Biohazard The Dark Side Chronicles Information

[Sephiroth]

Well I not upset with there been another rail shotter at least WE HAVE Resident Evil 2scenario but I wounder if this means we will have A and B or both mix together.

[Zombie Fred]

Originally Posted by IGN
March 11, 2009 - As reported earlier here at IGN Wii, Capcom's big Resident Evil surprise for Wii owners turned out to be Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles, a sequel to the gun shooting game Umbrella Chronicles. Since posting that initial report, more details on the game have come our way from Famitsu.

Darkside Chronicles takes place in Resident Evil 2's Racoon City. It's September 29, 1998, and the city has turned to hell due to the effects of the T-virus. Players take control of Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy to deal with the undead in Umbrella Chronicles forced scrolling style.

Famitsu got a bit of commentary on the title from producer Masachika Kawata at Capcom and producer Kentaro Noguchi at Cavia, the game's development house.

The reason the game is not called Umbrella Chronicles 2, the two revealed, is that the enemy is no longer Umbrella Corporation. Additionally, the term "darkside" can be taken to mean that the game will provide a look at some of the unexplored areas of the RE story, along with the darker passages of the characters' histories . The game will also have more of a horror taste than the first.

While the two wouldn't state the specific titles that will be covered in the game, they did confirm that scenarios from games other than RE2 will definitely make the cut. Expect to see a variety of characters, including RE2's Shelly Birkin.

The general concept may be similar to Umbrella Chronicles, but the two producers stressed that the feel will be like that of a new game. One point of note is the "feeling of being there" that the game promises to offer, thanks to skilled camera work, some nice visual effects, and the fact that you can see your partner character on the screen in front of you. The game will also make use of the Havoc engine for realistic physics.

On the gameplay side of things, the two producers explained that replayablity is one of the focuses. However, they're also aiming to make the game more accessible as far as difficulty is concerned. Expert shooters needn't worry, though, as plans call for the dynamic difficulty system of RE4 and RE5 to be implemented here, meaning better players will end up with a tougher experience.

Your in-game partner character, who, as detailed above, will now be shown on the screen in front of you, is a key to playing the game. It appears that you'll only see the partner character on the screen during single player mode, though. Two player mode will leave nothing but glass between you and your undead foes.

RE: Darkside Chronicles is currently 35% complete and is without a final release date. Expect to hear more on the game from Capcom in the near future.

Here is the article from IGN.

[Ryler]

whew.. i though seeing your partner would mean split screen.

"feeling of being there"

i guess that would mean using the wii balance board for moving places. haha.

[aris13]

I don't understand a word from that article. What exactly are the connections between RE 2 and this new game? The producers say that this game won't be about Umbrella but RE 2 IS about Umbrella. Anyway I think that DSC will be interesting game if the producers will include more new scenarios. Sherry will be in this game, this is the change to finish her story arc. Same thing for Steve.

[Sephiroth]

So the game's already 35% completed well im gessing it it be out mostly likely by the end of this years or the start of next year im gessing November or December.

[Sunglasses]

@Aris13

Maybe when they say "RE2 is not about Umbrella" they mean it is not about "STARS vs Umbrella"

[riderkid]

We would all liked a resident 2 remake than this cheap piece of shit

hey at least were getting a semi RE2make, im actually excited for this game and can't wait to play it

[The Ekamp]

Is the Dark Side the Organization? SInce they were involved in both RE2 and RECV via Ada and/or Wesker....

[JcFFx]

I have no problems with it being a rail shooter.

I just hope they don't pull the same crap that they did with UC (that is, butcher all the existing scenes, then make it all pointless by saying we have to read the files to get the actual plot anyways).

There's a noticable difference between Degen's graphics and the REmake/RE4 style graphics though... So I'm guessing they're not just going to reuse the Ada model again. Which is good.

I like how it already seems like they're putting effort in it...

Edit:

Oh I forgot to add:

please, please, Please, Please, PLEASE, Capcom! NO MORE ROBO-LEON!
I don't even care if you throw in an unnecessary action scene or two in there. Just go back to the "rookie/confused cop, wrong place/wrong time" thing he had. T_T

[atlier00]

What is up with the major gaming sites calling Sherry, Shelly?

[Nomad9026]

Oh great, another UC! The first one raped RE1 and RE3 scenarios so let's do te same to RE2 and CV now, awesome! But I would like to see the trailer of that game, who knows maybe it won't be as bad as UC.

[BadWolfX]

For some reason I can see this turning into an overglorified wankfest for Leon.

[Evil_Rob]

Oh great, another UC! The first one raped RE1 and RE3 scenarios so let's do te same to RE2 and CV now, awesome! But I would like to see the trailer of that game, who knows maybe it won't be as bad as UC.

I agree to a point, that being RE2. But, if CV scenarios are included, it doesn't matter what they do with them, it has to be an improvement over the original game either way. Ugh, what a disappointment that game was. I still remember seeing Wesker back for the first time, and how cool I thought it was, now, after seeing what they made him into I wish they had left him dead and buried.

Should've brought him back as normal, made up some excuse that he was able to escape the mansion before it went up in smoke.

[RetroRain]

Well, it's going to be an RE game, I'll buy it. I hope it doesn't suck though. I found Umbrella Chronicles to be a little bit boring.

I hope they decide to actually remake the Police Station this time, rather than using the Outbreak one.

I'm surprised that it is 35% complete already. They must have started development a few months ago.

[Vector]

So, let's say UC was about Chris, Jill and Wesker(RE1's events, RE3's events, plus the events in Russia). With that in mind, can we say this one is about Leon, Claire and Ada?(RE2, RE4, RE:CV, plus another new event, hopefully starring Ada )