Gaming and Geekery

So I was a little late to jump at Resident Evil 5. I found the demo to be exceedingly frustrating, as there really wasn't any guidance as to how to play the game. Even as a veteran of its predecessor, I was familiar with the controls but the overall experience seemed... more difficult.

Months later, I finally sat down with the game. My friend and I, both fans of the series, sat through a couple hours of the game and became immediately hooked. The graphics are fantastic, the storyline intriguing and the action exceptionally intense. The controls have some getting used to (I admit that I did better on the Wii version of RE4 than I did the 360 version of 5), but once you have it down it's all good.

After that initial few hours, we sat down at the 360 later in the weekend and played through the rest of the game, nonstop, for 10 hours. Dear. Lord. I would have kept going, but I had stuff to do that day and the final boss was being a bastard.

Having finally completed it a day later, I must say that I'm quite pleased with the end-result and my original misgivings about the game based on the demo and the negativity that surrounded its setting (Africa) were definitely misplaced.

All in all, a very solid game that I would recommend to any fan of the series.