Resident Evil 5 is a shitty horror game, but a great action game. Resident Evil 7 is a great horror game, but a shitty action game. So it only makes sense that inbetween them would be Resident Evil 6, which is shitty at both.
Despite my opening statement, I don't think Resident Evil 6 is a bad game. In fact, I may even say its a good one - just kidding. It kinda sucks. But even then playing through with my boyfriend I had a good time. We started Jake and Sherry's campaign first and despite dragging it was honestly quite fun and we enjoyed how stupid and ridiculous it was, and both characters were interesting to watch. The first two chapters of Leon's campaign were genuinely awesome and easily the best part of the whole game. Resident Evil 6 also finally added the ability to walk and aim at the same time (thank fuck) and has a mostly unnecessary but fun sliding and crawling mechanic. That's kinda the last of my praise though, as for every part of 6 that was enjoyable, there were about five other missteps just around the corner
Firstly, the UI is hideous. Its disgusting even. Idk what they were going for but it makes me physically cringe to look at. Second, the gunplay feels very off. None of the guns have any real weight or kick to them and it just wasnt very fun to shoot things (which as you can imagine, is most of what the game entails) Thirdly, there's an absurd amount of QTE's everywhere that were just as annoying as they were in past games. On top of that weapon upgrades have been completely replaced by skill points, which not only means you have the same crappy guns the whole time but also now the little skill points are found all over the place in crates. This causes two problems. Since Re6 throws so many enemies at you, it became one of the only games in the series where I actually ran out of ammo, so opening crates with skill points instead of something actually useful was less than ideal. The other major issue is that these skills both effect so little and you progress so slowly that its not even worth it. Moving on from that Chris' campaign is technically better than Jake's as its not as silly and over the top but that just ends up making it a worse experience as now its just boring action instead of funny action. But thats all boring stuff really. The real issue here is the Co-op. I believe Re5 is one of the best co op experiences of all time. 6 is well... far from that. The only good thing about it is that it makes the game bearable (the AI is awful, please reconsider if you plan to play this solo) Otherwise it feels like they went halfsies on it. Loot is no longer shared, you can't give items to your teammate. At most you can open doors with them or save them from attacks. It makes the experience feel a lot less personal and connected. No greater example of this can be found other than in Ada's playthrough. For some reason hers was designed to be solo'd (in a game where co-op is so heavily pushed?). But need not worry, they added in Agent, a voiceless purposeless ghost that is so poorly implemented they should of just cut it all together. He cant interact with anything: he can't pick up most things, he cant even open doors. Ada literally reuses the animation from other campaigns where the character holds the door open for their companion, but Agent doesnt even go through that animation he just comes out on the other side. Its baffling how they came up with this and decided it was acceptable to put out there.
Anyways. I've ranted enough about this game. I think its a pretty enjoyable one, but so much shit gets in the way of it being a good one and while i'm giving it a 3/5 overall, its a very low 3/5. If there is one positive to this games existence, its that with all the button mash QTE's you'll be pretty good at fingering by the end of it.
Bonus thing: the music sounds like Lego batman music lol
Trophy Completion - 65%
Time Played - 30 hours 29 seconds
Nancymeter - 58/100
Game Completion #25 of 2022
March Completion #4
Despite my opening statement, I don't think Resident Evil 6 is a bad game. In fact, I may even say its a good one - just kidding. It kinda sucks. But even then playing through with my boyfriend I had a good time. We started Jake and Sherry's campaign first and despite dragging it was honestly quite fun and we enjoyed how stupid and ridiculous it was, and both characters were interesting to watch. The first two chapters of Leon's campaign were genuinely awesome and easily the best part of the whole game. Resident Evil 6 also finally added the ability to walk and aim at the same time (thank fuck) and has a mostly unnecessary but fun sliding and crawling mechanic. That's kinda the last of my praise though, as for every part of 6 that was enjoyable, there were about five other missteps just around the corner
Firstly, the UI is hideous. Its disgusting even. Idk what they were going for but it makes me physically cringe to look at. Second, the gunplay feels very off. None of the guns have any real weight or kick to them and it just wasnt very fun to shoot things (which as you can imagine, is most of what the game entails) Thirdly, there's an absurd amount of QTE's everywhere that were just as annoying as they were in past games. On top of that weapon upgrades have been completely replaced by skill points, which not only means you have the same crappy guns the whole time but also now the little skill points are found all over the place in crates. This causes two problems. Since Re6 throws so many enemies at you, it became one of the only games in the series where I actually ran out of ammo, so opening crates with skill points instead of something actually useful was less than ideal. The other major issue is that these skills both effect so little and you progress so slowly that its not even worth it. Moving on from that Chris' campaign is technically better than Jake's as its not as silly and over the top but that just ends up making it a worse experience as now its just boring action instead of funny action. But thats all boring stuff really. The real issue here is the Co-op. I believe Re5 is one of the best co op experiences of all time. 6 is well... far from that. The only good thing about it is that it makes the game bearable (the AI is awful, please reconsider if you plan to play this solo) Otherwise it feels like they went halfsies on it. Loot is no longer shared, you can't give items to your teammate. At most you can open doors with them or save them from attacks. It makes the experience feel a lot less personal and connected. No greater example of this can be found other than in Ada's playthrough. For some reason hers was designed to be solo'd (in a game where co-op is so heavily pushed?). But need not worry, they added in Agent, a voiceless purposeless ghost that is so poorly implemented they should of just cut it all together. He cant interact with anything: he can't pick up most things, he cant even open doors. Ada literally reuses the animation from other campaigns where the character holds the door open for their companion, but Agent doesnt even go through that animation he just comes out on the other side. Its baffling how they came up with this and decided it was acceptable to put out there.
Anyways. I've ranted enough about this game. I think its a pretty enjoyable one, but so much shit gets in the way of it being a good one and while i'm giving it a 3/5 overall, its a very low 3/5. If there is one positive to this games existence, its that with all the button mash QTE's you'll be pretty good at fingering by the end of it.
Bonus thing: the music sounds like Lego batman music lol
Trophy Completion - 65%
Time Played - 30 hours 29 seconds
Nancymeter - 58/100
Game Completion #25 of 2022
March Completion #4
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"has a mostly unnecessary but fun sliding and crawling mechanic"
"Since Re6 throws so many enemies at you, it became one of the only games in the series where I actually ran out of ammo"
You completely misunderstood the entire combat system. This game is by no means incredible, it has plenty of issues, but people like you look no further than the surface level controls and then say the game sucks.
"Since Re6 throws so many enemies at you, it became one of the only games in the series where I actually ran out of ammo"
You completely misunderstood the entire combat system. This game is by no means incredible, it has plenty of issues, but people like you look no further than the surface level controls and then say the game sucks.
@privacypolicy that was so far from my biggest complaint about the game? also 3/5 is not saying a game sucks. You cant just make a comment and phrase it like its objective without actually explaining any of your points. hop off lol
3/5??? yOu JuSt DOnT gEt It!! D:<
... What a twat man, hush.
... What a twat man, hush.
You said multiple times it wasn't a good game
>None of the guns have any real weight or kick to them and it just wasnt very fun to shoot things (which as you can imagine, is most of what the game entails)
Are you utilizing quick shots, melee stuns, coup de graces, etc? I get that it wasn't your biggest complaint, and you don't have to love the game, but it's so tiring seeing people constantly write shit like this because they just don't want to actually adapt to the combat system that has a fair amount of depth. Also lol at everyone jumping at your defense, almost forgot this cesspool of a site isn't actually for two-way discussion
>None of the guns have any real weight or kick to them and it just wasnt very fun to shoot things (which as you can imagine, is most of what the game entails)
Are you utilizing quick shots, melee stuns, coup de graces, etc? I get that it wasn't your biggest complaint, and you don't have to love the game, but it's so tiring seeing people constantly write shit like this because they just don't want to actually adapt to the combat system that has a fair amount of depth. Also lol at everyone jumping at your defense, almost forgot this cesspool of a site isn't actually for two-way discussion
Your first comment was antagonistic and not inviting much discussion at all? You gave no points to refute and just said I was wrong, so dont talk to me about wanting a two way discussion little man. Yes. I also used those things, bold of you to assume i didnt? Doesnt mean shooting people isnt still the majority of what you're doing. Even in what you're quoting me on I say its "most" which clearly implies its not all
Bro how much of a hardon do you have for this game that you're gunna give someone you don't know shit for not liking it, and come back for seconds after she and two others all tell you that you're acting like a child and sound like a cunt? Give it a rest. Not everyone has to enjoy the shit you do. Grow up.
And for the record. It isn't a good game, hell I reviewed it as well and you're more than welcome to head on over to my review to spout your pathetic tantrum if you'd like. Talking about two-way discussion as if both your comments didn't amount to "you can't call it bad, I bet you didn't even play it right". Fucking ridiculous.
And for the record. It isn't a good game, hell I reviewed it as well and you're more than welcome to head on over to my review to spout your pathetic tantrum if you'd like. Talking about two-way discussion as if both your comments didn't amount to "you can't call it bad, I bet you didn't even play it right". Fucking ridiculous.
Yes I can safely assume you weren't utilizing everything the game gave you if you were running out of ammo. Also I never said that you were claiming the entire game was shooting. Yes the majority of the game is combat situations, but it's far more than just "shooting" people if you actually use the tools the game gives you. I apologize for coming off as antagonistic but as someone who has sunk a decent amount of time into this game, it just seems like you didn't have a very good understanding of how it really plays. In your defense, though, I will admit that a huge flaw of the game is that it never really communicates its mechanics to the player.
@Assenemy im not going to read your essay nor am i talking to you, i commented on this one because it was the first review i saw
you can't safely assume anything because you werent there though? The running out of ammo part wasnt even phrased as a complaint, that whole thing was about skill points. Your entire argument is based on assumptions and misreading/cherry picking parts of my review.
And in all honestly I dont really care to argue Resident Evil 6 with someone who has it listed among their favorite games lol
And in all honestly I dont really care to argue Resident Evil 6 with someone who has it listed among their favorite games lol
Yeah fair enough, engaging with anyone that thinks Persona 4 is even remotely decent was a mistake on my part, I'll close the tab now
what a loser lmao
damn, the guy spitting his dummy out bc you don't like a game he likes sure showed you who the mature one was by... insulting a game that you.. like...
Assenemy
2 years ago
Glad you enjoyed it a little more than I did lol, shame Agent is too powerful to interact with the human world for fear of breaking the game any more than it is by design !