Resident Evil 6

[shanemurphy]

The new update to RE6 this December will include a camera adjustment feature, something I'm surprised didn't make it into the release build of the game but always nice to see features been added like it:

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[Wrathborne]

Wasn't it implied in RE4 than Ashley was going to get either raped or abused?

"The Ceremony is over, the girl was infused with magnificent power!"

[P.I.M.P.]

might be abit random but has anyone noticed any subliminal illuminati in the game by anychance?

[Pikminister]

Wasn't it implied in RE4 than Ashley was going to get either raped or abused?

Plus Leon having to deal with Ashley was torture.

[Wrathborne]

Where are the torture scenes?

Ashley jupmping in front of your shotgun when you blast Ganados.

[Pikminister]

Just to get this out of the way, Casino Royale (or anything past it) has to stay aside when referring to Bond, since that movie came out after RE4 and obviously could not be an influence on the game.

And that's why I said that I had never thought of Bond as being that nimble until Casino Royale came out. And why I said that he most likely never was an influence on how Ninja-Leon was portrayed in RE4.

Bond uses a lot of gadgets to get out of a prob and is quite famous for that. He has more things in common with Ada than w/Leon. So I really don't see ANY influence and Leon never reminded me of Bond in any way other than being some sort of super agent.

And agree with alexdz. There are a lot more similarities between Jack Bauer and Leon (and what went down in RE4) than with Bond.

[Enigmatism415]

You dont have to buy
You can rent this for 2 weeks, i think its more than enough for play and kill curiosity on this game

I finished leon twice
Chris, ada and jake once and cant feel ok to play this again

Or wait a price drop... Yeah this RE is a kind of hate it or love it

Couldn't I just watch someone play through it on Youtube in HD and pay nothing? It would kind of be like co-op with a friend... one person at the helm and me commentating to myself.

If you guys know of any good HD play-throughs, do share!

[alexdz]

Okay, I exagerated saying it was big influence, but still "young blonde girl is kidnapped by terrorits on a convoluted plot against the United States and is up to badass american agent to stop this", then again I bet there's dozens of movies with similar premises. But I'd risk saying one day one passed between Leon arriving in the village and him and Ashley leaving the island.

[Vito]

Oh come on, an American super agent tasked to save the president's daughter with a twist that the kidnappers have a bigger plan is totally a 24 plot, all Leon needed to do was scream "Tell me where she, NOW!"

Where are the torture scenes?
Where are the conspiracies?
Where is the mole that fucks your shit up?

I'm sorry but RE4 doesn't have nothing of 24.

[alexdz]

I just don't see any connection here what so ever. One of the most important aspects about 24 is the format how it presents itself to a viewer - we see the course of events unfolds simultaneously and from multiple points of view because there are several main characters. RE4 is nothing like that and I'd say RE6 is more suitable to fit this category.

Oh come on, an American super agent tasked to save the president's daughter with a twist that the kidnappers have a bigger plan is totally a 24 plot, all Leon needed to do was scream "Tell me where she, NOW!"

[HOTvirus]

so.... is this game good or should I save money for something else...

You dont have to buy
You can rent this for 2 weeks, i think its more than enough for play and kill curiosity on this game

I finished leon twice
Chris, ada and jake once and cant feel ok to play this again

Or wait a price drop... Yeah this RE is a kind of hate it or love it

[MiLØ]

It wasn't Bond who they were trying to ape. It was Jason Bourne.

I never really saw Bond as being very acrobatic. He came close to that in Casino Royale. But he came up short against that parkour expert. Bourne was a lot more nimble. And I think I read that they had based Leon on that guy.

Just to get this out of the way, Casino Royale (or anything past it) has to stay aside when referring to Bond, since that movie came out after RE4 and obviously could not be an influence on the game.

Now, the only thing Leon had similar to Jason Bourne is that he was also a pro when it comes to close quarters combat.
But even that is a pretty far cry from what we see in RE4 in terms of substance over style.
Jason Bourne's fights are quick, realistic and ruthless. The purpose of his fights are to survive, while Bond fights to impress the audience.Bourne's actions are first and foremost are practical, while Bond's are to look cool/to be on the edge/to pull of an impossible stunt. Bourne is substance, Bond is style, RE4 is style and thus RE4 is Bond.

Bond is a secret agent who sneaks onto enemy bases, while Bourne is a secret agent who is trying to survive as the world turns against him. In RE4 Leon was basically a secret agent sneaking onto enemy base.
Bond is always barely escaping from near death traps in some elegant way, his success is mostly based on improvisation and luck rather than specific training for such situation, while Bourne uses skills that are already deep inside of him through extensive training. Of course his actions involve improvisation too, but at least the roots of it are traceable and it is believable that he can adopt to certain situations so quick.
In RE4 Leon is escaping traps all the time and his skills are just popping out of nowhere as the situations are presenting themselves.

All in all, RE4 stepped away from survival horror formula by making the main hero an overpowered, prepared and trained agent who goes on a mission and saves the world. And that's something that Bond does.

I think Mikami's biggest influence for RE4 was 24, saw him twitting about it some time ago.

I just don't see any connection here what so ever. One of the most important aspects about 24 is the format how it presents itself to a viewer - we see the course of events unfolds simultaneously and from multiple points of view because there are several main characters. RE4 is nothing like that and I'd say RE6 is more suitable to fit this category.

BH4 as a whole was just Mikami realizing his dream of making a "Die Hard" game. That is, an action-packed blockbuster. Even the fucking plot is similar. GOTTA SAVE MY WIFE/THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER FROM A CRAZY CULT/GERMAN TERRORISTS WITH A CHARISMATIC LEADER WHILE SUPPORTED BY A BLACK GUY/WOMAN OVER THE RADIO. BH4 just expands on it with midgets and monsters.

An action-packed blockbuster - yes, but a Die Hard's plot being similar, hmm not so much. Once again I see saving the president's daughter, a woman over the radio, and a mysterious female ally as a Bond reference. They pretty much surrounded Leon Bond Kennedy with Bond girls. A pimp must have his hoes.

And now that you mention Die Hard, it makes me wonder if the original movie from 87 had a closer premise to survival horror formula than RE4. The main guy from Die Hard finds himself in an unexpectedly hostile isolated environment, with overcoming odds hunting him down and no help should be expected from outside world.

[biohazard_star]

I get that a lot, with three green bars sometimes it just starts lagging, usually when more enemies turn up. Jumping zombies are the worst, counter them all the time but still get bit. Often zombies that have had heads blown off still grab me too.

Glad to know it's not just happening to me because of my crappy ISP. Next time I'll just be sure to have a plenty amount of health before I try countering the attacks that are prone to shitting out because of lag. I almost always never use a tablet, unless my stamina gauge is running low. Big mistake.

[Vito]

I think Mikami's biggest influence for RE4 was 24, saw him twitting about it some time ago.

No fucking way 24 was his influence... But if it was I am genuinely insulted.

[Dracarys]

Lag in this game can be a bitch for pulling off counters. I did a successful counter against a zombie, heard the confirmation sound effect and still got bit. I felt risky and tried again with a Bloodshot and I died. I'm never gonna be doing counters against fast attacks again unless I'm in a game with a three green bars connection (I was in a game with two bars). Too risky.

I get that a lot, with three green bars sometimes it just starts lagging, usually when more enemies turn up. Jumping zombies are the worst, counter them all the time but still get bit. Often zombies that have had heads blown off still grab me too.