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*glomps angela.* your avi is so cute!

You won't regret it. In fact, you're luckier than me. I had to wait two freakin years for the sequel. You're fresh to Uncharted, and when you have the money, or are ready to pick up the sequel, you can. I've been ready and waiting for a long time.

Although, you know, the sequel looks a bit intimidating to me. I dunno how much they revised the gameplay of it, or how much crazy action there is in it (although from the looks of it, it's like, triple the action of Uncharted 1), it's kinda scary. Like, I'll have to up my game for this game.

Uncharted seriously looks awesome and it's on my list if I do end up getting my PS3 for Christmas. Along with 10th Anniversary Fight Club Bluray.

I went ahead and bought GTA IV on the first day. I'm a big fan I guess, GTA IV looked like a huge leap ahead. I regret not waiting for the price to drop but I don't regret buying it. The story was much better than any of the others. It's fun still on occasion, even if I haven't picked up the expansions.

Okay... For a second. Let's pretend that RE4 never happened. And that Jill didn't fight you with Kung Fu kicks in RE5. And that Wesker didn't turn into a monster and fall into a volcano. And none of that retardedness happened...

Now, you say, they give you a huge amount of files regarding the birth of the T-Virus... Why is that a good thing? This goes back to FF7, and that whole talk about handing people things on a silver platter.
What was cool about Wesker? What was cool about Spencer? What was cool about T-Virus? The mystery!

Before RE5 was even announced, I said, "Spencer hsould never ever be shown. His whole appearance should remain a mystery."

Honestly. After playing RE0, T-Virus already dropped like, 30% in coolness. I mean, before, T-Virus was T-Virus. Umbrella engineered it, William Birkin was in charge. That's it.
Now, apparently it started with some other virus, and then... LEECHES were involved? That's just dumb. But whatever, I let it go. (Mind you, this was before I started hating RE4, so I was a bit of a fanboy at the time.)

Then UC comes out, and they give us every little detail about Wesker, his favorite movie, book, food, etc. Ruined Wesker.

RE5 showed Spencer, one of the most mysterious enigmas in the entire Resident Evil franchise. A crippled old grandpa in a wheelchair. Yup, that's menacing.

What I'm saying is, certain things should remain a mystery. Otherwise they're not cool. I mean, look at HUNK. He'd have zero appeal if we knew his backstory.

You know, it was probably inevitable, though. After Code Veronica, the smart thing to do would've been to make one more game, which concluded the series. Instead they said, "Let's explain everything about everything because people are too dumb to use their imaginations."
I do remember overhearing that Progenitor virus came from a plant? Meaning, T-Virus originated in a plant. How is that cool?

Wesker should never have transformed. The last thing Resident Evil ever needed were intelligent monsters. Look at Birkin. He transformed into something that had virtually no intelligence, no memory, it operated pretty much on instinct, and mutated chaotically. That was cool.
Alexia was probably intelligent, but, again, I'm not crazy about Alexia's transformation at all. In fact, RE hasn't had a cool final boss since Code Veronica(Excluding Outbreaks) And that's pretty sad. Marcus, Morpheus, Alexia, Sergei, I'm not even gonna mention RE4... RE hasn't had a decent final boss since the year 2000. The last cool final boss that RE had was Nemesis. That's kinda sad, actually. Remake doesn't count, since it's the same boss from RE1.

But either way, dude, whether Wesker transformed, or not, lived or died... RE cannot end on a decent note. It's impossible at this point.

As for T-Virus... In Wesker's Report 2, he mentioned combining Progenitor virus with Ebola to make T-Virus. THAT idea would've actually been pretty cool. I don't understand why the hell they brought it up, and then dumped it the next year.
Leeches might make a pretty cool enemy in terms of having these slimy things crawling all over you. But to make them the object of T-Virus' creation was just lame.

The thing is, Wesker's Report 2 was actually fine. It talked about Umbrella's past, it talked about T-Virus. Just enough to satisfy, but not enough to ruin it... There was absolutely no need to go past that in terms of revealing its origins. Or Wesker's origins. I was exaggerating about the favorite movie, but either way, Umbrella Chronicles ruined the mystery behind Wesker. It showed where he was during RE2 (sitting comfortably in some office)... It showed how he got out of the Spencer mansion. It showed everything. And while it did, he was talking to himself like a douchebag. So, not only what they did was bad, but the WAY they did it as well. Introducing.. RETCONNING yet another douchebag to the cast of ruined characters, too. Sergei was the worst RE character since Salazar.

God I hate it when theres multiple definitions for stuff. In this point I don't even care anymore. I consider myself a damn good fan because I consider all the games whether they're good or not. And I love my favorite characters regardless of them getting cooked in lava T____T *snuggles crispy wesker* But I'm glad to see I'm not the only one in here that enjoys RE 5.

You know the thing I think that game has most going for it? Is its multiplayer capabilities not only online versus mode, but in regular gameplay. I think that's freaking awesome. And when you play solo, the AI for your partner is pretty damn good considering. Ignoring what the game is about and just looking at the mechanics of the game and the graphics.......oh man its gasmatic for me and its so beautifully put together from texture to lighting.

Dead Space had great graphics, solid gameplay mechanics, all that good stuff. Great backstory, I was so hyped up about it. But playing it, I got so bored. The whole game felt like a major grind. It had no heart. It was like it was made by robots.
Which proves that gameplay and graphics are not ALL that makes a great game.