There is new lore for the Goatmen, though I'm not particularly fond of it. I liked thinking of them exclusively as creatures of Hell. But it now turns out they were regular mortals to begin with.
Yeah, it kind of eliminates some of the mythos surrounding them.
On the other hand, it kind of "brings it home" to be able to relate with them on the level of humanity. Knowing that we came from common stock, and then seeing how they got altered. I had a similar experience in RE4 in the biochem area, with the regenerators and iron maidens. I was like, "Dude. These were humans at some time."
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Descending into the Catacombs for the first time. The music, the narrow, claustrophobic passageways, and seeing the goatmen for the first time all convened to create a palpable sense of absolute isolation from anything remotely friendly. I could almost smell the dry, musty corridors.
The goatmen were big for me, psychologically. It was obvious that something most unpleasant had befallen someone to turn them into these entities, and it was like "Oh man, these guys are serious."
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Yeah, it kind of eliminates some of the mythos surrounding them.
On the other hand, it kind of "brings it home" to be able to relate with them on the level of humanity. Knowing that we came from common stock, and then seeing how they got altered. I had a similar experience in RE4 in the biochem area, with the regenerators and iron maidens. I was like, "Dude. These were humans at some time."
The goatmen were big for me, psychologically. It was obvious that something most unpleasant had befallen someone to turn them into these entities, and it was like "Oh man, these guys are serious."