Capcom w/o Shinji Mikami = Out of ideas?

Resident Evil 5 has been released as one of the first entries in the series that was made without any possible conection from the creator and sometimes producer of the series, Shinji Mikami.
 

 

Jun Takeuchi did the work of Shinji Mikami, along with Masachika Kawata to create this game.
But did they really innovate the game?
Or they just made a Resident Evil 4 in disguise with HD?

Several fans have felt the series have departed too much from what they were in previous installments, some say RE 4 created this change and that it was all Mikami's fault that future games turned out this way, but at least Mikami did an awesome work with RE 4.

He created all-new enemies, bosses and a post-Umbrella storyline, something not seen until this very game and a particular camera and gameplay style that created a revolution in the game industry, leading to games like Gears Of War and Dead Space along with others that follow the same gameplay called "Over-The-Shoulder", all of this, leading to the greatest franchise success since Resident Evil 2.

While Shinji Mikami has been envolved in every Resident Evil game until Resident Evil 4, he pursued a different way from Capcom, rumors and news about this can be found online if you want further information, as for now I want to focus on the RE 4-RE 5 change.

RE 5 was supposed to bring back characters and story out of previous REs, mostly the original.
After his release, many people complained about the lame ending, lack of originality, extremely cliché and somewhat obvious storyline (also, people has said that there are some facts copied from other games, like the Wesker Children quote compared to Metal Gear Solid), same game basis as RE 4, and others (like racist comments about the setting of the game).

We can all see how the game turned out, and if you haven't, please take a brief time of your life to rate the game yourself.

Enemies in RE 5 can be compared to previous enemies of the series, or perhaps another series. I will try to give examples of this comparison:

1) RE 4 Ganado - RE 5 Majini:

                             

This comparison is quite obvious, they are both people that used to be peaceful but got infected by parasites called "Las Plagas" against their own will, they can communicate between each other, use weapons, intelligence prevails, rutinary lives like they used to have, controled by a master plaga, retain the capabilities of a normal human being, attack any intruder at sight. Less durable than the well known zombie, but effective as a soldier.
This is the first enemy out of another game.


2) RE 4 Colmillos - RE 5 Adjule:

                                     

The dog-like creatures from the games, these creatures tend to attack in a pack, by jumping, pin, devouring or attacking with their Plaga parasite.
Colmillos are wolves or dogs, and Adjules are hyenas or fierce dogs.
Another enemy out of RE 4, and not to mention the fact that zombie hyenas were seen in Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 during the Wild Things scenario.


3) RE 4 El Gigante - RE 5 Ndesu:

                                         

Another obvious comparison, they're both creations of Las Plagas and attack in almost the same way, grabbing trees, throwing big rocks, trying to stomp you, grab you.
They are both killed in the same way, by eliminating the Plaga that appears in the back of these creatures.


4) RE 4 J.J. - RE 5 Gatling Gun Majini:

                                       

Plaga infected human with the capability of firing a gatling gun...
Another one out of RE 4, they look almost the same, unless for the fact the one from RE 5 uses an ammo container in his back. They attack the same way, either by firing at you or swinging their Gatling Guns when you are near them.
Shooting them in the head is the best to stun them for a while.


5) RE 2 Licker - RE 5 Licker Beta:

                                   

Worth mention it, the enemy Capcom promised that would appear in RE 5 out of the previous RE games.
The Licker had it's name for their peculiar long tongue, they have sharp long claws, crawl and can climb walls, they can also jump at you and attack with their claws to cut your throat.
One memorable enemy.


6) RE Chimeras/RE 4 Novistadors - RE 5 Reapers:

           

All these 3 enemies have resemblances between them, their particular way to walk or crawl, their attacks and their highly look alike.


7) RE 4 Dr. Salvador - RE 5 Chainsaw Majini:

                                                    

Yet another enemy out of RE 4, they are quite known for wielding their chainsaw to attempt to cut the characters head, they tend to run and swing their chainsaws.


RE Outbreak File #2 Albert Lester (Axe Man) - RE 5 Executioner

                                       

I have to say this is the comparison that amazes me the most.
These two enemies look a like A LOT, they both wield axes and have something covering their heads, even though the Executioner is some kind of butcher.


9) RE 4 Jack Krauser - RE 5 Albert Wesker

                                     

While these 2 might not look a like, they are both blonde! (Haha, jk), the huge arm of Krauser resembles that of Wesker's right arm, and if it weren't by the Uroboros tentacles, they would look almost the same, as they both were shirtless (Wesker was before being accepted by Uroboros)


10) RE Zero Leech Man - RE 5 Uroboros Bosses

               

The tentacles of the Uroboros enemies tend to look like a Leech, and the ability to expand their limbs make them more alike, also the Leech Zombie from Resident Evil Outbreak has big reemblence to the Uroboros bosses, also for the fact that they're both weak to fire (as well for the Leech Man from RE0)


11) RE 4 Osmound Saddler - RE 5 U-8

                                              

These 2 bosses have perhaps some of the same weaknesses, their legs have exposed parts that make them fall, their bodies have a hard shell, and their only true weakness is in their head, either the eye (Saddler) or the exposed tissue of U-8. The biggest resemblence is their body structurure.


12) RE 4 Del Lago - RE 5 Ricardo Irving

                                          

Stop copying RE 4 please XD
Del Lago and Irving are both sea monsters that attack you while on a boat, one has spikes and the other is like a salamander, they both sprout something out of their mouth, the only difference might be Irving's tentacles and weaknesses.


Coincidences?
RE 5 had a lot of enemy coincidences out of other RE games, and not to mention the storyline resemblences to other games.
Shinji Mikami's words of "I won't play RE 5" were perhaps some words of frustration, seeing how his creation fell into the hands of other people that completely changed the franchise.
After this...
Resident Evil with or without Shinji Mikami?

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