Remember the IR camera on the Switch Joy-Con? It was just one of the many tricks the controller was capable of, but so far it has only really been used in 1-2-Switch, despite offering plenty of potential.
Thankfully, not everyone has forgotten about it - Capcom is using the camera in Resident Evil Revelations 1 & 2 to control reloading of weapons:
The game also includes gyro controls for aiming your weapon in the game and slashing with your knife. But that's not all! The same Tokyo Game Show attendee also spotted an amiibo option in the game's menu:
How do you feel about Capcom using the unique features of the Joy-Con and the understated return of motion controls? What do you think amiibo will do in the game? Share your innermost feelings below.
[source gonintendo.com]
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I don’t care about amiibo but if they get the motion controls right (like RE4 did on the Wii) this could be awesome and the definitive way to play both games.
Awesome sauce, good to see this isn't just a lazy port, but they're putting effort into using the more unique features of the system
Which amiibo will work Capcom? That is the question.
Great stuff. If only both games were included on the Game Card... not a deal breaker, especially with these play options, but a mild excitement dampener to me (like to some others).
Please make some resi amiibo! I would literally buy all of them
Ya, I was reading this. And that it's only the second game after the abomination 1,2 Switch to use the IR sensor. Strange that nobody wants to make waggle games.
Couldn't care less about the SCamiibo element. Also, as far as I'm aware, I think this is the first mature title to get SCamiibo. There was Bayonetta but she was part of the Smash Bros. SCamiibo lineup. That's assuming they get their own line, they could just use existing SCamiibo, similar to Skyrim.
@memoryman3 megaman of course XD
Still holding out for a cartridge release of Revelations 2.
@memoryman3 @setezerocinco
And don't forget about Ryu, Golden Mega Man and the Monster Hunter amiibo.
@BulkSlash This so much. Residential Evil 4 on the Wii was definitely the best version by far and hopefully these games can try and get to those heights. Using the IR sensor to simulate reloading is a fantastic idea and these games have now rocketed up my wishlist and probably now a day 1 buy.
Can i use my Pikachu amiibo? I can Void Tackle their ass after!
I got Revelations on 3ds and Revelations 2 on PS Vita. But still tempted
Capcom need to make another chronicles game, the two that were on the wii were great.
@sillygostly Good luck with that.
It is stupid that the second game is digital instead of the first. Most Nintendo fans already own it physically on Wii U/3DS or indeed some of the other platforms. It's likely because the sequel(26GB) is twice the file size of the original(13GB) and Capcom don't want to pay for an expensive 32GB cartridge.
More control options are welcome, hopefully the amiibo functionality won't be limited to Capcom character amiibo. It would be nice if the amiibo gave you outfits based on the character, my guess would be that it acts in the same way as Streetpass did on the 3DS Revelations.
I can't keep up with whether I'm meant to be hating Capcom or not.
Always love decent motion controls.
@memoryman3 MEGAMAN!
@JunkRabbit I agree brother.. Would have liked both games physically.
Pro Controller gyro support? That would be really nice if they add that, Splatoon has spoiled me in terms of shooter controls on consoles ^_^
The only thing stopping me from getting this on day-1 is the cheap-ass move of forcing a download of the second instalment. That's a huge disappointment for me, and I would like to think it will be rectified at some point. I'm probably wrong though.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE didn't that puzzle game - Goo or whatever use it too? And those others by the same firm.
The IR camera is basically pointless and a probably slightly costly addition imo--unless Nintendo cares to prove otherwise (beyond 1-2-Switch). . . . The rest of the tech in the controllers has been pretty useful, and even the motion controls have seen some half-decent use (although nothing as awesome as Wii Sports yet).
Sounds awesome! Resident Evil 4 on the Wii was a joy to play with motion controls, so if Capcom can pull off something similar on the Switch then I'm all for it!
@impurekind I wouldn't be surpised if Nintendo were the only ones to really utilise it, and even then it'll be few and far between. But hey, better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
I think you should be able to use the Kirby amiibo and become the pink... whatever Kirby is meant to be, sucking in your enemies and then firing them back to create extra damage.
Motion controls for reloading weapons could actually feel intuitive if done right.i know its a bit gimmicky but has it been used for VR at all too?If not then I'm sure it will be at some point
@admwllms World of Goo didn't use IR. It used motion sensing to approximate pointer controls, and it worked fairly well.
Wow, a collection of games done proper. And from Capcom
@Iggy-Koopa
It's not a cheap move. They cannot physically fit both games on a 32gb cart.
@thesilverbrick ah my bad, I must have been mistaken. I do remember the reviews being positive.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Please can you stop referring to Amiibo figures as Scamiibos - you are deriding a product that a lot of people enjoy. Plus there i nothing 'Scam' about them. . . The nintendo store UK sell them for £10.99 - if you think the price is too high and Nintendo make too much profit bear in mind that the Government gets 20% in VAT - the government gets income tax from people's wages who sell and import these figures. Retailers also have to pay Business rates, Electricity, water, insurance. These are all done legally. If you want to blame the prices on Ebay for being higher than retail - then blame the scalpers. I you don't like Amiibo, don't buy them - in fact - don't talk about them. It's very very boring now. . . Thanks
Mega Man? Ryu? I wonder if these games will get their own original Amiibo. I’d buy ‘em.
Always loved playing RE4 with the motion controls so this sounds good.
Although having the second as a download remains annoying for me as a lover of physical games.
Saying that, RE4 has been the only RE game I've enjoyed enough to want to own so TBH contemplating buying both digitally whenever they are on sale for like £5 each (so in a few years) as they are likely to be games I play once and then forget about.
Basically like the majority of non-Nintendo AAA games.
Okay I may already got these games on other consoles but I'm interested now.
I quite enjoyed RE Revs 1 on the Wii U, got the disc version quite cheap too. Don't know much about the second game and it's annoying it's download only, but is that Mr Burton I see in the title picture? I do love a bit of Barry action
@memoryman3 keeping in line with the old school Resident Evil and limited ammo. Each amiibo will be a single bullet for your gun. You can only check them once a day.
I'm hoping handheld mode allows inverted joystick aiming options but also non inverted gyroscope aiming. The vita version of 2 didn't allow that and it hurt the experience for me.
@Jacob1092 In this particular case I don't really think there's any reason it was ever truly "needed" to be honest. Or at least that really does seem to be the case. I'd have kept it out and saved a few pennies on each right Joy-Con. But, maybe Nintendo still has some ideas to convince me it was worth including in the system. . . .
@cfgk24 If you haven't noticed, he kind of just likes to cry about things so i wouldn't bother.
In general, the pricing of Amiibo is fine by me, but they are little more than cool collectors items in my opinion. I think they would be awesome if they were better utilized but 9 times out of 10, thier implementation is just sub par. I have about 8 or 9 of them just because I got the ones that look cool for my shelf or the few that had really worthwhile functionality like the Wolf Link one.
@capcom Please bring RE4 & 5 to the Switch!
I'll be getting RE Revelations 2 as a download. Have the first one on 3ds, wiiu and PS3 already.
How big is the file sizes?
@cfgk24 hahaha I personally own 25+ amiibo and somehow I love people calling them scamiibo lol. Maybe because I have a really wierd sense of humor. I mean, it kinda is, in someway? They don't have a lot of functionalities besides giving you somewhat useful items in a few games, and the rest of the time they just stand there being pretty. (Let's be honest some of them are far from pretty lol Remember those amiibo from the very first production line?) And tbh if they can sell Waluigi's amiibo at 8 USD after discount but still profits from that, then selling the rest of those normal amiibo at 12 is probably a little too much. But why can't I just stop buying them? idk. It's a scam that I am willing to get involved XDDDDD
Always nice to see amiibo support, IMO. At least, as an avid amiibo collector, anyway. I've got almost all of them now; I ordered the Monster Hunter ones, and once I have those, I'll have my collection complete, at least until new ones release (also not counting amiibo cards, though I'm still working on those too).
Can't help but wonder what amiibo support entails for this game though. Jill in a Peach outfit? Chris in a Mario custome? I believe some previous costumes also changed their melee attacks; would these amiibo costumes (if that's what the amiibo support will be) also give them new attacks related to the scanned character (so long as the character is supported of course)?
Sounds like the sort of dreadful, gimmicky nonsense that I got sick of during the Wii era (that people wrongly believe is intuitive/immersive).
"Move the Joy-Con (R) IR Motion Camera closer to your hand (When using the IR Motion Camera please do not cover the camera)" Yeah, I think I'll just press a button thanks.
Damien, these are 2 separate games? Or it will be just one cartridge [I almost typed disc] with both games? "RE Revelations Collection" or something like that.
EDIT: Just read all the comments. The second one is download-only!?!?!?
@memoryman3 not daisy.
Cool hope doom does that as well
@invictus4000 Ha ha - it's ok - he stopped replying to my posts ages ago -it's a shame because I quite enjoy the banter.
And. I don't buy amiibo because they actually do stuff lol. They look cool and are a nice range of collectible figures of stuff I like!
@impurekind Very much what I'm banking on. I'd be astonished if they didn't utilise it somehow, in some deviously clever way.
@Iggy-Koopa
I´m pretty sure you´re not forced to download the 2nd game if you have the 1st on physical and I´m pretty sure you are forced to pay more if u want to download the 2nd game to ur physical version
News from Capcom that doesn't piss me off? I'll take it!
This should be fun.
@cfgk24 he's just attention seeking, just ignore him. That's why he literally repeats the word in every sentence instead of using pronouns like a normal person.
Personally I think this IR use sounds clever if it works right. My interest has moved a little higher.
Ooh, i actually like that use for the IR. RE4 wii edition played phenomenally with motion control, this sounds like it may be taking that kind of control and only making it better, and I'm all for that.
I'm all for things like this but they need to remember that around 10% of us are left-handed. They're simulating a gun grip with this and "pointer" aiming with the right Joy-Con only. Kind of sucks for people who aim much, much better with their left hand.
I hope motion controls fix help. The aiming on the 3DS and Wii U version are atrocious.
@memoryman3 the all new Generic Zombie amiibo
@Lord the second one is a whopping 26 GB
Motion control aiming, reloading and knife combat...ok Capcom...I see you. I applaud any company experimenting with what the Switch can do. Doom, may be the more obvious to gauge technically, but the use of the joy cons here could be genius. Nice one
Cool
@JaxonH @Masticore Yeah, I presumed that I may be wrong. I may just download the second instalment as I didn't give it a fair to the first time around. Time to get a bigger SD card.
Gyro controls for aiming is always a very, very big plus! The other features, meh. Nice of them to include them but not interesting to me.
Why not ad online 2 player campaign i Revelations 2 while you're at it Capcom? Why it wasn't in the game to begin with is beyond me!
It's great to hear about the motion controls. After playing Splatoon, it just doesn't feel right without it.
I think these motion controls are great because they are optional to use. Sometimes you feel energetic and really enjoy playing with motion controls and some others you don't want to move a finger. In the end this console has the best from both worlds with its optional handheld use and motion controls.
@memoryman3 a unannounced resident evil amiibo maybe?
@SLIGEACH_EIRE I agree with you on the cartridge support - Capcom would've done better by the fans if they splurged on the larger cartridge for RE2 instead. From a purely PR perspective, though, they'd still have to say you need to download part 1 and likely get flak from fans despite the choice if they got the larger cartridge.
On the 'waggle' support - although this is the second to use IR, its not the second to use gyro motion for pointer controls. World of Goo and Human Resource Machine both used gyro with a reset button that recentered the mouse to get pointer controls, and it worked surprisingly well. I'm hoping point-and-click adventure games from telltale will follow suite. IR recognizes hand shapes and proximity to a hand, and is much weirder. My guess is they're measuring distance to your other hand for the gesture of reloading. Without the sensor bar, though, you can't just use a 'point off-screen' arcade style light gun technique to reload, since your center point is constantly shifting. The IR is a solution I wouldn't have thought of, but one that I'm also a bit wary of. Light gun support on switch would be much easier if this solves the problem, but if the IR catches distance to your leg or side or friend accidentally while playing, it could completely ruin motion controls.
Nice.
@memoryman3 Maybe the Mega Man, Gold Mega Man, and Ryu amiibo will be compatible?
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