Let's discuss: Resident Evil - eviltoast

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Let’s discuss the Resident Evil series. What is your favorite game in the series? What is the first entry you ever played? What aspects do you adore about it? What doesn’t work for you? Feel free to share any thoughts that come up, or react to other peoples comments. Let’s get the conversation going!

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  • Cloudless ☼@lemmy.cafe
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    7 months ago

    RE5 for couch co-op. It is actually pretty good as an action game, but lacking the atmosphere of a horror game.

    The worst part is the unintentional (?) racism. Or the general insensitivity of handling races.

    RE4 is great, but the tank controls are difficult to get back to. I haven’t tried the remake yet.

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      7 months ago

      I played 5 when it came out and didn’t think much of it, though it was also controversial at the time. Having it set in Africa means lots of black people - which seems better than pretending Africa doesn’t exist?

    • Chloyster [she/her]@beehaw.orgM
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      7 months ago

      Agree on 5. I really hope the remake can do what the 4 remake did for the original. 5 is still to me one of the best coop games out there. While not a great horror game, they really nailed the multiplayer aspect. But, yeah, some moments and subjects in the game are… Yeah. 5 is a game that has not aged well, not due to it’s gameplay, but from the stuff surrounding it. I expect the remake to do a lot better in this regard and I’m crossing my fingers 🤞