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Capcom Not Allowing Game Save Reset for Resident Evil 3DS

Posted on Monday, June 27 @ 12:46:26 Eastern by


All versions of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D have been found not to allow players to reset their save data, with the following line in the manual clearing stating that "saved data on this software cannot be reset".

One reason Capcom would do this could be the fact that this is partly a multiplayer game, and they don't want to see people resetting their data to screw up the leaderboards. But the more cutting culprit would be that they want to restrict used game sales by stopping trading altogether. I mean, you can't give this game to anybody else, even as a gift, unless you want them playing off your save data...

Is this measure too invasive?

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Related Games:   Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Tags:   Capcom, Resident Evil


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  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
    So, if I play this game now and finish it within a week, if I want to replay it in a month or so, I'll need to buy a whole new copy?

    Well, typing "rage" in all caps and misspelling it a little, shortly followed by many exclamation points and several ones, does not accurately depict my anger towards CAPCOM right now.
    0 4
  • Italion193
    Italion193
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
    Going too far now, the industry needs its own "reset."

    The fact that this is even an option for CAPCOM disgusts me, and the best/worst part, we as the players who purchase and keep them in business have no say in the matter.

    /droppants
    /bendover
    /crysilently
    0 2
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Jun 28th, 2011 at 1:33 am
    You do have a say, it's called not buying it.

    common sense ftw.
    0 0
  • mrallamericanboy
    mrallamericanboy
    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
    now i'll never buy a capcom game again. but don't worry folks, this will be hacked in about 2 weeks now that it's exposed... screw you capcom...
    0 0
  • uptown710
    uptown710
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
    I'm wondering how this "feature" even got approved..."hey! Let's make it so that our customers can't restart a new game after they're done!" Wtf capcom?

    And what happens on the off chance that save data gets corrupted BEFORE you finish the game? Greatest video game analogy of blue balls I've ever seen...
    0 0
  • quiknkold
    quiknkold
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
    well, not getting this now.
    0 0
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
    *BAM* Decision made. That kind of decisiveness is only available in gaming consumers now.
    0 0
  • Josh_Laddin
    Josh_Laddin
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
    Hang on now guys. I'm playing it right now for review, and while I agree that it's stupid to not even include the option to clear data, it doesn't really affect a game like this. There's no story mode, just a series of RE Mercenaries levels that you can replay as many times as you want to improve your score. If you want to "replay" the game, all you need to do is just go back to the first level and keep moving along from there.
    0 3
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
    Seems like a pretty good reason to not buy the game to me.
    0 0
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 at 5:19 pm
    Sounds crappy ...you guys should play resident evil 4 on ipod touch....you'd be surprised what they jam pack in it
    0 0

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