The Good Doctor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: I guess if you can handle it's unrestrained camp, it's pretty good, and a fun romp The level design is nice and Metroidvania, but there's alot more set-pieces then the older games. I definitely don’t like its tone as much as any of the Remakes or even the original versions of the first three games, but I still like it well enough. Kinda funny but it makes me a little nostalgic for back when I used to play Dino Crisis all the time. 1 Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: I definitely don’t like its tone as much as any of the Remakes or even the original versions of the first three games, but I still like it well enough. Kinda funny but it makes me a little nostalgic for back when I used to play Dino Crisis all the time. It honestly introduced alot of the stupid melodrama that the more contentious games used. Though it has nothing that tops the opera singing leeches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Oh yeah, and the Canadian guy is a more annoying secondary character than Ashley ever even dreamed of being. 1 Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: Oh yeah, and the Canadian guy is a more annoying secondary character than Ashley ever even dreamed of being. Steve is literally the worst thing in the series. I don't know what fucking Capcom was thinking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: It honestly introduced alot of the stupid melodrama that the more contentious games used. Though it has nothing that tops the opera singing leeches It also is where the action movie tropes that RE4 gets blamed for actually got introduced. The gameplay is pure horror, which is nice, but some of the cutscenes are just over the top high octane. Just now, BigBossBalrog said: Steve is literally the worst thing in the series. I don't know what fucking Capcom was thinking *squeaky voice trying to sound tough* "Hows aboot we go our separate ways, eh? You’d just slow me down dontcha know." Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: It also is where the action movie tropes that RE4 gets blamed for actually got introduced. The gameplay is pure horror, which is nice, but some of the cutscenes are just over the top high octane. *squeaky voice trying to sound tough* "Hows aboot we go our separate ways, eh? You’d just slow me down dontcha know." Claire should have given him a wedgie and threw him into the ocean RE4 was guilty of a little of it too (Like when Leon does a Skyward scream for Mike the Helicaptor Pilot, the dude he's known for three minutes); but I think it's more like an 80's action horror movie. Its in the the same lineage of the Romero Zombie flick the original three feel like. While Code Veronica, 0, and 6 are just weird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 @BigBossBalrog I feel like Code Veronica would stand to gain even more from a remake than RE5. This game is really quite good in lots of ways, and much more directly connected to 1-3 than any later games are, with the zombies, Umbrella, Redfields, etc. It has some silly elements with the story and villains (and Steve), but all of them could be easily fixed in a more serious rewrite. Do that, and make zombies as scary as in RE2, and you’ll have a really good classic RE game on your hands. 1 Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 11 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: @BigBossBalrog I feel like Code Veronica would stand to gain even more from a remake than RE5. This game is really quite good in lots of ways, and much more directly connected to 1-3 than any later games are, with the zombies, Umbrella, Redfields, etc. It has some silly elements with the story and villains (and Steve), but all of them could be easily fixed in a more serious rewrite. Do that, and make zombies as scary as in RE2, and you’ll have a really good classic RE game on your hands. I agree, but with Capcom....ehem "being more aware of western trends", maybe they won't want to walk on egg shells with "the cross-dressing freak" Alfred Code Veronica was supposed to lead into Resident Evil 3.5; the version that was scrapped in favor of the 4 we know and love today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: I agree, but with Capcom....ehem "being more aware of western trends", maybe they won't want to walk on egg shells with "the cross-dressing freak" Alfred And I’d fine with that. Just like I was fine with Ashley being made less ditzy and more grounded. Alfred is one of the silliest characters in all of RE and I’d be happy to see him reworked a bit. 6 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Code Veronica was supposed to lead into Resident Evil 3.5; the version that was scrapped in favor of the 4 we know and love today. Funny thing is that RE3 and CV were being made at the same time, and Capcom didn’t decide until late in development which one they would actually give the title of "3". Originally, "Resident Evil: Nemesis" was to be a spinoff. Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: And I’d fine with that. Just like I was fine with Ashley being made less ditzy and more grounded. Alfred is one of the silliest characters in all of RE and I’d be happy to see him reworked a bit. Funny thing is that RE3 and CV were being made at the same time, and Capcom didn’t decide until late in development which one they would actually give the title of "3". Originally, "Resident Evil: Nemesis" was to be a spinoff. Another idea for 3 was it was going to take place on a cruise ship and star HUNK; which makes me very sad it was never made But Resident Evil is such a weird series in that there's a ton of documentation and assets for prototype versions that Capcom has openly ackowleded. Resident Evil 2 has a 1.5 version that was similar, but really different at the same time. The character of Claire Redfield started out as Ezla Walker; a motorcycle racer And they Capcom gave her a nod in the Remake by giving Claire an official Ezla Walker skin There's so much stuff on it, there's even a Wikipedia entry on it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_1.5 And modders are currently remaking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Oh and of course 3.5, that was super dark and starred Leon slowly going insane (The Premise was the government had gotten enough dirt to arrest Spencer, so they sent Leon and a SOCOM team to do the deed: after being ambushed, his comrades massacred, and left for dead in the snow, Leon was going to wander through a snow-strewn castle, fighting his demons, and the ones brought on by an infection) And a full gameplay trailer was leaked a couple years back. It looks really creepy and unsettling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: There's so much stuff on it, there's even a Wikipedia entry on it I’m familiar. There is a really good YouTube channel, Avalanche Reviews, who has videos breaking down all kinds of this stuff in horror games, and Resident Evil is by far his most covered series. At least most of Elza’s traits ended up with Claire. 9 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: The Premise was the government had gotten enough dirt to arrest Spencer, so they sent Leon and a SOCOM team to do the deed: after being ambushed, his comrades massacred, and left for dead in the snow, Leon was going to wander through a snow-strewn castle, fighting his demons, and the ones brought on by an infection I love this premise. Not so much the demons as I’d rather keep the supernatural out of RE, but a haunted Leon gripping onto his sanity during a black op sounds awesome to play. 1 Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Just now, The Good Doctor said: I’m familiar. There is a really good YouTube channel, Avalanche Reviews, who has videos breaking down all kinds of this stuff in horror games, and Resident Evil is by far his most covered series. I love this premise. Not so much the demons as I’d rather keep the supernatural out of RE, but a haunted Leon gripping onto his sanity during a black op sounds awesome to play. As in his personal demons; but there was going to be a hallucination mechanic where Leon was assailed by figments of his imagination (based on the movie Jacob's Ladder) that he couldn't conventionally fight Sounded like they were adding quite a few Silent Hill elements. But yeah, the version was too ambitious (it was destroying the Gamecube's processing chips ) and there was extremely controversial elements in the story, so Capcom reluctantly pulled the plug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Just now, BigBossBalrog said: As in his personal demons; but there was going to be a hallucination mechanic where Leon was assailed by figments of his imagination (based on the movie Jacob's Ladder) that he couldn't conventionally fight Sounded like they were adding quite a few Silent Hill elements. But yeah, the version was too ambitious (it was destroying the Gamecube's processing chips ) and there was extremely controversial elements in the story, so Capcom reluctantly pulled the plug. That sounds great. Bummer. Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 And some of the concept art shows so pretty fucked up designs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 I don’t know why I always end up getting in the mood for Resident Evil in November, but it’s happened again this year. I’m on a hunting trip right now, so I’ve only got a couple hours of wifi on my phone per day. The rest of my time I’m either in the woods or asleep. That means a lot of hours in the woods at night with nothing to do but read. So I gave the novelizations a try. They’re very short, could read two or three in a day, easy. I’m on Code Veronica right now and Book Steve started out even more annoying than Game Steve, but he actually grew on me after getting his POV a few times. Hope the same happens in the game. Books also make me like Claire more. You get more of the "frightened nineteen-year-old" side of her when reading her thoughts. 1 Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 Oh fuck are you reading the SD Perry ones? There even cheesier then the games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 minute ago, BigBossBalrog said: Oh fuck are you reading the SD Perry ones? There even cheesier then the games Yes. Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 @BigBossBalrog "He wasn’t going to be afraid. Fear was for pussies." - Steve, thinking about himself. 1 Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: @BigBossBalrog "He wasn’t going to be afraid. Fear was for pussies." - Steve, thinking about himself. Steve isn't even a pussy, he's like a tiny piece of one I wanted Chris to boulder punch him into the moon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Steve isn't even a pussy, he's like a tiny piece of one I wanted Chris to boulder punch him into the moon. Surprisingly competent, though, at least in the book. He’s got the bitchiest personality ever, but he nails so many headshots that even Claire is reluctantly impressed. It helps that I can’t hear him in the book. His voice in the game is horrendously annoying. Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: His voice in the game is horrendously annoying. Second only to REmake 4 Ada as the worst in the series. Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Second only to REmake 4 Ada as the worst in the series. Nah bullshit, especially with Seperate Ways taken into consideration. Ada just sounds bored; Steve feels like my ears are turning into cheese grating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 minute ago, BigBossBalrog said: Nah bullshit, especially with Seperate Ways taken into consideration. Ada just sounds bored; Steve feels like my ears are turning into cheese grating Ada sounds like she is a bored actress reading a script with no context or interest. Steve sucks, but at least he sounds like a character. I would rank both of them pretty dang low, though. Quote * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 Giving me thinking PTSD to playing Code Veronica with headphones and having his nasally SCREECH burst my eardrums. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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