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Resident Evil 5 Countdown Ends; New Website Launches

The countdown for Resident Evil 5 has ended, leaving a new website in its place after a short sequence of flashes images from the game. The website has 4 sections including "Videos", "Gallery", "Downloads" and "About". The video section contains the new and old trailers, while the images section holds 21 images mainly from the trailers. The downloads section has two wallpapers with notes scribbled onto them as well as a few icons for instant message programs/avatars. The about section talks about the plot of the upcoming game as well as the development team and the franchises history.

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Mc Fadge5800d ago

Who was expecting something more from this countdown rather than 2 wallpapers and perhaps 1 or 2 new screenshots? :<

OldGamer5800d ago

Try not do build expectations and you will be disappointed less often.
Haven't you learned anything from the hype and high review scores for GTAIV?

Thursday5800d ago

I wasn't surprised. Sadly, Capcom isn't that great when it comes to updating their web site, and posting new information. They seem to be somewhat oblivious to the fact that their web site is probably the best way to spread information and to create hype. Cause they are great at making games, no doubt about it.

Sangria5800d ago

Well, Capcom and countdowns... Remember their last countdown, Capcom announced before the cancellation of Monster Hunter on PS3 and said they had a surprise, after a countdown. Result: Capcom announce the port of Lost Planet... Greaaaaaat....

However, there is at least a trailer and i guess more content will be added soon, but i'm still disappointed by Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 4 was innovating and interesting, but in my opinion, it was not a real Resident Evil.

Resident Evil 5 follows this way. I remember years ago with the first Resident Evils, the matter was not to shoot zombies but to survive, because there was not much weapons and ammos, and because zombies could come at anytime. Each room you were passing, you were scared to face a zombie off.

And then, in Resident Evil 4, first zombies don't really surprise you, then you are no more in closed area and finally you have so much guns that becomes too easy. You are no more scared because you know you can kill them all.

So why do we call this a "survival"-horror if your survival instinct?
Resident Evil 5 does not interest me anymore because Capcom killed the spirit of the series making it a too much wide audience. Now Resident Evil is no more a game where you have to escape to survive, but a game where zombies have to escape to survive.

Thursday5800d ago

Alot of people make the same mistake as you do in your post, when you say that RE4 "was not a real Resident Evil". Capcom makes the series, and they decide what is Resident Evil and what isn't. If RE4 had been a clone of Pong, it would still be Resident Evil, since they set the norm.

Furthermore, an interview with one of the producers have been released, and while I do agree with you that RE4 is riddled with guns, all that will change in RE5, acoording to the producer. Not because you have less guns, but because the next-gen consoles allows for crap-loads of enemies on screen at any given time, and that will be the new definition of survival horror. The only reason you didn't get loads of weapons in the first games was that they couldn't add that many enemies to the games.

I for one think that this is a great path for the series, and I've completed RE4 20 times. RE5 will probably be my favourite game ever.

Panthers5800d ago

I was expecting the game to release worldwide >:(

Nah, I actually forgot all about it until now. This is a game I am really excited for, but Im not going nutz over like Socom.

Sangria5800d ago

I have to agree and disagree with you. Yes, Capcom like anyone who created a game, has the right to do whatever with its game. But imagine for example if Metal Gear Solid 5 was a FPS with sci-fi weapons, zombies and no cut-scene, would you still consider it as a Metal Gear Solid?

I don't think so. The spirit of MGS is infiltration, scenario and
government conspiracy. Same for Resident Evil, which has always been for me surviving more than killing, being scared at any door not to be confident when you jump in a whole, etc...

Yes, i agree that there were technique limitations with the old generations of consoles, but "evolution" doesn't have to be "revolution". In my opinion, if Capcom wanted to do a shooter with zombies, they didn't had to do it with Resident Evil, but more like a crossover. Each game keeps its genre and no fan would be disappointed.

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OldGamer5800d ago

Very cool. I hadn't seen the newest trailer.

And I guess the debate on whether or not this game is racist is over. Chris has an African female partner.

Can't wait to play. Looks real good.

DoctorXpro5800d ago

1 Sorry but I'm the n1 Resident Evils fan

2 new trailer looks amazing

3 can wait

4 Capcom 4ever

Mc Fadge5800d ago

Sorry if I threatened your title, but I've never played Resident Evil in my life XD

DoctorXpro5800d ago

You don't no what you have lost : )

afghani5800d ago

hi there! its me again. the absconder from afghanistan
well i wanted some insights on the graphical area of this game. Will the graphics me amazing? or will it be in the league with dark sector?

and one more thing..is it true that the game would have launched this year but capcom had to delay it cuz they wanted to avoid the ps3 version looking pigshit?

Thursday5800d ago

Your post is a fine example of why they created the Open Zone.

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Resident Evil 5 - 15 Years of Being the Most Misunderstood Resident Evil

Resident Evil 5 launched 15 years ago today - and it continues to stand as a stepping stone from the good to the bad.

TheBrainZ42d ago

One of my favourites because of the co-op. Then Resi 6 arrived and the series nosedived further.

Knightofelemia42d ago

I enjoyed the game co-oping with a friend I know the game in solo the AI can be an idiot but RE5 is way better then RE6. I played RE6 with a friend if it wasn't cheap when I got I would have avoided RE6.

thesoftware73042d ago (Edited 42d ago )

5 was excellent, still play Mercs with my brother.
I would love a fully remastered RE:5, with some added, reworked content. The DLC for 5 was also excellent.

6 was awful.

CrimsonWing6942d ago

I never understood why the game was misunderstood. It was a fantastic game at launch and is still fun today to play. It’s as action packed as Resident Evil 4 was, yet that’s regarded a masterpiece 🤷‍♂️

chobit_A5HL3Y42d ago

it was "misunderstood" because they introduced co-op into the franchise at a time when people loved to have fake rage about co-op. like, you could play the game as a solo experience, but people chose to have their bandwagon rage because it was cool at the time lol

-Foxtrot42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

What the hell are you talking about? Fake Rage? Bandwagon? Come on.

You can play it solo but you are forced to carry around a shitty AI partner you have to micro manage. It wasn't as fun solo.

Co-op sucked all the horror, tension and suspense from the game because having a partner covering you was like a safety net. Enemy trying to sneak up on you? No sweat the AI will just automatically lock on, alert you while they shoot first telling you where they are basically.

It was the start of Capcoms fall with the Resident Evil series where it basically become an over the top generic action game which betrayed it's own survival horror roots. Least RE4 had a good blend of both but Capcom just went the wrong way with RE5, especially going off what they were going to do during the RE4.5 beta phase before co-op was added.

franwex42d ago

At least the game was a ton of fun tho. If the game was bad, the outrage would’ve been justified. They simply pivoted for a couple of games. At this point it’s bad because it’s called Resident evil 5? But if was called something else it would’ve been good? Please.

chobit_A5HL3Y41d ago

like i said: fake baby rage and bandwagon hate. res4 wasn't really that scary, either, and was already taking the series into more of an action-oriented direction at the time. 5 was a good game that people fake-hated because of co-op that you didn't even have to play lol hence the fake rage and bandwagon hate. i mean, it obviously did well enough for capcom to go ahead and make 6 the way they did, right? if 5 was so bad, they would have changed what 6 was during development. the difference is that 6 was actually just bad.

people "hate" 5 because res4 was so good, and 5 was just unfortunate enough to be its successor. like i said, 4 wasn't scary, either, and relied more on tension than horror, but it was already more of an action game. if you don't wanna like 5 because it's not scary or whatever- that's fine, but it wasn't meant to be strictly a horror game anymore at that point anyways. the gameplay was a lot faster-paced than 4, so saying that the ai helping you by potentially shooting someone that was sneaking up behind you is a moot point. there were more enemies that were more aggressive, along with newer threats.

5 isn't as good as 4, but it's not a bad game by any stretch.

Tody_ZA16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

What? I always thought RE5 had fake controversy because it was set in South Africa and you shot a bunch of black zombies. I live in South Africa and thought the game was absolutely awesome, played the whole thing co-op with my brother.

@Foxtrot I think you're confusing the garbage Dead Space 3 with Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 4 was already a hyper action game and had zero fear factor other than the grotesque appearance of some enemies.

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The Best Co-Op Horror Games You've Missed in Halloween

Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.

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Complete Global Saturation! Is Resident Evil 5 Really the Best Choice for the Next Remake?

An exploration of whether RE5 is truly the most logical next step for a remake, or whether there are others in line who deserve their day in the sun.

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ocelot07201d ago

Remake of Resident evil outbreak as well as file 2. Same gameplay as the recent remakes. Choose what ever character you want to play as. With online co op.

DarXyde201d ago

I've been dying to see Outbreak come back for years.

Even RE Zero and Code Veronica would be excellent.

But for the love of God, not RE5 or RE6.

One they get around to the aforementioned games, why not remake the original Devil May Cry trilogy? That would be a much better use of time. At the very least, the first two games.

justsomeoffdude201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

code veronica should be the nest remake

neutralgamer1992201d ago

CV is good candidate for a remake but requires way more work for today’s standard. People look at CV through their tinted glasses. I think capcom wants to remake every game up till 6 and fix the plot holes so they can continue the series in one straight story path

Also not sure why only RE have to get remade when there are other capcom games that would be better suited for remakes like oninusha

DVAcme201d ago

That's PRECISELY the reason Code Veronica needs a remake. All the other RE games aged pretty well, considering the limitations of the time, but Code Veronica is the game that would be served the best bybremaking it because it feels so archaic these days.

neutralgamer1992201d ago

DVA

But it depends if capcom wants a big project or a quick remake. CV will require a lot more work than RE5

IMO they should remake other games before doing RE5

TheEnigma313201d ago

how many times do we have to say CV is the next best one?

CrimsonWing69201d ago

Nooooo! Why the hell can’t they do Code Veronica? I just don’t understand.

1Victor201d ago

RE5 is the closest to the bottom of the pot(a little smoky flavor but passable in a emergency) before we get to the burned crust that is 6 that not even the pigs would eat

CrimsonWing69201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

Unpopular opinion here, but I enjoyed 5 and 6. I just think, in terms of Remakes, the classics are the one that should get the treatment above the modern takes of the franchise.

Don’t get wrong, RE4 definitely was an outstanding Remake, but RE5… I just get less excited about a Remake for that over something like Code Veronica.

RaidenBlack201d ago

Nope.
Rather remake other past Capcom & non-mainline RE games ... IF they have to continue churning out Remakes.
I'd rather want a new 3rd person RE spin-off
Dino Crisis and Onimusha Reboot
New IPs after Pragmata ships

jeromeface200d ago

show this man the door... he overserved himself.

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