Resident Evil 5 Controls Get Gears-ish Overhaul

Thank god. I LOVED RE4(haven't liked any RE before it), but the controls still bothered me.

RIP Oh-Shit moments where zombies slowly approach as I frantically shoot at them. The scheme for 4 was fine for the design. You didnt need to move and shoot, you didnt need to strafe in 4.

Hopefully its not just another 3rd person run and gun now =(

Hmm... I honestly don't feel the controls need an overhaul, and I worry that the more frantic, circle-strafe-and-shoot style will ruin the pacing. RE4's design initially worried me for the same reason: I was afraid that the RE formula would be twisted into an action design rather than survival horror. But RE4 turned out great, the best RE yet many would justifiably say.

I'm one of the few who has no real complaints about any RE game's controls; once the series added the autoaim function upon aiming (RE2, I think? Maybe 3?) everything felt just right. RE4's controls weren't restrictive, but rather, I felt they lent themselves to a more claustrophobic feeling: it was tricky to escape from hordes of not-zombies when your back was against the wall, but not tricky because of the controls - tricky because you had your back against a wall and were facing a handful or more of enemies who wanted to eat your face.

RE4's control scheme evolved just enough to sprinkle some action flavor into the survival horror pacing without the series become one emphasizing action. RE4 was still scary, perhaps even more so than its predecessors. I just hope that RE5 stirs in only enough action to perfect the RE4 experience, which it seems is Capcom's intent.

Still a launch day purchase, though.

Oh, the irony. Didn't Gears take a bunch of ideas from RE4? "Thanks!"

So does this mean left stick = movement and right stick = aiming?

I thought Resi 4's controls were fine to be honest, although dodging and navigating some parts were rendered comically stupid by not being able to sidestep.

WIll this game have offline co-op? or is it just online?

Gears of Evil....SIX!

I was ok with the RE4 controls but I think it will be more fun this way.

So.....strafing?

so glad they unfucked their heads.

RE4 was an excellent game marred by a horrible control scheme. yes, please assault me with numerous justifications (pacing, game design, suspense and atmosphere) but essential it boiled down to trying to negotiate zombie apocalypse as a drunk paraplegic with downs. and an inner ear infection.

I'm sure this works great for consoles but I found gears to be quite awkward on the PC. I know this game may never come to the PC but if it does I hope they tweak the controls for it.