QCF: Resident Evil 6

This review was a freelance assignement, written by Joshua Newey from Sega Addicts. Be sure to check Sega Addicts out by clicking here!

Few franchises have had the same growing pains as Resident Evil. While the first few titles initially garnered solid reviews for their groundbreaking qualities and resonating atmosphere, their now-maligned “tank controls,” flimsy puzzles and pre-rendered visuals makes it feel somewhat disingenuous and anachronistic to list them amongst my favorite games of all time.

Maybe that's why the series continues to struggle with the same identity crisis that's been slowly growing since games like Code: Veronica. With one foot set firmly in B-movie sci-fi horror, and the other shifting deeper and deeper into the cinematic world of dramatic camera angles, explosive set pieces, and muscle-bound heroes, Capcom seems increasingly unsure about how to help the series grow without shirking its roots or driving a wedge between itself and its longtime fans.

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PPR 10

In Episode 10, we decide to take a look at the dying Survival Horror Genre back around the time of Halloween and invited a special guest starred a knowledgeable Gamestop employee and comrade Kevin! covering the history and the introduction of the Genre as we also look into what exactly contributed to its slow decay, and how one of the main stays of the Survival Horror Genre Resident Evil, has become really anything but Survival Horror. Anyways tune in and comment your thoughts on Survival Horror and where you see it going?

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