[Multiplatform] Resident Evil Homoerotic 'Roid Abuse Edition

Is it just me or does this game seem to be looking more like a Metal Gear Solid type game instead of Resident Evil? Don't get me wrong, its a good formula but its just not Resident Evil's. From the trailer it seems as if we get cut scenes showing the antagonists together plotting and planning. Has there ever been in a Resident Evil game...scenes that took place that wasnt around the character you were playing?

Spoilers about certain former STARS member...

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I read this on a couple different forums, someone posted a plausible theory that didn't have a credible backing but still seemed very likely when you piece together scenes from the trailers.

It went on about how Jill really did die, on a mission with Chris she botched something up and stayed behind so Chris could survive. While this seems kind of lame, it also feeds into the whole "partner" aspect of the game.

After she died, Wesker recovers her corpse and begins experimenting on it. Which confirmed that the girl in the tube is Jill. This person also made a claim that the bird lady was Sherry Birkin who is grown up and working with Wesker/Tri-Cell now. There is also talk that Claire contacts Chris and asks her to save Sherry for her from Wesker. This could be the Master of Removing, since you know somehow Wesker is controlling Sherry.

While its plausible that there is little truth to this, it does seem like its a likely scenario. In addition to this, they said that the final fight against Wesker happens inside a close to erupting Volcano. Chris still unable to defeat him gets saved by someone. Speculation regarding this was it could be either Sherry or Jill. My only beef is that if Jill did in fact die, that really makes things far fetched. While I can see them doing it...where you fight a Infected Jill eventually defeating her which most likely leads to a "Kill me and put me out of my misery" cliche which would be a really lame copout.

On yet even on another hand, what happened to Wesker to make him how he is? Was he confirmed dead and brought back with a virus which enhanced him? Or was he close to death? I dont remember exactly. If its the first one, that could very well be what happens to Jill. Where she wouldnt be mutated or changed in anyway except for maybe a red glow in her eye. Who knows. Personally Id like to save her and have the ability to follow one of her stories in a future game, but eh. Remember the person posting this information hasnt linked a source so its mainly all speculation. But it has more of a plausible feeling then "OMG no wai could they kill Jill!". Which if in fact they do kill her and she stays dead canon wise...there will be alot of unhappy RE fans. Especially since Sheva is being jammed down our throats.

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Yeah I forgot about those, it's been a while since I played it. I guess it makes sense, RE4 was kind of a change in direction from the original RE formula. It was one of the rare instances where the change helped the series. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy RE 1-3 and CVX.

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Demo is out or has been for a while. Finally got around to playing it on PS3, and I have to say that I enjoyed it. It plays similiar to RE4, but I feel like its more fluid. Im not a fan of the over the shoulder type action games but Resident Evil executes it really well.

I tried Co-op with some random people, and I have learned two things. First of all, its fun as balls to pop someones head off and then start unloading onto the flying BoW that comes out of their neck. Secondly, there are some very very bad players who act like douches on Playstation Network. One partner ran right into the chainsaw boss and got one-shot decapitated. Another one just ran around back and forth and kept hitting his "Call partner" button. Hopefully one of my friends gets this for PS3 so I have someone decent to play with.

Oh heres a neat gameplay video for those interested. This is the Kraken/

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boss. It looks straight foward with recognizable patterns but looks f'n amazing graphic wise.

Oh well anyway story wise a couple things were brought to light.

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Wesker is slated to be the final boss, revealed in an interview by the producer recently. I dont think this is a big surprise. Search around and I am sure you can find the interview.

I think its safe to assume that Sherry isn't in the game. People assumed that she was the tube girl/bird woman/girl in the red dress but I think this has all been shot down. Tube girl is still up in the air, Bird Woman...well if you look around for those demo hacks...theres a cast list in there as well. It lists voice actors/motion cap actors. Jill has one of each, and if you search some more mainly on the motion capture actress's website...you'll find a video of her doing some stunts...one of which is the fmv fight between her and Chris/Sheva. Ill try to post that later if people are interested. The girl in the red, her name is Allyson and she serves the purpose of getting infected and dying. I read somewhere that shes designed to look like Ashley from RE4 with a mix of some character from one of the other games (Gun Survivor or Outbreak, I dont remember which) and Capcom is making her die quick as sort of an homage to fans since those characters were pretty much hated by the general audience.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

A new trailer came up today, a month before the game release, and after viewing it I almost wish I hadn't. Alot of unseen cutscenes and spoilers. Be warned.

Stream - Gamersyde

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Based on what we've seen from Wesker so far, he will be awesome in this game.

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Seemingly he is the last boss, so there is a chance that he will end up dying. After watching him bitchslap Chris around in almost every encounter they had...I hope they can at least give him a good send off. If Jill shows up and tosses Chris a rocket launcher in which he fires it in a way that is replayed 3 times from 3 different camera angles...well I wont be pleased.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Game was leaked early, saw some gameplay footage of later stuff I haven't seen. Looks amazing so far, although it is a far cry from what I believe to be the best game this year. Still will be a valid purchase for me.

For those interested...

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MASSIVE SPOILER. Want to know why Jill was marketed as being dead for this game? Check this out. Justin.tv - Live Streaming Video

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Long time since anyone showed Resident Evil some love around here, I guess the game was short and once people got through it once it was forgotten.

YouTube - Resident Evil 5 - Alternative Edition - with Jill Valentine! - HQ - Penpas TV

New version coming in March, kind of like a directors cut. Will feature the PS3 motion sensing control in addition to a bonus scenario with Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine. Basically capcoms way of saying "Yeah ok you were right, Sheva sucked we should of went with Jill".

A little disappointed its not going to be DLC but rather a release in itself. But it looks reminscent of old school RE and will most certainly be better then any POS on rails shooter Wii game.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by LS

I agree with Qwarky, A port for other consoles would be a good idea, Resident Evil 5 was okay, It was a good game.

But anything with Jill or Claire gets an instant win (And yes Even Degeneration) the screens looks so good, It kind of Looks like REmake but with the Resident Evil 4 gameplay.

And yes Resident Evil 2, and 3 remake =D

Edit: So is that gonna be like the Survivors Mini Game? Or like Ada's Sidestory? I'm sure they know that people will complain if they release the game on full price.

I think they said it will be slightly lower in price but still would be at least 39.99 but around 49.99. They havent said what else comes with it, but the entire RE5 game itself is included. Kinda sucks for people that bought it already, but oh well.

The game itself is based on the flashback sequence you saw in chapter 3-1 when Chris/Jill go after Spencer at his mansion/hideout. I am curious to see what kind of enemies they use since using BoW's wouldn't make sense in this situation.

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Well some news on the new "edition". I am not sure what they are calling it, I think its "Gold" but that could change for the NA release.

I don't feel like getting official links, but it seems they are including two chapters now. One previously mentioned mansion incident with Jill/Chirs(Pre re5). And Desperate Escape, which will feature Jill and Josh Stone escaping and eventually securing a helicopter to help Chris/Sheva.

On one hand it sounds kind of blah, but after looking at screens that show different areas not previously seen instead of reguritated places we already saw in 5. Theres some decent screen caps out there somewhere, it looks to me like Capcom is going to try to capitilize on Jill Valentine's popularity (wasnt even aware she was that popular). I'll pick it up, hopefully they include stuff for Mercenaries so I am not bored with it within a day.

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Originally Posted by Shenlon

downloaded the new episode and patch but the new save patch 2.0 overlooks old saves and it's like i have to start all over! Anyone else having this problem because it's bullshit.

If you press yes, it should update your old file. Try deleting the patch into and redownloading, there was a fix for this on Capcom-Unity.

My copy of the Alternate Edition arrived yesterday, its like the developers purposely made each epidode as homage to the two types of RE games. LiN was a throwback to the original game, even has an easter egg to play briefly using the fixed camera angles. The Jill/Josh epidode reminds me alot of RE4...the intensity is much bigger then anything in the original RE 5 game.

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