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Game: Resident Evil 6
First Released: October 2, 2012, PS3/Xbox 360
Developers: Capcom
Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Rated: M, for Blood, Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, and Strong Language,
and Suggestive Themes
First Released: October 2, 2012, PS3/Xbox 360
Developers: Capcom
Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Rated: M, for Blood, Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, and Strong Language,
and Suggestive Themes
How I Came To Play This Game
Way too many J'avo
I held off a long time on playing Resident Evil 6. From what I saw when I watched my brother play, I felt that it didn't seem like a Resident Evil game. It actually looked more like a Call of Duty game. The controls were also changed to be more like Call of Duty, which were unlike the awesome controls of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5 I was used too. I even tried to play it, setting up the controls to be as close to those games as possible, but it put me at a severe disadvantage, and I lost interest. Finally, I gave into the new control scheme and found out that it was all that was holding me back.
Story
Ogroman
On December 24, 2012, Jake Muller, a mercenary of the fictional South-Slavic Edonian Liberation Army and son of bio-terrorist Albert Wesker, flees from the authorities during a bio-terrorist attack. He partners up with Division of Security Operations (DSO) agent and Raccoon City survivor Sherry Birkin, who was sent to Edonia to ensure that Jake escapes safely from the country so his blood can be tested for anti-bodies for the newly developed C-Virus. At the same time, Bio-terrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) Captain Chris Redfield and his team, including sniper Piers Nivans and demolitions expert Finn Macauley fight against rebels infected with the C-Virus (referred to as "J'avo") and two large B.O.W.'s referred to as "Ogromans". However, they are attacked by a Neo-Umbrella agent that refers to herself as Ada Wong, who kills most of the BSAA members using a device that injects them with the C-virus turning them into monsters, except Chris and Piers. The aftermath causes Chris to go into self-imposed exile, being afflicted with post-traumatic amnesia. Meanwhile, Sherry and Jake's extraction from Edonia by the BSAA is sabotaged by a BOW codenamed 'Ustanak', forcing the pair to crash into the mountains, eventually leading to their capture by Ada. On June 29, 2013, U.S. President Adam Benford has decided to officially reveal the truth behind the 1998 Raccoon City incident and the U.S. federal government's dealings with Umbrella, believing that it will curb the current resurgence in bio-terrorist activity.[8] By the President’s side is his friend, DSO agent and Raccoon City survivor Leon S. Kennedy and United States Secret Service agent Helena Harper, but when the venue becomes host to another bio-terrorist attack, Leon is forced to face the infected and mutated President, and kill him.[9] Helena leads Leon to the Tall Oaks Cathedral amidst the zombie outbreak to rescue her sister, Deborah. By the time the pair reaches Deborah, she had already been infected with the C-virus, and the pair are forced to kill her. Along the way, the two encounter Ada, and Helena then discloses to Leon that she was blackmailed by National Security Advisor Derek C. Simmons, into aiding the assassination of Benford. She also discloses Simmons's affiliation with Neo-Umbrella. Shortly after escaping the Cathedral, Tall Oaks is destroyed by an airstrike. Leon and Helena then decide to pursue Simmons into Lanshiang (the city's background is based on Hong Kong), China while faking their deaths with aid from Ingrid Hunnigan. Meanwhile, Jake and Sherry manage to escape captivity in Lanshiang after being held captive for 6 months. At the same time, Chris returns to duty in the BSAA with Piers and a new team, arriving in Lanshiang under the threat of a bio-terrorist attack. Chris recovers from his amnesia and goes on a vendetta against Ada, resulting in mounting casualties for his squad. Chris and Piers corner Ada, until Leon intervenes. After being updated by Leon, Chris and Piers pursue Ada to an aircraft carrier, destroying cruise missiles laden with the C-virus, while an assassin apparently kills Ada. Leon, Helena, Sherry, and Jake confront Simmons over his involvement with the outbreaks, where Sherry covertly hands Jake's medical data to Leon in case of their captivity. Leon and Helena corner Simmons, who has been infected by a J'avo, atop a train, where he confesses to having killed the President to keep him from disclosing the truth behind Raccoon City, which would have led to the U.S. losing its authority. The two temporarily defeat a mutated Simmons while Sherry and Jake are captured once again. While attempting to leave the city, Leon and Helena are warned by Chris that a missile has been launched, but they are too late to stop it. Leon discloses Jake's real identity to Chris and has him rescue Jake and Sherry in a remote oil platform. With the assistance of Ada, Leon and Helena finally kill Simmons before escaping with evidence proving Simmons's crimes provided by Ada, exonerating Helena. In the oil platform, Chris and Piers head underground, managing to free Jake and Sherry from captivity before preventing a large-scale BOW attack from the location. When they meet up briefly, Chris reveals to Jake that he was the one who killed his father, but Jake resists the urge to kill him, saying that there are more important things than his want for revenge. Jake and Sherry manage to finally kill 'Ustanak' once and for all during their escape, securing a steady supply of the C-virus vaccine while Chris and Piers fight the host BOW, Haos. Heavily wounded, and in a desperate attempt to save Chris, Piers injects himself with a sample of the C-virus to help turn the tide of the battle, temporarily defeating Haos before evacuating. Aware that the mutation would worsen, Piers sacrifices himself by pushing Chris to an escape pod. After Chris' pod is launched, Haos makes one last attempt to kill Chris but is killed itself by a powerful lightning charge from Piers, which ensures Chris' escape and the destruction of the Neo-Umbrella base. In Ada's story, it is revealed that the Ada Wong that interacted with Chris and Piers was actually a doppelgänger created by Simmons, a scientist named Carla Radames, and that the real Ada Wong was aiding Leon and Sherry while destroying the Neo-Umbrella lab in Langshiang. Although presumed dead after being shot by one of Simmons' soldiers, Carla tries one last attack against the real Ada, after having injected herself with a powerful dose of the C-virus, but is killed. After aiding Leon and Helena in their battle with Simmons, Ada reaches the lab where her clone was developed and destroys everything. She then receives a call from someone, accepting a new assignment. Meanwhile, Leon and Helena are cleared for duty; Chris remains with the BSAA in command of a new squad, overcoming his guilt; and Sherry continues her duty as a DSO agent, while Jake starts a new life fighting BOWs in an underdeveloped country with his real identity covered up by the BSAA.
Pros And Cons
Story
The Ustanak grabs Jake
The story is very strong in this one. It was bound to happen eventually, the war of the bio-organic weapons has begun. This story not only taskes place in multiple countries, but also at multiple times, a new thing to see in a Resident Evil game. Instead of a straight forward story like in the previous games in the series, this game is split up into four campaigns that tell each character's side of the story. This was also a very nice feature. The only complaint I have with the story is that many people are scripted to die that you are very capable of saving.
Characters
Ada and Agent
It was nice to see classic characters such as Chris and Leon return for this game, and there were even some neat new characters like Jake. I think it's cool that Jake is Wesker's son and that he is a good guy. The only complaint I have is Chris' character. Chris would never get post traumatic amnesia, he would never waste away in a bar, and he would never hold such a grudge against somebody like he did in the game. That's not the Chris Redifield I know, this was bad writing.
Gameplay
Leon shoots a Zombie
So you know how much I hated Sheva from Resident Evil 5? Well, it turns out I could have made it so that my bullets shot through her by turning off partner reaction. I just assumed that it meant your partner would react if you attacked something and start to attack it too. However, it actually makes your bullets go through your parter, and the keyword reaction simply refers to them making remarks if you shoot them. Why didn't they just call it Friendly Fire? And why would anyone want it on in the first place? Anyway, the gameplay is very similar to Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, but with a few things carried over from Resident Evil 5. You run around, break open crates, pull levers, and shoot bad guys. Nothing more fun than that. Each charatcer has their own stats and arsenal of weapons unique to them. Some of the weapons are shared, but others are unique to certain campaigns. Everything in the way of strategy and enemies is pretty much the same, but it's a lot harder. The reason being that you can now move while shooting and reloading, which requires the enemies to be more nimble. This is also when the series finally gave into the new version of what is called a Zombie. The Zombies in this game can run, jump, spit acid, use melee weapons, use guns, and automatically do one bar of damage by simply touching you. Now, first I'll say that Zombies can't run. Their flesh is very degraded from rotting, and the only way a Zombie's strength can go is down. Eventually, all Zombies will die simply because they rot away. The reason why Zombies are scary is that there are so many of them. To this day, Resident Evil is the only Zombie game series I've played that has used the classic version of the Zombie, at least the older games did. When did Zombies gain super strength and the ability to run? Where do they get their strength and agility? What is the power source behind it? How does its sick rotting flesh somehow generate more power than living healthy flesh? I seriously want a biological explanation down to the cell processes. I think the remake of the movie Dawn of the Dead was the one that started this brand of Zombie. Some games did it right like Left 4 Dead, where the Zombies are just regular people infected with a rabies like virus called Green Flu, but their still called Zombies for some reason.
Graphics
Chris in China
The graphics in this game were very dark, a complete contrast to the last game Resident Evil 5 which was very bright and sunny. At first, I thought the graphics were way better than the previous game, but after playing it again after a long time I decided that Resident Evil 5 actually has better graphics. However, the graphics are still amazing, and the mutation transformations are unforgettable.
Releases
Resident Evil 6 was originally released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 2, 2012. Then a version for Windows was released on March 22, 2013. One cool new thing is the edition of an free online web service called RESIDENT EVIL.NET which allows players to compete in online events and unlock game and web items with the points they've earned.
Download Content
Siege Mode Title Screen
Unlike Resident Evil 5, there were no actual new sections of the game added to show extra parts of the story. However, three new stages for Extra Content were released on October 30, 2012. Then, three new versus modes were released on December 18, 2012. Tje first was Survivors Mode, which was the same as the Verus Mode from Resident Evil 5. The second was called Predator Mode, where one player would control the Ustanak and try to kill all the other players. The third was called Onslaught, where the object was to kill as many enemies as possible to rack up a combo, upon whicn the same number of enemies as the combo would be sent to your opponent's side of the field to destroy them. A fourth and final mode called Siege Mode was released in March 2013, where the object was to protect a rookie agent from enemies. The Resident Evil 6 game itself actually came with a disk for installing other language dialogues.
My Rating
I give this game a 9/10. I think this game was done really well. However, it has a few flaws that should have been ironed out.