Published on September 15, 2009 By Island Dog In PC Gaming

The much anticipated Resident Evil 5 from Capcom has arrived and is available for purchase on Impulse. 

The biohazard threat has not ended: Just when it seemed that the menace of Resident Evil had been destroyed, along comes a new terror to send shivers down player's spines. Chris Redfield, returning Resident Evil hero, has followed the path of the evil literally around the globe. After joining a new organization, Chris heads to Africa where the latest bioterrorism threat is literally transforming the people and animals of the city into mindless, maddened creatures. He is joined by a new partner, Sheva Alomar, who lends her strength, intelligence and sharp-shooting skills to the mission. In order to survive, Chris and Sheva must work together to take on the challenges of discovering the truth behind this evil plot. Utilizing a revolutionary new co-op mode of gameplay, players will be able to assume control of either Chris or Sheva and experience Resident Evil in new ways. In Resident Evil 5, Capcom will have players fearing the daylight as much as they have feared shadow in previous games.

Resident Evil 5 is available today for the Americas and Asia (excluding Japan and Korea).  World-wide release (excluding Japan/Korea) will be on September 18th. 

Grab it now!

http://www.impulsedriven.com/resevil5


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on Sep 16, 2009

Woo, time to kill some zombies!   

on Sep 24, 2009

that's great to hear! i miss this game!

 

on Sep 25, 2009

The series just got a refresh,
With plenty of zombies to thresh.
If you don't bring a friend,
Then expect a bad end,
Such as zombies consuming your flesh!

on Sep 25, 2009

How is the PC version? I hear RE4 was quite crappy on PC, the game itself i apparently like since i have it for both PS2 and Gamecube

on Sep 25, 2009

ToJKa
How is the PC version? I hear RE4 was quite crappy on PC, the game itself i apparently like since i have it for both PS2 and Gamecube

Well it's recommended you play with an Xbox 360 controller. I think that says enough

on Sep 25, 2009

I see. At least Red Faction Guerilla is a quality port

on Sep 25, 2009

RE5 is a great port. RE4 was a horrible port. RE5 is designed for a gamepad, and feels awkward with a mouse and keyboard. Do not confuse control mechanics with port quality!

on Sep 27, 2009

I tried with a gamepad and it was hell, I can't aim properly with joysticks. With the mouse, it's fantastic, works so very well and I've improved my performance a LOT. The controls are fantastically done.

on Sep 27, 2009

They're re-releasing it on the PS3 with new content to promote their motion controller, will any of that content become available on PC?

Also my brother bought RE5 on Steam and it was good. If you ever played RE4 on the Wii it's similar to that effect. The improving aiming is a massive improvement.

on Sep 27, 2009

Good to hear they've improved since RE4, i should get this when i can afford it.

on Sep 29, 2009

Capcom's PS2 era game ports were handled by Ubisoft, who did a piss poor job.  Since DMC4, they're been going it themselves now and the PC ports end up being superior to the console versions.  It's too bad they didn't handle it earlier, as I would have happily paid for enhanced ports of RE4 and DMC3; two of the best action games of that generation.

Co-op Mercenaries looks sweet, but I'm probably going to hold off for a sale as reviews don't have me convinced RE5 was a $50 game.

on Oct 01, 2009

RE5 is a great port. RE4 was a horrible port.

All Capcom ports are great (at least technically) on PC since they have started using MT Framework as engine (DMC4 was the first, many others are following).

RE5 is designed for a gamepad, and feels awkward with a mouse and keyboard. Do not confuse control mechanics with port quality!

That's absolutely not true. Game is far better played with mouse and keyboard and is honestly terrible with a gamepad.

 

By the way once again Impulse/Capcom came with their silly choice to charge for more moneys european customers, so sadly I had to buy it from english webstores.

When will you peple understand you are damaging digital delivery (aka "yourself") with these choices?

 

on Oct 01, 2009

TucoBenedicto
By the way once again Impulse/Capcom came with their silly choice to charge for more moneys european customers, so sadly I had to buy it from english webstores.

When will you peple understand you are damaging digital delivery (aka "yourself") with these choices?

When will you people understand that it's not up to Stardock?

on Oct 01, 2009

I don't think it's true. Stardock has his part of fault in this.

Anyway, I've blamed Capcom as much, so where's the problem?

on Oct 01, 2009

TucoBenedicto
I don't think it's true. Stardock has his part of fault in this.

The short answer is that the publishers decide the regional pricing.  If we want the game on Impulse, we have to go with what they say.

 

TucoBenedicto
Anyway, I've blamed Capcom as much, so where's the problem?

Here are your options: We comply with the publishers, and get the game on Impulse as is (the current situation), or we don't, and we don't get the game on Impulse (in your case, no difference, as you're not buying it from us anyway).

 

Just to be sure this thread doesn't get hijacked, let's take this part of the discussion here:

https://forums.stardock.com/365506

and let these nice people get back to discussing zombie killing, shall we?

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