Resident Evil: Director's Cut
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- 1 Player
- RPG
- Sony Playstation
- Rated M for Mature
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Product information
ASIN | B00000I1BY |
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Release date | September 18, 1998 |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #60,301 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #264 in PlayStation Games |
Product Dimensions | 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches; 5.6 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Mature |
Item model number | 013388210398 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 5.6 ounces |
Manufacturer | Capcom |
Date First Available | March 20, 2006 |
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FACE YOUR FEARS... In the ultimate experience of suspense and terror. Blood-thirsty zombies. Mutant beasts. Monstrous serpents. Untold mysteries lurk around every corner. The nightmare lives on in the award-winning game of survival horror. Now the terror comes alive with the Dual Shock Analog Controller to send shivers up and down your spine.
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Zombies, an old mansion, and limited ammo. What more could you want? Resident Evil: Director's Cut plunges you into the world of B-grade zombie flicks, and does a first-class job of it. From the cheesy dialogue and voice acting to the confusing camera angles, you'll jump and squirm through a series of mind-numbing puzzles and heart-pounding attacks. The trick is: conserve your ammo, and learn to run.
The game is interspersed with movie-style cut scenes that all too often annoy rather than elucidate. The gist of the story is this: you and your special forces teammates have come to investigate the disappearance of the last team, and you have no idea what you're getting into. You spend the rest of the game trying to find your way out of the mansion in which you're trapped. The bottom line: If you like zombie flicks, buy it, play it, love it. And the best part--try blowing the zombie dogs' heads off with the bazooka. --John Cocking
Pros:
- Scary sound, camera angles, horror-movie action
- Sense of dread, dropping ammo count
- Zombies
- Horrible dialogue
- Back-tracking for puzzles
- The bazooka won't blow open a door
Review
Not only was Resident Evil one of the first Sony PlayStation games that took longer than an hour to complete, it was revolutionary. By sacrificing the fully 3D worlds that were the trend of the time, for static, rendered rooms, the game's developers created backgrounds and characters that were better looking than anything anyone had seen up to that point. Perhaps even better yet, Resident Evil proved that "mature" themes could be justified within a good game at a time when the industry was still recovering from the attention Congress had given it sometime back (though Capcom did cut a slight bit of the game's violent cinemas). More than a year later, now that the company has a little less to fear from Senate subcommittees, it's released what it calls the Director's Cut, a version with all of the original footage supposedly left uncensored, along with additional new material to boot.
The game's storyline is equal parts X-Files and Night of the Living Dead. You select from Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, two members of a special police force sent into the woods outside Raccoon City to investigate a series of strange murders. After being separated from their team, Chris and Jill (you choose your character) begin searching through a mysterious house, hidden in a remote location deep within the forest. The characters encounter zombies, mutant plants, monstrous spiders, and other by-products of an experiment gone astray, as they attempt to gather evidence pertaining to the case, save their partners, destroy the evil residing within the house, and escape with their lives.
As first reported in GameSpot News, Resident Evil: Director's Cut fails to come through with its promise of providing the footage Capcom trimmed for the US release of the original title, supposedly because of a mistake during Sony's approval process. Though that seems to be the impetus of the game's marketing campaign, it really ends up being a relatively small part of the overall package, since the two new modes of play (training and advanced) and a Resident Evil 2 demo CD are clearly the main attractions.
Both new difficulty settings have something notable to offer players. The training mode, while sounding like some sort of idiotic play-by-numbers, is actually a version of the game in which the monsters do less damage, there are more typewriter ribbons to be found (which are necessary to save your progress), and there's enough ammunition present to wipe out the entire cast of creatures, almost twice. If you're like me, you'll probably prefer shooting zombies to solving the game's often-bizarre puzzles, so this setting surely holds some merit. Inside the advanced mode, the creatures, not surprisingly, do greater damage (you might get killed with a single chomp, if you're not careful), there are fewer ribbons, and ammo is a little more difficult to come by. But balancing out these frustrations are a few new challenges: The puzzles have been shuffled around, you have more monsters to fight, several camera angles have been altered (frequently giving you a better, more practical view), and there are a few nice surprises to find, as well. And it's really nice to be surprised while playing Resident Evil once again.
It's true that Capcom could've done a few more things to further enhance the value to the player, such as analog controller support, an updated translation, and voice-overs (it's arguably one of the most laughable translations in gaming history), and, of course, the omitted cinemas. But the new difficulty modes along with the beautiful, though painfully short RE2 demo make Resident Evil: Director's Cut worth buying. Those who don't already have Resident Evil should pick this baby up, and those who do should consider trading in their old copy for this year's model. -- Joe Fielder
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Customers like the quality, condition, performance, and difficulty level of the video game. They mention that it's very entertaining, full of great moments, and a very good survival horror game. That said, some complain about the voice acting and the soundtrack.
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Customers find the quality of the video game to be great, entertaining, and full of great moments. They also say it's a very good survival horror game with good graphics. Customers also say the game gets everything else perfect, and is a classic that brings back many good time memories.
"...The game is full of great moments, even when I started playing it already knowing ahead of time about a lot of the "jump scares" the game amused and..." Read more
"This is a great game, this is where it started and if your a Resident Evil fan of the movies or newer games and you haven't played this and the..." Read more
"...It is a very good survival horror game though. I'm not going to give a bad review of the game because of a vendor error (as many do)...." Read more
"This is one of the greatest games of all times. No if, ands, or buts. This is the granddaddy of them all when it comes to survival horror...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the condition of the video game software. They mention that it's in great shape, with little to no wear and tear.
"...her copy of the game no longer worked on our PS2, the game showed up in excellent condition with no marks on the disk and plays well, would..." Read more
"...fine print I don't recall, however the disc came and it's in excellent condition...." Read more
"...opening up it is the game i had ordered. the disc was in decent condition and the book was in good condition as well...." Read more
"Product was in great condition and included original cover art and game manual , works great with no freezing or buffering...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the video game software. They mention that it works well, has no marks on the disk, and plays well. Some say that the game has scratches but still works great with no freezing or buffering.
"...game showed up in excellent condition with no marks on the disk and plays well, would absolutely deal with this seller again." Read more
"Came in really fast and works perfectly, my only mistake was I got this ps 1 game for use in my ps 2 and forgot I couldn't save my game on the ps 2..." Read more
"...and included original cover art and game manual , works great with no freezing or buffering...." Read more
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Customers find the difficulty level of the video game really challenging with a lot of puzzles and item hunts to solve. They also say the bosses are difficult but not impossible. Customers also mention that the training mode is useful but still challenging. Overall, they praise the high replay value and the added difficulty from the standard edition.
"...There are also difficult but not impossible bosses, and after you play the game once, they are a lot of fun to beat as quick as you can...." Read more
"...The game is also really challenging with a lot of puzzles/item hunts to solve...." Read more
"...Being relatively new to the series, I found the training mode to be useful but still challenging, which is a plus...." Read more
"...good story, really bad soundtrack for the least part, repetitive puzzling of item get and push things, bad graphics for its time, Tank Controls!..." Read more
Customers find the game has a good bit of replay value. They mention that it's a classic, with added difficulty from the standard edition.
"...These give the game a good bit of replay value.I highly recommend this if you want a good game. In fact, they don't get much better." Read more
"...Pros:- High Replay Value-Added Difficulty from the standard edition-Excellent sound and music..." Read more
"...one of my all time favorite games, and a classic, It was totally worth my money.Great game, Great seller!" Read more
"...all over for a copy of this game and finally found it here at bargain price and excellent quality." Read more
Customers find the game fun and scary, with a very creepy atmosphere. They also say the goofiness actually enhances the horror. Customers also mention the game is great with its spooky and cheesy vibe.
"...This game is great with its spooky and cheesy vibe...." Read more
"...This game was a lot of fun to play. Very creepy atmosphere about the game brought on by the creepy music...." Read more
"...What makes horror games special is how fun and scary they are, and this, along with Silent Hill, is the best horror game you'll ever play." Read more
"The Good: scary fun gameplay with multiple enemies and atmosphere, great story both main and in play, good soundtrack for most part, added menu..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the soundtrack. Some mention it's amazing, while others say it'll get annoying. They also say the Dual Shock version has horrible sound and audio issues.
"...There are subtle differences. I think the music in the original version is better. The original is also much more difficult to find...." Read more
"...it (goofy voice acting and music intact), though I’ve been having some audio issues, particularly for in-game cutscenes." Read more
"...The soundtrack is amazing, voice acting is a little weird and a little silly, but it's OK...." Read more
"Game works perfectly, no skips so far. Music is top notch, very professionally made. My first resident evil game...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the voice acting. Some say it's legendary, interesting, and likeable, while others say it’s terrible and an after thought.
"...The soundtrack is amazing, voice acting is a little weird and a little silly, but it's OK...." Read more
"...The characters are interesting and like-able; though it seems Capcom made the female protagonist's (Jill Valentine) scenario much easier by giving..." Read more
"...No biggie. Playstation cases crack all the time.Terrible acting, cheesy lines... heads exploding. Awesome =)" Read more
"...The voice acting is legendary, the graphics just awesome and who can forget the live video at the beginning and ending of the game!..." Read more
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The story is pretty standard, but done "well". After the recent murders in Raccoon City, the R.P.D. sent in their elite S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics And Rescue Service) Bravo team. Well, Bravo team goes missing *gasp* and it's up to the Alpha team to figure out what happened. Things goes pretty friggn' bad quickly, and they escape into a nearby mansion. After the team gets seperated, the story unfolds into a creepy tale...kinda.
The gameplay is clunky and a little tough to get used to at first for some, but you WILL get the hang of it I'm sure. The game uses "tank" contols; meaning that pressing forward always makes your character go forward (no matter the camera angle), left goes left, right goes right, etc. To fire, you draw your gun with R1 and fire with X. It takes getting used to but the more you play the easier it is.
The monsters are great. First there are slow moving, bad tracking, zombies; mutant crows; and zombified dogs. Later on more menecing enemies appear that will give first time players a real sense of danger. There are also difficult but not impossible bosses, and after you play the game once, they are a lot of fun to beat as quick as you can. The dialoge is, well, terrible. But the GOOD type of terrible; the dialoge is so cheesy you have to laugh and it provides a nice releif from the tension the game continues to build.
Also (while this seems obvious some miss the point) this game is SURVIVAL HORROR. Meaning that you go through the game looking for ammo, health, saves (in the form of ink ribbons), and avoiding monsters; so don't expect to go through blasting everything. Also the fixed camera angles can ruin your shots, but the characters lock-on automaticly. The puzzles aren't really difficult, but are fun to solve. Also, the game rewards you depending on the number of times you save, and the amount of time it takes to finish the game (In both cases, the less the better).
The characters are interesting and like-able; though it seems Capcom made the female protagonist's (Jill Valentine) scenario much easier by giving her more inventory space, a lockpick to open doors, and the supporting character Barry Burton to save her in situations where Chris Redfeild (The male protagonist) would have no help (also Jill gets more weapons). Also, with the Director's Cut there are new features such as Arrange Mode (Which is tougher with new enemies and item placement) and a new "atmospheric" soundtrack.
This game is great with its spooky and cheesy vibe. Thereby, I recommend this game for anyone who wants a fun and spooky night in the dark (But don't pay more than $25 maximum; this game IS old after all).
It is a very good survival horror game though. I'm not going to give a bad review of the game because of a vendor error (as many do). I'm not going to give a negative review to the vendor either actually, as I'm sure it was an honest mistake and they refunded my money & paid return shipping, no questions asked, with an apology.