Resident Evil 5 Review

Nutgarden05 and I purchased and completed Capcom’s Resident Evil 5; I would say we were both left with mixed feelings.  Where I am new to the series and experiencing it for the first time, NG5 is a hardened veteran giving you both sides of the coin.

Ultimately my main issue was the utter lack of a story.  I had expected much more after being briefed on the glory of the past games by NG5.  What I found with this game was a haphazardly arranged tale of attempted bio-terrorism.  Included with this was a stereotypical story of a cop who lost his partner, afraid to get close to a new partner blahblahblah.  How many episodes of NYPD Blue did you watch to come up with that gem, Capcom?

To me the game feels like it was made to fill a niche that is already jammed full of cookie-cutter crap: action FPS.  I believe the game leans heavily on its multi-player aspects to provide enjoyment to the consumer, while focusing little on what got the series where it is now: story. I can’t say I blame Capcom for trying to take advantage of a niche that is going strong, but my understanding was that Resident Evil was the first successful series of its genre: horror/survival.  I guess I expected that continued trailblazing… but yeah… no. The game wasn’t all bad though.  I really appreciated the graphics, and I can say without a doubt that I enjoyed playing Mercenaries mode with Nutgarden05.  After beating the game, my desire to play through again quickly diminished once I got infinite ammo and some other crazy bonuses.  Since now the only pleasure I get from the game is in Mercenaries mode, I just sold my copy and play the game at NG5’s house.

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