Johnny vs. Resident Evil 5

[@rafaeltiseira]

Chris in RE1: *Runs from a boulder to not get crush to death.* Chris in RE5: *Starts beating the shit out of a boulder.* If that's not character development, then I don't know what it is

[@ddjsoyenby]

he overcame his fear!

[@ProjectTony]

There's actually a hidden cutscene in RE5 explicitly hinting that it's actually the same Boulder from RE1.

[@WH250398]

@@ProjectTony I need to see this

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

@@ProjectTony ...seriously

[@CrasherX2000]

Wish it would’ve came full circle with Leon too

[@alexn8672]

RE5 is weirdly enough one of my favorite RE games because it feels like a logical progression of what I love about the horror franchise model. At first, RE began as a legitimate horror franchise, but the horror elements of 1,2, and 3 didn't age so gracefully due to the limited technology at the time, leaving them as games you could conceivably picture as scary but not as scary as what came after when technology evolved. Then 4 uprooted the horror elements to make a more hectic and wacky affair, though still observing horror tropes such as body horror and the tension of being isolated in a foreign environment. 5 is to me the video game analogue of Dream Warriors, Jason X, or Tremors: no longer pure horror, but instead campy goodness.

[@williamcorey4700]

4 was campy horror goodness. There was no camp in this just meme worthy moments that were supposed to be taken seriously. As a co op game it was fun but it was nothing but an irritating chore solo.

[@okagron]

@@williamcorey4700 Yeah, RE5 takes itself way too seriously, even if you have characters like Irving and Wesker hamming it up. 4 was the one that was clearly being somewhat self-aware and making fun of itself. The further focus on action at cost of horror and survival and the lost of most of the campiness of RE 4 made RE5 the beginning of the slump RE suffered for like 7 years. Because people were starting to get sick of overblown bullshit with each RE game just getting more and action oriented with tons of explosions and trying too hard to be a movie.

[@schemar17]

@@williamcorey4700 4 campy was so corny saddler literally let leon go multiple times not only that re was always known to take it self seriously

[@mr.patriotjol]

I feel the same way. I think with me is that Resident Evil 5 should’ve been the final game of the series. If it started with Wesker, then it should’ve ended with Wesker

[@SmashSSL]

@@okagron Idk. I think 5 still has enough "levity" and campiness to still be unironically enjoyable, even if 4 was much more obviously nonchalant and self aware. I think 6 is the one that definitely went too far and took itself too seriously and didn't seem to realise how ridiculous it was

[@ZeroYame]

7:16 - to answer your question, most of us spaniards found funnier that they used latino voice actors to dub the villagers (with no ofense with latino people, we found the dialogue even charming)

[@osurpless]

Indeed, reminds me of a recent retrospective on the original Planet of the Apes and how it had a primer (of sorts) in the form of skilled actors to make the far flung material far more digestible: “Filmmakers wisely knew that what was essential in pulling this off was for the apes to look realistic. Luckily John Chambers was on board and instead of putting the actors in tacky gorilla suits, used prosthetics that made the apes look much more realistic. But it was also the presence of A-list actors underneath the makeup that carried it over. Rather than follow the Hollywood tradition of using poverty-row actors like Lon Chaney Jr. (Chaney specialized in werewolf and Frankenstein parts), the filmmakers used acclaimed actors… But ultimately the 1968 classic has never been surpassed because, as Rinzler’s book shows, it was the product of literate and talented people.” In this, it makes me wonder if video games are different enough that having more skilled actors/more authentic performers would not have automatically further elevated a game as superlative as RE4. Especially in recent years with the reality of “crunch” showing that favoring the cutting of corners isn’t an artistic decision… I think I’ll leave the source unsaid, as who they are kind of belies any attempt at the respectability they seek to heap on Apes…

[@osurpless]

@CYB3R2K30 They have their virtues, and to me, mainly that the movies connect a hell of a lot better than the first one with Beneath the Planet (def a cash grab). To the point that I avoided the superior Escape from the Planet for decades because I assumed it would be average at best; where the humans are actually quite sinister (Hasslein). The biggest flaw with Dawn of the Planet (2014) is that the name should have been interchanged with War in 2017?

[@SumeaBizarro]

I am not aware who voiced "The Majini" in RE5 though all of the enemy names like in RE4, are in Swahili. Learned this only somewhat recently (2 years ago or so) but most of the enemies and such have very interesting names if you find out the Swahili translation. Majini is "water (flowing)" or "a current" seems like Swahili is just bit different but my understanding is it can mean just "water" or "flow of water" or so on, or, that is added by the "ni" after maji. The spider like enemies are called just Spiderheads and over all, I would think I think personally about realities in africa more because of RE5, not less. Be it very campy, the story underlines themes of exploitation in Africa, especially from western capitalist sources, while most of the surroundings in beginning speak of the poverty people are in instead of being lifted up. While they can be seen as racially insensitive, the parts with tribes people speaks how Africa still has their remote and more tribalist tribes, even today, which can be weird but is also culturally rich and diverse thing that has beautiful and unique art and structures. Sheva underlines her wish to help her people and friends throughout the game. It is simple, it is campy, it does not try to be deep, because these are not that deep of themes, but just things we do not think about most of the time. The game certainly lacks the misguided Japanese views of pre 90's or so where they saw Africa as uncivilized continent that needed other people to civilize and teach them better and "evolve up" to the same level with rest of the world, and RE5 instead reminds that we are not saving Africa as hard as we'd wish, that Africa has troubles and multi cultural aspects of it's own and is also a uniquely beautiful place that has no other on this earth.

[@Nachachus]

I don't think they even use latino dubs, you can hear the spanish "s" a lot of times in there, but it doesn't sound Spanish either. It's like a weird mix of a lot of Spanish variants that just ends up sounding funny

[@Clean.Eastwood]

Do the Ganados sound foreign or odd to spaniards? because I just can't put my finger on what the hell their accent is supposed to be. it feels like a mix of Mexican and European Spanish, with both accents awkwardly blending into one another.

[@konradfun]

Always loved the pun Wesker said when he would kick Chris through the door. I love it when the writers ham it up

[@DinoDave150]

And the actors ham it up as well.

[@Volvagia1927]

Yeah, Wesker is...I know he's...a 12 year old's idea of The Most Awesome Bad Guy, but at least he is that, as opposed to NO ONE'S idea of The Most Awesome Bad Guy. CoughDerekSimmonsCough.

[@jatekforditok]

Finally somebody acknowledges the awesome voice acting this game has.

[@DinoDave150]

I especially like the "NO!" Chris screams before catching Sheva on the bomber plane.

[@jatekforditok]

@@DinoDave150 for sure. And simply the choice of actors were awesome. Especially Wesker. Legendary.

[@Spit1990]

@@jatekforditok "5 minutes..."

[@cody3766]

@@Spit1990 complete....global....saturationnnnn

[@christiangortler9403]

“Ya just in time for the firework show! BOOOMMMMM HAHAHAHA”

[@mario7832]

It’s refreshing to hear a positive review of RE5 for once. As a kid I remember everyone hating on this game when it came out

[@knox7945]

People still hate this game. But I think its their expectations that gets the best of them.

[@russellbrown6888]

It was certainly the most polarizing game of that year. I knew many series veterans and newcomers that loved it, and I knew many that despised it, with very little in-between. Looking back, it was kind of the Halo 5 of its time: committing to a new gameplay direction set up by the previous game, while dividing the fan base in the process.

[@Dacho_Shaki]

Really? I didn't get that from the general reaction the first time I've played it in 2009. All I've heard is it's either fun or just okay, but wasn't as good as RE4, but started taking a piss at it when RE6 came out. But, I do remember the non-controversy about the ''racism'' crap even before it was released.

[@mario7832]

@@Dacho_Shaki oh yeaah RE6 was really getting shit on

[@panterxbeats]

Really? I remember most people loving this game... RE6 on the other hand...

[@JennyBlaze253]

"I guess I can throw these eggs at Wesker" He acknowledged the meme!! XD

[@SwaybreezyYT]

Addressing the tribal enemies I think it might be a call back to RE4 with the castle druids/ cultists. Where the enemies went for a more older aesthetic. I guess Capcom was like let's do that again for RE5 but since the enemies were African they went for an ancient African aesthetic. The tribal section serves as the games castle section. This can also be backed up by how RE4 starts with a village section and ends with a commando section. This game does the same thing.

[@richardfitzwell4618]

Yeah, but because the enemies are black it's considered racist. lol It's dumb as fuck.

[@panterxbeats]

@@richardfitzwell4618 nobody said the game is racist just because the enemies happen to be black. It's true that the game isn't explicitly racist. It clearly has anti-colonial themes in its story, but it does feed into the "dark continent" and white savior trope, which are racist. yes, its depiction of Africa is as fictional as the Spaniards in RE4 (although considering how Africa as a continent is portrayed in media it wouldn't surprise me if there are people who didn't know this), but I don't think comparing Spanish cultist/druids to the 'Tribal African' stereotype is fair. It could have been handled better IMO.

[@JimmyCougar]

Finally, somebody that doesn't pander to the "we have to protect the black folk" identity politics. You can make whites as stereotypical as possible, but if you don't make black people actual Mary Sue's, you're a racist. I hate this century's current focus on race.

[@Vadim_Slastihin]

@@panterxbeats as far as i know, there still some tribes in Africa who live like this. With no civilization at all. So i woudnt call that a stereotype .

[@PlayerZeroStart]

@@panterxbeats Pretty sure the white savior trope here is just because they wanted to bring back Chris, and they weren't about to change his skin color just to avoid a trope. If it were a new guy though, then I might agree there.

[@BlazetheCat130]

12 years has passed since his original review. So much fun memories with that one. Shame Mark was not in this review. I would like see these two recreate my favorite joke in the original review for old time sakes. Johnny: However, it turns out that the mysterious woman in the bird mask who helps the bad guys throughout the entire game turns out to be indeed Jill Valentine. Mark: What it is!? Oh what the. I love that joke, lol!

[@gannmu9396]

Pp

[@AlterEgoX7]

Alot of Johnny's old reviews were like that yeah. He's come a long way. xD

[@theduggening3061]

There are tribes in africa still to this day that do much of the stereotypical things that you would think of. Most important thing though is that these people who became enemies were victims of bioterrorism.

[@bricksteele7806]

Absolutely.

[@ultracrazed2215]

My favorite memory from playing RE5 online was getting to the Jill/Wesker fight. Once my partner was in the middle of trying to pull the device off Jill, I'd spam the "Go" voice line to cheer them on. Always brought me a smile when they'd return the favor.

[@Diamonddeath]

I thought for the sections with the tribal Majini that they were actual tribes and not anyone regressed from civilized to tribal. I thought there were still tribes in Africa.

[@JetblackJay]

Oh I didn’t know John was playing Kirby and resident evil again

[@lordeowstheking]

How would you? Go be stupid somewhere else.

[@thobby120]

@@lordeowstheking Bruh.

[@JetblackJay]

@@lordeowstheking it’s a joke he did a Kirby marathon swapping between it and resident evil

[@jakegarman4526]

@@JetblackJay I didn’t get it until you explained. Of course I wouldn’t have attacked you though 😂

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Nah. We do that when the titleular "return to dreamland" marathon starts. (Yes I'm not sorry for the pun)

[@kingbash6466]

Can’t believe it’s been over 12 years since the original SGB Review for RE5. God do I feel old.

[@kidex3254]

I loved playing this game with my cousin. He never wanted to play it alone, which makes sense.

[@CeHee123]

Glad to see we're finally picking this up again. I'm still a fairly new RE fan but I've managed to play the first 4 and I hope I'll get to the rest eventually.

[@shadow0fx]

Was NOT expecting a return to Resident Evil today! Will Johnny definitely acknowledge That Boulder Punching Asshole? Let’s find out

[@Joshiesgotagun]

It's a shame SGB never made it to this game. Would've loved to see Johnny and Eliot play this together. Or Matt.

[@Xenoforge78]

Yeah, i've always wanted that... why did it never happen? They've done RE4, and considering John's history with RE5, I can't imagine why it never did.

[@squirtkipfan0136]

@@Xenoforge78 because covid killed the channel sooner then intended. I think they said they might attempt some of the planned lps in post over discord

[@Xenoforge78]

@@squirtkipfan0136 The RE4 playthrough was in 2017 my dude. That's not really an excuse.

[@jdude9314]

Wish granted

[@kingrobotnik6950]

My first RE game. Very fond memories of it. I know it was VERY different from the originals but I can always hop into it when I feel like going against rabid monsters as a Brick Wall and his sidekick lol

[@TheScribe1.0]

Mine was Resident Evil 0, unfortunately. I never beat it though.

[@joshuahayden9387]

Not my first but this game has always stuck around like glue. I've done everything multiple times with multiple friends. As much that's wrong with it, it's a really good kick back game with a little tension

[@1theprince1]

That point about the village majinis being "regressed" regular ones is utter BS. They already existed as a tribe even before getting infected. The wiki literally says they are unrelated to the revolt in Kijuju. Oh and just get it on Pc. Ambient Occlusion, higher resolution, higher and consistent framerate, mods, reshade, proper working mouse & keyboard controls.. etc

[@orgasplosion]

Was gonna say, i didn't think the tribal people regressed as a result of the virus from what i remembered of the game. They were an isolated tribe in the lore

[@Wardiri]

7:15 As a spaniard I can say that no, there was no backlash with RE4 being in Spain, even if Capcom refuses to say it in any game. But there was some very angry people for the dub of Ganadoss -- they have a very pronounced mexican accent. Not that it matters for the majority of people, we love the cheesiness of that dub and we love to have located in our country one of the best games ever.

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

I can support that claim. It's weird for people who have no issue mowing down European people to suddenly have an issue when it's someone else

[@playerone6995]

There were some people who were unhappy with the way Spain was depicted and you can find examples of this in Spanish gaming media (Hobby Consolas, etc) but it was nothing in comparison to the RE5 racism allegations.

[@No0neat]

This was probably said before but i'll say it again I *Love* the fact that the intro pay homage to all of Johnny's Vs era. From the very beginning to the days of now. It's just this small detail that i adore about it. The tune is also damn catchy.

[@luminoseflame7120]

I loved RE5 and my love for it grew some time back when a friend of mine decided to give it a shot after being made a fan with the RE2 remake. Having played it before, I decided for our coop sessions to play on veteran (hard) mode and man. You try telling my friend that RE5 isn't a survival horror when things hurt, ammo gets very scarce, especially during the late game with all the enemies they throw at you, and we have to make calls to either stand and fight or try and break through.

[@ShadowWing7439]

One of my favorite video gaming moments actually happened in this game. It was during the moment where Chris and Sheva rendezvoused with Josh and were ambushed by the enemy. I had to hold them off while Josh was activating the elevator, and there was a moment where one guy was charging to climb over a fence, I blasted his head off with my shotgun, he continued charging towards the fence, climbed over it, and ran directly towards me before finally falling over dead. I had to pause the game because I couldn't stop laughing at this headless guy running after me.

[@CluelessAnon]

I know that *technically* the parasite can still control a body without a head sometimes, so the enemy falling over a second late isn't too unreasonable... but holy shit is it hilarious watching an enemy just mosey around with no head.

[@InternetNinja100]

7:42 You know Johnny tribes like these still exist in Africa to this day they are just infected

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

You think Johnny would actually research this? He's gotta show his virtue signaling good boy points

[@InternetNinja100]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 lol he's not that bad the guy makes mistakes , but he still does enjoyable videos

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

@@InternetNinja100 I like him too, it's just so eye rolling at times. Like when he says to wear a mask when you go outside, WHAT 😂😂😂

[@InternetNinja100]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 yea its cringe

[@MySnakeisSolidus]

The thing with the tribal village is explained on one of the documents. A villager says that they always dress in traditional garb, that includes war paint and all sometimes. But Las Plagas made them violent, as such they dressed for war

[@playerone6995]

Yes, I didn't understand Johnny's "yike" comments tbh

[@mfspectacular]

@@playerone6995 at the end of every video for a long while now, he's been a big pharm guy shill. It aint outta place for him, sadly

[@panterxbeats]

@@mfspectacular 🤡🤡🤡

[@mfspectacular]

@@panterxbeats 🐑🐑🐑

[@northwindkey]

@@playerone6995 There's a common trope in Hollywood of "Africa = Tribal and Violent", and also, there's a concerning history of racism against Africa present in many Asian countries as well (China notably censors Marvel movie posters to cover black people's faces). It's something that people draw conclusions of racism from due to context more than what it actually is.

[@frostymane7628]

This game will always mean so much to me. It’s one of the only games my dad ever played with me, he wasn’t really into video games but we beat RE5 11 times together

[@fakeshemp9599]

That's an awesome memory to hold on to 👍

[@paulw858]

Does the lore say anything about the tribal enemies being citizens from elsewhere that regressed to their primal instincts / attire? Because my impression was definitely just that countries have tribal land, and on that tribal land are people in attire consistent with their values / culture. It didn't seem to me like it was meant to be like, "Before the outbreak, these people were driving cars and wearing nice suits. Now they're reverting back to their primal instincts." Again, maybe I just am unaware of a lore drop that said this. But that's not the impression I got at all from them. The environments in which you fight them are consistent with the idea that they were already tribal. It's just that the virus broke into their tribe.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

You weren't supposed to question Johnny while he's virtue signaling!!!

[@dredre_lj2003]

RE5's a GREAT Resident Evil game, sure it's more action packed than scary, but the puzzles are good, the African atmosphere was good, the boss fights were amazing, Sheva Alomar was a great partner just not a great AI partner, Jill Valentine being Wesker's super soldier was awesome, great references to the previous games, GOOD companion piece to RE4, it has an AMAZING Story Progression that was built-up from Code Veronica X, and it's just a blast, guys give RE5 another try and it earns alot of attention it's very UNDERRATED.

[@xboxboy93941]

7:40 Was it in the game’s lore that the tribal Majini were the result of the infection? I don’t recall that being hinted at, but it has been a while since I’ve played RE5. I thought they were just a middle-of-nowhere culture of people living in the marshlands and were just removed from any advanced society. I do recall a document saying how these other people came in and began issuing medical treatment and such, which was probably Tricell. Honestly, it would make more sense if the marshlands were just undeveloped civilization. Makes them an easy target for all the Uroboros experiments.

[@EmperorXaozx]

According to the village boy notes, they got medical treatment (infected) and gradually became worse. It's a newer version of the deteriorating scientist in the first game.

[@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205]

Finally get to hear you talk about Chris’ boulder punching skills. Been waiting for this ever since the first RE video. Now the true wait for the next mainline Pokemon video starts.

[@kingrobotnik6950]

If he gets to Arceus it will be a treat

[@GatorRay]

I've got a bad feeling he's gonna retire before doing them.

[@1harrypotterfan100]

Present Johnny: maybe I should review the game that they’re expecting me to review next Future Johnny to Present Johnny: throw a curveball

[@ddjsoyenby]

"but...." "just do it johnny"

[@Cruxis_Angel]

Uncharted 2 and RE5 were THE games that truly looked like a next gen experience at the time. I remember just beating RE4 in 2007 and getting hyped for RE5 with that wild reveal trailer. Sucks that it got downgraded but was still a fun ride and one of the best co-op experiences to date.

[@Raging_Asura]

21:38 The PC version is now the definitive way to play this game! Local Co-op was added, a lot of bugs were fixed and most importantly, THE WINDOWS LIVE REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN REMOVED!

[@Innerste]

Recently replayed this gem with my girlfriend as her first Resident Evil Game, and the bullshit banter we'd get ourselves into during gameplay was absolutely hilarious.

[@granixo]

UPDATE ON PC VERSION: The Games for Windows Live requirement has been removed. But more importantly... Local Co-op is now available on PC!!!

[@IanConnel]

The accusation about the tribal villagers being racist is reaching farther than Dahlsim in SF2

[@unsavourylittlerunt]

7:39 wait, what? Tribes still exist today lol

[@Yoshinator]

This was such a great game back in the day. It still holds up well, I've played it like a hundred times across multiple consoles but back then there was a culture with it. Everyone was playing it and talking about it, someone was always online. Great times. It was my favorite co-op game of all time until just recently with It Takes Two but RE5 is a very close second.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

7:12 Yeah get used to that. I feel like I reset the clock on that alot. And no spanyerds didnt get mad we're ether pretty chill or all chill.

[@IAmLo4f]

12 YEARS IN THE MAKING, ITS FINALLY TIME TO RETURN TO RE5

[@beatlemania8945]

I was under the impression that those tribal guys already dressed like that and the parasite just turned them gray and crazy.

[@kurisureiesu4650]

Re5 was actually my first Re game ever, so the co op mechanic kinda eased me into the horror genre setting with my older brother being the experienced (sometimes frustrated) guide xD

[@Chconroy]

I never beat this game, but I had a ton of fun playing with my friend in high school. We make a habit of playing co-op games (once taking a few years to eventually beat Four Swords Adventures) and neither of us played Resident Evil, so we attempted this one. In fact, I think the main motivation to get this one for a co-op playthrough was the original review of RE 5.

[@rbbrum110]

This game is cake. You can beat it in less than 10 hours. Should have been a dlc

[@Club_Weeg]

I'm a lil sad that John didn't reference Mark's yelling about the Jill reveal cuz its such a good clip of Mark. Also D.C. Douglas is an absolute ham, dork and sweetheart from what I saw when he played RE5 with ProtonJon.

[@VulxaniSolas]

10:15 "And you know damn well the fans wouldn't accept the death of a beloved Resident Evil character happening off screen." TAKE FUCKING NOTE, ANDERSON!

[@rklaybeats5687]

Well was not expecting this to be the new vs. video! Your videos are comfort media to me so I’m happy that your doing another game in my favorite franchise! Great job and thank you!

[@PhoeniksStorm]

"Hey all you lovebirds. I'm talking to the couple behind you there" *me laying in bed: "oh great even the monster under my bed has a date"

[@SonikkuXenoHearts3587]

7:41 I don’t care. I’ve heard a lot of people saying racist like they were giving out candy bars and or ice cream It doesn’t mean racism doesn’t exist it’s just means the more accusations of racism are made for no reason than assumptions the more racism becomes a static noise in people’s heads

[@AlexanderFrost]

I'm not sure about the villagers 'regressing' personally. When I played, I got the vibe that these villagers were the type to always wear traditional garb and live off the land. The addition of the Las Plagas only served to make them regress into a more violent state like the villagers in RE4. They didn't change their ways to something else entirely, they just got twisted and violent. But that's just my take on it.

[@HMZeroTwo]

Johnny showing Chris punching a boulder during the intro. 10/10

[@CurtyTails]

7:00 The whole thing about them dressing up in tribal getup-going back to their cultural roots... Is literally the same thing that happened in RE4. The Spanish villagers started wearing robes-using crossbows-wearing knights armor. They reverted to older cultural apparel and behavior. RE5 is being consistent with Los Plagas for keeping this element. It's not racist or problematic.

[@MylesMusic94]

I played through RE4 at the start of December and finished it for the first time. Later in the month I picked up RE5 and loved it. I had a great time with both games. I have a copy of RE6 I’ll have to get around to playing at some point

[@MantaRaydiated]

14:55 I cant wait for this kid to find this video now as a 20 something year old and realize that it was Johnny who played with him all those years ago.

[@DinoDave150]

I love how Village finally acknowledged Chris' boulder punching credentials with Heisenberg calling him a "boulder-punching asshole" for blowing up his factory. Seriously, I had the biggest grin on my face after hearing that for the first time.

[@ssj4jason737]

That means that Capcom is in on the meme of boulder punching Chris

[@DinoDave150]

@@ssj4jason737 Hell, they were in on the mania surround Lady Dimitrescu during the build up to Village! In fact they revealed her height and shoe size when she started getting attention.

[@northwindkey]

Also, it means that should they ever make a 5 remake, they CAN'T remove that. They wrote themselves into having to use it should they ever remake 5.

[@thatoneantoid51]

I thought the tribal enemies were just that honestly. Unless I'm missing something the Plaga didn't make them regress to that.... There was a tribe near (Nipdya tribe) the Oil refinery that they experimented on and it caused them to go crazy. So they were just people with that way life who unfortunately were infected and just went crazy. They're in fact pretty cool lore wise as they grew the flowers carrying the progenitor virus.

[@KingEgyptian]

For me this is hands down my personal favorite Resident Evil game, especially when playing with friends.

[@NeO_SaNdMaN4040]

Yooo, was wondering when this was coming! Had some good memories of coop myself. Re4 was my first RE game- so going back to 1-3 and then playing 5 (like Johnny) really enhanced the fun I had! Keep the good stuff coming John!

[@nocturneprividyenie2391]

I love that ending theme. ^_^ Also, DC Douglas is a national treasure & he is so damn good as a Voice Actor for A. Wesker.

[@livingcorpse5664]

Her Red Riding Hood costume is reference to B.B. Hood from Darkstalkers.

[@Tidushii]

I don't understand the yikes about the traditional African village section, we had that too in RE4 with the whole castle section of fighting medieval knights and dudes wearing ancient monk outfits is that problematic too?

[@JRizzle8921]

I’m pretty sure the Tribal infected was done to replicate the Zealots from 4 seeing as they both appear as the second type of enemies,but shessh it comes as a tasteless and stupid considering they try to explain as the people in that village didn’t interact much with people outside the village but like did only happen to them surely the townspeople couldn’t have much contact with other places when they got the plagas

[@nicksmith9109]

Probably my favorite RE game, i had so much fun playing Co-op with my brother. Though I'll never forget the time I spent hours playing through single player Desperate Escape on Professional. Definitely the most difficult challenge this game had to offer.

[@rydermccall3590]

This was the pinnacle of RE going from horror to action, after this RE was going from action back to horror.

[@daveejons]

I think the African village is just an indigenous tribe and not just regular Africans regressing into tribals lol

[@thebrokenpuppet2714]

It’s still a super awkward section if the game either way though imo. While I don’t think this game was hateful at all, I do think it was kinda clumsy.

[@jlev1028]

Real life African tribes don't wear grass skirts or evil looking masks. That's a racist caricature perpetrated by colonialists.

[@KingEgyptian]

@@jlev1028 It's not racist, this is African culture. It's no different than Scandinavians fighting like Vikings or Americans reverting back to cowboys.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

And here I was wondering when you were going to get back to the Resident Evil series. Thanks for this great treat and can't wait for more. I hope to see you at Momocon again.

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

You know someone put some real time into getting the high scores in The Mercenaries when they capitalize off the menu speed-reloading while abusing invincibility frames. Very, very good memories.

[@animenut2591]

So Capcom sent a patch update via steam in 2023, fixing the port by removing the window live thing and when using controllers it wont get mix up with keyboard and mouse but oddly enough the game got rid of QTEs and auto runs in sequences and i was so confuse i didnt select anything to do that so i am assuming it was a port thing.

[@LeeEverett1]

07:15 Man why the hell did they significantly reduce the amount of enemies on the screen, that looks so badass!

[@wofuljac]

Probably too much for the game. With more AIs in the game, the worse of performance it will have. Plus you will have to dumb down the AI. Halo Reach had this problem where they made the AI worse than previous games just to have a more enemies.

[@rexthewolf3149]

@@wofuljac actually reach and 3 have the same ai and it wasn’t till 4 where there was a downgrade

[@wofuljac]

@@rexthewolf3149 Reach decided to have Cannon fodder (grunts and jackets) everywhere for performance in order to feel like a war. And Elites just run around aggressively and annoying fast and have op melees. Tough but not Halo 1 - 3 smart.

[@rexthewolf3149]

@@wofuljac that’s just changes to level design and enemy placement. The actual ai is the the same between the game’s.

[@BellowDGaming]

I think the Tribal Village part of the tribes was meant that the plaga controlling the villagers they became again more of a cult since Excella and Wesker can controls everything. The allegations are overblown tbh the reason why I think RE6 later on went directly to China and Europe and guess what no one complained there. Either way 13+million units still till this day the best RE title that sold and still selling.

[@JB-ts3mx]

Really enjoyed this one. I weirdly enjoyed playing RE 5 more the second time than the first. In the middle of my own RE marathon. Just got to Code Veronica. Good luck with FF7 and RE 6 Johnny.

[@joeslickback]

(Before watching the vid) I didn't realize the Boulder Punching Ahole was in FFVII.

[@fearhermes]

Was waiting for this one this is going to be a good one

[@Morten_Storvik]

I frankly dont see anything wrong with the traditional garments some of the enemies wear either. How in the world is it racist to have people of the region wear their traditional garments? Its like saying its racists for a black character to fight norwegian zombies in Bunads. That`s not how it works.

[@kevintravers3988]

When I played this for the first time after trying 4, I was so surprised by how well the game played in single player. And with 4 fresh off my belt, I really liked this game.

[@lilbrojoe2]

Surprised no reference to the Ricardo Irving "Boom!" in this review. One of my favorite running gags from the SGB RE5 review.

[@TheGameShelf]

Glad to see all these videos later Wesker is still accompanied by Johnny's "MMMMGH"

[@gfkgrgrkm]

I still remember you and Mark played this way back when, man time really flies. great video by the way. Enjoyed this game a lot with my siblings

[@ProfessM]

RE 5 is still my fav of the series followed close by the RE 3 remake. All comes down to just how much I love the voice work and following lead characters that are not Leon who I always felt was trying so hard to be cool or a playboy but comes across as well Zapp from Futrama with Chris as a badass man of action. Also I wish if we ever got a new Megaman X game Douglas would voice Sigma.

[@thomadan000]

I recently went on an re binge playing all the games for the first time, mostly in order, and man this was the one I could not bring myself to play more than a couple chapters in. I’ll chalk it up to not having a co-op partner, maybe someday I’ll play through it and re6 in co-op.

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

Dang, Johnny is going to blow past his goals for this year if him and his editor keep up this pace lol

[@TheRocketMouse]

Seeing Allan Groves get the credit he deserves as an amazing actor just makes this review all the better! Groves has got amazing range!

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

The entire news issue with "muh racism white guy in Africa" thing is such bullshit and should be met with nothing but laughter these days. A Hallmark in shit game journalism. Literally no one who was interested in playing the game back then cared.

[@polarnasu]

I guess Johnny doesn't really know what's going on with DC Douglas now..

[@onixtalks]

Just want to take a moment to say that subtitles within the image and not the letterbox is actually the appropriate thing to do. Movies are played in cinemas where you wouldn't see the letter box, so the subs would be on the image itself. This was a big deal when Blu Rays started becoming popular and so did projectors, and it was a pain in the ass when a movie would have the subs out of the picture for anyone that invested in a projector, as the subs wouldn't display properly since projectors cut out the letterbox. Nowadays, it's quite different, but when RE5 first came out, I'm sure they took this into account.

[@UltimateTomekHD]

Isn't it funny how Johnny called the voice acting good in the SGB review, bad in then and now, and good again here.

[@TheMountyPresents]

4:59 Anyone want to tell him about DC Douglas being a creep?

[@robraze]

I wonder if Johnny will review Pokemon Legends Arceus as a side review

[@bluefin844]

I remember having to help my Dad install this game right before Christmas a couple months ago. Shieeeeet. But I sure do love this game. The only Resident Evil game I've played multiple times and watched my father play.

[@Nerom99]

For those interested, Steam has updated the game so there's no more Windows Live issues.

[@shadowleon659]

I think that this game is beyond underrated.

[@hiiikusage9538]

This is crazy because I've been binging all of your Resident Evil videos these past few days!

[@ironbaysqiureg4827]

Johnny would you have questioned if it was a bunch of white people regressing to ancient Viking outfits or caveman outfits? This is Africa they're still tribes out there Is that where the bushmen stick Combo Unironically

[@florsch6781]

Played this for many many hours with my buddy. Finished every difficulty on S (although professional was quite a struggle), it was fun to do and unlock infinite ammo for all weapons along the way.

[@LoneSpeedsterDX]

I actually binged your RE series after playing through 1 and 2, thinking of playing through all the games myself. This game in particular seems interesting Also nice to see Roger the Craiged Redfield in action

[@ThatOneCloudGuy]

I will never get over the fact Chris just gut punches the boulder multiple times. Like, what is he thinking that's gonna do?

[@captinsparklezremix]

I mean he clearly moved it.

[@ExplodingDuckBrigade]

-Risky outfit for sheva so be aware -shows chris but gushes Alright Johnny

[@ryanjackson117]

I seriously love your intro Johnny I it's honestly incredible.

[@KingEgyptian]

The whole racial controversy is honestly very dumb. You're in Africa fighting zombies, not black people. And the section where you fight tribal warriors where it feels like time regressed, I just took it as no different than seeing let's say British soldiers who regressed back to knights in armor or Scandinavians fighting like vikings. It's their culture, it's not racist.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Exactly, it was the beginning shitty race baiting game journalism. No one cared back then

[@CaptainFujizaku]

"I'm talking about the couple behind you." Oh my god, that hurt💀