Resident Evil 5

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  1. ilovemovie
    Sep 19, 2013
    8
    I really enjoyed this game from start to finish it's has a good story and is my favourite of the whole series
    the only problem is that AI isn't good at all and the game seems to be a bit easy
  2. MatthewBTVS
    Aug 31, 2013
    9
    While Resident Evil 5 brings no new innovations to the table and the horror element seems permanently lost in the ether, number 5 is a great game. A great action/adventure game anyway. The graphics are lush, the plot is solid and the gameplay has had a much needed facelift since RE 4. While the new co-op is something to be desired, with another player its heaps of fun. One of my ownWhile Resident Evil 5 brings no new innovations to the table and the horror element seems permanently lost in the ether, number 5 is a great game. A great action/adventure game anyway. The graphics are lush, the plot is solid and the gameplay has had a much needed facelift since RE 4. While the new co-op is something to be desired, with another player its heaps of fun. One of my own favorite in the franchise, with the replay ability and loads of unlockables it wont satisfy everyone.… Expand
  3. insanity82007
    Aug 29, 2013
    3
    This is the first game I've tried in the series and after an hour of REALLY trying, I'm bitterly disappointed with it because it looks like it could be really awesome but the controls are so abysmally horrible. There is no flow and it's as if the main character has been doused in tree sap that solidifies more and more as the game goes on.
  4. Neddy
    Jul 15, 2013
    5
    It's a nightmare because the controls are catastrophic. Movement: you can not aim or shoot and move in any direction at the same time. You have to right click to get crosshair and hold it, otherwise you can not fire. When you do, you can not move, except mouse rotate. When reloading you can't move. Pull out the machete, and movement is just the same as trying to shoot; you can't move. OKIt's a nightmare because the controls are catastrophic. Movement: you can not aim or shoot and move in any direction at the same time. You have to right click to get crosshair and hold it, otherwise you can not fire. When you do, you can not move, except mouse rotate. When reloading you can't move. Pull out the machete, and movement is just the same as trying to shoot; you can't move. OK you may think, 'be quick', but you can't because all the controls are hard work. Try turning round to make up ground, so you may aim and fire again. You'll be fighting and twisting the mouse around. You'll be trying hard with the keyboard to get movement, and you '''will''' be screaming, "Move"! (Sometimes the controls seem to turn you 180' straight back round into your opponent, when fleeing.) Later on when you have weapon upgrades, for a while it feels easier because some kills are easier.

    It looks and feels exactly like the 'Gears of War' engine, but with broken control. (Imagine this mixed up with a slower Left 4 Dead, and Far Cry 2; zombie type creatures, set in Africa.) Ammo has to be collected in the the same way as Gears, after you've wrangled the controls to get to it. After a few hours play, you will have made weapon upgrades and they make a difference, and you start to feel vaguely confident.

    Although I have liked the game at times, because the story is 'riveting', impending I will trade it in. There are for sure rewarding moments. Sometimes a few shots between player and NPC puts baddies down. A newly found weapon will take down previously difficult enemies. There are mounted turret sections. It has many of the makings of a good game. It would be a thrilling gory zombie film, but it's almost diabolical as a game.

    I would recommend other games preferable to RE5. With my Metacritic score of 5/10 it's borderline I'd even suggest giving it a go. If you do however be ready for a difficult start. It's not a learning curve, it's just traumatic control. There are other games I readily like much more. I recently bought Serious Sam 3 and loved it so much I was sad knowing it would have to end. The Metacritic 'users' score was 9.2 for SS3 last time I looked.

    After three hours I was thinking I might not play RE5 any more, and just sell it. I took a step back break, then gave it another go, and at a reasonable pace played most of it. However bugs and faults affected the game, all too numerous to mention. (E.g selling two items in the same transaction but only being paid for one.)

    It's all compounded by checkpoints instead of game saves. After playing most of it I have given up I think, and don't want top play anymore. It's too distressful.    … Expand
  5. Basem101
    Jun 29, 2013
    8
    the game is so great but it doesn't feel like a resident evil game it is filled with so much action and the story isn't that good maybe mediocre but the gameplay is so fun and great and it becomes even more great if you play it with CO OP but shava AI is so bad it wastes so many ammo and you'll curse her a lot in this game believe me still it is a great game
  6. Nicomovies
    Jun 27, 2013
    9
    Este es un gran juego,con unas graficas increibles y mejores,aunque me guste mas el resident evil 4,el resident evil 5 tiene buena historia,personajes y trama yo lo recomiendo para que lo juegen.
  7. RcKDrUmm3R
    Jun 22, 2013
    9
    I don't compare this game to any other Resident Evil and I've never played any of the previous titles before. I have played this game and have beaten this game the most out of any ps3 game in my collection and that I've rented from gamefly. There is something about the graphics, the story, the gameplay and the customization of weapons that keeps dragging me back in and making want toI don't compare this game to any other Resident Evil and I've never played any of the previous titles before. I have played this game and have beaten this game the most out of any ps3 game in my collection and that I've rented from gamefly. There is something about the graphics, the story, the gameplay and the customization of weapons that keeps dragging me back in and making want to replay it over and over again. It isn't scary, it isn't horrifying and the game is filled with action more than survival horror elements. If you can get past this fact and play it with an open mind (especially if your an RE fan), you'll enjoy this ACTION game.… Expand
  8. sft
    May 22, 2013
    6
    Death by reloading

    RE5 is a great game spoiled by atrocious controls. I mean the worst ever. These are the main problems: You can’t move while reloading, aiming, or shooting; instead you become rooted to the spot and therefore hopelessly vulnerable to attack. When aiming the sight is often (although, oddly, not always) wrenched away from the point already centred so you have to find    Death by reloading

    RE5 is a great game spoiled by atrocious controls. I mean the worst ever. These are the main problems: You can’t move while reloading, aiming, or shooting; instead you become rooted to the spot and therefore hopelessly vulnerable to attack. When aiming the sight is often (although, oddly, not always) wrenched away from the point already centred so you have to find your target again. And you can’t jump or crouch unless prompted. What the hell is that all about? Also the AI is pretty poor. Sheva gets in the way more often than not. The UI looks like something out of the 90s and is clunky to say the least. And you can’t access the inventory during gameplay (although I understand the reasoning behind this it is frustrating at times). So what is there to like? Well it looks amazing. The graphics are among the best I’ve ever seen, with particularly impressive character models and animations. And, controls aside, the gameplay is enjoyable, with a good selection of environments, some pretty tough bosses, and a range of simple but enjoyable puzzles to solve. Ammo is often scarce so you have to be more thoughtful about your approach to the combat than in many games. Overall it’s a top-flight game marred only but it’s poorly designed controls and interface. Sadly these are so bad I can only give it 3 out of 5, which is a real shame.    … Expand
  9. Rayman225
    Mar 23, 2013
    10
    Brilliant PC port.
    The game is great (100 times better then RE6)
    Yes I agree it's not scary as the previous series but it's realy enjoyable game.
    But to bad that Capcom did not gived us The Gold Edition for PC.
  10. mckw
    Mar 17, 2013
    5
    Picked this game up for only $3. Yes, it is no longer a survival horror but an action game. Honestly this game is so dry, boring, linear and extremely unsatisfying to play it.
  11. MissFelixia
    Mar 13, 2013
    0
    this game is resident evil yes but i feel like it was miscategorized. i remember watching the old ones than playing them they were scary. whereas this you just walk through it like its nothing. this shouldnt have been the sequel to 4 instead it shouldves had a different name. if anything this game should have used the system from 4. instead you get the option screens at the end of thethis game is resident evil yes but i feel like it was miscategorized. i remember watching the old ones than playing them they were scary. whereas this you just walk through it like its nothing. this shouldnt have been the sequel to 4 instead it shouldves had a different name. if anything this game should have used the system from 4. instead you get the option screens at the end of the level to choose upgrades ect. and they seem to have co op partner just for an excuse to have multiplayer in it this is a game where multiplayer doesnt really work. this is one you play through once and then lose interest.… Expand
  12. drakenseng
    Feb 12, 2013
    8
    a great game for its graphics and gameplay, if its a 3rd person action shooter and not a survival horror game like it originally was. i miss the old resident evil and suggest they go back to their roots. lots of action and lots of scenery of different places but isn't resident evil about survival from a zombie apocalypse? i guess The walking dead game is the new standard. the game doesa great game for its graphics and gameplay, if its a 3rd person action shooter and not a survival horror game like it originally was. i miss the old resident evil and suggest they go back to their roots. lots of action and lots of scenery of different places but isn't resident evil about survival from a zombie apocalypse? i guess The walking dead game is the new standard. the game does have some nice qte action and boss battles but missing the 'survival' horror part. new types of zombies, faster more intelligent is great and everything. resident evil 4 had more horror type moments and scarier monsters in my opinion, the types that make your skin crawl. this one has more of the in your face bigger is scarier type.… Expand
  13. Aivboh
    Jan 7, 2013
    8
    Wasn't playing resident evil series since RE 3 because of some personal life reasons. I knew RE 4 was good though. Recently I got a chance to play with the RE revaluation and it recovered my interest. This game is fit for a score of 8 just not as good as I expected.
  14. Speed4Runs
    Jan 6, 2013
    5
    Good game. Dated (ok) graphics and ok/bad performance. Gameplay is very bad, and when you aim, you can't move. Plot is good, but not deep. Sound is good, although there are some words that can't be understood, and there aren't the subs for them. The game can be completed in a little time. Graphics and performance: 5+ (5.25); Longevity: 4 ½; Gameplay: 3 ½; Plot: 5 ½;Good game. Dated (ok) graphics and ok/bad performance. Gameplay is very bad, and when you aim, you can't move. Plot is good, but not deep. Sound is good, although there are some words that can't be understood, and there aren't the subs for them. The game can be completed in a little time. Graphics and performance: 5+ (5.25); Longevity: 4 ½; Gameplay: 3 ½; Plot: 5 ½; Sound: 6. OVERALL SCORE: 5 [4.95] (5 out of 10 [Pretty good])… Expand
  15. Griaule
    Jan 1, 2013
    7
    What is this? Capcom, are you kidding me? This is not Resident Evil. Resident Evil is a survival horror game with ZOMBIES and with some logic exercises and with dark atmosphere . And this? This is an action game with sunny atmosphere. You have to kill LIVING HUMANS instead of ZOMBIES. There are not logical exercises. I think they made this game for retarded players (like COD players),What is this? Capcom, are you kidding me? This is not Resident Evil. Resident Evil is a survival horror game with ZOMBIES and with some logic exercises and with dark atmosphere . And this? This is an action game with sunny atmosphere. You have to kill LIVING HUMANS instead of ZOMBIES. There are not logical exercises. I think they made this game for retarded players (like COD players), because you don't have to think about anything, you don't have to think about the strategy or what to do. The only objective is shooting. DAFUQ? Where is the old Resident Evil atmosphere? Where is the felling "I am alone"? Now you can play online with your friend or play with that retarded AI. That would be good, but you just can't fear. Thank you Capcom for ruining the Resident Evil lineage.… Expand
  16. Diego1390
    Dec 15, 2012
    6
    Very good game but gets out of the history of the old resident evil 1,2 and 3. In short it is a great game you got some action but took away the importance of fear, great history but the cooperative failure.
  17. xZippy
    Dec 6, 2012
    7
    A good game, but very dull in many areas. The graphics are excellent and the game runs great on the PC. The controls can get very annoying and it feels like your feet are glued to the ground. Some of the spur-of-the-moment "press to dodge" parts of the game were well done, while others were pointless. The story feels a little rushed and bland, but still holds up. The dialogue is veryA good game, but very dull in many areas. The graphics are excellent and the game runs great on the PC. The controls can get very annoying and it feels like your feet are glued to the ground. Some of the spur-of-the-moment "press to dodge" parts of the game were well done, while others were pointless. The story feels a little rushed and bland, but still holds up. The dialogue is very generic. The inventory system is kinda stupid, because items can stack/not stack in an unrealistic manner in a vain attempt to keep game balance. The AI is lacking, be it friend or foe AI, so make sure to only play this game with another player, and not with the stupid friendly AI.… Expand
  18. Undersky
    Nov 23, 2012
    3
    One word: Trash. I played RE 1,2 and 3 when the game was actually cool, with zombies and that dark atmosphere and mystery. When I see RE5 on Steam for sale I was excited to play the franchise once again. Well...the game changed DRAMATICALLY (to worse), there are no zombies at all, you just shot some dudes (mostly black people from Africa it seems, no racism intended in this comment).One word: Trash. I played RE 1,2 and 3 when the game was actually cool, with zombies and that dark atmosphere and mystery. When I see RE5 on Steam for sale I was excited to play the franchise once again. Well...the game changed DRAMATICALLY (to worse), there are no zombies at all, you just shot some dudes (mostly black people from Africa it seems, no racism intended in this comment). Remember Chris? Well hes using steroids now, you will often confuse him with Vin Diesel instead of the good old cop Chris, at first you will think hes coming from a CoD squad. I feel the obligation to write this review, if you played the old RE's don't waste your money with RE5, you not gonna like it. Overall a poor game, poor console port. Can't talk about multiplayer, haven't played it yet but I don't think it can do much better.… Expand
  19. NojEsco
    Oct 5, 2012
    7
    Resident Evil 5 is a game I purchased on the PC for two reasons. First, I love Resident Evil, and second, at the time I didn't have any next-gen consoles (and my PC was top of the line). In some ways I feel lucky, as having later played it on the XBox 360, I found the PC version is a lot better looking, runs a bit smoother, and has some of the shortest load times I've ever seen. Truly,Resident Evil 5 is a game I purchased on the PC for two reasons. First, I love Resident Evil, and second, at the time I didn't have any next-gen consoles (and my PC was top of the line). In some ways I feel lucky, as having later played it on the XBox 360, I found the PC version is a lot better looking, runs a bit smoother, and has some of the shortest load times I've ever seen. Truly, this is still one of the most, if not the most, impressive bits of game programming I've come across, if nothing else.

    Moving forward, Resident Evil 5 is a game with its fair share of pros and cons. Overall I would say that, even with impressive technology aside, the positives outweigh the negatives, but there are a number of things that simply must be mentioned.

    To start off, if you don't have a gamepad (which I do not), the gameplay is merely adequate. I was able to finish the game eventually, but the controls are not very comfortable. While it's easy to bash on something like Call of Duty, that series works simply because the controls are very easy to manage, and easy to get comfortable with. Resident Evil 5s keyboard layout, while functional, does make things considerably more awkward than needed. For example, sometimes you will get in an enemy stranglehold, or you will enter a QuickTimeEvent that requires you to repeatedly hit a few keyboard keys - this often forces you to stop for a few seconds and look down at the keyboard. With some later QuickTimeEvent sequences towards the end, these two seconds is enough to fail, resulting in sequences that will require numerous go-throughs simply to complete it successfully.

    The gameplay awkwardness is mostly felt by the combat gameplay in general, however. For the most part, running and gunning is easy enough; the movement controls are simple and the mouse allows for great aiming. However, whereas you could perhaps hit the Run key while pressing the backwards-walk key allowed you to quick-spin in RE's 3&4, this game requires you to hit the C key. Since it's awkwardly placed below the rest of the movement keys that you're using, you'll find yourself either hitting a few wrong keys first, or simply using the slow-turn mouse to perform a 180. Since this game often involves enemies in groups of a dozen or so, or some enemies that can kill in one hit, this can become rather frustrating. Fortunately, however, like Resident Evil 4, the game is very good at letting you pick up from only a moment before you die, so repeating entire sections of levels is rarely necessary.

    And lastly, while I will admit that the bosses are well created, they are far more annoying than fun, especially with the awkward controls.

    Outside of the controls, the shortcomings are a bit more pronounced, and depending on the way you see them, either more or less forgiveable. For example, you are only able to play 1 level of Mercenaries unless you get an A ranking on the level you have access to; this is almost impossible, so I have only been able to experience one Merc level, despite the game offering several. Also, the extras aren't overly great either, although I will give them some points for originality, such as full-res character models that you can manipulate in 3D space, and the offer of various visual filters on replay.

    As for the story, it's a mixed bag. It seems to pick-up from the end of Degeneration, the first CG film, as it deals with things such as the 'Tricell' corporation, but these elements are no clearer now than they are/were when first introduced. At the end, other than killing lots of infected monsters (thus making the world a safer place), I have no idea if the central villains responsible were defeated, or would simply shrug and move on. Were the main villains featured here the main villains of this huge conspiracy, or just pawns? I can gladly accept the answer being either, but I would like it to be clear.

    I will say, however, that the story does contain a lot of closure. Numerous ongoing threads are finally resolved (even if not overly satisfyingly), some of the files you find contain some emotional impact, and the cutscenes are, let's face it, very well directed.

    As for the good sides of the game, it's simply that the game itself is fully functional. It looks great, sounds good, is reasonably well written, and the voice acting is excellent. It's sometimes quite hard, but I found myself not cussing overly much as it's also quite forgiving, and it allows you to go back to power-up. It lasts about 8 hours but they're fast and generally enjoyable. My only real complaint about the runtime is that, unlike the Console versions, the two Add-On packs do not, and will not exist.

    All said and done, Resident Evil 5 an enjoyable and technically impressive PC title. It is quirky and not horror, but look past those and you should enjoy it.    … Expand
  20. Jacer200
    Oct 3, 2012
    7
    This game looks pretty good for a DX10 game made back in '09. This is a so so console port. The controls are made for a game pad and not key board and mouse. This game wants to be really fun but the controls are really clunky. The windows live sign in was a joke. The saving in this game is a nightmare. This is a $10 game at this point and nothing more.
  21. leondaniel21
    Oct 3, 2012
    10
    Un gran juego, me he divertido en grande, tambien debo decir que el port es bastante bueno, muy bien optimizado.. si bien a sido de los resident evil que mas he disfrutado que esta claro que el giro del juego cambio drasticamente pero eso no me disgusta a sido un gran juego.. y si bien lo he pasado como nunca..
  22. tronchaviones
    Sep 27, 2012
    1
    Don't buy this **** Don't rely on paid reviews. This is not a PC game. The mouse control implementation is extremely poor. Mouse sensitivity changes when you walk and every time the buggy braindead console port fails to catch an exception. And since the porting "engineers" bought their credentials on some webpage, they cannot even understand how to patch it.
  23. Tkwz
    Aug 7, 2012
    1
    This is not even a game. I'm sick and tired of interactive movies that are called "games", I'm sick and tired to push buttons that appear on the screen or see the "you were owned" screen and have to play again. Just give me **** movie instead, that I can actually enjoy without being pissed at the AI or lack of ammo or gimmickly appearing binds to click faster than my reaction timesThis is not even a game. I'm sick and tired of interactive movies that are called "games", I'm sick and tired to push buttons that appear on the screen or see the "you were owned" screen and have to play again. Just give me **** movie instead, that I can actually enjoy without being pissed at the AI or lack of ammo or gimmickly appearing binds to click faster than my reaction times sometimes (GOD!) or 100 other problems. This is awful, get this crap out of PC platform and back to consoles where it belongs, along with all the rest of way-too-overpriced below-terrible-story interactive movie-pseudo-games few-hours worth of questionable entertainment involving console-clunky interface and not-even-good-graphics. Thank you. PS +1 for hilariously-ridiculous polish localization, even if that was not intended. Would be likely +3 but sadly, no voice-overs! PPS. This rating and review does not apply to console version.… Expand
  24. hellcat5
    Jul 25, 2012
    9
    I accidentally stumbled into resident evil series when someome stole all my gamecube games. Homeowner's insurance replaced the number of games, but not the same titles if they didn't have one in stock. I played through it amazed at how it FELT to play it. Sure, the controls are a little choppy and imprecise, but I loved the style and play. That carries on into Resident Evil 5. I planI accidentally stumbled into resident evil series when someome stole all my gamecube games. Homeowner's insurance replaced the number of games, but not the same titles if they didn't have one in stock. I played through it amazed at how it FELT to play it. Sure, the controls are a little choppy and imprecise, but I loved the style and play. That carries on into Resident Evil 5. I plan to get Resident Evil 6 also. I LOVE the stories and cut scenes in this series. The nice unlockables help too! nothing like unlimited ammo when you want to play with style, as few misses as possible.… Expand
  25. NeoGalaxy
    Jun 7, 2012
    6
    Resident Evil V, the PC version... I was waiting for this game to play it on PC but after playing it 3 years after its release all I can say is that it's very dissapointing. Let's start with Games For Windows Live, one of the most retarded programs ever invented, considering that adding a game to it it's hard, using the chat is even worst and inviting a person to play the game is evenResident Evil V, the PC version... I was waiting for this game to play it on PC but after playing it 3 years after its release all I can say is that it's very dissapointing. Let's start with Games For Windows Live, one of the most retarded programs ever invented, considering that adding a game to it it's hard, using the chat is even worst and inviting a person to play the game is even worst. Maybe I should stop buying games that use GFWL, or wait 50 years till Microsoft can improve it (it will never happen thou). The game is interesting, but after one of game time, all I can say about it that the control scheme is the worst possible scheme ever used by a game (all console ports use the same retarded control scheme anyway, nothing new here). The controls are hard to use, and changing the controls well it's even worst than using them as they are. After I managed to chance some keys, I focused on playing to see what this game has to offer. The story is interesting but after chapter 3 it becomes irrelevant, as you still can'd find what the viruses do or even bother to look for them. All the gameplay is only about killing zombies, there's no reseach, investigation or even the simplest idea of looking for why this is happening in Africa. Among the most interesting moments is the 1st boss and the chapter with ruins. To be honest all I liked in the game is the girl companion, the 1st boss and the level with ruins. Except that I didn't like anything else in the game, the story is boring, all you do is kill zombies and bosses and gather ammo and weapons. But what saved the game from my point of view was the level with the ruins where I thought that I was Indiana Jones looking for the crystal skull. The weapons are very good, there's a lot of them, you start with the weaker versions, improve them then get the stronger ones. The weapons are very good implemented in the game and the upgrades to matter a lot considering you can use a long barrel pistol fully upgraded even on the veteran difficuty setting and it's very effective at close ranged. One major problem is the inventory that's very small (9 slots, I figured the PC version could get at least 12-15 but I was wrong again). Some zombies drop treasures which you can sell so killing most or all the zombies is quite good for the player, looting all the wood boxes is also good, but the small inventory makes it harder to keep many things on your character. You can buy and use two vests, the melee vest and the bulletproof vest. Both take spaces in the inventory so the main concern of the player is to finish the game and unlock at least one weapon with infinite ammo to use it on the two other difficulties settings.

    To put it simple: The Good parts: - the 1st boss and the ruins chapter (awesome in design and atmosphere)
    - the weapons, very good modeled, the upgrade system is interesting and works very good.
    - the female companion has some nice suits, unlock them as as soon as possible. Also she is an interesting character to follow throught the chapters.
    - the graphics are good, even very good but it can't save the gaming experience. It helps but it's not the main concern for me.
    - the infinite ammo option is very good as it saves you inventory space after you unlock a weapon with it. Also it helps the player to play in the harder difficulty settings.

    The BAD parts now:
    - Games For Windows Live... please remove it from any past or future games. It's retarded and useless. Don't use any, we can manage with the game alone, or don't force us to use it. Don't force us to use GFWL or Steam, any game can manage without the both of them. But please don't use GFWL... Please just don't use it.
    - the control scheme... for the point of a PC player... that scheme is retarded and very very hard to use. Also during the timed events... well it's hard ot use so I think most of my character's deaths happened all during the times events, mostly because of the control scheme.
    - the story... it's boring after the 3rd chapter, and considering that I am a BSAA agent in the game... well I don't do anything that even remotely has anything to do with my job at BSAA. I don't look for viruses, I neveer take samples or research or even bother to see what the viruses do. I only kill zombies, nothing more.
    - the inventory has too few slots, 9 slot are very few for a normal PC player. Maybe change that in the future, 12 would be awesome.
    - the gameplay is very repetitive, - the zombies's AI is very retarded (stupid). - there's no fear in the game... nor in the gameplay experience. No fear whatsoever.
    - no DLC also, even if it's not that important. These are my thoughts about the Resident Evil V game, I've finished it yesterday, on all difficuty levels and to be honest I was very dissapointed even thou I still liked some parts of it. I hope you'll enjoy my review.    … Expand
  26. Jamesyht
    Mar 30, 2012
    9
    Well, may be for the Resident Evil series fans this game was a little bit of disappoint because it's more like an action game. (many open fields instead of narrow space) However i really enjoyed the game, i'm a PC player, the graphics are good, the sound are good and It's fun to play the game again and again. Conclusion: It's worth the money. Also, i'm a big Jill & Chris fan, so if u are,Well, may be for the Resident Evil series fans this game was a little bit of disappoint because it's more like an action game. (many open fields instead of narrow space) However i really enjoyed the game, i'm a PC player, the graphics are good, the sound are good and It's fun to play the game again and again. Conclusion: It's worth the money. Also, i'm a big Jill & Chris fan, so if u are, u cant miss this one.… Expand
  27. sanguin
    Mar 21, 2012
    0
    This game is just a piece of junk. Right at the start menu you will realise it's a cheap/lazy 1:1 console port.
    Controls are horrible with keyboard + mouse but i suspect it's the same bad on game-pad. You have to hold a button to aim and you can't **** move while aiming. Ridiculous. Camera is horrible. It's a close up over-the-shoulder. You can't even see what's left/right of you, only    This game is just a piece of junk. Right at the start menu you will realise it's a cheap/lazy 1:1 console port.
    Controls are horrible with keyboard + mouse but i suspect it's the same bad on game-pad. You have to hold a button to aim and you can't **** move while aiming. Ridiculous. Camera is horrible. It's a close up over-the-shoulder. You can't even see what's left/right of you, only like 20 degrees ahead. This + the horrible controls make sure you have a hard time killing the weakest enemies. Just do your self a favour and stay away from this crap    … Expand
  28. zzZZZzzzzZZz
    Jan 30, 2012
    4
    Геймплей ужасен и отвратителен. С геймпада целиться - не точно иГеймплей ужасен и отвратителен. С геймпада целиться - не точно и медленно стрелять. С мышки .... это ...[мат].. сенса то быстрая, то медленная. Перезаряжаться и стрелять только стоя - это кошмар какой-то. Чувствуешь себя стреляющей тумбочкой, особенно убого всё ощущается после игры в L4D2. Просто идиотский АИ напарницы, сама ничего толком не может, так еще и постоянно за ней следить надо и няньчиться. Но самое напрягающее - это НЕОБХОДИМОСТЬ собирать патроны, травки и другую лабуду то в куче компоста, то в ящиках, то ещё где- это невероятный атавизм, это прошлое - так уже просто нельзя делать в 2011 году ) ... да ещё туда же - необходимость что-то покупать, апгрейдить - это рпг или экшен? Всё это очень скушно и тоскливо. Игру забросил, четыре балла за приличную графику. Хотел посмотреть чем закончиться, проиграв когда-то в первые три части, но видно не судьба. В топку!… Expand
  29. meediocre
    Dec 20, 2011
    8
    Let's be honest, we must all have a certain fear about walking through a poor-as-hell village in some dingy part of Africa. But in this game its worse, as the locals have been infected with something that makes them want to just eat you, or kill you, can't tell which .. They go from eyeing you with suspicion to outright manical bloodlust murder-mayhem, all within a couple of minutes. SomeLet's be honest, we must all have a certain fear about walking through a poor-as-hell village in some dingy part of Africa. But in this game its worse, as the locals have been infected with something that makes them want to just eat you, or kill you, can't tell which .. They go from eyeing you with suspicion to outright manical bloodlust murder-mayhem, all within a couple of minutes. Some genuinely scary moments in the game, very enjoyable indeed.… Expand
  30. LordOFlibertY
    Dec 19, 2011
    8
    If you're looking for a game to just sit back and play by yourself waiting to be frightened, trust me, this isn't that game. Capcom tried a different direction with this game that drew alot of new players to the series but at the same time disapointed those who loved the previous titles . In all honesty the game wasn't that scary, sure there was some creepy scenes here and there but forIf you're looking for a game to just sit back and play by yourself waiting to be frightened, trust me, this isn't that game. Capcom tried a different direction with this game that drew alot of new players to the series but at the same time disapointed those who loved the previous titles . In all honesty the game wasn't that scary, sure there was some creepy scenes here and there but for the most part it didn't make me go "holy sh*t!" like some of the previous games. The graphics are nice too and at first the controls and gameplay can be a bit awkward but its easy to get used to. Overall this game is an excellent buy if you just want to sitback and enjoy the experience with a friend. PS: ALWAYS PLAY CO-OP… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

12
#12 Best PC Game of 2009
16
#16 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
5
#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Worth Playing
    80
    Overall, if you can put up with DRM and GFWL headaches, and don't mind risking losing your save games and progress - or at least having them tethered and more complicated than they need to be - Resident Evil 5 for the PC is probably the version to get.
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  2. IGN
    93
    It may not be a radically new Resident Evil 5, but the PC version of the game still manages to hold its own with an improved control scheme and extra Mercenaries mode.
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  3. Vandal
    92
    Hands down, a great adaptation of a great game.
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