What could have done this?

So here is a trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.  It is a 4 player co-op team based shooter in which you either play Umbrella agents (a la HUNK) attempting to cover Umbrella’s involvement in the Raccoon City outbreak, or a team of US Government SPEC OPS sent in to collect evidence and bio-weapon data.  It is also considered non-cannon, with one major example of this being the fact that you can kill Leon S. Kennedy on his fateful first day as an officer.

I’ve been a fan of the Resident Evil franchise ever since playing RE 2 back in 1998.  The series has evolved over the years, with the most drastic change being the leap from survival horror to action in Resident Evil 4.  I don’t have a problem with this.  It has evolved beyond the limitations placed on it in the early days, and is also following the current direction of gaming.

From the reactions I’ve seen to this trailer however, you’d think the game was called “Resident Evil: Your Mothers a Whore.”  People are getting internet-level upset about this.  I don’t see the point of this reaction though.  It may not be my long wanted RE 2 remake or Outbreak File 3, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a good game in its own right.  As long as it has the settings and characters I like, the format of the game itself should be fine, as long as it’s fun to play.

Don’t tell the internet though.

Post-Christmas Madness

So I asked eight of my friends to suggest games for videos, and here are the results:

OMGMARTY – Back to the Future [NES]

Why is it the greatest movies make the shittiest video games?  Thanks for nothing Jeff.

OMGTEENAGEMUTANTNINJATURTLES – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [NES]

As much as I loved the Ninja Turtles as a kid, this game caused me so much childhood sadness.  Hope your happy Mike.

OMGJAMES – Goldeneye 007 [Nintendo 64]

A sophisticated game for true gentlemen.  Keep it classy  Panguan.

OMGFOX – Star Fox 64 [Nintendo 64]

USE THE BOOST TO GET THROUGH! USE THE BRAKE! DO A BARREL ROLL! I CAN’T LET YOU DO THAT STAR FOX! ONLY I HAVE THE BRAINS TO RULE LYLATT! YOU”RE BECOMING MORE LIKE YOUR FATHER!  Sorry the video isn’t better Noah.

OMGFRED? – Battle Hunter [Playstation]

I still have no idea what was happening.  Can’t comprehend what you see in it Shaun.

OMG WARRIORS OF LIGHT GAIDEN – Final Fantasy Tactics [Playstation]

Decided to combine a great game with some interesting characters.  I still refuse to equip any flails Shawn.

OMGFRANK – Dead Rising [Xbox 360]

Frank West is a war-covering globetrotter.  Levi I hope you find the video FAAAAANTASTIC!

OMGHUNK2 BLOOD LUST – Resident Evil 4 [Gamecube]

The return of the man that started it all.  Garrett, where’s ya curlay moustache?

There are a few ways we can do this, and the choice is yours

I remember first playing The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind on my original Xbox.  At the time I didn’t own a computer up to the task of running the PC version, and even though it was riddled with bugs and had a clunky interface, I still had fun playing the console port.   Having eventually played original PC release since then, one thing I never did get around to was actually advancing the plot.  I would always make a new character, decide what I wanted him (or her if I was feeling bold) to be, and strike off to conquer a section of the world.  I remember talking to the first plot NPC in Balmora once, and never laying eyes on him again.

The point I am trying to make is that in all these years I have never come close to completing this game.  This guy does so in 4 minutes and 19 seconds.  Goddamn.