I gave it my first playthrough yesterday and walked away pretty unimpressed. Couldn’t get to grips with any of the six dozen (slight exageration on my part) control types. None of them felt “comfortable” to me, i’m happy to think at the moment that this is the first time i’ve played a Resident Evil title on the 360 controller…i happen to think it’ll feel more natural on the PS3 pad when the time comes.

Either way, found myself dying a ton of times and not being impressed in the slightest with the game i was playing. The real time item selection is a huge let down, it doesn’t even come close to how good Dead Space managed to make real time item selection. It never worked in Resident Evil: Outbreak, it worked so well in Dead Space, so why are Capcom so intent on pitching their tent on the middleground?

Anyway, went back to it tonight, and i’m much more impressed, but still have my doubts. Sheva’s AI is fine, perfectly capable, but is no doubt likely to add fuel to the fire that RE4 begun (yeah, why couldn’t that little girl handle herself in such a torrid environment? ).

The control scheme i’ve stuck with now is the “action” default, just needed to embrace the Gears-esque controls for what is essentially Resi 4 HD, it wasn’t a hardship really when i’d gotten in the mood.

So…

Resident Evil 5 to me, looks like it’s going to be a very good game. That’s it. I personally don’t feel the game has evolved enough from Resident Evil 4 to elevate it any higher than it being a very good game. Weapon damage not showing up on enemies, enemy AI disappearing in front of your eyes, these all might’ve been understandable, and acceptable shortcuts for previous generations, but it just doesn’t cut it for me anymore.

At the moment, i see sales being high, but i don’t see it receiving a critical reception anything close to likes that Resi 4 received. If anything, i’m sorta hoping that Capcom give the game a few extra months in development once they’ve taken on some feedback for the demo.

And Blerk, I’ve delete some dirge from my FL so I now await for request!

But still, this has been funny to watch.

And I really hope MS aren’t foolhardy enough to ban people for something like that. That’s something that Sony allows with the PS3 as a given, after all. It’d be a great way to drive customers from one console to the other.

Anyway, BLERK!! If you can be arsed to create a Japanese account – and you haven’t already got more than two accounts on your 360 – then you get a free 1 month sub and you’re laughing.

Why can’t I send you a Live friends request, morriss? Don’t you love me any more?