Re: Resident Evil Archives - Resident Evil (Wii) (NTSC)l
Icaro Aveiga
Resident Evil Zero received generally positive reviews after its initial GameCube release in 2002.[37] The graphics and atmosphere were universally praised, being described as "wonderfully spooky" and "moody" with an "astonishing level of detail".[3][38][42] Scott Steinberg of GameSpy noted how the animated backgrounds, such as flickering lights and dripping water, brought the environments to life.[43] Giancarlo Varanini of GameSpot shared these sentiments, and complimented Capcom on how they were able to blend the game's models with pre-rendered backgrounds to create highly detailed visuals.[42] The sound design was also complimented, with Matt Casamassina of IGN noting that "Capcom uses silence at times, too, to scare, which is brilliant."[3] Varanini described the soundtrack as one "that will keep you in constant fear."[42] Louis Bedigian of GameZone praised the sound effect work, such as thunder, gunshots, and footsteps for building a scary environment.[44] The controls were universally panned as archaic, and the series was criticized for not evolving the control scheme to something more similar to Devil May Cry (2001) or Eternal Darkness (2002).[3][41][42][43]
Session 20. Court is not in session. The Judges enter and present Decision 11: the Hoettle, Huppenkothen, and von Thadden affidavits are permitted as evidence; the Defense has permission to cross-examine all three witnesses at a foreign court in the witness' resident country. Presiding Judge Moshe Landau directs the interpreter to have a translation ready during the day, and asks Attorney General Gideon Hausner how long it will take him to grant entry visas for foreign witnesses. Hausner responds to Landau's reprimand for reading too much and extending the length of the trial on behalf of Assistant State Attorney Bar-Or. The Court official discuss the use of documentation. Hausner submits Hoettle's affidavit [T/157]; in his affidavit, Hoettle states: "Eichmann was entrusted with the task of rounding up the Jews from all the countries of Europe and transporting them to Germany... Eichmann told him that... about four million Jews were put to death in the extermination camps..." Hausner submits exhibits T/158 through T/160.After a blip at 00:28:33, Bar-Or questions witness Dr. Ya'Akov Hugo Kratky. Following another blip at 00:30:39, Kratky describes his journey to Poldowa, and treatment by SS soldiers. Kratky explains that the SS soldiers took the Jews' money and "They told us to remove our clothes... All were made to lie on the ground, and we were given blows for fifteen minutes on end. They struck us and laughed." There is a blip at 00:33:38. Bar-Or questions Kratky about Adolf Eichmann. Kratky claims he knew of Eichmann but would not be able to recognize him presently.
Sessions 21, 59 and 61. (Sessions and individual witnesses to be verified.)Attorney General Hausner asks the Judges about the upcoming afternoon session. He says that delays should be expected considering that the submission of evidence includes witness testimonies. 00:02:00 Court adjourns until the afternoon session. People leaving the courtroom.00:02:49 Tape jumps. Document 212 is submitted by the Prosecution, concerning Eichmann's dealings with the new Hungarian government, where the Minister of the Interior acquires a one-time transfer of Jews for the Jaegar (or fighter plane) program.00:05:21 Tape jumps. A male witness, a man, is testifying concerning a seven day march. The witness, at the question of Dr. Servatius, says that it was the Hungarians who did all the shooting. He also admits that the German-run sections received better treatment.00:13:04 Tape jumps. A female witness is talking about cleaning up the damage following an air raid. She describes a group of men being brought to where she was, and them asking for water. They were forbidden to give them water. The woman she says that she got one of their canteens and tried to get some water from the well, but was seen. The tape cuts.00:14:56 A male witness (probably professor Gustave Gilbert from Session 55) is talking about "Participant Observers." He says that as such, he acted as a human being, like the rest of the world. He says that the only people who would not be moved would be those who committed such acts, the "unfeeling robots of the SS". The President of Court says that he did not intend for a reexamination of the witness, and only wanted each side to be able to present new information.00:18:30 Tape jumps. A male witness is talking about Eichmann saying that if the Allies wanted the Jews, they could have them for "consideration". One of the judges asks about something he saw in the documents that differs slightly from the witnesses' testimony.
The footage begins near the opening of the session. Attorney General Gideon Hausner asks Adolf Eichmann if, when he joined the Nazi Party, he knew of the slogans "Awake, Germany Judea, Perish" and "When Jewish blood spurts from the knife." Eichmann states that he did not know these "songs" and that he joined the party not because of its program against the Jews but because of its stand against the Treaty of Versailles. This duplicates footage found on Tape 2129 (at 00:06:20). Hausner then asks Eichmann whether he knew that Hitler's aim was to destroy the Jews (00:03:56).Hausner questions Eichmann about the origins of his hostility towards the Jews. Hausner states that he, Eichmann, once said that his hostility to the Jews began when Chaim Weizmann declared war on Germany in 1939. Chaim Weizmann was president of the World Zionist Organization from 1935 to 1946.A large section of the proceedings is missing and the footage resumes with Hausner questioning Eichmann about Eichmann's efforts to prevent the emigration of Jews from Hungary to Palestine. The beginning of this section duplicates footage found on Tape 2129 (at 00:44:30), but is more complete on Tape 2126. Hausner cites Hitler's authorization for the emigration of Hungarian Jews to Palestine and Eichmann's efforts to prevent such emigration (00:18:55). Hausner questions the accused about the authenticity of documents. This is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2127 (at 00:00:35) and Tape 2129 (at 00:45:49). Hausner begins to ask Eichmann about his work in Austria, then the visual breaks off. This duplicates footage found on Tape 2127 (at 00:03:43) and is more complete on that tape.Eichmann is asked a series of questions regarding his work in Austria and the forced emigration of the country's Jews. He maintains that he never forced any Jews to emigrate. Eichmann is asked about the intended pauperization of the Jews through the confiscation of their property. This is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2127 (at 00:12:04).A section of the proceedings is missing and footage continues with Eichmann answering Hausner as to whether Eichmann seized power from the Jewish functionaries in Vienna, and whether he advocated rich Jews financing the emigration of poor Jews (00:38:25). Eichmann insists any money he received went to the Jewish community in Vienna. This is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2127 (at 00:20:45) and is more complete on Tape 2127.A large section of the session is missing and the footage resumes with Hausner cross-examining Eichmann about threats he made to Josef Loewenherz, head of the Jewish community in Vienna. Eichmann told Loewenherz that if did not comply with Eichmann's demands, Eichmann would "bring back the horrors of Kristallnacht." The very beginning of this section is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2127 (at 00:54:40) but is less complete on that tape. Eichmann is then questioned about threatening Jews with deportation to Buchenwald (00:45:28). The remainder of the footage on this tape is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2128 (at 00:00:50). The footage is more complete on Tape 2128 because it continues through the end of the session.
Sessions 39 and 40. Attorney General Hausner, citing that a certain witness could not make it for that day, breaks the current narrative to call Justice Michael Musmanno, a judge at the Nuremberg trials who was responsible for interrogating Nazi leaders, as a witness. Dr. Servatius objects and argues that he has already made judgments and would only present hearsay evidence to the case.00:08:51 Tape jumps. Hausner is arguing that the cases of Musmanno do not affect this case. He says that since none of Eichmann's superiors are around, nor anybody directly related to this case, he must obtain a picture from those who dealt with men in their official capacities. At Nuremberg, Musmanno heard official documents and from the accused themselves in order to learn the narrative.00:13:42 Dr. Servatius asks that perhaps he could be considered an expert witness and treated as such. He heard from two biased sides, including the defendants, and was skewed in some way. He then says he would never question a judge, but Musmanno is also a publicist and therefore biased. He asks the Judges not to accept the evidence. The Judges take a 20 minute recess.00:16:34 Tape jumps. The Judges are in their seats and give their decision considering Musmanno, deciding to accept his testimony, but nothing concerning the things he investigated on his own after the Nuremberg trials. He says that he is on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for just over nine years and a trial judge for over 20.00:21:23 Tape jumps. Musmanno is testifying about Hitler ordering that every captured Allied pilot be executed, and that Kaller refused to follow the order, going to Kaltenbrunner concerning that. Kaltenbrunner agreed, except he had a problem with Eichmann insisting that downed pilots of Jewish heritage be executed.00:25:09 Eichmann is said to repeatedly have gone above Heydrich to talk to Himmler. After Heydrich's assassination, it is said there was a time where Eichmann ran his department with a completely free hand.00:29:43 Tape jumps. It was said that nobody had control over Eichmann because he was fulfilling a mission for Hitler.00:30:58 Tape jumps. Musmanno is asked about the principle purpose of the Einsatzgruppen with respect to Jews. He says that their purpose was to exterminate Jews and rob them of their property.00:33:21 Hausner asks to submit a document not related to Musmanno but to a problem that arose in relation to him. The President of Court tells him to wait for the cross-examination. Dr. Servatius asks Musmanno about a statement concerning Eichmann's responsibility with the extermination of the Jews. Dr. Servatius asks him if he talked to Goering in his investigation. He says that he did, and that Goering said he was unaware that the extermination of the Jews had hit its reported levels, and that Hitler, Bormann, Goebbels, Himmler, Heydrich, and Eichmann did since they were directly responsible for the Holocaust. Other people close to Hitler who spoke of Eichmann were von Ribbentropp, Kaltenbrunner, Hans Frank, Schellenberg, Karl Koller, and others. He says that Hitler put Eichmann into the program of Jewish extermination (this is duplicate footage from Tape 2043). Servatius asks if Goering was trying to pawn off this guilt upon a small official to escape accusations of his own involvement. Musmanno says with enthusiasm that he spoke of Eichmann as a large figure, with great power and total control over the extermination of the Jews.00:43:41 Dr. Servatius asks about Musmanno talking to von Ribbentrop. He is asked about Eichmann pressuring von Ribbentrop. He said that von Ribbentrop claimed that Eichmann influenced Hitler, but he did not accept that, because nobody could influence Hitler. Servatius says that this was von Ribbentrop passing off responsibility for killing the Jews, and Musmanno immediately responds that he wasn't accusing von Ribbentrop for anything, but asking about Hitler. Von Ribbentrop insisted that Hitler was not responsible for anything, but it was Eichmann, and his great regret was the faith that Hitler put in Eichmann.00:49:45 Tape jumps. Musmanno is asked to explain some statements from the Nuremberg trials that contradict the evidence he had just given regarding von Ribbentrop. He says that von Ribbentrop knew his guilt, and attempted to bring all of the other guilty parties with him. He says that von Ribbentrop never denied guilt, but only added names to those who were also guilty; he wasn't accusing these men, but only talking to them.