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Post by Scoops on May 9, 2021 6:22:07 GMT -5
Another thing that was met with mixed reception that I wound up loving was {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} The "Call of Resident Evil" scene at the end with Chris and his team.
The reason being, is that not only does it highlight just how normal of a guy Ethan is. But having an entire army of wolf monsters being crushed under the boot of a small team of well resourced soldiers and a day of recon is the most hilariously logical moment of the entire series.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 9, 2021 13:14:11 GMT -5
I’m like an hour in. This is a fxxxing miserable experience.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 9, 2021 13:36:16 GMT -5
I’m like an hour in. This is a fxxxing miserable experience. You are so far the only one I have heard not like this game I thought it was really good from jump
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 9, 2021 14:51:39 GMT -5
Another thing that was met with mixed reception that I wound up loving was {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} The "Call of Resident Evil" scene at the end with Chris and his team.
The reason being, is that not only does it highlight just how normal of a guy Ethan is. But having an entire army of wolf monsters being crushed under the boot of a small team of well resourced soldiers and a day of recon is the most hilariously logical moment of the entire series. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}In a surprising turn of events, mutated, insane monsters aren't as reliable in combat as highly-trained soldiers.
Who would have thought it?
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 9, 2021 15:12:55 GMT -5
I’m like an hour in. This is a fxxxing miserable experience. You are so far the only one I have heard not like this game I thought it was really good from jump Miserable as in the “misery booking” being thrown at you every single second of the way so far. You don’t get any time to breathe before something goes catastrophically wrong... again. The action parts are still good. I don’t really dislike it ... can’t say I really like it yet either though. Compared to 7, it’s no contest. 7 >>>>>>>
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 9, 2021 15:15:44 GMT -5
You are so far the only one I have heard not like this game I thought it was really good from jump Miserable as in the “misery booking” being thrown at you every single second of the way so far. You don’t get any time to breathe before something goes catastrophically wrong... again. The action parts are still good. I don’t really dislike it ... can’t say I really like it yet either though. Compared to 7, it’s no contest. 7 >>>>>>> Take that Lycan claw to the chest like a man Yea this game is heartbreaking tho. Kick Ethan in the dick as hard as you can but the big homie can take it.
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Post by Scoops on May 9, 2021 19:42:19 GMT -5
After beating the game twice, my current ranking of the game in comparison to the rest of the series is, not counting the ones I barely played:
1. RE2 2. RE7 3. REmake 4. REmake 2 5. RE Village 6. Rev2 7. REmake 3 8. RE 9. RE4 10. RE Code Veronica 11. Rev1 12. RE0
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 10, 2021 14:54:37 GMT -5
Based on all the abuse Ethan takes and just keeps kicking, am I right to assume he’s probably just one of those weird mold monsters from the Baker’s house wrapped in human skin? Does this get addressed?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 10, 2021 14:58:36 GMT -5
Based on all the abuse Ethan takes and just keeps kicking, am I right to assume he’s probably just one of those weird mold monsters from the Baker’s house wrapped in human skin? Does this get addressed? Play the game
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Post by ronin705 on May 10, 2021 15:31:55 GMT -5
Based on all the abuse Ethan takes and just keeps kicking, am I right to assume he’s probably just one of those weird mold monsters from the Baker’s house wrapped in human skin? Does this get addressed? Play the game You're as bad my mom by saying that lmfao smfh now i dont need to!!
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 10, 2021 15:33:39 GMT -5
You're as bad my mom by saying that lmfao smfh now i dont need to!! Lol I didn’t say yes or no. Just play the game. Ethan turns into a giant crab and gets killed my Chris. You don’t know whether I’m bullshitting or not
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Post by ronin705 on May 10, 2021 15:36:02 GMT -5
You're as bad my mom by saying that lmfao smfh now i dont need to!! Lol I didn’t say yes or no. Just play the game. Ethan turns into a giant crab and gets killed my Chris. You don’t know whether I’m bullshitting or not You seem: A) black B) of possible carribean descent So all i needed was a teeth kiss, and i KNOW cuz of the many times that sentence with the noun replaced was thrown at me lol "Tsss watch di bloodclot movie nuh"
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 10, 2021 15:37:32 GMT -5
Lol I didn’t say yes or no. Just play the game. Ethan turns into a giant crab and gets killed my Chris. You don’t know whether I’m bullshitting or not You seem: A) black B) of possible carribean descent So all i needed was a teeth kiss, and i KNOW cuz of the many times that sentence with the noun replaced was thrown at me lol "Tsss watch di bloodclot movie nuh" Lol I am black You kno how it goes. Don’t ask questions especially to the mommas cause they going give you the answer you don’t want
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Post by ronin705 on May 10, 2021 15:40:42 GMT -5
You seem: A) black B) of possible carribean descent So all i needed was a teeth kiss, and i KNOW cuz of the many times that sentence with the noun replaced was thrown at me lol "Tsss watch di bloodclot movie nuh" Lol I am black You kno how it goes. Don’t ask questions especially to the mommas cause they going give you the answer you don’t want Lmfao im dyin over here but back on topoc... Play di bloodclot game!! Tho i personally am waiting for the next re4 if its like 3
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 10, 2021 15:49:03 GMT -5
You're as bad my mom by saying that lmfao smfh now i dont need to!! Lol I didn’t say yes or no. Just play the game. Ethan turns into a giant crab and gets killed my Chris. You don’t know whether I’m bullshitting or not Based on how outlandish the characters have been so far, I’m gonna assume that’s 100% hard fact. Prepping myself for the crab battle. For real though; simply sayin “Play the game” has my attention. Because if {Spoiler}{Spoiler} Our man gluing his hand back into his stump like it was nothing was never addressed, I would have been a little disappointed. Lmao
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Post by Cyno on May 10, 2021 15:53:01 GMT -5
Ethan is really a clone of Akuma created in a joint venture between Shadoloo and Umbrella. He just hasn't awakened to the power the Satsui no Hadou yet.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 10, 2021 16:39:43 GMT -5
Based on all the abuse Ethan takes and just keeps kicking, am I right to assume he’s probably just one of those weird mold monsters from the Baker’s house wrapped in human skin? Does this get addressed? {Spoiler}Yes, it is addressed. It turns out what we thought was Jack knocking him out at the start actually killed Ethan and he was fully infected with the Mutamycyte, which revived him.
So, all this time, he has indeed been a heroic Molded.
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Post by Starshine on May 10, 2021 21:59:58 GMT -5
So I'm a few days removed from finishing the game so I can properly process my thoughts on it: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}It's a good game, just attached to a story that is complete and total bunk. Like, I'm talking RE6 levels of bad, but in a much more enjoyable and coherent package.
They clearly wanted to have a similar dour tone to the story, ala RE7, but then you also get completely over the top characters and settings that just don't mesh with that. They probably should have taken a more RE4 route and had Ethan be almost as self aware and in on the joke as Leon was in that game, instead of him being this constant emotional wreck. Basically it feels like the RE team did a Universal monster movie marathon prior to designing this game. I mean, we've got pseudo werewolves, pseudo-vampires, the creature from the Black Lagoon, a Chucky-esque living doll, a final boss straight out of Final Fantasy, and finally Magneto Dr. Frankenstein and his Borg army, just embrace the silliness of it all, or go a different route. Just pick a lane.
Ethan being dead is whatever, I just don't care enough about Resident Evil's generally shitty writing to really get emotionally invested in stuff like this. There's no believable way to push the Ethan was molded all along because then we just have to accept that Blue Umbrella are total dipshit idiots. Because there's no way they pull Ethan and Mia out of the Baker House and don't do thorough infection checks on them otherwise. Also this whole deal could have been handled so much smoother if Chris had just said: "Hey Ethan, I know how this looks, just let me explain..." Except I guess this is just 'punch rock' dumb Chris (and hey, gotta randomly throw that rock punching line in even when it makes no sense in the narrative, no better way to spice up dialogue than some lazy reference to a meme), who apparently learned nothing from his previous PTSD episodes.
I also rolled my eyes at the Spencer link, I'm just tired of the series insistence of tying just abut everything into the base lore of the classic games. It's okay to have things happen beyond that scope, and I can accept this is just a world where bioterrorism has become a regular threat without these callbacks trying to give the narrative some heft. It only makes everything seem less interesting by narrowing the scope of the threat, and feels like the series is spinning its wheels.
It's not scary, but that's ok. There's still a lot to like, and it is fun as a whole. There are some really god characters and designs, with the castle probably being my standout part, though I'm just sad it's only a brief as it is, especially since the game doesn't allow you to revisit it later.
The gameplay is smoother than RE7, and they've added some nice touches to ease gameplay, like pushing a button to knife a box instead of having to bring the weapon out. The map and variety of the areas is nice too, with the village being a great hub area you gradually build out from. I didn't really enjoy the factory, but that whole section just feels a little out of place compared to the rest of the game. The length is good, and you don't feel shortchanged like the recent RE3. But I don't feel like I'm more interested in where the story is going now, which was the inverse to RE7 when I assumed they were expanding the world narrative. I'm now willing to accept this is just what Resident Evil is, and they're never going to be the quality of story I'd like.
So my recommendation is to just pretty much ignore the story period, it's just too convoluted right now to really put any weight behind. But the current iteration of games are just so much fun, that it doesn't matter. You can always skip cutscenes, and just enjoy the ride for what it is. So I recommend this if you've liked 7 and the Remakes. It's pretty much more of the same, but if that same is your jam, I think you'll have fun.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 10, 2021 22:47:16 GMT -5
Oh good. Tall lady is Mr X’ing me into a panic room with the fat guy as I listen to “Don’t Tell Aunt Roadie” on loop.
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Ended up getting the other three masks tonight. Don’t know what’s beyond that door because I called it a night.
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Post by CMWaters on May 10, 2021 23:46:02 GMT -5
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