Press Release:
It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President's side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world's population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.Capcom talked to IGN today as well, stating that there will be three separate story lines that will begin to merge together near the end of the game, with Ada Wong's being unlocked after completion of the story. There will be both co-op and single player modes, much like Resident Evil 5. Also the pre-order exclusives have been revealed as different maps from different gaming stores, that will serve multiple purposes, and while I'm not sure what that means, I have my fingers crossed for something cool to come of these pre-orders.
Pros:
I think the first thing to note here is the return of fan favorite characters... Motherfucking Zombies! Yes, there is a variation of Las Plagas in some scenes, but there are several scenes with what looks like zombies, especially in the Leon sections.
I guess the return of Leon and Chris Redfield can be classified as a pro, but Capcom seemed to be really covering their ass with this game. The fandom is almost evenly split over Chris and Leon being the preferred male character in the Resident Evil series. Ada Wong and Ingrid Hunnigan from Resident Evil 4 are also confirmed, with Ingrid appearing in the trailer and Capcom confirming Ada will be playable. And while we don't know to what extent yet she will be appearing, Ashley Graham's voice actor is part of the cast for Resident Evil 6.
Resident Evil 6 seems to be taking a page from Left 4 Dead, bringing in both Tank and Boomer like creatures for new BOWs (Bio-Organic-Weapon) and honestly, they've been accepted as suitable zombie replacements in another series, so for Resident Evil to take those designs and implement them is something I'm totally cool with, if it means we get more old school Resident Evil vibes from this game. Also, interesting thing to note is the return and the upgrade of the Bandersnatch from Resident Evil Code Veronica, which plays into one of the rumors going around. Also, we see a multi-eyed transformation going on and the main logo for Resident Evil 6 is a spider web based image, so are Spiders making their creepy ass return to Resident Evil? Melee is getting some serious loving in this trailer as well, with Leon fighting zombies on the ground, busting out the classic roundhouse kick, introducing a new evade roll/slide, spin and shoot technique that I'm excited to abuse come November, and this new character seems to be more melee than bullets, implying some sort of super-soldier-Esq abilities.
Cons:
I hate Spiders... No seriously, I really fucking hate spiders. I got nothing to hate at this point, they seem to be trying harder than ever to blend both the horror and the multiplayer action aspects of Resident Evil and I hope to all that is holy, that this works out amazingly well for Capcom.
Rumors:
Our Big Bad- Jill Valentine: This one is something I could totally get behind, since the character of Jill was pretty much made useless after Resident Evil 5 (If Capcom had had the balls to keep her dead, they could of immortalized her, but what they ended up doing fucked the character over badly).
Evidence for this: The scene between Chris Redfield and Jeremy Renner (No seriously, look at the character and tell me you don't see Jeremy Renner in him). The way the trailer set it up, it looked like Chris was angry at the woman with Leon and had a personal vendetta against her, but the press release sates Leon is in America, while Chris is in China. So who could Chris possibly have a personal vendetta against, now that Wesker is dead? Maybe Ada, but in his opening shot, he says he has to take responsibility for what has happened to the world and if Jill became the new Wesker, I could see how he got that mindset. Plus, why the hell is Renner with Chris and not Jill? Eh? Eh?
Steve Burnside and the Code Veronica Effect: Since Resident Evil 2, each game has invested more mythos and development into each iteration of the T-virus, with Resident Evil 5 tackling the Progenitor Virus from Resident Evil 0 most recently. So why not bring back the T-Veronica virus to the fore-front, since we know the Bandersnatch will be making a return with this game. And if the game is Code Veronica based, then now would be the perfect time to bring back Steve Burnside, a character that was close to Claire Redfield and infected with the T-Veronica, before dying. However, after death it is implied that Wesker brought him back to life to investigate the T-Veronica virus, since Steve was the last T-V host left.
But what if we've already seen Steve?
Evidence for this: Steve Burnside could be the cocky, yet to be named Third playable character. It's implied this character has above human level abilities and his blood is the key to something important. Rumor has it, this guy is selling his blood as a weapon (Thus the BOWs are extra line in the trailer), though it could be he is using his blood as a cure maybe, against the T-V virus. Either way, there is a good chance he could be this unnamed character, especially since Chris seems to be on his trail, (Chris has a scene in the winter village that most of new guy's scenes are in) and Claire is Chris' sister.
Ashley Graham's role: One of the more generally accepted, but I don't see it theory is that Ashley Graham is working alongside the unnamed third character. While the voice does sound somewhat similar and the character has blonde hair, I'm not willing to put any money down on this yet. It's not been that long a time span since Resident Evil 4, so the odds of Ms. Graham becoming a highly trained agent in this time span is slim. Though if she did, that's kinda cute considering her crush on Leon. Evidence supporting this: However, with her voice actor confirmed and her dad showing up in Leon's storyline, the odds of Ms. Graham sitting this one out is unlikely.
Personal Hopes for Resident Evil 6: I'm not one of those bitter old Resident Evil fans that bitch that horror is dead these days. It's not, it's just struggling to find legitimate roots in modern gaming and it looks like Capcom is trying to address this, probably in light of Dead Space coming in and stealing their customers. I will take an action orientated game, if the horror atmosphere and the scares are present. Resident Evil 5 beat the series with a sledgehammer for me personally, it tried to take itself far too seriously and I really hope Capcom tries to reign it back a bit here or give us a much better script. Don't be afraid to take risks, kill off a main character (Chris' story came to an end with Wesker's death, cough cough hint hint) and make these new characters interesting enough to continue the franchise on in the absence of our original heroes. I just want to have a blast playing this, if you can add in the thrill of being scared and allow me to be scared even with others, then you've won me back over to the Resident Evil series Capcom. Please, let this be great.
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