It's not the best quality footage, but Capcom's done us all a solid and uploaded 32 minutes of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City gameplay, direct from its Comic-Con booth. Honestly, we feel pretty bad for the zombies. These Umbrella operatives are strapped to the nines, and with giant Hunters running around, it seems it just isn't safe for a zombie to wander the streets at night any more.
It's not the best quality footage, but Capcom's done us all a solid and uploaded 32 minutes of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City gameplay, direct from its Comic-Con booth. Honestly, we feel pretty bad for the zombies. These Umbrella operatives are strapped to the nines, and with giant Hunters running around, it seems it just isn't safe for a zombie to wander the streets at night any more.
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:05PM LimitedVertigo said
When I think RE I sure don't think "Squad Based Shooter", bla. Give us some info on the Resident Evil PSP game that was announced 2 years ago!
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:06PM MSKiller aka Sony4life said
This looks like a game with a multiplayer I will enjoy, I too picky, but this looks absolute beast.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:09PM Ryuk said
It reminds me of L4D but at least resident evil is amping up the zombie aspect of the series, i mean when it came to zombies, RE5 didn't do anything, I enjoyed it but angry African tribals was a little weird
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:14PM aroGADGET said
SOCOM: Zombie Confrontation
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:15PM ErikR said
R.I.P. Resident Evil...
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:54PM LimitedVertigo said
@ErikR
RE died during the production of RE5, now it's just rotting in hell where it deserves.
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RE died during the production of RE5, now it's just rotting in hell where it deserves.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 8:29PM Tar Heel360 said
@DBuckEye
Exactly. For some reason RE was the only game series not allowed to change, per the "fans". Zelda isn't far behind though.
That said, looking forward to see what they do with Revelations and RE6. Just keep giving us excellent games.
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Exactly. For some reason RE was the only game series not allowed to change, per the "fans". Zelda isn't far behind though.
That said, looking forward to see what they do with Revelations and RE6. Just keep giving us excellent games.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 8:04AM Tar Heel360 said
@Theneverendingsoda
No it's an opinion. I wouldn't classify RE4 or 5 as pure survival horror, but they are certainly GREAT games, and most definitely RE games at that. Here I'll help you understand how they fit together since you think RE4 is a "new ip" or some nonsense.
RE0-3--Starts and finishes the story arc of the Virus outbreak and Raccoon City's demise. Begins the STARS VS Umbrella story arc.
CVX-RE4: From a storyline standpoint the weakest in the entire arc, but they set up the cllimax.
RE5: Everything that has been building from RE0 comes to a head in what appears to end the Umbrella vs STARS story arc. Interested to see where they go with RE6.
Oh, you can keep your archaic static camera angles, Dead Space proved those are no longer needed for survival horror.
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No it's an opinion. I wouldn't classify RE4 or 5 as pure survival horror, but they are certainly GREAT games, and most definitely RE games at that. Here I'll help you understand how they fit together since you think RE4 is a "new ip" or some nonsense.
RE0-3--Starts and finishes the story arc of the Virus outbreak and Raccoon City's demise. Begins the STARS VS Umbrella story arc.
CVX-RE4: From a storyline standpoint the weakest in the entire arc, but they set up the cllimax.
RE5: Everything that has been building from RE0 comes to a head in what appears to end the Umbrella vs STARS story arc. Interested to see where they go with RE6.
Oh, you can keep your archaic static camera angles, Dead Space proved those are no longer needed for survival horror.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 8:54AM Spookimitsu said
@Theneverendingsoda
Oh I get what you are saying. Resident evil is defined only by its static camera system. & therefore yeah the series died and no one even plays parts 4 or 5 anymore.
Wait. What?? I'm sorry, please sell crazy somewhere else. Sweet Mary I am effing tired of all the "I want an old RE" belly aching.
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Oh I get what you are saying. Resident evil is defined only by its static camera system. & therefore yeah the series died and no one even plays parts 4 or 5 anymore.
Wait. What?? I'm sorry, please sell crazy somewhere else. Sweet Mary I am effing tired of all the "I want an old RE" belly aching.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:17PM Jawmuncher said
I still don't get all the negativity over This game for being different.
This isn't a actual "canon" game which is one of the reasons why it's taking a more action approach.
Back when Mercenaries 3D was coming out capcom said they have 2 fanbases to aim for now. The Action crowd and the horror crowd.
Mercs 3D and this are obviously for the action crowd.
However the upcoming Revelations and rumored RE6 are going back to the survival horror roots.
Besides that I think this looks pretty cool. Honestly I'd rather have RE Outbreak 3 for my coop resident evil fix but this is fine.
This isn't a actual "canon" game which is one of the reasons why it's taking a more action approach.
Back when Mercenaries 3D was coming out capcom said they have 2 fanbases to aim for now. The Action crowd and the horror crowd.
Mercs 3D and this are obviously for the action crowd.
However the upcoming Revelations and rumored RE6 are going back to the survival horror roots.
Besides that I think this looks pretty cool. Honestly I'd rather have RE Outbreak 3 for my coop resident evil fix but this is fine.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:25PM Gmail Calendar Rep said
@Jawmuncher
Sorry I'm over playing these games solely for their brand name and frankly I'm almost over playing games that are repeatedly defined as "fine". "Fine" as I've come to notice defines a boring unimaginative but playable game that isn't worth my time in this crowded market of games.
This game in particular looks like the stagnating Capcom once again reaching out to a Western dev to take their IP and make a western shooter out of it. The gritty Megaman third person cover shooter is coming I can feel it!
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Sorry I'm over playing these games solely for their brand name and frankly I'm almost over playing games that are repeatedly defined as "fine". "Fine" as I've come to notice defines a boring unimaginative but playable game that isn't worth my time in this crowded market of games.
This game in particular looks like the stagnating Capcom once again reaching out to a Western dev to take their IP and make a western shooter out of it. The gritty Megaman third person cover shooter is coming I can feel it!
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 8:57PM kentuckyfried said
@Jawmuncher
The RE purists continually need something to cry about.
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The RE purists continually need something to cry about.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:18PM Gmail Calendar Rep said
Fighting hordes of zombies and other crazy monsters wasn't enough so they have to throw team deathmatch in there, I love TDM in certain game but devs have to think of new ways to do multiplayer rather than relying on deathmatch like a crutch.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:20PM lessthankris said
Wow, sure has alot of dislikes.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:31PM SpaceFox said
No thanks Joystiq, I watched 1 minute and that was enough. Game looks.... meh.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:32PM Barry Burton said
I think this game will be as good as Gun Survivor. Yes, that bad.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:34PM Nook said
If this is what Crapcom is considering a REmake of 2 - then screw those guys!!
I could stand only 25 seconds of this.
LOUD SOUND!runZOMBIE MOAN!runBANG! BANG! BANG!runGRENADE!
I could stand only 25 seconds of this.
LOUD SOUND!runZOMBIE MOAN!runBANG! BANG! BANG!runGRENADE!
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:39PM Marco le Polo said
@Nook
Yea I miss the silence too. Maybe some wind or a creaky creak here and there, footsteps, opening doors, typewriters, menu noises, those clicks when you pick something up, etc.
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Yea I miss the silence too. Maybe some wind or a creaky creak here and there, footsteps, opening doors, typewriters, menu noises, those clicks when you pick something up, etc.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:35PM Pete207 said
This a new engine focused on nothing but movment? Graphics are worse than resi 5.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:37PM Marco le Polo said
At least the controls look better than the Outbreak games. I think I still would rather play those though if ya know, the servers were still up :(
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:40PM Marco le Polo said
@(Unverified)
You have officially unoffically unverified yourself, Moxxi.
You have officially unoffically unverified yourself, Moxxi.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:45PM Talos Izanagi said
Capcom is on such a stinking streak lately. First they cancel Megaman 3 due to "lack of interest" Then they outsource DmC to Ninja Theory of all developers...and now this. Crapcom is really sucking lemons as of late.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 6:55PM aea0a095 said
I was a bit weary on RE5, but at least that game turned out pretty fun, and had mostly well lit environments which I happened to like as opposed to what I see in this game where it's difficult to make out anything since it's all so dark.
Watching this video though, it looks terrible. With 4 player CO-OP, I doubt it's even possible to add in any form of a storyline or objectives that aren't just running around and killing everything in sight mindlessly.
Watching this video though, it looks terrible. With 4 player CO-OP, I doubt it's even possible to add in any form of a storyline or objectives that aren't just running around and killing everything in sight mindlessly.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 7:01PM Diet Kane said
Whatever happened to survival horror?
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 7:02PM RickGhastly said
I'm open-minded with the direction, provided it remains an off-shoot. I mean let's face it, it's not like the series is some beacon of integrity (I don't see how this'd be any more egregious than another gun survivor title, or better yet, another Game.com entry). It could be fun.
That said, a lot of the gameplay has looked pretty robotic and clunky so far. This is reminding me more of a budget-tier, Lead & Gold kind of title than any full priced release. I know they have plenty of time to polish it up, but there are games out there like Bioshock Inifinite and Tomb Raider which already look a LOT better and are even further off into the future.
That said, a lot of the gameplay has looked pretty robotic and clunky so far. This is reminding me more of a budget-tier, Lead & Gold kind of title than any full priced release. I know they have plenty of time to polish it up, but there are games out there like Bioshock Inifinite and Tomb Raider which already look a LOT better and are even further off into the future.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 7:11PM L8Cairo said
I truly don't understand why everyone hates this. IT WON'T COME OUT FOR ANOTHER 5 MONTHS! watching a game and playing it are two COMPLETELY different things. I swear, capcom is a company that is damned if they do, damned if they don't. they try to do something new in terms of game play in a resident evil game, people hate them. if they make a up-dated remake of a old fighting game, people hate them. they try to patch a game that people see as "un-balanced" people hate them.
how do you completely hate a game that hasn't even came out yet?
this is why a lot of companies are AFRAID to try ANYTHING NEW because people want the same old thing.
how do you completely hate a game that hasn't even came out yet?
this is why a lot of companies are AFRAID to try ANYTHING NEW because people want the same old thing.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 7:13PM Dhexodus said
Let me get this straight...
THIS has more interest than Megaman?!
I call shenanigans, Capcom.
THIS has more interest than Megaman?!
I call shenanigans, Capcom.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 7:14PM Red Deer said
Admittedly i've always wanted an open world Resident Evil game based around Racoon City. But i've always imagined it with features such as destruction i'd find in games like Battlefield 3, alongside a decent story line (which is why i thought RE would be the first) and some badass back-to-back 2/4 player co-op.
That and it has to be alot more "survivor" based. Which is why im liking the look of Dead Island admittedly. Theres no real fear when you have Melee only enimies and plentiful ammo. Becomes a run n gun.
That and it has to be alot more "survivor" based. Which is why im liking the look of Dead Island admittedly. Theres no real fear when you have Melee only enimies and plentiful ammo. Becomes a run n gun.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 8:58PM kentuckyfried said
If they somehow keep this game from becoming a headshot-fest, that's fun, then I'll be more than happy to buy it.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 9:26PM RequiemDogma said
Looks about as promising as when Syphon Filter went the same way.
Boo.
Boo.
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 9:48PM The Pork said
God I hate Resident Evil purists.
Someone earlier in this comments section says that RE4 is a great game, but it's "not Resident Evil." Really? The box tells me it is.
I hate to be so immature, but eat balls, RE purists. Every game can't be Resident Evil freakin' 1. I can't remember ever hearing a group of fans complain as much as RE purists do about an AWESOME GAME (which RE4 is, plain and simple).
Someone earlier in this comments section says that RE4 is a great game, but it's "not Resident Evil." Really? The box tells me it is.
I hate to be so immature, but eat balls, RE purists. Every game can't be Resident Evil freakin' 1. I can't remember ever hearing a group of fans complain as much as RE purists do about an AWESOME GAME (which RE4 is, plain and simple).
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 10:37PM Hako said
@The Pork
people say because it as nothing to do with zombies. RE4 is a good game, perfecting RE 0-3,OB,and CV camera, having a big suitcase to hold items, and having great moments. but re5 was the worst, they change Chris Redfield looks, only 9 slots for your items, adding Sheva Alomar to the game so RE5 was not racist and so on.
To me RE2 is the best game and I'm going to get this game to try it out and if I like it i'll play it more.
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people say because it as nothing to do with zombies. RE4 is a good game, perfecting RE 0-3,OB,and CV camera, having a big suitcase to hold items, and having great moments. but re5 was the worst, they change Chris Redfield looks, only 9 slots for your items, adding Sheva Alomar to the game so RE5 was not racist and so on.
To me RE2 is the best game and I'm going to get this game to try it out and if I like it i'll play it more.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 3:42AM Marco le Polo said
@The Pork
I thought RE4 was awesome. I guess I'm not as pure as I thought :'(
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I thought RE4 was awesome. I guess I'm not as pure as I thought :'(
Posted: Aug 9th 2011 11:20PM Phame said
WOW ! Looks like Left 4 Dead on Meth ! Can't wait ! About time Capcom put the fear back in resident evil !
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 12:07AM (Unverified) said
first of all i am a huge resident evil fan! i played the first one day one when it came out!! i loved all of them and this game is what i dreamed resident evil 2 could of been! If you can unlock wesker, hunk, mr. x, and nemesis to play as that would be pretty freaking awesome! -just a dream ,probably!! i didnt hate resident evil 4 or 5 but it took awhile to grow on me....i still play res evil 5 gold edition! if they didnt change the formula over the years it would of died...outbreak file 2 is when the series started to take a shit and they knew it and brought in new ideas and back old friends for res 4...i bet this game will make old fans happy and bring many new fans into the series and lore of it :)
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 12:10AM TheBrainninja said
...Do I *have* to?
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 1:31AM SgtDookie said
I enjoyed RE4 and this looks like i probably will enjoy it too but (and i may be the minority) i would like to see an updated "old style" RE with pre rendered backgrounds,Tyrants/zombies,emphasis on ammo conservation,enviornmental puzzles and labyrinth like level design where you need to find items and figure out where to use them to access deeper parts of sections.
Also they could do away with the "clockwork" turning style of characters and have them full analog.
I like the newer games but they just arent the same anymore,more of third person shooters than survival horror.
/end rant
Also they could do away with the "clockwork" turning style of characters and have them full analog.
I like the newer games but they just arent the same anymore,more of third person shooters than survival horror.
/end rant
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 1:38AM Dcmac said
This was made my Slant Six, those guys who made that utter disgrace called Socom: Confrontation that was released while unfinished and wasn't working properly until a YEAR after release.
This looks like Socom a lot, which is the reason they were assigned to it. This game is going to blow.
This looks like Socom a lot, which is the reason they were assigned to it. This game is going to blow.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 4:37AM Strik3ud0wn said
I don't get why everyone is hating on this. Yes, the original resident evils were awesome but honestly have a slow paced survival horror gets boring. If a city were infected like Raccoon city it would be fast paced and you won't be able to stop to relax or anything. Capcom might have done a horrible job on RE5's survival aspects but it's a good game and a good storyline. The only thing I don't get is the story line for this game. If the operatives come in contact with Leon or Claire it F-up the story hopefully they don't do that.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 5:15AM Narmo23 said
@Strik3ud0wn The first part of your post tells me that you are one of those, "Let me play CoD / Halo." kind of people. Or maybe you had a hard time with the original games (if you even played them). Choose one.
The original REs was what defined the series, and also defined the survival horror genre. The "older" generation wants those back, but sales dictate the need for crap like RE5 and... this wannabe-L4D-with-a-few-tricks -- we already have enough of these from other devs.
But hey, what can you expect from a good-turned-evil company such as *cough* Crapcom *cough*?
RIP Resident Evil, you had a good run.
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The original REs was what defined the series, and also defined the survival horror genre. The "older" generation wants those back, but sales dictate the need for crap like RE5 and... this wannabe-L4D-with-a-few-tricks -- we already have enough of these from other devs.
But hey, what can you expect from a good-turned-evil company such as *cough* Crapcom *cough*?
RIP Resident Evil, you had a good run.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 7:16AM Strik3ud0wn said
@Narmo23
Well I guess you can't read I loved the previous Resident Evils I actually own all of them. If you read I said that RE5 was fun but didn't hit the survival horror. As for being a COD/Halo fanatic I hate but I mean I hate those games with all that I have and I don't own a 360 because it's an inferior system. But like I said before yes the games are awesome but that a closed environment in a building or complex. This is open streets explain how a city that gets infected you won't have to survive the way the gameplay is. So please watch what you say and the only flaw Capcom has is that keep bringing out the same game multiple times.
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Well I guess you can't read I loved the previous Resident Evils I actually own all of them. If you read I said that RE5 was fun but didn't hit the survival horror. As for being a COD/Halo fanatic I hate but I mean I hate those games with all that I have and I don't own a 360 because it's an inferior system. But like I said before yes the games are awesome but that a closed environment in a building or complex. This is open streets explain how a city that gets infected you won't have to survive the way the gameplay is. So please watch what you say and the only flaw Capcom has is that keep bringing out the same game multiple times.
Posted: Aug 10th 2011 7:37AM Strik3ud0wn said
To be honest what Capcom should have done is keep the core gameplay of the original REs the puzzles the indoors and the "OH SHIT" moments. Put the over the shoulder camera to have a better view of things. Most importantly keep the zombies and since you have more freedom with the over the shoulder view give the zombies, B.O.W.s, and tyrants more health or add a few more to make it interesting.
Posted: Aug 12th 2011 2:00PM DietSoap said
Sorry RE fans.
