Meet Jake, the worst Resident Evil character by far |
The name Capcom used to mean something. That was the company name on the side of the Mega Man box, and on the Street Fighter cartridge. Now, when I see Capcom on the side of anything, I think, "Maybe I'll buy this, sometimes it can be fun to play shittily made video games." And thats all Capcom makes these days, shit.
Don't let the polygns fool you, Resident Evil used to be scary. Survival Horror was a fairly new genre when Capcom made the original RE, and their attention to detail, emphasis on ammo conservation, tough puzzles, and crazy boss fights quickly set the standard. Resident Evil 1 is a hard fucking game, and to beat it takes dedication, I really think Capcom as a company was in it's prime during the earlier installments.
Resident Evil 2 is still the best game in the series, and believe it or not, well written. Leon and Claire were good protagonists, and their survival seemed unlikely, but not impossible. Resident Evil 3 and even Code Veronica were decent follow ups, scary as shit, followed by the RE1 remake and RE Zero, the franchise could do no wrong. Then...
Hey Leon, you don't have to fight that thing, its a lake, go around you fucking idiot. |
Resident Evil 4 isn't a bad game, in fact, its a great game. I do however, place Resident Evil's destruction squarely on 4's shoulders. Capcom completely re-worked everything, taking away all of the horror, all of the scary, all of the difficulty and turned RE into an action packed, exploding barrel filled testosterone shooter. 4 is a solid action game, (you have to ignore the bad writing, dialogue, voice acting and pacing), with lots of replay value and tons of memorable moments. But it's success assured that the series was to continue on this new path, which pleased new fans, but not us originals.
RE5 was a joke, and the only good news that came from it was that most everyone who played it hated it, and we all saw hope for a return to our Survival Horror roots, yet that didn't happen. RE6 is worse than 5, and distanced itself even further from the originals. The C-Virus? Really? The plot for RE6 is so paper thin and boring, with a gay villain and a dumb multi campaign gimmick. Resident Evil cutscenes used to be terrifying, and plot driven, now I just jump motorcycles with helicopters and punch planes apart with my bare hands.
Barry! Come fix this shit! |
If you want to play Capcom games, thats fine, just remember; Capcom hates their fans, and if they find out that you are one of them, they will go out of their way to ruin your life. With games out there like Left 4 Dead, The Walking Dead, Silent Hill and Dead Space, there just really isn't any need for this garbage anymore. Can't wait for 7!
Jump to any part of this video and you're bound to see nothing but dumb, waste of time action bullshit.
For a college graduate, your proofreading on your writing sucks ;)
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