Is the Resident Evil series becoming less and less scarier?

Yeah, so I beat RE4 for the first time today. I never got the chance to play it and now I did. I've beaten RE1 and 2 upon hearing for nearly three years on how fun RE4 was I was anticipating more days of sleeping with the lights on and **** fun.

I didn't get it.

RE4 is creepy, yes. The graphics are still beautiful and the environments are absorbing. But you just don't feel the panic and scare of an army of zombies overwhelming you, or that depression and "I'm all aloooone" feeling. Yes, the action is fantastic; Yes, the boss fights are colossal. But Resident Evil is survival-horror, for pete's sake... Where's the horror in this game when you can carry a bajillion different guns and ammo is lying at every nook and cranny?

But RE4 is old hat. RE5 comes out next year. And I just want to know if it can become a truly frightening experience, yet be a mesmerizing action-adventure game at the same time. From the trailers and the return of the Ganados, it just feels like another RE4; fun and frantic, yet not really pants-wettingly terrifying.

What do you all think?

There is too many ammo in Resident Evil 4 to provide any kind of horror if you ask me. Back in REremake you actually have to save ammo and avoid most zombies encounters because you will need the ammo for the boss battle. By the looks of thing Resident Evil 5 will probably follow the same format as RE4 just by looking at the screenshot(alot of enemies onscreen).-DarthMaul-

Yeah, I mean with the inclusion of the merchant before a major boss battle there's really no problem. You basically just use up all of your ammo killing enemies and go to a merchant and upgrade your shotgun and pistol to the next Capacity level. Problem solved!

Here's the way I see it:

You remember the RE introduction that said "enter the survival horror"?

Capcom built the house of survival horror, regardless of whatever title(s) may have technically laid the foundation. And since they built that house, it only makes since that they should be the ones to re-model it.

After all, it's still Capcom, the same company, putting out the same level of awesomesauce that they always have, only now, instead of "enter the survival horror" it's "enter the action horror". I'm all for it.

not scary anymore : (

fun>scary

look at all the cry babies. RE would be a flop if it stayed with the same forumla, if RE4 didn't change it..it would have scored so bad and gotten some much critism it isn't funny.

RE4 was claimed as one of the best games ever made at the time. just because it changed the camera and perspective doesn't make it any less SURVIVAL HORROR.

If you think the past RE's were scary, your either 10 years old or get scared WAY to easy. RE was never scary. RE4/5 were and still are a survival horror, you must survive the horror. RE4 and 5 did and does this with great enemies,bosses and enviorments. RE isn't silent hill.

part of suriving is doing what ever u can to survive, RE4 and 5 were much more realistic approaches and NEEDED ones too.

people need to really look up the term "survival HORROR"

fun>scarymephisto_11

look at all the cry babies. RE would be a flop if it stayed with the same forumla, if RE4 didn't change it..it would have scored so bad and gotten some much critism it isn't funny.

*long post*

Eyezonmii

There is too many ammo in Resident Evil 4 to provide any kind of horror if you ask me. Back in REremake you actually have to save ammo and avoid most zombies encounters because you will need the ammo for the boss battle. By the looks of thing Resident Evil 5 will probably follow the same format as RE4 just by looking at the screenshot(alot of enemies onscreen).-DarthMaul-

its not about having ammo or not having ammo

ps. beating nemesis the first time withjust the knife and 12 pistol rounds was crazy that was the last time i played the game and my next best time was 3hrs

edit: pps. but i did use the supped up shotty some time did not have to but i did

the last time you kill nemesis if you killed him every time he gives you an inf ammo that can go on any gun

lets not even get on dino crisis i beat that game so bad and got so good at makeing kill darts it was dumb

game cube REmake is the exception i never did beat it or even had the balls (or ammo) to get half wat through it

err, don't pick up the ammo then, do play a tank...problem solved? Capcom wanted the game to reach everyone not just hardcore fans.

i've played all RE's i love the oringal as much as the next guy, but its aged bad..the controls are bad now. RE1 was RE, RE4 isn't going to do the same crap. I always thought of RE4 as a game with a different type of horror, like being chased and hunted down. the chainsaw guy acheived that level of horror, its the 4th installment and needed to be different. Be happy that 5 will be bringing back some of the older RE enemies.

Eyezonmii

This is what Resident Evil 4 was going to be before they decided to make the game into a mainstream action title.foxhound_fox

i am so glad they decided to scrap that. it looked awful.

[QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

err, don't pick up the ammo then, do play a tank...problem solved? Capcom wanted the game to reach everyone not just hardcore fans.

i've played all RE's i love the oringal as much as the next guy, but its aged bad..the controls are bad now. RE1 was RE, RE4 isn't going to do the same crap. I always thought of RE4 as a game with a different type of horror, like being chased and hunted down. the chainsaw guy acheived that level of horror, its the 4th installment and needed to be different. Be happy that 5 will be bringing back some of the older RE enemies.

foxhound_fox

RE 0 was easy how can you call that hard and REmake easy???? the remake of part one was the only re game that raped me 3 ways from sunday

i am so glad they decided to scrap that. it looked awful. mephisto_11

RE 0 was easy how can you call that hard and REmake easy???? the remake of part one was the only re game that raped me 3 ways from sunday surrealnumber5

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]This is what Resident Evil 4 was going to be before they decided to make the game into a mainstream action title.mephisto_11

i am so glad they decided to scrap that. it looked awful.

Which means you dont know whats Horror and all you want is just a action game. Which is what RE4 is and what RE5 will be.

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"]RE 0 was easy how can you call that hard and REmake easy???? the remake of part one was the only re game that raped me 3 ways from sunday foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

err, don't pick up the ammo then, do play a tank...problem solved? Capcom wanted the game to reach everyone not just hardcore fans.

i've played all RE's i love the oringal as much as the next guy, but its aged bad..the controls are bad now. RE1 was RE, RE4 isn't going to do the same crap. I always thought of RE4 as a game with a different type of horror, like being chased and hunted down. the chainsaw guy acheived that level of horror, its the 4th installment and needed to be different. Be happy that 5 will be bringing back some of the older RE enemies.

foxhound_fox

DAM RIGHT!!!! RE remake had awesome atmosphere and IS HORROR! RE4 while being a fun good game it was not in anyway horror.

[QUOTE="mephisto_11"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]This is what Resident Evil 4 was going to be before they decided to make the game into a mainstream action title.finalfantasy94

i am so glad they decided to scrap that. it looked awful.

Which means you dont know whats Horror and all you want is just a action game. Which is what RE4 is and what RE5 will be.

i've played the first resident evil and it wasn't "horror". seriously, the story was cheesy as hell and full of cheap scares. zombie dogs jumping through windows and running from room to room avoiding zombies is not "scary".

i've played the first resident evil and it wasn't "horror". seriously, the story was cheesy as hell and full of cheap scares. zombie dogs jumping through windows and running from room to room avoiding zombies is not "scary".

mephisto_11

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

Eyezonmii

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

err, don't pick up the ammo then, do play a tank...problem solved? Capcom wanted the game to reach everyone not just hardcore fans.

i've played all RE's i love the oringal as much as the next guy, but its aged bad..the controls are bad now. RE1 was RE, RE4 isn't going to do the same crap. I always thought of RE4 as a game with a different type of horror, like being chased and hunted down. the chainsaw guy acheived that level of horror, its the 4th installment and needed to be different. Be happy that 5 will be bringing back some of the older RE enemies.

Eyezonmii

DAM RIGHT!!!! RE remake had awesome atmosphere and IS HORROR! RE4 while being a fun good game it was not in anyway horror.

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

I said good atmosphere not mansion. Dead Space seems to have some great atmosphere and its in space. RE4 was made with the mainstream in mind. On of the main facts of this was that the dev himself said he didint want to do RE4 how it was orginally was because he thought it would be to scary for the mainstream. WOW again call RE4 survival horror is just not right. Its an action game live with it dude. THe atmosphere was ok,but I didind feel horror. It just felt like an action game with a RE sticker.

look at all the cry babies. RE would be a flop if it stayed with the same forumla, if RE4 didn't change it..it would have scored so bad and gotten some much critism it isn't funny.

RE4 was claimed as one of the best games ever made at the time. just because it changed the camera and perspective doesn't make it any less SURVIVAL HORROR.

If you think the past RE's were scary, your either 10 years old or get scared WAY to easy. RE was never scary. RE4/5 were and still are a survival horror, you must survive the horror. RE4 and 5 did and does this with great enemies,bosses andenviorments. RE isn't silent hill.

part of suriving is doing what ever u can to survive, RE4 and 5 were much more realistic approaches and NEEDED ones too.

people need to really look up the term "survival HORROR"

Eyezonmii

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

Eyezonmii

Please name these factors that made RE1 WAY MORE OF A SURVIVAL Horror and scary game over RE4...please.

You must be talking about the music and empy mansion. Zombies arn't scary RE1 wasn't scary. you just prefered the mood and settings.

something every RE can't just copy and expect to be a hit. If capcom were to please u guys, RE4 would have gotten a 6.5.

I love how RE has changed. it still manages to keep what made the old RE good (stop and shoot, herbs, sprays, some enemies, etc)

RE isn't a pyschological thriller to the extent of Silent Hill, don't know why many say it isn't scary. lol

If it kept what made the old resisdent evil good then wheres my atmosphere. Wheres my horror. Its not in here. Face it. RE4 is action game plain and simple. Its a good one,but thats it.

[QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

look at all the cry babies. RE would be a flop if it stayed with the same forumla, if RE4 didn't change it..it would have scored so bad and gotten some much critism it isn't funny.

RE4 was claimed as one of the best games ever made at the time. just because it changed the camera and perspective doesn't make it any less SURVIVAL HORROR.

If you think the past RE's were scary, your either 10 years old or get scared WAY to easy. RE was never scary. RE4/5 were and still are a survival horror, you must survive the horror. RE4 and 5 did and does this with great enemies,bosses and enviorments. RE isn't silent hill.

part of suriving is doing what ever u can to survive, RE4 and 5 were much more realistic approaches and NEEDED ones too.

people need to really look up the term "survival HORROR"

deltamirage

hence the term SURVIVAL HORROR. what would u do in leon's situation, just point shoot and not defend your self when grabbed or attacked? I would do use or defend my self any way possible to survive, RE was limited untill 4. Its much more thrilling and enjoyable.

I found RE4 more freaky concerning enemies, the chainsaw dude and regenerators pwned any RE1 boss. for god sakes a boss in RE1 was a freakin PLANT..lol.

RE4 stayed true to the survival horror theme. people just focus on the camera and ammunition and just judge 4 of that, when if you've played it...RE4 was just as freaky at times.

[QUOTE="Eyezonmii"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

finalfantasy94

Please name these factors that made RE1 WAY MORE OF A SURVIVAL Horror and scary game over RE4...please.

You must be talking about the music and empy mansion. Zombies arn't scary RE1 wasn't scary. you just prefered the mood and settings.

something every RE can't just copy and expect to be a hit. If capcom were to please u guys, RE4 would have gotten a 6.5.

I love how RE has changed. it still manages to keep what made the old RE good (stop and shoot, herbs, sprays, some enemies, etc)

RE isn't a pyschological thriller to the extent of Silent Hill, don't know why many say it isn't scary. lol

If it kept what made the old resisdent evil good then wheres my atmosphere. Wheres my horror. Its not in here. Face it. RE4 is action game plain and simple. Its a good one,but thats it.

[QUOTE="Eyezonmii"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

finalfantasy94

Please name these factors that made RE1 WAY MORE OF A SURVIVAL Horror and scary game over RE4...please.

You must be talking about the music and empy mansion. Zombies arn't scary RE1 wasn't scary. you just prefered the mood and settings.

something every RE can't just copy and expect to be a hit. If capcom were to please u guys, RE4 would have gotten a 6.5.

I love how RE has changed. it still manages to keep what made the old RE good (stop and shoot, herbs, sprays, some enemies, etc)

RE isn't a pyschological thriller to the extent of Silent Hill, don't know why many say it isn't scary. lol

If it kept what made the old resisdent evil good then wheres my atmosphere. Wheres my horror. Its not in here. Face it. RE4 is action game plain and simple. Its a good one,but thats it.

lol you haven't played RE4 then...what about the enemies, bosses, atomosphere in the later levels? the robe guys, parasites, regenerators, dogs with parasites in them, etc. you telling me u didn't get a sense of fear when doing the maze part when trying to found the puzzle peice? hearing the breathing of a regenerator? chased by a chainsaw guy?

RE4 had it all, your just blinded by the perspective/gameplay change. all remake had was u in a lonlely mansion with errie music and dark enviroments...that cheap scare BS.

but what ever, to each there own.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

err, don't pick up the ammo then, do play a tank...problem solved? Capcom wanted the game to reach everyone not just hardcore fans.

i've played all RE's i love the oringal as much as the next guy, but its aged bad..the controls are bad now. RE1 was RE, RE4 isn't going to do the same crap. I always thought of RE4 as a game with a different type of horror, like being chased and hunted down. the chainsaw guy acheived that level of horror, its the 4th installment and needed to be different. Be happy that 5 will be bringing back some of the older RE enemies.

Eyezonmii

DAM RIGHT!!!! RE remake had awesome atmosphere and IS HORROR! RE4 while being a fun good game it was not in anyway horror.

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

So it's just like the old ones, just completely different, is that what you're saying? It's notsurvival horror, it's more "action horror", or an action game with some horror elements.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

Eyezonmii

Please name these factors that made RE1 WAY MORE OF A SURVIVAL Horror and scary game over RE4...please.

You must be talking about the music and empy mansion. Zombies arn't scary RE1 wasn't scary. you just prefered the mood and settings.

something every RE can't just copy and expect to be a hit. If capcom were to please u guys, RE4 would have gotten a 6.5.

I love how RE has changed. it still manages to keep what made the old RE good (stop and shoot, herbs, sprays, some enemies, etc)

RE isn't a pyschological thriller to the extent of Silent Hill, don't know why many say it isn't scary. lol

If it kept what made the old resisdent evil good then wheres my atmosphere. Wheres my horror. Its not in here. Face it. RE4 is action game plain and simple. Its a good one,but thats it.

lol you haven't played RE4 then...what about the enemies, bosses, atomosphere in the later levels? the robe guys, parasites, regenerators, dogs with parasites in them, etc. you telling me u didn't get a sense of fear when doing the maze part when trying to found the puzzle peice? hearing the breathing of a regenerator? chased by a chainsaw guy?

RE4 had it all, your just blinded by the perspective/gameplay change. all remake had was u in a lonlely mansion with errie music and dark enviroments...that cheap scare BS.

but what ever, to each there own.

To be honest the only time I was a bit nervous was when that monster was with you underground pop out the celling and such,but thats it.

[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

err, don't pick up the ammo then, do play a tank...problem solved? Capcom wanted the game to reach everyone not just hardcore fans.

i've played all RE's i love the oringal as much as the next guy, but its aged bad..the controls are bad now. RE1 was RE, RE4 isn't going to do the same crap. I always thought of RE4 as a game with a different type of horror, like being chased and hunted down. the chainsaw guy acheived that level of horror, its the 4th installment and needed to be different. Be happy that 5 will be bringing back some of the older RE enemies.

Eyezonmii

DAM RIGHT!!!! RE remake had awesome atmosphere and IS HORROR! RE4 while being a fun good game it was not in anyway horror.

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

So it's just like the old ones, just completely different, is that what you're saying? It's notsurvival horror, it's more "action horror", or an action game with some horror elements.

lol, you don't even know what survial horror means.

[QUOTE="Eyezonmii"][QUOTE="ithilgore2006"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Eyezonmii"]

err, don't pick up the ammo then, do play a tank...problem solved? Capcom wanted the game to reach everyone not just hardcore fans.

i've played all RE's i love the oringal as much as the next guy, but its aged bad..the controls are bad now. RE1 was RE, RE4 isn't going to do the same crap. I always thought of RE4 as a game with a different type of horror, like being chased and hunted down. the chainsaw guy acheived that level of horror, its the 4th installment and needed to be different. Be happy that 5 will be bringing back some of the older RE enemies.

ithilgore2006

DAM RIGHT!!!! RE remake had awesome atmosphere and IS HORROR! RE4 while being a fun good game it was not in anyway horror.

so u want every RE game set in a mansion...RIIIIGGGGHHHT

Capcom KNEW RE was going downhill with the same formula. you old school RE fans don't know what you want. RE4 is still like the old ones, just with different setting, added weapons, more moves and different camera gameplay perspective (nothing overdone and actually more realistic SINCE IT IS A SURVIVAL HORROR GAME)

So it's just like the old ones, just completely different, is that what you're saying? It's notsurvival horror, it's more "action horror", or an action game with some horror elements.

lol, you don't even know what survial horror means.

you called RE4 an action horror, LOL. when its clearly a SURVIVAL HORROR, leon has to SURIVE THE HORROR while trying to do his job. Horror, being the creatures, enemies, atmostphere..please look up the word SURVIVAL for me. :)

leon has to survive in RE4..what from? what THEME is it? macho guys with guns (action) chicks with sticks (LOVE) or creatures and killings (HORROR)?

[QUOTE="Il_Exile_lI"]RE5 is basically a third person shooter. So no, it won't be scary at all.[/QUOTE

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