Capcom: "there is a possibility" of Resident Evil series reboot"

[Chancey289]

It's always cool to see how the lore of a simple concept can become this massive thing. The downside is that it get's too bloated and ends up becoming something too impenetrable and alien for anyone to even comprehend which is what has happened to RE

If a rebooted RE would really consist of being RE 7 then I think a story focused around a new vulnerable protagonist could be the way to go. The survivor caught in between the massive diabolical events going around him/her. I wouldn't put you in the role of some super soldier like Chris Redfield and Leon Kennedy but more so your normal guy or girl who doesn't have much experience tossed in a scenario he doesn't fully understand. I think this perspective can offer the massive destruction RE has delivered throughout the series while really keeping the focus mainly on the player who's only motivation can be literally to just surviving the horror.

 

[ToCool74]

Can someone please tell me what exactly is wrong with the story?

Besides it being simply "silly" or "over complicated"?

I honestly don't see anything wrong with it.

At least it didn't produce plotholes like DMC did.

I Just think to many people are reboot crazy these days and are willing to reboot a series over anything under the notion of "fixing it".

 

[Chancey289]

Can someone please tell me what exactly is wrong with the story?

Besides it being simply "silly" or "over complicated"?

I honestly don't see anything wrong with it.

At least it didn't produce plotholes like DMC did.

I Just think to many people are reboot crazy these days and are willing to reboot a series over anything under the notion of "fixing it".

Dude, rebooting does not mean the story is starting over! They can still reboot with a honest sequel to 6. Rebooting Resident Evil is MAINLY revolving around fixing the entire gaming experience as the series is not even Resident Evil anymore.

 

[ToCool74]

Dude, rebooting does not mean the story is starting over! They can still reboot with a honest sequel to 6. Rebooting Resident Evil is MAINLY revolving around fixing the entire gaming experience as the series is not even Resident Evil anymore.

Dude, I would HOPE that where the case, but giving capcom's recent reboot of DMC I would have to assume that they would also reboot the story as well.

I know reboot can mean other things, but I simply believe that in this case a reboot would also change the story or god forbid the characters themselves.

 

[Xamalo Noel]

And name them ALL Alice

Wow, hold your horses there, that would be a nightmare!!

 

[Lionheart]

Dude, rebooting does not mean the story is starting over! They can still reboot with a honest sequel to 6. Rebooting Resident Evil is MAINLY revolving around fixing the entire gaming experience as the series is not even Resident Evil anymore.

Actually, that's exactly what the word 'reboot' means. To start over. That's why DmC has a totally different plot, with Dante not getting a Devil May Cry demon hunting agency, with a city called Limbo, with different... everything.

I suppose they could just fix the important things, but then, you'd still be stuck with 'Wesker had a son, who's already in his twenties or something' and of course the fact that Leon is now a very serious guy, unlike the one in RE4. They have to find some way to fix it all.

 

[FrostBite]

Shouldn't this be in the general discussion forum?

 

[Sieghart]

Shouldn't this be in the general discussion forum?

Apparently that section is invisible for this people.

 

[Chancey289]

Actually, that's exactly what the word 'reboot' means. To start over. That's why DmC has a totally different plot, with Dante not getting a Devil May Cry demon hunting agency, with a city called Limbo, with different... everything.

I suppose they could just fix the important things, but then, you'd still be stuck with 'Wesker had a son, who's already in his twenties or something' and of course the fact that Leon is now a very serious guy, unlike the one in RE4. They have to find some way to fix it all.

Rebooting something does not mean it has to start completely over. Devil May Cry rebooting could have done it with a DMC 5 but since the game lost steam over the years and they never really changed anything about it the one they decided to try was a retooled origin to reintroduce Dante in a new light. Off the top of my head an example of a sequel also being a reboot is Tron:Legacy. It updated and rebooted Tron while being a sequel to the film that came out 30 years prior.

 

[V's patron]

Bring out Alice!

I wouldnt mind her and the other movie characters appearing but the problem with her is that she is too much of a mary sue and stealing story bits from everybody else so you would have to strip that away from her and repurpose her but its possible.

@chancey289- Tron legacy isnt a reboot, its just a sequel ro the original TRON.

 

[Dante47]

Sorry, but I think new characters are in order.
Leon and Chris are cool and all... but there time is over. It was spent long ago.

We don't need them. We need limited supplies, claustrophobic areas, intimadating enemies, scary atmosphere, realistic characters, slow and chilling gameplay, an excellent soundtrack and maybe even the cinematic fixed camera.
We need less over the shoulder action, confusing story, overused characters, cooperative play, quick time events, etc.

The heart of Resident Evil is not the story or characters. It had a simple, B-movie charm though.

 

[Ether0]

I wouldnt mind her and the other movie characters appearing but the problem with her is that she is too much of a mary sue and stealing story bits from everybody else so you would have to strip that away from her and repurpose her but its possible.

@chancey289- Tron legacy isnt a reboot, its just a sequel ro the original TRON.

I actually think Alice and the popularity of the RE movies contributes to the problem with the game series. They are basically action movies and I think their success has led to Capcome believing that fans like that in the games as well. Not saying it's the main problem but I think it has helped the games become more action focused

 

[Chancey289]

I wouldnt mind her and the other movie characters appearing but the problem with her is that she is too much of a mary sue and stealing story bits from everybody else so you would have to strip that away from her and repurpose her but its possible.

@chancey289- Tron legacy isnt a reboot, its just a sequel ro the original TRON.

Tron Legacy can also be considered a reboot in its own right. I know it's a sequel to the original Tron because I said it but the concept of a reboot is to basically update something that's rather old and dated to appeal to a newer generation of audiences in the process paying homage to it's predecessor while creating something new. Legacy did just that all while being a sequel as well. Hell, Legacy was originally intended to be a remake and rebooted version of Tron but they worked in the sequel. Everything about Legacy pretty much takes the Tron world and updates it to appeal to a newer generation who quite frankly would have never known Tron even existed. It still presents itself as an actual continuation of the story but tells this new one and it's a sequel anybody can actually watch even if they've never seen the original. Reboot and sequel. It doesn't always have to mean we're back at square one.

 

[crush]

If RE is going to have a reboot, I say they have to put out the holywood movies refrences out.
Also I think they should leave out the gimmick of kicking/punching/throwing enemies.
I mean...aren't they bloody infected? It really conflicts with the concept of bio-terrorism in my point of view.They should even give out penalities of killing too much enemies as well like contaminated blood evaporating or something. (I think they should make it a wicked surprise that they won't mention it on the manual)

 

[Lionheart]

Rebooting something does not mean it has to start completely over. Devil May Cry rebooting could have done it with a DMC 5 but since the game lost steam over the years and they never really changed anything about it the one they decided to try was a retooled origin to reintroduce Dante in a new light. Off the top of my head an example of a sequel also being a reboot is Tron:Legacy. It updated and rebooted Tron while being a sequel to the film that came out 30 years prior.

I suppose you mean the numerical order of the series doesn't need to be changed? You mean they don't have to start from number 1? Because if you reboot something, that means it has to start over. If it doesn't start over, it's not a reboot but more like a reimagining or spin-off. That would mean the story would remain untouched, or were possibly altered slightly.

So, I guess you're using the wrong word to describe a reimagining.

 

[Frazz]

I think a mixing of Resident Evil 4 with Dead Space 1 would be a good reboot - tight corridors, atmospheric music (mostly no music at all), plenty of jump scares and some of the RE4 monsters - also ammo should be scarce but also the merchant should return.

 

[Dante47]

We need a return to Gothic environments, like the Mansion or the Police Station.
I still get scared revisiting Resident Evil 2.

 

[Frazz]

We need a return to Gothic environments, like the Mansion or the Police Station.
I still get scared revisiting Resident Evil 2.

That could work! Either that or go for an asylum where you can only stay in the grounds of the asylum and there would be a lot of tight corridors etc.

 

[Dante47]

All I can say is this. No open areas. It removes all tension and seems very bland in the long run.
Resident Evil 6 was full of these, and so is the awful Dead Space 3.

 

[V's patron]

I actually think Alice and the popularity of the RE movies contributes to the problem with the game series. They are basically action movies and I think their success has led to Capcome believing that fans like that in the games as well. Not saying it's the main problem but I think it has helped the games become more action focused

Fair enough.

Tron Legacy can also be considered a reboot in its own right. I know it's a sequel to the original Tron because I said it but the concept of a reboot is to basically update something that's rather old and dated to appeal to a newer generation of audiences in the process paying homage to it's predecessor while creating something new. Legacy did just that all while being a sequel as well. Hell, Legacy was originally intended to be a remake and rebooted version of Tron but they worked in the sequel. Everything about Legacy pretty much takes the Tron world and updates it to appeal to a newer generation who quite frankly would have never known Tron even existed. It still presents itself as an actual continuation of the story but tells this new one and it's a sequel anybody can actually watch even if they've never seen the original. Reboot and sequel. It doesn't always have to mean we're back at square one.

I think the problem with your argument is that you are using the wrong movie as a example because the incredible hulk(2008) with Ed Norton would be a better example than Tron legacy because Incredible hulk was a sequel but it was a reboot because it wiped away the previous movie and started fresh while not repeating the origin story.