pork-chop123

Has anyone noticed that Resident Evil 0 was not advertised at all in this week's circulars? Strange for a high profile title isn't it? Is it still due out this week?

Zodo

Supposedly it's due out this wednesday.

That may be a bad sign that this isn't getting talked about at all... does this mean it may not have lived up to expectations? I'm thinking I'll read reviews before I purchase

JaxComet

When are they going to fix the controls?

jrutz

Extended Play on TechTV had footage of the train level for their preview on the game, and I must say I wasn't impressed. The controls looked like they've ignored all the improvements over the last few RE releases, the train level design looked unforgiving, and the gameplay of switching between the two characters looked pretty clumsy.

Granted, this could be the E3 build of the game, but I must say I'm glad I didn't buy a GC for it.

Jeremy

V-ism

I on the other hand, had one of my main reasons to buy a gamecube recently so I could play Resident Evil, Zero, and 4. It damn well better be good!

Mattalos

Maybe you should've listened to people who told you not to buy a GC ...

Groucho

So, no hype = bad game? Give me a break!

Not that this game has gone completely unadvertised...I've been seeing full-page ads for months.

Thunderball

We'll see....

jeffdsmith

EGM gave it a very favorable preview.

IGN says its looking great and much better then any other version to date.

They have chosen to use the same controls however.

The next in the series do out next year is going to be in complete 3d with new controls. IF you are a fan of the RE series you will like Zero.

jdpatri

...just for Resident Evil 0... because Metroid's coming out in two weeks and thats the REAL reason to buy a Gamecube.

mljones99

I have the Japanese demo of RE0 and I enjoyed it alot. I'm looking forward to the full game.

Outlaw

But metroid wasn't advertised in the circular either argh!!! j/k

I'm pretty excited about this game, it'll be the first totally new installment of RE in a long time, I'm expecting the same controls and such, but its never been an issue and i've always enjoyed the story and atmosphere of the game.

CreatureX

Considering how many sequels this series has spawned and how many millions of copies have been sold worldwide, I think the majority of RE fans like the controls the way they are...

If the majority didn't like the controls, please explain why they continued to buy the sequels and why this series has become one of the most successful in videogaming history?

Josh H

Capcom was having financial woes, so maybe they're hoping it will sell well without a huge advertising campaign. I mean it's a huge series and most fans probably already know when it's coming out. I"m sure we'll see some more ads as it gets closer to it's release and especially closer to X-mas.

Personally I'll be skipping this one. I just can't deal with the control anymore. I ignored it and enjoyed the previous games to some extent, but when trying to replay the remake a 2nd time after playing Eternal Darkness, i just said "screw it, I shouldn't be fighting the controls all the time."

jeffdsmith

Plus the first sold out it's first weekend and shipments were low for a while making it hard to get. The initial positive demand of the last game is what they may be counting on, and then kick in the advertising once the game is easily available.

Ralph Wiggum

Sales don't equal quality.

I really enjoyed the first couple of REs back in the PSone days, but the series is beyond stale for me at this point.

Hopefully Capcom will completely overhaul the series for RE4.

Keyser Soze

I've had the import demo for a couple months now. Very fun, and great graphics. I haven't had this much fun playing a demo over and over since getting the 1st Metal Gear Solid demo years ago.

Switching between the 2 characters at any time is a nice twist, and makes you 'think' a bit more throughout the game.

Example: In the demo you have to use a dumbwaiter to get a key from person A to person B... otherwise you can't progress further.

And just to let everyone know.... the controls are the same as the older RE games (which means 'up' is always 'forwardd' to your character). Some people like em'... some don't. I do.

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Zodo

Keyser: Does it have a "Control Type C" option in your demo?

I know for the RE remake, I could only deal with that control type...

CreatureX

According to IGN, for some strange reason, Capcom did not include the "type C" control option in RE 0.

Kellehair

Noooooooooooooo! That was my fave.

Ralph Wiggum

Mikami said the game was somehow "scarier" using his control scheme.

Whatever.

CreatureX

Here are the RE scores from GameRankings.com

PSX:
Resident Evil - 91%
Resident Evil 2 - 91.9%
Resident Evil 3 - 89.3%

Dreamcast:
Resident Evil CV - 93%

Gamecube:
Resident Evil - 91%

It seems, according to the reviews, the quality of the series has remained consistent throughout the years.

And Capcom has stated that RE 4 would indeed feature some kind of new direction for the series. Although many RE fans are concerned that if the changes are so radical, then RE 4 might not feel like a RE game. Time will tell.

Ralph Wiggum

I said the series was stale FOR ME. I didn't say that the games were of low quality. The franchise is not the seller that it used to be FWIW.

As for the games:

I don't like the control scheme at all.

I don't like the "puzzles."

I don't like the incessant backtracking approach to level design.

I do like the idea of a survival horror game where it isn't just about killing everything you see.

The first couple of games were something different way back when and I thought they drastically improved from 1 to 2. After that it seems like they just quit trying. Other survival horror games (ED being the most recent) have honestly tried to improve, while RE has not IMO.

Flay

IGN gave it a lower score than ReMake.

darkside

I've kind of lost some of my excitement over this game. I enjoyed the RE remake, but I will probably wait for this one to drop in price. With Metroid Prime coming every other game will have to take a backseat for awhile.