Resident Evil 5 = Resident Evil 4 (Arguing in here! - Keep it civil)

[Vogue_Dirge]

It states so in the Biohazrd Files...that big book that was published about the series.

[Ridley W. Hayes]

Well, that's not really a good thing either. If they explain EVERYTHING with every bit of detail, they kill the mystery. The reason why HUNK is (and Wesker, at one point was) such an appealing character was because there was so much we don't know about him. Which means HUNK's history, his home, his life, it's all open to interpretation.
I don't understand why people want things handed to them on a silver platter.
The coolest thing about RE1 and RE2 is that there are multiple ways those scenarios could've played out. And not knowing exactly whether LeonA/ClaireB, or ClaireA/LeonB scenario was canon made it that much cooler, because it was open to interpretation.

I'm not saying that Capcom should kill the mistery, HUNK is a character that's cool as he is. I'm saying that they should explain with detail the things that affect directly the canon of the story and cannot being left to just interpretation. The series have an enormous amount of plot holes that the fans have to either ignore or try to make it fit... not always succesfully. Talking about that kind of things I'd rather prefer facts than interpretation.

[Jill's Boob]

Yikes. Calm down everyone.

Let's see if RE5 answers any significant questions from the convoluted RE storyline. I doubt we'll ever get all the answers that we seek, but much like any entertainment medium, nothing can be perfect.

As for HUNK - his mysteriousness is his main appeal. Lets keep him shrouded in mystery. Otherwise he is just a standard dull grunt, who wears a lot of tactical gear.

[Biohazard EX]

That book came out in... 2005, I believe? The game came out in 1998. That's a seven year gap where they hadn't yet clarified it. Just like with RE1, until Archives came out, they never clarified who saved Richard, or whether he was saved at all. Whether it was Rebecca or Jill that played the piano. Whether it was Jill or Chris who killed the Tyrant. That's seven years we had to debate, contemplate, speculate. That's what was so awesome about it.
Then Capcom releases this book, trying to clarify things, only to eliminate the mystery from the series. Don't get me wrong, I like the book, but I don't follow it to the dot. It's a good guide to the events that happened, but as far as I'm concerned, RE2 could've went down either way.

[Vogue_Dirge]

That book came out in... 2005, I believe? The game came out in 1998. That's a seven year gap where they hadn't yet clarified it. Just like with RE1, until Archives came out, they never clarified who saved Richard, or whether he was saved at all. Whether it was Rebecca or Jill that played the piano. Whether it was Jill or Chris who killed the Tyrant. That's seven years we had to debate, contemplate, speculate. That's what was so awesome about it.
Then Capcom releases this book, trying to clarify things, only to eliminate the mystery from the series. Don't get me wrong, I like the book, but I don't follow it to the dot. It's a good guide to the events that happened, but as far as I'm concerned, RE2 could've went down either way.

Very true. It's really neither here nor there.

[Biohazard EX]

All we know is that Wesker's Report was a big crock of crap. I mean, saying that HUNK picked up the G-Virus sample that Leon tossed down the pit... When Leon was ALREADY like, way, way, waaaaaayyy below HUNK, who was in the sewers.
Then saying that they assisted Leon in the fight against Birkin and took the sample from that. If that's the case, then, Sorry Wesker, you just took a sample from the Tyrant...

[REmaster]

Who knows what's right or wrong in the Resident Evil Archives book. I caught numerous mistakes while reading through it, as well as the most typos I've ever seen in one book.

[Biohazard EX]

Point is, the beautiful thing about video games with multiple paths, or endings, or whatnot, is that it's open to interpretation. Once you establish something 100%, it's like, you're eliminating the other option, eliminating half the game.

[TheSelfishGene]

If I remember correctly...

In ClaireA/LeonB, Sherry is infected by William, and Claire has to synthesize the Devil vaccine for her.

In LeonA/ClaireB, Sherry is not infected by William.

This is the main difference between the two story arcs. The rest is trivial really.

[Canas Renvall]

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. Then again, I haven't played in forever, so you could be right. XD And I agree. Other than that, it could've flown either way.

[Biohazard EX]

If I remember correctly...

In ClaireA/LeonB, Sherry is infected by William, and Claire has to synthesize the Devil vaccine for her.

In LeonA/ClaireB, Sherry is not infected by William.

This is the main difference between the two story arcs. The rest is trivial really.

Well, that, and in one scenario Ada falls, whereas in the other, she 'dies' directly in front of Leon.

And obviously the switch of scenarios makes a different in who kills the Tyrant. And whether Leon saw Ada throw the Rocket Launcher, or whether Claire saw some mysterious woman who she didn't know.

[Vector]

This just dawned on me...why was Leon so nonchalant when he met Ada in RE4? What about their emotional goodbye?

6 years with thinking someone you bonded with is dead...and they were just like "OMFGMATRIX FIGHT PLAGAS UMBRELLA."

[Biohazard EX]

Because Leon is just so teh cool that nothing scares him, nothing surprises him, nothing catches him off guard. That's what's appealing in a character, obviously.

[Dot50Cal]

Keep it civil, folks. Several infractions have been handed out.

As for which scenario is the proper order, I've said this before, but I believe you'll never truly get an answer on that. With the way the games are made (branching paths which are created to extend the replay value), I'd be more inclined to believe its a combination of several points in each scenario, rather than one cohesive story arc.

[Vogue_Dirge]

Because Leon is just so teh cool that nothing scares him, nothing surprises him, nothing catches him off guard. That's what's appealing in a character, obviously.

Leon knew Ada was working for Wesker:

Leon: "Ada...so it is true."
Ada: "True, about what?"
Leon: "You, workin with Wesker."
Ada: "I see you've been doing your homework."
Leon: "Why Ada?"
Ada: "What's it to you?"
Leon: "Why are you here? Why did you show up like this?"
Ada: *glasses blow up* "See you around..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNW1rmwCCVY

The exchange between the two suggests that the government has been tracking Wesker's actions and found out that Ada was working for him. Leon obviously saw Ada and put two and two together. Leon was perhaps suprised for a moment until he remembered.

When your a big Ada fan, like me, you think about these things.