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Hi guys its been a while since i was on any of the guilds, dunno if this was talked about but has anyone else here play the Resi 5 demo? I have it and think that it is awesome, i like the control changes as I think that they work with the game.
Anyone else who has played it have any thoughts?

I don't have any of the consols, but I have gone to 新門町 (Xin Men Din), which is popular place for pedestrians to walk around and look at the different attractions, and att he big year building at the 2nd top floor they have the demo for RE5. I went there and tried it. I think the controls are abit confusing, but never the less I think the game play is cool. I just don't like the assumed story line though.

What exactly does the Collector's Edition include...?

Hmm... Tricell bag? What the hell is Tricell? B.S.A.A. patch...? Well, I guess that's kinda cool, but I don't know if it's worth another $30. Now, if it came with an Umbrella bag and a S.T.A.R.S. patch it might be another story. Problem is, I just don't know if I'm a big RE5 fan yet. Street Fighter IV, however, I'll definitely be picking up the Collector's Edition of that.

Anyway, thanks for the info. This is definitely the best RE site on Gaia. 3nodding

I know I'm going to be a downer, but all I keep thinking is how excited I'd be if the bag was an Umbrella bag, and the badge was a STARS badge... crying

EDIT: Ooh, Thee Stranger, I didn't notice we put the same thing... oops.. :p

Man... This is horse s**t. I can't believe RE5 is the most anticipated game on Gamefaqs. See, this just proves that Resident Evil has become a mainstream franchise, like Halo, like Call of Duty, something a bunch of frat boys are gonna get together and play while having some beers. Survival horror used to be a cult based genre. Pardon the pun. Now it's like, "We must add new features that will appeal to people who don't appreciate our roots.

I think what BIO is getting is Capcom ruined their original formula and added features that would appeal to general gamers, rather than the true gamers, which was the reason why they fell in love with the classical "Survival" genre. Capcom is more concerned about the dollar amount which the game brings in rather than staying consist and bringing out a great quality game.

They say great minds think alike. wink

@ Bio: I know exactly what you mean. The oldschool RE games definitely didn't appeal to everyone. They weren't the kind of games that you brought over to your friend's house with some nachos and had a party with. They weren't supposed to be. They were horror games that placed emphasis on being alone with limited ammo and no help; the kind of games that were meant to be played alone in the dark (more on that later ^_~). However, in it's prime, the classic Resident Evil's were pretty mainstream. I mean, it's always been a popular series.

@ HARVEY: OMG, my fan! Thank you for being my fan. ^_^

@ MM-212: Well, the thing is... RE's old formula wasn't original. It really just mirrored a template that Alone in the Dark created four years earlier, and streamlined it slightly. That's not knocking RE or anything. They did popularize the genre, and I'd take RE over AitD any day, but you have to put it in perspective. Basically, RE is to AitD and Survival Horror what Doom was to Wolfenstein and the First-Person Shooter. And of course Capcom is concerned with making money. That's any game manufacturer's top concern, but I'm sure RE5 will be a quality title just as RE4 was. Was it a quality Resident Evil title? Well, I think that any true fan of the series knows the answer to that burning question.

@ Bio: Well, going back to the AitD thing, Capcom were always followers. AitD was quite popular here in the States when it first came out, and Capcom capitalized on that success. Most all game companies do this. They analyze the market for the popular trends and implement that into their own games. I know I've already said this more than once, but RE4 was a trend-setter. It was very influential, and you can see it's influence pretty much everywhere in gaming nowadays. So I think that's kind of an unfair statement. Yes, Capcom is mirroring some of the tweaks that have been made to a template it created, but I wouldn't necessarily knock them for that.


However, all that said, I agree that RE4 wasn't Survival Horror, or even horror for that matter. It was an action game, and has basically set the trend for action titles**. So don't get me wrong here... it pretty much burns my tits too, the fact that Capcom has completely revamped the series in terms of gameplay and story, and left us, the oldschool fanbase, in the dust. It also created a new fanbase who have no appreciation or knowledge of the older titles, and that's quite annoying too. The only thing that we can hope for is that RE5 might possibly be able to tie everything back together and give us a satisfying story that feels relevant to the rest of the series this time. I know, I know. It probably won't, but there's really no benefit in being a pessimist.


** One notable exception to this rule is Dead Space, which is amazing. RE5 could take a page out of it's book if you ask me. It definitely borrows from RE4, but it is much more atmospheric and slow-paced. Ammo is limited, so you're not running around gunning everything in sight. The combat itself is also much more involved. Basically, it places an emphasis on atmosphere and horror, which is an area where RE4 fell flat on it's face.

And again, sorry for the wall. You guys know how I am. I like the sound of my own typing.