Resident Evil 5 WHITE ZOMBIES NO RACISM

[Renwood]

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HD version (http://www.gametrailers.com/gametrailerstv_player.php?ep=18)

Good trailer. Looks like as much of an change as Resident Evil 1 Resident Evil 2. Online co-op was already announced; disappointed that wasn't shown off. Chris looks slightly less like he's smuggling grapefruits, but he now dragon-punches. Explosions looked pretty. Lots of enemies could make things tense. Parasites are pretty ace.

lol at the addition of black female sidekick and prominence of white zombies to assuage criticism. I hope they try to explain the latter as infected relief workers or something. So out of place.

[DarkMaster]

never even noticed there were "white" zombies the first time I saw the trailer, I guess maybe I find it difficult to care about what color a zombie is. White people in Africa do exist, by the way, as hard as that might be to believe.

Pretty sick of seeing every topic on RE5 turn into some bullshit racism debate. Game looks good, an upgrade on the controls from RE4 is hopefully in order.

[BlueFire]

This game looks sick.


Return of the dreaded chainsaw foes?

[Renwood]

White people in Africa do exist, by the way, as hard as that might be to believe.
No argument. However, the way that this trailer suddenly made sure to include them in nearly every shot after the last two teasers felt reactionary; "see look guys, you don't just shoot black people! It's okay! No really, look, we even have a minority support character. She's black, its okay for her to shoot black people!"

I didn't see random black fellows chilling in Spain for RE4, but they certainly exist there as well.

Chainsaw dude looks fast. I fear him.

[Dyne]

Jesus christ that looks awesome.

I DO like the RE4 formula of things, but I hope this game doesn't copy it exactly.

[thatmariolover]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/01/african-womens-blog-upset-over-resident-evil-5/

http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/runninscared/archives/2007/07/zombies_in_afri.php

I don't find it surprising that there are white people in it. I find it disappointing that they changed the black:white ratio simply to satisfy some ignorant, insecure very small minority of people (and by minority I don't mean black people, I mean the small number of people that are bothered by the games setting). I shot down hordes of Spaniards in RE4. Why weren't they whining then? The fact is that in a Resident Evil game it's always made abundantly clear that the people you're killing are already victims of the Umbrella corporation. If some crazy's running at me with a Scythe I'm going to defend myself regardless of what his color is.

Anyway, it looks like they caved and if so I'm disappointed in them.

[Renwood]

I DO like the RE4 formula of things, but I hope this game doesn't copy it exactly.
The exploding barrels are visual orgasm, but its still exploding barrels, and I'm tired of their omnipresence.

[Bube]

I bought RE4 Wii with big expectations (mainly because it got game of the year from a lot of sites and mags) but it somehow bored me, I don't know why. I think I don't like the save point system - the game makes me play large chunks of it in one sitting. I'm not a person who has that much time on his hands. Which is probably why I like shorter games. Or at least, games that can be played in short bursts.

Anyway, I was excited about this when I first heard about it, but after finishing RE4, I'm not so sure..

[bobcat]

game looks hot, just like the hero. Can't wait

[KillerGremlin]

RE5 might be the reason why I pick up a next-gen console. That game looks like win. I just hope they ditch the "possessed" villagers crap, or whatever was going on in RE4. Zombies are zombies.

[Zen]

from the looks of things, looks like the same virus from re 4

[Angrist]

I think they already said in an interview that this isn't the same as RE4, but these are real zombies again.

Also, isn't this about the place where the original T-virus was discovered/mutated or something?

[BlueFire]

from the looks of things, looks like the same virus from re 4

They injected the parasites in RE4... it seems they just jam the parasite in your mouth in this game. lol



I miss old fashioned flesh eating zombies... Why can't they just bring those back.. even if it was for a little bit? :(

[Renwood]

It's not Las Plagas, or if it is, its a different strain, since this version seems to be able to handle light okay.

[DeathsHand]

The last thing I remember about Resident Evil, Wesker had all sorts of viruses and potential test subjects, and got his hand on Las Plagas, presumably to tinker with it and make some sort of GT-Virus Alexia Ashford Virus Plagas Fajitas...

So I'd say he's most obviously behind this new version of the Las Plagas, seeing as how he's been behind just about everything in the series ever since they discovered that gamers really like bad guys who wear dark sunglasses and black clothes...

[Renwood]

It seems like an obvious, strong plot point that could tie the games together nicely. So I expect Capcom to utterly go in a different direction with it.

[BlueFire]

I don't expect Capcom to ever actually have Chris, Jill and co. havea final confrontation with Wesker. lol

[DeathsHand]

It seems like an obvious, strong plot point that could tie the games together nicely. So I expect Capcom to utterly go in a different direction with it.

RE5 will probably be a "3 months later, a short distance away" type of thing from RE4, RE6 will be Jill or Claire's point of view shortly before and shortly after the events of RE5, and RE7 will completely ditch Las Plagas with very little explanation until Wesker shows up and fans just go "Ooohhhhhhh" and nod their head like they understand and/or care...

[Angrist]

Haha, +rep if we had it. :D

[magus113]

The game definitely seems to be a lot more quick moving that it's predecessor. Would I like to see some changes in the system? Sure.

Maybe they can turn it down a little bit on all the cheap deaths from RE4?

I know it's Capcom so that might be asking for too much.