Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3DS Announced

[xfactor]

The 1st person view looks to be optional, since one of the screens shows Jill in RE4 3rd person perspective.

[Bianca]

Wow, I've been wanting a Mercenaries-only type of game for a really long time! I'm really happy, because I never thought it was possible. I just hope some of my faves are playable, notably Ada and Claire. If there's a large assortment of characters and stages, it could be absolutely great.

The Revelations gameplay looks nice, too. But, as some others mentioned, I hope the the first-person shooting is only optional. I'd be terribly disappointed, otherwise...

[Rombie]

...umm, so now there is 2 games, one of which might as well been the extra mode in the other. Sorry, I'm not convinced. Revelations looks nice. But I'm still not keen Capcom, sorry.

[LVL100 Merchant]

Thanks for the screens Xfactor! Cool to see Jill in the RE4 castle. Hopefully there are some new characters/stages though.

[xfactor]

[Zombie Fred]

Wow, that looks better than I expected. Hopefully the 3DS allows online/wifi local play with some of your friends. The system is getting some nice software coming for sure.
EDIT: Just saw the last part of the pres release on the wifi play. That's got me satisfied.

[Vector]

I really want a 3DS. The lineup is solid and RE is getting a lot of play...but at $250-300, in March? That's really rough.

[LVL100 Merchant]

I hope that the 1st person aiming view for Revelations is optional. The fact that Mercs uses a 3rd person view gives me hope that I can do the same for Rev. Otherwise, Revelations is looking pretty boss. I wonder if the multiplayer focus of Mercs will keep Revelations a single player only game though? I know a lot of people hated the co-op nature of RE5, but I'll be pumped for either direction that Revelations is taking.

[xfactor]

[Vector]

The link that LVL100 Merchant posted has the video of both Revelations and Mercenaries. Revelations shows Jill on a boat(motherfucker, don't you ever forget) in RE4/RE5 over-the-shoulder gameplay style and shooting(in first person, check the pic I posted above) at what resembles a Regenerator(RE4) in its actions and appearance.

The Mercenaries footage showed HUNK in RE5 Mercenaries maps, basically. Shooting at Majini in the Mines and Public Assembly, and shooting at a red barrel and lighting an Executioner on fire.

[xfactor]

The screenshots show off Chris/Jill/Hunk. The screenshots show off the villagers and axe man in the village area from RE5.

[Vector]

It won't be $300 in the US. It'll be $250 at most.

I'd certainly hope so. Not even the PSP was that much when it launched.

[Dracarys]

I see Chris, Jill and Hunk in the new RE game.

Where are the screenshots you mentioned please?

[LVL100 Merchant]

What a joke. A Mercenaries-only title? What a complete joke. Instead of adding the option in Revelations, they make you buy a whole new game altogether. Absolutely pathetic. I realize the milking of Resident Evil has been in full swing for a few years now, but this is downright atrocious. It looks like RE5's Mercs mode but with new characters. Why couldn't they have just added more characters for RE5? Because they'd rather charge full fucking price for a brand new game on a brand new handheld.

The 3DS has a pretty serious lineup, I'll give it that... but at $300 at launch, I don't see myself getting it.

It won't be $300 in the US. It'll be $250 at most. Also, while Mercs is looking to be a cash-in, I'm waiting to see the full scope of the game before calling shenanigans.

[xfactor]

I see Chris, Jill and Hunk in the new RE game.