Too Much Too Soon?

[LeechCharmer]

Does anybody else think that Capcom is giving away too much of the game way too soon and that it may damage sales numbers? With other titles there were always short teasers way before the release of the game that generated a lot of buzz and got people talking for months and months. Resident Evil 5 had a really impressive advertising campaign as well but I don't see anything like that for 6.

I can't help but feel the new trailer for RE6 was rushed. Here we were sitting and speculating and waiting for any hint of 6, expecting that when we heard anything it was going to be a long wait, and all of a sudden we are bombarded with this 3 and a half minute trailer and a release date for NOVEMBER? Really? I don't think they are going about advertising this game very well and it will hurt sales initially. As far as selling this game to us and new players by generating buzz ala RE5, they aren't doing a very good job.

[Dark_Chris]

Exact opposit! It is better to reveal game 8-9 months before it's release than announced game 4-5 years before release. Every game company doing this right know and I'm glad.

[[STARS]TyranT]

On the contrary - I think the trailer has shown the masses exactly what they want - I've got friends who cared nothing for Resident Evil 5 - but love the look of this, and that's mainly down to the zombies.

[rehunk88]

Nah it was perfect we dident expect it at all finally we got offical announcment
they worked on it for 2 years maby more.. it was time to show us.

[Darkmoon]

If this wasn't the launch trailer? Would have been better. The timing is fine, but with no previous trailers to build on, it was kind of a overload of information.

[LeechCharmer]

If this wasn't the launch trailer? Would have been better. The timing is fine, but with no previous trailers to build on, it was kind of a overload of information.

Exactly. I wasn't expecting the whole in your face 'HERE IT IS' kinda thing from Capcom on top of 'AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WAIT LONG!'
I just hope they have been working on it for some time so the quality doesn't suffer.

[Dark_Chris]

Exactly. I wasn't expecting the whole in your face 'HERE IT IS' kinda thing from Capcom on top of 'AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WAIT LONG!'
I just hope they have been working on it for some time so the quality doesn't suffer.

Two years, 600 people.

[Darkmoon]

It'll have been in planning since before RE5 was even done, I'd bet, although given Mercs and Revelations I wouldn't be shocked if it was a looong process to get it into development. Still, RE basically keeps Capcom afloat, so it was in the works as soon as RE5 was done.

[Dark_Chris]

And it also explained why there are missing zombies in the Revelations from first trailer. They move it into RE6.

[alexdz]

Too much? Probably. Too soon? I disagree, I think Capcom got a lot of people talking and excited about this game, even those skeptical about the new entry on the main series. I think it's better to show the game when it's farther on development so gamers can have a better grasp at what it is about, instead of it changing every trailer or so.

[wesker566]

Less time that they can second guess themselves and have a psudo-RE1.5/2-3.5/4-5 moment and rework good things out of the game.

[TheBatMan]

I agree Leechcharmer. This trailer seems to have completely overshadowed Revelations impending release. Personally I'd have been happy with an official announcement and a small teaser, then released the full trailer sometime next month.

[Smiley]

I'm still of the mind that this game will get delayed. I'd like to be proven wrong by them for a change, but it seems like they don't have enough development time given their track record of how they've made the last main games in the series. A speculated eight years to reboot the series, and RE6 takes two years to develop with RE4/RE5 as its basis. FML.

[aris13]

The last 2 games in the series suffered from troubled development. For once it seems that everything is going smoothly.

[Smiley]

Or that they're re-using what they have from the last two games. How do you make an estimate of taking eight years to develop and already have a full product in two? Because I can tell you nothing about the trailer is innovative unlike RE4 where actual time and effort was spent making a one of a kind game at that period. It went through development hell, but that development pulled to bring something that wasn't simply a rehash.

I played the Revelations demo and if that's any indication I saw re-used material pulled straight out of RE5. I can't expect RE6 to achieve in anything except more mind-numbing action that other games have already mastered.

You want RE6? Based on the trailer all you have to do is play RE4, then play RE5, then watch a Resident Evil movie and pretend Alice is a guy and that you're playing as that character.

[Four Eyes]

I agree Leechcharmer. This trailer seems to have completely overshadowed Revelations impending release. Personally I'd have been happy with an official announcement and a small teaser, then released the full trailer sometime next month.

Agreed. This is ridiculous. .__.;

Some of us actually want Revelations to do well, Capcom! *waves Parker-fan flag* :|

[aris13]

Or that they're re-using what they have from the last two games. How do you make an estimate of taking eight years to develop and already have a full product in two? Because I can tell you nothing about the trailer is innovative unlike RE4 where actual time and effort was spent making a one of a kind game at that period. It went through development hell, but that development pulled to bring something that wasn't simply a rehash.

The thing is that the developers that talked about rebooting the series and 8 year development cycle (Takeuchi & Kawata), have nothing to do with this game. And that's for the best I think.

I played the Revelations demo and if that's any indication I saw re-used material pulled straight out of RE5.

You just described every video game sequel. Why would RE be any different?

[Smiley]

Define "every RE sequel" and explain. Because some things are intentionally woven into the plot and setting which is not the same as being lazy and pulling something from the last game just to place in your stage.

EDIT: You also try to give me the implication that it's a good thing not to have Takeuchi or Kawata on board. The EP of RE6 is Kobayashi who has AP credits from two of the live action RE movies. Those being Apocalypse and Afterlife. Well, that's a good hint towards where this game may take us with the action.