What Resident Evil 6 Taught Me

Gamasutra writes: Like most games, I seem to find the time for them after the craze has faded. In many ways I like to be late to the party because it helps me enter the game with a clean palette. My opinion is not immediately salted by partisan reviews of perfect 10's and 1's. My latest endeavor was a trip down the rabbit hole that is titled Resident Evil 6, or as I like to call it, a relentless exercise in patience.

Patience is a virtue some would say, and it is a very important trait to have if you plan to play Capcom's Resident Evil 6. From the frustrating controls to the poorly designed encounters, this game is a must-play for any game designer. This game is a perfect example of how not to design a game, a lesson that many of us should take to heart. Below are some tips to help your game execute on equal ground with this tent-pole for bad game design.

[Kamikaze135]

It taught me to keep my hopes low for Resident Evil games.

[jony_dols]

It also taught me how to run a once-great game franchise into the ground.

[Kingdom Come]

"How to run a once-great game franchise into the ground": Written by Activision.

[ThanatosDMC]

That's Capcom as a whole. Lol!

[HammadTheBeast]

It taught me that it's possible to make the number 6 look like a giraffe getting head.

[TheTwelve]

Man I played RE6 for the first time last Saturday --- what trash!!!

[insomnium2]

AAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHA!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! My god that article is fun as hell. I haven't played RE6 other than a few minutes of the demo but this article is funny as hell. Is it really that bad? The no-skipping-cutscenes and the miss-once- and-you-are-dead-QTEs were a pain in the ass in RE4 already. It's hard to believe they would still be doing that.

[boldscot]

It taught me how to drive the final nail into the coffin of a once great game.
Res 1 was the 1st PS game I ever played, saddens me to look back and compare the old games to new.
Another game that lost it's soul chasing the COD casual market money.

[BlackWolf]

It taught me that advertisement is a b**ch. The trailers got me hyped, just to not live up to my expectations.

[venom786]

Stupid crapcom

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

It taught me how immature people can be in causing arguments amongst fans for attention only to vanish the day after release.

[doogiebear]

What?

[Riderz1337]

It taught me that you can get away with having a giraffe getting a BJ on the box art. I mean really how did Capcom not even slightly notice that lol.

[zerocrossing]

"What Resident Evil 6 Taught Me"

Not to buy Capcom games?

[landog]

to always wait for the pc version, rented it(thank goodness), it literally looks and runs worse than re4 on on pc

the leon chapters seem ok....I'll grab it from steam for $10 in a few months

[josephayal]

for me Resident Evil 6 Is Perfect

[doogiebear]

I bet u only play COD and Gears, huh?

[CLOUD1983]

For me the ppl who buy RE5 see what they did there & still buy RE6 & didn't like it & now complain about the money they lost then it's their own fault, Crapcom fooled me once with RE5 which I get w/o even read anything about it because I trust them & it was garbage & never finish it & now the disc collect dust.

The same example apply to FFXII I was one of the ppl who fooled & get it day1 play it once, disappointed completely & never touch it again, but at least I didnt let my self fooled twice with FFXIII, because as they say:

"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me"

[aDDicteD]

yup, FF and RE games cant do the right thing this gen but still kinda hoping to do something right in the future or next gen consoles.

[black911]

That the franchise needs to go back to being a ps exclusive

[doogiebear]

Xbox multiplats tend to COD-ify EVERYTHING! That's what happens when a console made for ADHD Americans becomes the top selling console. Hopefully we start getting more "quality" gaming experiences now that PS3 sales have surpassed xbox's.

[maniacmayhem]

A lot of Sony exclusives are going this route too.

[maniacmayhem]

Hilarious, this guy pretty much nailed it on the head with the design of RE6.

Bad Capcom, bad boy.