Barely has Resident Evil 6 been released around the world and already both professional reviewers and users of aggregate website Metacritic are slamming Capcom’s third-person shooter with extremely low scores
Agree totally about the critics score. I know a lot of shady stuff happens and some scores will be too high and some scores too low because of trolling, but overall the score reflects that it has fallen off BIG TIME in comparison to other titles in the series...
However, the user reviews can not be trusted. People will be so angered they will instantly just hit the lowest possible score. I think the user section should have a simple LIKE and DISLIKE button and we get to see the percentage of users who liked the game. Lets face it, most users are not cabible of giving trust worthy scores, but they are capible of saying if they simply like or dislike the game.
I have been saying this for months now! We the gamers can make ourselves heard by a) Voicing our opinions/suggestions on these forums and b) By voting from our wallets and in this case, by not buying this game.
I am afraid that this game will still sell millions which is really, a sad, sad thing! I really think that if this game gets bombed at the retail stores like Operation Racoon City did, it just might end up saving the whole RE series.
The next few weeks and couple of months are going to be very important. If they can pull an Activision and get away with all the shortcomings of this game while still selling millions of copies ala COD then you can bet your a** that RE is doomed... forever!
I am extremely disappointed with Capcom this generation. They used to be one of my favorite companies when it came to video games but now, they look like a bunch of Activision/Kottick wannabes who just don't give a damn about gamers and franchise fans.
I agree almost completely. Sorry dude; but users are people who buy the game. We are scoring 0 because we want RE to go back to its roots. Not because the game deserves a 0- obviously not.
Another game sacrificed to the action/shooter craze. The problem is that the videogame industry has become too big for its own good. Developing costs and marketing budgets have sky-rocketed and companies need to recover the costs in any way possible. This has led to focusing on the most popular genre only and abandoning other less popular genres. The rise of DLC is also one of the ways to increase revenue from a single game. All of this in turn has resulted in low quality, dlc infested and unfinished shooters/games ready to be patched up on day one. Anyone who even tries to make something different regrets it and eventually turns toward the shooter genre for increased profitability. The best days of gaming lasted from mid 90s and until 2005 when gaming companies were small and were driven by passion, dreams and vision instead of costs, revenues and profits. Every developer made what he wanted to make and did not worry about the money. They were passionate about their creations and just wanted to make their dream games. Now developers are slaves of giant corporation management who either obey them or lose their jobs. Ever wonder why all the legendary game creators like Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uemetsu, Shinji Mikami, Soraya Saga, Yasunori Mitsuda, Tesuya Takahashi, Masato Kato and Yasuyuki Honne are living a life of obscurity?? They refused to bow down to the shareholders and management. That is the reason we do not get ground breaking games any more and just sequels after sequels and generic shooters. The best days were when gaming industry was small and less commercialized than today.
I find it interesting to see what's happening with RE6. First off, the notion that the critics are slamming this game is just a bald faced lie. Thanks, for the commentary, but I can see the critic reviews just fine. So far, 15 positive, 5 mixed, one negative. So that's what constitutes "slammed by critics" these days? I don't think so.
As for the troll army rising up on metacritic, that happens so often in the user section now it's completely meaningless. I've played thousands of games in my 30+ years of gaming and I've seen few that were deserving of scores as low as 0 or 1.
If I let internet over-reaction dictate my playing habits, I wouldn't play anything at all. I'll wait till I see more reviews pop up but so far this is looking like a purchase for me. Maybe not a day one purchase, but I had a blast with the co-op in RE5. If it's anything similar, I'm in.
Cant see how anyone can disagree with this. I remember not to long ago Operation Raccoon City was released and the reviews were abysmal. Yet somehow sales were much higher than they deserved. It really is time they step away from RE series for awhile and come up with new IP's.
I'm pretty deep into leon's campaign and so far I really like it.. Alot of people are screaming and crying but I'm enjoying it.. There are some frustrating parts but all in all I'm happy.. Before people blast me and scream let me tell you that I have played and beaten Re1, Re2,Re3,Re4,Re5, Umbrella chronicles, played but havent beaten code veronica... I love the elevated level of character control and the ability to actually move while shooting.
This is about as clear a message as we are going to send them. Let's hope Capcom actually takes "consumer feedback" into consideration when making the next inevitable Resident Evil game.
"Hey hey let's go kenka suru Taisetsu no mono protect my balls! Boku ga warui so let's fighting Let's fighting love!
Resident Evil is dead may I present to you 'Gearscharted Resident of Duty Space Evil QTE Edition', Shooty shoot, with the twenty mags of ammo stashed in your biceps. Jumpy Jump, with the new divey dive command using realistic physics captured directly from Tony Hawks falling off a skateboard. Get Tensy tense with our new QTE's, press X to feel tension. Friendy friend, your companion is with you at all times standing and looking at nothing while chaos erupts or using all your herbs in a peaceful valley. Not sure where to feel tension, no worries your companion will help you with dialogue like 'god damned dis place be f****d I'm tense bro'.
Spray machismo on your zombie foes with Resident Evil 6 it's like Gears of War only with a different name."
It plays nothing like Gears of War, where in the hell do you idiots come up with this crap. Oh just because it has the Camera down low when you run. WOW, really. So why not say Gears of war copied Resident Evil 4. Fucking retarded
Yeah people need to shut the hell up about COD. I've never played RE6 and dont plan on it but I know its probly nothing like CoD because no matter what the genre is, action, puzzle, sports, fighting, rpg, it gets compared to call of duty.
I was referring to development cycles. I don't want a new game every single year. I would much rather development teams take 2-3 years to craft a newer experience, similar to how the team making Assassin's Creed 3 were in development for 3 years. I never said it had anything to do with gameplay similarities. Hope this helps the people who don't know how to read between the lines. SMH
Plus they can afford all the cake they want, since they're sucking people's wallets dry with all their scams *cough* sorry, I mean DLC. I can just imagine the top men at the company in a giant meeting room laughing and eating cake while throwing money into the air lol.
GOOD! Serves them right for trying to "Capture the Call of Duty crowd"
By doing this and changing things to gain sales they are forgetting their roots. Just like Devil May Crap. I feel like every time they do this they are telling us "you guys aren't popular enough, I'm gonna go play with the cool kids now"
Stick to your roots, make a game that comes from the heart, and we will give you our money. Gamers aren't retarded.
I said nothing about the game playing like COD. But they stated that they tried to capture the Call Of Duty crowd with this game and it shows.
Look at SoldtoChrist's comment! Right there, he even says that he was a longtime fan and disappointed. then 65 agrees! Yes, Jesus just face palmed Capcom
A lot of the survival horror elements seem to be replaced by action elements. A tank chasing you through a mansion, Chris getting into the Harrier. Stuff like that. Zombie games and horror games have a great sense of dread when there is no backup or no Calvary. This is more of an action title, not a Resident Evil game.
I didn't hate RE5, but I did think it was mediocre. I guess I just am not affected by a series changing. Although it is one of my fav series...since I was a kid...
I didn't enjoy my time with RE6 but metacritic user scores are a total joke. I don't know why that site even has them. It's just a bunch of knee-jerking, man babies crying. I think they should really just get rid of it.
But RE6 man, what happened capcom? You were supposed to make up for raccoon city. Seriously big-name japanese gaming is largely in the toilet. It's companies like platinum, atlus, from software, (and nintendo) that are even keeping the spirit alive there. The likes of ninja gaiden, RE, and countless others have lost their way.
I think they should keep them, but have someone delete the idiotic and unreasonable ratings. A clearly well thought out comment as to why they rated it a 4, 5, or 6 should be kept. Any that are doing what they did with Mass Effect 3, going "ME3- Rated a 0 because of "GAYS!" or well thought-out comments labeling it a 0 altogether should be deleted.
user score on Metacritic is like 99% trolls, and the review side MC dosen't sure every review they pick and choose which ones they want to use. It's never been a reliable site.
I agree that the user section is full of fail and that MC isn't the most reliable site. The only reason I say this is not because of the idea of the site, but the individual sites that contribute to the overall score.
The way I do it is stick to my main 3 sites, a handful of back ups and basically ignore the rest. It has never let me down.
Serves 'em right.
As a huge RE fan, I am really disappointed!
I hated the demo. I saw this comin from a mile away. Still think RE4 is the best.
I didn't enjoy my time with RE6 but metacritic user scores are a total joke. I don't know why that site even has them. It's just a bunch of knee-jerking, man babies crying. I think they should really just get rid of it.
But RE6 man, what happened capcom? You were supposed to make up for raccoon city. Seriously big-name japanese gaming is largely in the toilet. It's companies like platinum, atlus, from software, (and nintendo) that are even keeping the spirit alive there. The likes of ninja gaiden, RE, and countless others have lost their way.
user score on Metacritic is like 99% trolls, and the review side MC dosen't sure every review they pick and choose which ones they want to use. It's never been a reliable site.