Is there any horror element at all?

[RetroRain]

Is there any dark atmosphere? Is there anything that is creepy or scary about the game? You know, the things that actually made Resident Evil?

[Dot50Cal]

Yes. When you get to a certain spot, you'll be happy.

[A-J]

and remember, don't go running in head first ..

[REmaster]

Yes. When you get to a certain spot, you'll be happy.

Sweet, I haven't been this excited in a long time. Speaking of which, doesn't it feel great to be so loyal and dedicated to a series for so long, and then you get to see it succeed again? Sure, when ever a new game comes out everyone jumps on the resident evil bandwagon, but in the back of your mind you're like...that's right, I've been here since the beginning.

[Zombie Fred]

and remember, don't go running in head first ..

The "long corridor with the changing light movement", with those old friends, was defiantly giving a creepy vibe; me and Emma jump at the last part because we didn't know there be so many, and that our ammo was low so it was all trying to run pass them to get to the door on the opposite side. Chapter 4's later part, pass the flowers, has defiantly been one of the best parts of the game. Amusingly I actually enjoyed fighting the loaded majini, mainly because they looked fucked already and it was something different.

[CubedSphere]

I wouldn't say anything scared me in the game, but I did appreciate the atmosphere. Let me just say that the level and art design craps all over RE4. I can at least see some parts that may be creepy for some people, unlike 4 where only about 3 minutes of gameplay time total could ever possibly scare anyone.

I loved RE4, but 5 has the gameplay along with a great story and more immersive atmosphere.

[Sina]

There aren't that many scary parts. Resident Evil 4 with its Verdugo, Regenerators, blind guys with scissor hands (forget the name) and creepy cultists had a much scarier vibe throughout.
That said, Resident Evil 5 had awesome, interesting moments that had to do with the story, and in that department it beats RE4 hands down, but it's clear the focus was on making everything cool and exciting, and not scary.

You'll get the same panic and anxiety you got in RE4 during heavy fights, but it's not really "horror". Especially not the bossfights.

Without spoiling anything, there is one part in RE5 that has some nice buildup, and for a few minutes the game really manages to keep you on edge, but that's about it. And in retrospect, I could name alot of similar parts in RE4 I found scarier.

RE5 is an awesome game and I loved it, but it's not a horror game.

[News Bot]

RE5 is an awesome game and I loved it, but it's not a horror game.

Yes it is.

RE4 was much less of a horror game if you're going to say that. Cultists were annoying and out-of-place (to hell with that entire part of the game entirely). Verdugo and the Regenerators were the only horrifying things about it.

[Sina]

Yes it is.

RE4 was much less of a horror game if you're going to say that. Cultists were annoying and out-of-place (to hell with that entire part of the game entirely). Verdugo and the Regenerators were the only horrifying things about it.

So are you going to point out parts in RE5 that were scarier than anything from RE4? Instead of just pointing out things you thought were out of place in RE4. If you're gonna say RE5 was scarier than RE4, then back it up with something.

I'm not bashing RE5. As I said, I loved it. But calling it a horror game is a stretch, since I only remember one part where there was an emphasis on building up fear, and even that wasn't as scary as say the regenerators.

Not that the game is all flowers and sunshine or anything. You constantly have some level of discomfort playing through it since it is infected people/things trying to kill you after all. All I'm saying is don't expect to lose any sleep over the "horror" in RE5.

[[STARS]TyranT]

I actually found the opening and subsequent street scenes pretty horrifying.

They showed human desolation and dispair mixed in with a fantastical dilemma that is the Plagas.

[Gideon Quinn]

I agree with you there. The first half an hour was very onimous, the moment before you encounter your first majini in particular. Hearing that blood curdling scream from a nearby building... Great use of sound design.

[[STARS]TyranT]

For the record - the only thing I found truly unnerving in Resident Evil 4 was the prison set piece with the invisible creatures. The rest is just action.etc. But the prison to me was the only thing that earned its name.

[Sina]

For the record - the only thing I found truly unnerving in Resident Evil 4 was the prison set piece with the invisible creatures. The rest is just action.etc. But the prison to me was the only thing that earned its name.

I didn't think RE4 was particularly scary either overall compaired to the oldschool RE games, but my point was that RE4 is scarier than RE5.

I think a big part of it was the level design in RE5. The levels in both RE4 and 5 looked fantastic, but the difference was that RE4's levels felt more ominous and bleak. Like in RE5 when you're in the underground ruins walking around a burial ground. It's just too cozy and well-lit to be as disturbing as it is on paper. Most places in RE5 felt pretty comfortable and safe.

And there's something about the fact that the RE4 Ganados were an insular xenophobic society that had alot of time to stew in their own depravity, and you played an intruder. And in RE4 you really did get a sense that you were on your own in the middle of nowhere. In RE5 you feel like there's a whole team of people backing you up, and that everyone knows exactly what you're doing, and that the Majini are just the unwitting result of a very recent Las Plagas experiment with no real goal other than just that, experimenting. A big part of the RE series is the feeling of being destitute in a horrible situation, and that's something RE5 misses I think.

Still an awesome game, just not very scary.

[missvalentine]

no, not at all. id have to say the scariest part of RE5 for me was when i knifed a crate and a snake jumped out. im not kidding. im serious. it's not scary in the slightest, in fact RE4 is way more scary.

also RE5 has the worst atmospere in the entire series.

[hellrizer]

GOD i have been a resident evil fan since the first and i ain't going to stop now or ever!!