Resident Evil 5 PC-13/03/09

DennisK4 · 20 Sep 2009 at 14:15

LoadsaMoney said:
Whats the general consensus on this one then, any good, as i may give it a whirl

It is a very, very good game, but very similar to RE4 and obviously it dosen't feel as new and inventive as that game. It also looks and runs very well - CAPCOM has now shown that a port from consoles doesen't have to suffer graphically if the developer is serious about the PC version.

Buckster · 20 Sep 2009 at 14:16

if you had the choice of 1 RE game to play through/buy

would you get RE5 for PC ?

or RE4 for Wii ?

DennisK4 · 20 Sep 2009 at 14:20

Buckster said:
if you had the choice of 1 RE game to play through/buy

would you get RE5 for PC ?

or RE4 for Wii ?

Damn that is a though question. RE4 is one of my all-time favorite games - haven't played it on the Wii though. Flip a coin or better yet get them both eventually. Sorry.

Goldfingers · 20 Sep 2009 at 15:37

pick re4 off ebay cheap, and buy RE5 too.

LoadsaMoney · 20 Sep 2009 at 15:42

DennisK4 said:
It is a very, very good game, but very similar to RE4 and obviously it dosen't feel as new and inventive as that game. It also looks and runs very well - CAPCOM has now shown that a port from consoles doesen't have to suffer graphically if the developer is serious about the PC version.

Thanks for that, think ill go pick it up.

AWPC · 20 Sep 2009 at 16:26

RE5 is not actually a port its created on the PC then ported to the consoles and because of piracy concerns PC version is then delayed until the console sales dry up which is why we get it 7 months later. The game was finished in June according to the readme but no-one likes to release big games then as they do not sell as well as autumn/winter.

Try playing this on pro mode then the No Mercy mode as they are insane to beat :eek:

but thats how you go around unlocking all the inf weapons, extra costumes and other bonuses like additional graphics filters as like all great Japanese developers Capcom like you to fully play their game to fully unlock all the content

arc@css · 20 Sep 2009 at 18:58

Think I'll get this too, why is it so cheap? Not that I'm complaining

chaosophy · 20 Sep 2009 at 21:45

Quite enjoying this so far. Not as blown away by it as I was with RE4 the first time I played it but it has been a couple of years and not much of the basic mechanics has changed tbh.

But liking it so far and for £17 with not a lot else to play at the moment definitely glad I got it. Looks, sounds and plays great and looking forward to a few more good hours of zombie(-ish

) blasting.

rancid-a · 20 Sep 2009 at 22:55

Cancelled mine from THAT exvirgin retailer, what's the point, No idea how long I'd be waiting for their stock. The big A has it for £1 more and I might flog my Wolfenstein on there for a bit extra cash

Forgot to ask. This does play okay with keyboard & mouse? I'll be damned if I convert to one of these overpriced, ugly Xbox controllers

LoadsaMoney · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:23

Well i got it, doesn't seem to bad, and the gfx are great, but one thing, what set of controls does everyone use for the 360 pad, as im forever running into walls and stuff, as i keep forgetting that you have to use the right stick to turn.

Tobes · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:39

LoadsaMoney said:
Well i got it, doesn't seem to bad, and the gfx are great, but one thing, what set of controls does everyone use for the 360 pad, as im forever running into walls and stuff, as i keep forgetting that you have to use the right stick to turn.

I use the default mapping. Right stick is no different than using a mouse

Couple of screens. Hoping for a patch to sort out some of the massive framerate drops I get in certain parts with my 4890.

James J · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:55

Truly great game, really enjoying playing through this

AWPC · 21 Sep 2009 at 01:45

Anyone found any Rotten eggs yet outside of mercenaries mode??

iKettles · 22 Sep 2009 at 17:33

Graphically it's stunning but the controls for this game are just awful. Constantly running into walls, the controls don't feel fluid at all and make the game really difficult to play. Can't seem to aim whilst moving and the camera is way too close to the player. Would have thought after all that work with stunning textures, cutscenes and graphics they could actually sort out the controls

LeJosh · 22 Sep 2009 at 17:35

Does it still take about 6 shots to the face to kill grunts?

Worthy · 22 Sep 2009 at 18:11

iKettles said:
Graphically it's stunning but the controls for this game are just awful. Constantly running into walls, the controls don't feel fluid at all and make the game really difficult to play. Can't seem to aim whilst moving and the camera is way too close to the player. Would have thought after all that work with stunning textures, cutscenes and graphics they could actually sort out the controls

It's strange, and no other game would get away with it, but that's almost one of the draws of the RE series. The controls add to the tension. Crazy, I know.

Ali195 · 22 Sep 2009 at 18:14

Worthy said:
It's strange, and no other game would get away with it, but that's almost one of the draws of the RE series. The controls add to the tension. Crazy, I know.

Played it for 30 mintes but the controls REALLY started to fustrate me. Its like driving a car and taking away the steering wheel randomly to add tension.

May play it again as it does look nice, pitty to miss it.

AWPC · 22 Sep 2009 at 20:16

LeJosh said:
Does it still take about 6 shots to the face to kill grunts?

Not when you get the upgraded Magnum or Rocket Launcher with inf ammo

like any game you start with the low power weapons first then upgrade or trade to better just like an RPG.

AWPC · 22 Sep 2009 at 20:20

iKettles said:
Graphically it's stunning but the controls for this game are just awful. Constantly running into walls, the controls don't feel fluid at all and make the game really difficult to play. Can't seem to aim whilst moving and the camera is way too close to the player. Would have thought after all that work with stunning textures, cutscenes and graphics they could actually sort out the controls

Controls are supposed to be slow & deliberate as its survival horror so that adds to the tension its not an action FPS.

Camera is designed to be close to the player as many of the battles are close range.

If you take the time to learn the controls you will find there are shortcuts for turning 180 degrees etc etc. Its designed for an X360 gamepad anything else is much harder to control mouse + kb especially. This is a multiplatform game design not a PC FPS!

Artheas · 22 Sep 2009 at 20:23

All the aiming is done using the mouse, which makes combat much easier over a pad. A pad only has a slight advantage during the keypress cutscene thingies (forgot what they're called).

Resident Evil 5 PC-13/03/09

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