RE5 Demo now up on Live

[Velorath]

Coming to PSN next week.

[Rasix]

Movement feels clunky and I suck at this. Hmm.

[Velorath]

Movement feels clunky and I suck at this. Hmm.

It takes a while to get the hang of.  The controls certainly are a bit clunky (it's Resident Evil), but after a couple attempts the demo levels weren't as hard as they first seemed to me.  Also it seems like the game is going to be easier to go through with another person rather than the AI.

[Margalis]

I'm not sold on the control changes being a good thing.

The fact that you can't move while shooting eliminates the primary purpose of separating the movement and aiming onto two sticks. And I hate the fact that while aiming the left stick (with default controls) does nothing. Is there a control scheme that mimics RE4?

[Sky]

I'm not sold on the control changes being a good thing.

The fact that you can't move while shooting eliminates the primary purpose of separating the movement and aiming onto two sticks. And I hate the fact that while aiming the left stick (with default controls) does nothing. Is there a control scheme that mimics RE4?

Roofles pwned console shooter.

Dead Rising does the same thing.

[Margalis]

I'd be more than happy if the controls were just the same as RE4. It's being halfway to a dual-stick mechanism that bugs me.

[HAMMER FRENZY]

I need to download this tonight and give it a shot...

[Sky]

Only for Gold members. Do you guys just all know this stuff and take it for granted? I've only had a current-gen console for a month and they've tried to reach into my wallet at every goddamned turn.

[MisterNoisy]

Silver subs typically get access to demos a week later than Gold subs.  Some games come with a 48-hour Gold subscription promo card in the case behind the manual, so you may want to check for them in whatever games you have.

[Mrbloodworth]

Only for Gold members. Do you guys just all know this stuff and take it for granted? I've only had a current-gen console for a month and they've tried to reach into my wallet at every goddamned turn.

The PSN is nice.

[NiX]

The PSN is nice.

Coming to PSN next week.

Right...

[Mrbloodworth]

The PSN is nice.

Coming to PSN next week.

Right...

Hay, I'm not paying for it now am i? Once the silver members get it on live, all PS3 owners will as well. (if i am reading things right) The only people that got ahead of the game are those that basically paid for it =)

[NiX]

Actually, I pay for matchmaking that 9/10 works and voice chat in games. Plus, $5 a month is nothing.

[schild]

Actually, I pay for matchmaking that 9/10 works and voice chat in games. Plus, $5 a month is nothing.

At this point I think XBox Live Memberships pay for the warranty service.

[Mrbloodworth]

Actually, I pay for matchmaking that 9/10 works and voice chat in games. Plus, $5 a month is nothing.

I don't pay 5$ and i get matchmaking and voice in games....

[Sky]

I just like being a Silver member and not paying shit, and just ignoring anything that has that little monetizing symbol next to it. They've got some cool old SNLs up (first four seasons, iirc), but they monetized /each episode/, separately. My fiancee hates the 360, it represents corporate greed to her 

[Oz]

they've tried to reach into my wallet at every goddamned turn.

Sky, i've had a PS3 for awhile now and i just got my wife a 360 for xmas.  First thing we both noticed was how microsoft nickel and dimes ya for EVERYTHING.

want to play online?  pay up
want to download shit? pay up (i.e. buy a harddrive)
want to do it via wireless?  pay up (i.e. buy an adapter)

which is funny b/c it means my 360 was more then my PS3.

PS3 = $399
360 = $199 + $100 + $100 +$50/year.  = $450+

always thought Sony was stupid for not this out more often!

[Velorath]

they've tried to reach into my wallet at every goddamned turn.

Sky, i've had a PS3 for awhile now and i just got my wife a 360 for xmas.  First thing we both noticed was how microsoft nickel and dimes ya for EVERYTHING.

want to play online?  pay up
want to download shit? pay up (i.e. buy a harddrive)
want to do it via wireless?  pay up (i.e. buy an adapter)

which is funny b/c it means my 360 was more then my PS3.

PS3 = $399
360 = $199 + $100 + $100 +$50/year.  = $450+

always thought Sony was stupid for not this out more often!

MS was recently selling the 20GB Hard Drives to Arcade owners for $20.  Also, as far as the hard drives and wireless adapters go, you can look at it as MS trying to nickle and dime you, or as Sony forcing you to pay for stuff you might not want.  My dad owns a 360 and doesn't go online or download stuff with it.  If MS just packaged in the Hard Drive and Wireless adapter with every 360, he wouldn't have had the option of picking up a cheaper system that catered to his needs.

[HAMMER FRENZY]

Velorath: Amen to that shit. I think it is nice to have an option to spend money on what you will use. I wouldn't be playing online via wireless if I had the option anyway. $5 a month on the Live stuff really isn't crap, especially considering that almost every single time I have tried to enjoy playing online games on PS3 it plays like trash. HD Remix is all over the place online on PS3 and at least it is manageable on 360. I also hate having to wait to download something on the PS3 THEN let it unpack and install...Get the fuck out of here with that trash. The 360 does all that silly stuff for me, while I play RB2, then it tells me, " I finished downloading RE5, you want to just jump into that?" I say "sure Xbox360, thanks for the heads up!" Then it just boots RE5 Demo, then I barf cause it sucks. But that is neither here nor there, It did it for me and it was fast, simple and enjoyable.

I like the PS3, but it really does make me pay for crap I wont use. And it just doesn't feel as polished to me.   

[Oz]

I also hate having to wait to download something on the PS3 THEN let it unpack and install...

This...highly annoying.  at least now you can start it downloading a ton of stuff, then tell it to shut off when its done.  which isn't a fix, but at least its better then it was...

[Phire]

Actually, I pay for matchmaking that 9/10 works and voice chat in games. Plus, $5 a month is nothing.

I don't pay 5$ and i get matchmaking and voice in games....

When have you ever been in a Ps3 game online where there are more than 2 people with headsets? Its practically unheard of. Matchmaking with friends is a joke, voice chat is a joke. Like Nix said $5 for ease of use and a better experience is nothing. MS has been making constant improvements to the Live experience where Sony has been extremely slow so I can at least say my money is going somewhere.

they've tried to reach into my wallet at every goddamned turn.

Sky, i've had a PS3 for awhile now and i just got my wife a 360 for xmas.  First thing we both noticed was how microsoft nickel and dimes ya for EVERYTHING.

want to play online?  pay up
want to download shit? pay up (i.e. buy a harddrive)
want to do it via wireless?  pay up (i.e. buy an adapter)

which is funny b/c it means my 360 was more then my PS3.

PS3 = $399
360 = $199 + $100 + $100 +$50/year.  = $450+

always thought Sony was stupid for not this out more often!

Why compare the Arcade to the Ps3? If you are going to do a comparison do it and right and use the Premium. You also forgot to include HD cables and a headset with your Ps3. 

[Mrbloodworth]

Actually, I pay for matchmaking that 9/10 works and voice chat in games. Plus, $5 a month is nothing.

I don't pay 5$ and i get matchmaking and voice in games....

When have you ever been in a Ps3 game online where there are more than 2 people with headsets?

Warhawk, that came with a blue tooth headset. My HD cable also cost me 20$ off Newegg. My PS3 also has wireless built in.  No fees to download things, no fees to do ANY online gaming (until the first MMO comes along i guess, but ill be paying for the MMO, not Live + MMO)

[KallDrexx]

This thread will go far

[Triforcer]

Umm, sorry to interrupt, but is the game good?

[Phire]

Game is awesome and looks best on 360 

[Velorath]

Umm, sorry to interrupt, but is the game good?

Left 4 Dead raised the bar for co-op Zombie games, and Dead Space raised the bar for Survival Horror games on the console.  In that respect, even though the RE series only just reinvented itself with the previous game, RE5 already feels like somewhat of a relic largely due to its clunky controls.  I'm still looking forward to it, although I don't have any real desire to play through it without doing co-op.

[Strazos]

The inventory system SUCKS. At least let me bind a button to do weapon swaps, instead of making me STOP MOVING and go into that stupid inventory screen.

Also, no walking while aiming? LOL stupid.

[Lounge]

The inventory system SUCKS. At least let me bind a button to do weapon swaps, instead of making me STOP MOVING and go into that stupid inventory screen.

Also, no walking while aiming? LOL stupid.

Use the D-Pad for quick weapon swaps.

[Margalis]

I don't see it as that similar to Dead Space or Left 4 Dead.

My main issue with it is the one I feared: single player AI buddy. I don't want to lose because my AI buddy died, I don't want to have my AI buddy waste my ammo, I don't want an AI buddy, period.

Playing co-op is awesome. Flesh and blood buddies are great. But a computer buddy is a pointless annoyance. This seems to be a problem cropping up a lot recently - how do you make a co-op centric game play with one player? To me lame AI partners is not the solution.

[Triforcer]

Do you have an AI buddy the whole game, or is it just a part of a few levels?  If all the time, /agree with post above.

[Margalis]

Whole game. Game is co-op all the way through, wouldn't make sense for second player to drop in parts.

My quick verdict is must buy if you can play with friends, if you're a misanthropic hermit your mileage may vary.

[Triforcer]

Meh.  Pass.

[Shrike]

It's Resident Evil, allright. The control sucks and it's as slow as molasses to move. Oh, and the inventory is awkward as hell.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'll take a pass on this hound.

[ffc]

Umm, sorry to interrupt, but is the game good?

Left 4 Dead raised the bar for co-op Zombie games, and Dead Space raised the bar for Survival Horror games on the console.  In that respect, even though the RE series only just reinvented itself with the previous game, RE5 already feels like somewhat of a relic largely due to its clunky controls.  I'm still looking forward to it, although I don't have any real desire to play through it without doing co-op.

I feel the exact same way regarding Left 4 Dead, Dead Space, and RE5 feeling outdated due to its controls.

I loved RE4.  But combat in RE5 feels restricted and slow.  I liked the chainsaw wielding sackhead guys in RE4, and the tentacles sprouting after a headshot, and all the other goodies in RE4.  In RE5, I feel ambivalent about everything.

The co-op emphasizing teamwork could be fun but as you run around blasting barrels in the second level or defend the shack in the first level, the clunky combat issues keep coming up and ruin any potential fun to be had.

[Velorath]

I don't see it as that similar to Dead Space or Left 4 Dead.

That's because it's stuck 4 years in the past.