OldManHermit

That's interesting. This might be the first time we've had an environment in an RE game where everyone isn't already dead/infected.

Always loved that Final Fight illustration.

Europe for sure. I wish more games would take creative risks like that with their covers, instead of the usual centre frame main character posing shtick.

@BrianJL hah, yeah I imagine she'd burn through a lot of gunships given her lifestyle of constantly escaping exploding planets.

huh, I assumed it took place directly after Corruption. If anything because all the Prime games have taken place before Super, also her gunship at the beginning of Beyond is the same one she flies in Corruption,(as far as I could tell), and not the yellow one from Super. Anyway, it doesn't really matter that much.

If you're new to the series and worried about being lost, all the games are fairly encapsulated stories by design. And any of the games that do reference previous entries do a good job of providing a lengthy prologue detailing the relevant info.

@progx that's true. It just feels a bit odd in this game considering there are multiple characters talking directly to her.

I enjoyed my time with it, basically felt like an old school Metroid Prime game, albeit a bit more linear, (which is fine with me I love Metroid Fusion), and with bike segments in between zones.

as far as gripes go, I feel there could've been more combat sections with the bike/more interesting things to do with it besides travelling from point a to point b. Also the crystal collecting became a bit tedious towards the end. Good game overall tho, solid 8/10

Edit: oh yeah, and it's weird samus doesn't speak at all to the npc's. Since when is she Link?

An impressive technical achievement to be sure, but I'm not sure I could bring myself to play this haha. As much as I do enjoy the original RE1, it can be a bit hard to go back to after playing the phenomenal remake.

I just beat the crab boss in the frozen lab area, but Myles hasn't really bothered me yet. I actually like the Federation troopers, gives the game some more personality. Actually makes me want to go back and play Other M after this haha.

NA really pops, whereas JP is a relatively flat composition by comparison.

Definitely a game I will inevitably pick up, like you know, it's fate or something..

This game is good fun. It has that Treasure quirkiness that is very befitting of Wario.

Seeing as they're going back to Raccoon City for this one, they might keep with the whole full circle theme and bring back Wesker or Spencer as a clone or something. As silly as that is I wouldn't put it past Capcom to do something like that, The series has been over the top ridiculous for awhile now.

It worked out in the end, Leon and Claire are just as iconic as Chris and Jill at this point.

This game feels about 25 years to late. But hey, it's a great movie, if the game happens to be good I'll bite.

You have to print it yourself?? Come on guys just include the darn manual.

Glad it worked out after all that time in development. presently replaying Metroid Prime 3, then I plan to dive into this!

It's cool to see how all three artist's interpreted the character differently. NA's definitely the most 80s with that outfit they gave him haha. I think JP is my personal fav though, and not just because it made the bold choice to include infamous historical villain with distinctive mustache looming in the sky.

Being an Alien fan I eagerly picked this up back in the day, but ultimately remember being disappointed by it. I'd give it another go, but I no longer have my copy.

Nice, was wondering when they were going to add the other Ninja Gaidens, now we just need three. looking forward to playing 2 and horribly abusing the rewind feature.

NA, for purely nostalgia based reasons.

This looks reminiscent of Shogun Showdown, which I have sunk many hours into, so I may check it out eventually.

I feel a couple of those Street Fighter 2 ports could be removed to make room for different games. All you really need is SF2:Turbo.

I can easily picture this version of Link uttering his classic phrase, "Well Excuuuuuse me princess!!"

Started watching the trailer, but then stopped myself. This is one of those games I'm fairly certain I'm gonna get at launch, so I kinda wanna go in blind.

I must say, I do like the version with the wood panelling. We haven't had that aesthetic on a console since the Atari 2600 I would guess.

I remember seeing Akira for the first time back in high school and just being blown away by it. For art class we were each assigned a classroom door to paint, I of course did an image of Kaneda on his bike riding through streets of Neo Tokyo. Last I heard my door hasn't been painted over yet all these years later.

NA is the clear winner here. Masterfully illustrated by a far superior artist to whatever nobody scribbled the JP cover. Probably just faded away into obscurity.

I've only been posting here for about 5 years, but I dig this place, it's pretty chill here. Cheers

I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.

Gonna get cold before the game comes out.

Very much looking forward to this one, looks like a love letter to Marvel Vs Capcom.

Will definitely mostly be using my beer drinking Canadian brother Wolverine.

The fireworks in the bg of the Rickety Race level from DKC2

The fireworks at the end of the magic carpet ride level in the snes Aladdin game.

And the fireworks in Termina at the end of the third day in Majora's Mask.

Not super iconic or anything, but for whatever reason they stick out in my mind.

I'm pretty much a beat 'em up junky, but I saw the visuals of this one, then I saw the price and decided I'd pass, at least until a deep sale.

I did enjoy Double Dragon Gaiden tho, the gameplay is quite fun.

What's the enemy variety like? Are there unique opponents, or do they just reuse the baddies from TotK?

Also more importantly, is Ganondorf playable? That was honestly my favourite aspect of the original Hyrule Warriors.

Ain't no RE4 chainsaw controller that's for sure.

Just glad my fav series is still going strong all these years later.

But you know, it'd be nice if we got the og trilogy on Switch to celebrate the 30th...just a suggestion Capcom..

Still have my original copy . I (regrettably), sold off a bunch of my GC games, but held on to this one. I enjoyed the sequels, but this remains my fav in the series. It just has a certain atmosphere the others haven't been able to recapture.

Probably the most colourful survival horror I've seen. Most games in the genre tend to be shades of dreary brown and grey.

Ken being a corporate shill makes perfect sense, but Ryu? Disappointing. But I suppose he's essentially a hobo, probably needed the cash.

Playing the PS4 remake of Medievil, perfect game for spooky season. They really did a phenomenal job of retaining the spirit of the original while updating it for modern consoles. The visuals are spectacular.

I'll always love this game. Along with smash bros melee and rogue leader it was among the first gc games I played.

I'm curious how the visuals will hold up in HD. It was designed to be played in standard def and actually still looks amazing on my old crt TV.

Voted for Japan, I just prefer that style of illustration. I see what they were going for with the NA one but, Geese's head, (I assume that's supposed to be Geese), is just way too tiny and it's throwing off the entire illustration.

I think Faith: The Unholy Trinity deserves to be here. It's about as lo fi as you can get, but it managed to creep me out when I played last year.

"The last Metroid is in captivity. The galaxy is at peace."

I remember it being kinda mind blowing hearing actual spoken dialogue coming from my snes back in the day.

But yeah, Super Metroid by a country mile, it's just so freakin iconic.

@anoyonmus I can't remember where I read that, so it could've been bogus info. Still, I wouldn't rule out there being some kind of connection. They establish in RE Village that Ozwell Spencer the founder of Umbrella actually met mother Miranda, (the main antagonist of that game), and the Umbrella logo was even inspired by the mysterious symbols on the ruins around the village. Seemed like they were setting something up with that. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

@anoyonmus From what I've read, Requiem's story does tie into the previous two games. It's the third in a trilogy wrapping up the story of the megamycete, the weird fungus that created the monsters in 7 and 8.

Being an old school RE fan, definitely 3rd person. That being said, I though the first person view worked well in RE7, it really helped heighten the tension of the very claustrophobic environments in that game.

@Truegamer79 I think they're both great entries in their respective series, but I give a slight edge to Ragebound. The camera just felt too zoomed out most of the time in Shinobi, and some of the bosses were a bit underwhelming, but these are really minor gripes.

You know, I feel like playing this in handheld mode would detract from the spooky factor. Seems like the kinda game that's best played on a big tv late at night with all the lights out.

Not a genre I normally go for, but being a huge Trek fan I will likely check this out eventually.

Also, just gonna leave this here, SeinTrek,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YSi_5kRSik