ImpossibleGT
ImpossibleGT t1_jckel3l wrote
Reply to comment by SpiderPidge in Is the story of Resident Evil worth it to play all games chronological? by erwin040
>but there is a lot more to it.
There really isn't. The bad guy is always an unambiguously evil corporation, the good guy is always an average Joe caught in an unexpected situation trying to survive, and that's it. Yeah, there's some lore about exactly how shitty Umbrella is if you read every note in every game, but Mass Effect this is not. You can start literally anywhere in the RE canon and you'll know what's going on. It's a simple story and it's not told in a particularly strong way.
ImpossibleGT t1_jckbbp1 wrote
Reply to comment by SpiderPidge in Is the story of Resident Evil worth it to play all games chronological? by erwin040
...because every story is "oh no, Umbrella released another virus". That's it.
RE1? Umbrella released a virus.
RE2? Umbrella released a virus.
RE3? Umbrella released a virus.
Code Veronica? Would you believe it, Umbrella released a virus... in Antarctica!
This is not exactly peak narrative.
ImpossibleGT t1_iybarro wrote
Reply to comment by rowgw in Just noticed this Easter egg in GoW Ragnarok. A shout out to other PS exclusives by IncurableInuendo
They're collectable poems, and each one is a reference to a Playstation game. For example one called "The Sunrise of Nothingness" is Horizon: Zero Dawn, while "Those Who Remain, Part the Second" is Last of Us Pt. 2.
ImpossibleGT t1_jckfqwc wrote
Reply to comment by Manjorno316 in Is the story of Resident Evil worth it to play all games chronological? by erwin040
Which is why LOTR has a shit ton of characterization. "Where's everyone going, bingo?" and "You almost became a Jill sandwich" don't count as quality characterization.