“R. E. 4 was monumentally disappointing”

Endlich mal jemand, der begriffen hat das Resident Evil 4 nun wahrlich nichts Besonderes ist.
Und “perfekt” schon gar nicht.
Ich will nicht sagen, ich hätte es schon immer gesagt… aber… Scheisse, ich hab’s schon immer gesagt!

R.E. 4 = BLEH!

Danke, gatmog! Du gibst mir Hoffnung, das noch nicht alles verloren ist.

Hier ein paar Highlights:

If Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer had made a game, I’m pretty sure this is how it would turn out. Only with less plot.

I even played through it twice, thinking my first impressions may have been too harsh. They weren’t, and for one very big reason: the story doesn’t make any god damned sense.

Forget the clunky controls and rail-shooter pacing, it should be about getting to the point where you feared for your virtual life.

The controls were serviceable at first; to be honest I didn’t even really notice their limitations until I had gone past the stage of “hmm….this game is interesting” into full on, stabbing-myself-in-the-groin frustration at the number of lame plot contrivances.

The player shouldn’t be trying to figure out a story, they should be busy getting scared. In the case of horror, less is more! The player’s imagination should be running wild.

Then you actually rescue Ashley, and have to protect her through some extremely frustrating sequences that bring those annoying controls to the forefront.

However, the important question to ask yourself during Resident Evil 4 is: are you playing a game or are you watching one?

I was more annoyed that I couldn’t strafe while firing, or reload my weapons while moving – it certainly leaves you open for more punishment. I’ve read a lot of positive things about the game’s controls, but I still don’t see it – the very act of turning around takes ages, and is almost pointless when surrounded as it eats up valuable time that can be spent shooting.

To say that this improves on the Resident Evil series in every way is one thing, but to insinuate that this is one of the greatest games to ever grace my television is pushing the envelope.

Einfach lesen, und die Wahrheit erkennen… ihr Verblendeten ;)

~ Aulbath

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