WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL RESIDENT EVIL 6 THREAD!

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Resident Evil 6 is the latest installment in Capcom's most successful franchise of all time. Taking place in 2013, roughly 4 years after RE5 and 15 years after the original Raccoon City Incident we find most of our major characters confronted by the largest viral outbreak the world has seen. Leon, Chris, Ada, and Sherry all return and are joined by new characters Helena, Piers and Wesker's son Jake Mueller. Four entire campaigns will intersect bring together the massive story of RE6.

Thanks to Nemesis at gaf for parts of this thread. If you have any questions about the history of Resident Evil, including recaps of the story visit www.biohaze.com

RELEASE DATE:

• October 2nd, 2012
• October 4th, 2012

PRE-ORDER BONUSES






NOTE:Your pre-order offers / SKUs available may vary - please check with your local retailers just to be sure



GameStop pre-orders receive theCatacombmap.
Best Buy pre-orders receive theRail Yardmap.
Amazon pre-orders receive theHigh Seas Fortressmap.
A Zombie Steelbook (above, left) is available for pre-ordering customers.
Pre-ordering at either JB HiFi or EBGames will get you a voucher to download all three (Catacomb, Rail Yard and High Seas Fortress) maps

RESIDENT EVIL 6 Anthology: (Playstation 3 Only)

AVAILABILITY:






PRICE:US$89.99






INCLUDES:Resident Evil 6 Game, PSN Voucher for (Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil 4 HD and Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition)







RESIDENT EVIL 6 Archives: (Xbox 360 Only)

AVAILABILITY:






PRICE:US$89.99






INCLUDES:Resident Evil 6 Game, Resident Evil: Degeneration DVD and XBL Download Token for (Resident Evil CODE: Veronica X HD, Resident Evil 4 HD and Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition)

Features:

• Four different full sized campaigns. Each starring a different pair of characters, all with their own theme. Each is said to be about 6 hours in length.
• Brand new controls including move and shoot Each character can sprit, dive and has a host of melee moves.
• Skills system where players can unlock skills that enhance weapons and player attributes. You can select up to three skills at a time in a set, but quickly switch through sets. This is much like Revelations.
• There is confirmed to be a LONE WOLF skill removing the AI partner.Regarding AI, unlike RE5 in this game the you will not have to manage the AI partner. Item drops are NOT SHARED between characters, each get their own. The AI has no inventory to worry about.

Online Modes:

• Co-op, full drop in and out with certain sections having 4 player co-op. There is split screen offline co-op.
• Mercenaries: returns for single player and online, the biggest version of the mode yet.

• Agent Hunt mode: Players have their game invaded by other players who take the role of certain enemies. The invaders goal is to kill the host character. Invading players have a chance to play as all sorts of BOWs.

• Resident Evil.NET:A new website keeping track of you and your friends progess and stats. Includes alerts when someone beats your Mercenaries scores for instance. There will be all sorts of goals to unlock which grant you RE points which you can use to unlock stuff in Mercs. There will be new contests constantly. All free, website begins in October with the game launch.

DLC

The first batch of DLC will be a 360 timed exclusive for an unknown period of time. it will include three new online modes

• Survivors takes Resident Evil multiplayer and adds a twist. Players who are killed will respawn as enemy characters. Should they managed to take down two characterwho have yet to be turned into monsters, they will regain their human form. The last man or team standing wins.
• Predator sees one player take control of the Ustanak, the B.O.W. chasing Jake Muller throughout his campaign. The goal? Eliminate all human players in the match.Those who aren't playing as the Ustanak have a simple goal - take down the B.O.W. or at least survive until the end of the session.
• Siege has players working in teams to protect an important NPC. Players who choose the human side will have to protect their NPC, while players who choose to play as oneof the enemy monsters will have to taken down the NPC. If the NPC is alive at the end of a pre-determined timer, the human team will win.

REVIEWS

Official Playstation Magazine Italy


9 out of 10

Official Playstation Magazine US



9 out of 10

There's more content and variety here than in any other entry in the series, and its stories - while a little too goofy to really take seriously - are nonetheless fascinating, particularly for those of us who've watched these characters grow and develop over the years...RE6 is a strange experience, to be sure - but more importantly, it's an unforgettable one.

LEVEL Magazine


7 out of 10

+ 3x longer than the regular action game






+ The environment design is really good; caves, prisons, etc






+ The soundtrack is the best in the series






+ Ridiculously good atmosphere






+ More fluid controls than in previous series







- 3x longer than the regular action game (yes, this is also a negative thing)






- Resident Evil 6 is more quantity over quality






- Uninspiring puzzle-design






- The differences between the three characters isn't as big as Capcom wanted it to be

Play  88 of 100

"While long-term Resident Evil fans might still be disappointed by the nod towards action over horror, Capcom finally has the confidence and know-how to pull it off. It's big, it's brutal, it's ballsy and most of all, it's back,"

REVIEW TALLY THUS FAR:


OPM Italy: 9/10


OPM US: 9/10


Play Magazine (Uk): 8.8/10


Maniac! Magazine (Germany): 8.8/10


OPM NL/BE: 8/10


LEVEL Magazine (Sweden): 7/10


NAG: 58/100

Downloading now. Wanna see what the fuss is about before going to sleep.

I just watched the Conan review that the gif is from.

Amazing...and his voice sounded completely different on the podcast. Also when I returned at first there was a lot of groaning, and I thought you were watching porn. Then you burst out laughing, and i was sure you were.

Camera is almost as loose as GME's anus.

Dvader said:

Oh man so many people are going to hate this game. I have not played the other demo for some time so again it took me a while to get used to the game. This is not a game you pick up and play and feel comfortable right away. You really have to work at it, but today's gamer is used to having everything easy to play and control. The camera is an issue cause it is sloppy compared to most TPSs, its too close, too loose. When the action ramps up the game can feel like a mess, especially the first time you play. This is a game you have to put lots of time to get the most of it.

Aw shit.

The more I play the better it is. Few things to note:

- Dont forget you have a stamina bar which is used for melee attacks and the quick shot, I totally forgot about it till now.
- Dont forget you have a quick shot which is the best way to quick turn to the nearest enemy, plus it stuns them for some melee instant kills.
- If you stun a zombie with a weapon you can instant kill them with that weapon, I have axed a zombies head off, stabbed one with their own knife, fun stuff.
- You can counter enemies that try to hit you with their melee if timed right.
- Context sensitive kills you can do some awesome things to enemies when they are near a table or a raised wall.
- I think I have found all the blue medallions, I love that the Leon one is hidden in a drawer.
- There has to be a trophy for blowing up all the balloons in the university during the main game.

Chris demo played so much better when I played it smart. Took my time mixing cover shooting with charging the enemy when there are openings. Minding my surroundings so I dont get blindsided by enemy fire. It felt really good. Obviously camera and control issues are still there but I rather have this many options in the combat than say a game where all you do is fire from cover like a certain TPS.

Replayed Jake's demo and I like it now.

Man I have never played a game that feels so bad the first time then like a cloud is lifted and there is all this awesome you can do. I had no clue Jake's rifle had a secondary grenade launcher attachment. When playing as Jake dont forget to use his hands and do the lock on attack, it will obliterate anyone in the area. The best way to kill the crab dudes is to do the melee lock on, it will stun them then you can go into the QTE to finish them off. Hell you can even do the lock on from cover so that you pop out running full speed at them and you can do a flash dodge if the enemy is shooting those spikes at you

I finally understood what was going on with the enemies, when they turn to crystal they are in standby and if you shoot them they explode into the mutant enemies. I think some are scripted but you can avoid most of those things if you watch where you shoot which is a decent gameplay mechanic.

What I dont like is how you get knocked back often, especially after ever damn needle attack. Also I cant seem to dodge the dudes with the giant tentacle arm seems to me like once they attack you they have locked on and even if you dive out of the way you will get grabbed. But I did manage to counter one, I grabbed the tentacle as it was coming at me and swung the enemy around with it, AWESOME.

I'm not even renting it like I did with 5.

SteelAttack said:

I'm not even renting it like I did with 5.

But dvader mode will be fun.