Just played the demo.
So the game is divided into three different storylines. One for Leon (and his sidekick um... Helen?), one for Chris (and his sidekick Piers), and one for a new character called Jake (and his sidekick Sherry). I beat Leon's and Chris's but Jake's was a pain in the ass so I haven't beaten it yet.
If the demo is anything to go by, the game is sorta divided among horror segments for Leon and action segments for Chris, which feels very fitting. The Leon demo was legitimately scary, very well done. If you thought Resident Evil lost its horror, then this should convince you otherwise. Plus the game feels more actiony for Chris so if you enjoyed playing a more action type game like Resident Evil 5, that's there. Jake seemed more co-op focused and it gave menightmares reminders of playing Resident Evil 5.
They're also a bit aesthetically different. Leon was fighting zombies, like straight up zombies. Chris was fighting bioweapons, like guys with guns but they would mutate after you damaged them (like some would grow a giant arm, others would sprout wings and crap). Jake was fighting a Nemesis-type creature along with some regular guys with guns.
Gameplay seems fine and there's a lot of details to it but it looks like it'll take a while to get used to. There's a lot of things you can do, from your normal aim-and-shoot to diving and aiming on the ground, rolling and moving on the ground, melee attacks, finishers, etc etc. Each character is unique to an extent, from their combat styles to even their HUDs. But it controlled fine, it just feels like it'll need a full game to get used to everything.
But yeah, some brief plot synopsis from the demo. Leon is some sort of secret service agent. The president gets infected by the virus and you shoot him. He joins up with another agent, Helen, to escape from their location. For Chris, after the events of RE5, he continues working for BSAA and ends up losing a lot of men. He then becomes a drunk or something and Piers, a BSAA agent, brings him back into the force, all cleaned up. You're with Piers in China as you go to save the UN from bioterrorists. Jake, I dunno, he's getting chased by a Nemesis type thing. Didn't finish that demo.
Overall I was very pleased with the demo. I'd put my skepticism aside if you were one of the "RESIDENT EVIL IS DEAD THIS IS JUST GEARS OF WAR" types because it still feels entirely Resident Evil. It kinda represents the past, present, and future of the series.
So the game is divided into three different storylines. One for Leon (and his sidekick um... Helen?), one for Chris (and his sidekick Piers), and one for a new character called Jake (and his sidekick Sherry). I beat Leon's and Chris's but Jake's was a pain in the ass so I haven't beaten it yet.
If the demo is anything to go by, the game is sorta divided among horror segments for Leon and action segments for Chris, which feels very fitting. The Leon demo was legitimately scary, very well done. If you thought Resident Evil lost its horror, then this should convince you otherwise. Plus the game feels more actiony for Chris so if you enjoyed playing a more action type game like Resident Evil 5, that's there. Jake seemed more co-op focused and it gave me
They're also a bit aesthetically different. Leon was fighting zombies, like straight up zombies. Chris was fighting bioweapons, like guys with guns but they would mutate after you damaged them (like some would grow a giant arm, others would sprout wings and crap). Jake was fighting a Nemesis-type creature along with some regular guys with guns.
Gameplay seems fine and there's a lot of details to it but it looks like it'll take a while to get used to. There's a lot of things you can do, from your normal aim-and-shoot to diving and aiming on the ground, rolling and moving on the ground, melee attacks, finishers, etc etc. Each character is unique to an extent, from their combat styles to even their HUDs. But it controlled fine, it just feels like it'll need a full game to get used to everything.
But yeah, some brief plot synopsis from the demo. Leon is some sort of secret service agent. The president gets infected by the virus and you shoot him. He joins up with another agent, Helen, to escape from their location. For Chris, after the events of RE5, he continues working for BSAA and ends up losing a lot of men. He then becomes a drunk or something and Piers, a BSAA agent, brings him back into the force, all cleaned up. You're with Piers in China as you go to save the UN from bioterrorists. Jake, I dunno, he's getting chased by a Nemesis type thing. Didn't finish that demo.
Overall I was very pleased with the demo. I'd put my skepticism aside if you were one of the "RESIDENT EVIL IS DEAD THIS IS JUST GEARS OF WAR" types because it still feels entirely Resident Evil. It kinda represents the past, present, and future of the series.
