Resident Evil 6 Review - Is The Hate Justified? 

RE6 did one thing that i wish every future RE would implement: The option to exchange a crosshair reticle for a nice fuctioning laser sight. So much more immersive than a huge white dot on the screen.

I somehow beat the entire game without realizing I was able to dodge, and this is the first time I'm hearing of it LOL.

I think we can all agree, the co-op in this game is the best of the whole resident evil series, ofc resident evil isn’t meant to have a co-op and there isn’t a lot, but I always find it so much more fun to have an online person rather then the ai to play with, and the communication options make it better, don’t exactly need a mic to communicate

I still love the stories and everything this game have. It is my personal guilty pleasure and fans service. Yes, it has so much flaws and too much weirdness. I mean, Leon survived every vehicle crash in one day (bus, plane, train, cars, helicopter) and still kicking. So over the top

My favourite thing about this game is that this is one of the first RE games that let you walk while aiming

I still can't sleep at night knowing that Capcom never made and probably never will make a RE spin-off with the gameplay this game had. It was so much fun with friends, especially the melee aspect

After 2 failed attempts at trying to play this over the years I finally did and I must say I'm glad. For me the opening hour of Leon's campaign was what was killing it for me. I think they used the worst possible way to introduce you to the game as it's a tedious slog having one walking segment after another, but when you hit the church it's pretty much non stop. Once I made it there I was completely hooked and couldn't wait to see what the other campaigns had to offer.

I really like how you go through all the positives first; it's shows how fair you're being to the game!

Walking while aiming made me love this title. I've been playing resident evil since the first one came out and 6 isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be

I have amazing memories of my friend who recently passed away and I playing this and getting all the trophies. I love this game and RE5 for just that reason.

Even though it’s regarded as the worst Resident Evil, I still really enjoyed this game. It was dumb fun and really enjoyable, the story was cheesy, ridiculous, had a lot of fan service, and was all over the place, but I liked it. I also like how many stories there are, it has a lot of content. I just cut down RE6 to dumb fun.

RE6 is fun as shit and by far has the best combat in the entire series, its just so fun and I could never see how anyone found it boring or "too packed" its just fun

The game may have less than stellar moments, and a nonsensical plot, but the overall insanity and solid combat always have me coming back. Also playing it co-op with a close friend, (especially split-screen on console), makes it a hell of a fun time!

Wouldn't it make sense for the same heroes that we had in the old games be numb to the horror aspect of their job? If they were truly scared they would choose a different career path. They wouldn't keep carrying on with what they do for a living if they were actually affected. With that line of thinking, wouldn't a more action oriented campaign/ gameplay make sense? The only way you can get survival horror again would be to have a new character who isn't associated with any of the original games

I still can’t get out of my head, who the hell though that a Morphing lion, dinosaur, fly boss would be a good idea 😂😂😂

This game needed the item management from re5, the skill points system was really bad and it was a factor that held the game back. I hate not being able to upgrade guns or customize the AI partner’s load-out. I did like that the AI partner has infinite health so that you don’t have to babysit them

Very first time playing this game me and my best friend played it non-stop throughout the whole night and into the day and completed most of it. Laughing and mashing away at one of if not my favorite resident evil games. We were so tired after the marathon we passed out laughing on our chairs about 8 am and still looked forward to beating the rest of it. Always down for round 2! Possibly my favorite memory with my only friend I had. Cherished truly truly cherished.

Ill say this Re6 was ahead of its time look at all these new remakes following its move while aiming, gun fu, crosshair aiming, etc. I never hated re6 i was actually loving it when i first beat it in 2012 ive played thru leons, chris, & jake but i dont remember if ive played adas but i really liked leons story more tho. Also leon had the longest story in re6 because his was the main inna way. Chris and jake they just happened to meet and cross over...

RE6 was my first ever RE it hurts me to see people dislike but it will always have a special place in my heart

when they remake this they should bring back the map/inventory/exploration and dial down the overthetop shit . thats it for me XD I love everything else. Its just that the speed and combat momentum is nothing without the actual preparation to accomplish it.

I have never understood the hate. 6 had the SAME amount of action as 4 did, was actually a Resident Evil game (as opposed to a leftover from the developement of DMC) and the controls/shooting were actually enjoyable, as opposed to RE4. RE6 was born from the raving reviews following the release of 4, and yet, when 6 was released, people suddenly decided that they don't like action in an RE game. IMO, 4 should never, ever have been released, all the problems could have been avoided. And as for cheese and campiness: baby Napoleon, Ashley and moving suits of armor were fine, but dinosaur BOW is not? FFS

RE2 and 6 are my favorites. I enjoyed 6. There were some over the top moments, and it was more actiony than some of the originals, but it felt like a natural evolution of the story. If there is a worldwide outbreak, how can you expect it to always take place in a creepy house? Its chaos, hence more action and set pieces. Sherry and Jake were awesome, Helena had emotional content, and Piers was just as badass as Chris. My main issue was Simmons having more forms than Frieza.

I still love resident evil 6 how All stories are connected

"if you cut 15 hours my opinion would be much higher". Interesting! Wondered if u u could map out a 5-6 hour high quality campaign that's coherent 😆 shame we can't fan-edit games like movies

11:00 - this. exactly this. this is why I find Resident Evil 5 to be forgettable because it tried to balance horror and action but failed to do anything good. I just finished it today and I had LOTS of problems with the game. The worst of which, all gimmicks in RE5 are poor retreads of RE4. From the set-pieces, to enemy design. There's nothing memorable about that game - except the Wesker cutscenes. Now going into Resi 6 and the controls feel much much better. But those QTEs though.

See I think the gameplay is pretty solid honestly. The writing and some characters really didn’t work for me though. I give it a 7 out of 10. And just got it on sale digitally for 8 bucks. And I think that’s totally worth it

I really enjoy coming to RE6 for speedy gameplay when I need a break from the more strategy heavy predecessors. They all bring something great for players. I find the movement and ui a little wonky for RE6 but overall a fun and enjoyable experience. I only wish Rebecca and Billy were playable in mercenary mode.

There's actually a subtle bit of genius to the campaigns in RE6. Leon's campaign resembles the classic "survival horror" style of 1,2, and CV, Chris continues in the Actionized Sequel trend of 4&5, and Jake's campaign is very reminiscent of RE3. They're as long as they are because each campaign is, essentially, it's own game attempting to emulate the style of older entries in the series while also trying to wrap up the stories of the characters from the older games. I strongly suspect that RE6 was originally planned to be the last mainline entry in the series, and that the team wanted to send the series off with a bang.

Re6 cons No weapon customization No inventory management Way to many qte Re6 pros Best cross arrow Best movement Best gunfu/deez hands

I always thought it was far too action oriented to be a Resi game but going back to it a few years later it's a fun action game & great couch co op (barring Ada's campaign) & I think it holds up surprisingly well. It's value for money, I don't understand the "it's too long" complaints & never have.

Honestly I started later then most fans. I played through the games. And Honestly 4 5 and 6. Each game increased the stakes. And I LOVED it. Every second. For me you started as these people who were new to this. To me each game you saw the same people grow and get better. Same can be said with the enemies. It's foolish to think it can't get this bad. Now before I go on. People say Jake story is weird having someone you don't have relationships towards. And once you find out that same person was murdered by someone you also don't know. It's a weird feeling. I can Definitely say that's a real emotion. You hate the person you birthed you. But for whatever reason you also hate you were never had a chance to see the man. Never had the chance to do anything like ask why the FUCK were you like that. It's a sort of closure a person would want. But it's not crazy. Jake had a more extreme reaction then I would. Anyways back to the main topic. I feel like when RE 6 came out imo I felt like what can be worst then 5. We killed wesker who killed the head of umbrella. And we saw the world is still a shifty place with other factors. And with enough backing and resources we'll world wide infection is the next big bad then lmao. I had so much fun learning the story especially ADA omg learning the remaining clues and plot of who was the other ADA was crazy and creepy knowing who she is and what mad her. Won't spoil the few who hasn't played it.

I remember playing RE 6 for the first time with my friend around a year ago, and I absolutely loved it, in all the story's I had an action and emotion packed blast (apart from Ada's tbh), but I didn't know the game had any hate then, and when I found out it did, I was really confused why, but over time after getting more and more into the franchise, I kinda understood why, but honestly I still like the game, I'll always have a blast on it

I know a lot of people don’t like it but I have to admit, I enjoy it

RE6 is a great title ....🤙....haters gonna hate regardless

The amount of content , the Coop play and the mechanics were great. I can't remember any other game which lets you jump backwards onto your back and roll side to side while aiming up at enemy. I always loved that mechanic.

better than 5 but worse than 4

I loved this game it was just fun. Was like a action game Def not like traditional re but still one of my Favs and a lot of content

I didn't figure out how to use two pistols as Leon

I have mixed feelings about 6. It was sensory overload. I enjoyed Leon’s story arc, which is ironic- since I didn’t even like him in RE4. But the other’s were just meh. Gameplay wise though, my favorite. By far. And while I wasn’t having the time of my life playing through Jake’s campaign, I loved his melee centric play style. Going one-on-one with that Goliath BOW, was fucking hype. If they had just pulled back, even a bit, the game would have been much better off. I find myself wanting to play it, because it feels so good to play- but I don’t want to sit through the spectacle.

Good review! I dont really have much to say after watching this, i just remember having so much fun on all the campaigns Coop! It might be worth mentioning im not an RE series fan, maybe thats why i enjoyed this game more than other RE players ;) peace bro!

This game was criminally underrated, its actually good and one of my favorites

I wonder if I'm the only one who loves this game, I had a blast playing it :)

8:51 I would argue RE4 was a halfstep between action and horror; a perfect halfstep. 5 was a fullstep, and 6 was a dead on stride into action... 5 barely had any real horror, or tense moments, you had a partner and nearly limitless ammo; the majority of the game was in daytime for christ sakes ol.

RE5 is my least favorite by far. The companion AI was a joke. Shiva would burn through so much ammo that I had to carry all of it and feed it to her as needed. Had I not done that, I would be out of ammo in about 1 minute. There was no tension and the boss fights were not fun. And the final fight with Wesker was a joke. RE 4 is the pinnacle of this franchise for me. RE 6 was a major departure for sure, but at least the AI didn't screw you over at every turn.

There tends to be two sides on RE6 Some adore it and some despise it. But there's some who are in the middle which I'm in. A guy named Nerell really hit home one the real issues with the game because I feel like one side doesn't talk enough about the bad of the game (the side that adores it) and one side doesn't talk about what's good in the game (the side that hates it). Both sides are right most of the time but they tend to not often be enough in the middle. RE6 is one of the most fun games I've played, and also at times one of the worst games I've played. There's many reasons as to why this game is such a mess, tight deadlines, a inexperienced director and not enough focus (with more). They wanted horror so they gave us Leon's Campaign. They wanted the Cod and Gears action crowd and gave us Chris's Campaign. They wanted a bit of both action and horror with a nemesis like enemy so they gave us Jake's Campaign. But all 3 of these don't nail any of these goals and fail at most of what they do besides maybe Chris. But even Chris's Campaign has a lot of terrible parts too. Where the game does shine is combat with an actually well-made combat system with a lot of depth secretly there. There's advanced tech that makes the gameplay fun. But the issue is the campaigns have a lot of bad sections, which doesn't let combat shine much. most of it is slow boring sections that just aren't fun. Mercanaries show the combat off most at it's best. But there's a problem. The game doesn't teach you how to play. All it does it teach u how to heal and shoot in the tutorial and that's it. They thought showing you a quick time event and action set piece would be better than teaching the player how the controls or upgrades work because it was cooler to have an bombastic action scene. The worst part is it's the same action scene scene you'll see in Leon's Campaign 7 hours later. The fun gameplay that's there gets ruined by the poor campaigns and the games terrible explanation on the games mechanics. People say it's the worst RE. It's definitely not. There's definitely worse RE games but, this is the worst mainline RE game in the numbered series (1-8). It's not a completely terrible game and has its good moments, but for every good thing there's another 3 bad things. I describe it as a fun mess. But most of the fun is from Mercanaries and stupidity of the story. It's a fun time with a friend but if you sat down to only play the campaigns by yourself it's a long tedious boring mess. There's a lot more to say but I've already said so much so gonna end it here. Good review it was a nice watch.

Resident 6 was designed to be played like the CGI movies with the slides, trick shots, fancy combatives, ect. Instead of the idea of the 10th series is supposed to be the exact duplicate of the 1st. When you take that mindset the game opens up a completely different dimension for you to enjoy...✌🏿

RE6 is the best experience for me. Glad it has less horror because I don't like horror games as a kid. I was in love with RE6 that I played from 6 to 5 and to old RE games. Seriously good.

Resident evil 6 has the best mercenaries but the story line has little replay value.

I don't mind action RE, or general off-genre spin-offs. RE6 would have been better as a non-numbered side dish as well. I mean the ideas make sense. They wanted a virus for BOW and the games depict how they get better and better at controlling the virus and the people infected to actually use them as soldiers, so spin-offs are perfect to depict this chaos. I am only mad at 6 for being a numbered entry, and how you fall over for every lost blip of health, the annoying stealth sections...or melee not traacking while enemy attacks do

I actually loved this game aside from QTE’s the mercs mode was awesome too

I don’t see how Leon’s campaign is the most liked. Holy shit it’s soo boring. The zombies don’t even react properly to being shot. It’s like they have no stagger when being shot. Even the shotgun feels weak because of this. It’s soo unsatisfying fighting 15 zombies at a time that don’t feel good to shoot at and even if you kill then there seems to be an Infinite source of zombies. Killing zombies that respawn as soon as they die is no fun, and shooting them is no fun already. God is the catacombs section so boring. Then 70% of his campaign is a boss fight of a guy that just won’t die. And not only that, you can LITERALLY just run past 60% of the encounters. This applies to the whole game but Leon’s is where this is the most do able. Knowing you can just run past zombies and skip everything, and knowing that zombies might be infinitely respawning only makes you want to just run past shit anyways. The upgrade system is ass too. God this game is bad, but at least we get some cool cutscenes.

In retrospect this was Capcom‘s attempt to appeal resident evil to a western market The director of resident evil revelations said this in a 2012 interview: I can’t really speak for resident evil six but I don’t think it has to go all the way in that direction The “ call of duty” direction It doesn’t have to be a straight up shooter

I always have people telling me "You just hate Re6 because it's action and its not survival horror" But damn almost like I love 4 and 5 because those games are like a trillion times better than 6

I really love seeing sherry in this game but I agree! She adds nothing to the game or the story She's just there because Capcom wants flex that she was a helpless little girl in RE2 turns into a strong badass woman (who has powers) She's a fan service not in a sexual way she's a fan service because of her history

I Have more fun* playing 6 than 7. Is it objectively great? No. But it's also not an abomination. I love the combat. It's like arkham meets call of duty lol.

not sure why everyone always hates on jake's campaign, that was always my favorite. ustenak (or however you spell it) was the best boss in the game, way better than silly simmons with his centaur and t-rex forms, that was just ridiculous. and i liked the story with jake and sherry, i just don't get how nearly everyone quickly jumped on this narrative about his campaign being the worst by far.

The reason it was so long, cuz it's 4 campaign in one package. Don't know why people still don't get that

It’s crazy Code Veronica sold 1.1 million but 6 sold 11.2 million….Code Veronica was so good but I guess launching on Dreamcast before coming to PS2 and GameCube really hurt it.

That part with Jake pulling out a gun on Chris, I have the same opinion. To this day, as an adult now, it's still so stupid. But... Chris and Piers relationship was ok for me, I felt a little sad with their ending. It worked for most people.

That opening on dark mansion was by far the scariest game I played there for re6 is definitely good in everything specially game play wise

I think that resident evil 6 did two thing that made it better than the other games were able to do. The first would be the length of the story was amazing. The second was the pistols and sub guns using the same ammo.

I have played all main entries in the series (including remakes) except for this one, now I'm forcing myself to play it, just finished Leon's campaign an omg, is abysmal, the game forgets about everything that made re4 an 5 so addictive and replaced it with dumb shooting where it actually rewards you for playing bad, zombies (as slow as they are portrayed here) are atrocious as enemies on a game so heavily focused on action, and to make thing worse, when you start getting some enjoyment of it, it constantly interrumps you with cutscene after cutscene! Both chapter 4 an 5 are like 30% gameplay 70% cutscenes, and while in combat, every time an enemy grabs you omg is 10 minutes of qtes or when you get knocked down, is like 30 seconds to get up! This game has no pacing, explosion after explosion, no time to actually enjoy shooting mechanics, almost everything in the game takes place on corridors... the only redeemable about this game are the graphics which are pretty darn good even on today's standards and a plus on xbox one and ps4 for the rock solid 60 fps

Tbh the most positive thing I can say about this game is the combat mechanics. For me I love it when I get to kick, punch dodge and do a ridiculous WWE moves to beat the hell out of a monster or some sort that you're supposed to be terrified of, it just gives me the satisfaction of showing them the "I'm the horrific one here Bi-". I can say the same thing to dead space original and remake when I get jumpscared i immediately start giving em the knuckle sandwiches even if it doesn't do much at least the vibration, blood and knock backs is good enough But yet again it was a disappointment that it wasn't one Og's RE games

I've been playing RE ever since the original RE2 for N64 and I can' t believe that everyone says this game sucks. I love it so damn much. This is the RE game I've put the most time into

I bought a Xbox 360 just to play Resident Evil 6 on December 08, 2012. Having played RE 04 on PS2 and RE: Revelations on 3DS earlier that year + my school being closed in the winter of December my hype for this game was fever pitch and my 11 year old brain loved every second of it despite being significantly worse than RE 04. Those 576p CGI cutscenes, the bombastic Michael Bay action set pieces and overly convoluted plot that has 04 interlocking separately playable campaigns. Character design has always been a strong suite of Capcom and there are no complaints there. Despite failing the Survival Horror Fans, the COD-esque Action Blockbuster genuinely does a lot of the action elements right. The dodging, rolling and even strafing were all elements that elevated the sense of momentum this "Dramatic Horror" game tried to capture. Even though I love the 02 Revelation Games, RE:2 and RE:3 remakes as they did the balancing act really well between action and survival horror aspects ranging from inventory management to deliberate slow paced controls, a lot of the elements that lends fluidity to RE:6 should have been adopted by other action games like Gears or The Division. I even liked the QTEs which were so effing flashy for no reason at all.

Dang I feel you I am at Adas Campsign but I honestly don't want to play any more. I feel so burnt out -.- Leon Looks gorgeozs tho. all hail Leons ass

I won’t take either side but I will say this, it’s a reminder of what action movies during the 2000s were like

I'd say for potential improvements of the game, 1. there needs to be a skill system that is actually rewarding 2. allow player to equip more than just three skills. Maybe allow players to earn new slots for a skill set 3. good rewards for the badass moves that can be pulled off in the game that currently are not rewarded (i.e. give the player something he needs from the next enemy he kills after he performs a certain amount of clean dodges) 4. have a better crowd system in the game (i.e. have the enemies be pushed back when when in an animation with an enemy like in resident evil 4), 5. not let the enemies damage the player when in an animation 6. Give the player a brief moment of invincibility after an animation so that cheap hits are avoided 7. Not have the camera move away to show something when in the middle of combat 8. Allow players to skip ALL kinds of cutscenes like in resident evil 4 9. When coming across a crossover section, show the potential players with whom there can be a crossover with and allow players to maybe adjust their settings for the potential player they may crossover with. Maybe even send a notification to the potential player that that there is an interest to crossover with their campaign. As it stands, crossovers are near impossible and that is a real shame 10. make it easier to shoot projectiles off the air like in resident evil 4 11. Add a proper way to teach the player about the mechanics 12. Have the A.I. partner ACTUALLY follow commands that are given and prioritize those commands 13. If a player joins another player's campaign, let that actually count as a legitimate playthrough 14. Reduce the insane recoil in the game 15. Buff the two aiming radicals so that the long range shooting is more feasible (seriously needed for Chris in Chris's campaign) 16. Show cutscenes that explain have the mechanics of the vehicle works (desperately needed for Chris's car chase sequence) 17. Be more clear about what to do during vehicle segments (very much need for Jake's snowmobile section) 18. Be more challenging during Ada's helicopter segment 19. Fix the broken helicopter boss fights in Chris's campaign 20. Fix the turret guns in the game 21. Add an option to skip the walking segments 22. Allow players to have the option to stop the game from artificially limiting the player's options (i.e. not letting players dash during some segment for BS reasons) or forcing certain actions out of players (i.e. making the character aim after opening certain doors) 23. Allow the player to earn extra inventory slots 24. Allow the player to turn off the ammunition pick up for certain weapons 25. Allow the player to earn more skill sets 26. Tie certain skill sets to certain weapons so that when that certain weapon is equipped, that skill set is also automatically equipped (someone else had this idea so I basically stole it lol)

I enjoyed playing it and creating a gameplay series on RU-vid with my Daughter. It's about as fun and action packed of a coop gaming experience as I have ever had.

I highly agree with this review. Resident Evil 6 is odd game for me, in one hand i really like it and another i think it falls flat in so many areas. Gameplay overall in this game is the best thing and worst thing for me if that makes any sense. It has the most dynamic and fast paced gameplay compared to previous games. You can walk and shoot at the same time and you can slide and perform dive roll and etc which are the definitely the highlights for me especially the melee moves, but at same time, i found the controls kinda off where you can spin around and run up to wall when controlling the character. Also the cover system in this game is pretty awkward especially in Chris's and Jake's campaigns were you spend most of the gunfights in cover. As for the story itself i find it to be very bloated mess despite some great moments and character interactions in the series. I agree that Leon's campaign feels the most Resident Evil story from the rest of the other campaigns. Chris and Jake's campaigns had some great ideas but fell flat in execution. For Chris's campaign, i felt was most melodramatic of them all. I get the idea that it was about Chris falling from his grace after tragedy and has to find way back on his feet which is great idea on paper but kinda fell short in execution. I didn't feel much for the deaths of his men, mainly because they hardly have any personalities or reason for me to care about them. Often, it feels like cheap shock value and forced drama for Chris to lose his shit and becoming unhinged. And i agree that Chris and Piers dynamic feels off when they spent majority of the story arguing only trying to resolve it during finale. Jake and Sherry on the other hand, probably has the best dynamic in the entire game but i wasn't much fan of Jake Muller. He had a lot of potential but he keeps constantly contradicting himself and his character development feels inconsistent. At first he is all "I don't want to be turned like my father" but then towards end of his campaign he goes with the name "Jake Wesker". As for Ada's campaign, i feel its the weakest of the bunch. Despite revelation of the Ada clone, i felt her story was the most uninteresting of the bunch. After all that said, is RE6 a bad game? No, i would say its even good game but its overly ambitious and bloated product, trying to add too many elements and thinking they could handle it all and it shows. Despite having over 600 people working on it.

I never cared about the co-op. For the single player. Well, it was fun. I did enjoy it, I don't feel like its a guilty pleasure. I did enjoy it and think it was good and well made. The story was nice. It is not the best, but it is within my top 5 re games

I genuinely enjoyed RE6. It was damn fun.

RE6 is a fascinating game. It was arguably the third RE “action” title and fans were generally disappointed after liking the previous two entries. I love it though. RE6 is not a survival-horror game but that’s okay. I understand fans have expectations and are disappointed when they’re not met. I can’t remember what my expectations were for RE6 but it’s a good time nonetheless. The combat is frantic, dynamic and satisfying. The story is bonkers and I just ignore it for the most part. The game looks gorgeous too, even now. And the co-op! I have good memories playing with friends. I’m not trying to be a contrarian but I enjoy RE6 much more than 7, and a little bit more than Village. First time viewer here. This is a fun and thorough critique. Liked, subbed and Big Ups!

I would love for there to be more games made in line with RE6. However, I don't really want another RE game in line with 6. As for what came out of 6, I would love to get more with Jake and Sherry. I think Jake could easily lead a game on his own.

Playing multiple scenarios is preferable than backtracking for hours in the same location just to unlock 1 friggin door. Yes there was crossover, but you did different things and had a different story. What you call too long, i call replayability. Each scenario is short enough on its own and is its own self contained story. You dont have to play it all in one sitting. The skillsets absolutely made a difference, especially the increased ammo pick up. And the fact that you cant have everything just makes each playthrough somewhat unique. If this wasnt titled Resident Evil, there would have been far fewer complaints. And yes, it was mainly a horror action title and not the usual survival horror genre. But that doesnt make it bad. You cannot have a globe spanning story with mutants and zombies, and expect it to be survival horror. The initial stories in the series, before the world and characters knew what was going on, sure, they'd be out of their depths and fight to escape the tight confines of their setting. But after years of fighting and gathering intel, theyre gonna be certified, better equipped badasses with government backing, hence an action title.

One massive flaw. They took the time to add 4 outfits per character... but not the time to allow them in campaign 🤣 I have never been more disappointed in Capcom. That's dropping the ball harder than re3 remake.. and alls it would take is a simple patch. Unforgivable. I haven't seen a dumber decision in like 25 years. The replayability would be 10 fold with new outfits to change up something on further playthroughs. Nope only in mercenaries 😂 I hear switch you can but I guess F ps5, pc and xbox.

Great video! RE6 is the epitome of "too much". Like you said, the game could have ended after Leon's campaign...and it actually would have been solid. I think if they fleshed out things like Weapon Upgrades, got rid of the horrific perk system, and just beefed up Leon's campaign (maybe even add'l campaign costumes, secret weapons, etc), it wouldn't have the reputation it has. But by the end, it's a slog. A completely nonsensical story, that like you said is played extremely straight-laced. I swear, nearly half of all cutscenes involve characters pointing guns at each other, clicking them so you know they mean business, and brooding menacingly. I love RE4, fantastic combination of atmosphere, tension, and fun gameplay. 5 was alright, definitely a retread of 4 without the fantastic pacing, but hey your buddy could join you and that was well and fine. But RE6....RE6 was the worst of all, because by cramming so much jam-packed action and over-the-top set pieces and explosions....it became boring. Thanks for the review!

my 12 year old self had an absolute blast with this game

People may say i lick capcomps boots but this was one of my favorite resident evil games because of all the story and co op, i get why people dont like it but the sheer amount of hate it gets is kind of sad, cause yes it could be better absolutely but it really wasnt that bad of a game or i didnt think so.

I do like the game. But what stands out is the combat system in this game. Dodge, Counter, special follow-ups that are specific to certain characters according to their combat style... When I went in treating it as an Action Game above all else, it is amazing. As dumb as it sounds, it's not the main game that is the seller, it's the extras, particularly the Mercenaries in the hands of someone that dominates the mechanics. The amount of overly stylish and all-real combat moves you can make is awesome and well-balanced. The Mercenaries in this game is special. And the Left 4 Dead 2 crossover is kinda cool. -A new version of Revelations 2's Raid Mode with this combat system upgraded and Mod Support to bring HUNK and ORC's Wolfpack is my deepest desire-

It's probably my bias, because Resident Evil 6 was the first Resident Evil game I saw and played but I love this game. For sure up there with 4, 2 and 1 as my favorites from mainline games. As weird as it was playing through fourth one and going to the sixth I still had fun through me going back to this game. I definitely can feel why someone would be bored doing 4 campaigns, which are pretty similiar to each other but I always had a fun time just going through and blasting javo and zombies with guns (especially with infinite ammo) And yeah upgrade system is definitely lackluster, there are only a few upgrades that are worth equipping and you can beat the game without changing them Also when it comes to story, even though it's a lot I really love how the game is somehow able to...make sense from this, I think almost every event in the game was somehow explained in other campaign (for example the chainsaw mutant fight from jake's being explained in Ada's) Overall around 7 or so years ago I'd definitely rank this game higher (Or hell, even two years ago) but it still doesn't change the fact that it's really fun to go through from time to time

Thank you for calling out the absolutely horrendous upgrade system in this game. RE6 gives you so many unlockable perks and abilities but only allows you to use three at a time? Why? Once you find the three upgrades you want most, the others become entirely meaningless, as do the skill points you keep collecting. But I suppose this doesn't even matter because like you said, most of the upgrades don't have any noticeable effect in the gameplay. I fully upgraded my firepower and melee but neither had any noticeable impact. Sadly, this awful system is just one of the game's many problems.

I played this with a friend who has never played RE game before, this is his first RE games, and he absolutely loves RE6. I had fun too as the mechanics is free,fluent, but the problem is, it made the game too easy. The skill tree build also makes characters OP. I enjoy seeing the RE heroes wreck dead ass in the movies, but i would like to play something somewhat challenging in the game. My point is, as a game, RE6 is an awesome 3rd person shooters, but as a RE survival horror? Dont kid me, this game is anything but scary.

My biggest problem with this game is that if RE wanted to transition away from horror/action to just action, what about this game makes it worth playing over any of the dozens of other, better over-the-top action games, especially platinum games like DmC and Bayonetta?

I know this game is so stupid but the mercenaries on this one was the one I enjoyed the most. Makes me really feel bad that Wesker wasn't in it considering the combat itself is so enjoyable. 😂

I love this game so much. Yeah it has some rough spots and there’s virtually zero horror whatsoever but as a pure triple A action game, you can’t get much better than this.

RE6 is an amazing Co-Op shooter but a terrible RE game. Still fun as hell though and I genuinely enjoyed it. Better than RE5.

Man if only people could respect others opinions. I think it's fair to say RE6 was a *great game*, but not a great *Resident Evil* game. For one RE6 has the best controls I can think of. It's smooth, responsive, and I don't feel any clunkiness holding back my skills. I'm also a sucker for well done 3rd person immersion and RE6 is like, pretty good at that. The UI is pretty good and allows for great customs. Just the fact that I can dodge in such a unique way and have cool melee combat balanced around stamina management is great. The game, is good. But unfortunately it isn't a good Resident Evil game. The problem is more so on identity than quality. The characters and unique enemies like Mr Urgok is what makes the moments memorable anyway, and most of the characters come from the original RE. So like, it's complicated. The quality is undeniable. But the lack of execution of the identity is also undeniable. I think the reason the game is mostly 50/50 in the public eye is people either compare it to other games or not, when it's clear the game tries to be it's own thing while keeping an identity. Man video games are so controversial. The drama... Anyway great video. I like RE6 a lot. (Thank Sherry and Jake for that honestly, they are the stars of the game IMO.) But I can see why it's not a good RE game, and that's exactly why I wish it was just called Biohazard... It would be more fitting.

Love or hate, there is one thing RE6 got right. Mercenaries.

I think you nailed it, I bought this game day 1 & I was pretty much one of the only people that loved it (around me) at the time. I remember the original bugs and how annoying/ different the gameplay was from the series, some segments were very frustrating & overall the presentation didn’t make much sense, but playing all 3 campaigns & then unlocking Ada’s story was *chef kisses*. I still think Chris has one of the worst stories while Leon was the best and Jake’s was too short. My biggest criticism came from the poor camera and the healing / ammo system. Then there’s the multiplayer that didn’t bring much to the game & took up a lot of storage space. Regardless I love that it was overtly ambitious coming from Capcom and was such a stinker, it inspired them to make RE7 & 8 and the remakes. Overall I think people were too critical of this game. My favorite of the RE series is 5 simply due to the variety of single to co-op going seamless and the game being highly entertaining. Final thought: Ironically, I applaud Capcom for not releasing the stories as DLC, however, if these had been DLC packs, people most likely would’ve appreciated it more. Season passes were big money at the time & would’ve done well, BUT WE GOT IT INCLUDED IN THE BASE GAME. truly mind blowing how overtly criticized it is.

Great video. Do you recommend re6 to a newcomer? Or maybe just play through Leon’s campaign and then move on? I somehow just became a fan of these games, have been playing them in order and beat 1-4, and am halfway through 5. I’m excited to get to 7 and 8 but wasn’t sure if I should spend time with 6 first since a lot of people seem to not like it

I don't hate RE6 (I've played all the RE games) but I do find RE6 boring to play. Mercenaries mode is good though and probably the last decent mercenaries mode they've done.

It might be controversial but I'd play re 6 over re 5 any day, and I think re 6 is way more fun to play both co-op and solo. I just recently platinum'd re 6 and had fun with it, but I"m dragging myself just to complete re 5 story (which is way shorter). Somehow re 5 is a downgrade to re 4 gameplay-wise (and all aspects, tbh), Sheva's AI is horrible and detrimental to the gameplay (unlike re 6 where you don't rely on your companion). I also HATE that when you open the inventory the game doesn't fuck1ng pause, and you have to keep passing your items to Sheva-The-Item-Box, so it really sucks. I guess re 5 is my least favorite of the franchise lol

I felt this game was still holding on to old ideas while trying to mesh them with a modern third-person action shooter and they just didn't gel well

That Deborah bit got me 😂

After completing (and enjoying) all main series Resident evils zero through to 7 with the exception of 6, I've just started this bastard child of a RE game and decided on playing as Ada first, and I'm like WTF is happening. I wanted to see if it is really complete dog shit but after watching this, maybe I should just cut that short and only play Leon's campaign. Thanks for info

I think Leon’s campaign was great, and the overall combat is the best we’ve ever got. Sure Chris and Jake campaigns had a pretty bad build, but the game is overall not bad at all and the hate is very undeserved.

I like that you're being balanced and fair to this game. To me, I think RE 6 gets unfair criticism and although this won't be a popular thing to say, I hated RE 7 and 8 more than 6. RE 6 simply was so much that it wasn't one particular coherent story. It had all those campaigns when it should've remained maybe two campaigns at most. Leon and Helena's campaign was easily the best because it was an homage to the original RE style games. I thought the Chris and Piers campaign was useless to the overall story as was Jake and Sherry's. I think doing the Leon and Helena story with maybe some overarching story with Chris/Piers and Jake/Sherry into different chapters would've been better. Maybe make Leon and Helena's campaign slightly longer but have interaction from the other characters at different points in the story. I absolutely enjoy RE6 these days although one thing I hated about it was the darkness because even at max brightness, you still can't see in certain environments within the game. I wasn't a fan of where Resident Evil went with the whole Texas Chainsaw Massacre wannabe bayou cannibal story of part 7. Only to be outdone by the awful werewolves/vampires in Resident Evil Village. Capcom has strayed too far away from a straight forward, simply zombie game to something that doesn't even resemble a true survival horror game. I hope with RE 9 they choose to go back to their zombie roots and kill all the unnecessary nonsense.

They don't like it cause it was the scariest

I'm playing through it for the first time right now. I f*cking HATE this game with a passion. Stunlocking, dying during a cutscene and overly long death scenes where you can't even skip it so you can get back to where you were and try again. The gameplay itself is just so f*cking douchy! Someone at Capcom must've been going through a divorce or something while making this piece of s*it. Obviously, all the over the top Hollywood action sucks too. I could stand it in RE5 because it wasn't that bad. THIS is a whole other level. This didn't even feel like a resident evil game. I'm 🤏🏻this close to just uninstalling it and playing through RE5 again. A game that has to be played in co-op to have fun, is not a good game.