Hey there!

I happen to suffer from not knowing whether I'm a RE newb or not, because I've played only a fraction of the games yet, and what knowledge I have is based on obsession-fueled internet research after playing the REmake.

So yeah, the REmake... I've played it times and times again, it was my initiation to anything Resident Evil. It's fair to say that my expectations, preferences, and judgments regarding RE mostly stem from my experience with this game.

I've ordered RE2 a few days ago, though, so I can add some personal experience to my knowledge about the RE universe. I have also not yet played RE3 or C:VX. I have finished RE4 (I can't say I ever had the urge to beat it again), and I watched a friend of mine once or twice playing RE5, until I was no longer able to ignore that it was ludicrously RE in name only.

I've only watched the first movie, and I really like it. I've abstained from watching the sequels, though, because friends whose judgments I trust advised me against spending money on them. But I think I will watch them soon, just so I'm able to contribute.

Welcome to ref, enjoy!

i still gotta get somebody to play through that one.

It's good to see a new face, welcome to the forums.

Welcome to this madness.

RE5 is a fun game, you shouldn't judge it by just looking. After you have played the games before that you should know enough to enjoy the awesome storyline presented in the game.

Good call on the movies, though

I guess you could watch the movies to see for yourself but the problem with them is just that Anderson just took elements from the latest games and ducktaped them on a very mediocre zombie movie series. My opinion on them is that the first two are good and after those it was just forcing itself. Besides, judging by the latest stories from the upcoming film the guy himself doesn't seem to know where he's going with them. I'm still gonna watch it though so I can place my judgement wether it was good or not.

RE5 sure took some things on a more action oriented way leaving the horror aspect behind but it was still a good game with extremely good gameplay and a story that is pretty hard to top. Sheva actually was in all the way from the original concepts, she just got a more prominent role after the accusations.

It's still my third favorite RE game even with all it's flaws. If you ever decide to play it (which you really should) I recommend doing it with a friend on co-op. The files in the game also give some very interesting info. It's just too bad you can't stick with them :/

As Ren used to say, welcome to the party.

Welcome to the forum. I must take issue, though, with the fact that you dislike RE5 but happen to enjoy the first Anderson film. RE5 is still perfectly well within what the RE series is all about. And no, RE is not and never has been soley about horror. The first Anderson film, while the best of the bunch, is still a slap in the face to RE as a whole.

Prequels? Did you mean sequels?

Ah. No matter. A counterargument awaits you in the GL thread.

Dayum its sucka free sunday!

I must say that the first movie as it's own would've been a good addition to the franchise. Then they had to keep making sequels...