We're pretty sure it's the first one.
We're pretty sure it's the first one.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 8:34AM (Unverified) said
This trailer reminds me of 28 days later.
And why cant this come to Wii? I dont want house of the dead! I want resident evil!!!
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And why cant this come to Wii? I dont want house of the dead! I want resident evil!!!
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 8:40AM (Unverified) said
christ almighty I want this game. I had never played a resident evil game since playing the wiimake of 4 and now I'm hooked.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 9:22AM (Unverified) said
never played a resident evil BEFORE re4 wii, not since.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 8:46AM (Unverified) said
it cant come to the wii cos you would need about 10 wii's put together to run the graphics of re5.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 8:51AM (Unverified) said
No, you just need skilled artists. Obviously it can't be ported to the Wii from the much more powerful PS3 and/or 360, but I haven't really seen anything of RE5 that wouldn't be able to turn out pretty nice on the Wii if done well. Not that it really matters though, I'm having a blast playing through RE4 again on Wii, and this doesn't really look too promising so far, but if it does turn out as good as RE5 then I have a 360 to play it on anyways.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 8:50AM (Unverified) said
Any reason why this is filed under just the xbox 360?
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 9:00AM (Unverified) said
Well, we weren't supposed to let this exclusive bit of info slip, but ... I'm dumb. It's fixed. Thanks, fella.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 9:05AM baby sea tuna said
Me wantee!
I seriously hope they add a couple of things that RE4 was missing though, like a quick weapon change and context sensitive CQC execution moves (a la The Darkness.) Either way, after playing RE4 for like the 5th time on the Wii, they could release the exact same game with a new story and updated graphics and I'd be fighting to be the first in line to buy it!
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I seriously hope they add a couple of things that RE4 was missing though, like a quick weapon change and context sensitive CQC execution moves (a la The Darkness.) Either way, after playing RE4 for like the 5th time on the Wii, they could release the exact same game with a new story and updated graphics and I'd be fighting to be the first in line to buy it!
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 9:27AM (Unverified) said
So it seems like RE5 will be in Detroit... :-P
Nice graphics, I hope it is as fun as RE4. It's a shame it will not be available for Wii.
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Nice graphics, I hope it is as fun as RE4. It's a shame it will not be available for Wii.
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 9:32AM (Unverified) said
So Capcom's going to Africa with RE5, making zombies out of the natives, and using a White guy as the protagonist? Ooh, the racism zealots are going to have a field day with this one. I see the Japanese company getting a crash course lesson in the hysterical American political correctness system.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 9:50AM (Unverified) said
To be fair, it is kinda touchy and demeaning in a "Great White Hope"/"Tarzan Conquers Africa" sort of way. Far be it from me to criticize consumer desire for Anglicized heroes, but you're probably right: the symbolism alone will invite controversy. That kind of controversy could only help to build hype and drive sales though.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 11:14AM zwarrior said
It's the same as RE4, except this time its not in a small town in Spain, its a Small town in... I can't guess what part of Africa, all those countries look alike
Black videogame characters that aren't athletes, gangsters, or Army men? Let's praise the diversity here
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Black videogame characters that aren't athletes, gangsters, or Army men? Let's praise the diversity here
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 1:05PM (Unverified) said
Same reaction -- given the sociopolitical system here in the US, you just know a white guy killing zombies who were once actual Africans, is going to raise all sorts of hysteria. Anyone who thinks otherwise, or is creeped out by the notion that this issue still exists, or who claims they don't see the issue here, is a fool who has no grasp the actual social climate here.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 10:44AM (Unverified) said
So wait, it's Chris Redfield eliminating all the people in Darfour not terrorists?
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 10:25AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
I don't trust Capcom to make this game.
Historically Japanese games have a very harsh view of blacks in general, either they are brutish or mute or comic characters.
A whole game based in Africa is going to be a PR nightmare IMO. Hopefully it will be pretty "fair" and not "bias"
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Historically Japanese games have a very harsh view of blacks in general, either they are brutish or mute or comic characters.
A whole game based in Africa is going to be a PR nightmare IMO. Hopefully it will be pretty "fair" and not "bias"
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 11:10AM zwarrior said
you just generalized a group of people about how they generalize a group of people.
Ever played Xenosaga? Some scenes depicted explorers in a small part of Africa, and they weren't biast against them. There are also numerous Animes and Japanese movies that depicts 3rd world countries fairly.
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Ever played Xenosaga? Some scenes depicted explorers in a small part of Africa, and they weren't biast against them. There are also numerous Animes and Japanese movies that depicts 3rd world countries fairly.
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 2:02PM (Unverified) said
"biast" hahaha.
You're generalizing, but there is some truth to what you said. Japan is ethnically homogeneous. The most famous black man in Japan at one time was a former football player who ate bananas much to the amusement of a culture that likens blacks to gorillas ( http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=970830954092486528&q=ufc ).
It's not that the Japanese are racist. They're just not generally all that understanding of foreigners. It's ignorance really. They're like children--happy, tech savvy, sushi-eating, wealthy children.
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You're generalizing, but there is some truth to what you said. Japan is ethnically homogeneous. The most famous black man in Japan at one time was a former football player who ate bananas much to the amusement of a culture that likens blacks to gorillas ( http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=970830954092486528&q=ufc ).
It's not that the Japanese are racist. They're just not generally all that understanding of foreigners. It's ignorance really. They're like children--happy, tech savvy, sushi-eating, wealthy children.
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 10:45AM (Unverified) said
I think I saw a flash of Frank's (Dead Rising) face in that video, I dunno, it may be this crack and meth I'm currently drinking like a slushy.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 11:03AM MysticMaven said
Joystiq, could you PLEASE link to Gametrailers or Youtube videos instead of Gamevideos? Their movies do not work on a lot of peoples macs and they seem to be in no hurry to fix it (it hasn't work since they've been around).
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 11:23AM PoisonedAl said
I keep saying that and they never do. I have a high speed broadband connection and a windows machine. Gamevideos's player is just utter shit.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 11:26AM (Unverified) said
But, but, how can this be? I thought Mac were better than PCs!
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 3:40PM MysticMaven said
Steve, it's because 1UP are anti-Apple zealots, much like yourself, and they don't want it working for the exact reason zombies like you will feel better about hating macs.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 11:16AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
I am not talking about Japanese people in general, just in gaming history.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 1:07PM (Unverified) said
well.. japanese media in general has never been that politically correct.
Watch any of the old pokemon or dragonball cartoons where the black characters all looked like something from a 40s disney cartoon, or a blackface act??
All i can say is that i sure HOPE they were zombies.. or it'll be trouble. (be nice if they gave us a black player character.. and one who wasn't a walking stereotype. but i don't expect that move to come from a japanese studio first..)
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Watch any of the old pokemon or dragonball cartoons where the black characters all looked like something from a 40s disney cartoon, or a blackface act??
All i can say is that i sure HOPE they were zombies.. or it'll be trouble. (be nice if they gave us a black player character.. and one who wasn't a walking stereotype. but i don't expect that move to come from a japanese studio first..)
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 11:38AM (Unverified) said
I want to love this game, but there is something creepy about a white hero wasting a load of black people. I agree that that's not going to go down well with a lot of people.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 12:19PM (Unverified) said
Maybe you need to stop seeing color in everything. I just saw a hero wasting a load of people, race or color wasn't even a thought. The fact that you would have said nothing at all if they were a bunch of white people being mowed down instead is what's creepy to me.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 12:26PM letherclad said
i love the series but i thought that was a lame trailer, it didnt get me excited at all
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 1:08PM kaneda26 said
You know, I can see everyones point about racism in this game. I, for one, would find it much less offensive if the African natives were Russian. But I'm just being facetious.
While I understand that Africa is a culturally diverse continent, I would not surprised to find small tribal communities consisting solely of dark skinned people. And if I was Umbrella, these people would make good candidates for experimentation. They would want to keep low profile.
Of course, this means the real problem is not how dark the natives' skins are, but that the locale is racist, in general. The white man does not belong there. I think we Americans would be much more comfortable if we found our main character in the middle east, killing Muslim zombies. Am I right?
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While I understand that Africa is a culturally diverse continent, I would not surprised to find small tribal communities consisting solely of dark skinned people. And if I was Umbrella, these people would make good candidates for experimentation. They would want to keep low profile.
Of course, this means the real problem is not how dark the natives' skins are, but that the locale is racist, in general. The white man does not belong there. I think we Americans would be much more comfortable if we found our main character in the middle east, killing Muslim zombies. Am I right?
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 2:10PM (Unverified) said
If this game were about a German guy wasting a bunch of Jewish zombies in Israel, you'd all be spitting venom and hoppin' mad.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 2:31PM (Unverified) said
They should have it for the wii too. Wii controls would be good on RE games (like they are for for re4 wii version and will probably be for Umbrella Chronicles).
The wii could have just as good graphics too..
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The wii could have just as good graphics too..
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 3:12PM ChrisAre said
Great, now I'm gonna have to go out and buy a ps3 or 360!
This looks like it has a lot of promise. I love how they're taking the whole "zombie" thing in a new direction. It doesn't change the feel of the game, but the story actually evolves. A sign that a staff of writers actually CARE whether or not the players believe the storyline.
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This looks like it has a lot of promise. I love how they're taking the whole "zombie" thing in a new direction. It doesn't change the feel of the game, but the story actually evolves. A sign that a staff of writers actually CARE whether or not the players believe the storyline.
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 8:17PM (Unverified) said
sure... if it walks like a cracker and crumbles like a cracker...
Whose nuts are you on?
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Whose nuts are you on?
Posted: Jul 11th 2007 7:44PM (Unverified) said
I remember Capcom said last year that these are new enemies, not zombies or crazy villagers/cultist with parasites inside their bodies. What they are I dont know.
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Posted: Jul 11th 2007 7:49PM (Unverified) said
And capcom hasn't confirmed who you play (although I do have to admit it looks like chris but he has brown hair.
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Posted: Jul 12th 2007 2:38AM (Unverified) said
This thread sums up every thing wrong with our society today a bunch of overly sensitive politically correct cry baby's out to censor every thing that might cause offence to a minority group how ever non intended it is.
I can just imagen your mentality while watching this vid instead of the adverage persons response of "hmm looks a bit dodgy tbh no game play footage gay" its more along the line of :
Shit ! black people in Africa o0 and the male lead from resident evil 1 with a gun! and omg hes white! i bet he's there to enslave those poor foke and send them to the cotton field.
:rollseyes: grow up ffs
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I can just imagen your mentality while watching this vid instead of the adverage persons response of "hmm looks a bit dodgy tbh no game play footage gay" its more along the line of :
Shit ! black people in Africa o0 and the male lead from resident evil 1 with a gun! and omg hes white! i bet he's there to enslave those poor foke and send them to the cotton field.
:rollseyes: grow up ffs
Posted: Jul 12th 2007 9:43AM (Unverified) said
Im with you dark
BBFC will shred this to death, as will the rest of europe (god I hate politcal correctness, wish i lives in USA or canada).
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BBFC will shred this to death, as will the rest of europe (god I hate politcal correctness, wish i lives in USA or canada).
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