Chainsaws and plagas: Resident Evil 5 trailer

by Andrew Yoon { May 31st 2008 at 3:48AM }

Here it is. The brand new Resident Evil 5 trailer. On display are some ridiculously gorgeous graphics, as expected. However, watch a new character be introduced ... and the return of plagas? We're curious to see how this new virus develops, and we can't wait to find out more.

Tags: resident-evil, resident-evil-5

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

BlazinSun @ May 31st 2008 3:53AM

Resident Evil 5 right?

IDunoDavey @ May 31st 2008 3:55AM

Resident Evil 4, eh?

adolson @ May 31st 2008 4:34AM

It looks better than the Wii version!

Andrew Yoon @ May 31st 2008 4:22PM

Haha... it was nearly 4AM when I wrote this! Fixed now, though. It does look so sweet.

jason_fly_07 @ May 31st 2008 3:56AM

So many dudes on the screen...

In53cUr3 @ May 31st 2008 3:57AM

no its resident evil 6. lol kidding. yeah 5.

$Coffee n\\\' dddonuts$

Coffee n\\\' dddonuts @ May 31st 2008 4:12AM

Mierda!

Charcole @ May 31st 2008 4:29AM

lol if anyone thought the chainsaw guy from RE4 was creepy.

This new guy is just piercing.

benny boy @ May 31st 2008 5:05AM

It's creepy enough watching it, let alone playing it.

Bdub? @ May 31st 2008 5:24AM

So....pretty, I want to touch it but I'm afraid that something might jump into my mouth.

Parsnipzilla @ May 31st 2008 5:42AM

They really should fix the title....

Tony @ May 31st 2008 6:37AM

Wow...looks amazing. I want!

whistlepig @ May 31st 2008 7:09AM

i didnt know rihanna is a new person in re5

whistlepig @ May 31st 2008 7:09AM

i didnt know rihanna is a new person in re5

johnn12 @ May 31st 2008 7:30AM

typo dude. its RE5 not RE4. =D Thanks for the post though

nesstee @ May 31st 2008 8:34AM

Of course you know there just HAS to be a chainsaw in there some where.

Havok @ May 31st 2008 8:48AM

This game looks sweet and that babe looks very sweet as well. Man is it me or does almost every new next generation game look incredible compared to last consoles. I cant wait to see the games that TEAM ICO are working on.

Calmojo @ May 31st 2008 8:57AM

umm...wtf? Idiot.

Otharius @ May 31st 2008 9:33AM

I've been a long time Resident Evil fan, remember playing the first one when it came out but I think they may be running out of steam. This kind of seems like Resident Evil 4 just in Africa minus the president's daughter. Though to be honest I didn't like 4 all that much, not saying either are (and/or will be) bad games though.

Cornerman8 @ May 31st 2008 10:08AM

Can't wait for RE5, but I understand you point. Alot of the zombie character models are reminiscent of each other (or at least the last game), but they seem to re-invent the series a decent amount. RE2 played like RE1, but was bigger. RE3 was similar, but Nemesis spiced things up. Code Veronica was a bigger departure as far as presentation and enemy design. RE4 opened things up; combat-wise, level-wise, gamplay-mechanic-wise. I RE4 in overdrive - obviously more zombies on-screen, more weapons/ammo, and host of new moves to combat what looks to be a more intense and urgent
battles.

Da @ Jun 1st 2008 12:15AM

I was hopeing RE4 was a departure from the series rather than the direction it was going in. Obviously I haven't played RE5 yet, but from the looks of things it's similar to RE4 ie too much ammo and too many powerful weapons.
I mean it's great to blow a zombie away with a shotgun, but it kind of breaks the tension and makes the game less scary when there is ammo everywhere like in RE4. The scariest thing about RE games is you have to manage your ammo well.

J @ May 31st 2008 10:10AM

i wonder where jill is. haven't seen her since resident evil 3. and claire should be in re5. didn't she and chris escape together in code veronica?

i wonder when this story will end and when umbrella will finally fall. Seems to be the same several people fighting them.
RE 1 - chris jill
RE 2 - leon claire (still my favorite)
RE 3 - jill
RE 4 - leon
RE 5 - chris

what i noticed was that the lines don't seem so cheesy anymore. I'm optimistic! Looks like capcom is going for a more realistic feel for this game.

sean @ May 31st 2008 11:03AM

im with you. always wondered where jill is. was my favorite character.

Popfrogs @ Jun 1st 2008 12:13AM

What, you don't like phrases like "...for you, the master of unlocking"?

biggrapp @ May 31st 2008 10:11AM

I don't know if you really meant that or not but I did notice the couple white dudes sprinkled in there where they obviously weren't before. I guess they did hear the outcry of the people. power to the PEOPLE!!! *raises fist*

Erik @ May 31st 2008 10:39AM

I have been a fan since I was 5, of course, back then, I was to scared to finish them. :) Slowly I grew a little tired of the way it was, I still enjoyed them. But, then, as if they were reading my mind, RE4 came out. It was amazing. RE5 has cemented its way into my mind as one of the few games I have to have on release. So, now my list is Starcraft 2, RE5, Final Fantasy 13 and another metroid or halo game.

Popfrogs @ Jun 1st 2008 12:14AM

Another Halo? I thought 3 was supposed to be the last of that tired series.

Erik @ Jun 1st 2008 6:45PM

What I'm saying is if there is another. I know about Halo Wars. But, I like the FPS halos.

J-Rock281 @ May 31st 2008 10:43AM

Looks good.

Dan @ May 31st 2008 12:11PM

i'm really going to miss the progenitor, T and G virus! as good as this game is looking its just not the same Resident Evil anymore. These new dudes looks like something out of that Blade 2 movie when their mouths open up.
I really hope this story relates too the older resident evils, I liked 4 but wasn't much for the story.
The graphics are looking great though.

Wrathbringer @ Jun 1st 2008 1:30PM

I thought the EXACT same thing when I saw the new zombies!

Man, this just makes me even more psyched out for this game. I'm definitely going to the midnight release. As for the Progenitor, T and G viruses I'm hoping that they will make some sort of insane super virus/parasite that incorporates everything into one. That would be crazy...

Falcon Punch @ May 31st 2008 12:52PM

WHY AREN'T THERE MORE WHITE PEOPLE?

CAPCOM IS RACIST

CAAAAAAAPSLOOOOOOCK

jk

phinnvr6 @ May 31st 2008 2:41PM

Now I just wonder if they'll actually make this game for PS3 or just port the Xbox360 version like some other companies have done lately :-(

JaseH @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:46AM

From the ground up on both consoles mate. Nothing to worry about.

____________________________________
JaseH.

The Clunge @ May 31st 2008 2:46PM

First time I've seen anything of this game that has raised my interest. Hopefully there are no silly President's daughter storylines this time.

frankym @ May 31st 2008 3:23PM

Looks good, not great.

Seems like it will suffer in the graphics department because it multiplatform.

PS3 exclusivity would have allowed it to shine.

ryan @ May 31st 2008 8:08PM

like Haze?

frankym @ May 31st 2008 9:09PM

Haze was originally multiplatform and Sony paid for its exclusivity at the last moment b/c they needed a hardcore FPS.

It was not developed from the ground up for the PS3.

Twinturbo120 @ May 31st 2008 5:04PM

this is going to be a great game regardless of graphics

GooseYloo @ May 31st 2008 5:14PM

Lol "Welcome to Africa" I guess Africa is just a bunch of zombies.. sweet.

Organic_Shadow @ May 31st 2008 5:31PM

I hate to bring this topic up again, but did anyone notice the white zombies thrown in? Do you think they were originally a part of the game and we didn't notice them before, or do you think they added them in due to the negative reactions to the original trailer?

jonathan @ May 31st 2008 5:56PM

Straight Firee,

midnight launch worthy

Jetz @ May 31st 2008 9:12PM

Wait, it's taking place in Africa and not Haiti? I'm totally confuse now and I can see some more controversy about it.

LJ @ May 31st 2008 10:49PM

I'm Latino.. I'm not black but still... i do think that they should do what gamers says but i did not think it was racist at all... I mean it was Africa for God's sake (except for south Africa) most of the population is black, if not all.

The_Doctor @ Jun 1st 2008 12:07AM

damn... she's hot - even for a game character

Popfrogs @ Jun 1st 2008 12:12AM

I'm with LJ on this one. When you're supposed to be in Africa, of course the infected will be black people. This game is fine in Europe and Japan, they probably added white people for US whiner groups. Lame.

Like I said before, RE4 was in Spain and everyone was brown..because they were Spaniards. Don't forget you shot white people in 1, 2 and 3. Capcom probably isn't racist, they're just realist.

highman888 @ Jun 1st 2008 5:11PM

Looks amazing. RE 4 was epic as well, game of the year of course. This game has some tough competition but it'll be a definet buy still for mostly everyone I'm sure. Way to go capcom

Mista Spock @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:52AM

I'm not one for video games, never really have been. Then Resident Evil 4 came out. It totally changed the way I viewed video games. It was the first and only game I've ever beaten every which way possible. It was a mindfuck. Being a movie buff, I really enjoyed the not-so-subtle homages to some of my favorite horror films.
The new direction Resident Evil has taken is for the better. Consider 4 a martyr. Now, like many musicians, it's time for the sophomore album. This is where 5 comes into play*. In my listening experience, usually the bands best album is their second. It's where they really find themselves and develope their sound. I think 5 is going to be just that.
Resident Evil 4 was the first step to greatness, now it's time to kick it up, and from the looks of this new trailer, Resident Evil 5 is not only going to kick it up, it's going to blow us out of the fucking water.

*I know a lot of you are going to bitch about Resident Evil 4 not being the first Resident Evil....NO SHIT. But if you think about gameplay, it really is a new beginning for the franchise.

frankym @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:52AM

Serpent and the Rainbow meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Looks good, however, not amazing. I think this game will suffer because it is multiplatform. Graphics would have been much better if they could pack it all on a dual layer blu ray. Same thing that happend with GTA4....graphics suffered b/c it was multiplatform.

Coriff @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:52AM

Where the hell is Barry? All he ever had was crappy Resident Evil Gaiden. They completely wrote him out of RE1 in Umbrella Chronicles! If Barry doesn't at least make a cameo in this game, I'm going down to Capcom studios and knockin some skulls.

| 1 | 2 | Most Recent | Next 50 Comments