God help me I'm thinking of getting a Wii... - Page 5

Peanut · 12-13-2007, 12:37 AM

Yeah, almost. I still can't get over the having to stop to aim thing, though. I mean, after playing through 3/4 of the game, I can definitely see why it was so popular, but it's still not my game. Really not a fan of the games setting, which is always a deal breaker for me. RE5 looks like it could catch my interest, though.

*Ecto Jedi* · 12-13-2007, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Yeah, almost. I still can't get over the having to stop to aim thing, though. I mean, after playing through 3/4 of the game, I can definitely see why it was so popular, but it's still not my game. Really not a fan of the games setting, which is always a deal breaker for me. RE5 looks like it could catch my interest, though.

Not a fan of the game's setting? Dude! What more could you want in terms of creepy atmosphere? An Amish-looking, mist-covered European town overrun with zombified deadheads, a gigantic medieval castle full of traps and puzzles, underground labs, decrepit old prisons...

In any event, have you played the Wii edition with the improved controls? Or just the old versions?

Peanut · 12-13-2007, 01:46 AM

I think the thing is it isn't zombies. That's what gets to me the most. I love zombies, and the fact that these are just f*cked up alien-zombie-European-villagers didn't sit well with me. I mean, some of the stuff in the game was simply amazing, such as the part where you barricade yourself in the house, but I just couldn't deal with it anymore part of the way through, I don't know why.

I played the Gamecube version for about 40 minutes at a friends, but I bought the Wii version when it came out, and got most of the way through it on that one. Like I said, though, the setting just kind of wore on me and the tank controls just continued to annoy me to the point where I just couldn't play it anymore. It also didn't help that direct head-shots rarely kill outright, and later in the game it takes buckets of bullets to put down enemies. I've never been a fan of damage sponge enemies, so that was a big detractor for me.

*Ecto Jedi* · 12-13-2007, 01:49 AM

I was a little put off, too, by the fact that Umbrella seemingly plays little to no role in the production, and I was a bit confused as to the whole Las Plagas/evil little midget dude storyline at first, but it sort of grew on me. Taking into account the revised storyline and the castle/mansion setting, I simply saw it as a sort of spiritual remake of the original and a reboot of the franchise.

But that's just me.

12-13-2007, 12:37 AM	#81
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Yeah, almost. I still can't get over the having to stop to aim thing, though. I mean, after playing through 3/4 of the game, I can definitely see why it was so popular, but it's still not my game. Really not a fan of the games setting, which is always a deal breaker for me. RE5 looks like it could catch my interest, though.

12-13-2007, 01:46 AM	#83
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I think the thing is it isn't zombies. That's what gets to me the most. I love zombies, and the fact that these are just f*cked up alien-zombie-European-villagers didn't sit well with me. I mean, some of the stuff in the game was simply amazing, such as the part where you barricade yourself in the house, but I just couldn't deal with it anymore part of the way through, I don't know why. I played the Gamecube version for about 40 minutes at a friends, but I bought the Wii version when it came out, and got most of the way through it on that one. Like I said, though, the setting just kind of wore on me and the tank controls just continued to annoy me to the point where I just couldn't play it anymore. It also didn't help that direct head-shots rarely kill outright, and later in the game it takes buckets of bullets to put down enemies. I've never been a fan of damage sponge enemies, so that was a big detractor for me.

12-13-2007, 01:49 AM	#84
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	I was a little put off, too, by the fact that Umbrella seemingly plays little to no role in the production, and I was a bit confused as to the whole Las Plagas/evil little midget dude storyline at first, but it sort of grew on me. Taking into account the revised storyline and the castle/mansion setting, I simply saw it as a sort of spiritual remake of the original and a reboot of the franchise. But that's just me.