/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.3478797]

Can we get a good ol' RE thread going? I'm currently replaying Code Veronica. Which one is your favorite, /vr/?

[Anonymous No.3478818]

1. RE1
2. RE2
3. CV
4. RE3

Nemesis is my least favorite just because of all the backtracking through similar looking alleyways in the first half. It gets much better once you reach the clock tower.

[Anonymous No.3478819]

>>3478797
>Which one is your favorite, /vr/?
3

[Anonymous No.3478829]

I'd love to see a Code Veronica remake with a better script and voice acting. Alfred and Alexia had a lot of potential as villains but the Dreamcast era voice acting really killed it. CV has a lot going for it though. Probably my overall favorite RE soundtrack.

[Anonymous No.3478873]

>>3478818
Same. I liked Nemesis at first but got tired of him chasing me.

[Anonymous No.3478927]

>>3478797
3, Nemesis a best
he should have worked more like the scissorman in the PS clocktower - appear if you wait too long in the same place
his appearances could've been more random for replay value
just my opinion

[Anonymous No.3478935]

>>3478927
Yeah, would've been neat if some appearances were randomized. Still though, the first playthrough without a guide was the most intense survival horror experience I ever had.

[Anonymous No.3478980]

>>3478935
Doesn't RE3 have a random encounter system though, so that it's not exactly the same every time

[Anonymous No.3478990]

>>3478980
>random encounter system

No.

[Anonymous No.3478991]

>>3478829
It wasn't the "era", the voice acting was just shit like most Capcom games.

[Anonymous No.3479013]

>>3478980
>>3478990
Yeah they're all fixed as far as I know. Nemesis will only chase you through a set amount of doors when you run from him as well.

[Anonymous No.3479016]

>>3478797
>unironically playing resident evil
lmao. only 4 was decent

[Anonymous No.3479021]

>>3479016
>baiting on a board as slow as /vr/

Just why?

[Anonymous No.3479029]

>>3479013
I used to have a theory that Nemesis could only go through doors that opened outwards, since he can't seem to enter the police station despite the door being unlocked.

Sadly, it's not true, If it was, it would've been a cool minor detail

[Anonymous No.3479060]

>>3478991
The cheese is always part of the charm but the whole creepy incestuous vibe with the Ashfords and Alfred's insanity could have really been something. Let's not even mention Steve.

[Anonymous No.3479116]

>>3478797
>pic
Sigh. Nostalgia. When the game was new and it was creepy just exploring the mansion in the beginning, and that diary was one of the more memorable moments. Itchy. Tasty.

[Anonymous No.3479117]

>>3478829
Remake CV without Steve and people might actually like it.

[Anonymous No.3479129]

>>3479116
RE1 was my first ever PlayStation game and man was I not ready for the jump from the SNES to that.

[Anonymous No.3479139]

>>3479117
You've gotta respect Steve's taste for backstory though.

[NESfag No.3479154]

>>3479013
>>3478990
>>3478980
Some encounters are "semi random".
For instance, in the street part with the firetruck and the gate that requires the 2 jewels, you might either get dogs or crows jumping out of the window.

This happens about 4-5 times in the game and is totally random (doesn't depend on the player's actions), however it's always a choice between 2 things.
This also happens with some items, for instance at the RPG you may get the Grenade Launcher or the Colt, and you'll get the other one at the electric power facility. Then, some powders, herbs, and a bit of ammo too, can be in different places.

[Anonymous No.3479171]

BARRY BURTON

[Anonymous No.3479180]

>>3478927
his appearances differ depending on what you do in the game

[Anonymous No.3479253]

>>3479171
>RE1 FMV Character Intro
I love it

[Anonymous No.3479259]

One of my biggest regrets in life is never playing the RE games when they were new. At the time I was focused on just RPGs and the PSX was full of them so I never branched out. I never played them until this year and damn, they hold up well. All were still great. I just wonder how much more I would've liked them had I played them when they were new and cutting edge.

[Anonymous No.3479293]

Re:DS

It's so fast paced and fun. The touch mode is ok tho I recommend the classic mode. Quick turn, quick knife and top screen map / health is incredible.

[Anonymous No.3479309]

>>3479293
I was always curious about Deadly Silence. Is it based on the director's cut version?

[Anonymous No.3479313]

>>3478797
Code Veronica was the most unsettling. finding out that the guy was dressing up as his sister really creeped me the fuck out

[Anonymous No.3479320]

>>3479313
I definitely enjoyed the nods to Psycho.

[Anonymous No.3479332]

>>3479313
It turned me on actually tbqhwuf

[Anonymous No.3479359]

>>3479313

I like code but it's where a lot of the main problems of the series come from.

First off bringing Wesker back was a HUGE mistake and it was where they started the whole LET'S GET UMBRELLA thing. Which was really, I think, missing the point of survival horror.

I say this a lot but the environment should be the primary antagonist with humans just be another "monster." Umbrella worked best when it was just some faceless evil that got hoisted by it's own petard and died at the hands of it's own creation while forming the backstory. They're not supposed to be Cobra

[Anonymous No.3479372]

>>3479359
They literally stopped calling it "Survival Horror" with RE4 and changed to "Action Horror" instead

[Anonymous No.3479397]

>>3479359
The other thing that bugs me about CV is that it's a step back from RE3 in some ways. Yeah the power of the Dreamcast made for a really good looking game at the time but some of the the omissions were kind of baffling. Especially going back to having to press the action button to climb stairs.

[Anonymous No.3479418]

>>3479309
Enhanced version of the original. New modes, moves and models. The game is fantastic. Play it.

[Anonymous No.3479423]

>>3479253
I GOT A SHOTGUN

Also is it true that there are still fan servers for Outbreak? Looks hella fun.

[Anonymous No.3479432]

>>3478797
vid related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pHy4oS8l6g

[Anonymous No.3479479]

>>3478818
agree, but i do love resi 3. probably the game i end up with the most ammo at the end. idm the backtracking, (especially once u find the 2 massive "secret" gunpowder stashes near the start).

>>3478829
i do like CV, but it has the weakest plot imo. i always tend to lose interest once i reach the artic, and it was the beginning of wesker becoming the joke that he was in 5.

>>3479116
the "itchy, tasty" file has a special place in my heart. resi 1 nailed the creepy atsmophere, moreso than any other game in the series. so much intrigue and mystery.

>>3479259
dont wanna rub it in but you really did miss out. playing resi 1 when it first came out is a memory i'll never forget. i was probably around 10 at the time, and back then, it seems videogames like resi, mgs1, dino crisis, took me fucking ages to complete. same with smb3. i really do miss those days.

just a quick summary of my first experience with resi1: after what seemed like monthes of stumbling around i made it to the guardhouse. no ammunition, too young and dumb to find the secret stashes, next to no ink ribbons. finally got to plant 42, killed that fucker and back to the mansion it was. out of ink ribbons. my last save is at the guardhouse. hunters become a thing. pretty much gave up. loved the game but man was it hard as fuck. one year passes and i complete resi 2 to death. go back to resi 1, nail it.

[Anonymous No.3479487]

>>3479479
one last thing forgot to mention, resi 1 has a fair amount of hidden cutscenes that are worth trying to find imo.

oh yeah and:
ITS REALLY POWERFUL. ESPECIALLY AGAINST LIVING THINGS.

[Anonymous No.3479493]

>>3479423
yeah but it's mostly players from the land of the rising sun and it's usually laggy because of that.

[Anonymous No.3479498]

>>3479479
>i always tend to lose interest once i reach the artic

Ditto. The game really screeches to a halt especially once Chris tags in.

I think I would have also appreciated be able to choose which Redfield to play as for the final hurrah

[Anonymous No.3479729]

>>3479487
Yeah I always liked how RE1 had all these little events that don't change the story much but you can trigger different short scenes by doing things differently.

[Anonymous No.3479774]

www.archiveofourown.org/works/7794475

www.archiveofourown.org/works/7794544/

[Anonymous No.3479942]

>>3479013
Do you know how many doors?
RE3 is one of my favorite games of all time, but I've always played it thinking that nemesis would follow you not matter what until you get to a major plot advancement.

[Anonymous No.3480015]

>>3479942
I think it depends on the encounter. I just know that he'll stop chasing you once you get far enough away from where he initially appears and then you can go back and he'll be gone.

[NESfag No.3480754]

>>3479309

In short:
- 2 game modes, classic and DS. classic is pretty much the original game. DS is a new way to go through the mansion, like Director's Cut, with new item and enemy placement, etc. All the puzzles where replaced by touchscreen stuff, and sometimes when you enter a room you're FORCED to fight a first person knife combat.
Honestly, the new puzzles are shit. They're like the kind of eductional toys you give to toddlers, like "put the square shaped thing into the squared shaped hole", baby stuff. It sucks.
The first person knife mode also suck, in several aspects. Not only they are by definition "anti survival horror", but even gameplay it's terrible and I figured out you could just keep spamming diagonal knife cuts to win it all, and fast.

Now, the good stuff:
- all 3D models, enemies and characters, were redone from scratch and look really good.
- New moves: 180° degree turn, RE4 style knife use which does not take place in the inventory.
- Reworked zombie AI, they're harder to dodge.

These 3 points also work in "classic" mode, which makes the game very different with the original, but it's good stuff. Just not something i'd recommend to someone who wants to discover RE1 like it was back then.

Also, you can skip doors AND cutscenes. Only version of RE1 in which you can skip cutscenes. Makes it super fast.

Also there are 2 co-op mini games using the link cable. Never tried them myself. All I know is your coop partner appears appears as a star on your screen, not his 3D model...
In these modes you can play as ANY character from both Alpha and Beta teams.

If you're playing on emulation or using a flashcart, you can easily swap models around and therefore play the game as any character from both Alpha and Beta teams. On PC you can do that too (pic related), and use gameshark codes on console for the same result, but here it's easier and it's not just limited to Rebecca/Barry, you can play as anyone using this trick; and it's easier to do.

[NESfag No.3480758]

>>3480754
>link cable

Hurr, it's DS, not game boy, you got my point.

[Anonymous No.3480872]

>>3480754
That sounds pretty great. It's a shame PSN only has the DC version available. I'd love to be able to play the original on my Vita.

[Anonymous No.3480884]

So, can i just skip RE1 and go for REmake or is it a sin?

[Anonymous No.3480895]

>>3480884
Well the director's cut version is the only one available on PSN. Most people here would probably tell you to either emulate the original 1996 version or just go with REmake. It's fun to play the original version after finishing REmake just to see how much they changed.

[NESfag No.3480910]

>>3480884
I love both versions but I find it hard to recommend one over the other.
The original was from another time and depending on who you are you may need to have to put it back into its context to truely enjoy it. It came out at a time when games were starting to try and be more like interactive movies and in that regard, I think it had a role as important as a game like MGS, but that side of things is often overlooked nowadays. The absence of HUD and the way the story/endings/NPCs sytem work was almost as influence as the way it refined the Alone In The Dark style and expanded on it to make it on par with action games of the time.

At the very least, RE1 should be played only because it was an influencial game for the 2 generations to come; even if it didn't invent much, it nailed things perfectly and set a new standard. Kinda like OoT.

None of this can be said for the REmake. It's a great game though, and besides it is better appreciated if you have already played the original. The devs kinda played on players expectations of the original.

[Anonymous No.3480945]

>>3480884

Play RE1. It's memorable enough. IT's really a lot of fun. It's very silly. Remake is a serious take on the same scenario.

[Anonymous No.3481676]

>>3480945
Its not that silly, dialogues are cheese but atmosphere is still eerie

[Anonymous No.3481910]

>>3481676

The remake actually took away a lot of the ham

[Anonymous No.3483631]

>>3480945

I gave up on HD remake after going to the garden.

I simply prefer the first game, the way the game unfolded, especially the creepy music, the silent eerie rooms just feel better.

Classic Resident Evil were so cool. Wish there was something like to play next, already went through Nocturne and Alone in the dark new nightmare.

[NESfag No.3483641]

>>3483631
Give Deep Fear and Countdown Vampires a try. They have flaws but they're the most decent clones of the era.
The truth is, most clones are either very subpar or broken/unfinished (Evil Dead: Hail To The King, Martian Gothic...)

If you're into the action orientation of games lik Dino Crisis 2 or Parasite Eve 2, check out Deep Freeze, Vampire Hunter D, Soul Of The Samuraï. All on PS1.ddd

[Anonymous No.3483642]

not counting the REmake,

my favorites are either RE2 or the ds port of RE1.

[NESfag No.3483645]

>>3483641
Forgot to mention Overblood. It's not a RE clone, it was developped at the same time and was just as much inspired by AITD than RE, if not more.
It's got many similarities with RE while being developed at the same time (even an important part of the story is the same at one point) , which I find fascinating.

[Anonymous No.3483651]

>>3483645
I knew the ones you said but Overblood is new to me. Strange game. Getting Enemy Zero vibes.

Not exactly horror, but there is a game I have been really longing to play and cant.
Dark Earth, really unique game in a unique setting, I hope gog pulls it off.