*there's been nothing jaw droppingly crazy so far, seems to be going for a grittier, darker feel than RE4 (I honestly don't remember much about RE5; it's been about 3 years since I played it). Fairly generic look to it. Hopefully things pick up.

*So far the game has been at its best when there are a handful of zombies staggering towards you and one inevitably manages to sneak up behind you and take a chunk out of your neck. It's fun trying to stay composed and pick your shots, and work out which zombie will get to you first.

*Nothing out of the ordinary is far as the missions are structured so far. Finding keys, holding out while you wait for a door to unlock, already gone to the seige well a couple of times actually. Loved it in RE4 in the cabin, lost a little of its appeal now though in my opinion.

Undecided about switching the gun upgrades for a skill based system. Thought RE4's guns and upgrade system was as good as I've seen in any game. Seems like one of those changes that gets made because they'd rather there be something ALL NEW about the game rather than because it would be an improvement - i stand to be proven wrong.

*Used to like the typewriter rooms, can see why they no longer exist in this day and age though. Just remember the relief when i'd hear the music track kick in. probably no big deal but i'll miss it.

*on a similar subject the saving/checkpointing system is a bit off. I'm not sure why there's a difference between checkpoints and saves - i got caught out switching off my machine after a checkpoint, only to be dismayed next time i started playing that i was booted back 15ish minutes before. probably goes without saying, but keep an eye out for the typewriter icon rather than the checkpoint if you want to quit for the evening.