The anthology includes Resident Evil 1-5 via code that can be redeemed on the Playstation Store; which is about the only negative thing that can be said about this product.
The game itself trounces Resident Evil 5 in just about every possible way. Though I think 5 had slightly better graphics, 6 had a much better atmosphere and plays better with its improved controls. You can now move while aiming--an extremely belated and necessary feature that unfortunately still does not pull off as good as its other action-horror contemporary Dead Space. The game also removes the tank-like controls from all previous installments with a more proverbial 3d movement. Though the game has improved controls, they do have a bit of a learning curve with its wonky cover system and its slide/dive mechanic. It's strange and weird, but very rewarding once you get better at it.
In terms of its story, there's not much to write home about. It's Resident Evil. Any fan of the series knows that it's never excelled in the storytelling department and this one is no exception. Some of the dialogue is extremely cheesy and the whole 3 campaign story doesn't reveal much at all--until you play the 4th 'secret' campaign, which clears up a few loose ends but overall doesn't do much. In the end I still found the story to be much more satisfying than Resident Evil 5's awful story. The old and new characters are great too, and some of the development and relationships between some of them are done well, particularly the partnership between the old character Chris and newcomer Piers.
The game itself is a hell of a lot of fun to play. It still features the same behind the character 3rd person scheme that Resident Evil 4 made so popular and the many subsequent games that emulated it. It now has a fully 3d rotating camera which is great too. The game is split into 4 campaigns, each with differing slightly in style. Leon's campaign is much more dark, slow paced; Chris' is all out-action; Jake's is the more varietal and more in the lines of the Uncharted games, while Ada's campaign tries to enforce a little bit of stealth. All offer a great change of pace in styles but may over saturate in the action sequences. The game features QTE (Quick Time Events), which have caught a lot of flak but really isn't all that bad except when a certain enemy (just one type, you only encounter him a few times) grabs hold of you, you must rotate the left stick around really fast--and unless you know beforehand that it's going to happen, it's almost impossible to overcome--which is not a good thing for first time players.
The game also features a skill point system taking over the currency system from RE4 and 5. The skills work like perks from the Call of Duty games and can be improved by collecting skill points from fallen enemies.
The game is not overly difficult, exceedingly long (which is not a bad thing ;) ) and has good re playability. Overall, judging this game for what it is, an action game with horror elements, is superbly done in giving you an entertaining roller coaster ride. Lastly in addition, the game does a good job in the music and voice acting departments (albeit with the pretty awful dialogue I mentioned). This is a high, production value video game that delivers action to the fullest-- and if you're looking to relive the classics (which are still the better games, in my opinion--particularly the first 3) you can relive the terror or experience the series for the first time to get a feel for what made the franchise so beloved. RE6 has come a long way from it's first installment from it's survival horror elements and tank-like controls, to it's revolutionary behind the character camera feature in RE4. Though some hate the change and others embrace it, Resident Evil 6 by itself without any affiliation with the previous installments is a great game and one the best in 2012.
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