Jul 20 2008

Joystiq E3 hands-on: Resident Evil 5

Posted by: in Xbox360

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

Before I get into talking about my brief hands-on with Resident Evil 5, I want to make something perfectly clear: I’m fairly sure you’re going to love it. It’s gorgeous, it’s fun and it looks like it’s going to be horrifyingly intense. So why am I about to tell you I’m a little disappointed? Well, as good as it is, it’s also Resident Evil 4.

To clarify, where it’s not RE4 is in terms of graphics. E3 isn’t the best place to judge this stuff because the setting is always so ideal, but the game looks astoundingly realistic. As hordes of not-zombies lurched towards the window of the hut I began in, I was almost a little disturbed at having to blast things that looked so … human. From the standpoint of graphics, I don’t have any complaints about RE5.

Gallery: Resident Evil 5 (06-02-2008)