Well, i downloaded the japanese RE5 demo not to long ago, and after playinng it for a awhile...i'm come to the conslution that, it kicks ass. Its pretty much RE4 on roids...i just wanna clear out that while the game looks like RE4, it plays so much different now, expecially with the shooter controls, it actually plays close to gears, with holding A to run and left and right triggers to aim and shoot. The game has a more slow pace to it, heavier if you will, it feels realistic and moves feel fluid. Some enviroments are destrucatable and the fire is insane, blow up a barrel and it sets the floor on fire for a short time, pretty sweet. physics A.I is pretty hard and now i see why its made for 2 players, animations while similar to RE4 it's better and has a bit more variety, another thing thats cool is you know how you can shoot doors, etc? well if you have one of those infected villages infront of one, and melee him when promped you can punch him straight through the door, its dam cool.
Now to graphics...the character models are the best i've seen in a console game, Better than MGS4 and gear 2. Draw distance is awesome envrioments look great and trees/foliage sway etc, but due to the bumped up models, the enviromental textures are toned down from what i've played, you won't see gears 2 or Resistance 2 like textures, but flat low rez mostly...but from a distance still looks great.
My only negative is...
A) Sheva your A.I buddy, while its an awesome addition to the game and survival feel, she gets kinda annoying, most of the time shoots down your enemies and pretty much heals you all the time, when down...which is cool, but the freedom of the game feels limited, i straight away thought of the classic Re's how it should only be you, alone, doing the single player...it gives it more of that surival horror feeling, but i guess team work is the concept for RE5.
B) Enemie bodies dissapear in bubbles like RE4, i wish they would just stay lifeless on the ground, adds to realism
C) Jumping across to platforms, chris looks weird doing it, seems unnatual...while its a small thing, it kinda bothers me.
so far thats it...feel free to ask any questions.
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