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| dhaabi:
--- Quote from: bikingjahuty on November 20, 2024, 12:21:37 am --- --- Quote from: dhaabi on November 18, 2024, 08:52:07 am --- --- Quote from: bikingjahuty on November 17, 2024, 10:12:07 pm ---Resident Evil, no question. I'm not a fan of all the games in the series, but I'd say 80% of them I either really enjoy or I absolutely love them. --- End quote --- It wouldn't be controversial to share your thoughts about Silent Hill but toward Resident Evil instead. From what I've seen, RE, RE2, RE3, REC:V, RE0, and RE7 are the only standout entries in a franchise with thirty entries. As far as Silent Hill stands, I actually enjoyed Origins for what it is, though it retreads common ground. I'm looking forward to playing Shattered Memories—which actually earned positive reviews—as the next entry for me to play, too. But people obviously have their own preferences. Hopefully the rumor going around about RE9 releasing soon is true and meets expectations. --- End quote --- I definitely feel like the majority of RE games I've played rank above average to some of the best games I've ever played. The only RE games I've played that ranged from meh to absolute crap are 5, the Outbreak games, Dead Aim, and Survivor. I've never played supposed stinkers like Operation Raccoon City, so I can't say on that one, but I have a hard time thinking of any outside that, that are considered bad by most people. I know a lot of people hate 6, and when I went into playing it for the first time earlier this year I thought I'd feel the same, but I actually found it to be a pretty good game overall. Certainly no masterpiece, but definitely far better than the internet led me to believe for the last decade. --- End quote --- I think it's fair for someone to consider a majority of the Resident Evil series to be praiseworthy. After all, if the games weren't good, there wouldn't be so many and in high-selling numbers. For me, though—and I'm really only considering the mainline titles—I approach the topic whether an individual entry is ideal or not is by asking myself if this is the direction I want the series to be moving toward. A work can be good for its own reasons as a singular item, but if it deviates drastically from its original vision which originally captivated me (largely the gameplay, in this instance), then I'm generally disappointed. But like I've said, I've only interacted with the franchise (including RE6) as a spectator, although I'm planning to start playing the series myself to have a more hands-on opinion once I finish Silent Hill. |
| Cartagia:
Another vote for Resident Evil. For starters, there are just way more games in general. Even if only a quarter of them were good that still 2-3 times as many games as Luigi's Mansion and TLOU total. That's a ton of solid titles. I've never played Silent Hill, but everything I've heard is that you are on a pretty downhill slope after 3 or 4. RE did have that dip in quality around 5 and 6, but 7 and 8 are fantastic. |
| telekill:
Having played at least one entry in each series, I'm going with Resident Evil, hands down. From the original through five, the numbered entries were fantastic. Then add Code Veronica, Outbreak 1, and 2, it was a solid series for many years. Even six had some ok parts to it but it was obvious that was where the series began to falter. While incredibly polished with a well told story and engaging main characters, The Last of Us was simply to dark for my taste. So much so that at the height of my gaming time when I would usually replay a game 3x back to back to get the platinum, I had to put that one down after the first completion. I never bothered with the sequel, not wanting to be subjected to more of that world, but it also came out at a time where I was incredibly pessimistic and already saw only the worst in humanity. Didn't need to pile it on. I never really got into Silent Hill. The first freaked me out with the fog and the radio static. The second wasn't bad but I played that at a friend's home as she bought it, not wanting to play it herself but wanting the story. Luigi's Mansion... while great fun... isn't survival horror. Maybe at a small level for kids... but not scary for adults and definitely not horror. I found it more funny than scary. |
| wartoy:
For me it's tough to choose My favorite Resident Evil games are 1-3, Veronica and the Gamecube remakes I also enjoyed the revelations titles. My favorite Silent Hill games are 1-4, Homecoming and Shattered Memories. I'll choose Resident Evil over Silent Hill even though I think the Silent Hill games are scarier and darker than the resident evil games. |
| LukaTheWanderer:
I love Luigi's Mansion, but Silent Hill and Resident Evil are both better games in almost every regard. I don't get why The Last of Us is on this list. The game is generic and unmemorable at best. Silent Hill would be my choice. It is the scariest out of the 4, has a far more memorable and engaging story, has the best music, and created some of the best sequels out of them all (SH2, 3, 4, and SH2 remake). |
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