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Resident Evil 4 GC
: This game won't even be out until Febuary 2005 and already people are giving it five stars? No one has even PLAYED it yet. Let's not all be snowed by another Capcom marketing campaign where a Resident Evil game has great graphics but annoying "glitches" like extra long load times, no save options, lack of storyline and playability. Wait until the game has been released, play it, and THEN give your reviews. I'm giving it one star just to keep people HONEST.
By my estimation, people can start believing the things they read on this board in February 2005.
Really awful how Playstation is only releasing Resident Evil on Gamecube, not Playstation 2, by the way. In case they have forgotten, Sony helped to get them where they were, but of course the money means everything to them.
The way they treat Resident Evil fans seems to mean even less. If you want to follow a textbook example of how to "sink" a franchise, follow this one. First, they fled to Dreamcast and wanted to give them "exclusive rights," briefly joined Playstation 2, fled again, then tried to give Gamecube "exclusive rights," then they went back to Playstaion 2 again briefly, produced 2 subpar games before fleeing again and once again stated this game would produced "exclusively" for Gamecube. Seems it's more fashionable to follow the money than to produce a decent game anymore.
 This game has very easy controls, an engaging storyline, and flawless graphics and sound. I like the statistics on how many enemies you've killed and how many times you've been killed. I also like how the game is divided into chapters. My only complaint is that sometimes to dodge an obstacle, you hit A and B, other times X and Y. The merchant is very cool, and the weapons and treasures are thoughtful. The one room where you have to dodge lasers is a neat reference to the Resident Evil movie. The bonus games are also a lot of fun.
I managed to see some footage of the game being played at this years E3 and here is what I got.
Resident Evil 4 is based 6 years after the massive nuclear strike which blasted all the zombies off the face of Racoon City. Leon Kennedy managed to get away unscathed but it isn't over for him. After getting special training from a secret agency, he's kitted off and sent to rescue the President's daughter Ashley. The first thing you notice is that the whole game is in proper 3d. No more frames people, now it's a little like Zelda. Second thing you notice is the fact that there are barmy villagers armed with chainsaws and axes who are intent on killing Leon for whatever reason. Why they want to is still a mystery but it is terrifying. The graphics are great and so are the ways in which the villagers react. Shoot them in the leg and they will stumble where as if you shoot them in the head then... eeeeeeewwww! There is also the introduction of some monks armed with scythe blades. Whoever these guys are, they have some hold over the villagers and a few of them look a little like zombies... could it be that the Zombies might make a return. Who knows. Ashley will also be a playable character as she will be needed to solve different puzzles. She has a seperate health bar which if it falls to 0, then she dies and the games over. However, she also seems to be coughing blood a few times. Could she be effected by a virus. Hopefully she won't go all mad on us and try to rip our head off because if she does then Leon would have to kill her and that would be awful. (Plus the president would be a little miffed.) All signs point towards a successfull game as Resident Evil 4 shapes up. With extra gore, extra visuals and extra fear, Resident Evil 4 looks good. It looks very good...
This Resident Evil is the best ever made, not only is it highly interactive (Videos along the game aren't just for watching), it has amazing graphics, controls, ambient and sound. You can buy and sell along the game, and you can upgrade (Modify) your weapons and if you're tired of them you can sell them.
The enemies are amazing, they come in many shapes and sizes with different weaponry (Some have RPG-7 launchers and Mini-Guns). The enemies can be hit in every area of their body unlike other Resident Evils, head shots make more damage than in the chest, and chest shots do more damage than leg shots, etc. They can miss when they attack you so they're highly realistic. They're not 'Mutants' as others have specified, you'll see what they are as you go through the game for some time along with notes a character Luis Sera leaves you.
For items, you no longer store them in Chests, you store them in Attache cases (you can buy larger ones as you advance). Besides having a great aray of weapons grenades can also be found (Flash Bangs, Incendiary or Fire Grenades, and fragmentary or explosive grenades).
As for money, it is given loose most of the time, you can sell everything for money (except Key Treasures, such as keys to a room, etc.), you can also find treasures, some with missing parts such as jewels, if you fit them the item will gain a higher price.
As you advance you'll encounter Ashley wich CAN get killed so you'll have to watch out for her, good thing is that you can heal her and you can also increase her maximum health. She'll also help you out (sometimes). She will not get on your way when shooting (she'll put herself behind you or if she's away she'll crouch). One funny thing is that if you try to look at her panties when she's standing above you she'll say you're a pervert and what the hell are you looking at (Tip: You can see them without her noticing them with the sniper rifle when she's very high above you, just if you're curious...).
The enemies are tougher depending on who or what they are, so there WILL be a difference when you fight them, even if they look the same.
This game WILL at least take you a good 18-24 hourss to finish it in Normal if it's your first time (You'll be increadibly entertained eblieve me, this game is really fun). And some 16-24 hours in Professional. Appart from the normal game is the Mercenaries game which is VERY fun, it consists of 4 different stages with 5 different characters, all with different equipment and special abilities. You'll start with Leon, and you'll need to pass each stage with 4 stars or more to unlock a new character.
Another mini game is 'Assignment Ada'. It's quite challenging, and fun too, you'll have to retrieve 5 Plaga (sort of the 'Virus' there) samples from the island, it's short compared to the normal game with Leon, but you'll find it fun. If I tell you more I'll ruin the game plot, all I'll tell you is that Ada takes twice as much damage as Leon does which is a lot, and ammo is scarce so you'll have to use it wisely (ok, not that scarce but still you'll need to use kicks or do accurate head shots).
The weapons you'll unlock when you finish the game (You'll need money to buy them) is an Infinite Rocket Launcher which is an RPG-7 and the 'Matilda" which is a H&K VP-70 which is a selective fire (means you get semi automatic or 3-round burst) handgun with a buttstock for better stability. The Inifinite Rocket is $1,000,000 and the 'Matilda' is $70,000.
If you finish Assignment Ada you can buy the 'Chicago Typewritter' which is a submachinegun called Thompson M1A1 which fires the .45 Cal. (Most powerful round in the game), and it has infinite ammo! The price: $1,000,000.
If you get 5 stars in every stage with every character in the mercenaries you get a Revolver called 'Handcannon' which is very powerful, and you need to upgrade it to get the exclusive upgrade which is 1-shot kill and infinite ammo, or just infinite ammo I forgott.
**Tip: Don't shoot the boxes at the beginning as I did, use the knife with the L button! (I didn't know this until I was far ahead in the game, so sue me).
**Tip: Shoot the guys in the head, get close and tap the A button to do a kick which will do a lot of damage, hopefully killing them, do this if you have the time or if you're short of ammo. You can shoot them in the legs too, when they're sort fo 'kneeling' or half standing up get close and tap the A button and he'll make a different move which is a strong kick (different kick than the other).
(Sort of a swamp o**Tip: When in the Marsh r a part surrounded by water), snakes will be hidden inside boxes, give a double slice and you'll kill it, snakes will give you an egg (always), but they will vary:
-White: Restores A little bit of health.
-Brown: Restores Partial health.
-Gold: Restores full health.
Buy it, if you're a Resident Evil fan or not, this game will keep you entertained for hours and hours if not days! Rent it if you don't believe me! Hope this small review helps.
When you look at games you look at not only graphics but gameplay. Well Capcom the producers of the hit survival series Resident Evil are making there next installment in the series. Promised by the head of Capcom themselves to be the best, longest,most horrifying graphical game you will ever play. The Gamecube is a very small system but with great features and lots of unknown power wich is used to the limit with Resident Evil 4. The graphics stated by Nintendo,Sony,Microsoft and Capcom saying they have never seen something so beautiful and realistic and that they even admit the PS2 and Xbox couldn't handle this. When major companies say that you know this game is going to own all. Now besides the graphics what about the story, controls, and features the game has. Well you are Leon S. Kenedy from Resident Evil 2 back to have some more fun with zombies now called villagers. At E3 when we got a chance to play RE4 we learned the T-Virus and Umbrella are gone but they still tie in with RE4's plot someway later on in the game. The new type of zombie called villagers are far more freaky when playing the game and still have traits of zombies like unbelievable strength, unhuman and very sick. Later on in the game they get more slow and diseased looking. Whenever the church bell rings attacking you or not they drop everything and slowly walk towards the church. There are several locations in the game and we got to play two diffrent areas the insane town and the dark castle wich had all new kinda of monsters and villagers Capcom soon will release information on. Theres alot more areas then just the town, and castle but nothing we have seen yet. The controls were a issue in the old Resident Evil games for some people thats why Capcom changed the controls but didn't. What I mean is alot of people liked the old controls so Capcom kept them and redid the camera angles so that it always is behind you so no more pushing forward to go back and back to go forward. Sound is so amazing in this game that you think you were in the village or castle wherever you are it doesn't matter the sound will be right with you. Now for some features. No more aiming just straight, up, or down aim wherever you want with the new aiming system allowing you to shoot the head of the villager every time, the leg or arm. You can hit the A button to jump in and out of windows to get away along with shoving and hitting the villagers attacking you. The reality of this game was truly amazing to everyone at E3 this year when we saw what will happen in actual gameplay. Leon ran into a house while serveral villagers screamed and moaned outside in a foreign language. They started to break the windows, bust open the doors and chuck things into the house. All the sudden a chainsaw started outside and the windows on the second floor of the house you could hear were broken by villagers rushing in. Leon jumped through the window and turned only to be met with the chainsaw man who smashed the chainsaw into Leons chest and just starred at Leons eyes from about 1 inch away. The gore is so high that it beats any other game because the blood from the chainsaw hitting Leon started flying everywhere and drenched Leon along with the crazed villager. I will leave everything else upto you to find out but for now pre- order Resident Evil 4 and start being infected. Best Game Of E3 2004 Award
Best Game Of Half Year Award
Best looking game 2004 award
Best most improved game award These are just a few of the many awards this game has earned already and the year isn't over yet.
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