One of the things I've noticed from the trailer is that there appears to be a more fluid melee combat system, something that was a bit clunky at times in previous installments of the series. The trailer alone reveals multiple in-game combat sequences that are much more elaborate and polished than any we've seen in previous RE games.
There also appears to be a few separate "main" characters and, at least in the trailer, they are all scattered around the world and have significantly different styles of play as well as incredibly different environments. Leon interacts with an unknown female character who claims responsibility for the outbreak while engaging the residents of Tall Oaks, a town described as "another Raccoon City". Leon and his new lady aren't dealing with anything like Las Plagas or anything from RE4/5, they seem to be more reminiscent of traditional zombies...except they can jump and pick you up and stuff...so yeah. Moving on, Baldy and his tiny lady friend are reminiscent of a much smaller version of Chris and Sheva as they trek through a snowy city combating what looks to be a Nemesis-esque baddie with a robo-arm (with attachments). So then there's Chris and his new partner dude fighting terrorists with their squad in what I assume is Shanghai in a more action packed setting that reminds me a lot of RE5's setting, fast paced and violent with lots of big guns and explosions.
The new faces. There are a bunch of new protagonists that make appearances in this trailer and they have piqued the curiosity of many many fans. First off we have Baldy who loves money and likes to punch zombies. Seems like a pretty cool guy, but who the hell is he? After doing some digging I've found people speculating that he is some guy named Hunk, a mercenary from the RE3 epilogue files. There is also speculation that baldy is Alex Wesker, the guy who unlocked the key to immortality and betrayed Spencer and fled, which would explain why his blood is so important. Again, that is all speculation and Capcom has not released any details in regards to this new mystery protagonist's identity. Baldy's little lady friend is apparently Sherry Birkin, the daughter of William Birkin from RE2. The zombified president at the beginning of the trailer sparked rumors that this blonde haired girl is actually Ashley from RE4, the President's daughter. Next up we've got Chris' new partner...who is a fellow soldier that I really couldn't find much information on so I'll just let Capcom identify him whenever they want. Lastly we have Leon's new partner, Helena Harper, who is apparently responsible for something in regards to the outbreak, so lets just start hating her now.
I have to say that I like the idea of this sort of separate campaign stuff that is implied in the trailer with all three pairs being in very different environments. Leon and Helena's section seems to have a much more traditional feel to it, inside houses, small hallways, in a bit of a rustic town. Chris and random agent's segment has a more action packed feel to it with even some potentially human opponents (the terrorists perhaps) as well as what appears to be a cover system that zombies don't care about and will pull you out of anyway. A lot of the merc's footage is of a huge zombie chasing them down relentlessly through a snowy city which looks to be very cinematic and epic. Should be interesting as more details are released in the future.
Thanks for reading! RE6 is scheduled for a November 2012 release so look forward to it!
-Fest
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