With two of the best original RE games and three best-in-class remakes over the past six years, it is very safe to say that we are in the midst of a golden age of Resident Evil, leaving everyone wondering which game will be next.
I’m playing through it now , and it most definitely needs an update. Like desperate need , that game has the potential to soft lock you in so many ways and so far I feel like it’s the weakest entry in the fixed camera era
RE 1 with the same style as these other remakes. It would be nice to play the game without the fixed camera angles. RE HD came out 8 years ago believe it or not.
Or
Resident Evil 5 because co-op play might be really nice and I think they could do some nice things (graphically) with the African setting which makes 5 stand-out. 8 and 4 both have very European vibes, Africa would be a neat contrast to these.
For RE5, I think it needs more than a remake to fit in with the theme of the recent entries.
I would say they need to reimagine it entirely. Lost in Nightmares was great, but the rest of the game is so different (and not in a good way). Personally, I think they leaned in too hard to the day setting to make it clear you're in Africa. Get more night time sections and maybe introduce new mechanics to up the fear. Because you're in Africa and it's sweltering heat, I might recommend introducing a mirage/hallucination mechanic where you have to find water bottles (though they can be a bit scarce). The result? You might see enemies that aren't there or you might shoot your partner. Something to ratchet up the tension, which was sorely missing from RE5.
Just an idea. A great way to set itself apart besides just saying "RE4 as a pure action title". I think something like that stands to inject some much needed personality into the game, much like how MGS titles are so different from each other.
I just don’t know why they would want to do RE5 as co-op again when they’ve finally got back on track
It’s like repeating history and the next thing you know we’ll have another RE6 on our hands
I get it…it was a good co-op game but as a single player RE fan it was awful. Baby sitting Sheva, the AI ruining any form of tension by shooting enemies as they appear so you knew where they were, the countless “work together to open this door” or other co-op centric things littered about
I’d rather they just turn it into a single player game and remake Outbreak for the co-op stuff
Hell even just make it drop in drop out co-op which has no effect on the story
Yeah I got 5 on launch day and to be honest, that was the only time I played it from start to finish. I have it on my Switch and played some but it just doesn't do it for me, lol. The Lost in Nightmares DLC was pretty cool though.
I see a lot of love for CV but for me, it seemed to outstay its welcome and would not end. To the point my enjoyment began to wane. Isn't it one of the longest RE games to play through without speed running? It came on 2 discs as well right (on Dreamcast)?
Here's my order of preference
RE 1 RE 5 RE Zero RE Outbreak RE 6 (yes I know a remake might address the balance a bit) RE CV
How about focus on Resident Evil 9 instead? And Dragon's Dogma 2. Or, remake older franchises, like Dino Crisis, Gargoyle's Quest, Vuetiful Joe, even Steel Battalion? Only Resident Evil is getting some love, other lays forgotten.
If Capcom only cares about RE, then definitely not Resident Evil 5, it still plays and looks great. And Resident Evil 1 REmake is already amazing, so no point in remaking the remake. I would say, if they have a spare team, then either Code: Veronica or Outbreak. Or both.
RE 1,2,3,4 have all been remade now, 7 and 8 are relatively brand new games, everyone hated 6, so the only popular RE games left to remaster are Code Veronica and 5. Every other game in the series is too niche to be taken seriously as a re-release.
CV needs to desperately be remade , during my current play through I’m coming across flaws that needs to be addressed. For one the soft lock issue , if you don’t manage your resources right the game will soft lock you .. running out of ammo can be a major issue
Veronica.
Code Veronica 100%.
Pragmata or some form of a new ip would be nice actually.
The resi remakes are great no doubt about it, but give us some new stuff.
Outbreak
RE 1 with the same style as these other remakes. It would be nice to play the game without the fixed camera angles. RE HD came out 8 years ago believe it or not.
Or
Resident Evil 5 because co-op play might be really nice and I think they could do some nice things (graphically) with the African setting which makes 5 stand-out. 8 and 4 both have very European vibes, Africa would be a neat contrast to these.