Resident Evil 5

RE5 is actually a solid and quite enjoyable game, and to be fair is good value from play at this price.
Positives are, the graphics are very good, it runs fine maxed out on my i7.
Gameplay is as all RE games, being a survival shooter with limited ammo, through linier levels.
You encounter various enemies, in the form of infected locals, mutations and various impressive bosses, as the story of corporate bio-weapons experimentation unfolds.
It only gets 3 stars from me as I feel they have created a RE game that has lost direction and is way off the mark compared to its roots back in RE2. Fundamentally it just isn't remotly scary.
If you played RE2 when it came out, like me you probally remember the tension and unsettling atmosphere it created as you searched the ruins of Racoon city, through the dark streets and gloomy corridors.
RE5 is set in Africa, i.e. bright (far Cry 2 style) sunshine, which to me destroys any sense of fear from the off. Most of the… more »

RE5 is actually a solid and quite enjoyable game, and to be fair is good value from play at this price.
Positives are, the graphics are very good, it runs fine maxed out on my i7.
Gameplay is as all RE games, being a survival shooter with limited ammo, through linier levels.
You encounter various enemies, in the form of infected locals, mutations and various impressive bosses, as the story of corporate bio-weapons experimentation unfolds.
It only gets 3 stars from me as I feel they have created a RE game that has lost direction and is way off the mark compared to its roots back in RE2. Fundamentally it just isn't remotly scary.
If you played RE2 when it came out, like me you probally remember the tension and unsettling atmosphere it created as you searched the ruins of Racoon city, through the dark streets and gloomy corridors.
RE5 is set in Africa, i.e. bright (far Cry 2 style) sunshine, which to me destroys any sense of fear from the off. Most of the levels are so bright and airy there is no trace of clostrophobic tension, even when you finally arrive in some of the darker levels, the spell is broken.
Your partner doesn't really help either as she tends to just get in the way, and has poor A.I, futher adding to removing the tension.
As I said at the beginning, its a good slow paced shooter, but it seems DEAD SPACE has soundly beaten this as the leading survival horror, it seems the EVIL, has gone from Reident Evil 5.

As a consol game this may be very good, I don't know as I have only played the PC version so can only review it as such. For a PC game however it is so apalling it is unforgivable.
A fixed over the shoulder view (as in Gears of War) with a limited...and I mean limited...view. Terrible camera angles as you move from room to room with a better view of your characters right ear than the room you are entering. Awkward inventory system. No duck or jump button, you can't even get over a knee high wall unless it is pre-programed for contextive action. A confusing and awkward command interface for your sidekick action. You can't just shoot, oh no, you have to ready the weapon of choice first with one key and use the mouse button or other desired key to actually shoot. There is a quick knife option, but all you can do is turn when using it, you can't actually move forward! Running requires 2 keys again, no option to toggle either run or walk.
This is just a clunky lazy consol port… more »

As a consol game this may be very good, I don't know as I have only played the PC version so can only review it as such. For a PC game however it is so apalling it is unforgivable.
A fixed over the shoulder view (as in Gears of War) with a limited...and I mean limited...view. Terrible camera angles as you move from room to room with a better view of your characters right ear than the room you are entering. Awkward inventory system. No duck or jump button, you can't even get over a knee high wall unless it is pre-programed for contextive action. A confusing and awkward command interface for your sidekick action. You can't just shoot, oh no, you have to ready the weapon of choice first with one key and use the mouse button or other desired key to actually shoot. There is a quick knife option, but all you can do is turn when using it, you can't actually move forward! Running requires 2 keys again, no option to toggle either run or walk.
This is just a clunky lazy consol port that fails to translate to the PC in almost all areas.
The story is okish but graphically I have seen better in Stranglehold, which is a far superior game in all respects and how long has that been out? If you want to shoot zombies the get Left4Dead or Killing floor, if you want a mindless fun shooter with a silly story then get Wolfenstein. You could always study string theory, it would be less annoying!