Yup, especially in the boat section, I thought it was hilarious that she was pinging guys in the head with a scooped weapon while *standing* on a moving airboat
@@oh-not-the-bees7872 If you fancy a challenge and a laugh, give Sheva only the stun rod. It`s a fucking giggle watching her dealing with the Executioner with her little electric stick. I also tried giving her the grenade launcher with only flash rounds but she refused to use it, instead she used her knife??????????
Probably one of the greatest co op games I've ever played. Say what you want about the game and the settings, it's a fucking blast playing with your friend online. Therefore you miss a big point of this game. This game wasn't made to be playing alone, this was made playing with your friend and it raises this game on so many levels.
100%. I spent waaay too much time when i was younger grinding this out in 2 player mode. More or less yeah, it's intended to be 2 player. Just unfortunate that that isn't really what a RE game is supposed to be about.
It is more that they made a MAIN series with a co-op frame in mind that ruined the experience more than the actual setting and gun-ho approach. It's not like Capcom couldn't do a side game like she did with so many others and get it to be a co-op. Main RE games are decidedly single player experiences. The player needs to feel the tension lost in the setting. You don't have that if you have another playing the game with you while you laugh to one another. This is why Dead Space back in the day took the mantle from RE games as the better RE games not named RE.
I absolutely LOVE Resident Evil 5. Everything you say in this video is 100% correct. It is a *bad* Resident Evil game. It has *horrible* companion AI, and the CO-OP is way too annoying to get into. It isn't a horror game at all. BUT, if you play it as the game that it is, a campy action-adventure shooter with "zombies", it's a total blast. It is a solid game. It is a bad Resident Evil game.
Yea, RE 5 isn't a survival horror game, it's more like an action game, but the problem I have with it is that it's an action game , but you can't move when you shoot, and that's annoying to me. How come I can't move when I shoot? Chris Redfield has those big ass muscles, but he's still too weak to wield a gun on the run? If you're going to make RE an action game, then let me run and shoot at the same time. Also, having a partner you have to micro manage in an RE game is just annoying to say the least. I stopped playing that game half way through because it kind of sucks to play it. Word of advice, unequip that stupid girl, don't give her any weapons or ammo, she will waste all your bullets and hit nothing.
Poor Sheva got a bad wrap due to piss-poor dev coding skills. If her AI was on point I have no doubt she would of been on point as a franchise favorite.
@@archersterling6726 true but they have no match against sheva's sexiness and beauty figure. Also the most important that she has, is THE BOOTY! Goddamn the BOOTY of hers, Mmm😎
Gotta be honest, RE5 is probably my favorite co-op experience of all time. Had such a blast back then pumping the game out over and over in 2 player mode.
The co-op is the first thing I think about when reflecting back in the game, me and my friend had a blast with it more then any other co-op game I can think of, this one always ranked first in that and made it a memorable entry. I also liked how it ended the Wesker stoyline.
When I played this game, I fucked around and wasted ALL my ammo before the boss fight in the volcano. I only had like 20 pistol rounds. So I ended up killing the boss in mellee only. Took like 100 tries I think. I had that electric stick you can buy later on in the game. And when I threw my gamepad on the ground during the cinematic, the QTE sequence got me killed haha. I think seeing the end game credits for this game was the greatest feeling in my life haha.
5:29 Yeah, I think he is supposed to be that jacked. I'm pretty sure it's cannon that he jacked himself up, so that he has more of a chance when he inevitably met Wesker again.
Yup, this. After he reamed him in both Code Veronica and then in the backstory from 5 he went out of his way to beef himself up so it wouldn't happen again. And THATS why "Buh huh huh, depressed!" Chris in RE6 makes no damn sense.
Doesn’t really make any sense though. He got his ass kicked by Wesker because he was too fast for him. Putting on 50lbs of muscle isn’t going to help with that.
@@bravediomedes217 yeah, and besides Wesker is strong because he took super serum, not because he did plenty of push-ups and drank his juice. It would be like mr. Satan hitting the gym twice as hard before he fought cell. Would it make a difference?
@@phreakazoith2237 The first tribal area was cool too. They should have completely gotten rid of the boat levels. And a level being in the village after the giant fight would have been cool too. RE5 just had poor level design compared to 4.
Im actually from the area in Africa where RE5 was set in... I didn't find it "racist" in the slightest... 😂so who tf are these people bringin up all this mumbo jumbo
Ironically the offended are usually a different race than the one they claim it's being offensive too. It's like when people say the yellow ranger in MMPR being an Asian was racist, yet either ignore or don't know that Japan has tons of yellow rangers, all of whom are asian.
Jeffrey Moses it’s all nonsense. If you make a movie, game or book or ANYTHING that takes place in Africa it’s automatically racist. Thought everyone knew that? Haha
Sorry drinker, but this game has a special place in my heart. My x did everything possible to keep me from the daughter I raised. My daughter and I had great times playing RE5. The co-op is great. I guess it's a matter of who you play with that how good the game is. We were complaining about not being able to move while aiming. But we really had a good time playing. I hope that's what matters.
Funny enough, game journalist Yahtzee Croshaw (the Zero Punctuation dude) hit the nail right on the head about this. To paraphrase, he mentioned how it was deemed more insensitive than RE4 because in global history, Africa has had a rough existence with other countries, whereas the European counterparts of the “horde” idea weren’t shown in such a hyper-realistic way. The realistic depiction of modern Africa made it uncomfortable to mow down Africans in huge numbers, so it’s really just history being rolled into this.
I loved playing Josh in RE5 Mercenaries, when Capcom added him later. His melee moves were off the chain. Also, why no mention of the 3 hit combos players could inflict on enemies, using 2 players? Those were badass.
5:30 I remember Chris being buff AF was explained in-game thru the loading screen texts or something. After Jill was MIA he blamed himself for not being strong enough to at least equal Wesker's strength. You'll notice that in the Spencer Mansion and in the STARS costume, he isn't as muscular/thick.
I always refer to the new roided out Chris as "Guns McGee." He punches boulders for fun! It was pretty ridiculous to shoot an enemy once to stagger then so you can run up and deal a MASSIVE AOE roundhouse kick that makes you temporarily invulnerable. Fun times!
3:32 exactly, even when this game came out wayy back when and people were losing their shit over it I was like "wait a sec...didn't they do the exact same thing to the Spaniards in RE4????" Lol people are so quick to point out socially sensitive topics to make them seem socially aware that they will spout out obvious trigger points to make them seem woke without EVER backing it up with consistency. As a Hispanic woman myself whenever anyone does this I find it annoying and irritating and I definitely dont appreciate it!!! And I absolutely HATED TERMINATOR DARK FATE cuz they tried to pull this pinchè woke shit with one of my franchise of all time!!! 😑😑😑 Leave social politics and political beliefs and correctness outta my franchises!!!
I personally loved the split screen. I beat the game the first time by myself and then played the crap out of it with a friend the second time and unlocked all the fun crazy weapons. Good times. I miss couch co-op in games
I've recently started playing this again (thanks for getting me in the mood to play the series again). I'd forgotten all about one of this games worst features, which you that you can't start a new, fresh game without deleting your one and only save file. The only option you're given in game is to "continue" then use chapter select from level 1-1 with all your inventory and unlocks from you previous playthrough. That takes have the fun out of it.
One of my all time favourite games! I love The co op and inventory management with the AI companion, and the gameplay is just fun overall. Not to mention replaying for collectables and working on getting unlimited ammo.
Some of the gems took several plays to find and I was really happy when I got the weapons necessary to take out the mini bosses instead of running away. Best sniper, shotgun, hand cannon and rocket launcher with infinite ammo 🤤
I liked 5, not a fan of the inventory system but it had a checkpoint and meta weapon improvement system that I loved. Linear but far repeatable in a different way to the others because you could take in vastly different load outs in a sequence without needing to replay the entire game. Sheva in the suit and gold club outfit helped out there as well. A shame Chris never had decent options.
Oh you forgot though that while playin 2player mode you can have chris and shiva complimant each other but its still a farcry from uncharteds quips between characters during silent downtimes
This game was an amazing couch coop experience back in the day along with Army of Two. I never tried it on single player because I feel it would never have been the same experience.
I wish you would remake all of these videos of yours in your drunken state.. I'd love to hear you say something like "So this Irving guy just injects himself with this virus that he knows will permanently mutate him and just thought to himself, Nah it'll be fine"..
I'm sure others have said it, but I'll say it too - while RE5 may not be the best Resident Evil game of the series, the actual gunplay itself is some of the tightest I have ever experienced in its genre. The combat has an amazing flow, with almost no fat left to trim. Everything ties into this gameplay loop, even the inventory system. Items bound to nine directional slots allows for instant melee-reloads and i-frame combines. You can see what I'm talking about if you look up high-level Mercenaries videos, where the gameplay of RE5 is tested to the extreme. Also... I don't agree with the higher difficulties being a breeze, getting through this game on Professional mode is extremely challenging.
It's my guilty pleasure, well at leas in coop. Single player or playing with random johnnys is mediocre at best but coop with a friend is realy entertaining.
This game, R. E. 5 in particular, hilds a special place with me. It was the last Resident Evil game me and a very good friend of mine played and beat before he died.
Man! When I heard your voice at the start of this video I thought I had clicked on a lesser critic than the Critical Drinker! I clicked back to your previous analysis of a Resident Evil game and reexamined the thumbnail! You sound mellow and relaxed in this video. I guess all of the years of alcoholism have changed your delivery over the years! Anyway, maybe try having an Irish Coffee once in a while, instead of whiskey neat and add a few years to your life! ;)
I have every weapon maxed out, at least 20 of every gem and every achievement except for the ogre using the mounted guns on the hardest difficulty. My friend and I used to take turns beating the crap out of Wesker with the melee combos. Good memories of this game 🎮
While I agree that RE should be a solo experience, me and my best friend in highschool co-oped this game and it was one of the best times ever. We had communication down and both loved the RE series since the beginning that many things didn't need to be said and we both just had a ton of fun with it. I should mention too that we lived in the country, didn't have xbox live and cherished co-op games when they were available.
Resident Evil 5 is a fantastic game, enjoyable still today. The Jill DLCs were even better than the main game. RE is no longer a Zombie game it once was. Capcom goes all over the place with this title.
I loved this game though. The multiplayer Co-Op and mercenaries mode were the real highlights. I played through half the game with some random stranger on matchmaking, it was fun as hell. I'm still friends with that dude 12 years later lol. It's my favorite RE game behind RE:2 Remake and RE4... mainly because of Mercenaries mode and some of the cool level designs.
I remember the first time I played through RE5 and was floored by the Jill reveal, only cuz I saw it coming from miles away and couldn't believe they went through with it. I would have been happier hearing she was a super soldier clone or something.
As a massive fan of this series from its start on PSX I can say that 5 is among my absolute favorite. It's polarizing for a lot of people and they all have fair points, it's just such a fun game. Mostly because a buddy and I have repeatedly played through it starting on the 360, PS3, PS4 and lately Switch. For some reason he and I just never get tired of it, we've played through it at least once a year every year since it's release. We'll change it up, do runs with certain weapons only, time restrictions and whatnot. I just think it gets a lot of undeserved hate. It's obviously a huge step away from the horror aspect but it's still (in my opinion) a really fun game to just enjoy for what it is. And as far as irving is concerned, I've always been convinced he's a downy.
Game feels like a comedy. Chris is this hulking monstrosity. Knocking over 10 ton boulders and @#$% while getting touched and dropping to his knees and begging for help like a baby.
I believe some unstated reasoning for why Chris is as muscled as he was is due to Wesker. In CODE: Veronica he has his ASS HANDED TO HIM and can’t do squat against Wesker. While he’s not going to inject himself with a virus he still had to be more physically capable and I can see using steroids to increase his muscle growth to take blows from Wesker without leaving him a bag of bones. His muscled look relaxes in 6 (still buff just not as much) and excluding that horrific excuse in 7...he looks to be about the same in 8 compared to his 6 version.
I thought the co-op was a blast, especially on-line co-op. I have a good friend that lives on the other side of the country and we had a lot of fun playing this one online together.
I love how your willing to look at your own reviews and rethink your previous reviews. Also, has anyone played the Nintendo remakes. I proudly proclaim myself a Resident Evil nerd, and although its been a while, I liked them. Thoughts?
I loved this game. It was basically just an improved, more polished re4, and i was completely fine with that. I loved this game just as much as i did re4, which says a lot. It's a HELL of a lot better than the trash that was re6. I also really enjoyed the co-op 2 player mode. Me and a friend of mine went through this game many times in co-op and had a blast. Even in single player mode though, Sheva is a vast improvement over Ashley. Just give her health and either a pistol or a sniper rifle to carry and she's great to have with you. She would routinely save my ass in tight spots by sniping or healing me or whatever. She's also a good pack mule for stuff you want but don't have the room to carry yourself.
I’m surprised you didn’t address the prototype build of RE5. From the first trailer waaaay back in 2005 (I believe it was then, Chris looking up after the crows disperse) and zombie like enemies to screenshots from that build. I guess there isn’t a lot to say about it in comparison to RE4’s.
SHEH-VAH not Sheeva. Love your videos mate. I'm used to your slurring persona though. ;) Also if i was going up against huge monsters regularly i'd get ripped like Chris too! :)
Resi 5 was my first Resident Evil game since RE2 on the PS1. Me and a mate rented it and had a blast smashing through the co-op campaign. I reckon they could have changed the title of the game and it would've been much better received because it wasn't really a conventional Resident Evil game
Man, your style was widely different before drinker, I'm glad you found a new voice that makes your channel feel different, that's all I'll comment for today, I'll go away now
Honestly one of my favorite RE games, I love it more than 4, most cause the action and story with Wesker is just badass. I liked Wesker a lot so thats probably why I like the game so much. Not as scary as 4 though so thats a miss.
Chris wasn't missing... he was in the Gym the entire time! It is funny that Sheva's AI is kinda decent on the 360.... it just doesn't work anywhere else. On a side note..... modders .... WHERE IS MY SCOTT STEINER Chris MOD? Big Poppa Pump needs to put Wesker into a Steiner Recliner!
This look of Chris is iconic: His ridiculous muscle mass is what makes him stand out and the Devs should have stayed with this design rather than continually change it. That said, this game SHOULD have been Chris and Jill's last appearance; it was a satisfying conclusion to their storyline that started in 1997 and all it needed was for them to "retire" together, possibly get married, start a family. I wanted them to be happy and leave was heroes.... not whatever this Village game is going to do...
I still loved this one. Gun combinations with different players, like working with a player who likes to use snipers and machine guns while I use shotgun and magnum my preferred anyway.
I noticed you did a retrospective for pretty much every single Resident Evil game except for Operation Raccoon City. Do you plan to do a retrospective on that?
One or more functioning adults suggested that Chris _punch a boulder._ And one or more _higher-ranked_ functioning adults approved it. Let that sink in.
This is one of my favourite Re games if not one of my favourite Co Op games alongside GoW and CoD Zombies, it has so much replayability and the mercenaries is great. Single player can be rough, esp on harder difficulties cause Sheva is... Sheva lol. The ruins and military section, like re4 can be a bit bland but still, its truly an amazing game
I don't remember Sheva having bad AI, but it has been a while since I played it. I might have been making full use of the online mode so I didn't have to mess with a dumb partner. Headphones helped too.
I look at this as a fun video game. I'm a massive RE fanboy. But I started at RE4. So it colors my perspective. Then I played , and or watched on TH-cam, the others. Eventually the whole series. So in 2021, it remains one of my favorite action horror games. Fun as hell. Isn't REmake. Isn't REmake 2. But it's fun as hell.
It took me 11 years to beat this game. I kept getting too bored with it, and hadn't picked it back up until this year. And it was a chore to get through.
I eventually figured out the best use of Sheva is to only give her a sniper rifle. She's actually a deadshot with it.
superdoonz1 give her the hand cannon
Yup, especially in the boat section, I thought it was hilarious that she was pinging guys in the head with a scooped weapon while *standing* on a moving airboat
Yeah thats what i did. Kept her with sniper and pistol and made her hold my ammo. Worked real well.
@@oh-not-the-bees7872 If you fancy a challenge and a laugh, give Sheva only the stun rod. It`s a fucking giggle watching her dealing with the Executioner with her little electric stick. I also tried giving her the grenade launcher with only flash rounds but she refused to use it, instead she used her knife??????????
I gave her the bow and she goes ham
Probably one of the greatest co op games I've ever played. Say what you want about the game and the settings, it's a fucking blast playing with your friend online. Therefore you miss a big point of this game. This game wasn't made to be playing alone, this was made playing with your friend and it raises this game on so many levels.
100%. I spent waaay too much time when i was younger grinding this out in 2 player mode. More or less yeah, it's intended to be 2 player. Just unfortunate that that isn't really what a RE game is supposed to be about.
first game i played co-op and loved it. Why it is #2 on my list behind re1. IT was a different dynamic for me.
It is more that they made a MAIN series with a co-op frame in mind that ruined the experience more than the actual setting and gun-ho approach. It's not like Capcom couldn't do a side game like she did with so many others and get it to be a co-op. Main RE games are decidedly single player experiences. The player needs to feel the tension lost in the setting. You don't have that if you have another playing the game with you while you laugh to one another. This is why Dead Space back in the day took the mantle from RE games as the better RE games not named RE.
I don't have friends...
I absolutely LOVE Resident Evil 5. Everything you say in this video is 100% correct. It is a *bad* Resident Evil game. It has *horrible* companion AI, and the CO-OP is way too annoying to get into. It isn't a horror game at all. BUT, if you play it as the game that it is, a campy action-adventure shooter with "zombies", it's a total blast. It is a solid game. It is a bad Resident Evil game.
I loved it and played the **** out of it, but as you said, its a bad RE game. And oh yes, GFWL totally sucked.
Bad AI? Are you joking? It has the most intelligent companion AI I have ever seen.
@@coolmyself
No, I'm not joking.
I liked it so much that I even picked up the remastered release on xbox one and replayed it a ton with my mate
Yea, RE 5 isn't a survival horror game, it's more like an action game, but the problem I have with it is that it's an action game , but you can't move when you shoot, and that's annoying to me. How come I can't move when I shoot? Chris Redfield has those big ass muscles, but he's still too weak to wield a gun on the run? If you're going to make RE an action game, then let me run and shoot at the same time. Also, having a partner you have to micro manage in an RE game is just annoying to say the least. I stopped playing that game half way through because it kind of sucks to play it. Word of advice, unequip that stupid girl, don't give her any weapons or ammo, she will waste all your bullets and hit nothing.
I like Sheva, one of the last RE girls that were allowed to be sexy, including her costumes.
Yeah she was cool. Just wish her dialogue wasn't so... cringy at times lmao. She always manages to kill the moment with some cringy comment.
Smough6969 that’s RE dialogue for ya “Jill sandwich” lol
Poor Sheva got a bad wrap due to piss-poor dev coding skills. If her AI was on point I have no doubt she would of been on point as a franchise favorite.
But Helena and Sherry in RE6 got sexy costumes too
@@archersterling6726 true but they have no match against sheva's sexiness and beauty figure. Also the most important that she has, is THE BOOTY! Goddamn the BOOTY of hers, Mmm😎
Gotta be honest, RE5 is probably my favorite co-op experience of all time. Had such a blast back then pumping the game out over and over in 2 player mode.
The co-op is the first thing I think about when reflecting back in the game, me and my friend had a blast with it more then any other co-op game I can think of, this one always ranked first in that and made it a memorable entry. I also liked how it ended the Wesker stoyline.
You share the same opinion as ProJared
When I played this game, I fucked around and wasted ALL my ammo before the boss fight in the volcano. I only had like 20 pistol rounds. So I ended up killing the boss in mellee only. Took like 100 tries I think. I had that electric stick you can buy later on in the game. And when I threw my gamepad on the ground during the cinematic, the QTE sequence got me killed haha. I think seeing the end game credits for this game was the greatest feeling in my life haha.
😂 it would have been easier to grind a few completed levels for some ammo
Resident Evil 5 was my first ever resident evil game buff ass Chris is still my favorite main character lol
5:29 Yeah, I think he is supposed to be that jacked. I'm pretty sure it's cannon that he jacked himself up, so that he has more of a chance when he inevitably met Wesker again.
Yup, this. After he reamed him in both Code Veronica and then in the backstory from 5 he went out of his way to beef himself up so it wouldn't happen again. And THATS why "Buh huh huh, depressed!" Chris in RE6 makes no damn sense.
@@palladiamorsdeus - He was bummed 'cuz he was a fuck-up. He kept getting his own men killed in RE6, being sloppy. Piers even called him on it.
Doesn’t really make any sense though. He got his ass kicked by Wesker because he was too fast for him. Putting on 50lbs of muscle isn’t going to help with that.
@@bravediomedes217 I like to think growing up in that world it will change you mentally and physically.
@@bravediomedes217 yeah, and besides Wesker is strong because he took super serum, not because he did plenty of push-ups and drank his juice. It would be like mr. Satan hitting the gym twice as hard before he fought cell. Would it make a difference?
RE5 definitely is a very pretty game. I actually thought it looked nicer than RE6 IMO
agree, it might not be technically on par with 6 but it looks, feels more consistent
Part of 6s problem is its too dark. Its actually amazing the graphical fidelity they squeezed out of the hardware in 6.
The problem with RE6 (apart from being a shit game) is that some bits of it look excellent, and other bits just look ‘meh’.
@@TheZackkary1 May be a shit RE game but it isn't THAT bad.
It does, RE6 was a massive game thus many areas of gameplay suffered from lack of care. and overall laziness probably
I really wish that RE5 had more levels in the town area. So much fun.
yeah. these segments made it unique and interesting. Those lost city and laboratory parts were so generic and boring in comparison.
@@phreakazoith2237 The first tribal area was cool too. They should have completely gotten rid of the boat levels. And a level being in the village after the giant fight would have been cool too.
RE5 just had poor level design compared to 4.
This is one of my all-time favorite games. Campaign co-op is amazing, and the Mercenaries mode is incredible! 9/10, easy!
And visually amazing for its time.....ditto for co-op being amazing. It was a fun game. It also felt like a natural evolution after RE4.
Im actually from the area in Africa where RE5 was set in...
I didn't find it "racist" in the slightest... 😂so who tf are these people bringin up all this mumbo jumbo
Ironically the offended are usually a different race than the one they claim it's being offensive too.
It's like when people say the yellow ranger in MMPR being an Asian was racist, yet either ignore or don't know that Japan has tons of yellow rangers, all of whom are asian.
@@jeggsonvohees2201 That's how stupid we've gotten?😂
@@jeffreymoses5450 Worse, that's how stupid we've been. It's reaching meltdown levels now.
Jeffrey Moses it’s all nonsense. If you make a movie, game or book or ANYTHING that takes place in Africa it’s automatically racist. Thought everyone knew that? Haha
@@joebeast15 That's sounds about right man😂
Sorry drinker, but this game has a special place in my heart. My x did everything possible to keep me from the daughter I raised. My daughter and I had great times playing RE5. The co-op is great. I guess it's a matter of who you play with that how good the game is. We were complaining about not being able to move while aiming. But we really had a good time playing. I hope that's what matters.
When they portrayed Spain as a poor, dirty collection of villages nobody complained.
Funny enough, game journalist Yahtzee Croshaw (the Zero Punctuation dude) hit the nail right on the head about this. To paraphrase, he mentioned how it was deemed more insensitive than RE4 because in global history, Africa has had a rough existence with other countries, whereas the European counterparts of the “horde” idea weren’t shown in such a hyper-realistic way. The realistic depiction of modern Africa made it uncomfortable to mow down Africans in huge numbers, so it’s really just history being rolled into this.
@@mr.mondomacho6815 no
@@HonkeyKong54 Please elaborate
@@mr.mondomacho6815 in your attempt to be non racist you came out quite well.... racist
@@almalone3282 how so? Please explain.
Wesker had some cool lines though.
Complete... Global.... Lactation...
Loved his new voice actor for this game! That guy knocked it out. Same for Chris & Sheva. Josh is the man. Jill's always bangin'.
"Seven minutes. Seven minutes is all I can spare to play with you."
CHRRRIISSSSSSS
"your future hinges upon this fight"
I loved playing Josh in RE5 Mercenaries, when Capcom added him later. His melee moves were off the chain. Also, why no mention of the 3 hit combos players could inflict on enemies, using 2 players? Those were badass.
Yep ah those were the days.
5:30 I remember Chris being buff AF was explained in-game thru the loading screen texts or something. After Jill was MIA he blamed himself for not being strong enough to at least equal Wesker's strength. You'll notice that in the Spencer Mansion and in the STARS costume, he isn't as muscular/thick.
Will you also review the Revelations games?
I always refer to the new roided out Chris as "Guns McGee." He punches boulders for fun! It was pretty ridiculous to shoot an enemy once to stagger then so you can run up and deal a MASSIVE AOE roundhouse kick that makes you temporarily invulnerable. Fun times!
3:32 exactly, even when this game came out wayy back when and people were losing their shit over it I was like "wait a sec...didn't they do the exact same thing to the Spaniards in RE4????" Lol people are so quick to point out socially sensitive topics to make them seem socially aware that they will spout out obvious trigger points to make them seem woke without EVER backing it up with consistency. As a Hispanic woman myself whenever anyone does this I find it annoying and irritating and I definitely dont appreciate it!!! And I absolutely HATED TERMINATOR DARK FATE cuz they tried to pull this pinchè woke shit with one of my franchise of all time!!! 😑😑😑
Leave social politics and political beliefs and correctness outta my franchises!!!
Yeah my exact thought when jill left after saving her, then i was just pleasantly pissed and surprised to see her in the chopper endgame
Loved this game...one of my best co-op games, other than Army of two & Gears
I personally loved the split screen. I beat the game the first time by myself and then played the crap out of it with a friend the second time and unlocked all the fun crazy weapons. Good times. I miss couch co-op in games
I've recently started playing this again (thanks for getting me in the mood to play the series again). I'd forgotten all about one of this games worst features, which you that you can't start a new, fresh game without deleting your one and only save file. The only option you're given in game is to "continue" then use chapter select from level 1-1 with all your inventory and unlocks from you previous playthrough. That takes have the fun out of it.
I loved this game. I played it one million times!!
Probably my second favourite RE game
One of my all time favourite games! I love The co op and inventory management with the AI companion, and the gameplay is just fun overall. Not to mention replaying for collectables and working on getting unlimited ammo.
Some of the gems took several plays to find and I was really happy when I got the weapons necessary to take out the mini bosses instead of running away. Best sniper, shotgun, hand cannon and rocket launcher with infinite ammo 🤤
@@ComancheWarrior63 absolutely 👍🏻 its all good fun
I liked 5, not a fan of the inventory system but it had a checkpoint and meta weapon improvement system that I loved.
Linear but far repeatable in a different way to the others because you could take in vastly different load outs in a sequence without needing to replay the entire game.
Sheva in the suit and gold club outfit helped out there as well. A shame Chris never had decent options.
Man you evolved throu the years! The moment you start speaking in this one i checked if i clicked right video 😃 have a great day man 🙂
Me and my cousin used to play this game non stop back in the day ..
Probably my favourite RE game just for that reason ...
Those was the times, when the Drinker did yet to start his journey through the wiskey and booze xD
He was still drunk, just average people drunk. He probably only got halfway through that bottle of Jack
This is one of my favourite games of all time. Besides the boulder smashing in the volcano I fricken loved every second of it so much fun.
My friends and I loved the 2 player mode in this game. We spent a weekend and beat the game a couple of times.
its crazy to hear how her sounds now compared to before lol
My friend and I beat this game on every difficulty in 1 day. It was an absolute blast once you master the controls and map knowledge.
Yeah i bet
Oh you forgot though that while playin 2player mode you can have chris and shiva complimant each other but its still a farcry from uncharteds quips between characters during silent downtimes
Just found this.
Yo, thanks Drinker.
You got an awesome channel.
This is my favorite game of the series personally but I respect your opinion
This game was an amazing couch coop experience back in the day along with Army of Two. I never tried it on single player because I feel it would never have been the same experience.
I wish you would remake all of these videos of yours in your drunken state.. I'd love to hear you say something like "So this Irving guy just injects himself with this virus that he knows will permanently mutate him and just thought to himself, Nah it'll be fine"..
I'm sure others have said it, but I'll say it too - while RE5 may not be the best Resident Evil game of the series, the actual gunplay itself is some of the tightest I have ever experienced in its genre. The combat has an amazing flow, with almost no fat left to trim. Everything ties into this gameplay loop, even the inventory system. Items bound to nine directional slots allows for instant melee-reloads and i-frame combines. You can see what I'm talking about if you look up high-level Mercenaries videos, where the gameplay of RE5 is tested to the extreme. Also... I don't agree with the higher difficulties being a breeze, getting through this game on Professional mode is extremely challenging.
This game is right up there with Metal Gear Solid 3 for me. So many good memories with friends.
My favorite part of this series has been the creative way of calling people dumb for not seeing the games' twists coming.
"Whoops! Getting a bit political there. Let's get back on topic."
I'm so glad The Drinker got rid of his inhibitions since then. =D
It's my guilty pleasure, well at leas in coop. Single player or playing with random johnnys is mediocre at best but coop with a friend is realy entertaining.
This game, R. E. 5 in particular, hilds a special place with me. It was the last Resident Evil game me and a very good friend of mine played and beat before he died.
Probably my favorite RE it’s just iconic to me for many reasons
I was when I saw this was coming out, it is by far the most hyped resident evil ever, Chris Redfield made a comeback and Jill wooooo
Everything for me since RE 5 felt like I was with one game, but imagine it’s another. I enjoyed it if I wasn’t thinking about Resident Evil.
It's funny to hear how the Drinker became more drunk as time went by.. lol
Actually I absolutely love re5. My favorite after re1 remaster and re2 og. Never bored playing it over and over.
My problem with both 5 and 6 is that they took the story too seriously and weren’t as self aware as 4. I still enjoyed those games though.
Man! When I heard your voice at the start of this video I thought I had clicked on a lesser critic than the Critical Drinker! I clicked back to your previous analysis of a Resident Evil game and reexamined the thumbnail! You sound mellow and relaxed in this video. I guess all of the years of alcoholism have changed your delivery over the years! Anyway, maybe try having an Irish Coffee once in a while, instead of whiskey neat and add a few years to your life! ;)
Never played it but watching xcal and DRJ playthrough this is one of the most entertaining things I've ever watched. It was hilarious
I have every weapon maxed out, at least 20 of every gem and every achievement except for the ogre using the mounted guns on the hardest difficulty. My friend and I used to take turns beating the crap out of Wesker with the melee combos. Good memories of this game 🎮
While I agree that RE should be a solo experience, me and my best friend in highschool co-oped this game and it was one of the best times ever. We had communication down and both loved the RE series since the beginning that many things didn't need to be said and we both just had a ton of fun with it. I should mention too that we lived in the country, didn't have xbox live and cherished co-op games when they were available.
The mercenaries, the mini game that unlocks when you beat the story mode was the best! I put more time into that than the main game.
RE5 was amazing couch co-op. 10/10
Resident Evil 5 is a fantastic game, enjoyable still today. The Jill DLCs were even better than the main game.
RE is no longer a Zombie game it once was. Capcom goes all over the place with this title.
I loved this game though. The multiplayer Co-Op and mercenaries mode were the real highlights. I played through half the game with some random stranger on matchmaking, it was fun as hell. I'm still friends with that dude 12 years later lol. It's my favorite RE game behind RE:2 Remake and RE4... mainly because of Mercenaries mode and some of the cool level designs.
I got a feeling that this guy will be one of the biggest movie critic someday... call it a hunch
I played this game coop with friends. It was a blast. Especially the Survival Game mode!
I've never played R5 solo, so I can't talk about that.
I remember the first time I played through RE5 and was floored by the Jill reveal, only cuz I saw it coming from miles away and couldn't believe they went through with it. I would have been happier hearing she was a super soldier clone or something.
It really was the worst plot twist in video gaming history. Everyone knew it was her hahah
As a massive fan of this series from its start on PSX I can say that 5 is among my absolute favorite. It's polarizing for a lot of people and they all have fair points, it's just such a fun game. Mostly because a buddy and I have repeatedly played through it starting on the 360, PS3, PS4 and lately Switch. For some reason he and I just never get tired of it, we've played through it at least once a year every year since it's release. We'll change it up, do runs with certain weapons only, time restrictions and whatnot.
I just think it gets a lot of undeserved hate. It's obviously a huge step away from the horror aspect but it's still (in my opinion) a really fun game to just enjoy for what it is. And as far as irving is concerned, I've always been convinced he's a downy.
Jesus listen to how friendly you sounded back in the day!
Game feels like a comedy. Chris is this hulking monstrosity. Knocking over 10 ton boulders and @#$% while getting touched and dropping to his knees and begging for help like a baby.
I believe some unstated reasoning for why Chris is as muscled as he was is due to Wesker. In CODE: Veronica he has his ASS HANDED TO HIM and can’t do squat against Wesker. While he’s not going to inject himself with a virus he still had to be more physically capable and I can see using steroids to increase his muscle growth to take blows from Wesker without leaving him a bag of bones. His muscled look relaxes in 6 (still buff just not as much) and excluding that horrific excuse in 7...he looks to be about the same in 8 compared to his 6 version.
Your old videos are quite different than your new ones. I really liked RE5. Grown to like the final boss too.
I thought the co-op was a blast, especially on-line co-op. I have a good friend that lives on the other side of the country and we had a lot of fun playing this one online together.
I love how your willing to look at your own reviews and rethink your previous reviews.
Also, has anyone played the Nintendo remakes. I proudly proclaim myself a Resident Evil nerd, and although its been a while, I liked them. Thoughts?
I loved this game. It was basically just an improved, more polished re4, and i was completely fine with that. I loved this game just as much as i did re4, which says a lot. It's a HELL of a lot better than the trash that was re6.
I also really enjoyed the co-op 2 player mode. Me and a friend of mine went through this game many times in co-op and had a blast. Even in single player mode though, Sheva is a vast improvement over Ashley. Just give her health and either a pistol or a sniper rifle to carry and she's great to have with you. She would routinely save my ass in tight spots by sniping or healing me or whatever. She's also a good pack mule for stuff you want but don't have the room to carry yourself.
I’m surprised you didn’t address the prototype build of RE5. From the first trailer waaaay back in 2005 (I believe it was then, Chris looking up after the crows disperse) and zombie like enemies to screenshots from that build. I guess there isn’t a lot to say about it in comparison to RE4’s.
SHEH-VAH not Sheeva.
Love your videos mate. I'm used to your slurring persona though. ;)
Also if i was going up against huge monsters regularly i'd get ripped like Chris too! :)
Resi 5 was my first Resident Evil game since RE2 on the PS1. Me and a mate rented it and had a blast smashing through the co-op campaign. I reckon they could have changed the title of the game and it would've been much better received because it wasn't really a conventional Resident Evil game
Holy shit now that I see closely Ricardo on that 6:20 time stamp he looks like Tetsuo From Akira wtf lol an older version of tetsuo
Man, your style was widely different before drinker, I'm glad you found a new voice that makes your channel feel different, that's all I'll comment for today, I'll go away now
Honestly one of my favorite RE games, I love it more than 4, most cause the action and story with Wesker is just badass. I liked Wesker a lot so thats probably why I like the game so much. Not as scary as 4 though so thats a miss.
Yo... im a HUGE fan and dint know this ? Im in the top 15 in the world for Resident evil 5 speedrunning. Never knew you were a RE fan!
My friend and I played this game and it was so much fun! I still prefer RE4, though. It’s the best in the series.
Why do I wish the Drinker to remake these videos with his more drunk voice?
Chris wasn't missing... he was in the Gym the entire time!
It is funny that Sheva's AI is kinda decent on the 360.... it just doesn't work anywhere else.
On a side note..... modders .... WHERE IS MY SCOTT STEINER Chris MOD? Big Poppa Pump needs to put Wesker into a Steiner Recliner!
I didn't notice anything wrong with the PS4 a.i.
The virgin Sober Critic: Welcome back
The chad Critical Drinker: GO AWAY NOW!!!
Loved this game, Resident Evil isn't just one genre of game.
Lol Redfield was so jacked in that installment. It was the first RE I played.
This look of Chris is iconic: His ridiculous muscle mass is what makes him stand out and the Devs should have stayed with this design rather than continually change it. That said, this game SHOULD have been Chris and Jill's last appearance; it was a satisfying conclusion to their storyline that started in 1997 and all it needed was for them to "retire" together, possibly get married, start a family. I wanted them to be happy and leave was heroes.... not whatever this Village game is going to do...
I still loved this one. Gun combinations with different players, like working with a player who likes to use snipers and machine guns while I use shotgun and magnum my preferred anyway.
I noticed you did a retrospective for pretty much every single Resident Evil game except for Operation Raccoon City.
Do you plan to do a retrospective on that?
Chris got a new codename: mr dictionary, cause he got definition...
chad redfield
RE5 was my first resident evil game and I kind of loved it
The voice acting.....same cheesyness you love
One or more functioning adults suggested that Chris _punch a boulder._
And one or more _higher-ranked_ functioning adults approved it.
Let that sink in.
another game i sunk many hrs into to complete 100%. it was epic. That nuke boss fight at the bomber area is absolutely hectic.
My third favorite in the series.
we used Shiva as a bag carrier and a nurse. In expecting a companion npc to be a good fighter is quite dumb, even to this day.
This is one of my favourite Re games if not one of my favourite Co Op games alongside GoW and CoD Zombies, it has so much replayability and the mercenaries is great.
Single player can be rough, esp on harder difficulties cause Sheva is... Sheva lol. The ruins and military section, like re4 can be a bit bland but still, its truly an amazing game
Chris went from that to that in one game but those games took place 11 years apart.
I don't remember Sheva having bad AI, but it has been a while since I played it. I might have been making full use of the online mode so I didn't have to mess with a dumb partner. Headphones helped too.
I look at this as a fun video game. I'm a massive RE fanboy. But I started at RE4. So it colors my perspective. Then I played , and or watched on TH-cam, the others. Eventually the whole series.
So in 2021, it remains one of my favorite action horror games. Fun as hell. Isn't REmake. Isn't REmake 2. But it's fun as hell.
No where near my favorite RE game but I still find it to be a fun as hell game to play.
It took me 11 years to beat this game. I kept getting too bored with it, and hadn't picked it back up until this year. And it was a chore to get through.