I really enjoyed Resident Evil 1 the director's cut version. That was a great way for a loyal fan like me to be introduced to the franchise. But reading the walkthroughs for Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 I thought I wouldn't enjoy them since they seemed more like failed imitations of the first and second games in a boring environment.
It turned out I was right when I actually played them. But before that I had played Code Veronica X and it was the just as good as the original with intense story lines. But after playing all the previously released RE games, I came to understand that the series had a fault of repeating the same survival horror each time.
The main plot-line of the games, including the spin-offs are the same of the T-Virus being spilled and zombies crowding up the area.
A friend in high school who was also a Resident Evil fan shared the same sentiments. But Resident Evil 4 seemed to have changed all of that or so I thought. I enjoyed the new departure from the T-Virus and zombies to a new plot. I remember the commercial and conveyed it to my friend who thought RE would have been much better with actual evil and not some mutated monsters.
I rented Resident Evil 4 back in 2005 and played it. The game was a success and would re-brand the franchise for good. But the majority of "RE fans" or better yet, fans of the zombies, T-Virus and other mutated monsters weren't too thrilled with this change.
For them RE is a trademark of the zombies and T-Virus.
They did seem to have a passion for the action though. I like the new change and the combination of action with survival horror. So in a bid to please the fans Capcom decided to keep the action and create a new environment only worse when they released Resident Evil 5.
Resident Evil 5 was so far removed from the dark, lonely survival horror atmosphere to being in broad daylight and have some crazy butchers come and fight you. I didn't even bother playing it.
Resident Evil 6 seems to be only worsening the franchise with the T-Virus appearing again and threatening to infect the whole world. Are we going Planet of the Apes?
I know it may be early for me to judge, but since I was right in my predictions of not liking Resident Evil 2, 3 and 5, I doubt I could be wrong again but who knows.
I also mentioned that I don't really quite get thrilled by the game series repeating survival horror again and again with a few cut scenes in between. I really thought Resident Evil four was rebooting the franchise with action sequences and bidding farewell to the T-Virus and it's mutated products. But no thanks to the fans of the T-Virus and zombies, we're going all the way back.
Instead of adding new themes to the franchise such as spy missions or anything else that is not just limited to constant searching and killing enemies, Capcom is ensuring of keeping it's customer base high and pleasing the "fans" by introducing the old themes once again, only worsened with senseless violence, explosions and other themes that have only killed RE originality and potential to evolve into a successful franchise.
I don't own a PS3 and won't be getting one for the next few months or perhaps years. But if I do, I'm only getting the remake edition of Resident Evil 4 and the spin-offs that have been produced. I think I have lost faith ever since Capcom decided to please "fans" who seem to have no passion for improvement or evolving a franchise.
Below is a Resident Evil 6 trailer that gives me the feeling it's not for me:
