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Resident Evil 5 Game Saves Corrupting

Aimforthehead writes: "Has your Resident Evil 5 data corrupted?

After what felt like an eternity of playtime, we've run into an issue. Our saved data has vanished, completely. Weapons, bonus unlocks, progress and additional modes are no longer available on our 'veteran' save data. We had at least three game completions under the pair's belt and several maxed-out weapons."

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FullaUK5889d ago (Edited 5889d ago )

After multiple play throughs.. multiple weapon unlocks.. about to start Pro mode, i loaded up my game today it seemed normal enough however when i go into the play game menu the Item Management option was red and Mercenaries had disappeared..

After some investigation on the Capcom website it seems i am not alone, multiple users are complaining of this error.

I seriously hope this does not happen again as I would be hard pushed to want to start the game from fresh a third time.

p.s I always go back to the main menu before i quit so i don't think it is corrupted because of the save file.

Blaze9295889d ago

I just had a friend tell me about the problem and thought it was just him. Seeing this and browsing forums, it's definitely happening. Guess I'll be off RE5 for awhile, be damned if i start this game from 0% again.

JoySticksFTW5889d ago

I don't know about the 360, but PS3 users should use those memory slots with a sd card or memory stick to back up their game saves once in a while... just in case crap like this goes down

JoySticksFTW5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

The PS3 save data for RE5 can't be copied! This is the first time I couldn't copy a save file to a SD card.

I recently got SFII HD, so I double-checked with that and got the same results... the save file cannot be copied.

WTF?

Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions again, but that's two games with saves files that can't be copied - CAPCOM games...

So it may be that Capcom will not allow this feature?

EDIT:

DMC4 can be copied though, so who knows...

Quickstrike5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

I think this only affects the 360 users. Not the PS3.

I got this info from the article.

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Phantom_T5889d ago

Hopefully this could be fixed with a patch.

Red Pill5889d ago

after about 6 hours playtime on my 1st run through this happened to me!

can not find a solution to this other than starting again which sucks

i know its not bad on my 1st play through but i feel sorry for the likes of FullaUK who lost all that data

makes me wonder if i should keep going?

FullaUK5889d ago

Thanks for your sympathy and im glad im not the only one.

I really hope that Capcom take a look into this and if possible patch it at some stage as this is game breaking for me.

swiftshot935889d ago

Because so far, mine is working fine. I'm loving the game and I plan on playing it 2 more times before I start mercenaries.

SCThor5889d ago

it only happens in faulty systems so far.

NOTE:

definition:

(adj) defective, faulty (having a defect) "I returned the appliance because it was defective"
(adj) faulty, incorrect, wrong (characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules)
(adj) The object might not always work as intended, and it can have unpredictable effects when it malfunctions.

divideby05889d ago

luv the external 320G drive...I now back up my game saves routinely

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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.

TheBrainZ432d ago

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

Knightofelemia432d 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.

thesoftware730432d ago (Edited 432d 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.

CrimsonWing69432d 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_A5HL3Y432d 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

-Foxtrot432d ago (Edited 432d 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.

franwex432d 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_A5HL3Y431d 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.

RNTody406d ago (Edited 406d 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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ocelot07591d 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.

DarXyde591d 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.

justsomeoffdude591d ago (Edited 591d ago )

code veronica should be the nest remake

neutralgamer1992591d 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

DVAcme591d 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.

neutralgamer1992591d 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

TheEnigma313591d ago

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

CrimsonWing69591d ago

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

1Victor591d 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

CrimsonWing69591d ago (Edited 591d 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.

RaidenBlack591d 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

jeromeface590d ago

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

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