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Resident Evil 4 in zombie-less shocker!

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Powerless

Posted: Feb 15 2004, 10:11

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New details of Resident Evil 4 reveal that, incredibly, the game is entirely free of zombies. Instead, according to sources in Japan, you'll be facing "villagers". Rather than having to fend off dumb, shambling members of the undead, these people have smarts, so it should mean that the game's enemies will be far more interesting in their AI and behaviour. Plus, they come armed for the fight and can throw their weapons of choice, which includes sickles and axes.

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DanMaggot	Posted: Feb 15 2004, 18:03
Grandmaster Group: Admin Posts: 1,013 Member No.: 5 Joined: 6-April 03	Monsters (Zombies) are scary in their own special way....villagers are scary in their own special way. Frankly I'd rather my horror games had zombies than villagers, the latter I experience enough of as it is. :o

Naoki Maeda	Posted: Feb 15 2004, 20:40
日本式 Group: Members Posts: 904 Member No.: 12 Joined: 8-May 03	Sounds kinda interesting though. Maybe the villages are possessed by the virus or even ghosts etc.

DanMaggot	Posted: Feb 15 2004, 22:17
Grandmaster Group: Admin Posts: 1,013 Member No.: 5 Joined: 6-April 03	Perhaps it's just so they can show red blood as oppose to green blood. Or are we over that silliness yet? :P

Naoki Maeda	Posted: Feb 15 2004, 23:44
日本式 Group: Members Posts: 904 Member No.: 12 Joined: 8-May 03	Ain't the blood red in the games anyways lol?

The Ghost of Inept Pig

Posted: Mar 18 2004, 19:04

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Spong.com has an news item on this game, including some rather nice looking screenshots.

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The game's inherent presentation will be changed for the first time with a choice of three views: a distant over-shoulder third-person view, a closer over-shoulder third-person view and, amazingly, a first-person perspective.

Another significant change in the basic structure of the game comes with the news that RE4 will be powered by the game engine in real-time. There will be no FMV and - thankfully - the tedious door animations, something of a trademark for the series, have been scrapped.

In slightly more vague news, the levels are said to be more expansive and not so much of an 'on rails' experience, which again is a dramatic shift in focus for Capcom. There will be more of an element of exploration in the game, similar to that seen in titles such as Silent Hill, indicating not only an evolution for the series, but a dramatic up-scaling of production values.

Naoki Maeda	Posted: Mar 18 2004, 19:20
日本式 Group: Members Posts: 904 Member No.: 12 Joined: 8-May 03	Looking at the screenshots on that link, I must say, those in-game graphics are amazing! They look like FMV graphics themselves. Its like 10x better than the RE remake as well. I see the GC is really showing off it's graphical powers.

The Ghost of Inept Pig	Posted: Mar 24 2004, 12:56
Grandmaster Group: Admin Posts: 1,916 Member No.: 1 Joined: 31-March 03	More Resident Evil 4 goodness can be found at http://uk.gamesdomain.yahoo.com/ It's looking oh so lovely (Thanks to Mr.Crabtree for the link)

The Ghost of Inept Pig	Posted: Mar 30 2004, 14:06
Grandmaster Group: Admin Posts: 1,916 Member No.: 1 Joined: 31-March 03	There's a rather good trailer available for download from 1UP, which runs for about 4 minutes and weighs in at 68MB - and includes a trailer for Killer 7 too.. Alternatively, you can download the 33MB movie from Gamers Hell and not bother with Killer 7

The Ghost of Inept Pig

Posted: Jul 8 2004, 15:38

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There's a new video for download from cube.IGN.com, in which...

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.... we take you to the rooftops of one village cabin, where Leon finds himself surrounded by groups of rabid villagers. Armed with a shotgun and quickly running out of shells, the hero kicks down a ladder occupied by the enemy and then jumps from the roof of the cabin and onto the ground, where he continues running.

There's also a selection of other videos available for download from the same link.

The Ghost of Inept Pig	Posted: Jul 31 2004, 12:00
Grandmaster Group: Admin Posts: 1,916 Member No.: 1 Joined: 31-March 03	IGN.com have 55 new screenshots - showing off game hero Leon Kennedy's ferocious battle with the ogre-like beast known officially as El Gigante, up-close shots of the president's daughter, Ashley, a new graveyard area, deadly monks, lunatic villagers and new weapons.. Looking mighty tasty, in my humble opinion...

The Ghost of Inept Pig	Posted: Sep 24 2004, 19:37
Grandmaster Group: Admin Posts: 1,916 Member No.: 1 Joined: 31-March 03	22 lovely new screenshots from those nice people at Worthplaying - shame it's a GameCube exclusive really..

Naoki Maeda	Posted: Sep 24 2004, 21:31
日本式 Group: Members Posts: 904 Member No.: 12 Joined: 8-May 03	Yeah the Resident Evil series is licensed only for the Gamecube so any new game is only for that console. Although an exception would be the Resident Evil Outbreak & Dead Aim games on the PS2 since they aren't exactly a direct sequel. Capcom sure are taking their time on this game since I remember first seeing an old short trailer about this from last year.

The Ghost of Inept Pig	Posted: Sep 28 2004, 17:05
Grandmaster Group: Admin Posts: 1,916 Member No.: 1 Joined: 31-March 03	Shame that - I want to play it, but can't see the point in purchasing a GC You can now download the Tokyo Game Show Trailer, which has three minutes of footage - the game is mooted to have a January release date (not sure where though)

Sheikm	Posted: Sep 28 2004, 21:38
Pootweet Group: Members Posts: 11 Member No.: 151 Joined: 26-September 04	Well, You're not using my GC either. Watching you and Mrs. Pig battle it out on Mario Kart was... more than enough... I think... Anyway... That's some pretty cool looking footage. And demented villagers are always a nice change from Zombies.

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