Resident Evil Zero just sold 800k copies and the other re-release before that even better.
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Serkan Toto rumor: Resident Evil 7 reveal at E3, will go back to horror roots
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Resident Evil Zero just sold 800k copies and the other re-release before that even better.
Old-school RE never scared me, aside from maybe REmake.
But I would like a return to places you thoroughly explore, places where you develop an intimate sense of familiarity.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
This is gonna be a coop action game with horror styling on top
Like maybe it takes place in one spooky castle or maybe there's a ghost or some shit
But they're not going too far away from their best selling action coop adventures re5 and re6
Like maybe it takes place in one spooky castle or maybe there's a ghost or some shit
But they're not going too far away from their best selling action coop adventures re5 and re6
The game already has a shotgun that can saw enemies in half, so it would work.
I always feel like I remember RE2 differently from most people, since I distinctly recall it as being very action-packed the whole way through.
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I'm hoping this ends as hilariously as the last time they talked about going back to their roots.
It's like everyone forgot that Capcom have said this before.
Hot Coldman
Banned
"The combat is good!" (enjoy no expansion on that) and "It sold a bunch!" aren't exactly the most compelling arguments for why the Resi 6 formula is a winner, guys
I really hope it doesn't have coop.
This is the problem with Resident Evil franchise it went through so many changes that what ever they release will not please everyone.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
It falls in line with everything Capcom's been saying, but see it when we see it, though the source seems reliable. I don't exactly trust Capcom's definition of horror (even though I like the newer Resident Evil games), but if they're hiring outside people who know stuff, it could be great for the title.
While RE5 sold 7 million and RE6 sold 6.5 million.
Mixolydian
Member
Please be true. I'll be so damn excited if this rumor turns out to be correct.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I would bet any amount of money this a big blockbuster coop game
Any amount of money
Any amount of money
Graphics Horse
Member
Just finished RE4 for the first time so I've got some catching up to do... I now understand the joy of suplexing not-zombies so I might give the sequels another shot.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Sounds cool.
I just hope it isn't a reboot because there's really no need. Just tell a story that doesn't have the usually characters.
I just hope it isn't a reboot because there's really no need. Just tell a story that doesn't have the usually characters.
800k copies is minuscule compared to RE5/RE6 sales. RE5 is the best selling Capcom game of all time, RE6 is the second. The closest RE game is RE2, but that's still 1.5 million behind RE6.
Acquiescence
Member
That's music to my ears.
A horror game... in third-person! With large-scale production values! In 2016!! How novel.
A horror game... in third-person! With large-scale production values! In 2016!! How novel.
At some point people should realize that the action games sell more and have obviously larger userbases, and just be happy we are getting a remake for 2.
NHarmonic.
Member
Who takes resident evil seriously? We have many other zombie games with good narratives, let RE be over the top and crazy.
And the gameplay in 6 was fantastic. If they're remaking RE2 (with tank controls?) as they announced then they should evolve in the action mechanics of 6 rather than devolve.
And the gameplay in 6 was fantastic. If they're remaking RE2 (with tank controls?) as they announced then they should evolve in the action mechanics of 6 rather than devolve.
You will get a whole lot more joy than just suplexing out of RE6, the amount of melee attack animations the game has borders on the ridiculous.
Hot Coldman
Banned
This is a game that feels like it's taken too long to come out. Sure, there's been new hardware and all, but Resi 6 doing that well and then suddenly it takes four years for the sequel to even be revealed? What?
They've definitely taken this game back to the drawing board a bunch of times. I'd wager Revelations 2 happened just to test the waters for survival horror. The Resi 6 formula is commercially proven - they have other ideas.
The perfect Dark
Banned
They said the same thing about RE6. I don't trust them ever again
stage 6. rinse and repeat for every RE game announcement
If it's not a reboot then
Alex Wesker
a Burton or two
Using a shotgun doesn't require you to run up to a contagious zombie, wrap your body around it, then get splattered by the highly infectious aftermath. Melee attacks only made sense in the context of non-contagious enemies. In a horror game like this, roundhousing a zombie in the face really kills the threat, don't you think? You were supposed to be scared of these things in the old games. They weren't just fodder for headshots and slick combos. Play RE6 over and over again and get all the wrestling moves dual pistol sliding you could ever want.
Davey Cakes
Member
I'd be down for a soft reboot. The main story is a bit too much of a mess now and the staple characters are getting old (in more ways than one).
By the time I get around to finishing RE6 and actually playing Revelations 2, I'll probably be ready for a new set of characters, places, viruses, and events.
And yeah, going back to "horror roots" would be fine too, so long as that involves creating claustrophobic environments with memorable, creepy atmosphere that allows for intense enemy encounters. Capcom really needs to zone in on the kind of "survival" that was present in the original games and not the "survival" which just boils down to fighting through hoards of enemies.
Looking forward to what they're cooking up.
By the time I get around to finishing RE6 and actually playing Revelations 2, I'll probably be ready for a new set of characters, places, viruses, and events.
And yeah, going back to "horror roots" would be fine too, so long as that involves creating claustrophobic environments with memorable, creepy atmosphere that allows for intense enemy encounters. Capcom really needs to zone in on the kind of "survival" that was present in the original games and not the "survival" which just boils down to fighting through hoards of enemies.
Looking forward to what they're cooking up.
And? There's still a market for these type of games. RE6 wasn't a big enough success for their investment regardless. They're probably far cheaper to make than these massive action fests too. So the hyperbolic "it won't sell" argument is BS, whether or not the other games have high sales figures.
Graphics Horse
Member
How about something like Dead Rising's zombie count but with severely limited ammo and just a knife for melee
Platinumstorm
Member
I've lost interest in this franchise because of how bad the series was after 4. Will absolutely not Day 1 it, but will watch with interest to see if they hold true and make this a good game.
cripterion
Member
Feel like this is being said about every future Resident Evil title. Would gladly eat crow.
They can make small budget horror RE games as spin-offs, the action games appeal to a larger market and by extension sell more.
Yeah and so was RE6... until I played the non Leon campaigns.
RE6 proves that you can appeal to neither by trying to appease everyone, make Mercenaries mode full unlockable for the shootbang boulder punching folk, and lets see them attempt going all in on these "horror roots" with the the campaign.
RE6 proves that you can appeal to neither by trying to appease everyone, make Mercenaries mode full unlockable for the shootbang boulder punching folk, and lets see them attempt going all in on these "horror roots" with the the campaign.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Also, as someone who's basically a horror encyclopedia, they never, NEVER said Resident Evil 6 was 'going back to the series roots'. How they advertised it from the beginning was that each campaign would have a different focus, and Leon's was more gothic horror to the other campaigns, and said it'd be more horror than RE5. This all ended up being true. They never said anything like this for Resident Evil 5 either, though they did say it for the Revelations games.
It was after Resident Evil 6 where they said the next title (Resident Evil 7) would go to the series roots. If they do or do not, is to be seen, but I'm going to mention this right now.
It was after Resident Evil 6 where they said the next title (Resident Evil 7) would go to the series roots. If they do or do not, is to be seen, but I'm going to mention this right now.
psynergylover
Member
#BringBackSheva
All I'm saying is that the strict horror aspects of the series has always been exaggerated, and I would point to RE2 as being the big turning point for the series embracing the action aspect. All RE4 really did in that regard was change the viewpoint and give you real manual aiming options.
Silent Hill, it never was.
The Cartographer
Member
I get the feeling I've heard this before.