October 2nd brought us the latest installment to
the survival horror franchise that has held a special place in our hearts for
almost 20 years and for anyone not sure of how it stacks up against the rest,
be prepared to be blown away.
Resident Evil 6
focuses around 7 characters and introduces 4 original stories that intersect
with each other. The stories focus on returning characters Chris Redfield -
former STARS front man and current BSAA leader. Leon S Kennedy - everyone's
favorite Raccoon City police officer who currently works for the government.
Sherry Birkin - The sweet little girl from Resident Evil 2 who just wanted her
parents who is now all grown up and a trained fighter. And Lastly, Ada Wong -
the woman spy that no one quite knows if they can trust.
New to the series
are Helena Harper - security for the President, Piers Nivens - second in
command in the BSAA and Jake Muller - a man known to be immune to the virus and
possibly the son of a former Resident Evil bad guy. The characters are all
fighting for reasons of their own and happen to continue to cross paths. With
such different personalities, you can be assured there will be a few fights
between the protagonists.
The gameplay is like an improved version of that from
Resident Evil 5. It carries all the tweaks from that game and brings in some
new features like being able to run and shoot at the same time (finally) a real
melee system and the option to run and dive into cover or attack. It also
brings back the emblem system they had in five which you can search out and
shoot for extra points.
The game can be played by yourself or with friends for 3 of
the 4 storylines. The mercenaries game is back allowing users to fight with
their favorite characters solo, split screen or online in a time attack battle
that rewards the player with skill points that can be put towards things like
more ammo pickups, faster health refills and unlimited ammo.
The story picks up shortly after the events of Resident Evil
5. Chris is back and a drunk?! Found in a bar by his second in command, Piers,
Chris has lost his memory over a traumatic event and turned to the bottom of a
bottle to solve his problems in Edonia. The first two chapters of his story is
him remembering what happened to cause his memory loss and shaping up what he
plans to do after he remembers what happened.
Leon is back in the states trying his best to come to terms
with the fact he had to shoot his friend and employer who just happens to be
the president, after he turns into a zombie. Struggling to understand how this
could be happening again and searching for answers that are promised by a new
ally named Helena, Leon works to unearth who is behind the most recent and
possibility devastating zombie outbreak.
Jake is a mercenary given a drug that is supposed to be an
ability enhanced. Taking the drug at the same time as everyone else in his crew,
he notices nothing happen. However, his partners are all turning into what he
learns from Sherry are called the J’avo; an evolution of the zombies that had
tormented her as a child. She explains to him that his blood may be the cure to
what is happening to these people and the two embark on a journey to come up
with a vaccine.
Ada returns aiding Leon and tormenting Chris. Ally to one
hero and villain to another, no one quite knows what Ada’s true intentions are.
The game was met with mixed reviews, citing it’s glitches as
a reason to not play the game. Despite its imperfections, Resident Evil brings
a whole new generation of evil with new characters, a new fighting system and
over 3 hours of cut scene footage. The game makes for tons of replay value with
different 4 different stories and 7 different perspectives.
Graphics 10/10
Gameplay 10/10Fun Factor 10/10
Replay Value 10/10
Overall 10/10
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