The Resident Evil Storyline

[xXCostelloXx]

Its come along way since Resident Evil 1 and 2. better graphics, easier controls, less and less plot development. But what do you think? do you like how far its come? do you like what its become? Is it a ruined game series due to 4 and 5 or do they bring new life?

/questionCool resident evil video, awesome song. (Not my video)

[xscoot]

The story is fine by me, It's just how the newer games aren't scary. Having two people in 5 killed it; in other games, you were alone, and afraid because of this. In 5, you always have back-up.

[Centurion-Ryan]

At 7/26/09 01:39 PM, xscoot wrote: In 5, you always have back-up.

Calling Sheva back-up is a bit of a stretch, don't you think?

By doing so, you imply that she is helpful.

[xscoot]

At 7/26/09 01:53 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote:

At 7/26/09 01:39 PM, xscoot wrote: In 5, you always have back-up.

Calling Sheva back-up is a bit of a stretch, don't you think?

By doing so, you imply that she is helpful.

Let me rephrase it then. By having Sheva, you always have someone with you. In terms of story, your character would feel safe. In the other games, you never get the luxury.

[kidd25]

horror games wit people is safe because when playing by yourselve and you find people that means nothing is around to kill you.(a.k.a merchants, or need people) but when you have back-up its somebody else their so you have your back covered. when playign alone all you got to talk to is the dead and by talk i mean a funny commment.

[LBRocker]

One word. Verdugo.

[knuxrouge]

Sheva was the best thing that happened in 5.
I'm gonna find some lesbian porn of her an Jill.

But seriously, tighter gameplay for lack of horror is a fair trade off in my opinion.
The horror was already tarnished in 4, yet 4 got loads of positive feedback.

[scetch00]

This is why I prefer Dead Space over Resident Evil 5. Even though Wesker is in it.

[Gustavos]

At 7/26/09 05:16 PM, knuxrouge wrote: Sheva was the best thing that happened in 5.
I'm gonna find some lesbian porn of her an Jill.

PM me your results please.

The horror was already tarnished in 4, yet 4 got loads of positive feedback.

Until online communities started having heated discussions on the smaller, less relevant parts of games like everybody does now. THAT is when people started hating RE4. Bandwagon-following pricks.

In my opinion, the Resident Evil game series is in more need of an Official timeline than Legend of Zelda. Continuity is a joke with Capcom, that's why they scarcely ever try to make storylines. RE1 and 2 had multiple endings and possibilities, and they've never made up their goddamn minds.

In Umbrella Chronicles, Chris, Jill, and Rebecca were the survivors of the mansion, Barry was never even shown anywhere. And yet, in one of the notes, it mentions Barry in an RE1 file of him entering the mansion with the other STARS members, he was just nowhere in the cutscene and didn't say anything. He was also mentioned in an RE3 file.

Darkside Chronicles looks like it will take itself seriously, and I'm happy about that. Let's hope looks aren't deceiving here.

[xscoot]

At 7/26/09 05:34 PM, Gustavos wrote:

At 7/26/09 05:16 PM, knuxrouge wrote: Sheva was the best thing that happened in 5.
I'm gonna find some lesbian porn of her an Jill.

PM me your results please.

Dammit, now I want to see some of that too.

Include me when you PM this to eventually everyone on the VG forums. I'll see what I can find alone.

[scetch00]

I've found some Yuri with Sheva and Jill. Took an hour to find damnit.

Anyways on topic: Darkside Chronicles lets you play as Wesker, how will that work?

[xscoot]

At 7/26/09 05:59 PM, scetch00 wrote: Anyways on topic: Darkside Chronicles lets you play as Wesker, how will that work?

It will work awesomely. Now, I disliked Force Unleashed, but what I did like was that in the first level, you were Darth Vader. You were unstoppable. On the hardest setting, you could literally walk thorugh the entire level.

In this game, I expect the same. The first level is of Wesker, so you can be an unstoppable force. Either that, or it goes into the past, before you became super-powerful.

[whitewolfer]

It was a fun action game, with little scare factor unless you were going to die.

[SloppyMoe606]

Resident Evil 3 and anything below that was scary for one reason...you were almost always alone. But then RE4 came along and let you buy your weapons and ammo, and took the survival aspect out, and the horror aspect of being alone. I miss the old games...

[Gustavos]

At 7/26/09 05:59 PM, scetch00 wrote: Anyways on topic: Darkside Chronicles lets you play as Wesker, how will that work?

Where did you learn this?

We played as Wesker in Umbrella Chronicles. But he really only utilized his powers in the Russian Base levels. Chapters of the game that take place in a facility in Russia a year before the events of RE4, but includes Chris and Jill in a group much like the BSAA. The ones playing as Wesker were bonus levels, and the boss fights had Wesker jumping across the room to dodge monstrous attacks. He also had a sweetass silenced pistol that was great with headshots in those levels.

[l33tsupah4x0r]

So whats the result of that porn search?

Well RE5 was kinda more action than survival and i dont know where the horror went. It stills make you say "Oh shi-" but it doesnt feel like the good old days

[Skyhawk-X]

I don't understand what's so scary about Resident Evil. O.o

So you're alone, walking through dark and creepy hallways, with three guns and fifty rounds for each, plus a key for every room in the building, and a melee weapon.

I think we can all agree, if you run out of ammo, you could throw the keys at the zombies. The keys will go through the eye sockets of the zombies, and lodge into their brain, instantly killing them.

The loss of the zombie theme saddens me. I gurantee you, you can walk up to any hardcore Resident Evil fan, and start talking to them about 4 and 5. Call the enemies "zombies", and they will correct you: they are "INFECTED", not ZOMBIES.
They walk like zombies. They talk like zombies. They eat like zombies. IF IT DOES ALL OF THAT, IT *MUST* BE A ZOMBIE!
I bet I'll even be corrected for saying that "they talk like zombies", because the Infected actually speak comprehensible language.
Even in RE4, you had Ashley. Sure, she was as useful as a garbage can (and she did a pretty good job of hiding in 'em), but she was still there. RE5, you had Sheva, who ALSO was as useful as a garbage can (but did a good job of keeping you distracted), and was a tad more useful than, say, Ashley.

[scetch00]

At 7/26/09 09:00 PM, l33tsupah4x0r wrote: So whats the result of that porn search?

I found plenty. xscoot is getting some.

[TheJamoke]

I was always cool with the way the story flowed and progressed from game to game. Until 5 was released I never liked to consider Code Veronica as part of the RE canon, but in hindsight it did enhance the story and made for a decent setup for 5. I just like how the plots for every game used to be intertwined and how they started branching out in their own way. It took long enough, but little by little every major character has gone their own path. Maybe one day it will all culminate in a grand reuniting of sorts where there story is once again intertwined and the paths cross once more.

[Gustavos]

At 7/26/09 09:17 PM, scetch00 wrote:

At 7/26/09 09:00 PM, l33tsupah4x0r wrote: So whats the result of that porn search?

I found plenty. xscoot is getting some.

You assholes don't know the meaning of sharing do you?

[knuxrouge]

Man, pictures of them "together" are really hard to find.

[Headphomes]

But what do you think? do you like how far its come? do you like what its become? Is it a ruined game series due to 4 and 5 or do they bring new life?

/questionCool resident evil video, awesome song. (Not my video)

Its okay now but not ass good IMO

[WillySMEAR]

Ressy 5 wasn't scary; nowhere near when I remember watching my older brother play Resident Evil 1 and 2 and being too scared to go to the toilet by myself.

[Funkybob2]

At 7/26/09 05:34 PM, Gustavos wrote:

In my opinion, the Resident Evil game series is in more need of an Official timeline than Legend of Zelda. Continuity is a joke with Capcom, that's why they scarcely ever try to make storylines. RE1 and 2 had multiple endings and possibilities, and they've never made up their goddamn minds.

Actually, according to the Umbrella Archives(the Resident Evil book that Capcom published a few years back), the Claire A/Leon B story mode in RE: 2 is the canon one. In simpler terms, the one where Ada gets "killed" by Mr. X. And according to the Wesker Report, Wesker was the one who helped her, hence her abilities in RE: 4.

As for Umbrella Chronicles, it's pretty much accepted among everyone that with the exception of the "Fall of Umbrella" end chapters, it isn't canon.

Now RE1, on the other hand, is a mystery.

[Sillyking44]

The story is fine, i enjoy the new additons to the story. RE4 is personally my favorite, i just wish ammo was a little harder to find. As for 5, someone before me mentioned having back up ruining the scare. I concur, being alone was aslo what made the game more fun. You had to survive, no backup or anything.

[EvilJesus]

At 7/26/09 05:16 PM, knuxrouge wrote: But seriously, tighter gameplay for lack of horror is a fair trade off in my opinion.
The horror was already tarnished in 4, yet 4 got loads of positive feedback.

It still had it scary moments though, the regenerators and iron maidens did shit me out, especially when you could hear them but not see D:

[Gustavos]

At 7/27/09 08:34 PM, Funkybob2 wrote:

At 7/26/09 05:34 PM, Gustavos wrote:

In my opinion, the Resident Evil game series is in more need of an Official timeline than Legend of Zelda. Continuity is a joke with Capcom, that's why they scarcely ever try to make storylines. RE1 and 2 had multiple endings and possibilities, and they've never made up their goddamn minds.

Actually, according to the Umbrella Archives(the Resident Evil book that Capcom published a few years back), the Claire A/Leon B story mode in RE: 2 is the canon one. In simpler terms, the one where Ada gets "killed" by Mr. X. And according to the Wesker Report, Wesker was the one who helped her, hence her abilities in RE: 4.

Well goddamnit, I wish I had that book. I collect the novels by S.D. Perry, but she stopped writing after RE0. In the RE2 novel (just a book version of the game), it had Leon A where Ada dies after falling off the bridge from Leon's hand. So I assume it was also Claire B. Whichever one had Sherry disappear in the sewer area.

As for Umbrella Chronicles, it's pretty much accepted among everyone that with the exception of the "Fall of Umbrella" end chapters, it isn't canon.

Well of course it's not. But since Umbrella Chronicles was the only recent iteration of RE0, 1, and 3 this generation, non-fans are going to believe that that is exactly what happened in those games.

Now RE1, on the other hand, is a mystery.

Truer words are spoken on rare occasions.

[sushi13]

In my opinion 4 and 5 didn't ruin the series and they aren't bad games, they're just radically different from 0, 1, 2 & 3 which seems to piss off a lot of hardcore fans.

My only complaint would be that the new style has taken away a lot of the challenges (both in difficulty and the puzzles) and most of the scary moments. And 5 was ridiculously short.
Other than that I really like all the main RE games for what they are (although I tend to prefer the old style) and I don't think badly of 4 and 5 because they're different.

[xXCostelloXx]

At 7/27/09 08:44 PM, Sillyking44 wrote: The story is fine, i enjoy the new additons to the story. RE4 is personally my favorite, i just wish ammo was a little harder to find. As for 5, someone before me mentioned having back up ruining the scare. I concur, being alone was aslo what made the game more fun. You had to survive, no backup or anything.

I agree with the resident evil 4 speech, but the whole game of resident evil five was steryotypical. the ending was terrible, how coincidental there was a conventient volcano to land on and Weasker, the intelligent main baddie let himself get taken down by using Uraboros. Using that lame nexcuse for a resident evil plot device is something Wesker would never do. Besides the game was an action game, really no survival in it, it was like a military game a most parts anyway.