Resident Evil 5 PC-13/03/09

There has been no previews, demo's or press releases about the pc version, so i dont think we are getting it any time soon
 
I think we should keep this thread as official Resident Evil 5 one.

Anyone is getting this game today? I am really tempted, you can get it dead cheap and RE4 was awesome (bought GC just to play it).

Anyone knows how long it takes to complete the game on normal as I will be playing Aion non stop from Mon and only have 2 days to complete RE5?
 
I would have been tempted to get this was it not for Batman released on the SAME day.

A tough week for anyone releasing games.

The PC version is looking VERY good too and I think deserved its own time without sharing the spotlight with what people are saying is the "Game of the decade".
 
I got my pre-order of the PC version yesterday. IMO the best PC multiplatform game ever :D

Its not really a port either as it was designed on the PC first but technically is flawless. Gfx are very atmospheric and stylish. PC has much higher res textures and DX10 support which means little loading as it preloads everything except for the superb ingame cutscenes (even better than DMC4 which had some of the previous best) but your only ever waiting a few secs for those to load anyway. Very high/smooth FPS no slowdowns (even with 30 zombies onscreen at once) supports on the fly switching between gamepads & mouse K/B. Very well made and also has Achievements for your gamertag via GFWL (which works flawlessly as well) as well as Leaderboards for high scores. DRM is just Securom disc based check only but you need to use your LIVE access key for Co-Op and GFWL achievements/leaderboards. No online activation at all.

Co-Op is also a lot of fun. Only thing it lacks is the 360 DLC for versus mode buts thats ok as Capcom have put a new No Mercy mode in for free which is even better :D

The game is mainly SP but you can play though it on Co-Op if you wish from start to finish. Better than Batman: AA as a lot of content to get through so if you can only afford 1 game this is the one to get as it has around a solid months worth of gameplay (Batman although superb only has a few days worth).
 
How do you know it's a solid months worth? Reading the reviews, etc. the main criticisms are that the game area is tiny (i.e. the central town you only have to run around the corner to get to the next mission so it feels very enclosed).

Personally I'm not an achievements person. Again from reviews on the net they reckon RE5 will take around 8 hours to complete comfortably. Batman around 10 hours. I can't comment as I don't get to play them until this weekend (all being well!).




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I really am hating the over the shoulder view.....feels completely unatural on a PC...

Even had the beginnings of a bout of motion sickness coming on...:(
 
i'm waiting for my copy to arrive hopefully it'll be here tomorrow.

how do the mouse and keyboard controls feel?

i do have a 360 pad too, so what are peoples preference's so far as controls are concerned?
 
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Convergence (pop out effect) is non existant on RE:5 through the nV 3D vision, totally locked out, which is terrible seeing as after the demo was released nV said there will be plenty of pop out effect on retail release. nV are working to try get this resolved through talks with capcom. Lots of 3D Vision folks over at nV forums pretty upset at this.

There is a lot of 3D depth though within the game, which is nice.
 
m4cc45 said:
How do you know it's a solid months worth? Reading the reviews, etc. the main criticisms are that the game area is tiny (i.e. the central town you only have to run around the corner to get to the next mission so it feels very enclosed).

Personally I'm not an achievements person. Again from reviews on the net they reckon RE5 will take around 8 hours to complete comfortably. Batman around 10 hours. I can't comment as I don't get to play them until this weekend (all being well!).


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Because I also bought it on 360 @ launch 7 months ago and it took me around a solid month to do everything and unlock all items. PC will be similar game time excluding how long you enjoy co-op & climbing the leaderboards. Most reviews are wrong about a tiny game area as there are around 16 levels but thats not the whole game as you also get another 8 or so maps most of which are new areas for the No Mercy modes (survive & kill as much as possible to earn the unlocks for the next area & eventually infinite ammo for certain weapons). You need at least 2 playthrus to unlock the Pro mode which is very challenging & a lot of fun. This is where your co-op buddy comes in handy as to complete all SP game modes with the AI co-op partner is very time consuming & rock hard.

If someone rushes through this game on easy with a human co-op partner then yes they can do it in about 8 hours but thats only 20% or less of the entire game as like all the other RE games there are a lot of unlockables and many of the boss fights you need to redo later as most gamers will not pick up some of the well hidden jewels & find the Stars badges to shoot which are required to unlock all the content. Treat your first playthru on SP as just a tutorial introduction to admire the graphics as you will need to revisit all levels (they all unlock as you complete them so you can revisit at anytime). When you play on the hardest modes its a totally different experience as you are very limited with ammo/health & the zombies can kill you in 1 hit but you need several to kill some of them and the deliberate gameplay mechanic of not being able to run/turn & shoot means you have to be very tactical & highly skilled to survive for long.
 
Sorry but I don't class the achievements or different difficulty settings as content. That's just crap bolted on. I'm not **** enough to worry about collecting every star. I'd do what I do with every game. I play it on Normal or Hard difficulty (depending on how bad it actually is) and complete it. That's the main content for me.

You can't seriously say playing the game over and over again on different level settings is more content.

Having looked at them both Batman seems to offer better value for money. There are millions of achievements (should you want that rubbish) and it seems to have a longer main story. To me, the main story, is the content.



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m4cc45 said:
Sorry but I don't class the achievements or different difficulty settings as content. That's just crap bolted on. I'm not **** enough to worry about collecting every star. I'd do what I do with every game. I play it on Normal or Hard difficulty (depending on how bad it actually is) and complete it. That's the main content for me.

You can't seriously say playing the game over and over again on different level settings is more content.

Having looked at them both Batman seems to offer better value for money. There are millions of achievements (should you want that rubbish) and it seems to have a longer main story. To me, the main story, is the content.



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In the fullness of time more PC gamers will realise BAA whilst superb is very short and lacking value for money. RE5 is equally as superb & much longer plus the co-op mode alone offers a lot of fun. BAA actually has 3 less achievements than RE5 for those that like getting these which I do as they usually allow you to experience all the game has to offer whilst you try to earn them. Its a cheap way for publishers to give VFM but we are all pretty much stuck with this system until the nextgen of console in 3-4 years time :eek:
 
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