RE5 demo

[drew]

is this worth moving my xbox into the living room to dl this or not

[Rman]

is this worth moving my xbox into the living room to dl this or not

Do you have a bigger TV in your living room? If so, yes.  It's very pretty.

[ch1nchilla]

The bottom line is that this was just a demo, so why not take it as such? Who knows whether the full game will have all the awesome "come in and cover me" Gears of War shit?

[The Sceneman]

 RE4's length was great it was an awesome game that I didnt want to end. Dead Space was too long as every level was pretty similar, RE5 is going to whup its ass. Have you buttersoft silky-boys even played the RE5 demo? Its fucking awesome

wah wah tank controls blah blah

[The Sceneman]

I already tried the demo co-op, was not impressed. You might as well be playing two separate games. You each just stand there and mow down the zombies. Sometimes the game flashes HIT X TO SAVE YOUR FRIEND and you do a QTE and then you go back to shooting.

When you do co-op in something like Gears you're calling to each other to take position with a sniper, or to throw a grenade on your position, or to kill the guy who's trying to beat you down. In this game it feels pre-baked, like it makes no difference if your partner is a CPU or a human.

[Valcrist]

Its just become another third person shooter...but with shitty controls and zombies.

[pilonv1]

Its just become another third person shooter...but with shitty controls and zombies.

this is what i thought. hated the controls and wasnt overly impressed. will try the final game though

[Sho Nuff]

WOW HOLY SHIT

As far as graphics are concerned it's amazing. Nice clean 720p, great character models, awesome cinemas, and sexy temporal motion blur. Definitely the best-looking Japanese game I have ever seen without question.

But gameplay is 

[dark1x]

Giving RE5 another chance, I'm enjoying it a bit more.  I actually prefer playing with the RE4 style controls, oddly enough.  The updated controls leave your left thumb doing nothing while engaged in combat while the classic controls keeps both hands engaged at all times.  It was a mistake to prevent the player from moving while a weapon is drawn.  Even if it were a very slow movement, I think it would have made quite a difference.

What will make or break this game are the scenarios presented.  I can deal with the control limitations if they can manage to deliver scenario design on par with RE4.  The RE5 demo is basically on par with the RE4 demo (presents the same type of scenarios to the player).  It's just a shame that the controls hold it back.

I didn't have a problem with Dead Space length, even if the last bit was doing the same task over and over

Dead Space's last level is horrible, made slightly less so by a cool-looking, but dull final boss.  A big poop stain on the whole thing.

I didn't think the final level in Dead Space was all THAT bad.  At the very least, it offered some of the best visuals and atmosphere in the entire game.  Still, I can certainly agree that it could have been handled MUCH better.

[huckleberry]

WOW HOLY SHIT

As far as graphics are concerned it's amazing. Nice clean 720p, great character models, awesome cinemas, and sexy temporal motion blur. Definitely the best-looking Japanese game I have ever seen without question.

But gameplay is 

yeah,


graphics 


controls   







** on a positive note it sure is fun to shoot all those brown people.  There should be more games where you get to do that.

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[The Fake Shemp]

Dead Space am still superior.  Western developers trump their Japanese counterparts yet again.

[Sho Nuff]

WTF not only can you not walk while shooting, but you can't walk while reloading your gun

[GilloD]

This game fucking looks amazing. But it plays like shit. You can do "STOP N SHOOT" when every other developer in the modern world has gotten over that. It used to be a concession to cinematic action. now it just feels like a Playstation game. FIX THAT SHIT

[archie4208]

I didn't think it was anything special graphically.  Chris's model looked good but otherwise ehhhh.  Dead Space and Gears look much better IMO.

[huckleberry]

This game fucking looks amazing. But it plays like shit. You can do "STOP N SHOOT" when every other developer in the modern world has gotten over that. It used to be a concession to cinematic action. now it just feels like a Playstation game. FIX THAT SHIT

 

So true.

[Sho Nuff]

Gah I went back and played the other level.

It looks so good and the art direction is so consistent, but then you have these janky reused animation assets from RE4 (the noninterruptable enemy stumbles/hit reax) and they look soooo ghetto

Also, if you're holding "A" to run and push the stick to, say, the 8 o'clock position, you stop running and do a nice leisurely sloo-ooow turn

GAH WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME WESTERN GAMES TO STEAL THE CONTROLS FROM

[y2kev]

Why is the lighting so flat? Remember that first trailer with that amazing sun and warm tone to it? This is like almost all cool greens and grays.

[cool breeze]

 Sheva on attack mode actually does make her less distinguished mentally-challenged

Why is the lighting so flat? Remember that first trailer with that amazing sun and warm tone to it? This is like almost all cool greens and grays.

go watch the original MGS4 videos and compare those with the final.  Those Japanese have some moderately high ambitions.

btw, are they even doing the whole "heat makes Chris thirsty" thing anymore?

[y2kev]

I'm not talking about the MS Japan summit where they showed that first teaser. That was obviously BS. But E3 07 had a much different lighting style than the current build. It just looked much better.

But personally I think this game has been compromised aesthetically through and through. Seeing the "Arabs" (cubans) and whites number as many as the Africans strikes me as artificial, and there are 0 women in the demo. What?

[duckman2000]

I'm not talking about the MS Japan summit where they showed that first teaser. That was obviously BS. But E3 07 had a much different lighting style than the current build. It just looked much better.

But personally I think this game has been compromised aesthetically through and through. Seeing the "Arabs" (cubans) and whites number as many as the Africans strikes me as artificial, and there are 0 women in the demo. What?

It can't be as bad as Far Cry 2.

[CajoleJuice]

 

[dammitmattt]

demi,

Can you copy/paste those achievements/trophies for those of us stuck behind a firewall?

[Bebpo]

Gah I went back and played the other level.

It looks so good and the art direction is so consistent, but then you have these janky reused animation assets from RE4 (the noninterruptable enemy stumbles/hit reax) and they look soooo ghetto

Also, if you're holding "A" to run and push the stick to, say, the 8 o'clock position, you stop running and do a nice leisurely sloo-ooow turn

GAH WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME WESTERN GAMES TO STEAL THE CONTROLS FROM

The noninterruptable enemy hit animations are actually my biggest peeve in gaming.  It's like you're shooting them and it's doing nothing.  Really takes you out of the game.  Uncharted had that too although you could interrupt them with a headshot I think.  I really hope they get rid of it for U2.

[siamesedreamer]

Had absolutely no desire to play past the first room where the axe dude attacks. Feels like the character is trying to move underwater. And the weapon switch controls are way too cumbersome. I know I'll still buy it though...

[Jansen]

lololol at dissing the graphics

some of you fags are priceless

[WrikaWrek]

Gah I went back and played the other level.

It looks so good and the art direction is so consistent, but then you have these janky reused animation assets from RE4 (the noninterruptable enemy stumbles/hit reax) and they look soooo ghetto

Also, if you're holding "A" to run and push the stick to, say, the 8 o'clock position, you stop running and do a nice leisurely sloo-ooow turn

GAH WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME WESTERN GAMES TO STEAL THE CONTROLS FROM

The noninterruptable enemy hit animations are actually my biggest peeve in gaming.  It's like you're shooting them and it's doing nothing.  Really takes you out of the game.  Uncharted had that too although you could interrupt them with a headshot I think.  I really hope they get rid of it for U2.

In resident Evil it makes sense though.

These zombies don't exactly have working nerves, they can't feel pain. And i don't know if you know, but when you get shot, it's not like the movies, the bullet doesn't somehow... "push you", it just goes in.

[y2kev]

You can't look at the game and see no women and tell me I'm wrong for wondering what kind of pressure they experienced.

[WrikaWrek]

There are no women zombies? I thought i had seen women in the videos, cutcenes maybe?

In any case, that's kinda stupid. What, is the town "dudes only"!?

[GilloD]

Gah I went back and played the other level.

It looks so good and the art direction is so consistent, but then you have these janky reused animation assets from RE4 (the noninterruptable enemy stumbles/hit reax) and they look soooo ghetto

Also, if you're holding "A" to run and push the stick to, say, the 8 o'clock position, you stop running and do a nice leisurely sloo-ooow turn

GAH WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME WESTERN GAMES TO STEAL THE CONTROLS FROM

The noninterruptable enemy hit animations are actually my biggest peeve in gaming.  It's like you're shooting them and it's doing nothing.  Really takes you out of the game.  Uncharted had that too although you could interrupt them with a headshot I think.  I really hope they get rid of it for U2.

In resident Evil it makes sense though.

These zombies don't exactly have working nerves, they can't feel pain. And i don't know if you know, but when you get shot, it's not like the movies, the bullet doesn't somehow... "push you", it just goes in.

Is this a joke post?

[WrikaWrek]

Gah I went back and played the other level.

It looks so good and the art direction is so consistent, but then you have these janky reused animation assets from RE4 (the noninterruptable enemy stumbles/hit reax) and they look soooo ghetto

Also, if you're holding "A" to run and push the stick to, say, the 8 o'clock position, you stop running and do a nice leisurely sloo-ooow turn

GAH WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME WESTERN GAMES TO STEAL THE CONTROLS FROM

The noninterruptable enemy hit animations are actually my biggest peeve in gaming.  It's like you're shooting them and it's doing nothing.  Really takes you out of the game.  Uncharted had that too although you could interrupt them with a headshot I think.  I really hope they get rid of it for U2.

In resident Evil it makes sense though.

These zombies don't exactly have working nerves, they can't feel pain. And i don't know if you know, but when you get shot, it's not like the movies, the bullet doesn't somehow... "push you", it just goes in.

Is this a joke post?

It's true. It's not a joke post, i was just saying, if zombies existed, and you started shooting at them with an handgun they wouldn't be bouncing around, they would keep coming at you like nothing had happened. And they wouldn't stop whatever motion they were doing just cause they got hit.

Just sayin'

















i'm a moron.

[bud]

it used to look fucking amazing; it doesn't anymore

[WrikaWrek]

I wished they used the lightning color of the 1st trailer of the game.

The game does have rather dull and boring lightning now. It's weird considering how the lightning was supposed to be so important for the game.

[Herr Mafflard]

We've only played 2 levels of the game.

I'm sure the lighting scheme will change with each level.

[bachikarn]

I'm surprised out how slow it feels with the handgun. I don't remember RE4 being that slow. They should have just made it for Wii

[pilonv1]

Gah I went back and played the other level.

It looks so good and the art direction is so consistent, but then you have these janky reused animation assets from RE4 (the noninterruptable enemy stumbles/hit reax) and they look soooo ghetto

Also, if you're holding "A" to run and push the stick to, say, the 8 o'clock position, you stop running and do a nice leisurely sloo-ooow turn

GAH WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME WESTERN GAMES TO STEAL THE CONTROLS FROM

bububububububbu it's survival horror. it adds to the tension!

[Rman]

The game is graphical showcase.  I don't the criticisms in that area.  Anyways, I'm going to try Control Type A and give it a whirl on the weekend when I have more time.  I love the series, even though I'm critical of the some of its recent design choices.

[Robo]

Nothing different to add; looks gorgeous, plays like shit, co-op is an uninspired two-man shooting gallery.  Dead Space won.

Had absolutely no desire to play past the first room where the axe dude attacks. Feels like the character is trying to move underwater. And the weapon switch controls are way too cumbersome. I know I'll still buy it though...

Use the d-pad for quick equip.  I kind of dig the real-time menu; keeps you from getting pulled out of the action to fool around in your suitcase, as was with previous games.

[Herr Mafflard]

But I liked arranging my 'man-things' at a leisurely pace. My suitcase was always so neat and tidy.

[Robo]

I think the series is a little too action-heavy anymore to allow you to dingle around, concocting brews and playing cache tetris while a pack of zombies are poised to chew your pickle off.  There's probably still a suitcase of some sort -- what's Resident Evil without collecting a whole bunch of goofy shit to fit together and unlock doors and whathaveyou?

[Bebpo]

It still looks pretty darn good.  At this point HD games fall into one of two categories for me:
1.  Lolz (90% of HD games sadly)
2.  This looks like X360 (the other 10%)

RE5 definitely falls in group #2 so I'm satisfied.

[Herr Mafflard]

What a great phrase, RoboJ:

Cache Tetris  

 

[Error2k4]

the extended story trailer made the game looked really really good.

I don't think I'll get this, though. Maybe when it drops price.

[TakingBackSunday]

The d-pad option should freeze the game, though.  When you have shit still running around, having to navigate to your shotty, press "a," DO YOU WANT TO EQUIP???, press "a."

They should at least pause the game while you do this.

[Robo]

I don't think the d-pad quick equip makes you press any buttons.

[TakingBackSunday]

Really?  I could've sworn you had to.

[BamYouHaveAids]

The bosses take too much damage, it's ridiculious, yet they aren't challenge in the least. As I said in 2006 this game doesn't look impressive by 2009 standards.

[Mr. Gundam]

I played the PS3 demo last night.

 

RE5 looks amazing, but after trying out the demo, Dead Space is much better as an actual game.

[demi]

How so. Instead of an escort mission you have errand boy mission(s)

[Bildi]

RE5 looks amazing, but after trying out the demo, Dead Space is much better as an actual game.

I'm holding off playing RE5 until it releases, but Dead Space did set the bar pretty high.

I hope RE5 can top it just because a game that's better than Dead Space would be amazingly awesome.

[Bebpo]

I tried the PS3 version and died because Sheva died somewhere away from me.  I beat both levels on the X360 version.

X360 version > PS3 version.

PS.  I hate Sheva, she's can't even shoot ice.

[Jansen]

ps3 demo is jagged up and has major slowdown

not that that is surprising or anything

[y2kev]

the ps3 demo is crap

supposedly really old but very bad right now

[cool breeze]

I tried downloading the PS3 demo, but it was taking forever. 

[Crushed]

was in new orleans visiting relatives and played the 360 demo

awesome graphics
awesome gameplay
awesome tank controls (control scheme A 4 lyfe)


would play in wii /nfag

[cool breeze]

that was really bizarre...

When I played the RE5 demo on the 360 weeks ago, Type A always felt weird and I kept playing with Type D.  With the PS3 version, Type A felt more natural while Type D felt odd.  It's weird since I never played RE4 on the PS2.  What confuses me is that now back on the 360 version, Type A is feeling better.  I confuse me.

oh, and wow, yeah.  Either the PS3 version is a much earlier build or the versions are really different.  It's really noticable.

[CurseoftheGods]

wow, the ps3 version is ass.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I'll buy it for less than $20

[E-DuB]

So just tried this on the 360...
Graphics...pretty nice
Controls...are trash
Voice Acting...alright

I'll be busy playing SF4 and Persona 4 for a while so I'll pick it up on the cheap off of Craigslist or something after the school term is over

[duckman2000]

Two things

The PS3 version doesn't look anywhere near as bad as I had imagined, given the comments here. I haven't played the 360 version so I don't know exactly what the differences are, but going by media I have seen, this isn't bad at all. Haven't noticed much slowdown, but I never finished either mission so maybe that comes later. No terrible aliasing either, but hey, I'm playing it on a 32".

Much more alarming is how shit the game is. Four fucking control schemes, and not a single reasonable one. I think it's made a hell of a lot sadder by the fact that they tried so many options and still failed. Didn't they say something about pleasing the Gears crowd? Swing and miss. Dead Space shits all over this.

When I played the RE5 demo on the 360 weeks ago, Type A always felt weird and I kept playing with Type D.  With the PS3 version, Type A felt more natural while Type D felt odd.  It's weird since I never played RE4 on the PS2.  What confuses me is that now back on the 360 version, Type A is feeling better.  I confuse me.

Sounds like a tumor

[maxy]

Game is awesome,coop
Graphics,no complaints,very clean,cutscenes
This game is going to sell truckloads...