The problem with modern Resident Evil is unironically that its way too obsessed with being scary. The original games could be scary, but it was never at the expense of being fun, they were fun thrill rides where the horror was supplementary.. Ever since RE6 was badly recieved the series has had this obsession that it *needs* to be scary. According to modern RE, If its between scary and fun, it's better if it's scary. Problem with this is that if you don't find something scary it's actually just fucking annoying instead, modern Resident Evil takes itself way more seriously and is filled with "oooooohh isn't this spooky?!?!" segments, whereas old RE is entertaining and fun even if you don't find it scary.
I partly blame REmake1 for this direction, even if it was an excellent game. I think saying the cheese in RE1 was totally unintentional is not giving the devs enough credit, its clearly invoking a special kind of low budget american horror
I hate that Capcom is trying to memoryhole the original games
Fuck off actioncucks...RE NEEDS to be scary and show the path of the protag overpowering it..It was that way since the beginning...Even the original 4 and 5 have elements that are scary.
The problem is RE went too far down the sci-fi action route during the RE6 era and it stopped selling. They had to copy P.T. with RE7 for people to "take them seriously" again.
>>729668779RE6's problem isn't the action, it's that it's a bad game. RE5 has just as much action and is fun because its a good game, especially in co-op
>>729668779>RE went too far down the sci-fi action route during the RE6 era and it stopped selling.RE6 is literally the best selling game, nigga.What the fuck have you been smoking?Also, it was all thanks to REmake 1 HD that RE7 and the DE-makes of 2-4 even happened.>>729670440Nah, RE6 is a FUN as fuck co-op action game, just like 5 was. The "problem" is, it was not a classic style RE-game, which most RE-fans still wanted. Even RE4 was divisive as fuck back in day 1.
RE4 remake wasn’t trying to be scary at all, outside of a couple moments. Niether was RE3 remake. RE8 didn’t really focus on being scary for vast majority of its runtime either.RE7 definitely did, and your entire point seems based on assuming every modern RE game is just like 7, but it’s clearly not. RE2R puts a decent amount of effort into being scary, but it’s nowhere near as railroaded as 7, and RE2R the closest we’ve come to recapturing the pacing and flow of original games since like 2003.
>>729670668>RE6 is literally the best selling game, nigga.it also cost a fuckton to make and market, if it truly made capcom money they wouldn't have crept back into horror starting with revelations 2 onwards.
>>729670668>RE6 is literally the best selling game, nigga.That's RE5, and soon to be REmake2
>>729670892RE7 is scary tho, it's the scariest one
>>729671087The baby segment in 8 is scarier than the entirety of 7, 7 is still the better game though
>>729670668> RE6 is best selling game No it’s not, and it never was. It sold quite a bit less than RE5 did.I’m not sure if RE5 has been overtaken by a modern game or not. But RE6 was never in the lead. They didn’t pivot because of angry fan backlash, they pivoted because they spent like 4x the budget and made less money, that’s when they realised the angry fan backlash had a point. If RE6 sold more than RE5, then obviously the formula was good and they would’ve made an even more action orinetated sequel.
>>729671138The baby segment is scary yeah
>>729663929Capcom is ashamed of old Resident Evil and it shows.Modern RE tries to take itself too seriously. It still has stupid shit in it but it's trying too hard to be "legit" so the stupid shit feels much stupider than it ever did before
>>729670892>RE4 remake wasn’t trying to be scary at allREmake4 is probably the worst example you could use, the way that game tried to "inject" horror was so hamfisted, the new castle was fucking terrible. In the original the castle is beautiful and ornate, like you'd expect a castle to be. In the remake they tried to make it SPOOPY by turning off the lights and making it all moody and dark, which paradoxically make it less scary, because it just feels forced
>>729671329>this memeResident Evil was always taking itself seriously, it was never trying to be self-aware or silly outside of unlockable costumes or side modes (which modern RE still has). Modern RE is what capcom has always attempted with Resident Evil,
I don't know guys I don't really find games or movies scary anymore. Sometimes I have to force myself to "scream" like a streamer would on camera so that these games feel more intense (it helps somewhat).
>>729670892RE7 saved the goofy for the DLCs.
>>729663929learn what unironic means you brain dead fucking faggot
>>729672668I'm usually the same, but I did feel pretty creeped out playing the RE7 demo recently.
>>729671329>Modern RE tries to take itself too seriously. It still has stupid shit in it but it's trying too hard to be "legit" so the stupid shit feels much stupider than it ever did beforeThis, the serious tone actually makes Resident Evil more stupid. RE7 tried to come up with a bunch of lore reasons why the mansion has elaborate puzzles and locks everywhere and it just shows that RE fundementally doesn't work with a serious tone
>>729672668I'm like this except when something chases me. The creepiest atmospheres and the loudest jumpscares don't phase me but the second something starts rushing after me and I have to run away (or god forbid quickly do a puzzle or something) I go in a full panic.
>>729670892>Demake 2 shit sucker
>>729672979announcing sage does nothing retard
>>729670668RE5 was when it started going downhill.RE6 is so bad that I don't even remember the plot. For how bad RE5 was I still at least remember the setting and Crist punching a rockThe direction for fds hide in a closed bullshit was when the games, in my opponion, became something else.But to be fair, evn thoguh I LOVE re4, this is when the series decided to change direction.So I kind of blame re4 for the ruin of the series. Re4 didn't need Leon or be called RE, it's not even about virus anymore.
>>729670668>The "problem" is, it was not a classic style RE-game, which most RE-fans still wanted.This is a common misconception about RE6. It was poorly rated precisely because it's uninteresting to play. Enemies don't react to shots, you're constantly low on ammo in an action game, and melee combat is very clunky. The fact that this game had crashing planes, a T-Rex, chases and tanks that was actually cool. and i hope they try to do something like this again someday instead of dooming this series to endless games about a dark mansion
I hope Leon's sections in RE9 are fun. I don't find RE scary at the best of times, so I feel like Grace's sections might be a slog.
>>729675304>But to be fair, evn thoguh I LOVE re4, this is when the series decided to change direction.So I kind of blame re4 for the ruin of the series. Re4 didn't need Leon or be called RE, it's not even about virus anymore.RE4's reception has been twisted by hindsight. RE4's new direction was due to dwindling sales, the new camera, increased action, new enemies were all deliberately meant to be a fresh start for the franchise. If it hadn't gotten that shot in the arm the series would most likely be dead now
>>729675536Forced character swapping is always a mistake and RE9 can only be decent at best because you're going to replay it for either the horror gameplay or (more likely) the RE4-like action. This is fucking gay and will inherently detract from the game in ways that other, more focused games in the series just didn't have to deal with. I think RE2 was the best at this for starting out with more backtracking, survival horror gameplay and ramping up after the first boss to be more of a linear action game.But decent is honestly a huge upgrade for me when I skipped RE8 entirely and was going to skip RE9 until the Leon reveal.
>>729663929Why can't actionfags realize that Resident Evil will always be at its best when it focus on survival horror?
I like all the Resident Evil games. Even Survivors.
>>729675921you'd probably like re8
>>729675536They said Grace's campaign would be like RE2 Remake which is perfectly fine with me, it shouldn't be like RE7
I miss Mikami's game design, modern game designers feel like they dont really have fun game design ideas anymore
>>729676526that's a big gun for such small girl
>>729676526>They said Grace's campaign would be like RE2 Remake which is perfectly fine with me, it shouldn't be like RE7REmake2s and RE7s mechanics are almost indentical. Just with different cameras
>>729681138They're similar but you're definitely much more encouraged (and sometimes feel forced) to kill every molded you come across compared to how you're encouraged to avoid rather than engage with zombies in Remake 2.
>>729681138Besides the fact that RE7 has a very poor enemy variety, boring bosses, simple puzzles and most of the game is stealth from grandma and grandpa.
>>729663929thisjust give us mansion/metroid with jump scare crimsons and/or environment changes as the map gets flooded/hunters/lickers/xgiveittoya deployed as you backtrack
whoever telling me village is a good game I'm gonna punch him in the face, wtf is this? im doll size trapped in a girl's room while chased by giant mannequins
>>729682493>poor enemy variety, boring bosses, simple puzzles and most of the game is stealth from grandma and grandpa.Yeah that sounds like REmake2
i love RE6 mercenaries modes. they should have went wilder and had us pushing each other around in shopping carts as our partner shoots from the cart
>>729663929The "fun" is just a side effect from poor translation efforts and unprofessional VA.The intent was fear
>>729683110you liked it enough to finish it and get the majority way through the dlc though
>>729683467The game design was more fun too. Even zoomers worship the remakes over the new games
