New Challenger: 3 Reasons Why Gaming Will Destroy Itself Part 1
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Dan Stone of northernstar isn't a fan of Resident Evil 5's controls. However he doesn't think it's a design flaw ... He believes the problem is with the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
"We know for sure that Nintendos Wii got something right the PS3 and X-Box 360 didnt: innovative play control," he says. While playing the demo, Stone admitted he couldn't "help but have a burning desire to reach for a Wii Remote"
The Wii provides players with best in game control, lacks in graphics quality.
Now we know for sure that Nintendos Wii got something right the PS3 and X-Box 360 didnt: innovative play control.
The Resident Evil 5 demo dropped in late January on 360 and in early February on PS3 to the delight of many gamers. The new graphics engine and game play features are fantastic. Something, however, is missing.
The Wii re-release of Resident Evil 4 is an ideal example of how to take a traditional game and improve the experience with the possibilities offered by the Wii controller. Blasting through hordes of mind-controlled people with the traditional dual-analog controller just doesnt have the same feeling the Wii controller offers.
Aiming the Wii Remote at an object on the screen is so much more efficient and natural than painstakingly trying to aim with an analog stick. In a survival-horror game, the suspense should come from the enemies you face, not from trying to aim at them with a flimsy stick.
The graphics in Resident Evil 5 make the half-dead as beautiful as possible; however, I cant help but have a burning desire to reach for a Wii Remote. I want PS3/360 quality games with Wii Remote controls, but there isnt a console that can give me both.
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The only problem anyone has is the speed of the aiming on RE5, or else complaints like this would have come up ages ago and remained constant since.
Most games are hindered by it, but that's more down to the developers not using it right than it is to the control scheme itself.
Galaxy was the shit though.
It's like two guys arguing about how RE5 is compared to Dead Space and this other dude comes along and shouts "Wiimote"...effectively killing the whole conversation.
The whole 'Burning Desire' part just sounded wrong.
Kthxbai.
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