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Well, I don't know if anybody here likes the Resident Evil movies or the more popular video games, but I think everything in the horror genre has become too ten a penny, two a penny, or whatever. It's basically just a big franchise that prints money for Capcom.
There was a time when slasher films, vampire stories and haunted house films felt fresh and exciting. But when these multiple fictional vanguards ended, people just began copying each other's ideas. You know?
The problem with Resident Evil, is how long it has went on for. The series now overlapses with different genres, meaning it's all kind of confusing and meh these days. The main issue seems to be that Capcom always uses the same characters. Which on one hand, isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd rather see iconic characters come back than always using newer ones that people may just not care for. But the downside here is that these games aren't really all that scary any more, due to their veteran status. That's why games like Silent Hill feel more varied, as somebody just gets thrown into a horrific world, not knowing what the hell to do.
For example, if you've seen the animated RE films, you'll know Leon dashes around on a motorcycle, and Chris is just laid back and cool, usually seen with a machine gun. Aspects like that are why the horror side has been radically reduced throughout the once scary franchise. Because if you played the 2002 remake, you'll see what I mean when I say that game is absolutely splendid at being a horror story.
But I think RE4 was when the series just became utterly crap. Not that it's a bad game. A lot of fun can be had with it. However, the game doesn't really feel like a survival horror adventure, because when you shoot villagers, they drop bullets and currency. This is used to buy new guns from a merchant. "What are ya buying?"
I just always found that more or less ruined the feel of the franchise. Because prior to RE4, you always had to scratch and claw to obtain weapons and ammo, or whatever it was. But RE4, 5, 6 and so on, changed all of that formula.
Then of course, we had RE8 a few years ago. And my God. I think that game is just flat out dumb. The story was stupid, and a lot of the antagonists just came across as super weird. But anyway, that's just my thoughts.
There was a time when slasher films, vampire stories and haunted house films felt fresh and exciting. But when these multiple fictional vanguards ended, people just began copying each other's ideas. You know?
The problem with Resident Evil, is how long it has went on for. The series now overlapses with different genres, meaning it's all kind of confusing and meh these days. The main issue seems to be that Capcom always uses the same characters. Which on one hand, isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd rather see iconic characters come back than always using newer ones that people may just not care for. But the downside here is that these games aren't really all that scary any more, due to their veteran status. That's why games like Silent Hill feel more varied, as somebody just gets thrown into a horrific world, not knowing what the hell to do.
For example, if you've seen the animated RE films, you'll know Leon dashes around on a motorcycle, and Chris is just laid back and cool, usually seen with a machine gun. Aspects like that are why the horror side has been radically reduced throughout the once scary franchise. Because if you played the 2002 remake, you'll see what I mean when I say that game is absolutely splendid at being a horror story.
But I think RE4 was when the series just became utterly crap. Not that it's a bad game. A lot of fun can be had with it. However, the game doesn't really feel like a survival horror adventure, because when you shoot villagers, they drop bullets and currency. This is used to buy new guns from a merchant. "What are ya buying?"
I just always found that more or less ruined the feel of the franchise. Because prior to RE4, you always had to scratch and claw to obtain weapons and ammo, or whatever it was. But RE4, 5, 6 and so on, changed all of that formula.
Then of course, we had RE8 a few years ago. And my God. I think that game is just flat out dumb. The story was stupid, and a lot of the antagonists just came across as super weird. But anyway, that's just my thoughts.
