- Joined
- Apr 5, 2001
- Location
- St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
I finally beat it, and I must say it's been a long, long time since a game has impressed me in the way that this one has.
The graphics are most excellent, as is the story. The change of perspective over other Resident Evil games is welcome and most refreshing. The fact that you can actually BUY weapons and upgrades to your existing equipment is fantastic, too. I also just love the way the Merchant opens his coat, full of weapons and ammo like he's selling watches in Battery Park. He's better equiped than the Canadian military!
The story is good and captivating if a bit cliche, even bringing back some of the characters from previous Resident Evil games to help or hinder you in your quest to save the President's daughter. A few new faces show up as well.
The aiming system has changed as well. Not only does your weapon no longer lock onto enemies, but you can select where to hit them. Shoot them in the face, or in the arms to make them drop weapons. Blow their leg off and kick them when they drop. Grab a sniper rifle and take them down before they see you. The range of weaponry you have at your disposal is phenominal. From pistols to automatics. Shotguns to rifles and explosives. But it all costs money (and yes, you can shoot the Merchant. No, you can't take his inventory when you do). You get money by killing villagers, finding treasures, and selling valuables that you find to the Merchant (what he does with them, I don't know). You can also take your valuables and combine some, making even MORE valuable things to sell.
The creatures you fight are very well done, too. Frightening and eerie. Sure, you've got your basic villagers, your chainsaw-whelding maniacs and things like that, but there are also huge bosses, invisible bugs and grotesque mutations that almost invoke pitty . . . until they try to chew your face off after you've pumped them full of 00 buckshot and still haven't managed to drop them.
There's also an interesting bottle-cap mini-game, to give you a bit of a break from killing monsters. When you get enough, you can trade them in for action figures that make noise! Like little collectables!
After you beat the game once, you unlock the difficulty settings (as expected. AFAIK, that's SOP for all Resident Evil games) along with the Assignment Ada minigame, and The Mercenaries minigame. You also unlock the Infinite Rocket Launcher and the Matilda (which is just a Volkspistol VP70 with a stock kit). You have to beat Assignment Ada to get the Chicago Typewriter (it's a Thompson with infinite ammo) and you have to get 5 stars with every character on every level of The Mercenaries to get the Handcannon (a magnum pistol). I haven't done those yet, but I'm looking forward to starting them soon.
All in all, I would definately recommend this game to anybody, even if you're not really down with the whole Resident Evil series. It's a refreshing change from the static environments of previous titles. If you have a Gamecube, go get this game. If you don't have a Gamecube, they can be had for $99 USD (or $129 CAD), and they're worth every penny, imo.
Check it out. It's great.
The graphics are most excellent, as is the story. The change of perspective over other Resident Evil games is welcome and most refreshing. The fact that you can actually BUY weapons and upgrades to your existing equipment is fantastic, too. I also just love the way the Merchant opens his coat, full of weapons and ammo like he's selling watches in Battery Park. He's better equiped than the Canadian military!
The story is good and captivating if a bit cliche, even bringing back some of the characters from previous Resident Evil games to help or hinder you in your quest to save the President's daughter. A few new faces show up as well.
The aiming system has changed as well. Not only does your weapon no longer lock onto enemies, but you can select where to hit them. Shoot them in the face, or in the arms to make them drop weapons. Blow their leg off and kick them when they drop. Grab a sniper rifle and take them down before they see you. The range of weaponry you have at your disposal is phenominal. From pistols to automatics. Shotguns to rifles and explosives. But it all costs money (and yes, you can shoot the Merchant. No, you can't take his inventory when you do
). You get money by killing villagers, finding treasures, and selling valuables that you find to the Merchant (what he does with them, I don't know). You can also take your valuables and combine some, making even MORE valuable things to sell.The creatures you fight are very well done, too. Frightening and eerie. Sure, you've got your basic villagers, your chainsaw-whelding maniacs and things like that, but there are also huge bosses, invisible bugs and grotesque mutations that almost invoke pitty . . . until they try to chew your face off after you've pumped them full of 00 buckshot and still haven't managed to drop them.
There's also an interesting bottle-cap mini-game, to give you a bit of a break from killing monsters. When you get enough, you can trade them in for action figures that make noise! Like little collectables!
After you beat the game once, you unlock the difficulty settings (as expected. AFAIK, that's SOP for all Resident Evil games) along with the Assignment Ada minigame, and The Mercenaries minigame. You also unlock the Infinite Rocket Launcher and the Matilda (which is just a Volkspistol VP70 with a stock kit). You have to beat Assignment Ada to get the Chicago Typewriter (it's a Thompson with infinite ammo) and you have to get 5 stars with every character on every level of The Mercenaries to get the Handcannon (a magnum pistol). I haven't done those yet, but I'm looking forward to starting them soon.
All in all, I would definately recommend this game to anybody, even if you're not really down with the whole Resident Evil series. It's a refreshing change from the static environments of previous titles. If you have a Gamecube, go get this game. If you don't have a Gamecube, they can be had for $99 USD (or $129 CAD), and they're worth every penny, imo.
Check it out. It's great.
Anyhow, they're also in the process of scripting RE 5, which must be good news.
