Resident Evil 5 is the first current-generation Resident Evil title to be released—unless you count the Wii light-gun game that took players through past games, and I don't—and it labors under the pressure of following up Resident Evil 4, which was one of the most-loved games of the past ten years. Capcom seems more than willing to shake up the foundation of their beloved franchise, and if you thought the demo for this game was controversial, wait until the fans get their hands on the game. There will be fallout.
I'm not saying the game is bad, and I'll explain in a moment why I think it's good, but Capcom has a major PR issue with Resident Evil 5—not with the racism issue, although we'll address that later—but because fans of action games may not give any game with "Resident Evil" in the title a shot. On the other hand, Resident Evil fans may not be willing to take this particular ride because it's an action game. Even more dizzying is that the game is designed to be played as a co-op experience.
This is not a good start for fans of the long-running series.
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