The downloadable e-shop demo that's usable 30 times. 10 minutes of gameplay.
Preplay Thoughts:
- personally, I hate horror games. There is something about controlling your avatar that makes it terrible, and I always end up wasting ammunition on enemies because I'm in PANIC mode.
- Oozes? Really, Capcom?
- not much body horror for this one, the Oozes don't look that horrid, and you never see a transformation into one...at least not yet.
- I like the idea of demoing on eshop - makes it much easier to grab it
- I did play through the demo on Mercs as well. It was highly disappointing. Crap visuals, not much atmosphere, and interesting controls.
What Made Me Happy:
- the introduction that says "there is something familar about this place"
- the "dowsing machine/item scanner" - it looks like you can scan enemies as well, I wonder if that will lead to gameplay mechanics - maybe highlighting a weak point on an enemy, or just creating more items.
- the sound! Seeing the enemies attack and kill a victim, and then hearing the sucking noises. Gross, but seriously creepy - made me apprehensive about approaching the enemies.
What Made Me Sad:
- no health meter? I know, it's not a realistic convention, but having the view blur and having the blood rimmed around it isn't good either.
- your partner - Parker's (?) voice acting is pretty bad. He sounds European, but like every single blasted stereotype ever! Not good.
- it looks like they introduce a new baddy in this one. The guy who shoots your partner in the last cutscene is pretty bad-a**, but he looks generic!
What I'd Change in the Final Product:
- can I have my health meter back? I would like to know how badly I'm damaged before something happens.
- can we trigger the dowsing machine with a button? It will be nice to be able to switch from it to weapons without touching my touchscreen.
- change the voice actor for Parker. He sounds like he's phoning in the European accent.
- make us watch an important character turn into an Ooze before our eyes. It makes the horror much more real!
- pacing. Don't show us the Ooozes until the last minute, and then make it doubly horrorific. Make sure the Oozes terrify us.
Would I buy the final product?
Probably not. I'm not a big fan of RE or any horror franchise. (It's just that I like to get scared, I don't want to react to being scared by wasting ammo or screaming.) The Mercs game is different. All enemies are easily dispatched and you have plenty of ammo.
Edit: Also looking to trade a copy of Super Street Fighter 4 for the 3DS for another 3DS game. No manual. Preferred games are Tales of the Abyss or Mario Kart 7. (Will add monies for either of the preferred games.)
Preplay Thoughts:
- personally, I hate horror games. There is something about controlling your avatar that makes it terrible, and I always end up wasting ammunition on enemies because I'm in PANIC mode.
- Oozes? Really, Capcom?
- not much body horror for this one, the Oozes don't look that horrid, and you never see a transformation into one...at least not yet.
- I like the idea of demoing on eshop - makes it much easier to grab it
- I did play through the demo on Mercs as well. It was highly disappointing. Crap visuals, not much atmosphere, and interesting controls.
What Made Me Happy:
- the introduction that says "there is something familar about this place"
- the "dowsing machine/item scanner" - it looks like you can scan enemies as well, I wonder if that will lead to gameplay mechanics - maybe highlighting a weak point on an enemy, or just creating more items.
- the sound! Seeing the enemies attack and kill a victim, and then hearing the sucking noises. Gross, but seriously creepy - made me apprehensive about approaching the enemies.
What Made Me Sad:
- no health meter? I know, it's not a realistic convention, but having the view blur and having the blood rimmed around it isn't good either.
- your partner - Parker's (?) voice acting is pretty bad. He sounds European, but like every single blasted stereotype ever! Not good.
- it looks like they introduce a new baddy in this one. The guy who shoots your partner in the last cutscene is pretty bad-a**, but he looks generic!
What I'd Change in the Final Product:
- can I have my health meter back? I would like to know how badly I'm damaged before something happens.
- can we trigger the dowsing machine with a button? It will be nice to be able to switch from it to weapons without touching my touchscreen.
- change the voice actor for Parker. He sounds like he's phoning in the European accent.
- make us watch an important character turn into an Ooze before our eyes. It makes the horror much more real!
- pacing. Don't show us the Ooozes until the last minute, and then make it doubly horrorific. Make sure the Oozes terrify us.
Would I buy the final product?
Probably not. I'm not a big fan of RE or any horror franchise. (It's just that I like to get scared, I don't want to react to being scared by wasting ammo or screaming.) The Mercs game is different. All enemies are easily dispatched and you have plenty of ammo.
Edit: Also looking to trade a copy of Super Street Fighter 4 for the 3DS for another 3DS game. No manual. Preferred games are Tales of the Abyss or Mario Kart 7. (Will add monies for either of the preferred games.)
