I feel the game had a bad storyline and it was kind of long. Plus it was just plain mind racking.

No I think it was a good game. The storyline was ok, but could have been improved.
Although, I liked the new areas, the connection with the mansion events, Becky being the protagonist and the new gameplay gave a fresh air to the series at that time.

Yeah, the storyline was a bit wonky, but the gameplay was class. One of my favorite RE games for sure.

And the cutscene quality makes the PS3 look like an Atari.

I think it wasn't as well made as the other RE games, still a good game overall though. The RE formula was reaching its end already, zero felt like they tried to just stick in as many RE cliches as possible into one game, it felt so unoriginal. The only orginal idea was the swapping system and I think that hurt the game, I rather play it the way the other games played.

Its not a bad game, no main RE game is bad but it is to me the worst in the series.

Zero is a great game with a few flaws. The overall feel of the game is a bit formulaic. It was obvious that traditional RE games were getting tired. But for the most part it was quite effective. I do not think of it as the weakest in the series. But here's how I evaluate everything in the game, with minuses and pluses. . . .

+ PLUSES

1) I was quite pleased with the backstory. The founding of Umbrella and the origin of the T-virus (mostly told in memos, but still satisfying). Wesker and Birkin's collaboration, and the arrival of Bravo Team. . . It's all good. Zero is a nice history leson for fans.

2) The Partner system worked beautifully. It was nice walking around with backup close at hand.

3) The new monsters rocked! I'll go as far as saying that Zero has some of the best monsters/regular enemies in the series. The Leech Men, to me are as lethal and fearsome as Lickers or Hunters. They're not given much credit by most fans, but I give them their due. The Annihilators (crazy monkeys) were also pretty cool monsters. The one new weapon, the Molotov Cocktail, also made an impression on me.

4) The game looked beautiful. In fact, marginally better than REmake IMO. The soundtrack is still one of my favorites in the series.

- MINUSES

1) Another fricking mansion!!?? The Train level was awesome, but the moment you arrive at the Training facility, you get a bad case of Deja Vu.

2) The lack of storage boxes hurt the game badly. The ability to drop items anywhere was designed to be an innovation, but it backfired. I found myself tediously backtracking to recover items I'd unwillingly left behind too often.

3) Billy Coen gives me mixed feelings. Generally speaking, I like the character. But it seems to me that he's not important to the story at all. He's a guy who's in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and then he just tags along. I would have preferred he'd had a closer relation to the story.

Also how can you say say that Billy wasn't important. and using the "wrong place wrong time" thing doesnt work. i mean it practicly describes every single charecter in series. i think billy should come back as a main charecter.

You may wanna try quoting next time. I think you responded to me, but I'm not netirely sure.

Let me specify what I said about Billy. I went into the game expecting Billy to have closer ties to the story. Perhaps he might have some crucial knowledge about Umbrella's activities, or something. I was expecting his 'escaped convict' status may have something to do with Umbrella and the origins of the whole RE saga. His own story about his murder conviction and his mission in Africa had absolutely no relation at all to the main story of the game. That goes nowhere and it was a wasted opportunity. Sure, that background gave the character himself some depth, but it contributed nothing to the overall mythology of the series.

And then you criticize my "wrong place, wrong time" comment. Sure, it could describe any major character in the series. But it is more obvious in some than in others. And in addition to that, all major characters have some relation to the overall plot of the series. Something that justifies the fact that they are in a given place, at a specific time. Take Claire Redfield, for example. She was also 'in the wrong place, at the wrong time'. BUT she did have a reason to be there. A reason that connects to the overall mythology of the series. She was looking for her brother, who happened to be a major character in the series. Even Carlos Oliveira had a real reason to be caught in the Raccon city madness. He was a UBCS mercenary. Billy, on the other hand, had no connection to what happened around him. If there is one character in the series who fits the 'Wrong place/Wrong time' criteria perfectly, it's Billy.

And don't get me wrong. I like Billy. He looks bad-ass, and he looks cool with his tatoo and his handcuffed wrist. I don't criticize the character itself. I criticize the relevance of his character when compared to others. I criticize Capcom script writers' laziness in failing to tie his personal background to the mythology of the series.

yes i was talking about you and sorry for the confusion. and i didnt know were you were coming from so i apolagize. it really is to bad that they didnt capatilize on the oppertunity i agree with you there, but i still say that he should come back in the main series as a playable charecter. just because his past didnt invole umbrella doesnt mean that it is unnessesaraly a bad thing. sense he is alredy involved, his story should contenue.

Why would he come back, his whole story was already told and finished, there is practically nothing left to say. And if he does show up he could be arrested again. His story is done, I doubt we will ever see him again.

hey its just my opinion that he should have some more involment in the rest of the series. it would be kind of lame to have a main charecter of a game's story conclude in just one game. (not includintg the revisites in UC)