Is the series dead, now that the reviews hated RE6 for being too action?

[biohazard_star]

Doesn't the Circle Pad Pro fix that problem though? I remember hearing that using the CPP with the game actually increases the enemy count, in order to make up for the ease of controls. Which reminds me how stupid it is that the 3DS doesn't have two circle pads by default.

[Rick Hunter]

Doesn't the Circle Pad Pro fix that problem though?

Yes it does.

[Wrathborne]

When I said the game looked like Michael Bay off his Ritalin I didn't realize how close I actually was...

[Dracarys]

Doesn't the Circle Pad Pro fix that problem though? I remember hearing that using the CPP with the game actually increases the enemy count, in order to make up for the ease of controls. Which reminds me how stupid it is that the 3DS doesn't have two circle pads by default.

The increased enemy thing is not true.

[leftshoe18]

The series is alive and well for new fans (RE4 onward), but long since dead and buried for the original fan-base.

I've been a fan since shortly after Resident Evil 2 was released. Resident Evil 4 is my favorite in the series and RE6 is in the top three for me (behind REmake). Comments like this may be accurate for your situation, but I've been a fan for 14 years and still enjoy the series as it is today and was in the past.

[Carnivol]

Yeah. There's a whole lot of "Speak for yourself" to be handed out to people who say "old fans" don't like nor approve of the new ones.

[Guest]

I don't necessarily mind what Capcom are doing, it's the way they're doing it, if that makes any sense. Dead Space 2 imo is an amazing game, it's visually stunning, it's horrifically terrifying, it's well paced, action packed, suspenseful, for a game that didn't sell too well it's imo a much better product than Resident Evil 6. If Capcom took this same approach to provide a nice blend of every aspect of horror and turn it into a coherent experience I'd have much more respect for the franchise. But even Capcom them selves don't know what Resident Evil is anymore, their main focus just seems to be making money and they're slacking in so many ways because of it. Look at EA, Dead Space 2 only sold like 1 million units or something and we've still got new games on the way, the series is surviving despite poor sales and being a "niche" genre, EA are still capable of giving people the experience they want. And so are Capcom if they really want to, Resident Evil sells on the name alone let alone the actual content of the product.

[Wrathborne]

Yeah. There's a whole lot of "Speak for yourself" to be handed out to people who say "old fans" don't like nor approve of the new ones.

I'm an old fan, I don't like or approve of the newer games.Its not just that they've discarded horror for action, they've discarded story for action as well.

I like being surrounded by BOWs and blasting the shit out of them as much as anyone on the forum...but I want a fucking story thats going to hold my attention. I dont want snippets between 10-15 minute action sequences.

I really do miss the gradual build up the the story overcoming the situation the characters are caught in that the older games had. The use of the files (actually being in game) to help build up whats going on is an even sadder loss than the puzzles being removed.

Everything is about the over the top action sequences and villains now and thats really sad.

Not that RE pre-Action era didnt have its share of over the top villains, but Alfred Ashford pales in comparison to Irving, Excella, Simmons, RE5 Wesker, and Carla.

Geluda is right,Capcom doesn't care what RE is or used to be. They don't even know what it is, they just want to keep making money off the brand.

From a business perspective you always want to maximize your profits and stuff, but whats going on now is just Gears of War in the RE universe. Even if RE4 opened up the path to this concept, it certainly didn't intend for it to follow it.

I dont know how much more Gears of War/Dead Space the series is going to become before more people start saying "I'm not gonna buy this". :/

[Guest]

I'm an old fan, I don't like or approve of the newer games.Its not just that they've discarded horror for action, they've discarded story for action as well.

I like being surrounded by BOWs and blasting the shit out of them as much as anyone on the forum...but I want a fucking story thats going to hold my attention. I dont want snippets between 10-15 minute action sequences.

I really do miss the gradual build up the the story overcoming the situation the characters are caught in that the older games had. The use of the files (actually being in game) to help build up whats going on is an even sadder loss than the puzzles being removed.

Everything is about the over the top action sequences and villains now and thats really sad.

Not that RE pre-Action era didnt have its share of over the top villains, but Alfred Ashford pales in comparison to Irving, Excella, Simmons, RE5 Wesker, and Carla.

Geluda is right,Capcom doesn't care what RE is or used to be. They don't even know what it is, they just want to keep making money off the brand.

From a business perspective you always want to maximize your profits and stuff, but whats going on now is just Gears of War in the RE universe. Even if RE4 opened up the path to this concept, it certainly didn't intend for it to follow it.

I dont know how much more Gears of War/Dead Space the series is going to become before more people start saying "I'm not gonna buy this". :/

I think Dead Space is well passed Resident Evil in almost every standard as far as horror games are concerned, if Resident Evil became more like Dead Space I think it would be a compliment to the franchise. Yes it will still be a 3rd person shooter, but it will be a true horror game with a chilling atmosphere that genuinely scares you for all the right reasons. Honestly if some of you have never played Dead Space 2 I highly reccomend you do, it's easilly one of the best horror games of this generation, if not the best. Compared to Resident Evil 6, there's no comparison.

[Aleff]

I liked the series until 4... (I've bought RE5 gold for that matter... I never beat it, and I stopped playing basically at the end, at the "Chris punches rock" part) Resident Evil 1 is my favorite by far, since there are so many different events that you miss, the replayability skyrockets! And it is like a 3-D adventure game, that is basically a homage to all B-movie horror flics, though I'm not sure if it was intentional from the part of the producers (not talking about the voice acting). What is not to like on the original Resident Evil?

Resident Evil 2 is too boring, it takes itself too seriously, there is basically no alternate events like RE1, no multiple endings, and playing the "Scenario 2" is like playing the same game with minor tweaks. And I'm sure that RE 1.5 has all those deficiences...
Resident Evil 3 is fun but it is obviously designed as a Spin-Off (everyone knows that Code:Veronica is RE3)
Resident Evil 4 is one of the most well-designed third person shooters... but it is only a shadow of it's former self.
RE 5 has 1/10 of the quality of RE4.
(Bear in mind that except for RE5 I'm not saying that those games are shit, but compared to RE1 they're worse, except for the mechanics of course)

Resident Evil Gaiden had good story if only Leon's death wasn't implied. And NO LEON WASN'T INFECTED YOU DUMMY, pay attention to the story! When someone bleeds green that means that it is the shapeshifter in disguise! The funny thing is that it could be considered canon if you remove the "Anti-Umbrella organization" and Leon somehow escaped the ship which isn't shown in-game. Yes kids, Barry doesn't appear in other RE games because he was raped by the shapeshifter at the end of gaiden. Of course I've never played RE6 or the portable nintendo 3ds games, so I don't know if he shows up in those games.

Biohazard Gun Survivor has a story that is average at best, and the most ridiculous puzzles I've ever seen. Plus it is as short as it can get. Is it lame? Hell no! Don't forget that Gun Survivor is a ARCADE LIGHTGUN GAME, I don't care if dumb Capcom U.S.A. removed the guncon support from the US release! It's like complaining about the Dino Crisis Gun Survivor. Yep that's right, Gun Survivor is a franchise for lightgun games! Ta-da!

Resident Evil Outbreak was very good, one of the most underrated RE experiences, mainly because people forget that it is designed to be different 1+1/2 hour scenarios that have no relation whatsoever with other scenarios, with some random characters... it is designed for ONLINE PLAY that's why it is like that. The characters have little to no backstory so the player "becomes" the character, to make him feel that he's there fighting against the zombies. Kinda like Gordon Freeman, MIT scientist who joined a government organization to work as the guy who pushes the mineral to the anti-mass spectrometer, who is trained in the facility with MP5 with grenade launchers and radioactive hazards, and eventually causes an accident which makes the aliens invade earth, etc.

Resident Evil 1 is UNIQUE. That's all I have to say. And of course all of this is my humble opinion. I hope I don't get flamed, but that's what I think.

EDIT: Damn I missed the point of the thread completely, haha. But RE is far from death, just look at the sales! If RE7 doesn't sells even a quarter of RE6's sales, then it is dead.

[HOTvirus]

Actualy i don't care too much if "action" is in root of series
Thia can be interpreted by many ways... Like geluda said: DS perfectly mix action with horror, RE doesn't anymore.

It's not RE Since 4? yeah for sure
But... What RE really is? It lost totally its indentity, in this game they try to going for 4 different directions (leon to ada) and almost resulting in a general failure.

I lower my expectations for RE7 or what ever this should be called, the game i seeking to play what i want for RE now is a scifi futuristic thriller with creppy atmosphere horror in dark space, RE just becoming a so-so action game, i did not complain in re 4 and re 5, finished both more than 10x combined, but capcom did a bad, really bad game with poor decisions in quality and game design for RE6. This is very fustrating, no excuses.

[Joey3264]

is the series dead? thats quite up for debate but there is one thing that is bothering me lately... is the fan base dead...?

this is the only active Resident Evil fan forum left that i know of, and it often feels like even this place is a ghost town lately. its seems as if RE Revelations gave us hope that the franchise was going to be on the right track, but RE6 was such a disappointment & a crushing blow to that hope. but im still not ready to give up on this franchise just yet. im an atheist and even im fucking PRAYING that the television console version of Revelations sells well enough to convince capcom that revelations is the right direction.

what are all your thoughts? do you guys think the fan base is dead or dying? i cant help but wonder

[yurieu]

is the series dead? thats quite up for debate but there is one thing that is bothering me lately... is the fan base dead...?

this is the only active Resident Evil fan forum left that i know of, and it often feels like even this place is a ghost town lately. its seems as if RE Revelations gave us hope that the franchise was going to be on the right track, but RE6 was such a disappointment & a crushing blow to that hope. but im still not ready to give up on this franchise just yet. im an atheist and even im fucking PRAYING that the television console version of Revelations sells well enough to convince capcom that revelations is the right direction.

what are all your thoughts? do you guys think the fan base is dead or dying? i cant help but wonder

"well joey, cut it out!"

the revelations is not good, lets face it, RE with an ugly jill, a russian dude, ps1 graphics and bunch of regenerators. i believe the game will not reach a million copies.

fanbase is dying, not dead. thats because there is not a decent game in years!

[News Bot]

"well joey, cut it out!"

the revelations is not good, lets face it, RE with an ugly jill, a russian dude, ps1 graphics and bunch of regenerators. i believe the game will not reach a million copies.

fanbase is dying, not dead. thats because there is not a decent game in years!

You are not a good person.

[yurieu]

You are not a good person.

words hurt you know.