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**Fryza** · 01-29-2009, 03:50 PM

Downloaded the demo, never played an RE game before.

After playing the demo, I am going to continue the above trend. Game sucked shit. Controls are sluggish, and generally require two buttons, stopping to reload does not equal horror elements or strategy.

If this is how all Resident Evils have played, I hope the sales of this game are as bad as the game itself. Thank God Dead Rising 2 just got announced.

**UmbrellaCorporation** · 01-29-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Fryza

Thank God Dead Rising 2 just got announced.

Well, L4D just went even further down the list. DR 2...can't wait. Sorry Valve. You kept me busy for a short while, but that cheap quality only lasts for so long. Only thing is that I hope that DR 2 has more of a "free" feel to it, not being restricted by time constraints.

As for this one, I don't understand the hate for it. Sure, the controls are sluggish, but to me, 4 felt pretty bad in that aspect too. RE has never been known for its control scheme, especially back in the earlier days (to move any direction, press up? what).

I hope it gets better reactions when it comes out, but I'm loving the demo. Played it through several times already.

G · 01-29-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by UmbrellaCorporation

As for this one, I don't understand the hate for it. Sure, the controls are sluggish, but to me, 4 felt pretty bad in that aspect too. RE has never been known for its control scheme, especially back in the earlier days (to move any direction, press up? what).

That's the problem. They were great years ago, but so much better shit has come out since.

**Drakul** · 01-30-2009, 03:08 AM

I just got through playing the RE5 demo properly. I checked options and increased the speed of aiming to fastest and it made aiming decent. Ammo is everywhere, believe it or not and you just have to look for it. At no point in the demo did I run out of ammo even though Sheva did constantly, even when I split my ammo with her. Check drawers, other shacks etc and you should find plenty of handgun ammo. There is even a machine gun in a brief case somewhere in the first level which makes things a little easier. Not being able to shoot or reload while moving is a bit stupid and it cost me in the second level. The chainsaw boss at the end of level 2 really shows the fault in the "no walking while shooting" thing. Having a fast, one-hit-kills boss in a narrow alleyway that I can't avoid and shoot doesn't work. Overall, While it's a bit harder than usual RE games it's not as great as I thought it would be and I'm not talking about the typical fanboy thoughts of a game being flawlessly orgasmic. I expected it to equal RE4 and I think it's fallen short but with it only being a demo, I can't really say that. It's not at all scary based on the demo. I think the chainsaw boss would have been freaky if I hadn't gotten used to Dr Salvador in RE4.

Hopefully, in later levels, the game really picks up. I wont be buying it on release now and I wont be getting the LE. Once I'm done with whatever games I get between now and RE5 coming down in price, I'll buy it.

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01-29-2009, 03:50 PM	#1
Fryza Fthagn? Posts: 10,042	Downloaded the demo, never played an RE game before. After playing the demo, I am going to continue the above trend. Game sucked shit. Controls are sluggish, and generally require two buttons, stopping to reload does not equal horror elements or strategy. If this is how all Resident Evils have played, I hope the sales of this game are as bad as the game itself. Thank God Dead Rising 2 just got announced.

01-30-2009, 03:08 AM	#4
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	I just got through playing the RE5 demo properly. I checked options and increased the speed of aiming to fastest and it made aiming decent. Ammo is everywhere, believe it or not and you just have to look for it. At no point in the demo did I run out of ammo even though Sheva did constantly, even when I split my ammo with her. Check drawers, other shacks etc and you should find plenty of handgun ammo. There is even a machine gun in a brief case somewhere in the first level which makes things a little easier. Not being able to shoot or reload while moving is a bit stupid and it cost me in the second level. The chainsaw boss at the end of level 2 really shows the fault in the "no walking while shooting" thing. Having a fast, one-hit-kills boss in a narrow alleyway that I can't avoid and shoot doesn't work. Overall, While it's a bit harder than usual RE games it's not as great as I thought it would be and I'm not talking about the typical fanboy thoughts of a game being flawlessly orgasmic. I expected it to equal RE4 and I think it's fallen short but with it only being a demo, I can't really say that. It's not at all scary based on the demo. I think the chainsaw boss would have been freaky if I hadn't gotten used to Dr Salvador in RE4. Hopefully, in later levels, the game really picks up. I wont be buying it on release now and I wont be getting the LE. Once I'm done with whatever games I get between now and RE5 coming down in price, I'll buy it.