie experience even though I purchased this game already in the "Archives" form. If you take away the added bonuses in the archives version your actually only paying 19.99 for RE6 if you payed full retail for the added content so I'll take that.

pecorre4215d ago

Ouch. Good thing I canceled my pre-order after playing the demo.

ALLWRONG4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

Use that money and get Dead Space 3 instead.

AtomicGerbil4214d ago

I really do hope that's sarcasm?

dark-hollow4215d ago

lol how the mighty have fallen.

ritsuka6664215d ago (Edited 4215d ago )

Blind eye fanboys have to accept the sad truth is with a heavy heart: Resident Evil 6 is a pure garbage of game!

Old McGroin4214d ago

Cr@p. I've been defending Resi 6 to the hilt over the last few weeks and now I've seen some of the reviews...damn.

Check out Destructoid's review here: http://www.destructoid.com/...

Damn you Capcom!

wenaldy4214d ago

D'toid's review is purely gold, LMAO

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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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Babadook7226d 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_B395d ago

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

-Foxtrot395d 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.

RpgSama393d 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.

MadLad393d 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.

babadivad393d ago (Edited 393d 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.

hotnickles393d ago

5 is vastly better than 6 imo

TheEnigma313393d ago

RE5 is way better than 6. Stop lying to yourself

FallenAngel1984395d ago (Edited 395d 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.

Immagaiden395d ago (Edited 395d 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

TheEnigma313394d ago (Edited 394d 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.

MIDGETonSTILTS17393d ago

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

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