Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Comments by Kristan Reed
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DeathLord666
18/04/07 @ 13:12
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I'm half-interested in this. Don't like the idea of on-rails shooter though, and considering how godawful the survivor games were.
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CannonAnBall
18/04/07 @ 13:54
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There are some whingin bitches about!
I'll probably buy it to be honest. I loved Operation Wolf on the Spectrum 128k in 1986 (or whenever it was?) |
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MoGamer2006
18/04/07 @ 14:08
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Here's an idea: could we wait and see what this game's actually like before slagging it off...?
Just an idea... |
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PlugMonkey
18/04/07 @ 14:35
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it would be an idea *IF* we didn't have previous experience to draw on. Lightgun and resident evil game cross-overs JUST DON'T WORK.
Really? What about House of the Dead? |
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ForbiddenForest
18/04/07 @ 14:49
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nothing wrong with a bit of on-rails action, just as long as the weapons and visuals are phenomenal. Also looking forward to a wii game with resolution over 320x200. But not looking forward to having to buy a PS3/360 to play the next proper resi game. bugger.
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monkie_king
18/04/07 @ 15:17
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krudster, was it proper lightgun-type where-you-point-is-where-you-shoot (WYPIWYS?) aiming, or did you need to rely on the reticule as with most other Wii shooty stuff?
Any other controller innovation on show? Shaking off bitey zombies, knife swipes or anything like that? |
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CannonAnBall
18/04/07 @ 15:26
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First of all look at the amount of casual gamers who are buying the Wii. Then look at the RE game in question.
Not all people want a complicated gaming experience. I know a few people that couldn't give dogs dick about next gen gaming on the 360 and PS3 but shove the Wii on and they'll play for hours on it. My girlfriend is a good example. She'll play for hours on Wii Play but as soon as I talk about any game on the 360 she loses interest and calls me a geek. Also most people couldn't give a toss about HD. Nintendo are releasing two RE games and both offer different experiences depending what you want out of a game. |
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monkie_king
18/04/07 @ 15:32
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tonka: yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. I reckon it would be possible to make it much more accurate though, through some sort of "shoot each corner of the screen" calibration system. And since this is a pure on-rails gun game, and therefore lives and dies by its aiming system, I had hoped we'd see something like that here ...
/mourns the premature death of the lightgun. curse you, advances in display technology!!! |
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@monkie king:
Hmmm, I don't think a calibration would be able to do that... See to keep those points absolutely referenced the wiimote would have to know the distance to the screen as well...And I don't think it can read distance just from the distance between the lights on the sensor bar... It would need absolute 3D markers, instead it just has 2D markers... Did I explain myself here? Errr.... Even if it uses the reticule system it should still be fun... And relatively easy to add players for co-op! |
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daz_john_smith
18/04/07 @ 15:42
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Has there been any mention of 2 player co-op. I've always found lightgun shooters to be far more fun with 2 people and it would work in terms of the stories since there's generally 2 playable characters in most Resi games.
Little worried about the 20hrs claim... I'm all for longer games but in the right context. Lightgun shooters should really be short and sweet, it goes well with their shallow, but fun nature. 20hrs of non stop shooting seems a bit much. With nothin else to break up the game it could become very repetive all to quickly. Surely there's nothin to stop them from reinventing some of the puzzles with the Wii controls in mind. They could make some amazing puzzles using Wii controls, the possibilities are endless.
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