Years ago, not long off the back of playing RE4 on the GameCube in like, 2014 for the first time, and not long after hating 5, I tried to play 6. I got maybe two chapters into Leon's scenario before I gave up. Leon wasn't funny like in 4. Helena sucked. It was just too exhausting.
But I'm glad I got it again recently while it was on sale. I chose Jake's scenario and had a lot of fun with the characters and the silliness, it was kind of the opposite of Leon and Helena's dry ass drama that had turned me away from the game. Of course, getting knocked down, dying half a dozen times to janky quick time events or vehicle sections, navigating the fucking horrible in-game item menus... that definitely took away from my enjoyment, but surprisingly, I still feel positive about my time spent with the game. Stumbling from one set piece to the next through all the indulgent melodrama, watching Jake punch the shit out of Ustanak. The credits rolling with a pop song approximated perfection.
Instead of treating this entire thing as a twenty-hour playthrough, I'm treating each scenario as its own playthrough, and I'm gonna space each out a good chunk of time to avoid getting sick. I think that's gonna be the recipe to enjoying the rest of this game. Bottom line, I'm glad the franchise reoriented itself, but I don't hate 6.
But I'm glad I got it again recently while it was on sale. I chose Jake's scenario and had a lot of fun with the characters and the silliness, it was kind of the opposite of Leon and Helena's dry ass drama that had turned me away from the game. Of course, getting knocked down, dying half a dozen times to janky quick time events or vehicle sections, navigating the fucking horrible in-game item menus... that definitely took away from my enjoyment, but surprisingly, I still feel positive about my time spent with the game. Stumbling from one set piece to the next through all the indulgent melodrama, watching Jake punch the shit out of Ustanak. The credits rolling with a pop song approximated perfection.
Instead of treating this entire thing as a twenty-hour playthrough, I'm treating each scenario as its own playthrough, and I'm gonna space each out a good chunk of time to avoid getting sick. I think that's gonna be the recipe to enjoying the rest of this game. Bottom line, I'm glad the franchise reoriented itself, but I don't hate 6.