Last night i went out and bought both "Resident Evil 4" and "MOH: European assault" for GameCube.
I wasnt sure wether or not id like RE4, mainly because I'd actually never played any of the previous titles in the series and didnt seem like my sorta game.
But i heard great things about it and good reviews so i thought i'll get it.
Anyway i was really surprised at how much this game kicks ass, graphically IMO best looking game this entire GEN out of ALL the consoles.
Gameplay is very unique and different to all other games ive played. Its like a 3rd-person Shooter/Adventure/Horror.
so far ive been playing it for about 5 hours, i havent even touched "MOH: European Assault" yet im that hooked on RE4.
Its winter over here in Australia
Yeah i'm on holidays though, only got 3 days left and i have to work tonight
For those of you who dont have a job.......keep it that way, jobs are bad mmmmkay.
It's probably a good thing you hadn't played the other RE games; they're nothing like RE4. In the Japanese version the section where you play as Ashley uses the old gameplay, but in the other releases it's just the same 2nd person perspective.
1st person game = You're basically 'in the game' itself, because you look through the eyes of the main character.
3rd person game = You control the main character (him).
2nd person game = Not possible
I was going to buy Res 4 since it is one of the only game out at the moment i would even consider getting.
However there seems to be a shortage of copies around here so even second hand copies are £37.99. And the only place i found any were in Game. I don't want to pay full price for a game i'm not too sure about.(and im not as rich as i once was)
I've been meaning to buy Resi 4 for ages now, I currently lack the funds to buy it, but im starting a part time job soon so I will get it when I have the dosh. When it first came out here in the UK, Nintendo didnt produce enough copies of the game to satisfy demand, and it couldnt be bought anywhere, although now I see it in pretty much every games shop.
Regarding 2nd person, in the game Psychonauts you can use clairvoyance in order to see yourself through the eyes of others. Double Fine actually made different drawings of Raz, the main character, to represent how others see you. For instance, a compulsive talker sees you as a giant ear, while a maiden that slams her windows shut when you walk past sees you as a sleazy, trenchcoatted flasher. You actually need to use this power in a boss fight in the dark, where your opponent (a girl scout leader) has night vision, but you do not. Quite an interesting concept.
"Omg. Where did they get the idea to not use army guys? Are they taking drugs?" --Tim Schafer on originality in videogames
When talking about games, 2nd-person is a fixed shoulder cam when perspective (and trajectory and such) is calculated first-person but other aspects are treated as third. It's a different degree of removal than either 1st or 3rd.
Yeah, I played SH1 through twice ages ago, and I bought the second off eBay a month ago, and I must admit it does improve on a lot of RE's shortcomings, and the graphics are awesome.
I'll always have a soft spot for the RE games though. Can't wait for 4 to come out on the PS2.
Silent Hill (all 4 of them) does have a crazy soundtrack. Some of them are pretty relaxing to listen to, and of others you'd think what the composer was smoking when he made that Seriously tho, they're great.
Yeah, Silent Hill has a crazy soundtrack, but it's works great. Original story too. And yeah Chicken, it's probably the best looking PS2 game, the real-time shadows add a lot of creepy atmosphere, and the grainyness helps a lot.
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Seriously tho, they're great.