Resident Evil 5 (Electronic Gaming Monthly)

(As I said in the last blog, back to the gaming stuff.) Recently I read an issue of EGM in which there was an awesome article about Resident Evil 5. Some main points of this article are the history of Resident Evil, the changes in Resident Evil games, and the new co-op system in the new game. Resident Evil started all the way back on the PlayStation 1, slowly moved to the Gamecube, had a few spin-offs on the PS2 and DS/PSP, and now is finally moving to the seventh generation of consoles. Throughout all of this there have been some major changes, one obviously being the graphics. The old games, even though I liked/still like them, honestly looked like they were drawn by a 4-year old. Another huge change that occurred when Resident Evil 4 is the gameplay in general. It was from having a bird's-eye view camera to being in third-person perspective, practically only involved guns, and was much more combat-oriented. Lastly, the co-op system is completely new as someone else will be joining you through the whole game, and there will be new puzzles that require both Chris and Sheva's (the main characters) efforts. Overall, this game sounds completely awesome, and they were wise in going with the whole "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" idea.