The problem is that all this isn’t Resident Evil.
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Throughout the game you’ll pick up gold, too, which can be used to upgrade the weapons, which adds a nice strategic element to the arsenal. 18 inventory slots is more than enough to carry some serious firepower. Both Chris and Sheva have nine inventory slots, with every gun, healing item and so forth taking just the one slot. Guns have a nice meatiness to them, and it’s possible to carry around a lot of them. Here, five or more are a pushover.Ĭhris has a bunch of tools to dispose of those hordes. Early Resident Evil characters moved so slowly that even one enemy could be a challenge. In a pre-Resident Evil 4 this kind of play wouldn’t be possible. The action set pieces are protracted firefights, and the enemies come from all directions.
Those controls will be getting a workout, because as I’ve mentioned before, the hordes of enemies are large and frequent. Chris moves at a slow but not ponderous place, and it’s easy to be accurate with the all-important over-the-shoulder gun controls. Overall she’s not a massive assistance, but she also won’t put herself in too many situations where you’ll need to bail her out.
In the single player game, you’re in control of Chris, and a reasonably competent AI takes control of Sheva. In execution though, the game plays really well. Then there’s a boss fight, cut scene, and the game moves onwards. The game funnels players from set piece to set piece through narrow tunnels and wider areas crammed with nasties. It’s a straight out action game, and owes far too much to the FPS formula for its own good.
The parasite from Resident Evil 4 returns and turns the townsfolk into super speedy “zombies,” and there are hordes of them. Predictably it doesn’t take long for things to go belly up. The two are sent on assignment to investigate a terrorist threat and track down a man named Irving.
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The game kicks off in a deep (and fictional) African town, and stars series favourite Chris Redfield, partnered up with newcomer Sheva Alomar. It looks great and plays well, but without the slightest hint of those horror roots, it’s a game that lacks soul, and is ultimately a very forgettable title. So, while the game was undoubtedly popular, how has it held up over time?įrankly, for a game that is nominally from a horror series, not so well. With Resident Evil 6 now formally announced, I felt it was high time to have a look back at Resident Evil 5, a game that is now downloadable (and quite cheaply, too).
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