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Chris Redfield is a different person in every game he's in. And I don't just mean physically
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I actually get the different person vibe from Leon (in terms of personality) much more than Chris.
Wesker, is that you?
Wesker, is that you?
imagine being a mod and having the worst opinion known to man.
Couldn't be be me.
Perfectly summarized why I don't care (anymore) about this character. They could let him die and I'd shrug. But yeah, I will always remember him as Chris Roidfield from RE5. That's gonna stick.
thank you for reminding me how much i hate Wesker/the Weskers.
anyway, even though i dont love Redfield'a "transformations" (or Leon's for that matter), i give them a little credit as theres some semblance of a character growth/arc there, even if i hate it and its informed by story beats i loathe.
as an aside, Resident Evil is a poster child for game franchises that could benefit from a complete reboot from scratch.
anyway, even though i dont love Redfield'a "transformations" (or Leon's for that matter), i give them a little credit as theres some semblance of a character growth/arc there, even if i hate it and its informed by story beats i loathe.
as an aside, Resident Evil is a poster child for game franchises that could benefit from a complete reboot from scratch.
Two things OP:
1. I find it impossible to believe that you played RE: 1 and REmake multiple times and never touched 50% of the game(Chris' playthrough) just because of how he looks. Why willingly lock yourself out of game content like it's 2020?
2. If you want to see more on why Chris' attitude changed between 5 and 6, look into Revelations 1 and the CG movies.
1. I find it impossible to believe that you played RE: 1 and REmake multiple times and never touched 50% of the game(Chris' playthrough) just because of how he looks. Why willingly lock yourself out of game content like it's 2020?
2. If you want to see more on why Chris' attitude changed between 5 and 6, look into Revelations 1 and the CG movies.
Everyone refused to accept that chris so hard they changed him back
I agree but as stated by others continuity, especially from a character perspective, has not been the series strong suit. I do think Claire is the most consistent in terms of actual interactions and character work though, her changes never feel particularly egregious. Chris is boring and honestly punching the boulder is exactly what he needed to be honest, although I'll never understand if he was that strong how he couldn't just punch Wesker to beat him to be honest! Having said that I actually do like what they are doing with him from what we've seen so far in 8.
CV Chris is Still his best version because it's the only time he's ever shown giving a shit about something that isn't Wesker or THE JOB.
Dude drops everything in CV to rescue Claire, the only family he has left. By Rev 2 he's nowhere to be seen. He's just another generic military grunt which he still is even now.
Dude drops everything in CV to rescue Claire, the only family he has left. By Rev 2 he's nowhere to be seen. He's just another generic military grunt which he still is even now.
This.
It's clear Leon did and that why we don't question his changes
No he didn't.
Leon is like Dante, their immense power comes from their virginity.
Well the thing is RE8's face is the same. It is hard to see but he has the same model. They just made him more bulky snd on steroids.
Lmfao... I guess it was a bad idea to read this thread while drinking coffee.
If it's the same model, that dude still got straight plastic surgery.
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While I see why you say this, he does look like the same guy but a bit weird.If it's the same model, that dude still got straight plastic surgery.
It is even more apparent in the leaks but I don't want to post leaks and ruin it for people.
I believe Dusk himself mentioned that the same face model is back for 8.
Chris is:
- a soldier
- loyal to friends and partners
- naive
- dedicated to his work
That's basically all his character is and is consistent in all games. 🤷♂️ And the progression from game to game (RE7 excluded) is easy to follow if you take into consideration time between those games and what happens behind the scene (i.e. Chris being huge in RE5 make sense when you think about his confrontation with Wesker in CV and LiN).
- a soldier
- loyal to friends and partners
- naive
- dedicated to his work
That's basically all his character is and is consistent in all games. 🤷♂️ And the progression from game to game (RE7 excluded) is easy to follow if you take into consideration time between those games and what happens behind the scene (i.e. Chris being huge in RE5 make sense when you think about his confrontation with Wesker in CV and LiN).
Ive seen some of the later ones and IMO, even as the same face model the work done is night and day. He's much more similar to his RE6 look. You can do a lot with a base face model and I think Chris is a good example of that.
So you can definitely still edit the RE7 face to be younger but still match more of what RE8 is offering than just leaving it as is. Considering capcom basically admitted they didn't do enough work with the base in 7 as they had to actually debunk the hunkfield theory. While there wasn't any confusion with his RE8 appearance.
Oh I agree he looks closer to RE6. He has the same physique and even the same hair. My personal plot reasoning for that is the lack of steroids. It is probably stupid but it makes "sense" that he would bulk up again for 8 considering the bigger scale compared to 7.
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I've tried to play Chris' game multiple times. It's mostly because of his reduced inventory space and the lack of Barry that I just don't enjoy his game nearly as much. I think the furthest I've ever gotten with him was the cabin in REmake.
I played Rev 1 and have seen the movies, but isn't his attitude because of what happens in Edonia in RE6? It still seems over the top to me, even if I appreciate what they were going for.
Wasn't Re7 Chris weird just because Capcom was still not accustomed to their new engine and didn't know how to convicingly tweak the models' faces they scanned? Didn't they say something like that, promising that thay would improve over time and give back a more recognizable look to their iconic characters?
That's pretty much the same for every RE character no? Leon's pretty much completely different between each game as well.
They change Chris so much I hardly regard him as the same character anymore.
They want to change and make new personalities but don't dare swap out main characters as the RE fans go mental over changes in the same character progression loop. So it ends up with variants of the same characters.
They want to change and make new personalities but don't dare swap out main characters as the RE fans go mental over changes in the same character progression loop. So it ends up with variants of the same characters.
My favourite RE continuity is the way Wesker is clearly American in the OG Resident Evil and REmake and then suddenly a British man in Zero and 5.
Especially jarring if you play 0 and REmake back to back.
I can't remember but is there any time of dates in RE7 like maybe it happened earlier in the franchise timeline
I cannot remember a specific date mentioned in the game or references to raccoon city ,re4 ,re6 etc
I cannot remember a specific date mentioned in the game or references to raccoon city ,re4 ,re6 etc
Let's be honest here the only reason Chris was as big as he was in RE5 was because gears of war was the hot shit at the time
I hated it. In the original re5 trailer Chris looked so cool and regular not this ridiculous gears of war character
I hated it. In the original re5 trailer Chris looked so cool and regular not this ridiculous gears of war character
I have played, completed and loved every R.E game apart from 6, and I couldnt tell you a single thing about any of the protagonists.
The protagonists aren't the interesting part of this series for me.
Well, exactly. It's always the environment, atmosphere, monsters and campy bullshit. I'm pretty sure there have been character reveals in past games where you're supposed to go "OH MY GOD ITS THAT GUY WE THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD!" and it's always flown right over my head.
Ok, RE5 Chris brought him back and arguably made him popular. This is the Chris most people remember and know, just like most people remember and knew RE4's Special Agent Leon instead of his rookie boy scout persona from RE2 before its remake came out. Now he has his whole BOW supersoldier schtick going on. He's basically like the GI Joe commando of the RE series at this point. He's out to get Wesker, he values his partners' lives and wellbeing as equal to his own, he has a sincere hatred for BOW warfare and he is super strong. Chris punching the boulder became a meme for a reason. This game cemented him as the heart of the "action" part of Resident Evil.
RE6 basically throws the table upside down, though, and now he's a PTSD ridden, amnesiac alcoholic. For most of the game he's just a huge asshole to everyone, especially his team. I give the writers props for at least trying to show us how this change happened and justify it, but it still feels artificial with how over the top it is.
Context matters. He didn't get PTSD out of nowhere.
The whole RE5 storyline was sold as an extremely traumatic event. The whole marketing campaign was build around this "Fear you can't forget".
Granted the game itself doesn't justify this because it's not really any more traumatic than what came before, but as far as the "lore" of the RE series goes it was on another level and it broke Chris.
RE7 Chris looks more like Jake Busey to me.RE7 Chris looks like Michael Voltaggio
Eeeeeeh he's been chasing Ada for twenty years now. His changes are just the way they are because he's a wizard now.
As for Chris, dude has a one track mind and thats the mission. Aint got no time for relationships
The important thing is that he sucks in every game he's in and upstaged by his partner/other protag in every game he's in.