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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 23, 2012 (12:54 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Eh, I don't know. This score doesn't reflect the level of pure enjoyment I'm having with the title. That isn't to say I disagree with your complaints about story. But I think I gave up on Resident Evil's story back in Code Veronica and never really cared since then. Maybe I cared a little bit after RE4, because there were sort've these hints that Capcom wanted to try and tie up some loose ends, but when they failed to do that in the next three games (that's RE5 and the couple games they made for the PSP, not to mention those two rail shooters for the Wii) I went back to not caring.
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Author: Fiddlesticks
Posted: October 23, 2012 (03:56 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I would hope we don't agree on the score if you like the game when clearly I don't.
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Author: Roto13
Posted: October 23, 2012 (07:53 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Kind of surprised that you didn't mention the controls, since that's the thing people seem to complain about the most.
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Author: Fiddlesticks
Posted: October 23, 2012 (12:28 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I had no beef with the controls. That's why I didn't mention them.
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Author: Roto13
Posted: October 23, 2012 (01:06 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
What about the lack of instructions or a tutorial? It never tells you about diving and rolling and rolling into cover and being able to quickly mix herbs and stuff like that.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: October 23, 2012 (02:33 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Rhody, it explains that stuff (the herb mixing in particular) in the introductory level, which is very much a tutorial stage.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 23, 2012 (02:44 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm with Rhody on this. Even with the tutorial, we discovered dodging pretty much by accident and some things, like the quick shot and quick mix, through gamefaqs. An instruction book would've been nice.
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Author: Fiddlesticks
Posted: October 23, 2012 (03:16 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
There's nothing wrong with discovering things on your own. I hate it when games spoon feed the player.
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Author: Roto13
Posted: October 23, 2012 (05:18 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Jason, you're talking about the regular herb mixing system. I'm talking about the fact that if you don't have any herbs equipped but there are some in your inventory, you can hold R2 and press square and it will automatically mix them and equip them.
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Author: Fiddlesticks
Posted: October 23, 2012 (06:59 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
lol, you not knowing how to make herb tic tacs on the fly caused you not to know how to play the game? Because that's what you're arguing. Did you know that if you fire the guns, they kill zombies if you aim properly?
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Author: Roto13
Posted: October 23, 2012 (07:51 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Ok, first and foremost, lose the attitude. I mean it.
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Author: dementedhut
Posted: October 23, 2012 (08:27 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm not picking sides in this supposed argument, but I can kinda understand why Fiddlesticks is being defensive. Though, he could've handled that last post a little better. He took all this time to write a coherent review about his experience with RE6, and the reactions he's reading about it is "your score doesn't agree with my enjoyment of RE6" and "how come you didn't hate the controls?". But, of course, if read deeper, Zipp did agree with aspects of his review, and Roto was simply wondering why there were a lack of explanation of certain mechanics. Just wanted to throw my 2 cents out there.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: October 23, 2012 (09:13 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I haven't actually read the review but I just want to say that I had a Redbox copy of Resident Evil 6 for a week and literally only played the prologue in that time. That's how poor a first impression this game made on me.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 23, 2012 (11:47 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah, good summary Pickhut. I should also say that I found the review to be pretty damn funny; I was thinking the exact same thing about T-Rex and Final Fantasy bosses while playing—we even called that out during the game.
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Author: Fiddlesticks
Posted: October 24, 2012 (03:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks pickhut. To your point, Zipp, Resident Evil has always been over the top (zombie outbreaks usually are). My discomfort with this particular game's plot is how it offers no build-up. All the context for why the main characters are in the situation that they are in can really only be gleaned through convoluted cut scenes or unlockable files. Other RE titles had better build-up and plot arcs. Here your actions are the result of Capcom wanting the game to be not survival horror but straight up action. But it's not fresh or exciting action. It's been done a hundred times before - and better - by Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Uncharted, Gears of War, etc. Because the story is so in your face and takes itsel so seriously - but is so obviously out of ideas (neo-Umbrella, really?) - I grew tired of it's b-movie qualities very quickly.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 24, 2012 (10:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You are definitely right that the series has grown pretty tired in terms of originality. I won't argue with that, not one bit.
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Author: Sise-Neg
Posted: October 24, 2012 (05:06 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Nemesis >>>>>>>> Ustanak.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: October 24, 2012 (08:10 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hell yeah, RE:3!!!
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Author: Sise-Neg
Posted: October 25, 2012 (01:26 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I've played RE3 so many times that I completely own it. I even completed a walkthrough on it getting an A rank, all Nemesis drops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUj-KyRL4r0&feature=g-all-u
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Author: Fiddlesticks
Posted: October 25, 2012 (04:05 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
That's exactly what agent hunt lets you do. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: October 26, 2012 (11:08 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This is an excellent review. Pretty much sums up my feelings on the game. After beating the Leon/Helena storyline, I thought, maybe the Chris/Piers mission will be more exciting. And it's not. So we get four weak minigames. I'd have preferred one good game instead. The crappy QTE and the considerable weight of the limited melee 'system' are beyond disappointing.
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