Darkside Chronicles Official Thread

[BahamutRetsu]

lol So this game follows a good old RE tradition of bringing more questions then answers with each installment. And I'm sure files will explain something.

[Archelon]

Archelon: and who was this Umbrella researcher?? Wesker or some no name character??
Is story in Operation Javier closed or was there any hint on RE6??

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Some no name character. You find his corpse, but that's it. As for any hints to RE6, I'll have to get back to you on that once I've beaten Krauser's sub-scenario.

[Dark_Chris]

Archelon: and who was this Umbrella researcher?? Wesker or some no name character??
Is story in Operation Javier closed or was there any hint on RE6??

[Archelon]

Archelon: what Javier wanted? why experimented with viruses??

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Basically, he wanted, at least initially, to cure his wife and daughter of a fatal disease. All other possible treatments failed, so he got in contact with an Umbrella researcher and used the T-Virus, and when that failed, the T-Veronica Virus, as treatment.

When he saw what the viruses could do, he used them to increase his power in the region and extend his influence over the country.

[Dark_Chris]

Archelon: what Javier wanted? why experimented with viruses??

[Archelon]

Do we find out much about Leon and Sherry's involvement with the US government?

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Unless there's a file detailing it in greater depth, we get a brief cutscene where Leon is basically told to work for the government in exchange for Sherry's safety. Nothing about where Sherry is currently, unless, as I said, there's a file about it.

Also, it appears I may have jumped the gun in my previous post.

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There's at least one sub-scenario starring Krauser. Apparently, depending on how quickly you kill the final boss, you can get one of two possible endings. I got the "bad" ending the first time, because it took so long to kill the boss. I played through it a second time and got the "good" ending for defeating it much quicker.

If you get the bad ending, you get a message saying you need to work a little harder to open the darkside. You unlock the sub-scenario by getting the good ending. The scenario itself is basically the last two chapters of Operation: Javier again, only this time you get to hear Krauser's thoughts as you play through it.

I haven't beaten it yet, because I think it may be set on Hard difficulty by default. I'm getting my butt kicked hardcore, and I was able to breeze through the last two chapters earlier playing on Normal. I imagine, however, that this will fill in the missing cutscene slots in the Archives section. So far the cutscenes are the same, but, as I said, you hear Krauser's thoughts during them.

[News Bot]

Do we find out much about Leon and Sherry's involvement with the US government?

[REmaster]

Pretty...Pretty...Pretty, interesting.

[PracticalAl]

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Yes, Chris is playable, but only for the last chapter of the CV scenario.

As for the Ashfords, there isn't a whole lot different from the original game. Well, nothing I would really consider significant, anyway. Alexia has much less screentime, however, and as I mentioned in my previous post, she never fights Wesker. She doesn't even meet him, actually. As many surmised from the trailers, she transforms right there on the platform with the Linear Launcher, and Chris and Claire fight her together.

Also as many theorized from the trailers, Alfred does indeed wake Alexia by pushing the ant button on the snow globe. He doesn't die at her feet. In fact, Alexia kills him herself with those giant tentacles. We find out that Alexander Ashford created the Linear Launcher out of fear of Alexia losing control and becoming nigh unstoppable as a result of her experiments on herself with the T-Veronica Virus.

The files I've unlocked so far from the CV scenario are taken directly from the original game, so there really isn't much new I can glean from those yet. I hope this answers your question.

Thank you very, very much! I appreciate it alot!

[Archelon]

Two questions if you don't mind. Is Chris playable? -And was anything changed character-wise or plot-wise with the Ashfords? Thanks so, SO much if you could answer these!! <3

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Yes, Chris is playable, but only for the last chapter of the CV scenario.

As for the Ashfords, there isn't a whole lot different from the original game. Well, nothing I would really consider significant, anyway. Alexia has much less screentime, however, and as I mentioned in my previous post, she never fights Wesker. She doesn't even meet him, actually. As many surmised from the trailers, she transforms right there on the platform with the Linear Launcher, and Chris and Claire fight her together.

Also as many theorized from the trailers, Alfred does indeed wake Alexia by pushing the ant button on the snow globe. He doesn't die at her feet. In fact, Alexia kills him herself with those giant tentacles. We find out that Alexander Ashford created the Linear Launcher out of fear of Alexia losing control and becoming nigh unstoppable as a result of her experiments on herself with the T-Veronica Virus.

The files I've unlocked so far from the CV scenario are taken directly from the original game, so there really isn't much new I can glean from those yet. I hope this answers your question.

[PracticalAl]

I just beat the game, and I have really mixed feelings about it. I think for the most part, fans will be generally pleased with the RE2 scenario, but fans of CVX are going to be pissed.

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First of all, this game doesn't answer a single freaking thing. Now, I should note that I'm not even close to having unlocked all of the Archives items and files, but the game itself, as in what you see while playing it during cutscenes and gameplay, does absolutely nothing to resolve any of the remaining questions and plotholes from the series. So far, none of the files I have unlocked do either.

We don't even get to see Krauser fake his death or join Wesker and The Organization. No mention of The Organization is made whatsoever during the entire game. Wesker has like 2 lines in the CV scenario, and only appears during the ending, and we already saw it in the trailers. There's no Wesker vs. Alexia fight and no Chris vs. Wesker fight.

Also, unless I need to do something extra to unlock them, there are no sub-scenarios in the game. The RE2, CV, and Operation: Javier scenarios are all we get. One odd thing regarding Operation: Javier is that I apparently missed several cutscenes somehow. As you play through the scenarios, you automatically unlock the cutscenes in the Archives section once you've seen them in the game, but there are several empty slots remaining from the Javier section that are sandwiched between other cutscenes.

I don't know if I need to play through the scenario again as Krauser to view them, or if I have to play through the scenario on hard, or what. Speaking of Krauser, we receive no indication whatsoever that he's actually infected with the T-Veronica Virus, aside from the fact that his arm is impaled by one of the spikes fired by a boss. I guess we're just supposed to assume that he was? Hopefully one of the files will explain. We also never get any indication of why he would want to fake his death and join Wesker, at least not in-game.

As you may have noticed, I'm really counting on the files I missed to help fill in the gaps. As it stands now though, this game is one giant missed opportunity.

Two questions if you don't mind. Is Chris playable? -And was anything changed character-wise or plot-wise with the Ashfords? Thanks so, SO much if you could answer these!! <3

[Archelon]

I just beat the game, and I have really mixed feelings about it. I think for the most part, fans will be generally pleased with the RE2 scenario, but fans of CVX are going to be pissed.

Spoilers regarding the game overall follow.

Spoiler:

show spoiler

First of all, this game doesn't answer a single freaking thing. Now, I should note that I'm not even close to having unlocked all of the Archives items and files, but the game itself, as in what you see while playing it during cutscenes and gameplay, does absolutely nothing to resolve any of the remaining questions and plotholes from the series. So far, none of the files I have unlocked do either.

We don't even get to see Krauser fake his death or join Wesker and The Organization. No mention of The Organization is made whatsoever during the entire game. Wesker has like 2 lines in the CV scenario, and only appears during the ending, and we already saw it in the trailers. There's no Wesker vs. Alexia fight and no Chris vs. Wesker fight.

Also, unless I need to do something extra to unlock them, there are no sub-scenarios in the game. The RE2, CV, and Operation: Javier scenarios are all we get. One odd thing regarding Operation: Javier is that I apparently missed several cutscenes somehow. As you play through the scenarios, you automatically unlock the cutscenes in the Archives section once you've seen them in the game, but there are several empty slots remaining from the Javier section that are sandwiched between other cutscenes.

I don't know if I need to play through the scenario again as Krauser to view them, or if I have to play through the scenario on hard, or what. Speaking of Krauser, we receive no indication whatsoever that he's actually infected with the T-Veronica Virus, aside from the fact that his arm is impaled by one of the spikes fired by a boss. I guess we're just supposed to assume that he was? Hopefully one of the files will explain. We also never get any indication of why he would want to fake his death and join Wesker, at least not in-game.

As you may have noticed, I'm really counting on the files I missed to help fill in the gaps. As it stands now though, this game is one giant missed opportunity.

[BahamutRetsu]

NEW REVIEW

This time from Eurogamer. They give it 8/10. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/re...-review?page=1
- Boss battles are a delight
- Game is only 5-6 hrs long(!)
- Stable framerate with rare drops
- Great CG especially CV scenario

EDIT - Another review G4TV - 4/5 http://g4tv.com/games/wii/57307/resi...nicles/review/
-RE faithful will love the story and collectibles
- Dynamic difficulty accommodates gamers of all skill levels
- Inventory management takes co-op to another level
- Outstanding visual and audio presentation
- Newbies might not appreciate story details(great!)
- Lacks the depth of other RE titles
- Might give you motion sickness
- the best game of its kind ever made(wow really?...)

"The first time you see a Licker in the Raccoon City Police Department, it's exactly as terrifying as the first time you saw it nearly 12 years ago in RE2".

[BahamutRetsu]

Got my copy in the mail today (but without the shirt, argh), and I played until the battery died on my Wiimote, which I am recharging as I type this. So far, it's a marked improvement from Umbrella Chronicles, but that isn't saying a whole lot. I'm towards the end of the RE2 scenario.

Congrats! Enjoy it.

But could you tell a few things... Like how well you think they captured the atmosphere of RE2? Any scary or tense moments (on a rail-shooter scale) yet? How much was cut?

[Sephiroth]

Got my copy in the mail today (but without the shirt, argh), and I played until the battery died on my Wiimote, which I am recharging as I type this. So far, it's a marked improvement from Umbrella Chronicles, but that isn't saying a whole lot. I'm towards the end of the RE2 scenario.

How's the game holding out does the RE2 scenario feel the same as the original how long is about? Also is William and Mr X great please tell us before I tear my self apart