RESIDENT EVVVVVVVIL
Mar. 15th, 2009 05:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
croikSo I'm somewhere around 6 to 7 hours in Resident Evil 5 (ps3~) and I've already died 6 times, from the following:
3 chainsaws to the neck
1 quick time event gone wrong
1 Sheva got blown up where I couldn't reach her
1 Walked into a laser, oops
Which is a tad better than I did at RE4. I'm playing on normal and so far I'm consistently getting A's in my chapter scores, except when it comes to time. I am slow. But in general I'm enjoying it, even considering I'm using AI Sheva and haven't attempted online co-op yet.
I would say that RE5 is a lot like RE4. Not only in terms of the controls (which are still awkward, but now that I'm used to them they don't bother me) but a lot of the scenery feels similar. You go from a village to a water area to some mines and caves and some ruins blahbity blah. There's probably a research facility in our "Tour Africa!" brouchure too but that's to be expected. Not that I'm complaining - I loved RE4 and playing a game that's a lot like it is not a problem to me at all.
Chris isn't as interesting as Leon - he doesn't have any snark in him -but he kind of makes up for it by having Sheva along. I like that they talk to each other, even if a lot of it is calling for help or exchanging ammo and such. In 4 there was Ashley, and though it was cute when she ducked behind Leon whenever he had to shoot, if she was talking outside a cutscene it usually meant you screwed up and had to shoot something. It's nice to feel like there's another character following you around and not just a sugar-baby with a scream button on the front.
And lastly for now, I have to say the scariest part (outside of things LEAPING at you from off screen goddamnit) was right at the beginning when you find a group of guys beating the crap out of some dude in a sack, who then all stop and stare as you approach. WTF?! Freaky assholes.
More later~
EDIT: My neighbor is getting a tree cut down right now and the sound of the chainsaw is making me nervous B:
3 chainsaws to the neck
1 quick time event gone wrong
1 Sheva got blown up where I couldn't reach her
1 Walked into a laser, oops
Which is a tad better than I did at RE4. I'm playing on normal and so far I'm consistently getting A's in my chapter scores, except when it comes to time. I am slow. But in general I'm enjoying it, even considering I'm using AI Sheva and haven't attempted online co-op yet.
I would say that RE5 is a lot like RE4. Not only in terms of the controls (which are still awkward, but now that I'm used to them they don't bother me) but a lot of the scenery feels similar. You go from a village to a water area to some mines and caves and some ruins blahbity blah. There's probably a research facility in our "Tour Africa!" brouchure too but that's to be expected. Not that I'm complaining - I loved RE4 and playing a game that's a lot like it is not a problem to me at all.
Chris isn't as interesting as Leon - he doesn't have any snark in him -but he kind of makes up for it by having Sheva along. I like that they talk to each other, even if a lot of it is calling for help or exchanging ammo and such. In 4 there was Ashley, and though it was cute when she ducked behind Leon whenever he had to shoot, if she was talking outside a cutscene it usually meant you screwed up and had to shoot something. It's nice to feel like there's another character following you around and not just a sugar-baby with a scream button on the front.
And lastly for now, I have to say the scariest part (outside of things LEAPING at you from off screen goddamnit) was right at the beginning when you find a group of guys beating the crap out of some dude in a sack, who then all stop and stare as you approach. WTF?! Freaky assholes.
More later~
EDIT: My neighbor is getting a tree cut down right now and the sound of the chainsaw is making me nervous B:
