Resident Evil is now an action genre.....correct?

I don't mind....I still like tha game alot....all I know is that when i was a kid, I wasn't playing resident evil with the lights turned off. Now, its all about the action, its to tha point where you can put resident evil and gears of war in tha same category. imo... thought?

Play RE: Revelations.freedomfreak

Technically an action adventure game or at least it's supposed to be.

No, it's now a bad series.Heirren

[QUOTE="Heirren"]No, it's now a bad series.mems_1224

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="Heirren"]No, it's now a bad series.Heirren

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] Its always been a bad series mems_1224

still find them fun to play. Also yea the series has turned to more action. I wish it would go more back to the olden ways something like REmake. I still enjoy the games though. I havent played 6 yet.

Yeah it's now a pretty mindless action game where it used to focus on using your head. It was all about puzzle solving, inventory management, and planning ahead. You only shot when you felt you absolutely had to.

Now it's shoot first then shoot some more...

I can't think of a franchise that's changed as much as this one. It went from one end of the spectrum to the other.

No, I believe it created a new genre called garbage.

Correct. It's been action since Resident Evil 4.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="Heirren"]No, it's now a bad series.Heirren

But RE is a great series that is beyond horrendous now.

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] Its always been a bad series mexicangordo

But RE is a great series that is beyond horrendous now.

No, I believe it created a new genre called garbage.

ninjapirate2000

Play RE: Revelations.freedomfreak

edit* Well RE5 and 6 are action horror games.

RE4 was action horror too.
Deadspace is action horror.

etc.

It always kinda was. It never was full blown horror, 4 was simply what the series always should have been.

It always kinda was. It never was full blown horror, 4 was simply what the series always should have been.

OB-47

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

It always kinda was. It never was full blown horror, 4 was simply what the series always should have been.

skrat_01

Yeah I get that it set the foundations of what survival horror was or evolved it after AiTD, but I never could take it seriously as a full on horror game. It felt too OTT and fun to be horror. I always thought when Resi 4 came out, that was what they were trying to capture with the games.

Silent Hill handled survival horror much better in my view.

yes its all action.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"][QUOTE="OB-47"]

It always kinda was. It never was full blown horror, 4 was simply what the series always should have been.

OB-47

Yeah I get that it set the foundations of what survival horror was or evolved it after AiTD, but I never could take it seriously as a full on horror game. It felt too OTT and fun to be horror. I always thought when Resi 4 came out, that was what they were trying to capture with the games.

Silent Hill handled survival horror much better in my view.

I would argue it always was, but whatever. Personally 4 and Remake are the only ones I still enjoy playing. 4 being probably my favorite game. That said post 4 they have been dropping off considerably, but Capcom as a whole has been a lesser company this gen than what they did last gen. Albeit yes Street Fighter 4 and Dead Rising are fantastic. I think it personally Capcom would be a better dev if they got away from their old franchises, and focused on new stuff. jg4xchamp

So much truth in this post. Except that nonsense about Street Fighter being good. Ew.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]I would argue it always was, but whatever. Personally 4 and Remake are the only ones I still enjoy playing. 4 being probably my favorite game. That said post 4 they have been dropping off considerably, but Capcom as a whole has been a lesser company this gen than what they did last gen. Albeit yes Street Fighter 4 and Dead Rising are fantastic. I think it personally Capcom would be a better dev if they got away from their old franchises, and focused on new stuff. DarkLink77

So much truth in this post. Except that nonsense about Street Fighter being good. Ew.

Tom Mc Shea had a good term for Resident Evil 5 and 6.

They're not Survival Horror. They're Gothic Action.

Resident Evil used to be good. Now, it's just not there anymore. It has lost its own soul.

Correct. It's been action since Resident Evil 4.

Socijalisticka

We have a winner!!!

Seriously people are freaking stupid if they think RE just now went action with RE6....hell RE hasn't been Survival Horror since 2002 with RE1 remake. Revelations was more like the "older" RE games but the whole scanner thing ruined that aspect.

It has always been an action game. Just now it is explosion cinematic QTE faster paced action instead of survival slower pace action.ShadowDeathX

This...

[QUOTE="mexicangordo"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"] No. Resident Evil 1, 2, and Code Veronica are great games. I've never played all the way through Zero or 3, but in the past the series was very well crafted and directed. It was its one thing.Heirren

But RE is a great series that is beyond horrendous now.

However, when I recently re-played it as the HD-collection on the ps3. I was just blown away how bad that game has aged. I re-played all the RE games and CV was the only one that truly showed its age imo. The beginning of the game was overly frustrating with zero direction, tons of spots where you run out of ammo and have to kill a boss. And hordes of really annoying enemies like banditsnatchers that do not stop appearing. Just an over all disappointing game that has not aged well.

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

It always kinda was. It never was full blown horror, 4 was simply what the series always should have been.

skrat_01

yea for me REmake was the pinical of the series. It felt like it hit on all notes.

It always kinda was. It never was full blown horror, 4 was simply what the series always should have been.

OB-47

??? No, it's pretty much impossible to call the old Resident Evil games action games... They pretty much actively prevented you from taking an action oriented route because it would have been suicide. The old games forced you to take things slowly and plan ahead. Inventory management and supply conservation was the name of the game. Also, it was important to AVOID confrontation to survive. How could anybody label that as action?

They weren't just HORROR games, they were SURVIVAL/HORROR. It was the survival gameplay elements that made the series so great to me and that's what was removed.

It has turned into a beat m up with the worst story / camera / controls ever.
It is that I know about previous RE's, or I wouldn't have guessed that a professional team made RE6.

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="mexicangordo"] Errr what? Code Veronica is terrible. It has aged horrible.

But RE is a great series that is beyond horrendous now.

mexicangordo

However, when I recently re-played it as the HD-collection on the ps3. I was just blown away how bad that game has aged. I re-played all the RE games and CV was the only one that truly showed its age imo. The beginning of the game was overly frustrating with zero direction, tons of spots where you run out of ammo and have to kill a boss.And hordes of really annoying enemies like banditsnatchers that do not stop appearing. Just an over all disappointing game that has not aged well.

So, uh.. kinda like Resident Evil?

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

[QUOTE="skrat_01"] Nah the classic titles were what we know as survival horror, directly inspired by Alone in the Dark.skrat_01

Yeah I get that it set the foundations of what survival horror was or evolved it after AiTD, but I never could take it seriously as a full on horror game. It felt too OTT and fun to be horror. I always thought when Resi 4 came out, that was what they were trying to capture with the games.

Silent Hill handled survival horror much better in my view.

Yeah although Penumbra started it all, it was Amnesia that really started gamers love affair with first person horror.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]I would argue it always was, but whatever. Personally 4 and Remake are the only ones I still enjoy playing. 4 being probably my favorite game. That said post 4 they have been dropping off considerably, but Capcom as a whole has been a lesser company this gen than what they did last gen. Albeit yes Street Fighter 4 and Dead Rising are fantastic. I think it personally Capcom would be a better dev if they got away from their old franchises, and focused on new stuff. jg4xchamp

So much truth in this post. Except that nonsense about Street Fighter being good. Ew.

Play RE: Revelations.freedomfreak

Yes.

Play RE: Revelations.freedomfreak

It has been since 4. They're generally good.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Play RE: Revelations.lundy86_4

Yes.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Play RE: Revelations.Drasonak