Resident Evil for me ended with RE6 ....nomatter if it was cheesy as hell ....at least was RE at its core and fun game .....keep me out of these last games (RE7-8)
yes i ve finished it, RE 2 Remake was pretty good almost to the point (not RE3 Remake though) ...With "RE ended" i mean from sequel standpoint ....as i see Capcom to not change their strategy with these FPS copy-other-IP games
RE7 on PSVR was far better than RE2 remake. The VR experience is 2nd to none. As for RE7? Thank goodness for the change, because after RE4, the series literally died.
Interesting that you found 4 sucked the life out of the franchise, when it is widely considered to be the best of the series. Different strokes and all, but I would say 4 - while perhaps taking the series into a different direction - gave the franchise plenty of breathing room to grow, given its extreme popularity. It feels to me like 5/6 and random offshoots are what really sucked the life out of RE for a good long while there.
@insta 4 is when it took the action turn. Those crows spitting out gold coins ruined it for me. The level design was game changing, but that doesn't mean it was a good RE game. Then came 5 and 6 the children of 4.
Boring talking point, imho. RE is fine. Huge sales, huge quality. For me, RE3 remake was even great for what it was despite backlash for omissions. There were a couple of stinkers in there, but they are back on track now. RE4, RE2 remake, or Code Veronica = GoaT.
RE and Silent Hill were never really the same. I think a lot of fans complaining about RE action wanted the series to move towards the silent hill route. Understandable, because we have so many generic action games, but the new stuff from RE is legit and not crappy generic action. imho. Capcom currently one of the best devs, and only Bluepoint beats Capcom for remakes after RE2 and Demon's Souls respectively.
CV I f'ed up. Thought I beat the game (Dreamcast) when I got on the plane so I wasted all my ammo and saved it.....we know how the plane ride turned out
I have a feeling Capcom will eventually remake Code Veronica. It is too much of a cult classic because of Claire being absolutely awesome, and Dreamcast nostalgia. It’ll probably be even more warmly greeted than RE4r around here. I’m thinking maybe 2023-2024 timeframe, just a guess.
I hope CAPCOM don't do a Square Enix who have a really bad habit of setting their sales expectations too high and overpromising their investors. I really enjoyed RE7, and RE2 Remake (but I think I prefer the latter), and I'm sure expectations for RE8 will be high. But selling 11million copies in 5 years??? I don't know about that. RE7 released nearly 4 years ago and has sold 7.9Million copies - which is impressive - https://www.eurogamer.net/a...
So yeah, I wouldn't be too quick to set expectation for RE8 at 11million copies in 5 years.
I think Sony will use RE8 to sell PSVR2, along with GT7 and possibly HL: Alyx as launch games. Well over a million people played RE7 on PSVR (compare that to the install base at the time of launch!) and people seem to agree it was a different game when you're inside it. For me, it was one of the best gaming experiences of my life - I get that to people that played it flat screen might think that's bonkers, but it's just that good.
Factor in better controls, better resolution, framerates, load times, use of 3D sound, haptic feedback, everything they learned from the VR implementation of RE7 and the fact that they're saying this game will be bigger and you have a village to explore....and you have a game with serious selling potential!
Still, I agree - 11 million is a lofty target for total sales!
Take, for example, The Evil Within 2. Great game that sold terribly and may have put the final nail in the coffin for the series to continue. Unfortunately, the days where a dev studio could experiment with making a game and not worry too much if it sold under projected sales are gone.
The Evil Within 2 didn't sell because of Bethesda. They barely marketed the game at all. Oh, here's an E3 trailer, expect the game to release in 4 months, and that's it. Most people don't know of its existence, and those who do were burned out of the first one.
I do expect it to be great. I think it'll take what worked about the first game, including the excellently handled tension of exploring with the Baker family on the loose, and put it into a much bigger and better game. And Resi 7 was pretty damn good imo.
Resident Evil for me ended with RE6 ....nomatter if it was cheesy as hell ....at least was RE at its core and fun game .....keep me out of these last games (RE7-8)
I hope CAPCOM don't do a Square Enix who have a really bad habit of setting their sales expectations too high and overpromising their investors. I really enjoyed RE7, and RE2 Remake (but I think I prefer the latter), and I'm sure expectations for RE8 will be high. But selling 11million copies in 5 years??? I don't know about that. RE7 released nearly 4 years ago and has sold 7.9Million copies - which is impressive - https://www.eurogamer.net/a...
So yeah, I wouldn't be too quick to set expectation for RE8 at 11million copies in 5 years.
I've noticed a trend of "Capcom expects to sell" from Capcom the last couple of games. Just create great games and let then sell. Period!
I do expect it to be great. I think it'll take what worked about the first game, including the excellently handled tension of exploring with the Baker family on the loose, and put it into a much bigger and better game. And Resi 7 was pretty damn good imo.
Im buying Resident Evil 4 Remake in 2022