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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 12:42AM ErikR said

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Great

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 12:43AM neoand12 said

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I just replayed all of the RE games a few days for Halloween. I'm so ready for this. I for one am looking forward to this one.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 12:53AM Ectoplasm said

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HUNK, Nemesis, and William? I might just have to give this a shot.

Know what this game needs, since it's not canon? Nemesis vs. Wesker. Give Wesker a reason to be there, and have the big lug's programming still recognize him as S.T.A.R.S. (if anyone ever even bothered to give him a whitelist in the first place). Now that's a fight I want to see.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:12AM Hurriquake said

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Are the original 3 games ever going to be available on PSN and XBLA? RE1 scared the crap out of me when I was a kid and I'd really like to relive those awesome memories.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:21AM Ectoplasm said

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@Hurriquake If you thought 1 was scary, wait until you play the GameCube remake (I won't spoil why, but it's not just the improved graphics). They should port that instead.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:32AM LimitedVertigo said

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@Hurriquake

RE 1-3 are available on the PSN. They have been for several years here in the states.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 2:30AM Hurriquake said

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@LimitedVertigo aaaahhh Crap, I'm a 360 owner. Well, maybe one day.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:28AM blessrok said

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@Hurriquake They've been available for awhile now and if you were a Plus subscriber you could have gotten them all for free about a month ago
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:29AM blessrok said

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@Hurriquake sorry...didn't see that someone already gave you that info.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:22AM Frangible said

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With cameo appearance from Kazuki Fuse, apparently.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:31AM Rusty Shackleford1 said

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I hope you can shoot and move in this game unlike most resident evil games

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:48AM Squawk said

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@Rusty Shackleford1
You can, I believe. I said something in game informer about it.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 2:46AM CrumbBum said

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@Squawk Correct. I have a soft spot for the RE franchise, but would never say that prior ones (even 4) controlled "well". I played this at PAX and was honestly really impressed with the mobility - much more Gears-ey than RE5-ey. It shares its predecessor's over-the-top narration and impossibility, but there were some really innovative elements brought to the mix as well. "Turning into a zombie" was a neat mechanic, and the swift use of the offhand pistol for suppressive fire (which autotargets the nearest threat) made you feel like you actually had the training the fiction is based upon without requiring you to be a right thumbstick ninja.

IMO, the gamer enthusiasm for this title is a little lower than it deserves. I think it will be a solid title.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:04PM kentuckyfried said

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@Rusty Shackleford1

You can. That's been a selling point for this title.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:05PM kentuckyfried said

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@CrumbBum

The droves of angry RE purists is evident on youtube. Craziness.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:55AM GeraltRivia said

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Its a good thing this is non cannon. The whole killing Leon off wouldn't feel right.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 2:00AM alpha defekt said

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My favorite RE character Hunk is in it? ( I was just him for Halloween in fact) plus A boss fight with G Birkins? This might have went into instabuy mode! I was worried before, but it sounds like they are trying for a lot of feedback from everyone. Hopefully it will tweak it into something at least awesome. Funny that the Tyrant is a pasted on Neca figure though ;)

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 2:30AM whitetrashshayno said

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Still rather have prototype version of mega man legends

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 4:13AM Ett said

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I have a bad feeling about this.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 8:08AM Pure Black World Tendency said

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@Ett

Me too. This is not the kind of RE game I want.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 8:31AM themisanthrope said

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RE has sucked since Code Veronica.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 8:45AM Guybrush said

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I'VE ALREADY PLAYED THIS STORY AND YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.

Seriously, what is this? Did they not bother to go back and play Resi 2? NONE of this trash happens in the story. This is almost as bad as zombies with guns (i'm looking at you Resi 5).

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 9:30AM OmgUmad said

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@Guybrush

noncannon.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 9:30AM OmgUmad said

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Miss Redfield's hawt

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:39AM Tappybot said

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Retelling of 2 and 3? Is nothing sacred??

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:51AM Fawst said

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@Tappybot Two words: Star Wars.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:47AM Fawst said

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They should have called this Resident Evil Gaiden. It would have been less confusing to people that don't "get it." But then people that don't "get" things will probably think it's a crossover with Ninja Gaiden.

Looks like Capcom is going to get around the little wrinkle of KILLING CIVILIANS by having the only "survivors" be characters like Leon and Claire.

I'm looking forward to the inevitable three-way battle between my squad, Leon and Nemesis. (Please let there be a raging battle between my squad, Leon and Nemesis!)

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 10:50AM Tappybot said

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Oh dear... This looks... Ugh. What are they doing?

First Chris gets biceps larger than his head... Now Leon's voice is getting grislier with each appearance (much like Wesker whose voice has become more Snidely Whiplash)

What happened to horror? Do they not understand horror? Why all the flashy hollywood bullshit?

..Yeah I know this one isn't a horror game... but comon.. this is Saturday Morning quality story telling.. What's with the bad guys all having international accents? Are the badguys a team of America's worst enemies?

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 11:20AM foxhound said

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@Tappybot
Why bother making a good story/character development if people will buy the half-assed product, so long as you slap a "RESIDENT EVIL" moniker upon it?
Sad but true for so many well-known IPs now. Including some of my own fandoms... ­ ¬_¬"
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:08PM kentuckyfried said

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@Tappybot

There's nothing wrong with Capcom taking this franchise into new directions as long as it's done right.

There are plenty of fans that have been clamoring for action controls like this one since day 1.

Then again, it isn't "survival horror" anymore and Capcom has indicated this by making it an offshoot title.

Now if they made RE into a card game or a cart racer, that's a different story. Card game....maybe. Cart racer? unforgivable.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 4:02PM Lordd G said

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@kentuckyfried: I dunno, I bet the Wesker cart would be pretty kick ass...
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 12:59PM accretion said

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You know what would be great, if Capcom can negotiate with Marvel to also use some of the Marvel characters in some of their non-fighting game franchises. Like have Wolverine or Cap or some other non-overly powerful Marvel hero in a Resident Evil or Devil May Cry game, even as DLC.

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 1:18PM kentuckyfried said

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@accretion

That would be fun....Resident Evil Street Fighter Plus Alpha!
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 4:01PM Lordd G said

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Alright... what crappy Capcom-published game do I have to buy to access the beta??

Posted: Nov 1st 2011 9:01PM kentuckyfried said

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@Lordd G

Dark Void 2. =)
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Posted: Nov 1st 2011 7:03PM RequiemDogma said

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All you need to do is see the gameplay videos from each of their showings to know where this is going. The game to date, is not impressive, it's even less RE than 5 was, if that's possible.

As for "where's the horror", look at Hollywood. They're telling the world that "western horror" is gross-out close ups, rape scenes, and child violence.
2 out of those 3 things wont get published in a mainstream video game in America if it wants access to the highly lucrative Walmart market. What's that leave us with?

Maybe if I stick a Resident Evil sticker on my Dead Island disks I can pretend the series is headed in the right direction again.

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