Resident Evil 5 - PC Master Race #11 - Review
In the great Gamer library there have been several video games that formed multiple sequels which were extended over time, an example that we can mention is Final Fantasy, since its appearance in the Famicom has had a resounding success in all generations of consoles, However, this time we will see a video game that was very criticized at the time of its release, but not because it is a bad game, the reason is because it ended up giving a totally turn to one of the most famous sagas of all time. it's about Resident Evil 5
In the mid 90s in the PSX era, Capcom would launch a video game that would renew and mark the genre Survival Horror on the consoles, their success was so great that they brought out different sequels by making a sequence of their plot and main story, however a point in which they would give a quite remarkable change, Resident Evil 4, in spite of having significantly elements Survival would make the saga Resident Evil was not seen in the same way, for Capcom luck these changes were well received by the public, this brought as consequence that its next release was in that same format, but it would no longer be a game of horror and survival, it would totally stop the action genre, giving birth to Resident Evil 5.
If you are a player of the old school of Resident Evil it may be for you a horrible and terrible video game, because it has nothing of its predecessors, but seeing it out of that context is not a bad game, that is where I will emphasize In this review, I also chose the PC version because it is the most optimized of all, with better resolution, FPS, in addition to having other elements that the console version does not have.
Resident Evil 5 is a very flexible video game when it comes to playing it on the PC, I had the opportunity to test it with several hardware configurations, starting with a 3.0 Ghz Pentium IV with an XFX 8600 GT GPU and 2 Gb of RAM, running at a resolution of 1024x768 could move between 30 and 40 FPS, this frame rate I consider fully playable, this is possible because the game uses two types of visual interfaces, DirectX9 and DirectX10 being the first for devices with low performance (or graphics cards that do not support DX10), this makes it a well optimized game for this system.
But if you want to get all the visual potential you need a more powerful hardware, in this way you can see the rendering of the DX10 which is excellent in RE5, the detail of the characters, the shadows, light effects, explosions among other things look excellent In addition, the textures of the different objects, enemies and scenarios gave a significant impact in those years.
The main characters visually look great, Chris Redfield looks quite "different" compared to the first RE, his partner Sheva Alomar is not far behind, being nice to see at all times, and once the game is over we can unlock different Aspects to give a "personalized" touch to the characters.
Being in the African continent, the environments and enemies are oriented correctly, the only thing we will see "out of place" would be the representatives of the BSAA of the United States, this is very good because it moves the player to a land remote completely unknown, however there comes a point where you enter a kind of secret laboratory, radically changing the environment of the game, but does not produce any rejection effect because it is something that has always been seen in most games of the saga.
We have a gameplay very similar to the RE4 but with certain differences, instead of using a passive menu we have one active, that is, enemies can attack us while we are ordering the inventory, we also have a great interaction with our partner, we can at any time assign him a new weapon, pass him ammunition and even plants of life.
Unlike its predecessors this RE is full of action at all times, are counted with one hand the times that can provide us with those classic "scares", there is a great variety of enemies which possess transformations or own abilities, these as you progress in the game they become more difficult to eliminate, being the last levels quite complicated if you do not make a constant upgrade to your weapons.
Since we play the theme of "Upgrades" is one of the reasons why this video game is addictive, we can update our weapons giving more power, increased its capacity of ammunition, recharge speed and even giving it power in drilling, this will allow us to eliminate enemies quickly and efficiently, allowing us to save more bullets at all times, we can also buy items or new weapons as we move into the game and this is when you notice the difficulty curve, at first we may It seems a bit difficult because our weapons do not have the necessary power, but once you can place a weapon with all your upgrades you will be totally unstoppable.
To be able to buy or update our weapons we need gold coins, which we will collect throughout the game, but there are also gems or objects of great value that we can sell in the store, there is a great variety throughout the game, some are in hidden places and others at a glance, for many it is a challenge to grab all the types of gems that exist in the game.
Bosses in general terms are easy to eliminate, although the first time you face them you may be eliminated several times because you do not know what your weak points, one of the most enjoyment to destroy was a giant ogre, here you just have to aim and shoot millions of bullets in the right places.
The music in the whole game is not very varied, if you wait for some melody that marks a special moment and is remembered over time you will not find it, sometimes it may seem repetitive, when multiple enemies appear, the same songs are always maintained, the rest will remain silent trying to get that touch of "suspense", the sounds really are very good, in the battles against multiple enemies are essential, you can clearly identify your enemies by just listening to them.
Resident Evil 5 despite having absolutely nothing to do with the first video games (with respect to their gameplay) is still a good game, the possibility of playing it cooperatively with another person makes it quite addictive, the environment of their levels combined with a "regular" argument makes it fun at all times, also the weapons upgrade makes it an eternal vice, trying as much as possible to raise all of them to a maximum potential, if you are looking for a video game that helps you to have a good time distracted, full of action and with quite curious challenges RE5 is for you, I can recommend it with your eyes closed.
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