RE4: Wii Edition --- Eurogamer slams it hard saying the controls are terrible

http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=784672

From the article...

'It actually just trips over its own feet and flies off the wriststrap through your mum's window. Because it doesn't feature an improved control scheme, it features the opposite: a worse control scheme."

"You'll point the Wiimote at things you want to shoot, but this is a wobbly, fuzzy experience, compared to the precision of the previous versions of the game."

"The disjoint between the analogue stick and the Wiimote also reduces knife combat to a horrible random confusion of spazzing around trying to line targets up without ending up staring at the ground, or up at the sky."

"a hokey conspiracy plot, corny voiceacting,"

"Maybe I'm being unkind. Maybe this review is nothing more than the out-of-date opinions of a gaming dinosaur, out of touch with the general gamer. Maybe Wii's target audience will take to this like a duck to water, unburdened by hands that are semi-permanently contorted into a dual-stick controller grasp. Maybe it is, as many people are saying, the definitive version of the definitive game in Capcom's superb survival horror series. But they're not writing this review. I am, and in my opinion, bolting on an unwieldy Wii control scheme adds nothing to the game; it just makes it slightly worse."

LOL @ Eurogamer...It took me 10 minutes to get used to the controls. It was then I realized how much better the Wii controls really are.

Eurogamer :lol:

:lol: Come on people, it's just an opinion... Maybe the Wiimote broke his TV?... :P

We've been over this before, several times. Their opinion is the minority.Teufelhuhn

So is gamespots in a lot of situations... tho that would probably work elsewhere besides SW. Negativity is bound to happen, it's only a question of whether or not you take it too seriously(Just to be clear, that was not in any way addressed to you).

Did you guys even read the opening post?

He's not agreeing with Eurogamer. He's calling them a bunch of idiots.

Maybe, maybe if the only thing he liked about RE4 was the sniping. Then I could kinda see it. The sniping controls are pretty lame on the Wii.

But other than that, I just don't see what he's talking about. The controls are excellent and make the game feel fresh again. I love it.

Good luck turning in time to get that guy at the edge of the screen. You'll need it.

^^ Above is a screenshot and a caption they used in the review. And I need to ask: WHAT THE HELL? You couldn't have got that guy in the original version of the game, either!

Eurogamer :lol:AvIdGaMeR444

RE4>>>>>>>them

what the hell?

How can he be looking at either the sky or the ground?

The analog stick controls turning and looking up and down. The pointer controls where you aim the gun. It isn't rocket science.

And for knifing, you can either use the c + a button or hell, even if you lightly waggle the controler it automatically knifes the nearest knifable object.

The dude needs to learn to play the game before writing the review.

what the hell?

How can he be looking at either the sky or the ground?

The analog stick controls turning and looking up and down. The pointer controls where you aim the gun. It isn't rocket science.

And for knifing, you can either use the c + a button or hell, even if you lightly waggle the controler it automatically knifes the nearest knifable object.

The dude needs to learn to play the game before writing the review.

Shinobishyguy

That, like, dude needs to, like, chiiiillll ouuut. Ya know' dude? Duuuuude, how unkewl.

Damn Europeans. Why, with their funny accents and proper English and grammar -- who can take them seriously anymore?liquidShake

you say europeans but only describe the UK?......

[QUOTE="liquidShake"]Damn Europeans. Why, with their funny accents and proper English and grammar -- who can take them seriously anymore?6matt6

you say europeans but only describe the UK?......

For my limited mind capacity, the UK is the only Europe I know. So I generalized an entire continent when I meant one place -- so wha?

yeah, and gs said the controls are great.shoeman12

GS is totally reliable :roll:

I take GS with a grain of salt these days, they're losing their minds.

...in my opinion, bolting on an unwieldy Wii control scheme adds nothing to the game; it just makes it slightly worse."

AvIdGaMeR444

Lolz , I dont think he knows about the option where you can use a classic controller or gamecube controller. Pathetic

Good luck turning in time to get that guy at the edge of the screen. You'll need it.

^^ Above is a screenshot and a caption they used in the review. And I need to ask: WHAT THE HELL? You couldn't have got that guy in the original version of the game, either!

-The-G-Man-

With the wiimote, you could've gotten that guy before he hit you without turning. Wouldn't be easy, but it'd be possible.

Good luck turning in time to get that guy at the edge of the screen. You'll need it.

^^ Above is a screenshot and a caption they used in the review. And I need to ask: WHAT THE HELL? You couldn't have got that guy in the original version of the game, either!

-The-G-Man-

The funny thing is, I've been in situations like that in the Wii version already, and I've easily hit that guy, ESPECIALLY with a shotgun. The fact that the pointer doesn't control the camera makes it even easier, in fact, because you can point off to the side of the screen and hit whatever's there without worrying about the moving camera changing your aim.

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]yeah, and gs said the controls are great.XL83

GS is totally reliable :roll:

I take GS with a grain of salt these days, they're losing their minds.

Good luck turning in time to get that guy at the edge of the screen. You'll need it.

^^ Above is a screenshot and a caption they used in the review. And I need to ask: WHAT THE HELL? You couldn't have got that guy in the original version of the game, either!

-The-G-Man-

Looks to me like someone rushed forward in the center of town to fast to get the shotgun and is about to get ownd by a chainsaw guy. Good times. Anyway about the controls all I hear s "I'm to much of a newb to play with a wimote and nun-chuck so I want my last gen controls back :("

Sony Paid them:roll:rey06

You sure it isn't Microsoft?