My Impressions: Resident Evil 6 -- Giving the fans high expectation since the "Resident Evil 5" incident

Being a fan of Resident Evil series (since childhood) makes me aware of the changes happened throughout the game. As you might have noticed, the style of gameplay they cater to us have changed. Yes. I am talking about Resident Evil 5. It might be fun especially when you have somebody to play with since it has a co-op. But, what I am talking about is if there is still the "survival-HORROR" feeling. That is why Resident Evil 6 gives us a high expectation of what it may bring to us particularly when it is being branded as "dramatic-horror" by Capcom.


Anyway, 3 months left before the release of Resident Evil 6! For those who wants play the demo, the early release can only playable for those who have bought Dragon's Dogma on Xbox 360 (July 3, 2012). So you will just have to wait for the demo until September 5, 2012 at PlayStation Network and Xbox Marketplace (Sadly, no PC). 


Since I could not get the demo, I just decided to watch the demo playthrough of our friends from Capcom. Just keep in mind that I will be telling you next are just my thoughts about the game. So any comments are absolutely welcome, just post it below. Oh, and let's just call Resident Evil "RE" to make it shorter. Let's get it started!

There's a red barrel. Hmm... I wonder what does it do if I shoot it? I don't know.

(screenshots from RE6 E3 demo)

As you can see in the two picture above, you will notice that RE6 supports the third-person-over-the-shoulder-shooting gameplay. Also, the HUD (Heads-up display) for the health and items are somehow changed like the square bars. Kind of disappointing, but this really makes us remember the good ol' "Fine-Caution-Danger" health. 

What bothers me is that... WHY PUT A CROSSHAIR IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A LASER SIGHT?! Like seriously, I think might be an option but it looks redundant when you combine the two. But funny thing though, if you're gonna watch the video below, you can now shoot while WALKING. Finally. There are also new features like roll and slide! Wow! As if they are new in the video game world. It can be essential but I wonder if it has also a cover system? Bandwagons!

In terms of co-op, it seems that you are not going to take care of the AI. They said that it is a Drop in/Drop Out system. Plus, the return of the split-screen co-op is back, so even you can play it even you are offline.

As for the story, RE6 is composed of three campaigns namely: Leon, Chris and Jake.

Leon Campaign Demo

In the Leon campaign, looks like you will get the feeling of the classic environment RE -- dark and quiet environment -- right in the start of the game. Although, we can also feel the RE4 setting here. The story seems all right but watching the video how the story goes in the demo wherein you met an old man looking for his daughter yada yada then daughter became a zombie yada yada then there is a pile a zombies coming at you after is very predictable. Luckily, looks like you have to team up with an agent, who is Helena Harper, with a gun (Yeah. Not like Ashley Williams in RE4 always screaming "LEON! HEEEEEEEELLLLLP!").

Chris Campaign Demo

The next one is the Chris campaign. Admit it, after you have watched this video, its action-packed atmosphere almost looks like RE5 as opposed to Leon's scenery. Well, I think because of the story -- Chris went to China together with Piers Nivans and the rest of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) to stop the outbreak. Not very exciting, you could almost say Sheva of RE5 is right behind you while playing this campaign.

Jake Campaign Demo

Lastly, but not the least of course, is the Jake campaign. I'm still surprised how they covered up this son of a badass traitor Albert Wesker. I wonder who's the mom? Or is he a test tube baby? Whatever that is. Apparently, he seems like a nice guy as compared to his father. All running around in this demo reminds us of the story of RE3 -- you know, when Nemesis chasing you like endlessly until the end of the game. Now this is really a suspense! The thing that I am confused is this partner of Jake. These people who are playing in the video said that the girl is Sherry Birkin, although some of the people in the internet said it is Ashley Williams, maybe because of the voice, right?

Overall, RE6 looks promising to the gamers knowing that you can choose your campaign based on what flavor type of genre do you want play whether it is horror, action, or suspense. Let's just wait until October 2, 2012, shall we? Cheers!