Forsaken Lover
11-18-2013, 12:21 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGCAjN3djeA
So once upon a time I was a die hard RE fanboy. I had played most of the games and for the games I hadn't played, I read the script and learned the story. I was active on about three or four RE boards and I belonged to many more. All this exposure to the Resident Evil fanbase showed me that much of it is very divided from the rest of the gaming community. Namely, many RE fans detest Resident Evil 4, which is often heralded as one of the best action games of the decade. You'll run into people who say everything from it was just a bad RE game to people who insist it as a terrible game in all respects.
And so the two cultures of gamers were at odds in a rather huge way. And yet they seemed to come together on one issue. Hardcore fans and casual gamers alike seemed to have a low opinion of Resident Evil 0. It is apparently ranked as the worst game, or close to it, quite often by damn near everybody.
And I do not get it.
I am no longer a super RE freak. When Damnation and RE6 came out and I did not give even the vague semblance of a damn, I knew I had outgrown the series.
That is...I had outgrown most of the series. There is one game I still love. Guess which.
I honestly think Resident Evil Zero is one of the best installments in the franchise. While it had the old controls, it added new gameplay elements which keeps it fresh and different. I liked the Partner Zapping system a lot and I also loved dropping Items. I know people bitch about the Hook Shot butit really was convenient to, if your inventory was full, just to drop somethinginstead of having to go to a Box.
I also say that there is absolutely no better male/female pair in the series than Billy and Rebecca. They were both interesting characters and worked well in a Fire and Ice sort of way. I miss Billy and I hold him to be better than Leon or Chris or anyone else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcd3Fz4ARN0
And let's get to audio. REZero is teh first RE with even somewhat decent voice-acting. I think that helped a lot. The soundtrack is also great. RE games don't get enough credit for their awesome music.
Resident Evil Zero OST - Leech Man - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xf83Rv_a3o)
Resident Evil Zero Soundtrack: Laboratory (1080p) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjH77UCrV9s)
Resident Evil Zero Soundtrack "Adrenaline Rush" - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FNIn1KMy3s)
The only real complaint I have against the game is that the boss lineup was boring and lazy. Giant Scorpion, Giant Centipede, Giant Bat.... The Proto Tyrant was pretty cool though.
Well that's all I have to say for now. I want to hear the opinions of you fine people. Did you love this game? Hate it? Why?
So once upon a time I was a die hard RE fanboy. I had played most of the games and for the games I hadn't played, I read the script and learned the story. I was active on about three or four RE boards and I belonged to many more. All this exposure to the Resident Evil fanbase showed me that much of it is very divided from the rest of the gaming community. Namely, many RE fans detest Resident Evil 4, which is often heralded as one of the best action games of the decade. You'll run into people who say everything from it was just a bad RE game to people who insist it as a terrible game in all respects.
And so the two cultures of gamers were at odds in a rather huge way. And yet they seemed to come together on one issue. Hardcore fans and casual gamers alike seemed to have a low opinion of Resident Evil 0. It is apparently ranked as the worst game, or close to it, quite often by damn near everybody.
And I do not get it.
I am no longer a super RE freak. When Damnation and RE6 came out and I did not give even the vague semblance of a damn, I knew I had outgrown the series.
That is...I had outgrown most of the series. There is one game I still love. Guess which.
I honestly think Resident Evil Zero is one of the best installments in the franchise. While it had the old controls, it added new gameplay elements which keeps it fresh and different. I liked the Partner Zapping system a lot and I also loved dropping Items. I know people bitch about the Hook Shot butit really was convenient to, if your inventory was full, just to drop somethinginstead of having to go to a Box.
I also say that there is absolutely no better male/female pair in the series than Billy and Rebecca. They were both interesting characters and worked well in a Fire and Ice sort of way. I miss Billy and I hold him to be better than Leon or Chris or anyone else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcd3Fz4ARN0
And let's get to audio. REZero is teh first RE with even somewhat decent voice-acting. I think that helped a lot. The soundtrack is also great. RE games don't get enough credit for their awesome music.
Resident Evil Zero OST - Leech Man - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xf83Rv_a3o)
Resident Evil Zero Soundtrack: Laboratory (1080p) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjH77UCrV9s)
Resident Evil Zero Soundtrack "Adrenaline Rush" - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FNIn1KMy3s)
The only real complaint I have against the game is that the boss lineup was boring and lazy. Giant Scorpion, Giant Centipede, Giant Bat.... The Proto Tyrant was pretty cool though.
Well that's all I have to say for now. I want to hear the opinions of you fine people. Did you love this game? Hate it? Why?