Resident Evil Deadly silence - Nintendo DS

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There are all those graphics that stepped back out of the same place I think disco went to die, seemingly 16 bits when compared to the beauty of the "now." And this isn't meant to insult the original Resident Evil because, when it was cutting edge, it was cutting edge. This is more like saying that the blade has dulled and the experience has soured and, well, you get the picture.
And then there were the controls.

One of the biggest complaints I've ever heard from people playing the older games are that the controls are terrible - at best. If you go into the game with that mindset, expecting the controls to be abominations, then you'll find yourself impressed with how psychic you are. That seems to be another drawback of porting - you have the same schema following you in all sorts of forms, making you not-so-silently curse the things that also made the game a memorable one to play. Fighting the wonderful world of remembered enemies is a pain at best with the controls that make life difficult - playing with them and running into old big and bad (O that loveable Tyrant!) reminds you why you spent so much time trying to master running and gunning and moving backward and assaulting at the same time.
Chris, Jill, flashbacks - "Haven't I see this before?" Yeah, you have.

Despite all of this, the game is still a fun thing to bust out and play again and it really does deserve a little praise. When your eyes adjust to the glint of the pixels and your fingers adjust to the way you reformatted your fingers just to play videogames you'll sometimes slide into the zone and remember how much you loved this game. You'll also laugh as well, amazed that these moments were some of the most frightening things that the digital experience ever spawned.
Add in the new controls that you get to play around with and you have something nice to play - provided that you play at a discount.

Its amazing what can be forgiven when it comes to fond memories and handheld gaming.

Resident Evil Deadly silence - Nintendo DS

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There are all those graphics that stepped back out of the same place I think disco went to die, seemingly 16 bits when compared to the beauty of the "now." And this isn't meant to insult the original Resident Evil because, when it was cutting edge, it was cutting edge. This is more like saying that the blade has dulled and the experience has soured and, well, you get the picture.

And then there were the controls.



One of the biggest complaints I've ever heard from people playing the older games are that the controls are terrible - at best. If you go into the game with that mindset, expecting the controls to be abominations, then you'll find yourself impressed with how psychic you are. That seems to be another drawback of porting - you have the same schema following you in all sorts of forms, making you not-so-silently curse the things that also made the game a memorable one to play. Fighting the wonderful world of remembered enemies is a pain at best with the controls that make life difficult - playing with them and running into old big and bad (O that loveable Tyrant!) reminds you why you spent so much time trying to master running and gunning and moving backward and assaulting at the same time.

Chris, Jill, flashbacks - "Haven't I see this before?" Yeah, you have.



Despite all of this, the game is still a fun thing to bust out and play again and it really does deserve a little praise. When your eyes adjust to the glint of the pixels and your fingers adjust to the way you reformatted your fingers just to play videogames you'll sometimes slide into the zone and remember how much you loved this game. You'll also laugh as well, amazed that these moments were some of the most frightening things that the digital experience ever spawned.

Add in the new controls that you get to play around with and you have something nice to play - provided that you play at a discount.



Its amazing what can be forgiven when it comes to fond memories and handheld gaming.

Resident Evil Deadly silence - Nintendo DS

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of frustration. Not to mention that the graphics look granier here than one may recall, particularly the character and zombie models which look washed out. Besides all the negatives, if you've played the PS1 game at all, then you know what else to expect here: playing as either Chris or Jill in different branching single player modes as you take on zombies, mutated dogs, and other beasts in a huge mansion. There's doors to unlock and puzzles to solve to progress to your inevitable showdown with the Tyrant, which still manages to pack a punch to this day. For all it's negatives, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence still has a bit of nostalgic charm to it that makes it worth playing, and the bonuses which Capcom has thrown in (including a first person perspective using your trusty knife and some additional touch screen and microphone features) make the game worth checking out even for veterans of the long running and influential series. Whether you want to lay down the full price for it though is entirely up to how much nostalgia you can take in before longing to play the much superior Resident Evil 4 on your console.

Resident Evil Deadly silence - Nintendo DS

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of frustration. Not to mention that the graphics look granier here than one may recall, particularly the character and zombie models which look washed out. Besides all the negatives, if you've played the PS1 game at all, then you know what else to expect here: playing as either Chris or Jill in different branching single player modes as you take on zombies, mutated dogs, and other beasts in a huge mansion. There's doors to unlock and puzzles to solve to progress to your inevitable showdown with the Tyrant, which still manages to pack a punch to this day. For all it's negatives, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence still has a bit of nostalgic charm to it that makes it worth playing, and the bonuses which Capcom has thrown in (including a first person perspective using your trusty knife and some additional touch screen and microphone features) make the game worth checking out even for veterans of the long running and influential series. Whether you want to lay down the full price for it though is entirely up to how much nostalgia you can take in before longing to play the much superior Resident Evil 4 on your console.

Resident Evil Deadly silence - Nintendo DS

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of frustration. Not to mention that the graphics look granier here than one may recall, particularly the character and zombie models which look washed out. Besides all the negatives, if you've played the PS1 game at all, then you know what else to expect here: playing as either Chris or Jill in different branching single player modes as you take on zombies, mutated dogs, and other beasts in a huge mansion. There's doors to unlock and puzzles to solve to progress to your inevitable showdown with the Tyrant, which still manages to pack a punch to this day. For all it's negatives, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence still has a bit of nostalgic charm to it that makes it worth playing, and the bonuses which Capcom has thrown in (including a first person perspective using your trusty knife and some additional touch screen and microphone features) make the game worth checking out even for veterans of the long running and influential series. Whether you want to lay down the full price for it though is entirely up to how much nostalgia you can take in before longing to play the much superior Resident Evil 4 on your console.

Resident Evil Deadly silence - Nintendo DS

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orignal, and Rebirth is a sligh variant. In Rebirth mode,you utilize the touch screen in fun and interesting ways, such as first-person zombie knife combat. The mansion, the main setting of the game, is gigantic, and thnakfully, the top screen is used for an on-screen map, and it is pretty usefull. Gun combat in this game is a little weak though, and the controls, well, I don't blame Capcom, sine it would only work the way it is set up. Still, without giving away too much, I'd highly reccomend it.

There are a few shares of cons, however, such as the pain in the ass inventory system. You can only carry six or eight items at once, depending on whcih character you choose, which really becomes a nuisance, and you can't drop items anywhere you like when you run full. The game does run at a fairly slow pace as well, and a game like this can only be appreciated at night, with no distractions, and the volume turned all the way up on the DS. Also, this game isn't good for quick-play sessions, so once you start playing, you won't be done putting it back down for at least an hour. The game is fairly difficult as well, don't suprised if you die a couple times throughout.

So to sum it all up, this is an excellent ten year old game with a few enhancements that still holds up well today. Defitnently is the most under-appreicated DS title, and it's Resident Evil!