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Resident Evil is Dead

A writer for MONG makes the claim that Resident Evil (as we know it) is dead, and outlines the identity crisis the series has gone through. Do you agree?

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JEECE3615d ago

It is okay for games to evolve. Mario moved from 2D to 3D. Elder Scrolls moved from a ridiculously large, randomly generated world (Daggerfall) to much smaller, but methodically designed worlds. Fallout switched from a top-down perspective to First/Third person. Diablo now allows for direct control of characters. In Madden, you can no longer throw a pass through a player's back and have them still catch the ball. Call of Duty used to be a World War II series. Metal Gear Solid used to have fixed cameras. Resident Evil is still Resident Evil.

Chaos_Order3614d ago

You make a good point; plenty of franchises has changed drastically over the years and managed to remain successful. It's all about execution.

Cha0tik3614d ago

I agree as well! People play a teaser and say "NOPE" without keeping an open mind. Just because changes are made... this doesn't mean that Resident Evil isn't Resident Evil. In fact, people complain when games remain the same for too long without any improvement. This is how the teams responsible for RE try to progress and while some didn't like previous approaches... I fucking love that they are trying to take it back to a survival horror game / puzzle game like it used to be.

Gaming_Cousin3615d ago

Resident Evil 7 is our last hope

BigBosss3615d ago

This guy needs to relax, franchise is not dead.

poison_shadow3615d ago

Article never said the franchise was dead. Just that the key components that made up Resident Evil before now are gone.

Summons753614d ago

Well let's see the RE7 demo had. Horror atmosphere: check and light puzzle elements: check. Yup, pretty sure RE7 is on track to having those key components you said were gone. They confirmed shooting, they confirmed herbs. The only thing that isn't returning is the 3rd person view which is fine because 1st person in a horror game is much more immersive for the atmosphere instead of watching a character not react to the scares.

quent3614d ago

Maybe we need the uncharted series to evolve into a on rails VR only shooter in space, "perspective"

JEECE3614d ago

That wouldn't make any sense though. The changes to RE are designed to get the series back to the spirit of the original game; that just requires different gameplay design now than it did then. No one would find a fixed camera game with tank controls and pre-rendered backgrounds to be tense or scary anymore. It would just be frustrating to play. If the next entry in the Uncharted series (if there is one) feels as tired as RE6 did, then maybe a logical evolution would be necessary.

Skankinruby3614d ago

It has been for a long time. Experimenting with it now is not much risk as the franchise can only move up from where it is now. Let's just actually play the game before spouting such judgmental nonsense?

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Hideo Kojima put Low Roar in Death Stranding because gamers need more culture in their lives

It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.

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Mojang partners with Merlin Entertainments for the Minecraft theme park, Minecraft World

Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.

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Yakuza Live-Action Miniseries Debuts March 17 Exclusively on IGN

A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.

CrimsonWing6953d ago (Edited 53d ago )

I hope it’s better than that Prime series… woof.

shinXseijuro53d ago

Haven’t watched it . Is it not good ?

Seth_hun53d ago

Looks like everyone is a miscast :)