Red Crayon Aristocrat
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I don't hate RE5, I don't love it, imo a lot of the game is just kind of boring to me, you visit a lot of generic locations that feel like you've seen them a million times before in games that don't scream "Resident Evil" to me.
I also hate the way the game tosses Spencer aside like it does, Spencer, the big cheese behind Umbrella, the man who kickstarted the whole events of the series and he's just a throwaway secondary villain we barely learn anything about unlike how we got deep dives into the Ashford family or James Marcus, am I the only one that's always been bothered by that?
That's before you get into the controversy surrounding the game which would be even worse today, instead I think Capcom should sidestep the issue and take the opportunity to deliver a very different RE5 than just following the original game, here's what I would do.
First off expand the DLC Lost in Nightmares to be most of the main game or at least the first third, expand the estate of Spencer and add a lot more backstory to who he is and where he came from, instead have Ouroboros be the main threat, borrow from the original version of RE4 and even Devil May Cry, here's how I'd start the story...
Chris and Jill infiltrate Spencer castle, while Spencer can still be a sickly old guy in a wheelchair, have him be a cocky mother fucker who's throwing a masquerade ball made up of investors and other top level former Umbrella staff, he's reassuring everyone that despite the bumps in the road, his dream of world domination is not dead! Umbrella will rise again! But uh oh, Wesker attacks the castle with Ouroboros, infecting everyone in the castle save for Spencer himself.
When someone gets infected with Ouroboros, they become like something between a zombie and a ganado, zombie like in appearance, leaking gross black ooze, but with a lot more intelligence like a ganado and able to use simple weapons, so the primary enemies in this first act would be the party goers, who would be dressed in masquerade clothing and masks, think something along the lines of Mardi Gras meets Eyes Wide Shut, not unlike the Marionettes in Devil May Cry, very creepy in appearance and Spencer's staff who he would have dressed in 1600s/1700s style outfits, as Spencer would essentially like LARPing as someone from that era, the walls would be lined with medieval era weaponry as decoration the infected would grab hold of and attack you as well as knives, anything they can get their hands on, but they also would be willing to rip you to shreds with their bare hands or snap your neck, Spencer could have a special lab facility in his home filled with nasty creatures that get loose in the chaos like Lickers, Hunters, giant spiders, regular zombies or even never before seen T Virus experiments.
Ultimately Chris and Jill confront Spencer and have a proper showdown with him this time around, Wesker does arrive however and now Africa is kind of like the equivalent of Antarctica in Code Veronica, we avoid the whole African cities and villages and whatnot and jump straight to the ancient ruins where the T Virus flower was originally discovered and it's nearby Umbrella facility, the third act would be Wesker's onship facility (less like a generic cargo ship this time and more like a floating ultra high tech lab) and then the showdown with Wesker at the volcano and boom, we're done.
That right there would be a lot more interesting than the boring cities, mines, oil facilities etc of the original game, maybe it's Chris and Jill the whole time, maybe Sheeva returns and joins Chris when he does travel to Africa, maybe it's just Chris this time and we drop the co op angle, either way I hope Capcom takes this opportunity to really rethink the game and deliver a much more proper finale the story arc of Spencer and Wesker.
I also hate the way the game tosses Spencer aside like it does, Spencer, the big cheese behind Umbrella, the man who kickstarted the whole events of the series and he's just a throwaway secondary villain we barely learn anything about unlike how we got deep dives into the Ashford family or James Marcus, am I the only one that's always been bothered by that?
That's before you get into the controversy surrounding the game which would be even worse today, instead I think Capcom should sidestep the issue and take the opportunity to deliver a very different RE5 than just following the original game, here's what I would do.
First off expand the DLC Lost in Nightmares to be most of the main game or at least the first third, expand the estate of Spencer and add a lot more backstory to who he is and where he came from, instead have Ouroboros be the main threat, borrow from the original version of RE4 and even Devil May Cry, here's how I'd start the story...
Chris and Jill infiltrate Spencer castle, while Spencer can still be a sickly old guy in a wheelchair, have him be a cocky mother fucker who's throwing a masquerade ball made up of investors and other top level former Umbrella staff, he's reassuring everyone that despite the bumps in the road, his dream of world domination is not dead! Umbrella will rise again! But uh oh, Wesker attacks the castle with Ouroboros, infecting everyone in the castle save for Spencer himself.
When someone gets infected with Ouroboros, they become like something between a zombie and a ganado, zombie like in appearance, leaking gross black ooze, but with a lot more intelligence like a ganado and able to use simple weapons, so the primary enemies in this first act would be the party goers, who would be dressed in masquerade clothing and masks, think something along the lines of Mardi Gras meets Eyes Wide Shut, not unlike the Marionettes in Devil May Cry, very creepy in appearance and Spencer's staff who he would have dressed in 1600s/1700s style outfits, as Spencer would essentially like LARPing as someone from that era, the walls would be lined with medieval era weaponry as decoration the infected would grab hold of and attack you as well as knives, anything they can get their hands on, but they also would be willing to rip you to shreds with their bare hands or snap your neck, Spencer could have a special lab facility in his home filled with nasty creatures that get loose in the chaos like Lickers, Hunters, giant spiders, regular zombies or even never before seen T Virus experiments.
Ultimately Chris and Jill confront Spencer and have a proper showdown with him this time around, Wesker does arrive however and now Africa is kind of like the equivalent of Antarctica in Code Veronica, we avoid the whole African cities and villages and whatnot and jump straight to the ancient ruins where the T Virus flower was originally discovered and it's nearby Umbrella facility, the third act would be Wesker's onship facility (less like a generic cargo ship this time and more like a floating ultra high tech lab) and then the showdown with Wesker at the volcano and boom, we're done.
That right there would be a lot more interesting than the boring cities, mines, oil facilities etc of the original game, maybe it's Chris and Jill the whole time, maybe Sheeva returns and joins Chris when he does travel to Africa, maybe it's just Chris this time and we drop the co op angle, either way I hope Capcom takes this opportunity to really rethink the game and deliver a much more proper finale the story arc of Spencer and Wesker.
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