Resident Evil 5 (PS3 / Xbox 360)

[Paulos G]

Wow, this thread is super lol. I'm having great fun in co-op personally.

Gotta agree J0e. I'm loving the co-op!

[ezee ryder]

Wow, this thread is super lol. I'm having great fun in co-op personally.

Yup playing co-op at the moment on veteran and it is loads of fun

[fishbowlhead]

Yup playing co-op at the moment on veteran and it is loads of fun

Ill second that. Loving this just as much as 4 in coop. Which is how 5 is designed to be played.


Stun rod for the win as well

Also, kudos to Capcom for making the first online game to use invites on the XMB friends list. Makes this nice and integrated.

[Dezm0nd]

Need to get on co-op soon, I always play co-op once the SP experience is done, i'm weird like that I guess.

Gonna marathon it all night tonight and i'm well up for some replay value to get all the achievements etc, a first for a Resident Evil game for me.

Never played Mercenaries for RE4 either, so i'm well up for it if it exists in 5.

[kernow]

has the dark/light mechanic been totally dumped then?

[dvdx2]

Thats not really true, as ive already mentioned the level design and enemies were far more suited to the controls in RE4 that here, this game seems to have been designed with slightly more fluid controls in mind.

I actualy think the people who are saying the games are the same havent played RE4 latley, as it was just a alot better made game.

Well I clocked Resi 4 on the cube/ps2 and the have almost finished the wii version and, i have to disagree with you; the way the enemies act/animations/puzzle types/player animations/quick turn/walk/run/aim/reload/pacing/on rails section/weapon upgrading/item management etc etc are pretty much exactly the same as 4.

I certainly enjoyed Resi 4 more, but 5 is pretty much more of the same. If you have a high def set up/DD5.1 set up, its even nicer!

[Ouenben]

Anyone bother with the melee/bullet proof vest? I'd of bought it by now if it didn't take up a precious inventory slot!!

[stevie vip 99]

Anyone bother with the melee/bullet proof vest? I'd of bought it by now if it didn't take up a precious inventory slot!!

i brought it, not sure if it's doing anything though lol

[Ouenben]

i brought it, not sure if it's doing anything though lol

It's supposed to reduce damage taken but it has to be in Chris's or Sheva's inventory for it to work

[hush]

i am not a real Resi fan but i did rent the game on friday am about to start to play it
thoughts to come later

[MisterBubbles]

So Japans getting the DLC for half the price of NA i wonder what Capcom will try to fleece out us europeans
no wonder retailers call the UK treasure island

[ezee ryder]

Just finished up chapter 5-1 (co-op) and did the boss battle with the

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giant spider thing

, was absolutely awesome. The story is also beginning to take shape too, awesome stuff

Loved some of the "puzzles" leading up to that battle, some superbly designed locations. Oh and also thought the inclusion of the

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lickers

was fantastic! The part where you think you have

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sneaked past them and then you have to kick in the door which leads to loads of lickers coming at you

, superb!

[Charlie]

Playing this over live with a friend for the full thing on veteran. At the start we were both sceptical of the controls like most but after a while we had no problems. Awesome game with some glorious cut-scenes and we've only just finished chapter 2.

Too many damn cut scenes in my opinion. You can't turn a corner without bearing witness to yet another cutscene. Up to chapter 4 now and, besides the stages being much too short (especillay compared to Resi 4's) it's also clear they're largely devoid of new ideas too. I concede that playing co-op is quite good fun, it's just a shame playing single player is quintessentially an uninspiring and mostly trivial experience.

[Charlie]

Oh, and I know taste is taste and everyone appreciates and enjoys different things in games but I can't understand where those saying this is Resi 4's equal are coming from. Graphics aside, not a single aspect of it can hold a candle to what the prequel managed. The settings, structure, story, set pieces, character development, dialogue, it's all firmly in Resi 4's shadow.

[ezee ryder]

On the other hand I can't understand where the comments that RE4 is way better than this are coming from