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Kristan Reed
Resident Evil 5 will be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, according to an exclusive feature in the latest edition of Japanese gaming mag Famitsu.
Translations of the article reveal that a Nintendo Revolution version has not been confirmed – something of a U-turn from the position it adopted on Resident Evil 4. Indeed Capcom’s survival horror classic was intended to be a GameCube exclusive until the Japanese company later back-tracked and decided to commence work on a PS2 port.
Few concrete details have emerged as yet, but scans suggest that we’ll see proper zombies making a welcome return, while an altogether brighter, sunnier setting appears to be the order of the day. Speculation suggests that Chris Redfield (star of Resident Evil and Code Veronica) will be making a comeback.
In terms of the gameplay style, the over-the-shoulder view favoured in Resident Evil 4 has been retained, while Jun Takeuchi (of Street Fighter 2 and the Onimusha fame) is said to be acting as the game’s producer.
A release date has yet to be confirmed, but fans will have to wait until late next year at the earliest. One nugget of hope is that Capcom will port over Resident Evil 4’s game engine to the next gen platforms and save itself considerable development time; but as ever we’ll have to wait and see.
With the news now ‘out there’ it’s expected that Capcom will be keen to formally announce Resident Evil 5 in the coming days. Check back for more news soon.
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"One nugget of hope is that Capcom will port over Resident Evil 4’s game engine to the next gen platforms and save itself considerable development time; but as ever we’ll have to wait and see."
so porting the game engine from the lowest power current gen console is a good idea? *shakes head* Kristan don't be stupid. |
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AtomicBanana
20/07/05 @ 10:29
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Tweakmonkey
20/07/05 @ 10:49
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Yay for Resi goodness! I hope they make different games for each platform like they have this gen, thus continuing the collect-em-all nature of the series.
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mcmonkeyplc
20/07/05 @ 11:05
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well if your not buying from sony anymore there's always the big MS.
or are you still in the vain that they are evil? MCM |
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Derblington
20/07/05 @ 11:16
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"gamecube:
great GPU woefull processor and bugger all memory. It IS the lowest power current gen console ninty fanboy." After the PS2. |
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"gamecube:
great GPU woefull processor and bugger all memory. It IS the lowest power current gen console ninty fanboy." Yeah so that's why RE4 on PS2 is an extremely watered down version of the GC version 0_o It's a generally known fact that the PS2 is the least powerful console. It's no shame either, as the PS2 was released a year before the other consoles. |
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RabidMonkey
20/07/05 @ 11:30
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Both Viewtiful Joe and Killer7 on the PS2 are technically inferior to their Cube counterparts and a game as richly detailed as Metroid Prime would never be possible on the PS2.
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Shame that Nintendo can't keep its old buddies along, but of course it's very bad business for Capcom to stick with a partner who can't shift units as well as the competition.
I was hoping for Revolution to attract the same kind of developer attention as the DS has, but so far people are putting very little trust on Nintendo's next-gen outing. I dunno, could be because they aren't telling people anything about it. (That, and their ever-continuing dismissal of Europe.) |
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"The shots look very good - I see no reason why the PS2 can't do a very capable version of Resi 4, albeit with slightly worse graphics and longer loading times."
I had trouble telling the shots apart when I saw a side by side platform comparison on some forum or other. Even if it does look slightly worse it's always going to be one of the best games of this generation. |
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Tweakmonkey
20/07/05 @ 12:04
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Performance from the PS2 is all about how you exploit the unusual architecture. Most ports don't do a very good job of this, but with some love and care it can cope without about anything.
/looks forward to PS2 RE4 /orders GC RE4 just in case |
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I'm confused the engine from RES4 werent that special to me :s the controls while a helluva improvement over res of old were still to slow and archaic. Was it me or could you not move and fire *classic alan partridge scene comes to mind*...
Things like this got on my wick and i stopped playing res4 shortly after the first sack head guy i killed.... |
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RabidMonkey
20/07/05 @ 14:08
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Shenmue started life as a Saturn title before being converted to the Dreamcast and split into two chapters. Also, deaner, I consider Onimusha 2 to be the best of the series with 03, in my opinion, being the worst.
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DaveTheHutt
20/07/05 @ 14:24
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Why do so many people complain about RE4's controls? I thought they were more than fine. Would they rather it played like an FPS? If so, why? After all, it's not as if there's not enough identikit shooters cluttering GAME's shelves.
I liked the fact you couldn't run and shoot - (a) it's about 100 times more realistic than gliding around in a sideways arc strafing everything that moves, and (b) it helped build tension. Hutt out |
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"(b) it helped build tension." thats a fair opinion. Like the way doom 3 didnt let you shoot and use the flashlight at the same time. To me both ways are unrealistic and is a cheap method in building tension. No i dont want it to play like a FPS, just a little more freedom in controls would be nice.
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Derblington
20/07/05 @ 14:56
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"To me both ways are unrealistic..."
But it's a game. Demons from hell and possessed zombie villagers aren't realistic either. |
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I didn't mind the missing flashlight on the guns in Doom3. I just lived with it, and it DID build tension (the complete lack of variation, progress and a growing boredom was what made me skip the game about 2/3 finished).
Problem is, that missing flashlight didn't make any sense at all. It was just silly. Standing still while you try to pin a headshot isn't silly. I haven't played RE4 though, but the fact that I can't waste ammo running around missing things in the game isn't what's keeping me from playing it. If the game had been built around the possibility of having to run and shoot at the same time I might not have wanted to try it that much. Unless the GC had a mouse and a keyboard. I guess RE5 and every other freshly announced next-gen game still have at least a year or so until launch, and with Nintendo still fiddling around with the functions of the Revolution's controller, I guess most developers are still judging what titles suits it the best. I can't remember seeing anyone saying that they -won't- develop games for the Revolution. |
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"But it's a game. Demons from hell and possessed zombie villagers aren't realistic either."
True, maybe realistic was the wrong word to use.. replace with "made no sense" + "lameness" considering the situation. i.e the guys a cop if he cant move at all when firing he may be short lived. Doom 3 we can put men on mars, but not flashlights on guns. They shine through as intentional "flaws" in the design purely to build tension. Resi 4 was that pretty either. |
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Burton2000
20/07/05 @ 15:52
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even if it is true revolution will get it eventualy as theyll do what they did with re4
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Galvanizer
20/07/05 @ 15:58
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I'm sure Nintendo don't wantt their version announced yet. After all they haven't even shown the controller and their first party games. I'm sure when Ninty fully announce Revolution and it's controller they will show all the games currently in development for it.
Resident Evil 5 will be one of those titles. |
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Derblington
20/07/05 @ 16:07
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"Does this mean we're going to see Dead Rising on PS3 as well?"
I reckon MS will fight for that one. |
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