It's 5th March in Japan which means it's now been ten years since Capcom's Resident Evil 5 first went on sale.
Happy anniversary to a fantastic game!
Happy anniversary to a fantastic game!
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Happy 10th anniversary, Resident Evil 5
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Holy shit, right on! Hard to believe it's been a decade since this amazing game released.
Happy Birthday, Resident Evil 5. What can be said about you?
Happy Birthday, Resident Evil 5. What can be said about you?
- You still look good, even today
- You're the best co-op TPS ever made
- You introduced the big, buff, awesome Roger Craig Smith version of Chris Redfield we all love
- Your production values and sheer polish are impressive
- Sheva is an awesome character that catches undue flak because of poor AI programming
- Lost in Nightmares, Desperate Escape, and The Mercenaries Reunion are excellent DLCs
- Despite some design shortcomings, you're still super fun to play in general
Was planning on making this thread and totally forgot the JPN release was earlier than the west's lol.
Regardless, RE5 is still my favorite all-time RE game and is everything I wanted from in a sequel to RE4. Mainly since it took to prior lore and moved forward with it. Rather than being a soft reboot like RE4 was. While the co-op is divisive to some, I've played the game many times with new people and even some of the same ones and had a blast every-time I have. It's the only game that I can say i've spent 300+ hours on playing across all versions of it.
Regardless, RE5 is still my favorite all-time RE game and is everything I wanted from in a sequel to RE4. Mainly since it took to prior lore and moved forward with it. Rather than being a soft reboot like RE4 was. While the co-op is divisive to some, I've played the game many times with new people and even some of the same ones and had a blast every-time I have. It's the only game that I can say i've spent 300+ hours on playing across all versions of it.
Already 10 years? Damn! Played it through 3 times back when it released with three diffrent friends every playthrough. So much fun!
I bought it recently on PS4. Have yet to start playing it. How is it to play in single player?
I bought it recently on PS4. Have yet to start playing it. How is it to play in single player?
My favourite RE game, so awesome.
Best Chris
Best music
Best wesker
Sheva is great
Complete global saturation
Best Chris
Best music
Best wesker
Sheva is great
Complete global saturation
Least favorite in the series and it left a poor taste in my mouth 10 years ago. The only RE game I never bothered to go back to. That being said, perhaps I should give it another run to see if I would appreciate it a bit more with a new lens.
I made the mistake of not playing this on release, and only ended up playing it when it was on PS Plus. I loved it then and I love it now. Ridiculous fun. Best rock punching ever.
All of this, especially in bold, is true.Best Chris
Best music
Best Wesker
Sheva is great
Complete global saturation
Even though I leaned just a bit more to Leon than Chris, it was good to see him again, and reinvigorated to the strong boulder puncher we know him for today. Wesker was amazing, too, and Sheva ended up being one of my new favorite characters in the saga. Please, Capcom, bring our gurl back!
I hope we get another one like this, some day. Even a Rev3 that had better production values and more satisfying hits would already be a fine start.
I hope we get another one like this, some day. Even a Rev3 that had better production values and more satisfying hits would already be a fine start.
I'll always remember thinking the demo they used to show the light transition from dark to bright and being blown away by it
Great co-op experience. I first played RE5 with my friend in '09 and then played it again with my sister about 8 years later and it was fun to revisit the game!
The greatest coop shooter ever made. One of the best action games ever made. The best RE story starring the best RE character, Wesker. This is a classic, not RE4 level but nothing is.
This is one of my favorite Resident Evils and its 95% due to how fantastic The Mercenaries is in this game. I'm still waiting on an HD version of Mercs 3D with these graphics, gameplay and specific controls.
I think it's still one of the best looking games out there. The style and the quality of the art here are still the best around, only the tech has aged a bit.
You're right. Though the matrix stuff, plus Chris punching boulders was needlessly over the top.
One of my favorite memories is getting the demo early. On 360 you could download the demo files, burn to a disc, and run them on any 360 with no need for modification. Since Japan got the demo earlier than the rest of the world, I was all over playing this.
Since I like gushing about RE5, I have to say that the game has one of the best trophy lists ever (DLC withstanding). It's a very fun plat to get and not hard (But still takes effort). When I think of a game with a good trophy list, I always think of RE5.
I just remember a brilliant hammy performance by DC Douglas, Sheva running into chainsaws and racist stuff like being chased by tribsmen with cloths and throwing spears.
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2009... I'll never forget it. I was so excited I was going to the door every ten minutes to check if it had been delivered. The idea that I was finally going to play a next gen sequel to RE4 was just absolutely mindblowing, especially since I'd carefully gone out of my way to avoid media and spoilers. When it finally came and I popped the disc in and started installing it- I think that might have been the longest fifteen minutes of my life.
In a lot of ways, it's as good as RE4, and in some ways even better, even if the entire package isn't quite as flawless as RE4's is. Still, incredible game.
Cannot disagree with any of this. Especially the visuals- they really went to town on it at the time and it shouldn't have any right looking as good as it does ten years on.
In a lot of ways, it's as good as RE4, and in some ways even better, even if the entire package isn't quite as flawless as RE4's is. Still, incredible game.
Cannot disagree with any of this. Especially the visuals- they really went to town on it at the time and it shouldn't have any right looking as good as it does ten years on.
This game grows on me more every time I play it (which has been quite a bit since it released). It went from being a disappointing follow up to my favorite game ever, to what I know recognize as the greatest coop campaign ever, a spectacularly polished spectacle, and a fun remix of 4's mechanics in its own right. It's still not my preferred direction for the series, but I'm glad it exists and I'll probably continue to have a lot of fun with it for the next 10 years.
Hey CapCom, wheres my girl Sheva????
Back in the day i remember thinking "she is so beautiful that it hurts"
PD: She still is
Back in the day i remember thinking "she is so beautiful that it hurts"
PD: She still is
Some of the most co-op fun I've ever had. My buddy and I find ourselves returning to it nearly every year. It's dumb but my favorite moments came from the silliness in the mechanics like letting your buddy die to a quicktime prompt, dropping the extendable bridge on your partner while they cross, or just spamming COME ON COME ON COME ON GO GO GO over and over. (For the record I only did this with my friend I didn't play this with strangers)
I disagree. RE5 is great, but it was very much a refresh of RE4 except shorter in length. It played it super safe to the point of fault. Still a solid experience and a blast to play in co-op, but I appreciate 6 more for breaking out of the mold and expanding its content and controls.
My third favorite Resident Evil game and my favorite Mercenaries mode. It probably is my most played RE title, I've seen hours on Mercenaries trying to get a top spot on the leaderboard with Battlesuit Jill.
Still mad Jill didn't kill Wesker too.
Still mad Jill didn't kill Wesker too.
The final Wesker battle is just legendary and one of the best boss fights in video gaming history.
While maybe overall not quite as good as RE4 it is still a damn fine RE game!
While maybe overall not quite as good as RE4 it is still a damn fine RE game!