Resident Evil 4

[GhostofAnakin]

I finally picked it up for my PS2 and I have to say it reminded me why I used to be a big fan of the RE series.

 

The only comment I have is wondering why the story diverged so far from the RE storyline of Umbrella and whatnot.

[Haitoku]

I finally picked it up for my PS2 and I have to say it reminded me why I used to be a big fan of the RE series.

 

The only comment I have is wondering why the story diverged so far from the RE storyline of Umbrella and whatnot.

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I believe the altered the storyline so much because the old one really wasn't going anywhere.

 

EDIT : Oh, and there is much you still need to see. Finish the game.

Edited January 11, 2006 by Haitoku

[Darque]

The story was altered for several reasons...

 

1) RE4 was made to be RE-for-n00bs

 

So a new story would be easier for n00bs to follow than "part 4" of an existing one.

 

2) Mikami went insane.

[Gabrielle]

Dare I ask, a console only game?

[Nick_i_am]

Pretty much.

[GhostofAnakin]

EDIT : Oh, and there is much you still need to see.  Finish the game.

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I meant I finished it. The only things I haven't done are play through the mercenary missions.

[Haitoku]

The story was altered for several reasons...

 

1) RE4 was made to be RE-for-n00bs

 

So a new story would be easier for n00bs to follow than "part 4" of an existing one.

 

2) Mikami went insane.

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And because the story was going nowhere! I was happy with the explanation on why Umbrella went down... it was weird, I always imagined them being destroyed by their own creations. But, hehe, I thought RE4 did an excellent job closing that up. Unexpected, but good.

 

I meant I finished it. The only things I haven't done are play through the mercenary missions.

 

Then you understand that the major players are still in the game and they are up to their old tricks.

 

Dare I ask, a console only game?

 

This game trumps 90% of the stuff that came out on PC this year... You should give it a try.

 

EDIT : 05' I mean.

Edited January 11, 2006 by Haitoku

[Darque]

And because the story was going nowhere!  I was happy with the explanation on why Umbrella went down... it was weird, I always imagined them being destroyed by their own creations.  But, hehe, I thought RE4 did an excellent job closing that up.  Unexpected, but good.

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No.

 

One of the original plans was to finish the story and tie up all the loose ends with RE4.

 

Instead they abandoned it and glossed over it for the crap we got instead.

 

At least RE5 will do what RE4 was supposed to do.

[GhostofAnakin]

No.

 

One of the original plans was to finish the story and tie up all the loose ends with RE4.

 

Instead they abandoned it and glossed over it for the crap we got instead.

 

At least RE5 will do what RE4 was supposed to do.

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I've heard that RE5 is supposed to wrap up the "Umbrella" storyline and also incorporate the events from RE4 into it.

 

WESKER IS GOD.

[GhostofAnakin]

Then you understand that the major players are still in the game and they are up to their old tricks.

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Yes. But it still didn't have anything to do with the Umbrella, T-Virus, etc. storyline though.

[Darque]

Wesker owns your soul.

[Judas]

I've been wanting to play this for a while...so I don't need to know what happened in RE 1-3 to enjoy 4 then?

[Hell Kitty]

Yes.  But it still didn't have anything to do with the Umbrella, T-Virus, etc. storyline though.

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It did have something to do with Umbrella, what with Wesker in the background trying to restore Umbrella.

[Darque]

Nope.

 

REmake/RE1 would make a few details make more sense.

RE2 would give a lot of insight into Leon and some of the character relationships.

 

But overall neither is needed to really understand or appreciate RE4.

 

Edit: That reply was to Judas.

Edited January 11, 2006 by Darque

[Gabrielle]

Pretty much.

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How dreadful. But there are other things to occupy my time with.

[Nick_i_am]

Pretty much.

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How dreadful. But there are other things to occupy my time with.

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To be fair, it can be seen as narrowminded, but I can kind of understand your stance (at least, as far as I have understood) that console only = very bad.

 

Without getting too far off topic or starting some kind of flame war, what are your personal reasons for this (just random curiosity here).

 

As far as RE goes, how are the controls and camera in this ittiration of the game? I 'enjoyed' the other ones, but those were the two things that would stop me actually enjoying them.

Edited January 11, 2006 by Nick_i_am

[mkreku]

The camera is free, as in you look at what you want to look at. The controls are still the same old "rotate around your own axis" thing. You can't strafe, which is something most people feel very uncomfortable with for the first 15 minutes. But you'll get used to it eventually and the game is well worth the hassle.

[Nick_i_am]

So basically, same controls as before, but you can actually see what you're doing now.

[Hell Kitty]

It's a third-person, over the shoulder view, much better than the old fixed camera angles.

 

If you haven't played this game you should be put into a rocket and flown into the sun, along with all those who speak Klingon.

Edited January 11, 2006 by Hell Kitty

[Musopticon?]

Can I choose the rockets color?

Edited January 11, 2006 by Musopticon?

[Nick_i_am]

There is only one colour for the rocket. Pink. MANLY pink.

[Arkan]

MANLY pink.

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Oxymoron

[Musopticon?]

Nuh-uh. Testosterone is really pink.

[Hell Kitty]

Colour is irrelevant for a rocket that will be flown into the sun, but if it has to be a colour I choose rainbow.

 

Anyway, how about that RE4?

[Musopticon?]

No.

 

Have no PS2, will not play.