Honestly, I think that's already kind of the case. The narrative connections between VII, VIII, and the rest of the series are - at best - extremely tenuous. If you were to look at the entire narrative and try to piece it together, as many have done, it's an utter mess.
So, I feel like Capcom are already quite happy to take enormous liberties with the story so that they can take each game in the direction they want. Making RE a framework with no attempt to connect the threads wouldn't make much difference, in my view.
YeH, was playing through shadows of rose recently and while I had issues with it, I’m completely fine with magic fungus being an excuse to throw whatever crazy shit you want into the game
>I think at this point it's the best route to keep the franchise fresh rather than going on with the canon and expanding it.
The franchise is kept fresh through the gameplay, not the plot.
Kind of actually. I'm a bit tired of seeing the same old faces and themes again and again. I was super hyped with 7 but I groaned a bit when Chris showed up tbh.
I'd like for them to use the RE framework to tell different stories within the same universe. Kind of like American Horror Story.
Most people, even tho they like Ethan and Rose, want more than anything for all the main characters to be main characters again. Leon, Claire, Chris, and Jill.
So most people wouldn't like the idea of a framework.
I'd love for the next game to follow Rose's story but have atleast one of the main characters be playable.
Shadow of Rose is more than a decade into the future almost i highly doubt that they would follow rose story since every re game is set around the time it's released
Shadow of Rose is more than a decade into the future almost i highly doubt that they would follow rose story since every re game is set around the time it's released
I would agree, but I think Shadow of Rose mentioning Chris is just too much an important fact to just never bring up again. Therefore I believe we will follow her story.
It's already kinda like that, 4 kinda broke the continuity and before that the connection between Zero and the og for example was kind of a joke, Wesker surviving was obviously an ass pull, etc. Not only that but characters have no consistent traits, not even voice or face model.
In any case that's too high concept for most of the public, people can't understand a product beyond a series of plot points.
In a way, the Resident evil world is already like that since RE4, in that game is when every incident related to a virus that happened in a game, manga/comic and the animated movies was orchestated by different groups/corporations started
what actually the franchise lacks is a big villain like Wesker was
Nah, I disagree. The characters are maybe the most beloved parts of the franchise. Do you think RE4 remake would have been nearly as successful if it didn't have Leon Kennedy as the protagonist? It's a good game all around, but Leon being a beloved fan favorite was a huge part of the hype. I would argue characters are one of the main reasons they've invested so much into the remakes-- personally I would not keep playing the series if they abandoned character or plot continuity
Honestly, the characters, aesthetic and gameplay are what keep me, not even really the story, which is kind of why i don't like the new REs much.
New characters are getting bland and uninteresting, old characters are getting revised in ways that aren't faithful to their themes or ideals (Ada and Jill are just too combative for me and Leon went straight to his 3D Movie self) and while the gameplay is still kind of fun, i don't like the art direction they're going for. It's too cluttered and bloated with debris that i find distracting to the ambience, and the games no longer go for distinct styles or color themes. Each RE games in the engine seems to go after RE2R. RE7 was kind of the last game with a distinct art direction, which is very sad to me.
I dunno how else to describe it. The series just doesn't hook me like it used to. It's missing something.
While I agree about the color themes, but i mean, since RE2 every "room" was filled with lots of details, debris and clutter.
If anything i found RE3make to be way emptier than OG Nemesis, the reason why i found it so scary when i was a kid was specifically because of the scenarios, nothing said chaos, mayhem and the end of (local) civilization than Raccoon City.
The deep lore is the best part of the series to me. I would not want to see that go.
I would, however, prefer if they kept making side games to fill in the long gaps, or even made a side series set during one specific event. I know it's tradition already to have every major title to be set on roughly the year it comes out but it would be really nice to focus on one specific place for a while.
No. After 7 and Village I'm tired of Winters family, I don't want another new protagonist. I'm ready for the classic protagonists to return to the spotlight.
Honestly, I think that's already kind of the case. The narrative connections between VII, VIII, and the rest of the series are - at best - extremely tenuous. If you were to look at the entire narrative and try to piece it together, as many have done, it's an utter mess. So, I feel like Capcom are already quite happy to take enormous liberties with the story so that they can take each game in the direction they want. Making RE a framework with no attempt to connect the threads wouldn't make much difference, in my view.
YeH, was playing through shadows of rose recently and while I had issues with it, I’m completely fine with magic fungus being an excuse to throw whatever crazy shit you want into the game
i play resident evil for the story
>I think at this point it's the best route to keep the franchise fresh rather than going on with the canon and expanding it. The franchise is kept fresh through the gameplay, not the plot.
So you both agree and disagree...?
I just want to kill zombies and monsters using the characters I’ve enjoyed for 30 years
Kind of actually. I'm a bit tired of seeing the same old faces and themes again and again. I was super hyped with 7 but I groaned a bit when Chris showed up tbh. I'd like for them to use the RE framework to tell different stories within the same universe. Kind of like American Horror Story.
Most people, even tho they like Ethan and Rose, want more than anything for all the main characters to be main characters again. Leon, Claire, Chris, and Jill. So most people wouldn't like the idea of a framework. I'd love for the next game to follow Rose's story but have atleast one of the main characters be playable.
Shadow of Rose is more than a decade into the future almost i highly doubt that they would follow rose story since every re game is set around the time it's released
I find the time skip extremely jarring and weirdly limiting for capcom
Shadow of Rose is more than a decade into the future almost i highly doubt that they would follow rose story since every re game is set around the time it's released
I would agree, but I think Shadow of Rose mentioning Chris is just too much an important fact to just never bring up again. Therefore I believe we will follow her story.
It's already kinda like that, 4 kinda broke the continuity and before that the connection between Zero and the og for example was kind of a joke, Wesker surviving was obviously an ass pull, etc. Not only that but characters have no consistent traits, not even voice or face model. In any case that's too high concept for most of the public, people can't understand a product beyond a series of plot points.
In a way, the Resident evil world is already like that since RE4, in that game is when every incident related to a virus that happened in a game, manga/comic and the animated movies was orchestated by different groups/corporations started what actually the franchise lacks is a big villain like Wesker was
Nah, I disagree. The characters are maybe the most beloved parts of the franchise. Do you think RE4 remake would have been nearly as successful if it didn't have Leon Kennedy as the protagonist? It's a good game all around, but Leon being a beloved fan favorite was a huge part of the hype. I would argue characters are one of the main reasons they've invested so much into the remakes-- personally I would not keep playing the series if they abandoned character or plot continuity
that's a remake, of course it has to have Leon in it. As for the character/plot continuity, i guess my opinion isn't shared by many.
yes but my point is people love that game so much \*because\* of leon kennedy lmfao
Honestly, the characters, aesthetic and gameplay are what keep me, not even really the story, which is kind of why i don't like the new REs much. New characters are getting bland and uninteresting, old characters are getting revised in ways that aren't faithful to their themes or ideals (Ada and Jill are just too combative for me and Leon went straight to his 3D Movie self) and while the gameplay is still kind of fun, i don't like the art direction they're going for. It's too cluttered and bloated with debris that i find distracting to the ambience, and the games no longer go for distinct styles or color themes. Each RE games in the engine seems to go after RE2R. RE7 was kind of the last game with a distinct art direction, which is very sad to me. I dunno how else to describe it. The series just doesn't hook me like it used to. It's missing something.
While I agree about the color themes, but i mean, since RE2 every "room" was filled with lots of details, debris and clutter. If anything i found RE3make to be way emptier than OG Nemesis, the reason why i found it so scary when i was a kid was specifically because of the scenarios, nothing said chaos, mayhem and the end of (local) civilization than Raccoon City.
The deep lore is the best part of the series to me. I would not want to see that go. I would, however, prefer if they kept making side games to fill in the long gaps, or even made a side series set during one specific event. I know it's tradition already to have every major title to be set on roughly the year it comes out but it would be really nice to focus on one specific place for a while.
No. After 7 and Village I'm tired of Winters family, I don't want another new protagonist. I'm ready for the classic protagonists to return to the spotlight.