Resident Evil 5 Controls: We’ve Got You Covered

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[March 14, 2009]

Some of you have been asking about the available control options in Resident Evil 5, which as you all know, was released yesterday.

The game offers four different control schemes, but regrettably, none are proper Southpaw or Legacy configurations. A couple months back, SAKY managed to check out the demo that was only supposed to be available in Japan. You can read about how he pulled that off here, and he’s also done a pretty nice job of detailing how the various control options work, complete with screenshots.

Sometimes when we have already covered a demo, we might not necessarily post on the game again once it hits retail shelves. This is because demos normally reflect the final control options.

If you’re waiting for a post on a recently released game, you can always refer to our Xbox 360 and PS3 Control Lists. Chances are, we’ll have the information you need courtesy of previously released demos. And occasionally, I will have these pages updated with information on new games before any of us have a chance to put a more detailed post together.

Anyway, I picked up Resident Evil 5 last night (managed to score the last copy) so I’ll update this post at some point over the weekend with my thoughts on how the controls feel from a Legacy player’s perspective.*

Have a good weekend, everyone!

*Update: Legacy players should find movement comfortable, but aiming may be difficult for some. I think this game would be a lot more fun if the controls weren’t as clumsy.

Update # 2: Mitch822cc finds Type A to be comfortable as a Legacy player (Legacy movement, Southpaw aiming).

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2 Responses to “Resident Evil 5 Controls: We’ve Got You Covered”

  • mitch82cc says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 9:47 am

    The Type A controls work perfectly for me as a Legacy player. The left stick is identical to Legacy and the right stick basically isn’t used (unless you want to swing the camera to check around a corner) I was particularly impressed by how well the cover system works with Type A. Loving it!!! This game is a blast to play co-op by the way. I’m loving life right now, and I’ll be playing through this game many times to come in the coming months. I may even put my Halo 3 disk back in the case for once!

  • 2Three says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 10:15 am

    Thanks mitch,

    Based on your recommendation, I just gave Type A another shot, and I would agree that this would be a good option for some Legacy guys.

    My complaint with this control option though is being forced to aim with the Right Trigger and using X to fire - and it’s not classic Legacy aiming since you use the left stick only and not both (though this doesn’t feel too bad actually and I know Southpaw players will like this).

    I guess this is where the customization argument comes in again?

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