Stop Defending Resident Evil 5!

Discussion in 'PlayStation Lobby' started by beast786, Feb 4, 2009.

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  1. beast786

    beast786 The Official PS3 Lobby Fanboy

    Mar 8, 2007

    I’m tired of seeing all these fools defending Resident Evil 5 with classic quotes like ” The only people who will complain with the control system are those who are not truly Resident Evil fans. ” or “Fans of the original series would know that the it wouldn’t let you run and shoot.” and “If you had a gun what would you do, would you run and shoot or stand and shoot. People stand still, crouch prone or shoot.” This is going to be easy…

    The Fanboyism needs to END NOW. It’s a disgrace to anyone who calls themselves a gamer for a few fanboys to defend a game that hasnt changed in 12 years. I bought a Playstation JUST to play Resident Evil and I was totally in love with it…the year is now 2009 (not 1996) and were still having to deal with the “tank” - like controls. The devs argue that not being able to move and shoot at the same time adds “tension” and “suspense” and I agree to some extent but that doest mean that the entire game has to suffer for it!

    In my opinion the limited controls arent the only thing keeping this game from being AMAZING, its a combination of things: You can shoot at a zombies head over and over and over again but his head won’t pop. But by then you’ve run out of ammo which leads you to open up the god-awful clunky inventory system while the zombie is still walking towards you as you to hastily close the inventory and do what any highly trained special ops soldier would do…yep, you guessed it-turn around and run….

    Let’s not even talk about the melee system, wow, what an epic fail, first of all when you unsheath your knife the camera snaps back leaving most of Chris’ body to block almost half of the screen so you can’t see what your slashin’ and hackin’ at. Not only can you not see what your trying to stab, but remember you can’t move either, which means you have to stand there and wait for the enemy to come at you! Talk about lame.

    This reminds me of the latest DOOM game, they remade the old DOOM with amazing looking graphics but kept the same-exact-monsters-in-closets gameplay, why? Because if its not broke dont fix it. bullcrap. Games must innovate, they have to always be a step ahead because innovation is what separates video games from other types of entertainment (movies, music, books). We’ve seen inventory systems that are a breeze to use, we’ve seen controls for 3rd person shooters improve drastically in the last few years, so why the hell do devs feel like they needs to reinvent the wheel for things that do work? It’s time for us as gamers to take our fanboy glasses off for 20 minutes and take a good look at these games we defend so dearly.

    Just realized they are 30 other threads with the same stuff #-o
  2. DFizzle64

    DFizzle64 Semper Fi

    Mar 9, 2005
    I agree. You either like the game or you don't.
  3. HipHopGodd

    HipHopGodd Prime Member

    Oct 3, 2005
    Tell dem n***az why you mad son!
  4. illpaisa

    illpaisa just the tip

    Aug 13, 2007
  5. DarkJad

    DarkJad The Jaded Gamer

    Dec 2, 2002
    Agreed 100%. Outdated, obstinate controls don't add anything to the game.
  6. M_uNiT2k5

    M_uNiT2k5 got got?

    Jan 29, 2005
    Couldn't have said it better myself. Such a terrible game.
  7. HipHopGodd

    HipHopGodd Prime Member

    Oct 3, 2005
    Edit: Also, that is a very poorly written article.
  8. Devilater

    Devilater The PS3 Lobby's Devil

    Feb 4, 2006
    Stop making RE5 threads!
  9. allemoney

    allemoney I like to do bad things and smoke wit ciguhwetts!

    Sep 23, 2005
    meh. i dont have any problems. its easy for me son. it would be even easier to beat if i could move. if its outdated controls then you sould actually be able to play the game just fine. you only complain when things dont go your way and u suck...

  10. Digital-Impulse

    Digital-Impulse Noob

    Feb 23, 2008
    So people can't express their thoughts about a game on a gaming message board? Face it RE controls are worthless now that games like Dead Space are out. I realize the controls are part of RE but unless they adopt to more modern controls people won't get it. It's nearly 2010 no one wants "tank" controls & not being able to run AND gun. Even Silent Hill adjusted their controls.
  11. stevemc4123

    stevemc4123 Prime Member

    Jun 20, 2006
    I don't see why the writer is calling out Resident Evil 5. This happens with all games in a franchise. Metal Gear Solid 4 fanboys would defend MGS 4 despite the many bad game design choices made in that game most notably the insanely long cut scenes which is horrible and should never be done in a video game ever. Final Fantasy/JRPG fans would defend the old school turn base combat that many JRPGS still follow and so on and so on.

    Also the writer said games must innovation which isn't true. Some games should innovate sure but games aren't required to innovate their only required to be good games which is why games like Super Mario Galaxy, Killzone 2, Zelda TWP, etc can not innovate at all yet get very good review scores.

    Gamers need to stop defending games. As long as you enjoy the game(and many people enjoy RE 5's controls and MGS 4's insanely long cut scenes) who cares what other people think? Looking at some of these silly threads on igns boards of crap like will Killzone 2 outshine Gears or Halo or will Killzone 2 be better than Bioshock, it makes me wonder if gamers these days even know what gaming is all about.
  12. VaPeRZ

    VaPeRZ Dum Bass

    Jan 15, 2001
    I don't mind half the issues posted. However, I did mind not being able to evade laterally when being swung at (quickly side-step). I had to either steer around or do a 180 in an attempt to not get hit by the large axe or chainsaw. Things get far worse when your character decides to stubbornly reload when the chainsaw is about to be put right at his neck. A five second reload that which can only be done without moving and cannot be canceled is just stupid game design.

    I noticed when I had type D controls (which was on be default, oddly) that pressing the X button while moving the left analog stick left/right causes the character to turn left/right. Why would a combination like that cause my character do what the right analog stick does without the X button? Horribly efficient control design at this point. I hope FULL customization is allowed in the full game, because the demo has me slightly interested in a purchase. But as it is, it is an excersize of frustration dealing with the limitations and stupidity of the control system.

    Forgot to mention the knifing mechanic... there really needs to be a lunging motion added into the action. The range is rediculously short and makes me feel like a sitting duck.
  13. lensman319

    lensman319 Your Personal Jesus

    Dec 10, 2007
    I don't see what everyone's problem is. I for one am glad that it's so much like RE4....
  14. Sephiroth166

    Sephiroth166 Shut up about the damn bills!

    Jan 1, 2005
    Maybe they'll see how many people are pissed off by this and fix it. I haven't played a game lately where you can't move and shoot.
  15. GreekSpartan

    GreekSpartan Diomedes300 (PSN)

    Apr 14, 2007
    I totally agree. You can hate all you want on Dead Space, but there's reasons why it was well-received by gaming critics.

    Lets be real right now. In every RE game, we have it crammed down our throats that the lead characters are SPECIAL FORCES. What special ops soldier is not highly trained to the point where they can run and shoot / run and reload? Come on. [face_talk_hand]
  16. Rasecul

    Rasecul UP, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT, UP

    Jul 29, 2007
    Wow... I never had a problem with RE4 controls, if RE5 has the same... I'll be fine.

    If RE controls are a THAT bad, how can one describe Alone in the Dark's controls? Those are bad...
  17. Nimzil-Ps3

    Nimzil-Ps3 Noob

    Dec 2, 2008
    at first i hated the game but then i changed the controller to Type D and it started being a little better but the game is not perfect
    i hate how you cant move and shoot/reload/knife and pretty much everything you said here is what i dont like about it but i can still play the game.
    the camera view is not perfect
    there are lots of thing they can do to make this game really good
    this is my first resident evil game after,playing re 1,2 years ago
  18. nittanyroar

    nittanyroar Noob

    Apr 7, 2008
    "It’s a disgrace to anyone who calls themselves a gamer for a few fanboys to defend a game that hasnt(sic) changed in 12 years."

    Once I read this sentence I wanted to stop reading the rest of your post. How on Earth can you say that the game hasn't changed in 12 years?!?!

    Co-op? Check
    New camera angle? Check
    Stronger emphasis on shooting? Check

    While I find the controls of the demo to be a bit cumbersome, mainly the whole "you can shoot while you move" aspect, what you claim is so false it ruins your credibility. You may have made some good points further into your post but why bother reading that far if this is the crap you come up with?

    I love RE4 and am excited for 5, my complaints aren't big enough for me to flat-out shun it.
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