New release date, new trailer.
When I first reported on Resident Evil 6 in January, Capcom planned to release the game on November 20. But at last week's Captivate conference in Rome, Capcom announced a new release date: October 2. Capcom also revealed cooperative multiplayer modes and the return of Mercenaries mode.
Capcom released a new trailer also. In it many of the details of the outbreak are revealed. There are also some surprises, like the reappearance of Sherry Birkin (first introduced as a child in Resident Evil 2) and the identity of the mercenary from the first RE6 trailer. Some have speculated that the mysterious woman in the trailer with short dark hair is Ada Wong, a villain from Resident Evil 2 and 4. But I'm not convinced. I think it's a brand new villain.
RE6 will release first for Xbox and PS3, then for Windows. It has not been announced for Wii U.
The game should take around 30 hours to beat, according to Capcom director Eiichiro Sasaki. There will be three separate campaigns, which can be beaten in any order. They follow Leon, Chris, and series newcomer Jake.
Uhhh....they really should have saved that big reveal for the game: about Wesker's son. I don't think I would have left that in the trailer for the game
ReplyDeleteI agree. It would probably have been one of the great video game reveals/surprises/twists of all time. But I think Capcom is worried about sales after critics panned Operation Raccoon City. So they're pulling out all the stops to raise consumer awareness of and interest in Resident Evil 6.
Delete2 things:
Delete1) They shouldn't have made ORC suck. It's their own fault if sales were bad because they made a crappy game that they put half-assed effort into.
2) I think I would have announced that there was a really big surprise about one of the characters, and built up a lot of hype for it. Sure it would probably be leaked at some point, but I think that's a smarter move than just giving it away in the trailer.
Capcom: Great at making games, terrible at telling stories
Spoiler alert!
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