SPOILERS I guess.
I thought it was hilarious, the first time I caught Mike's name was after he was shot and Leon yell's it. Then I go to the ledge, press A to look over, and it says something like "Mike..." :lol And what was up with Krauser? "You used to be a good guy". Mention of Wesker too, was that necessary :lol Or Ada, who had no explanation at all. Then at the end, Ashley asks if Leon would "put in overtime". He says no, she asks about Ada, and he says "let's just say it's someone I can't let go of" or something lame :lol Just great cheesy action stuff. I was waiting for Leon to attack her the whole time but he was such a softy.
Oh, and the other things, how many excuses can you have to "split up"? Ada jumps through a window, shoots some guy, tells Leon something mysterious and cool. Then Leon says "why are you here?". "Maybe you'll find out some day" *jumps out window*. Luis was just as bad. One ridiculous plot. Not to mention the back and forth smart ass lines by both by Saddler, Napoleon, and of course Leon. Almost too much to bear. And guys like Krauser were demons?? Pumps the arm out like a pimple.
But anyway, made for one hell of a game, even if they did decide there's no point in an actual developed story. I think they may have started with the thought of an actual focused story, with the Village Chief and thinking zombies, before making the game a mixing pot of ideas. In a lot of ways, it was just old school gaming. Just get the story in there to put you in the tense action filled situations. They had a ton too. Almost seemed like it'd never end. Some of em were really memorable though. Luis and Leon co-op in the tower was really cool. Undead throwing up ladders, coming up stairs. Total sense of impending doom you catch in all those great horror films. Then there's the El Gigante. Awesome creation in a game. The boat scene. Mike. Krauser. Non stop action thriller.
Oh, and on design, I really thought the Village Chief and El Gigante shined. He'd have been better than Saddler in the lead role, even if he didn't speak english. It'd only take a bit of subtitling. Ah well, guess they blew their load early.