Resıdent Evıl 5

Backlog cleaninggg. Many years ago, right after I finished the original RE4, I jumped straight to RE6 and skipped this game. Don't really remember why—maybe it was just Leon supremacy, who knows.

Anyway, RE4 is a timeless classic with great level design, gunplay that was ahead of its time, and iconic scenes. RE5 has none of that, unfortunately. The levels are boring as hell. To balance the co-op, they turned the enemies into total bullet sponges, and all the responsiveness of the combat is gone. It's trash. These motherfuckers just won't die, and they don't even react to being shot.

The first half of the game is a nightmare—and don't even get me started on those goddamn chainsaw guys. (By the way, I played solo with the AI, and the AI is a complete moron. Keeps dying over and over like an idiot; it was nothing but a burden the whole game.) They’ve stripped the horror and survival out of the game, turning it into some nonsense. The mechanics are nowhere near enough for an action game.

I could open RE4 right now and play it with zero issues, absolutely loving it, but this piece of shit aged like milk despite being a PS3 game. And the story? Pure trash. Resident Evil stories are always shitty, but the dialogues in this one are nonsensical, corny, and cringe. It didn't feel that bad in RE4 because that game didn't take itself seriously with its ridiculous cutscenes; you just laughed it off like a meme. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for this one.

The only good thing about the story is Albert Wesker—and no, he’s not a well-written character or anything. He’s just cool as fuck and fun to watch, lol. Anyway, I finished the game while swearing my head off and didn't even touch the DLCs. Didn't play Mercenaries either because the combat aged like shit. That's about it. Capcom better release a remake and turn this into something decent.