If all you want is to use motion controls to shoot at your television, there you go. Unfortunately, my fears are both fully-realized and slightly curtailed in Resident Evil: Chronicles HD. It serves as a prequel to Resident Evil 4, set 2 years before its events. I’ve enjoyed the majority of the Resident Evil series and feel that this collection is a great addition to any gamer’s backlog. The story continues on with Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine as they attempt to uncover the truth of what has occurred in the Mansion Incident. Unfortunately, this means that by act 3 even the simplest of zombies will require five, six or more shots to the head. If all you want is an accurate aiming reticule and a horde of zombies to shoot in the head then by all means, Umbrella Chronicles is nothing but.
I mention heartache because I was trying extremely hard to kill a huge enemy and would die when its health was at 10 percent or less. I've enjoyed the majority of the Resident Evil series and feel that this collection is a great addition to any gamer's backlog.
Even though it's an older game just getting a re-release this title could bring new fans into the Resident Evil series and being able to own the entire library is worth having this game available in any format.
This idea is reinforced by an additional weapon stat that can be upgraded which, while doesn't increase damage, increases the force each shot imparts on an enemy, i.e. Better than Umbrella Chronicles should not be taken as a glowing recommendation, though. Use the PlayStation®Move motion controller or traditional wireless controller to take down hordes of zombies across two full titles, RESIDENT EVIL®: THE UMBRELLA CHRONICLES and RESIDENT EVIL®: THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES. I’ve finally accepted that I generally suck at shooters. The cutscenes were like normal gaming sequences and they didn’t tear you away from the intended gameplay. Yes, more zombies. Darkside Chronicles opened up with more standard rail-shooter gameplay, very poor story, and shoddy graphics. Take that as you will. Darkside Chronicles markedly improves on its predecessor in virtually every regard.
It is certainly one of the best “survival horror” games of the past few years, and it shows why the series revolutionized the genre over six years ago. The new HD textures, in conjunction with the old, seemingly entirely unimproved animations and effects is just egregious. Herbs, intel and extra ammo were hard to pick up at times just because I wasn’t quick enough to move my reticule over and press X. I died a lot until I figured out an easier way of picking items up, since the items would glow. Select character, level begins, zombies walk forward, aim for the head, and that's your game. The zombies took on more of a darker approach as to how they attacked and how much damage they inflicted. Get tired of seeing Jill do that same taser crap over and over. With regards to the standards we expect from games in general, whether that be graphics, story, depth of gameplay and more, both titles are found lacking.