ese mae wrote:<s>Unlike Resident Evil, where everyone is an unrealistic highly trained superhuman... with big guns.</s>
They're supposed to be ^^;
The characters from the first game are from an elite team called S.T.A.R.S. "Special Tactics and Rescue Service" and are the RE's version of SWAT teams. They are trained on a higher level of training, and most of the members have had military training (for example one member has had Delta Force training, which is one of the highest levels of training one can get in the military. They are trained to do the rescue and missions you don't see on tv and if they are caught, the government will act like they never existed). There are characters who are mercenaries, fugitives, etc... it's very police/military/government oriented unlike SH, so most of the characters know how to use weapons (but you do still use hand-to-hand weaponry). If you've ever heard of RE: Outbreak, there are characters who are like everyone else... a college student, subway worker, waitress.... but also a cop and Vietnam War vet.
But even though I've mentioned Resident Evil, I would never try to compare the games to each other. They are both too different and good in their own aspects. ^^;