Resident Evil or Alan Wake?

[ELDENRINGBABYYYYYYY]

I haven't played either, and I've been wanting to get into a horror game that everyone kind of agrees is great. I've heard that Alan Wake is good, but I also know that Resident Evil is supposed to be a classic. Suggestions from someone who's played both?

[C4PON3]

RedLion7420 の投稿を引用：

^ It TOOK YOU. Why the hell people have the bad habit to think THEIR CASE is general ?

Pretty much exactly what you're doing stating it takes 3-5 hours to complete resi first time then?

No way on this earth would the average player complete this remake in 3-5 hours on their first blind play through. Not even a chance. I was chilling out and enjoying it the first time I played this PC remaster, and it still took me 6:30. That's someone who's completed Resident Evil one in over all versions literally hundreds of times now.

10+ is easily the going rate for a first playthrough. Way more if you're doing it blind too.

[RedLion7420]

^ Nope and I have to recognize this. I didn't took well the guy told me I was high, which was unnecessary, but heh....I apologize for this. I have the habit to finish this game in less than 5 hours now due to the fact I've played multiple times the game since the first on PSX and I've again played it on GC. Thus my own generalisation.

But for a first playthrough you can easily reach more than 15/17 hours.

[SneerfulOwl]

Alan Wake just because it was an homage game to Twin Peaks.

[AlucarD]

The Evil Within

[Sticky White Stuff]

c4nc3el の投稿を引用：

Seems the replies are pretty mixed, but from what I'm hearing I may as well try both. Ill pick up Alan Wake first just to whet my appetite, then probably Resident Evil HD when it goes on a sale. Thanks all for the suggestions!

Just to be clear, both games are good. But i don't like how they handled the port. You really need a high-end pc to run this at 60 frames for no reason at all. And a lot of backgrounds look beyond horrible. Shame, since some of them look stunning, like the outside areas and the redone 3D rooms. But it's just inconsistent.

Basically what Cursed said, this game is great for speed runs, challenges and other things. It has a lot of replayability, something Alan Wake lacks. Resident Evil is the franchise i replayed the most over the years. From 1998 till now. It scared me when i was younger, it scared me a lot. It was horror done right. Nowadays, not so much. But i don't find other games to be scary either. It still does horror better than any game apart from the first 3 Silent Hill games.

Revelations is just horrible. It's the same gameplay wise like the recent RE titles, meaning bland, over the top and not even a single horror element in it. People said they where bringing horror back, but i didn't see it. It was action packed, just a generic shooter. And the story/characters are also horrible. The best RE games had a simple story where the main plot was to escape the mansion/city and that's it, aka RE3. Nothing tops Code Veronica tho, that game had the most silly plot. Now they are trying to be too dramatic.

And for some reason you have an AI following you around the whole game even tho there is no coop. Unlike RE0 where it worked, this just doesn't make much sense to me.

So if you really want to get a Resident Evil game, and you only own PC. Get the HD remake despite all the port complaints and then try RE4. If you own a PS1/DC/GC, be sure to play RE2 and 3. Probably the best in the series along with the Remake.

[ELDENRINGBABYYYYYYY]

Magic Sword の投稿を引用：

c4nc3el の投稿を引用：

Seems the replies are pretty mixed, but from what I'm hearing I may as well try both. Ill pick up Alan Wake first just to whet my appetite, then probably Resident Evil HD when it goes on a sale. Thanks all for the suggestions!

Revelations is just horrible. It's the same gameplay wise like the recent RE titles, meaning bland, over the top and not even a single horror element in it. People said they where bringing horror back, but i didn't see it. It was action packed, just a generic shooter. And the story/characters are also horrible. The best RE games had a simple story where the main plot was to escape the mansion/city and that's it, aka RE3. Nothing tops Code Veronica tho, that game had the most silly plot. Now they are trying to be too dramatic.

Haha! I already got it actually, but I think its better I start with the less horror-ish ones. I've already played through the first chapter of Alan Wake and it got me decently spooked. Im just kind of feint of heart when it comes to horror in games. Something about being in control of the character, instead of watching them. I'll still play through Revelations considering I bought it, and perhaps one day I'll work up the guts to take on the older ones, including the remake of RE1.

[heidmarr]

RE1HD or nothing... : )

[RedLion7420]

Magic Sword の投稿を引用：

Revelations is just horrible. It's the same gameplay wise like the recent RE titles, meaning bland, over the top and not even a single horror element in it. People said they where bringing horror back, but i didn't see it. It was action packed, just a generic shooter. And the story/characters are also horrible. The best RE games had a simple story where the main plot was to escape the mansion/city and that's it, aka RE3. Nothing tops Code Veronica tho, that game had the most silly plot. Now they are trying to be too dramatic.

Revelations is one of the best Resident Evil Capcom has made recently. It is far less action than RE5 and the "aquatic ambiance" was nicely done. The gameplay was also cool, if you do not consider the fact your teammate has been rendered almost completely useless.

But it was subpar concerning the plot. It was obvious some characters was designed ONLY for this episode as Morgan Lansdale or the duo Cetcham/Lumley they strongly failed concerning the humorous part. And some characters design was ridiculous too ( Raymond and Jessica...Uuugh.)

The game was meant to have "tension" with no real horror elements in it. So it's normal you are disappointed.

[JAIR BOLSONARO]

These games are diferent in many ways, so play both.

[xnephilius]

Both of those games are so different. I would say try both of them. For some people RE1HD could be scary -aka me- and for some other people Alan Wake. Personally I wasn't impressed with Alan Wake as much as other people was. I didn't thought the enviroment was really scary. And RE1HD is frustrating and it definetly has a lot of backtracking. But still I would suggest Resident EvilHD to any survival-horror fan 'cause it is a classic and Alan Wake to people who wants to experience a good story.

[The Grotesque Abomination]

it's already been said, but i'm still gonna post my opinion.
they're both survival horrors, but executed in different ways.
i prefer resident evil over alan wake, but i still thoroughly enjoyed playing alan wake and would play again. they're just different.
like a red delicious apple and a granny smith - both apples, different tastes.