The 30 Day Resident Evil Challenge - Day 18

Q: Least Favorite Resident Evil Game? 

A: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

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The game was met with an overwhelming amount of criticism and got plenty of bad reviews. I decided to keep in mind that the game wasn't well favored, but wasn't going to pass my own judgement until I had actually played it.

The worst part of is that it's not a bad game if you look at it as a stand alone, but as a Resident Evil game, yes, it's bad. As a game itself, it's a pretty mediocre shooter. However, I have a difficult time viewing it as a title that I think belongs as part of the Resident Evil franchise. It was essentially an excuse for Capcom to capitalize on the popular "third person shooter" genre of gaming with some slight Resident Evil fan service shoved in to draw in more sales.

The franchise has been drifting further and further away from the original structure that the older games had, but I really genuinely have loved most of the newer releases (5, 6, Revelations, Revelations 2, etc). I think the trick is to have a combination that works.. using material from the Resident Evil universe and combining it with newer game mechanics, if that's the direction that they want to go. Operation Raccoon City just didn't have the right combination and I really felt cheated.

Was able to complete the main campaign with a friend in less than four hours. The online is dead, and the amount of DLC is ridiculous. The amount of money they want you to pay versus how much game play and enjoyment you get from it is robbery. I can't give this one a recommendation, and that simply breaks my heart.

The 30 Day Resident Evil Challenge - Day 17

Q: Favorite boss battle?

A: Ricardo Irving

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This was a hard question to answer. But, I feel that overall, Resident Evil 5 definitely has my most favorite boss battles. They all stick out in my mind because they'e so unique.. not to mention you fight super GIGANTIC creatures.

There's something oddly satisfying about shooting the absolute shit out of a giant evil sea creature monster.. thing. Although you have high powered weapons, you're still stranded on the boat deck. He swims around you, giving a feeling of constant threat.. a sense of panic. 

When I played Resident Evil 4, I remember thinking how awesome Del Lago was, and it's still one of my favorite boss battles to date. The fight against Irving is a step up from that and is so reminiscent of that fight for me, which is probably why it's the one that pops up in my head first as my top favorite. The instant death scene where he eats you is the cherry on top of the sundae. 

The 30 Day Resident Evil Challenge - Day 16

Q: Least Favorite Female Character?


A: Jessica Sherawat

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Because I mean.. look at her. She doesn't even look like somebody you can learn to like. Aside from her outfits just being plain ridiculous.. her personality is god awful. Her nonchalant and flirtatious attitude towards pretty much everything and everyone doesn't give me any time to take her the least bit seriously.

Maybe she was meant to be comedic relief. Maybe she was specially designed to be a character that you couldn't take seriously. Or one that you weren't SUPPOSED to like. In any case, she's a poor fit that they shoehorned into an otherwise fantastic game.