Resident Evil 5 Spoilarz?
Friday, December 12th, 2008…Let’s see, if this ad is anything to go by, apparently Capcom is killing off one of the series mainstays… in a video game about dead folk being very persistent about not staying dead, and generally making life unpleasant for the living. Also, is it a spoiler if it’s a part of their advertising campaign?
So, yeah, call me skeptical on this one. This is Capcom we’re talking about. They’ve made a big fuss about killing off characters before. Before Mega Man X8, the hype leading up to its release seemed to be focused on how they were “finally killing off their freaky fusion of M. Bison and Sagat… FOR THE EIGHT TIME!!!”
Which is still less-than-Zero. *ba-dum-PSH!*
Speaking of, whatever happened to Mega Man X? Just when they made a decent new game for him, they abandon him for Metroidvania. Even the Zero and Battle Network series got actual endings, which is practically unheard of from Capcom! The series X didn’t really end. It just sort of… stopped. I guess they decided 8 was enough. If they ever make a ninth, and Captain Chin-Man’s not around, then maybe they really mean business about axing their characters.
Although that wouldn’t explain M. Bison’s return in Street Fighter IV…
Wasn’t this post about Resident Evil?
Right. Well, regardless of whether or not there is a bluff to call, it’s a gutsy move, and clever marketing to boot. If that picture up there won’t get the fans who’ve been following the games for the last 12 years(OH GOD I’M OLD!!)interested in the game, what will?
And if it is legit, can you say “final boss”? =D
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~A.H.