N'Gai and I had a great time yelling our way through these skirmishes, running in to save each other and laughing at the few, lucky times enemies would glitch and we'd suddenly be safe.īut the problem with co-op is the same problem I have, as a boxing fan, with the three-person announce team used for most fights on HBO and Showtime.
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"RE5" is full of moments set up for huge firefights against crowds of shambling enemies. The more amusing way to play is.CO-OP: This is a no-brainer, since co-op can make even a bad game fun. If you want fear, leave your friends out of this. Instead, co-op transforms what would have been lonely danger into the divided labor and careful combat of a fire-team assault mission. The slower "RE5" just can't achieve that when played co-op. You are stumbling, sprinting, panicking, hoping desperately to all stay alive and get to safety. That creates a sensation of alarm and sends players into rescue attempts and desperate gambles. The speed of its zombies and of its player-character movements generates moment after moment of pitched chaos. Think of the counter-example: the reason that a "Left 4 Dead" can still be scary when played with friends is because the game is paced for fast reactions and rushing action. With no one to talk to, you'll more effectively hear the score that's designed to manipulate you into feeling terror. The other reason solo "RE5" is more haunting when played solo is because it's more quiet. It's your against the enemy crowd and often the odds are bad. There's no drawing off half the enemies to the other side of the village, no ability to shout "You-take-the-sniper-position-while-I-draw-them-out!" While a solo player can command Sheva to attack or stay close, most of the manuevering and tactics are going to happen where Chris is standing. Maybe not intense fear.but pressure to keep Chris and Sheva alive. Only when I played by myself did I feel pressure.
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I could always assume that the second player - N'Gai playing as Sheva - could handle his own problems and, when needed, get me out of a jam. The scarier way to play is.SOLO: I was never afraid when playing "Resident Evil 5" co-op. To those unsure of which way to play, I recommend what I hear is the unpopular choice: play the game solo.
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I played through the game by myself, finishing yesterday just 90 minutes before I posted my "RE5" review. Over three sessions, we played through the first half of the game.Īnd then, in the middle of this week, the retail copy arrived and I started over.
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Last week, I started playing a review build of " Resident Evil 5" with ex- Newsweek reporter N'Gai Croal. The experiences made for two radically different games. I played " Resident Evil 5" halfway through with a friend, then all the way through on my own.