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"Brief RE4 & Capcom article in Nintendo Power" , posted Sat 3 Apr 23:33

So I actually bothered to read my Nintendo Power and saw this article on upcoming Capcom games. Anyway, here is a summary of the article.

RE4- Yep, its all about Leon and rescuing the President's daughter in some small village in Easter Europe. The controls are the same. Its still survival horror. But there are no zombies. The people are not normal (they have a 'madness') and they will strategize on how to get you. The article mentioned a hulking troll monster and a fight on a motorboat with a serpent. Interesting. Though, there is some BS-- some Capcom honcho said that the visuals for this game could have only been produced on the Gamecube. Gimme a break.

Next up is Killer 7. Some sort of action game where the main character has seven personalities with distinct weapons. The premise is that the government has assigned you the job of assassinating the leaders of some organization (its called 'Heaven's Smile') bent on conquering your country. That's vague and a cliche. It has a 'menu-driven' third person mode and a first person action mode. !?!? It gets more bizarre, here's a direct qoute "The Heaven's Smile soldiers attack by rushing at you and exploding. Before you open fire, you have to scan their bodies to make them solid and susceptible to damage." !?!?x100 Bizarre but certainly interesting. The game is also billed as mature and with current geopolitical influences. Even the article noticed this game was bizarre.

Now we have some good news IMO. Mega Man X: Command Mission will arrive for the GC. (I was worried it was PS2 only). Anyhoo. its an rpg with real time fights but with the use of a bar like in FFX-2. Seven playable characters! (x, zero, axl, cinnamon, spider-- that was all that was mentioned). Cell shaded. Combo attacks with teammates are possible. MMX designs have been revamped. And Capcom hopes to make this into a franchise. suprise suprise.

Last up is Mega Man Battle Network 4. Basically another MMBN-- this time Megs can use enemies to change himself. But if he uses 'dark soul' enemies to many times he becomes evil? Something like that-- this has already been released in Japan so whatever.

Anyway, that was it. My interest level in Killer 7 has been elevated cause it just sounds so bizarre. Hopefully Command Mission won't stink but who knows.

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