Resident Evil Zero Most boring out of all old-school RE games?

[KennedyKiller]

Well Story, I love Rebecca...She's my second favorite female character...Now I DO hate Sheva...Even more than Helena...Can't stand either, however, Sheva is DEFINITELY the greater of two evils. As far as Billy goes, I think he was a great character, but I think he's a perfect one time use character...I wouldn't mind seeing him again...I'd even welcome it...however, I think his story started and ended on a couple of fantastic notes.

 

[Storyofmylife]

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[Some Nights]

As said by most people in this thread, Zero is possibly my least favorite RE title. I think the worst part for me personally is the inventory system. The lack of item boxes mixed with the limited item space resulted in nearly unavoidable backtracking throughout the whole game unless I was using a walkthrough or playing through again, neither of which were true.

I really do enjoy Rebecca and Billy as protagonists/characters though.

 

[La Femme Fatale]

As said by most people in this thread, Zero is possibly my least favorite RE title. I think the worst part for me personally is the inventory system. The lack of item boxes mixed with the limited item space resulted in nearly unavoidable backtracking throughout the whole game unless I was using a walkthrough or playing through again, neither of which were true.

Ah, this was an issue for me as well. I like to be really organized when it comes to my inventory and RE 0's system drove me bonkers. I wanted to keep everything in one place, and I remember dropping all my **** into the big mansion hall, and after about ten items it said there was not enough space left to leave anything. It's a huge mansion hall for heaven's sake - what do you mean there's no room left?

 

[Mr Sunshine]

Well, at least least the inventory system was more realistic this time. But yes, adding a few non-connected item boxes in places with many items like the hall could have made picking them up a lot more convenient through scrolling.

The most irritating thing for me regarding the items was the item lift in the factory. I didn't know what enemies i was going to face in every room, so whenever I'd change a character i would trade all of my ammunition. The thing is it trasnfers one item at a time and it takes such a long time. It goes like this:

-shows a clip of the door opening and asks you if you want to use it
-you choose the item you want to send.
-shows a clip of the door closing.

and all of this x2 because there are two characters for just a single items. grrrrrrrrr.

 

[SkinniMini]

Oh man, after reading through this thread, I know I am a odd one. I personally don't think this game is all that boring. In fact, I love Resident Evil Zero, it's my second favorite after Resident Evil 3 (nothing can beat Nemesis presentation in that game, sorry) It's also the game that really got me in the series, so I have a soft spot for it. Kind of my review on it (it didn't start that way, but I just started typing and lost control)

What I do like about the game.
It's strange, I thought the train section was great and too short if you ask me. The series had never had a location like that and I feel that Capcom did not take full advantage of it. That was the perfect place to give players that stranded and horror feel. Imagine the game being on the train for the most part and trying to survive both the undead and the possibility of the train crashing and killing you. Capcom, shame on you for ending that so early.

The Water Treatment Plant. I thought this was a nice location in the game. It wasn't too long or too short.

The callback to Resident Evil 2 with Birkin's Lab. Nice fanservice, even though it sucks in continuity, but I'm willing to overlook it because I am a fan of the history of the series and it's nice to see games acknowledge earlier things from the series.

 

[SkinniMini]

The atmosphere: This game has some of the most beautiful graphics and it is those graphics that help bring out the atmosphere of the environments. The train was done the best in this regard, the training facility not too bad, and the water treatment plant was in the middle of the two. This game was definitely a Resident Evil game through and through.

The item dropping mechanic. I know many people hate it because they hate to backtrack, but I loved that mechanic. I personally found it no different from the item boxes. In the earlier games, it's like you need the lighter, man gotta get back to that item box. In this game, need something I dropped, well gotta go back and get it. See really no difference. Besides, I really didn't mind backtracking, I knew it came with the Resident Evil territory. Besides, I have to admire the game for trying to both be more realistic and doing something different.

The partner zapping mechanic. I liked being able to switch between Rebecca and Billy, even though I was Rebecca most of the time. I personally think it's better to be Rebecca instead of making her the A.I partner. Billy was designed to take a beating and since we all know the A.I system could be retarded in this game at times (one of my negatives, will get into soon), at least if the A.I Billy is caught by a zombie, he will be fine. I don't know why people choose to put Rebecca in that role. It's makes things a lot more difficult and more health items are used IMO.

Rebecca and Billy's partnership. I know many claim these two to be boring but I don't agree. I adored the budding friendship between the two throughout the game. I personally think that before Jake and Sherry's appearance in RE6, they had the most realistic partnership and believable chemistry out of all the pairings of characters we'd seen before then. They went from partnering up just to survive to protecting to trusting each other [Billy saves her life 3 times and trusts her with the true story behind his arrest despite having fears that she would judge him and Rebecca chooses to go after him when he's in danger instead of leaving with her captain (which led to one of the best voice acted scenes in this series IMO when she saw him in that water. I felt her desperation and pain of not being able to get to him) and lie for him many times, including keeping the secret of him being alive]. In fact I would dare say they became friends in that short time.

Rebecca as a character period. I have always liked this character [I didn't think she was that bad in ReMake, although I hate the continuity issues her character suffers from (I blame the ReMake creators though). Could you imagine RE: Zero Rebecca in ReMake, she would have been something special] but anyway in this game, I became a even bigger fan. Sure she needs assistance at times despite being a STARS officer, but that's what I like about her. I like that she isn't this raging badass, that she, like most rookies make mistakes and does need help. It's makes her more human and relatable because if that was me, I would have died of a heart attack lol. I also like how she was standoffish when it came to Billy at first (which makes sense and is a realistic reaction, how would you react if you just ran into a convicted felon during your first mission?). Then when she got to know and see the real him, I loved the kindness and caring side she showed to him. During that one cutscene when he is telling her about his past, the understanding she shows him let's me know that this girl is a good person and I would love to have someone like that by my side in that situation. Sure she came across as naive, but as a optimistic rookie, it makes sense. Also, she show some major B.A and strong girl moments like boarding an abandoned train alone, being able to take a Tyrant down by herself (even if it wasn't permanent, she still wasn't afraid of it, props) and venture for Billy alone instead of staying safe with her captain. Also I like that she is one of the few characters in this series to show emotions and have a morality issue. Her deciding to lie for Billy despite it being lawfully wrong because it was right for her tells us a lot about strong she feels about her morals. IMO, Rebecca is such a likeable and relatable girl in this game (and in the series period). I don't get the dislike for her, but.....

The Ending Cutscene. That cutscene was just so beautiful and the messages in it was so telling. Seeing Billy throw off the handcuffs and thus symbolizing his new found freedom, Rebecca deciding to keep his status a secret thus symbolizing her strong morals and her kindness, the two saluting each other to symbolize mutual respect and the shot of the butterfly in the spider web over the mansion to represent that Rebecca was walking into a trap was powerful. Definitely one of the best endings in the series.

Molotov Cocktails. This is a small one, but I loved these weapons, especially when Rebecca had them as she threw them faster than Billy. I wish they would make a return to the series at some point.

Wesker and Birkin making appearances. It was nice being able to see a relationship between these two characters on screen.

What I'm in the middle about
The Training Facility was ok to me. I felt like it was trying too hard to a remix of the Spencer Mansion and it didn't need to be. This is why I wish the game mostly took place on the train and then completely skip the Training Facility and somehow go straight to the Water Treatment Plant.

Unbalanced stamina levels. I understand that the game was trying to be more realistic and play up on the whole Billy and Rebecca being polar opposites thing, but man did Rebecca suffer in this department. I don't think her stamina was this bad in ReMake during her playable sections. She should have been weaker than Billy yes, but not to that degree. Then in turn, they made Billy too strong IMO. His stamina is better than earlier characters that wore clothes better equipped for the situation (like Hunk or Leon in Re2). Basically they needed to nerf Billy and buff Rebecca. It made Billy not being able to mix herbs and Rebecca having this positive over him kind of pointless because he hardly needed health, especially if the player decided to be him.

The enemies. Some of the enemies for the most part were very uninspired. Giant Scorpion, Giant Bat, Giant Centipede, Giant Frogs, and Giant Leech Queen as the final boss? It's like Capcom didn't want to the game to be ReMake part 2, so they just made everything big. However, I did enjoy the classic zombies and hunters, can't go wrong there. I like the small monkeys, there were irritating, yet they were challenging. Also I thought the leech zombie were classic Resident Evil. There really should have been more of them because when they were around the tension went up to a ten.

The Story. Yes, the story and the writing could have been much better, but I am not about to sit here and get on this game for that as if the games before this one had award winning writing and a Oscar winning story. There was some good points and there was some bad ones just like any other Resident Evil game.

The A.I system. There are times when the A.I system in this game was amazing (which I thank Capcom for), it saved my butt many times. Then there were times when this system was beyond stupid (which I also blame Capcom for). The CPU character staying in a room despite you leaving or sitting there like a idiot when running out of bullets instead of switching weapons. Yet I can't be too hard on it because it was a first time experience and I applaud Capcom for trying.

What I didn't like about the game.
Music isn't that memorable. Outside the main hall of the Training Facility, the save room theme, and the end credits, I couldn't tell you anything about this game's soundtrack. Capcom really dropped the ball here.

Where the heck was the rest of the STARS Bravo Team? This game was suppose to let us get to know them before all of their demises, and yet outside of Edward who dies early in the game, and Enrico who is only seen once and heard on the radio twice, Richard, Forest, and Kenneth (the latter two who really needed the development) was no where to be seen outside the opening cutscene. It would have been nice for Rebecca and Billy to run into one or all of them. Imagine the drama that would have ensued. Rebecca would be in the middle, Billy would have been defensive, and the other STARS members would have had it out for him. Also it would have been nice to see Rebecca and Richard in more scenes together. Despite the short time you see them together in ReMake, they seem so close and friendly.

Why didn't Wesker or better Birkin and Rebecca and Billy ever cross paths? I can understand Wesker and Rebecca never coming across one another, but it would have been interesting to see her (with or without Billy) run across Birkin and talk to him.

James Marcus as the big bad of the game. He was terrible and didn't fit in Resident Evil. Enough said.

The big guns taking up two spaces. Stupid, stupid idea. What makes it worse is that it was not always going to be that way (I've seen pictures that show the hookshot, machine gun, etc, taking only one space, I'll try to find it for you all).

 

[KennedyKiller]

Haha. I'm with ya Skinni...Looks like we're BOTH odd...

 

[SkinniMini]

Haha. I'm with ya Skinni...Looks like we're BOTH odd...

Yes, another oddball like me:grin:. We better bask in it bc if more oddballs show up, we won't be so odd anymore (although anyone that likes this game is okay in my book).

 

[KennedyKiller]

Yes, another oddball like me:grin:. We better bask in it bc if more oddballs show up, we won't be so odd anymore (although anyone that likes this game is okay in my book).

Lol...I take pride in being a little different...But not so different that it looks like you're trying too hard haha...

 

[PlayNdie]

im currently bored out of my mind because im stuck on the first ****ing puzzle -_-

checks door"i need something sharp"
oh wait Billy has a knife just drop it down to her...cant do that er ok ill use the dumbwaiter to give her the *knife wont fit*....im going to kill the next living thing i see friendly or not >:/

 

[Storyofmylife]

im currently bored out of my mind because im stuck on the first ******* puzzle -_-

checks door"i need something sharp"
oh wait Billy has a knife just drop it down to her...cant do that er ok ill use the dumbwaiter to give her the *knife wont fit*....im going to kill the next living thing i see friendly or not >:/

You'll need to get an ice pick from upstairs ,then fight a boss and then you can give it to her. You've probably done it by now, sorry for not seeing this sooner!

 

[PlayNdie]

Yeah it turns out I kept missing a button. It's always something stupid like that -_-

We'll at least I didn't spend an hour looking for an item I already had. (.Seriously what kind of secret facility tapes their Keys to the bottom of a plant pot!)

I'm starting to think of starting over on a harder difficulty,I got green herbs coming out my ass at this point and it's taking away from the game.

 

[Fenris]

I finished RE0 today and I have to say: God this game is boring as hell!

Here is a little mini review:

I think there wasn't any kind of story apart from Rebecca and Billy running around the facility and try to escape while Wesker and Birkin talk about the important stuff that you need to know. It was nice to see the lab of RE2, but seriously: Rebecca has no clue where to go but once you try to use a door from RE2 she says "I don't need to go there" How do you know that girl? Maybe there is an exit behind the door? But of course she need to use an elevator... The character of Rebcca does not get any justice in this game... While Billy has a lot of "badass" moments Rebecca only screams "Billy help!" and it makes no sense that she acts like a little helpless girl in REbirth after everything she went through in RE0. And who on earth would be afraid of Marcus? He was no real threat at any point in the game. The puzzles were nice and refreshing, I'll give the game props on that point. The partner system was a good attempt but it's not very useful in combat. Most of the time my partner was just ignoring the enemies and even when a frog or an insect tried to kill me, my partner was standing around like nothing happens. And srsly no item box?!! I think I spend most time of the game running around to collect items from different rooms.

I'll have to say, from the main series, RE0 is by far the worst game. It was boring and a pain in the ass to play.

 

[aintnoscrub]

I finished RE0 today and I have to say: God this game is boring as hell!

Here is a little mini review:

I think there wasn't any kind of story apart from Rebecca and Billy running around the facility and try to escape while Wesker and Birkin talk about the important stuff that you need to know. It was nice to see the lab of RE2, but seriously: Rebecca has no clue where to go but once you try to use a door from RE2 she says "I don't need to go there" How do you know that girl? Maybe there is an exit behind the door? But of course she need to use an elevator... The character of Rebcca does not get any justice in this game... While Billy has a lot of "badass" moments Rebecca only screams "Billy help!" and it makes no sense that she acts like a little helpless girl in REbirth after everything she went through in RE0. And who on earth would be afraid of Marcus? He was no real threat at any point in the game. The puzzles were nice and refreshing, I'll give the game props on that point. The partner system was a good attempt but it's not very useful in combat. Most of the time my partner was just ignoring the enemies and even when a frog or an insect tried to kill me, my partner was standing around like nothing happens. And srsly no item box?!! I think I spend most time of the game running around to collect items from different rooms.

I'll have to say, from the main series, RE0 is by far the worst game. It was boring and a pain in the ass to play.

i think you have to take this game with a pinch of sale, i do remember enjoying it, but at the same time i did feel some of these irritations. you have to remember with prequals there's certain things you can't do or interact with as it may have potential impact on the timeline. Like all resident evil games, don't even get me started on the partner system...

 

[FelixK]

Nobody is going to mention outbreak 1&2? Those drawn out monstrosities? I almost lost interest in the series due to those happy little accidents. By far the slowest, most confusing and downright infuriating game(s) in the series. I also dislike RE1 remake. I think it's great they added defensive items and extra content, but I have to waste 7 shots to lay down an enemy, and then I have to burn them? Really capcom? Like I have the room for that in my massive 6 slot inventory menu.

 

[aintnoscrub]

Nobody is going to mention outbreak 1&2? Those drawn out monstrosities? I almost lost interest in the series due to those happy little accidents. By far the slowest, most confusing and downright infuriating game(s) in the series. I also dislike RE1 remake. I think it's great they added defensive items and extra content, but I have to waste 7 shots to lay down an enemy, and then I have to burn them? Really capcom? Like I have the room for that in my massive 6 slot inventory menu.

i for one only ever briefly touched on outbreak file 1 many moons ago, but from what i know, people seem to love the outbreak series, they've just resurrected the servers so people can go back online, so there must be some demand, but i don't know, i never got into them

 

[FelixK]

i for one only ever briefly touched on outbreak file 1 many moons ago, but from what i know, people seem to love the outbreak series, they've just resurrected the servers so people can go back online, so there must be some demand, but i don't know, i never got into them

Everyone's going to like different things, and I'm glad that it's got a following, it IS a RE after all but I just couldn't get Into it at all. And I've tried quite a few times. The story isn't bad, the characters aren't terrible. There are real zombies and it's in raccoon city but the whole timed infection thing really killed it for me along with how confusing and slow the story progressed.

 

[aintnoscrub]

Everyone's going to like different things, and I'm glad that it's got a following, it IS a RE after all but I just couldn't get Into it at all. And I've tried quite a few times. The story isn't bad, the characters aren't terrible. There are real zombies and it's in raccoon city but the whole timed infection thing really killed it for me along with how confusing and slow the story progressed.

to be fair thats's not the first time i've heard that about the outbreak series. it's kind of like marmite i guess i terms of you either love it or hate it i might give it a bash sometime at least then i can make my own opinion

 

[black 93]

I like zero, there's just a few things that ruin it a bit for me. I found the ability to drop items a real pain, especially considering the weapons you need most like the shotgun take up two item spaces, so I'd end up loading billy up with weapons so I wouldn't have to keep backtracking. That's all well and good, but then billy can't pick up anything else. This also made items that you need a lot over the whole game, like the hook shot a big pain. Also Rebecca is stupidly weak, seriously two bites sometimes and she's on danger. So trying to keep alive in the final boss fight with next to no ammo is tough as hell. Great game, just definitely one the more stressful RE's, and not in a good way lol

 

[Sfamicom]

Zero is one of my least favorites, but I don't think it's bad by any means. At least it feels like a Resident Evil game, which is more than I can say for 5 or 6.