Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Resident Evil, Zombies and god knows what else

Bought Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition, gonna play through it again before RE 5 comes out...whenever it comes out, still no release dates set, not even for Japan or the US.

Anyway, here are some videos of RE4 and 5 so you can see how they look compared.

In 2005 Resident Evil 4 pretty much revolutionised(sp?) both the RE series and the survival horror genres, bringing new camera systems, control systems and enemies, they arent the slow moving stereotypical zombies of old, they are slow moving(but on average faster than the previous RE games I believe) European cultist-farmers(lol, describing it like that makes it sound lame, but thats kinda what they are early in the game.) moving on to more sinister and badass enemies(from what I've seen on other people's save games)

Anyway, I half-forgot some of the stuff I was gonna say about the game. To be honest I only got it today and havent got far into it yet, so thats probably all I can say for now.

So that leads me to RE5. From the video that we have available, it definitely looks similar to RE4, and thats no bad thing, for sure, as RE4 was voted one of the best Gamecube games of all time, and THE best Resident Evil game by Nintendo Official Magazine(I may be wrong, its a while since I read that magazine)

It looks to use a very similar camera angle and from what I can tell, has reaction commands, for example when you get grabbed by one of the bad guys, you can quickly input some controls and shake loose by kicking the face off the attacker. XD
The reactions depend on what character you are using if I remember right(after playing the Mercenaries on other people's saves)

Films like 28 Days Later (2002) definitely helped reshape the concept of zombies in entertainment, taking the slow moving mindless parodies of consumerists seen in *thinks...my brain is turning to mush cos I am tired* Dawn of the Dead I think...the one that was remade recently, and set in an American mall and allowing "Zombies" to be fast, and I think that film has had an influence on survival horror games, particularly those concerned with "zombies." You'll probably see what I mean when you watch the RE5 trailer.

Also worth noting is that it is set in Africa. Hopefully it will mean we see different level design, character design, weather etc. Basically, I am interested since it is a different setting from what we would expect from these games(samey level design will get boring after so many outings), it will hopefully be a much more memorable game than a game set in a poorly designed, unoriginal world.

Some idiotic people have said that killing these dudes is "racist" and that Capcom don't care who they offend, but seriously, if a crazed townsperson/zombie with a rusty axe is running full pelt towards you, you arent exactly gonna stand there and let them beat the shit out of you just cos their skin is a different colour, you are gonna blow them to hell with a shotgun aren't you?

And at the end of the day, its just a game. I dont get offended by games, even crazy ones like Manhunt(where you play a serial killer if I remember right), GTA Vice City and San Andreas where beating up hookers to get your money back is one of the coolest things ever
or....I really cant be bothered thinking of another game that people have taken offence to.
So yeah, getting offended at games is stupid and should be left to the idiots who try to ban games and those who complain about their kids having seizures because of scenes in games. Seriously, if your kid has epilepsy, you shouldnt be buying them First Person Shooters where the gun flare is probably gonna make them take a fit, or any other games in the first place. [I'm getting off-target again]

I should probably end there before I end up offending anyone.

Heres the videos I was talking about;

Resident Evil 4 Gameplay



Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition Trailer
(yeah, I know it came out ages ago, but I didnt like the way that Gameplay vid was edited)



Resident Evil 5 Trailer

Ignore this

I got an error message after finally posting that stupidly long rant above, figured it hadnt been posted, so reposted it. Turns out that meant I post it twice.

Pfft, blogger sucks, so ignore this one, its totally their fault. =p

More SW Unleashed



Man, the bit with the Star Destroyer...such...awesomeness....hard...to...breathe....*hyperventilates* X_X

Monday, February 4, 2008

This is so random, but funny!



I love the end of the video.



Lol, lizardman is immune to boulders.

Cheezburger?




Usually these pictures arent very funny,
but I laughed so much at this one I cried XD

No More Heroes


I've been looking forward to this since I saw Killer 7 on the Gamecube. 
I never got a chance to play it, but I heard it was really good.
This is by the same developer, Grasshopper.

It sounds really cool, hopefully it isnt too repetitive or boring(cutting grass? come on....)
The graphics and style look really awesome. The graphics are cel-shaded(I believe), hopefully they dont look too blocky or bland(The city looked a bit cardboard)
Overall I can imagine the game will be really fun.
I think I'll be getting it when it comes out.

In the game you play as Travis Touchdown, a stereotypical otaku who lives in poverty in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After winning a beam katana in an internet auction he becomes a hitman and kills another hitman, Helter Skelter, which earns him rank 11 by the UAA, the governing body of assassins. For the rest of the game the player lives Travis's life, earning money and climbing the ranks of the UAA.

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Release Dates(C+P'd from Game FAQs)

No More Heroes Marvelous 12/06/07 JP
No More Heroes Ubisoft 01/22/08 US
No More Heroes Rising Star 02/28/08 AU
No More Heroes Rising Star 02/29/08 EU

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Gametrailer review



Gametrailer gameplay video

Gamespot review

Right, I am gonna stop here, cos sometimes when I add a new thing to the post, blogger deletes another thing from the post, cuz its gay like that....

Star Wars Force Unleashed

This looks awesome, cant wait for it. I'll need to get my 360 fixed by the time it come out...stupid Red Rings ¬_¬