Alright, I know I’ve been going a little “Resident Evil 5″ crazy lately, but I can’t help it; it’s one of my favorite franchises, ever. As you, hopefully, now know, “Resident Evil 5″ releases tonight at midnight, and I have plans to get pretty far into the game before I give into the Sandman.

However, I’m not as excited about this game as I have been in the past, and there’s one big reason for this. Capcom’s released so much footage of the game, that anyone following closely enough, can decipher its plot. I implore you all, if you’ve been lucky enough to not watch the trailers thus far, DON’T START NOW! Now, obviously I can’t say that I am 100 percent sure of the game’s storyline, but I have a pretty solid guess, and I feel like I’m 98% sure. I won’t spoil anything for you guys, so don’t feel hesitant to read on, but I will say that someone from the franchises past returns. What I’m fumed about is that Capcom, and game journalists across the net, have already started to mention that this person will play a role in the game. Whether that person was appearing to us as a memory or an actual, living being was not, and has not been confirmed. However, when you watch the trailer, and there’s someone running around in a mask, and they’re seemingly fighting on the side you wouldn’t normally expect. This pisses me off, because had Capcom taken out those images of that person in the trailer, I would have been pleasantly surprised, as I played through it tonight. Instead you have a franchise fan who’s 98% sure the game won’t deliver on the surprise and emotion it might have evoked otherwise.

I guess I’m partially to blame. If I didn’t want to know anything about the game, I could’ve just opted not to read anything about it, but I still feel like this person’s presence in “RE5″ should have remained a complete secret, and not have been talked about to the media.

Whatever the case, I’m still excited and I can’t wait to get my hands on the game at midnight. Early reviews are saying that the game is, actually, somewhat underwhelming when compared to the effect “Resident Evil 4″ had on the franchise. Reviewers also state that the game is absolute fun, and really ramps up the amount of action delivered. Whether you see that as a good thing for the franchise is subjective, but I will give you my thoughts with a review early next week.

Also, one small bit on “RE5″ news was released today when Capcom announced that they will be offering a competitive multiplayer mode via DLC in the coming weeks. I will be quite interested to see how such a competitive experience will mesh within the “RE” universe.

Stay tuned for impressions, folks. Peace.

Chris Redfield is back and badder than ever. Take a look at this direct feed gameplay of the new Resident Evil 5 Demo from Capcom. It’s only out in Japan for the XBOX360 users, but thanks to our friends in the land of the rising sun we have it for you.

The demo consists of two areas and from the looks of it, brings more of the goodness that inspired Resident Evil 4 to be a hit. Check out this hotness from Capcom!

Like Nas said in Belly, lets go baaaack to Africa. Peep this new Resident Evil 5 footage. I can’t wait for this game.