As Resident Evil 4 Remake was fast approaching, me and a friend decided to play RE5 on a whim. I mentioned in my Resident Evil 4 review that this was the first Resident Evil game I had ever played. And it did not leave a very good impression on me.
This game is a result of iteration and a need for revival. Resident Evil 4 was already quite a stand out for being more focused on action than it was horror, and RE5 is iterative of that game's success. There was a craze for third person cover shooters during this generation, and inserting that type of gameplay into Resident Evil probably made sense from an action game standpoint. It still contains DNA of Resident Evil however. Tank controls, needing to stop moving while aiming, item management — it all still feels like Resident Evil, just put in with some of the trends of what was then, modern day gaming.
The result of this trend-chasing is this messy, undefined, drab looking game with an enjoyable co-op campaign.
Playing the game co-op is indeed fun. There's a certain magic to being able to play a game like this with a bud. The problems mostly come with the later half of the game, where levels begin to blend together with uninteresting level design/gimmicks. Probably the last 3 chapters are the worse part of the game, and the final chapter especially is the roughest part of the game. Never mind the long, drawn out levels, the final boss with Wesker was a complete joke. For this co-op session, me and my friend were essentially standing around during the final boss fight, my friend circling around Wesker very slowly and avoiding his predictable attacks as I stood there and shot at his back. This repeated for about 5-7 minutes until he eventually died. All for an anime battle between a delusional psycho who thinks he's God and wants to judge humanity with his big dumb parasite monster tentacles.
There's a lot to complain about with this game, but there's some good chunks to be found in here. I think the first 3 chapters are fairly fun, playing the game in co-op brings about a lot of enjoyment, and it's to the point where overall, I enjoyed my time with this game more than I did on my first playthrough back in 2009. The faults of the game are glaring, but it still provides a fun co-op experience that makes me, at the very least, not hate the game. Honestly, it makes me want to try out RE6 in co-op as well, just to experience it the co-op fun.
This game is a result of iteration and a need for revival. Resident Evil 4 was already quite a stand out for being more focused on action than it was horror, and RE5 is iterative of that game's success. There was a craze for third person cover shooters during this generation, and inserting that type of gameplay into Resident Evil probably made sense from an action game standpoint. It still contains DNA of Resident Evil however. Tank controls, needing to stop moving while aiming, item management — it all still feels like Resident Evil, just put in with some of the trends of what was then, modern day gaming.
The result of this trend-chasing is this messy, undefined, drab looking game with an enjoyable co-op campaign.
Playing the game co-op is indeed fun. There's a certain magic to being able to play a game like this with a bud. The problems mostly come with the later half of the game, where levels begin to blend together with uninteresting level design/gimmicks. Probably the last 3 chapters are the worse part of the game, and the final chapter especially is the roughest part of the game. Never mind the long, drawn out levels, the final boss with Wesker was a complete joke. For this co-op session, me and my friend were essentially standing around during the final boss fight, my friend circling around Wesker very slowly and avoiding his predictable attacks as I stood there and shot at his back. This repeated for about 5-7 minutes until he eventually died. All for an anime battle between a delusional psycho who thinks he's God and wants to judge humanity with his big dumb parasite monster tentacles.
There's a lot to complain about with this game, but there's some good chunks to be found in here. I think the first 3 chapters are fairly fun, playing the game in co-op brings about a lot of enjoyment, and it's to the point where overall, I enjoyed my time with this game more than I did on my first playthrough back in 2009. The faults of the game are glaring, but it still provides a fun co-op experience that makes me, at the very least, not hate the game. Honestly, it makes me want to try out RE6 in co-op as well, just to experience it the co-op fun.