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Should Resident Evil 8 Go Back To Zombies?
- Thread starter Lozjam
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I kind of would like to see Ganados again, except you're an unskilled everyman and not a badass like in the games you fought them
That could really change the dynamic with them
You'd literally have a harder time trying to kill every enemy. They even brought in a competely new mechanic in the form of barricades to emphasize that you should survive instead of kill everything like it's re6. Frankly, the next step is adding proper crimson heads.
I want actual enemy variety, interesting characters, and third-person. That's Resident Evil to me.
As others said, molded were just boring in terms of variety. There was nothing wrong with them directly. I thought it was an interesting manifestation, just under done.
Given that we're probably getting Resident Evil 3 remake first? Nah. Carry on with new ideas in 8.
The amount of zombies in an RE game has zero correlation to the quality of the game. See RE6.
Literally the only problem with the molded is that they were overused, they're extremely threatening enemies intially.
Literally the only problem with the molded is that they were overused, they're extremely threatening enemies intially.
Im not following you. I understand it's optimal to avoid fights where possible and prevent rather than kill zombies getting inside. 6-headshot zombies feel awful to fight though, and I'm saying you can make them less spongey and compensate by giving out less ammo in order to preserve the balance. Barricades can also become a bigger part of gameplay if you want, I'm happy with the idea of a game about clearing spaces and managing threats with limited resources.
Dead Space really went on hard on changing up where you aim at the enemies, if it's specifically headshots you don't like.
It's set in a time period before Resident Evil games were good.
Nah they should still try making new kinds of monsters. Of they keep using zombies they will be very overused.
More stuff like the ganados or those things from Revelations 2 would be great.
More stuff like the ganados or those things from Revelations 2 would be great.
So you Wanna Be The Guy with terrible opinions or...?
No it should continue to pick up where RE7 left off with new BOWs and whoever The Connections are. R3make will continue with zombies.
Oh whuuut
When I played RE4 and had no idea what was gonna happen, I was legit shook
Straight out of The Thing
Of course ya get pretty desensitized to it
It's probably best that the series reserve zombies for classic remakes for the time being. They're handled better in the new REmake 2 (is this what we're going with?) than pretty much any other game, but there's still room for them to be less exciting if overused. That being said, the blob designs just aren't interesting. I feel like the series should create creatures that are similar to zombies in that they are clearly and visible formerly human with distinguishable features, but perhaps they're all bent out of place, growing extra limbs, etc etc. That being said, I don't think they quite nailed the visuals when it came to G in REmake 2. His first form was pretty well handled, but he looks more plasticy than fleshy as the game goes on.
Not necessarily. The franchise lost its way for a while, but that was not down to the enemies. They can make a thrilling, scary horror game with different kinds of enemies than just zombies and I'd like for them to keep exploring. The Molded weren't bad, but they were a bit boring and with barely any variation. But there's plenty more Capcom can do. I'd personally like to see them explore Las Plagas again. Faster enemies with the atmosphere of the REmake 2 could be incredibly scary. Like lots of little Mr X's chasing you with pitchforks.
But this is all with the assumption they're giving us a Resident Evil 3 Remake. I don't want them to abandon zombies altogether, not with how much they nailed it in REmake 2.
But this is all with the assumption they're giving us a Resident Evil 3 Remake. I don't want them to abandon zombies altogether, not with how much they nailed it in REmake 2.
I'd hope for something a tad different. A different kind of infection or plague akin to the infected/clickers in The Last of Us or the necromorphs in Dead Space.
RE4 is phenomenal overall but the tentacles sprouting everywhere stuff was a bit overplayed. RE5 took it to self-parody levels where a guy jabs himself and 10 seconds later 10,000 kilograms of matter has appeared out of a pocket dimension and he's a 200 foot tall super monster made of tentacles.
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It's a prequel to 3. Whereas 2 is the predecessor to 3.
It was also created after 3 as well. Hence, prequel.
I like the idea of exploring more and different kinds of enemies, to be honest. Even if they act "zombie-like," I think they still could make them interesting by their origins or little quirks about them. I mean, I'm sure we've got plenty to play of zombie-Resident Evil games if RE3make in fact, does happen.
Also... not exactly relevant in terms of regular enemies/fodder, but I wish this guy could pop up somewhere in a new RE game (he never did since this version of 4 got cancelled, right?). I always thought he was pretty scary. I get that he's probably a "special" enemy but still.
Also... not exactly relevant in terms of regular enemies/fodder, but I wish this guy could pop up somewhere in a new RE game (he never did since this version of 4 got cancelled, right?). I always thought he was pretty scary. I get that he's probably a "special" enemy but still.
Possibly off-topic, but I'd like to see them revisit the idea of the main character being infected and having to suppress the virus/parasite while searching for a cure. Leon being the badass he is this was only a subplot in 4 but I could imagine them revisiting the hallucination aspect of the Hook Man build with a more vulnerable protagonist. Maybe you have to take pills in the environment or something to keep yourself sane and keep your body from betraying you while you fight off other infected. That could add another interesting element to fights against common enemies if the thing inside you actively tries to alert its brethren and protect them from you while it's stronger.
Someone doesn't know what prequel means.
And Code: Veronica clearly takes place AFTER Resident Evil 3- did you even play that game?
RE2 and RE3 happen at the same time. Re: Code Veronica picks up AFTER the destruction of Raccoon City. It's not a prequel, doofus.
Yeah, that's one of my favorite things about the older games although by RE2 ammo was extremely plentiful anyway. They could have balanced the bullet count and enemy health situation much better. The better you play, the spongier they get because of the dynamic scaling, which kind of defeats the puzzle/resource management ethos. Taking out their limbs would be nicer if their grab boxes weren't so magnetic. And in the older game, you could take out a group of zombies by aiming up with a shotgun. I don't know, there are as many ways that the new design ethos is like the classics that it isn't like the classics.
I'd take easier over less satisfying. Besides, there are other ways to balance the game.
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I apologize my dude.
I played it like, 10 years ago. Sorry about that!
I need at least one more round of the scariest zombies in videogame history.
We will already get that with RE3MAKE.
Bring back Plagas for RE8 please! I need weird tentacles sprouting out of heads after I do a headshot.
There's nothing controversial about saying Code Veronica was shit. It was shit. It's far and away the worst classic style RE.
I want enemies in next non-remake Resident Evil (8 or Revelations 3) to be something between regular T-Virus zombies, molded and necromorphs from Dead Space. The infected become slow and mindless zombie-like creatures first, but with progression they grow extra limbs, taking some grotesque and less humane form and becoming more dangerous.
Basically like G-Virus infected but without that much extreme mutation.
Basically like G-Virus infected but without that much extreme mutation.
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"Set in a time period before Resident Evil games were good" implies the only good RE games were made AFTER it which is a weird ass opinion, Guy
Probably, yeah.
Zombies are white hot pop culture right now. They're not currently seen as overdone and boring by the mainstream audience.
We live in an age where they've been legitimised in a way where they never have before: thanks to the success of things like The Walking Dead and TLOU.
RE can market itself as The Original Zombie Game, so it can get away with it again.
Zombies are white hot pop culture right now. They're not currently seen as overdone and boring by the mainstream audience.
We live in an age where they've been legitimised in a way where they never have before: thanks to the success of things like The Walking Dead and TLOU.
RE can market itself as The Original Zombie Game, so it can get away with it again.
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Not really. Between RE2 and (hopefully) RE3, that's enough for zombies. RE8 could go somewhere new and fresh.
YES YES YESSSS!!!
I've been waiting for a mainline RE with Zombies since 3!
The tone of RE diminishes with these hive mind parasite infected humans. Nowhere near as satisfying as Zombies.
Also ditch the first person view, it wasn't good use of the brand.
3rd person + Zombies + Mansions/creepy lab.
I've been waiting for a mainline RE with Zombies since 3!
The tone of RE diminishes with these hive mind parasite infected humans. Nowhere near as satisfying as Zombies.
Also ditch the first person view, it wasn't good use of the brand.
3rd person + Zombies + Mansions/creepy lab.
Your issue is that you're only aiming for the head. Like it's supposed to feel awful to fight. Because survival is the goal. It's like trying to play MGSV like a traditional cover shooter. You can make the zombies less of a threat by aiming elsewhere.
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