Boulder Punching Fun | Resident Evil 5

I hear Resident Evil 5 is the one where Chris punches a boulder.
I haven't played Resident Evil 5 since its release in 2009 - I had fun with it at the time. I played the coop campaign and enjoyed it, but it was a noticeable step down from Resident Evil 4. For this playthrough of Resident Evil 5, I'll be using companion AI.
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Plus, I didn't play the Resident Evil 5 DLCs at the time, so these will be fresh experiences. Coming back to Resident Evil 5 all these years, I still had fun, the game is well designed, but as far as the numbered Resident Evil titles go, it's nothing that really stands out.
It wouldn't be until nearly a decade later that numbered titles would return to their survival horror roots. If you enjoyed RE4, you'll enjoy RE5, and while Resident Evil 5 makes improvements in various areas, the overall package falls short of the masterclass design of RE4.
This Resident Evil 5 review/retrospective/analysis/critique will take a look at what went right at Resident Evil 5, what went wrong, thoughts on the plot, missed opportunities, the DLCs, mercenaries, boulder punching, and more.
Spoilers ahoy.
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00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Behind The Scenes
05:42 - Game Intro/Chapter 1
13:03 - Chapter 2
14:18 - Chapter 3
16:45 - Chapter 4
18:02 - Chapter 5
21:05 - Chapter 6
25:18 - The DLCs
27:21 - On Jill Valentine and the Plot of Resident Evil 5
29:35 - Night Terror Mod
30:45 - Mercenaries
31:47 - Conclusion
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[@trippyskullz6669]

If this game does well it's NOT a reason for a DS2 remake. It's a reason for a reboot or DS4

[@Dissenter]

Props for the Skittles/Jason Genova reference lol

[@conorm.5331]

This is secretly a top 3 resi game, mainly from Chris’ excellent character development of running from boulders to punching them.

[@misuvittupaa8068]

Is that a RE1 refErEnCe

[@BoulderPunch]

Damnit, I knew I forgot to mention something. What a beautiful character arc in his involvement of boulders.

[@forastero54321]

I don’t know about that. I’d probably say that the top 3 resis would be re4, re2, re revelations 2, than re5.

[@owtheedge3956]

If Chris hadn’t punched that boulder RE would be dead

[@steelbear2063]

@Kraze You don't say

[@lekool9292]

Chris got so popular from punching a Boulder that even Heisenberg mentioned him from the boss battle

[@Icecastles4000]

Also not to mention he’s a major part of the plot

[@jaywalking0d]

how did he know about the boulder punching asshole punching the boulder?

[@snailthelostcow63]

@@jaywalking0d It could be mean Chris punches boulders on daily basis

[@jaywalking0d]

@@snailthelostcow63 that's a mean thing to do to your mom chirs is really an asshole

[@thunderlifestudios]

@@jaywalking0d probably in lore, he basically called him an idiot who doesn't have a vision like Heins

[@keld_rhygar]

Chris' massive arms Leon's godlike kicks Ethan's undying hand The tools of the trade, lads.

[@buriednameless965]

Leon's power is within his smooth emo boi hot topic haircut

[@Zaz5y]

@@buriednameless965 And his smooth emo boi hot topic personality.

[@lronjack]

Fitness goals

[@coolwolf5425]

the bloodline must continue.....

[@flashpromo15]

Wait u can't forget about the RPG launcher

[@samvimes9510]

5:33 "I NEED YOUR HELP!" *Chris punches her in the gut*

[@triplace4229]

"I owe you one"

[@NinjaPickle]

Chris Redfield's Anti-Bloodline clinic

[@thebatman4279]

Chris ain't no simp.

[@BestBoricua]

This is funny as fuck lmao

[@owtheedge3956]

Mega Chad

[@OSW]

It's so mental seeing the green filter removed and seeing all the actual COLOURS! Cheers for playing through it like this!

[@Levyathyn]

Is that what it is? I came down to ask about the colors, because I was sure SOMETHING was off.

[@mayorofbagtown9097]

I don't know how I feel about the way it looks here. It looks very cartoony and the blood looks like its from a ps2 game. The OG art style still holds up really well imo.

[@kurtrein6019]

How do you remove the filter on the console version?

[@bigbeatmanifesto6517]

@@kurtrein6019 you don't

[@Z_Hunter_Z]

the game fucking looks 4k and you see every detail the green filter made is shit

[@wojtaxelite8600]

The fact the channel is called Boulder Punch, makes it even more special

[@michaelbecket4901]

lol yeah

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

It does make me sad that they don't want to bring Sheva off the shelf more, she's great

[@20fadhilRevolution]

For sake, they haven't done anything with Jill since Revelations, and it was a RE5 prequel. Same with Carlos, Nikolai, HUNK...

[@NinjaPickle]

@@20fadhilRevolution *chuckles* Fools! Tofu is the true best protagonist

[@karlsavage7495]

Speaking of shelves...that lingering shot of Sheva's caboose might just be the best character introduction in RE history.

[@aleisinwndrlen7113]

@@20fadhilRevolution I thought Nikolai died in Raccoon City?

[@20fadhilRevolution]

@@aleisinwndrlen7113 It depend on the ending. Original Canon have him survived however.

[@racoonm45t3r]

I always thought Chris' boulder punching moment as revenge for RE1 boulder almost killing Chris.

[@michaelbecket4901]

It secretly was he stopped protecting sheva from wesker just to beat the shit out of it lol

[@termutis1899]

In my playthrough I was sheva so I had to button mash until my thumb went numb instead of watching the beauty of the Boulder punch :(

[@karlsavage7495]

That bit in the volcano where Sheva just hangs and you have to literally pound the button into oblivion to keep from falling is just ridiculous. I don't know how many times I died to that - you shouldn't have to literally break your controller (and finger!) to progress in a videogame.

[@kamamat530]

@@karlsavage7495 lol 😀😀 i played back in maybe 2010 this game with my friend and he just was not fast enough mashing button lol... we had to change characters and finally got through that😀 still to this day we remember that moment and laugh.. good times. Dont know any other game that actually requires you to mash so fast lol

[@TheJadedJames]

I loved how Resident Evil 8 referenced the infamous boulder punch. Although I wonder how Heisenberg knew about that

[@loganmatthews5956]

@ajfan 017 I wanna read the newspaper article "...and then he fell into the volcano and punched a big rock..."

[@sodacereal8987]

hes been watching all along...

[@bahaedablackaceenthusiast9955]

Maybe below the factory there were bolders to push or maybe he spied on him when he was in the village

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

Apparently the mold they’re made from is a hive mind and was somehow connected to the mold in 7 so maybe in the not a hero dlc from 7, one of the soldiers that comes with Chris mentions it in passing....that’s about all I can think of to explain it

[@TheWarchiefZekeJaeger]

Chris punching boulders is probably a legend at this point, it must had been spread after the events of 5 and now everyone knows it. Sheva probably reported what Chris did, and everyone went like "wait, seriously?!", after that everyone knew about it and started to spread how much of a beast Chris is, to the point Chris became the "boogeyman" of bio terrorists.

[@liamzeeson576]

Chris "Securing the Redfield Bloodline, one dead wife at a time" Redfield

[@FrahdChikun]

Chris "Rock 'em Sock 'em" Redfield

[@CptPrice-qr6ng]

Chris "for some reason im not gonna tell you something very important that could save your life" redfield

[@ovahlord1451]

" *Forget about Mia Ethan, she was a 6/10 at best. Its time to continue the REDFIELD BLOODLINE* "

[@someguy1894]

Chris “you x my sister” Redfield

[@TaylorWilmes]

Chris and Claire are making sure their bloodline never dies.

[@enman702]

I like how the boulder makes a meaty whack sound when he hits it. Like it's a giant meatball.

[@InReserveProductions]

Fun fact, Reynard, the guy you meet in the butcher's shop and is later decapitated by the Executioner Majini was meant to be this game's merchant character. It was however cut, not sure if it was time constraints or the dev team just changed their minds.

[@TimeBomb014X]

Hmmm going by the game, I'd say they "cut" him off

[@kreevisful]

@@TimeBomb014X 🤣

[@karabartley]

I definitely got that vibe but then they killed him off immediately so I always forget he exists lmao

[@zedoctor3724]

I think it DEFINITELY would have benefited from a merchant to buy/upgrade, sell, or stow items during missions. As it is, how you do all these things is held off after missions... or you can immediately reach this store by dying if you really need to. I finished this game for the first time just recently, and this struck me as a really odd design choice because it can sometimes ENCOURAGE someone to die on purpose if they want to get to the store screen to buy or stow away items.

[@kreevisful]

@@zedoctor3724 very true.

[@Legionaire42]

The darkness level is much different in the original 360 release, the PC release has a default increase in the brightness setting of almost 200%. The original brightness was so low that you could only see the glowing eyes when the light was off. Wesker's fight was much darker as well.

[@vanconojl]

yup

[@Enzed_]

No, it was because he used a mod that changed the colours of the game. When I played it was super dark as well.

[@vanconojl]

@@Enzed_ :O

[@randybobandy9828]

When I played this game co op it was at a friend's house and his plasma had bad burn in and that level with the tunnels was so dark and hard to see anything because of the burn it. Lol. This was on 360.

[@wanderingmiqote9606]

Sheva: Theres only so much one person can do. Even a superhero like you Chris. Chris: I'm no superhero. Also Chris: *BOULDER PAUNCH*

[@gabrielcorrea700]

Honestly they should have just replaced Chris with Jill in RE6. She would already be dealing with PTSD and would have a very good reason to not trust Jake.

[@mtb5431]

I agree! Jill getting over her trauma from RE5 and getting herself back into the field would be far more interesting. Hard for me to care about Chris’ story when he’s having a meltdown over forgettable characters whose deaths I thought were pretty entertaining 😂

[@jotegen4280]

I honestly think it would’ve been better if instead of Piers, Jill was the partner. Then there would really be an interesting dynamic since his campaign is all about him losing his stride and having to find it again.

[@stokeleytheokage8723]

@@mtb5431 entertaining? bruh chris literally witnessed his whole squad die and watched jill sacrifice herself... entertaining tho? ur sick

[@stokeleytheokage8723]

they should’ve replaced piers with jill tbh

[@mtb5431]

@JayTheOKAGE he seemed to hold it together ok after seeing Jill supposedly die but watching men he didn’t have nearly as deep a bond with sends him into a blind,amnsemniac,alcoholic,depression. Also so glad they killed off that little fanboy runt on his squad. I prefer my characters with depth :)

[@ztoogemcducc6360]

I feel like Capcom is really scared of pissing their fans off and wont bring back "annoying" characters like Sheva or Ashley. Nothing was wrong with those characters themselves just the AI could be lackluster at time. I'd personally love to see Sheva again. She's one of the few native African characters in gaming which is some cool diversity they are just tossing aside.

[@Cole-xq2tl]

I think Keith Lumley from RE:R is North African/Egyptian

[@Obsiqax]

I want to see the Chad Josh Stone come back

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@Obsiqax No one has ever referred to Josh as “the Chad” before in human history.

[@audiosurfarchive]

@@BareBandSubscription He's pretty Chad in Desperate Escape, ngl.

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@audiosurfarchive Maybe so. Never actually played that, so idk

[@gelatinouscatgirl8369]

13:14 your mod removed the darkness from mines, it's impossible to navigate that level without the light.

[@BoulderPunch]

I was thinking that might've been the case.

[@marianoyuba3736]

@@BoulderPunch Yes, in general, while this brings up the colors a great deal, it does come at the expense of contrast (the image looks pretty "flat" and overall darkness (or any, in the case of the cave). It looks like Fortnite and, though visually appealing, lacks (in my opinion, of course) the particular tone and grittiness of RE5. Actually, the choice of colors and filters, together with some GREAT graphics and models, is one of the things that keeps this game looking amazing after all this time.

[@LeoMidori]

@@marianoyuba3736 I dunno, I wasn't fond of the "poverty lighting" or "third world colors" that they used. It doesn't look good in movies, and it didn't look good here either. It's like I'm looking at it through a thin pane of slightly green glass when there's really no reason to not make the lighting, or lack thereof, of the environments shine. You could argue that 4's overall grey/brown tones might've carried over in a different way in this one, which is honestly one of my "this game succeeds in spite of this, not is better because of it" sticking points.

[@TimeBomb014X]

@@marianoyuba3736 Kind of shows how small changes like that could affect greatly how the game visually feels. You may not like the filter but the game was built around it

[@johnbarrett6835]

Yeah, I know it's obviously been said but I do think it's definitely a shame that your mod must've done that. Because yeah, in the base game it actually is pitch black without the light, and your mini-map doesn't work, so you literally NEED the light. And I agree that filters don't always work well but I have to say I think this game looks significantly better with the filter, without it it's honestly too colorful, they look like plastic, and as someone else said "fortnite-esque".

[@strangeavocado9279]

It’s weird-removing the green filter from the game makes the graphics look more advanced and smooth. My first reaction to seeing the gameplay in this video was “Wow! That’s looks fantastic! Why does it look so good here?”

[@Mario-xf4wy]

I never realized how much more I would like the game if the color filters didn’t make it look so orange, definitely gonna give this game another run with this mod later.

[@thewatcher4720]

I would love to see Sheva again. She is one of my favorite characters and she’s the character I play as in re5

[@bleeeh-meeh5154]

Just playing Resi 5 recently, it's actually really enjoyable. Definitely not as bad as everyone says. However, there are some annoying ass sections, that I never look forward to playing.

[@AndreVBr]

Yeah, totally! Don't get me wrong, I love the game and played each chapter so many times I have lost count. But you are absolutely right there are some sections that I hate, mainly the savana car section 2-3 I always skip that hahahaha

[@zoidenvoid]

True, co op is very fun. We died a lot at the 2nd uroboros boss. Took us a while to defeat em

[@Gruntvc]

I don't get this hate for RE5 or RE4. Their both great action horror games. I think we can all agree RE6 was the big misstep. It would be nice to get a true classic survival horror RE game though. It annoys me that the devs of RE2 Remake did want to include an option to play it with classic fixed camera angles, but had to scrap it due to budget. Ugh.

[@AndreVBr]

@@Gruntvc RE6 is not that good and definitely gets old after playing your second character campaign but it's still a pretty solid coop experience, you will have fun playing it with friends if you aren't taking it too seriously.

[@MerlautZone]

@@Gruntvc Hate for RE4? That's to a bare minimum.

[@slinkcaribou2072]

As a kid I used to replay this game so many times with my cousins, unlocked most of the unlockables

[@hepy5282]

In my playthrough got an infinite egg, frok there till the end of the game it was too much easy but i didnt want to get rid of my infinite egg because it was fun making my coop friend jealous

[@karabartley]

Fighting Jill in professional was a NIGHTMARE, I think she got us like 30 times. Also, I loved Sheva. Hands down my favorite RE gal, she was just so damn adorable.

[@mandu6665]

Indeed. I never got sick of "Thanks partner" and "You need to be careful!" She's there to lift you up and she's lethal with that first rifle.

[@Kazillion-Jillionaire]

​@@mandu6665yeah.

[@Kangaroojack1986]

The Jill and Wesker fight was pretty memorable. And obviously nobody will ever forget Chris beating a boulder into submission. If I was Wesker I would have just jumped into the lava after watching Redfield actually beat a giant rock in a fist fight.

[@sagoruzemo9557]

Re5 really is at is absolute peak when played with a friend, its easily top 5 co-op games of all time.

[@griskin_8202]

I played through this for the first time recently and I've gotta say, I really enjoyed Chris' acting, especially in the Jill section (which I didn't see coming, maybe I'm dumb). He totally sold the relationship. As silly and overblown a lot of the other sections were, that really got me.

[@mtb5431]

Downside of RE5 is apparently it made Chris so popular that Capcom’s been shoving him into every RE game since.

[@Gruntvc]

They should've hooked up. But nope, Capcom is obsessed with creating new super powered villain kids to take over the franchise. Jake Wesker in RE6 and Rose Winters in RE Village. But Jake actually doesn't have super powers to be honest. Everyone acted like a super hero in RE6.

[@MerlautZone]

​@@mtb5431 Isn't Leon more popular though?

[@AlynRapi]

i know chris is built lile a brick house in this game but when he yells "no!" to grab sheva near the end of the game it makes me feel so bad for him, like his arms are bigger than his head but i just wanna tell him everything's gonna be alright

[@Kn1ghtborne]

​@@Gruntvc Jake fought and killed the Ustanak barehanded. He 100% has powers they're just not as refined as Wesker's.

[@adamburke4738]

God i'm glad RE7 happened. Capcom really needed to reset after letting Chris punch the shit out of a boulder

[@ashharkausar413]

One of my all time favorite games!!

[@ahmadmirzatappi8142]

no no the boulder punching chris is there , is just the age caught up to him and he aint doing it no more

[@adamburke4738]

@@ahmadmirzatappi8142 Please tell me you're being sarcastic. I'm watching a playthrough of Village and I don't want to see any boulders being punched.

[@theabyssobserver7025]

@@adamburke4738 I do

[@Gruntvc]

@TheAbyssObserver, Spoiler. No boulder punching in RE Village. They even removed the ADS and melee attacks from Chris' RE7 dlc. Lame Capcom, lame.

[@NapoleonBlownapartMMA]

As far as "action resi" goes, RE5 is great. Its a blast to play in co-op even today. I prefer survival horror, but RE5 is pretty unfairly maligned. A great action game, Sheva is awesome, it still looks great even in 2021, and it has peak Wesker. COMPLETE. GLOBAL. SATURATION.

[@TrippyCommentaries]

Amazing video! I'm planning on doing a co op online playthrough, really looking forward to playing RE5 again

[@xvmxdanglezz3729]

Same!!! Me and my nephew are gonna do a play through together

[@itistheflamingtacofox1587]

23:17 that laugh has me dead ☠️😂

[@Tanner31904]

Finally, some good fucking food

[@andrewhunt9789]

Honestly had a blast playing this game with my brother

[@voyagerofdoom]

Resident Evil 5 is one of my favorites in the series. It was my first and got me into more horror titles ever since. It's not the best in the genre or even in the same series, but I have a lot of love for this. It's still an excellent game, made me fond for the melodrama and the cast, and I'm always revisiting it every few years. I, too, would really like to see Sheva again, she's a solid character and unfairly shafted. Hopefully she'll get to come around again sometime. Also, this game had so many memeable moments, Jesus. It's absolutely the very best in regards to Resident Evil's melodrama. Boulders, Wesker, and blonde hair baybeeee

[@mtb5431]

Everyone who isn’t Chris and Leon has gotten the shaft in the recent years sadly.

[@Gruntvc]

I think the hate for Sheva is not due to her character, but because of her not great partner AI when playing RE5 single player. And I did really like RE5 at launch too. 100% everything except the Versus crap. I'd give RE5 a solid 9/10. RE4 and RE1 Remake get 10/10 for reference. I'm already missing this combat mechanics in Village. The combat is just too clunky compared to the nirvana flow of RE4 or RE5.

[@ColinG943]

RE 5 was actually not only my first Resident Evil game, but also one of my first Xbox 360 games alongside Amped 3, Need For Speed Most Wanted, and Crash of the Titans.

[@AndreVBr]

I always end up replaying it. It's definitely my favorite in the series, I love how easy and simple it is to play, as you can select a chapter instead of having to replay the whole thing or using a save file you preemptively made. I also love joining lobbies and always end up making a few friends.

[@albertdio420]

People still play this on ps3

[@AndreVBr]

@@albertdio420 i used to play on 360 but nowdays I play on the computer using the community patch

[@Gruntvc]

The chapter select feature is something I wish RE Village used. Instead, ya either keep extra save files or start over. And I agree, RE5 is still pretty fun. I played through the main game on PS3 to platinum it last year. Lots of replay value. Doesn't deserve the hate it or RE4 get. I loved it at launch on Xbox 360 back in 2009 too.

[@AndreVBr]

@@Gruntvc I guess re8 is like that to feel similar to the older games, but it's kind of an outdated design in my opinion. Yeah, I totally agree! RE5 definitely didn't deserve all the hate, the campaign wasn't as memorable and unique as re4 but Wesker definitely made up for it. The boulder punching scene is pretty dumb but who cares anyway, it's not like re4 was all that grounded either.

[@Mikuz]

This was the only game I got all the Achievements for on 360, I loved it that much

[@AndreVBr]

the grind for the pvp achievements are a pain in the ass

[@Gruntvc]

@André, I didn't like Versus PvP at all. Felt out of place in a co op focused game. I 100% every achievement except for Versus lol. I'm not totally against multiplayer. I 100% Aliens Vs Predator 2010 back then on Xbox 360 and had a blast.

[@Kazillion-Jillionaire]

​@Gruntvc I loved that AVP game! Glad someone else like the multiplayer

[@jamjam445]

The turret section followed by the El Gigante fight on professional was rage inducingly challenging

[@BlackiechanFu]

I barely subscribed a few days ago, but it feels like I've been waiting a long time for you to make this one!

[@playingmusiconmars]

Weskers mutation has made him be a lot more theatralic throughout it's phases - from "chris - stop it." to "CHRIIIIIIS!"

[@poetanderson2495]

I'm so glad I found your channel. Re8 will be my first resi game and there's so much to catch up on. You explain everything in a way that's easy to understand for ppl new to the franchise. Thank you for making all these videos bro

[@AndreVBr]

yo bro don't sleep on re revelations, probably one of the top games on the franchise

[@poetanderson2495]

@@AndreVBr thanks, I'll check it out! Is it more in the old style of resident Evil or the more action oriented type?

[@AndreVBr]

@@poetanderson2495 it's more like the old games, except for some chapter which are more combat heavy and you are expected to fight.

[@younghacker09]

incredible amount of research and effort. great work!

[@e4unow421]

The most legendary aspect of Resident Evil 5 is DC Douglas voicing Albert Wesker.

[@Jonny_NI]

Played them all but this game is the 1 I almost feel ashamed to say I love

[@AndreVBr]

Yeah i know what you mean this game might not be as objectively good as other titles in the series but it's definitely my favorite

[@ra_0374]

I dont have that shame, RE5 is probably one of my favorite games, cant compare it to other RE games since this is the only one I've beaten I think

[@AndreVBr]

@@ra_0374 hey if you like re5 maybe you should give rerevelations a try, it feels similar enough, has a great campaign and you could spend hundreds of hours playing raid mode

[@michaelsalty853]

Honestly, RE 5 without the green filter looks Borderlands-like. I do much prefer the looks and feels with the filter on, but it's interesting to see such a colorful version of the game. However, the cave segment, with lantern mechanic, makes more sense with the filter because it is actually dark on it's own. You cannot play comfortably without the help of a light source.

[@unsavourylittlerunt]

13:18 It's worth mentioning that the filter removal mod not only also removes a few other post processing effects from what I've seen, but also changes the contrast, making darker areas (due to shadows, mainly) lighter, you can even tell it makes Sheva's hair color appear lighter in the Irving cutscene from a little earlier Edit: I see it even removes the rocket launcher scope texture from the cutscene over at 24:24 XD

[@razielvalentine4076]

Yeah. Tbh I don’t understand why ppl use these. They ruin the artistic design of the game.

[@niggtendo]

The fact that you managed to fit a delray misfits reference in this video makes it instantly one of my favorite game essays style reviews ever

[@BigothyArchibaldBusiness]

Finally! Thats what we've been waiting for! Its what we've wanted all along!

[@Maximusbyronus]

Wow, that choreographed fight scene (where Wesker throws his sunglasses at Chris) looks so much better in the game. The film version looks so amateurish. ...also RLM is awesome!!

[@Rschr101]

It's like poetry

[@Kn1ghtborne]

The film made it look super lame

[@BobExcalibur]

This is a well above average video. Your dedication to providing sources should be the standard for everyone on this platform. Fantastic work.

[@krunkernoob292]

Leon: Runs from Boulders in RE4 Chris: Punches Boulders

[@rothgardeng779]

They NEED to bring Sheva back! She deserves it

[@Rschr101]

Dengar! Fuck yea

[@josephkitchen3059]

New sub. Just watched your Thief, Alien Isolation, Deus Ex and now this one. Great channel! Looking forward to watching Prey

[@SaberTAK007]

Great review man you make awesome reviews better than everyone

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

You can play lost in nightmares with fixed camera if u spam trying to walk out the front door it’s an Easter egg

[@BiLLz66614]

They love trying to recreate that fish fight from 4 don’t they? Lol they’ve given us the old water boss fight several times since. Bless them for trying their best to give people that four feeling again. 8 has come the closest for sure. But four will always be its own thing between the goofy one liners, and Ashley and her LEOOONNNN! Yelling. I do love the whole series though. I know it’s not common for people to dig 5 or 6. Hell, some even hate 7 and 8. I can get it. We like what we like. But 1-4 and 7-8 will always be the best to me. As well as CV. And while I like them less... I still did enjoy 5, 6 and revelations for what they were. They still have me fun moments with and without coop.

[@aksill3039]

Very good video. RE5 is not my favorite game of the series, but I really enjoy playing it and weirdly, it's the one I have spent the most hours on, trying to get ss rank on every characters in mercenaries

[@33link333]

RE 5 has always been one of my favorites, it has just the right amount of stupid shit to be entertaining but not quite to the level being too much like what RE 6 did for me. Edit: also the lighting in the cave is either due to the filter being removed or something with the PC version, at least on PS3 and XBox 360 it's almost pitch black without the light. The Wesker boss fight and the game in general is also much darker, helping a lot with the atmosphere.

[@antondelacruz9362]

This was easily the most fun RE game. Very polished coop and action mechanics compared to RE4. RE4 had better storytelling and atmosphere and was still trying to be survival horror. I never got far in the first 3 REs because the tank controls were the cause of most of the tension and deaths. Nothing like taking 5 seconds to turn around when something fast and deadly pops up behind you. The RE4/5/6 perspective and controls couldve easily been used in a proper survival horror experience or any other type of story, but the producers only had bullets and dollar signs in their minds when making 5 and 6, so eschewed horror for action. But i dont see the change in interface as necessitating a change in tone. I would happily replay the first 3 REs or any more horror-focused RE if they had RE4 style controls. Also Sheva was rendered to be so hot and had a perfectly cast voice. It is a crime that she hasnt returned. Chris hitched himself to Jill too quickly.

[@tigerishrumble7976]

This is my biggest guilty pleasure in RE lol Just love the game 10/10 for me

[@myshcoolaccount]

RE5 was my intro to the RE franchise. Played it from start to finish + dlc with my brother. Might be sentimental value but it’s my favorite in the series. Also the only title that got me coming back to it year after year.

[@j0hny00s]

That sunglass move gets me everytime I love it and this game. One of the most fun multiplayer games I’ve ever played.

[@negativeland5207]

I love how colorful your RE5 footage looks

[@MeruOnYT]

He used a mod to remove that ugly green filter on the game

[@Gabey_515]

Resident Evil Content Awesome 🤘🤘🤘 the RE7 is one my favorite videos from you I'm excited for this one.

[@Aeonsmagicks]

This Boulder punching asshole! I still remember the hype behind re5. Me and my friends downloaded the demo(which was the part with the chainsaw guy where you send sheva ahead to go around and open the door for chris.) That was an amazing time and playing RE5 with my friends was honestly one of the best times of my life. Such an enjoyable experience with friends!

[@ra_0374]

This is one of my favorite games cause of how much I played it when I was young and still enjoy it now

[@zIGzWrld]

In my opinion resident evil 5 is one of the best co/op games of all time

[@shadovao8704]

Love this game, it’s my favorite alongside RE4. I always played as Sheva and I really love her character. Chris, Josh and Jill I love as well.

[@Puremindgames]

I've just finished my RE Marathon(as I do every new Mainline RE release), I've always been of the opinion that RE5 is better than RE4 and having played 0-7 back to back, I still say it's better, even if Sheva can get a little heal happy if she doesn't have a full heal, or Trigger Happy in stealth sections and the Jill fight instead of just trying to rip it off, made me miss the trophy. I feel like I'm the only one who never figured out it was Jill before the reveal. The game looks weird without the filter.

[@mtb5431]

Honestly wish they’d just killed Jill off in RE5. I’m a huge Jill fan but Capcom’s just given her the shaft since RE5 and I’d rather she die a hero then just fade into obscurity.

[@Puremindgames]

@@mtb5431 What about Rebecca? She's been MIA for longer, the problem is there's a lot of characters they can't all be in every game and Jill got her own game in RE Revelations after RE5, which wasn't that bad, but it was in the era of CAPCOM trying to 'mericfy their games. To be fair, Chris, Leon and Ada where in RE6 so Jill was speard that embarisment.

[@mtb5431]

@Puremindgames I didn’t really like Rev1 but your right about Rebecca. She definitely deserves some love too. I hate how they handled her character in Vendetta. Rumor is she will be the protagonist in the possible Rev3. I really hope that’s true.

[@AndreVBr]

Most of the things you complained about sheva can be solved if you don't give her any gun, also a great tip if you are planning on playing on professional since enemies won't target her.

[@Puremindgames]

@@AndreVBr I wasn't complaining, I was nitpicking, I have the plat on PS3.

[@paxton_wulgus]

Chris's story doesn't end until he ensures the Redfield bloodline continues though

[@iori1303]

RE5 and Army of Two are two of the best split screen co-op games ever made, sadly you dont see those kind of games anymore because they sell more copies if the co-op is only possible in online mode and every player has to purchase his own copy. Miss the times chillin with friends, eating junk with gallons of energy drinks and playing the shit out of these games. Nowadays you sit alone in front of a game and the only socual contact is through your headset or ingame chat.

[@brandynlovett4054]

I honestly never understood why Chris punching a bolder was mocked in excess. This is certainly not the first time the protagonists do seemingly insane things to survive.

[@allenrichiez930]

One of the reason i sense bias and mob mentality in the RE community

[@benkraze3103]

Yeah, chris punching a boulder is not okay for them, but Leon unrealistically dodging lasers is cool. I mean, what the heck?

[@albertozalon8477]

​@@benkraze3103 exactly also lean is straight kick peoples heads of in re4 the strength needed for that is insane

[@Kn1ghtborne]

​@@albertozalon8477 Not really. If you kick a rotting person in the face I'm sure something will come off.

[@Kn1ghtborne]

​@@benkraze3103 That wasn't unrealistic. Alice was unrealistic.

[@marianoyuba3736]

I have a soft spot for this game. It was my first ever PS3 game, both the first I played in a PS3 and the first I bought when I finally got one. (actually, when my brother texted me to say we'd received the console, I darted to the store on my way from work and made a beeline for this)

[@marianoyuba3736]

Even without personal feelings, however, I think it's a DAMN good game, even if not necessarily a great RE (although, on both accounts, it's better than RE6), and, truth be told, it's one of the RE's I've most replayed over the years, together with 4, 7 and REmake. I wouldn't say it's completely worse than 4, because even if some parts are not that great (I don't like the ruins too much, and the part with the cover shooting DOES make ya "was this supposed to be RE?") the truth is 4 had some sections i downright HATED, such as nearly the entirety of the castle. Also, I think that the real-time inventory and item management that RE5 brougth to the table adds a level of tension that really made it unique (even if it wasn't perfect). Also, as I've heard regarding RE8 and we've been able to observe from latest releases, Capcom does continuously go back and forth between horror and action, so, in retrospect, RE5 is not at all out of place.

[@xplics]

Excellent videos wanna see more!

[@foopock]

Your content is actually really good

[@brainless0000]

for some reason taking the filter off instantly made me like the game more. kind of funny lol. and wow the night terror mod looks like fun. might have to buy re5 on pc to try that out

[@ouroldhouse3674]

The exact moment I thought I was done with Resident Evil forever

[@bobsap1723]

This game was amazing and fun . Was in High school when it came out me & my brother always played coop

[@Breadn]

I was really surprised when I saw the game so looking so vibrant in your gameplay. I never knew that was a possibility; it should definitely be like that by default or be an option in the basegame.

[@F3nd3rGaming]

Gotta be my most played RE game. I love the upgrades along with the unlockables and infinite ammo. Then going through the game again on a harder diff, all the while still not feeling to overpowered each time

[@alonemax2912]

Chris and Wesker are fkn iconic in this game.

[@Mad_Leroy]

Damn, dude, you've got a good voice, and you're good at talking about Resident Evil. I've been looking for someone who has a good Resident Evil podcast, I feel like you'd be perfect at it...

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Have you watched the RE videos by Beggy BeggBegg?

[@xerxBreak]

damn i had no idea the game looked so much better without the green filter

[@zombieplasticclock]

Man your review makes me wanna go through this game again. Re5 was and still is a fun action game, even better in co-op. It's just not a great Resident Evil game, right?

[@BoulderPunch]

I avoided saying that, but yes.

[@KJMProductions92]

Man, the removal of the "Bad Boys" filter makes this game look so much better. I'm sad I never ran through it on pc

[@schemar17]

Play the night terror mod

[@zacal84]

Been watching your videos for the last couple of days, so I'm going to finish Chris's campaign for re6 with a friend

[@sunflow57]

The callback to the boulder punching in RE Village was amazing.

[@KSmithwick1989]

It's like John Wick referring to the pencil

[@Warxoth]

I really feel that Capcom managed to hit the sweet spot between action, tension and great gameplay that started with 5 and ended with Revelations 2; every game in between was unbearable/just made you want to return to 4 or anything before it.

[@antviper135]

I've been saying this for years. Revelations 2 is a hidden gem.

[@Undead25_]

23:06 Dude back in the day when I first saw that me and my friend were in absolute tears we replayed this section over and over to see poor chris get his neck 180'ed

[@nickodriver]

Switching the V key for Q and F for E helped me a bunch on PC. Also, I feel like removing the green tint actually lit that cave up considerably. With the tint it is daaaaark.

[@silverbladex1223]

As a quick point to put up. The lost in nightmares and Desperate escape DLCs having to be unlocked were exclusive to the gold and re release versions of the game. The DLCs are unlocked from the start in original versions of the game (If you bought them of course!)

[@savagemantis9060]

Chris should've had to sacrifice himself to stop wesker. Would've had some epic weight to the game then

[@russianman6677]

Nope the Redfield bloodline must continue

[@BoulderPunch]

That would have been an interesting way to end Chris' story - now only Claire can continue the bloodline.

[@Tanner31904]

@@BoulderPunch Chris harasses Leon from beyond the grave to continue the Redfield Bloodline

[@savagemantis9060]

It would've had some serious impact. I love resident evil but am sick of the happy endings....all this shit they go up against yet no main characters ever die? Yeah right, also sick of chris....he's been in the past 4 games now and a main protagonist in 2 of 4. Time to kill him

[@russianman6677]

@@Tanner31904 my god it's perfect

[@lostinaroom5551]

I tried punching a big rock in my backyard and well let’s just say my hand isn’t going to be used for a while

[@nmercenary]

Being able to remove the green filter for Resi 5 does wonders. It looks more vibrant/colourful. Love it.

[@IwatchTubiTrash]

Solid RE review with RLM and Jason Genova references? Instant sub.

[@extrnalsorce4974]

Gonna be honest, I thought this whole 30 minute was gonna be Boulder punching.

[@KilluminatiPlusUltra]

Same

[@cliffreintzel9836]

Story wise, RE5 was awesome. 6 was just a big cluster mess. I'm glad 7 came out the way it is, hopefully 8 stands up.

[@mtb5431]

I didn’t care for the Wesker children thread. That was pretty dumb imo 😂

[@cliffreintzel9836]

@@mtb5431 I would like to see Wesker come back, but in a proper fashion. Would be interesting if in 8, we see Mother Miranda have Weskers remains.

[@mtb5431]

I’d just like them to leave Chris out for a few games cause he’s been everything since RE5.

[@cliffreintzel9836]

@@mtb5431 I hear ya, but its popularity grab. Would be nice to see some of the support characters from pass games take lead roles.

[@mtb5431]

Ikr? I loved the old days when they were constantly switching the protagonists. Plenty of characters still need closure. Chris popularity baffles me tbh. I think he is the least interesting of the main characters.

[@TheMavenDojo]

RE5 is the best coop experience you can have in gaming.

[@CashMoneyGold]

Nothing ever compares to doing the Boulder Punch for the first time: you see "press F to HOOK" and you go "no fucking way" to where he actually starts punching the god damn boulder