Resident Evil 4

Yeah, I bought it yesterday and I've been playing way more than I should. It's a great game, much better than all the others in the series. There are a couple things I don't like, though. First, Capcom really needs to stop using bad controls as a way to make the game more difficult. I've read that Capcom didn't include things like strafing and shooting while moving because the game would be too easy with better controls. That really annoys me. And what's with the lack of analog control? Why are we still pressing B to run? I can't think of any reason for it. I don't mean to say that the controls are terrible, cause they're definitely not, but they could have made them much better than they are. The other thing I don't like are all the parts where you need to press a button repeatedly as fast as you can. I don't see how that's supposed to be fun. Anyhoo, those two things aside, I'm really loving the game.

I WANT THAT GAME!!!

arg!!

i have to wait till the end of the year for it to come out on ps2 and it will probably look far worse!

i love the series but i havent played a copy of resident evil since code veronica. Bah.

Oh I love this game. Playing this game with a bunch of friends is great! It's like watching a scary movie, but because you cant tell what's gonna happen people jump and scream.

I was thinking of getting it today. I have a 50$ gift card a Best buy as a rebate like thing for something I bought. So I was thinking I would get it or maybe Baten Katos.

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Original post by Schwowsers Yeah, I bought it yesterday and I've been playing way more than I should. It's a great game, much better than all the others in the series. There are a couple things I don't like, though. First, Capcom really needs to stop using bad controls as a way to make the game more difficult. I've read that Capcom didn't include things like strafing and shooting while moving because the game would be too easy with better controls. That really annoys me. And what's with the lack of analog control? Why are we still pressing B to run? I can't think of any reason for it. I don't mean to say that the controls are terrible, cause they're definitely not, but they could have made them much better than they are. The other thing I don't like are all the parts where you need to press a button repeatedly as fast as you can. I don't see how that's supposed to be fun. Anyhoo, those two things aside, I'm really loving the game.

The controls are part of the Game Design. They didnt want you running through every room blasting the hell out of everything. They didnt want it to be like Devil May Cry. They wanted you walking through corridors. In horror movies, you never see a character running the entire time to do average things. by setting the default move to walk, they put focus on the dark ambiance, and thats RE's strongest element. With easy controls and no ambiance, you'd have a really short and dissapointing game.

I picked it up launch day....greatest game ever. Too bad exams are just around the corner :(

If you include bad controls in your game design as a way to artificially make the game more difficult, you're being lazy. There are other ways to make a game challenging. Doom 3 has great controls, yet that game scared the shit out of me. And honestly, who actually walks in Resident Evil games? I really think it's time for Capcom to come up with a better control scheme.

You know, there is a lesson learned here and it's this: allow both types of controls. Makes everyone happy :)

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Original post by Schwowsers If you include bad controls in your game design as a way to artificially make the game more difficult, you're being lazy. There are other ways to make a game challenging. Doom 3 has great controls, yet that game scared the shit out of me. And honestly, who actually walks in Resident Evil games? I really think it's time for Capcom to come up with a better control scheme.

Well yeah, but that wasn't really Garmichael's point. I hear ya, though.

It sounds like a great game. I don't think I'll buy it but I might rent it now that I've got a new PS2 slim.


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... It's not on PS2, is it? I just got done browsing amazon, and it only said that RE4 is on GameCube. Nothing about PS2. :(

[Edited by - Benjamin Heath on January 15, 2005 1:46:33 AM]

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Original post by Benjamin Heath ... It's not on PS2, is it? I just got done browsing amazon, and it only said that RE4 is on GameCube. Nothing about PS2. :(

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Original post by Riviera Kid i have to wait till the end of the year for it to come out on ps2 and it will probably look far worse!

Ah, didn't catch that. Thanks.

Still makes no sense since my Gamecube box says "Only for" in the corner.

Pointless :)