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Submitted by -Mezzo- 246d ago | opinion piece

Resident Evil 6: 14 Reasons Why It Sucks

WC - The fact you’re alert enough to be reading this suggests that you’re probably aware that the Resident Evil 6 public demo dropped on PSN and XBL this morning, and has already been met with an extremely mixed, some might even say overwhelmingly negative (depending on where you read) reception. Sure, it was plastered with the typical label that it isn’t necessarily representative of the final product, but then, why bother putting a demo out at all? (PC, PS3, Resident Evil 6, Xbox 360)

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DaThreats  +   246d ago | Well said
You Can Move While Shooting
Is a stupid reason
Alot more people will complain if the characters dnt move
crimsonfox  +   246d ago
I remember everyone throwing a tantrum when 5 came out and you couldn't walk and shoot, People are freaking annoying.
The only things on this list i could agree with is the "zombies with guns"...and maybe the camera. I noticed it was kind of awkward in the demo while running,But I'll just have to get used to it.I'm still looking forward to this game screw "what culture" and their annoying 14 page articles with one or two paragraphs on each page.
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crXss  +   245d ago
3 of the biggest beefs i have with the game (which can all easily be remedied)

1) aiming speed is SOOOOOOOOOOO SLOW and can't be configured

2) can really only sprint straight (meh this one's not too bad)

3) sprinting up or down stairs is slower than walking???? what's that now capcom???????
pixelsword  +   245d ago
You'd think if they were smart enough to operate guns (load, reload, aiming, sights and I'm assuming proper gun care/cleaning :D ) that they would do stuff like drive cars, organize into armies, and shop for good deals on amazon.com

I think we can find a truce here somewhere.
Bathyj  +   245d ago
Bob fired a gun in Day of the Dead.

Of course, he found it loaded and he'd had previous training when he was still a breather.
StanSmith  +   245d ago
@crXss

You can change the aiming speed. The pause menu is muddled up beyond belief.

You have to go into the section that has an eye (the name escapes me) and I think it was in the right hand column, 2nd from bottom. Took me a while to find it.

I'm a little disappointed in Resi 6. Before playing the demo, it was a day 1 purchase. After playing the demo, i'll pick it up when it's a lot cheaper.
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doogiebear  +   245d ago
My main beef is that u can get by just by using melee attacks. I rarely needed to shoot. Do a 3 hit combo and its a guarunteed kill. WTH, I was wondering if I was playing Resident Evil, or Dead Rising. It was a pretty game, but the exploitation of melee attacks is too much to ignore. I'll pass. Rather get Playstation All Stars and Persona 4 Arena. For action needs, Battlefield 3 is still going strong.
cruxito  +   245d ago
o.O wow, great article, indeed was a pleasure to read such an exquisite well written game related article. WE NEED more of its kind, everyone thought gaming journalism was a JOKE but after reading this, it seems there are some good-NO BIAS- journalist out there.'
IGN/GameInformer could learn from it
AnimeAvenger  +   245d ago
You can move while shooting is a valid reason, that is if Resident Evil 6 was actually a survival horror. Reason being is not being able to move while shooting causes more suspense making the game a tad more scarier and making it more true to the survival horror genre.

But like you said, lot's of people did complain on the fact you can't move and shoot in the previous RE titles which is probably why they changed it.
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unkn0wn  +   245d ago
You state that as fact. Which is stupid. An arbitrary comment to say the least, or maybe I wasn't aware I was reading a comment from the survival horror genre police.
BitbyDeath  +   245d ago
You can move and shoot in the silent hill games and they are some of the scariest games around.

Not being able to move and shoot is just unrealistic.. and annoying imo
Qrphe  +   245d ago
The major reason why you couldn't shoot while walking in the old games is because the first PS controller didn't have sticks (meaning no precise shooting) so they had to improvise.
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BinaryMind  +   245d ago
14 reasons? They couldn't think of one more thing to nitpick about?

Of course, I didn't read the article because any story that spreads their articles into 14 pages just to get clicks is not worth my time.
neogeo  +   245d ago
Yeah but can you chew gum and shoot?
geddesmond  +   245d ago
The demo was complete garbage. RE4 was the last great RE. The camera is way to disorientating
otherZinc  +   244d ago
Yes! I didn't buy RE5 due to the primitive no move & shoot controls. Now that's fixed, I may buy now. I beat all RE games except RE5
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wanieldiik  +   246d ago
Have to admit that the demo was better than the full Resident evil 5 game. But still, the demo wasn't that good.
Biohazard8860  +   246d ago
Ill have to disagree re5 was def better than re6 demo....
doogiebear  +   245d ago
They both suck.
aiBreeze  +   246d ago
Haven't played the demo for 6 and don't plan to but RE5 demo was pretty good.. shame the demo was like the only decent part in the whole game.
xflo360  +   245d ago
honestly the demo sucked has the worst enemy a.i ever! I counted 6 occaisions where i was literally standing right in front of the enemies and they didnt even notice me it was embarrasing for capcom.

i loved 5 but this is now a not buy for me.
Blastoise  +   245d ago
Dude that avatar is boss lol.

On topic : I wasnt sold on the demo at all, everything was very...clunky. Aiming felt weird, it was all very closed in and the sprint was annoying.
FinaLXiii  +   246d ago | Well said
i have 14 reasons to not click on that article.

14 f&&(/)ing pages!
bitboi  +   246d ago
agreed! I stopped after page 5. why would they make it a 14 page click thru is beyond me. I know most folks checking out that article are not gonna click thru 14 pages to read one paragraph.
csreynolds  +   246d ago
Web hits, my friend. That's the only reason they do it. I got to point 3 before closing my browser...
Goldenarmz  +   246d ago
i didnt even make it past the first 1. Once i saw i had to click to page 2 i closed the tab.
pixelsword  +   245d ago
...And people wonder why a lot of posters don't read the articles.
cruxito  +   245d ago
great article, indeed was a pleasure to read such an exquisite well written game related article. WE NEED more of its kind, everyone thought gaming journalism was a JOKE but after reading this, it seems there are some good-NO BIAS- journalist out there.'
IGN/GameInformer could learn from it.
Kratos_GodOfWar  +   246d ago
14 Reasons Why It is better then re5
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Aeon  +   246d ago
I actually really enjoyed the new demo, got a feeling I'm in the minority though.
HiddenMission  +   246d ago
@Aeon
Actually your not it's been in the top 100 on Amazon's pre-order list for over a month and currently sits at number 17.

True fans of the series are loving it and the loud mouth haters make it seem like they won't buy it and that it sucks. Truth is they will buy it and it doesn't suck.

In all my years here and on other gaming social sites I've come to find that roughly 90% of comments come from people who can't afford the games at full price, are new to gaming and think CoD is god of gaming, are under 15 and yet know everything about gaming except who actually makes the games and last but not least have opinions about everything that they know nothing about.

What to take away from this people who hate do so to get attention because they don't get it where they want it so they are miserable and don't want to be alone so they try to make others just as miserable.
Imalwaysright  +   246d ago
Im a fan of the series and you know what made me a fan of the franchise? The atmosphere, the feeling of stress, uneasiness and loneliness playing past RE games. I sure as hell didnt became a RE fan due to explosions, gun fights against zombies with machine guns and rocket launchers and playing with superhuman mutants on steroids accompanied by another superhuman on steroids. Where is the feeling of being afraid to enter a room not knowing what im going to find inside? Where is the stress of not knowing if you have enough ammo to finish the game? Where are the mind crushing puzzles? I became a RE fan when it was a SURVIVAL HORROR not when it was turned into a generic TPS shooter. You go ahead and buy a subpar TPS. I dont tend to buy subpar games and when im in the mood to play a good action TPS Ill just play Uncharted, GeOW or Max Payne.
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aiBreeze  +   246d ago
@HiddenMission:

Please define true fan of the series. As a true fan of the series and someone who was hooked from the very first opening scene of the first resident evil, I must say that after the E3 footage of seeing a zombie get his head literally kicked off, I haven't so much as bothered to read any more info. Not hating on you, I'm just curious as to what it is about this game that true fans can get excited about.

@imalwaysright:

Spot on with everything you mentioned as to why RE5 was a pile of rubbish. I couldn't believe they had those zombie like things carrying rocket launchers.
TheF3AR  +   245d ago
I agree with all you said. Call of Duty is not the god of gaming. Honestly, it needs to die. Other games that are 10x better are lost in the shadow of that game.
Captain Qwark 9  +   245d ago
despite the annoying format the author uses, i dont disagree with a single point he made.

i also agree with everything imalwaysright said.

that said, even though id prefer the games to go back to what they used to be ( RE1-3 ) it is what it is, no amount of whining is going to change that. ill buy this one and although i likely wont enjoy it as much as the old ones, ill likely enjoy it as much as 5, which was a decent game.

perhaps one day ill get lucky and they will make an RE game with resident evil 4's updated gameplay and polish, objectives and atmosphere as well as boy/girl campaign from RE2, and a nemesis like boss from 3. that, imo, would be the perfect RE game. no more firefights, no more co-op nonsense, no more Micheal bay action scenes. survival horror with those previous things i mentioned. until then, ill play w/e rubbish they put out
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Dmd  +   245d ago
"True fans of the series are loving it..."

Just what in the friggin' hell are you smoking, son?!
Sithlord-Gamble  +   245d ago
I also agree with imalwaysright.

Ive played every game in the series, and for the most part i liked them.
After playing RE6 demo, unfortunately, this will be the first RE game i will not be playing/buying.
It just simply doesnt feel like RE anymore.
Sorry Capcom, u wont be getting my money this time.
LUV_DA_BOPP  +   245d ago
@HiddenMission, dude your my hero
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Seraphemz  +   246d ago
can someone list the 14 so the rest of us dont give this website hits?
Carl_Shocker  +   246d ago
People would but apparently to the mods it's "copying infomation" from the article and you will get done for SPAM. Basicaly it's not our problem if it's on seperate pages, it's the sites problem <sigh>

I know stupid right....you try and help people out and you get bubbled down for it.
Blastoise  +   245d ago
Poor Kratos_GodOfWar lol

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Kratos_GodOfWar   246d ago | Spam
TheCopyNinja  +   246d ago
Everything listed is true. It's everything that doesn't make Resident Evil RESIDENT EVIL! Zombies with guns? Just stop Capcom.
HiddenMission  +   246d ago
@Copy
Actually if you have been following the series from the very beginning the original T-Virus was designed as a bio weapon that would bring back the dead. As Umbrella made superior versions in part 2 and 3 they started to weaponize it think Mr.X and the Tyrant. All of this was leading up to undead soldiers.

Like I said this path was laid out from the very beginning of the franchise...knowing the history of the series helps you to better understand why the changes have been made.
ConstipatedGorilla  +   246d ago
Everyone always complains when a franchise doesn't change. Then they complain when it does.
TheCopyNinja  +   245d ago
So why does Capcom even bother with regular zombies then if they have superior ones that can bust a cap in your ass. I don't see the horror in that. If I'm walking down an alleyway alone and a zombie pops up all bloody and gory looking with his intestines hanging out and moaning I don't want him to pull out a an assault rifle.. I want him to bite the shit out of me.
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Knight_Crawler  +   245d ago
@Hidden mission that BS...a zombie is a dead brain corpse and know amount of virus should change that.

Playing RE5 was a big let down, I mean why do these back from the dead zombies have to shoot you with AK's and bazookas while riding dirt bikes and trucks - those things in RE5 were not zombies but homeless people on bath salts.
XIIIWARRIOR41  +   246d ago
I will never buy another game from CAPCOM! Last one was Asura's Wrath. Controls are awkward, they come out with DLC that is overpriced & before you know it RE6 will come out with the "Super Duper RE6 Collectors Double XP Extreme Edition". No freakin way!
Ddude  +   246d ago
I enjoyed the demo, till the point of the Jávo... WTF? Feels more like Spec Ops The Line... then survival horror.. But then the part of Leon en Jake was pretty cool. But still, i gonna play it for the coop fun. RE5 was fun in coop
jambola123  +   246d ago
To save anyone else the trouble of going through the whole thing here are his "reasons"
1 graphics
2 map is too helpfull
3 you can move while shooting
4 lame obsticles
5 clunky triggers
6 boring objectives
7 over genorous loot
8 poor mini games
9 zombies with guns
10 team mate revival
11 too many weapons
12 hand to hand combat
13 controls and camera
14 inventory
Paballo  +   245d ago
and theres one more thing you left out...Its not scary
Lucretia  +   246d ago
LOL.......most of this is stupid....."You can move while shooter"

people complained that RE5 didnt do this and said it sucked for it.....now it does it and people are complaining??? wtf make up your minds....

no matter what japanese company you are, you will be bashed by stupid idiots whether you fix the problems or not
j-blaze  +   245d ago
"no matter what japanese company you are, you will be bashed by stupid idiots whether you fix the problems or not"

^^^ THIS!!! i loved the demo, the game is going to be fantastic!
GrahamGolden  +   245d ago
y sure wait and see the reviews

if anything will save the bashing of this pile of shit thats leon only
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SAE  +   246d ago
I played the demo and i liked it , i think its an amazing game if it didnt hold resident evil name , i respect the fans opinins(facts) , i am one of them but im still excited for this game ..
tigertron  +   246d ago
"You can move whilst shooting", actually, that is a reason to buy it. I've always wanted to move whilst shooting.

Anyway, I didn't like Chris or Jake's campaign as they don't feel like Resi at all, just some cover shooter with COD elements...

However, I was impressed with Leon's section so because of that I caved in to temptation and pre-ordered it.
dragonrage00  +   245d ago
If something can save this game is Leon's campaign. That said, it will probably be extremely short, and paying full price for 1/3 of a game is bullshit. I feel you're going to regret that pre-order.
tigertron  +   245d ago
I could do, but I am still a Resident Evil fan at heart, plus there is Ada's campaign too, and you never know...Chris and Jake's campaign could turn out alright, but at the moment I don't think they're terribly good, especially Chris'.
FunAndGun  +   246d ago
The camera change when you start to run is so annoying. actually the view and camera position itself puts me off.
SAE  +   245d ago
Yea , thats the first thing i noticed , i was annoyed , but if i play the demo slow i will get used to it, the camera should be a little more behind , but it still feels kind of good after i get over it ....

Chris campaign felt more like gears of war and war games , the best one was the first one was the best , i love how the pistol shoot :)
Hasanhastam  +   246d ago
From re6 reveal trailer i expect fail. This is not resident evil.
Dmd  +   245d ago
I was actually overly excited about the first trailer! I remember that I was laying down in bed, my head on my girlfriend's lap, when I first saw the headlines about a RE6 confirmation AND trailer. I jumped out of bed so fast that she was scared. She giggled as I gasped out of surprise by the sight of Chris and Leon on the same trailer. lol
Silly me... a few days later and I was in a world of disappointment. Again. I'm too trustfull.
Imalwaysright  +   246d ago
16 reasons? I only need one to definetely not buy it: RE6 is not a survival horror game.
GammaSix  +   246d ago
The only issues with the game was:

The Javo with guns have terrible AI
Cover system is shit
Camera is weird

But thats really it, its fluid and it works.
People can keep crying about what its not but i choose to focus on what it is, and its fun. I could have sworn thats what we play games for but i guess thats just me.

BTW the Javo arent zombies, so thats a mute point
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Acquiescence  +   246d ago
The demo is pretty dreadful in all honesty...
There's just so much wrong with the game that it's tragic, with the absolute nadir being Chris' portion. It's sad to see that this is what the Resi series has been reduced to now.
Dms2012  +   246d ago
Just an observation, but also why are the bio-threats of such massive proportion anymore? It's getting steadily worse with every new game. Must everything be so epic? Scale it back, have a good story,fix the god awful control scheme, and take the zombies guns away. Until then I will not buy another so-called Resident Evil game.
HiddenMission  +   246d ago
@DMS
God awful controls...wow you must be joking the controls are simple, easy to pick up and master, cover is simple...using the brandish button while up against a wall makes the transition from firing outside of cover to taking cover while walking super smooth.

You need to take some more time with the mechanics because i was kicking ass since the first demo came out.

Also you show you don't know the roots of the series the bio threats of massive level have been there since part one...

Again know the roots weaponizing the zombies has been the goal of Umbrella since day want...Mr. X says hi.

When did you get into gaming yesterday...step the game up because it's clear you haven't been following the series longer than a day.
Digimortal  +   246d ago
Zombies with Guns? WOW you don't pay attention to the story do you? I take that as a no, cause if you did you would understand they are not dealing just zombies anymore. You so called fan's make me sick sometimes. Pay attention next time and maybe you will understand the outcome of what is going on.
YTPHaruko  +   245d ago
@Hiddenmission
Quit trolling the RE6 articles it makes you look like an asshat and it's disrespectful to the 3 people that read your god awful capcom funded PR website.
anticooper  +   245d ago
agree:-) im an old res fan but the demo was really bad,im not buying:-( PEACE:-)
abzdine  +   246d ago
this game is garbage, that's all i have to say.
Ryo-Hazuki  +   246d ago
A lot of dumb reasons stated in this article. But for me I don't like how loose the controls are and how incredibly linear it has become. I wish they can bring back some of the exploration from back in the days where you have to search for items and may have to do some back tracking. With that being said I still enjoyed the demo
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Feldman9000  +   246d ago
This guy is a fan of the original 4 (code veronica included). He has valid points but at the same point some of these are overexaggerated. I'll see myself when I play the demo tonight , but I do feel they need to reboot this series based on the story alone. If it's so action friendly, maybe reboot the series based on the movies since the tie-ins have never really been there.
Hasanhastam  +   246d ago
Armed to teath zombie! Keep on your hard work CAPCOM
Straightupbeastly  +   246d ago
One reason

It's run and gun, not survival puzzle horror
moodgamer  +   246d ago
I cant understand this type of opinions. Why should i waist my time, trying to find s*** things on a great game? I didnt like that much Resi5, the Resi6 Demo its awesome.
Studio-YaMi  +   246d ago
Zombies with guns .. that is all -_-
thanks Capcom,thanks a lot !

Now that you f***ed this one up,can you bring monster hunter to the Vita & Megaman Legends 3 ?
Ben_Grimm  +   245d ago
Is there some sort of law that says Zombies can't have guns? I'm really curious why everyone is so upset about that?

I mean a while ago zombies weren't suppose to run but when they did they became more awesome.
Studio-YaMi  +   245d ago
"I mean a while ago zombies weren't suppose to run but when they did they became more awesome."

Ummm..no they weren't awesome at all Resident Evil wise,if I wanted a running zombie I would play a game like Left for Dead,at least that game is optimized to handle quick gameplay and is somewhat generic(no offense!)..

RE on the other hand was a really great horror game with puzzle solving and a great story till they pulled of RE4 then things went down hill from there..! agree or disagree,that's a fact,since then we never had zombies & now they are bringing them back but they can run and hold guns for F*** sake,how would anyone think that that is a RE game is beyond me ! :|

The RE franchise went down the generic road and I don't think it's coming back which is a shame.
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SageHonor  +   246d ago
Some of these reasons are silly but i myself am definitely not impressed with this demo. I wont be getting this
Dms2012  +   246d ago
And I get yelled at and called a newb because I mentioned "zombies with guns" and the crappy controls. The demo was shite, get over it.
MySwordIsHeavenly  +   246d ago
I am so pleased with the demo! They gave us zombies again! They made it scary, too! It's no Amnesia, but the sense of dread is back! Also, we can move and shoot. Thank God! I wish they would add a difficulty where you can't pause though. That was incredible on Outbreak.
Carl_Shocker  +   245d ago
Sorry but they arn't Zombies, they are just improved las plagas enemies that are called Zombies to try and appeal to old fans. When I played the demo, I never once thought of them as Zombies...
Kratoscar2008  +   245d ago
Please play RE1,2,3,zero,veronica,remake to see what a zombie trully is.
doogiebear  +   245d ago
U gotta be some sort of troll account. No way u can possibly believe what you are saying
YTPHaruko  +   245d ago
Capcom viraling again. Notice he's using a DMC avatar
MySwordIsHeavenly  +   245d ago
The zombies with guns part is necessary to the story. Do you people even LIKE Resident Evil?
Studio-YaMi  +   245d ago
Yes,I like RE,the old RE..not THIS garbage! :/
Digimortal  +   245d ago
Someone doesn't know how to follow the story outcome in RE. Which alot of you don't. Cause if you did, you would understand why these infected have guns and use other weapons as well.
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