Resident Evil Megathread

I've 6 on the go on steam deck and 7 on the go from tonight on ps5. Such wildy different games. J

Yeah, while 4 went bigger on the action, it was commercially loved by near everybody (cept meh!) and so with that success they doubled down on the OTT action with 5, 5 done really well in sales though im pretty sure a lot of people didnt like it too much, i hated it of course 😁, but 6 was widely regarded as a piece of sh!t and didnt hit its sales targets, its the only console resident evil i havent played, the trailer was enough for me, it was hilariously bad 😂

So yeah they went back to the drawing board for 7, i think that came out like 5-6 years later after 6, which is wild as there was a resi evil game out like every 2-3 years at most prior to that.. So yeah, thats why they're such different games.. even before 6 came around the story was a complete mess so doing something completely new/different for 7 was kind of just necessary..

I'm really enjoying RE6. All the puzzle and managing ammo elements are gone. But it's still a pretty decent zombie game so far.

Bar the cut scene heavy introduction I thought the later part of the University was fun, the subway was good as I was joined by a random player dropping in, just finished a big shoot out in a gun store where zombies poured in the windows.

I can see why it was not a fan favourite but Im glad I started playing it and it's not miles off the other action packed parts of 2&3.

That's what I'm doing at the moment, although I had to give up one RE1. Even the remastered version is still pretty shaky.

Played 2,3 and now 6&7. I have 5 on PS3 but the disk won't play on PS5 so I might end up having to buy it again. Finished 8 recently enough too.

Now I just need to rewatch the movies again to complete the resident evil universe. 😂

I think it was coming off the back of playing the remakes of 2&3 the jump back to the remastered version of the first was just too jarring.

I'm not through 4 chapters of 6. The first two are 2 hours each. Still enjoying it. And it looks like you can play alternative timelines with the other characters too so could keep me going until 4 gets here.

I've played RE1 a ton back on PS1, I've never played 6 even though I'd apparently bought it at some point. So that's why I went with that.

I did boot up the original RE1 and the directors cut and they are horrific looking on a 55 inch TV. Tried the remastered one. And while it improved the graphics a bit but the game was still too clunky to be enjoyable. maybe if they ever do a RE2 remake style update I'll give it a go. But I've zero interest in playing the original RE2 either.

I thought Resi 6 was really bad across the board bar the first I think two chapters of the Leon campaign, as soon as the bus crashes near the church, that’s when it all starts to go downhill. There were one or two cool moments in those first two chapters, there’s a part in the university where you go down a lift and can hear the zombies waiting for you in the underground car park which was cool.

Can’t forget that unintentionally hilarious bit at the start where Leon tries to talk the zombie president back to humanity, lol.

The rest of the campaigns were poor from start to finish imo.

Yeah the president bit is sooo dumb, they even put that in the trailer for the game, id understand if it was someone new and first time coming across a zombie acting like that, but Leon?!?!?! That guy has seen some sh!t and knows how its gonna go 😂

Went back to RE7, they have done an amazing job on making that first part of the house really creepy.

Played a bit of it and then jumped on to the long dark. Great survival game. But it also involves searching abandoned cabins. Even though I know they are empty, I was still feeling nervous thanks to RE7.

Forced myself over the hump with RE1. Learning to live with the issues and appreciate it for what it is. Can't do a full play through of them all without finishing 1.

Have just finished unlocking all the doors with the second key (suit of armour). Got the shot gun now too and told to burn the bodies.

Need to finish 1 and 7 this week. Playing both at the same time. Then likely try replay 8 on PSVR2. Then get 4 remake next week.

Not sure about all the spin offs. Loads of them are on ps+ but it might be a bit too much.

REmake is still top of the list for me. I never minded tank controls(and you can change them now anyway!) But for atmosphere and tension you can’t beat it.

All of the remakes have been great, really, 3 was criminally short and Nemesis disappointing but still enjoyable, it should have been priced around €30 for what it was.

Buzzing for 4 after playing the demo. Finally managed to upgrade to a proper 4k tv and it looks stunning on it, on next Friday!

Trying pre order 4 remake ps5 on smyths but showing up as out of stock ?

This Ghibli-style trailer for RE4 is lovely. Disturbing, and lovely.

Doesn't sound good. Closures imminent?

This will be the first game I'll buy at launch/full price since Elden Ring.

Considered getting the deluxe edition for another tenner but the outfits and cosmetics are a bit dull.