Resident Evil 4 Remake Made Me A Believer
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- I've long regarded RE4 as the beginning of the end of what I look for in Resident Evil. A game which abandoned the series identity and turned it down a path which wouldn't be righted till 7 revived the series years later.
After playing the chainsaw demo I was left full of concern, the enemies went down too easy and the resources seemed never ending, but after completing the game some 20+ hours later that concern wasn’t justified the game is a masterpiece!
In this review I'm going to break down why that is, what they’ve changed to elevate the experience and why it sits right up there with the best in the entire series.
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Background: 0:00
Plot: 03:23
Gameplay: 14:50
Presentation: 29:29
Summary: 40:46
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I honestly really enjoyed this review. I had a similar experience as you did with the original re4 when I played it. I always thought the game was alright but I never understood the praise it got for being one of the best games of all time. Then after playing the remake I feel like I got to properly see and understand the vision of re4. But I found it really odd we both had similar experiences with the original and the remake.
Are you a classic fan of the series? That could be the reason? Maybe we had similar experiences with our order of games?
did you play it all the way back in 05? this ,mgs3,dmc3 and shadow of colossus were jaw dropping
@Dragonfury3000 yeah I played it on release, really enjoyed it but felt then as I do now that the horror element was missing, but the experience of me and my 2 mates watching was great.
Shadow I got to way later, I played it on the ps3 in 3D and it blew me away!
Snake eater man what a game (my least favourite out of the first 3 MGS games) it blew my mind how interactive the world felt. Great year for gaming
To me, Resident Evil 4 Remake is the one game that united the entire Resident Evil fan base. Or at least the majority of them that come from the classic camp and the contemporary camp. I personally come from a mixture where I’ve played both the classic fixed-camera gameplay and the contemporary over-the-shoulder aiming camp. I do also appreciate the extra lore they’ve expanded upon while also paying respects to the original.
In a bunch of ways, this really reminds me of the book I’m currently writing called “The Road Ranger.” Which is actually a rewrite of a book I wrote years ago called “Road Ranger’s Rise.” The story of the book is about Matt Santos, a former Calivadan Army Ranger veteran wanting to rebuild his life with his parents after he left military service after six years. But this comes crumbling down after his mother is assassinated and despite the efforts of his lady friend Maria Garcia in the FBI, the police refuse to do anything. And the Ranger goes on a rampage to find who is responsible which he doesn’t realize until later, someone close to him set this all up.
Comparing the original book and the rewrite, here are some examples:
- Original book opening: Matt Santos is in a big battle which ultimately doesn’t have much to do with the main story. This is largely to establish his experience in war.
- Rewrite book opening: There is no big battle. Rather Matt is in his car pondering what led him up to this point. He goes over his desire (revenge for his mother’s murder), his fear (possibly die or jail time), and his misbelief (he believes his mother is innocent). This essentially is his internal conflict. After his pondering, he loads up a Glock 19 pistol, goes to a warehouse, and starts shooting some gangsters.
- Original book’s disaster moment: While confronting his stepdad’s betrayal, Matt is shot by a sniper but is saved by Maria. She takes him to her mom’s house and she (Maria’s mother) heals him without needing to go to the hospital.
- Rewrite book’s disaster moment: While Matt is about to call Maria in to make an arrest, Matt is soon stabbed by his own stepfather once Matt had his guard brought down. Just as Matt is stabbed, his gun goes off but doesn’t hurt or kill anybody. The gunshot sound caused Maria to swoop in and find Matt is seriously wounded. She tries to arrest Matt’s stepfather but he escapes by vehicle. Which leaves her to get Matt to the hospital and Matt nearly dies if it wasn’t for the doctors.
- Original book’s climax: Shoot some bad guys in a mansion and a car chase scene in Calivada.
- Rewrite book’s climax: Shoot some bad guys and a car chase scene in the Baja wasteland which is in the former Mexico.
Apart from these differences among others, the story between both books are largely the same. Sorry for blowing up your comments like this but I could kinda relate in some way comparing Resident Evil 4 Original and Resident Evil 4 Remake with my own work of fiction. For the record, it’s not done yet. But I’d be more than happy to let you read it if you’re interested. And don’t worry: You don’t need to read the original book to understand this rewrite.
I enjoyed the original RE4 as a starting point, pre 7. Though I thought it was a little bit tainted because of 5
I had a blast with this reimagining and I’m excited for a remake of 5, if not code Veronica first
CV next I hope 🤞
This is my favourite RE Ever ❤️ great review
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Glad you finally came around 😉 I honestly thought this game would be at least good, but it really blew me away. They pretty much nailed everything, which is unbelievable
Wild that now a version of RE4 is in the top tier of RE for me 😆
the lake felt like god of war 2018 and i LIKED IT
Yeah a little! Would have elevated it if I had mimir give me some stories as I boated about
I love how in the middle of the Team America song, an ad for Macdonalds interrupted the entire thing
🤣🤣 on brand
When I heard Resident Evil 4 is getting a remake, I started back from Resident Evil 2 and 3 Remakes before I play RE4 Remake. As I started to play Resident Evil 4 Remake I felt like I was stepping back in time when I first played it back on the PS3/4.
Another cool detail about notes is that in a nore is written that Salazar is like allergic to eggs, that's why if you throw 2 eggs to him he'll die instantly 😂
I finished RE4 back in December ‘05. It was a transcendent experience. The game is propulsive and has sublime pacing. I played through it again for like the fourth or fifth time last October. My only complaint now is the aiming feels sluggish. I don’t mind the QTEs either.
Re4 Remake is beautiful. I’m glad you like it. It’s like they turned up the horror, turned down the lighting and tuned up the aiming. I know folks criticize this “remake culture” we’re in now, and I partly agree, but RE4R is so good I can’t complain. I too think they did a much better job with Luis’ arc and characterization.
Anyway, great review. You seem to have a love for these games even though you’re a survival horror purist, and that passion shows through. Big Ups!
Edit: 21:51 The knife changes in RE4R I originally disliked but I came around in the end as they add to the decisions you have to make and consequences you have to deal with. I was initially disappointed in the changes because my knife broke in Chapter 1 at the stake/village fight and I couldn’t fix it for a long time.
I played the chainsaw demo so much I was ready to try and conserve the knife from the off but I can see why that would have been frustrating to begin with
Those damn bugs on hardcore/professional are the WORST. I usually soak up a ton of damage if I try to just run through them. I have to get through that area slowly.
I havnt tried professional yet but on hardcore I didn't find them bad in the slightest 🤷
@@SSJdavey I went for S+ on Hardcore and Professional so the whole playthrough I was just considering the 5:30 time limit. Those bugs are brutal if you’re trying to speed run that area.
Great review and awesome quality video! Love the game and wasn't a huge fan of the original. This remake improves it in every way for me 👌
Hope you gain a lot more subscribers, you deserve it!
The age old saying rings true "great minds think alike" 👌
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
When you talked about how RE4 (particularly the original) ties in very little to the prior/later games' storylines, I wondered if making this one other change with Krauser could have helped...
As stated earlier, I liked how the RE4 Remake actually sets up Krauser's relationship with Leon earlier on and even references details of the "Operation Javier" storyline from Darkside Chronicles. With that in mind, I started to think that RE4 Remake could have gone further with those ties and had Krauser's transformation result from a G-Virus sample provided by Wesker, rather than a Dominant Plaga. Taking more inspiration from his experiences with Manuela Hidalgo, Krauser seeks out a virus to heal his arm, which also lets him do those superhuman acrobatic feats. Then, once Krauser takes too much damage from Leon at once, his chest and arms become malformed like what we see in that final encounter.
This would add another consequence to Ada's involvement in RE2's events, where she salvaged a sample of G-mutated tissue for Wesker. Also, this would allow Leon to fight at least one mutant created from the classic Umbrella viruses in RE4. Rather than getting the Dominant Plaga genome from Krauser's corpse, Wesker could instead receive a Dominant Plaga that Krauser stole from Luis after attacking him.
Though, I do see one possible inconvenience for the story. Leon would need to incinerate Krauser's body after giving him that mercy "kill", so his body does not simply regenerate back and undergo additional transformations like William Birkin.
You gave an excellent review that was definitely worth the wait. To share a lot of my thoughts in response below…
I am very glad for you, that a version of RE4 finally exists, where the core gameplay succeeds in giving you that delicate blend of Survival Horror decision-making and intense third-person shooter action. Back when I played the original RE4, the mechanics as they were worked well enough for me. But I can see why they did not quite work for you, until the RE4 Remake brought in its new additions/modifications.
Pretty much all of the few shortcomings I had with the original RE4 itself have seemingly been addressed. In particular, I like how Krauser appears to have been properly set up in RE4 Remake’s narrative. This helps RE: The Darkside Chronicles’ to no longer feel like mandatory viewing, just for one to understand what on Earth is Krauser’s deal with Leon.
That being said, RE4 Remake also appears to cut/downgrade certain things I cared about from the original, which might even it out. Besides the shortcomings you stated, I am particularly disappointed by the lack of Leon’s boss battle against U-3 and “Assignment Ada” as another bonus mode. *Granted, we are still waiting for the all-but-confirmed “Separate Ways” bonus campaign, and an expanded SW mode could provide suitable stand-ins for that missing content.* Also, I am still waiting for Ada, Wesker, and the original’s fourth map to be brought into the remade Mercenaries Mode.
Therefore, I have chosen to wait until I have seen the RE4 Remake’s final expansion, before I buy it for myself. But this is still merely a question of “when” I buy it, rather than “if”. For now, RE Village will hold me over, since I have finally gotten my own copy of it. Once I finish that, I can share my more definitive opinion of RE Village.
I'm glad it was worth the wait mark!
The seperate Ways content Is going to come no doubt, my guess is they'll include U3 as a boss for ada (if they bother to include it at all)
Yeah there's no rush to get to it immediately especially if you are playing 8 right now. Speaking of 8 I'll be revisiting it in VR for a mini review fairly soon so we might end up being done with the game around the same time 🍻
Been waiting for this video⁉️
Hope it lives up to the wait
@@SSJdavey It did and I'm looking foward to playing this game soon great video btw👍
@limond thank you 😊
There's too many games to play rn, it's a struggle to get to them all and give them the time they deserve. 2023 is insane!
😺 I hope we get more games with the mechanics and combat of RE4 Remake, even if resident evil goes back to slow horror with RE9, Capcom should make a spinoff series that keeps the action horror gameplay it's just so much fun
I can't imagine they are done with it. I suppose it all depends where they go next, 4 set up 5 so it could go there...? 5 would benefit from sharing these mechanics, but would need a lot of work to get it action horror focussed.
Personally I want CV and have it as old skool as possible! but who knows what capcom are thinking
Resident evil revelations 3 and 4
I wonder if they'll recast Ada for the Seperate Ways DLC and give us the option to switch voices?
I doubt it, especially for the dlc but you never know for her full next appearance they could recast.
One things for sure; they'll never include a toggle to switch voice. Why pay for 2 voice actors for the same role
Bro I get that you want slow paced combat but why😂😂 i get that it reminds you of old resident evil game but come on Leon went to military training after that if you just runs with pistol and doesn't do roundhouse kick I be very disappointed
In resident evil 2 leon didn't have many skills because he went police training i personally like this Leon
I mean if you ask me this makes perfect sense because his went though special knife training and combat training with krauser plus kicking enemies with leon is fun
Man i tell you this game was fun you have so many options to counter with enemies but unlike you who played hard core and survived i will tell you this village was hard that me and my friends died so many times in normal mod🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The game was great honestly never playing the original it was great finally getting to experience it but getting that platinum trophy was long and frustrating having to play through the game about 8 times and spending 60 ish hours on it I’ll probably never play it again but it was fun while it lasted
Well done on achieving it! It took me forever to make this review so I havnt had an opportunity to get back and do a 2nd run yet, let alone 7 more!
Novistidors made more sense in remake being a swarm enemy
True, they do make more sense...I just would like that terror but it can't do everything!
i think i personally am in a camp of players who just like to play fun games. with the exception of re6's god-awful gameplay design. I think i have not played a single resident evil that i don't like. I love the classic games, I also absolutely love re4 and like re5 and 8. Me personally i keep very low standards with what I expect from a series, for me Resident Evil is all about the characters and addictive gameplay loop. So I usually only judge games for what they are, instead of comparing them to the overall IP.
and let me give you my personal perspective on the philosophy behind the original re4. Back in 2020 when i first played it, I was an absolute wimp who stopped playing outlast in chapter 1 and had RE2 remake just eating dust on his desktop. But when i played re4, the fear was just slightly relaxed enough for a new player like me to get through it, in my personal opinion no game in the survival horror genre has ever come close to the balance that the original re4 provides when it comes to a sense of horror and power, and that's partly because of its unique focus on introducing new players to the genre, that many games don't do. But after my experience with re4, i finally found the confidence in myself to tackle more games like it, and today i have game series like dead space, silent hill, evil within, the entirety of RE (yes even Survivor, it was not a pleasant experience) under my belt, and am currently getting through eternal darkness.
So i personally owe my new found obsession with survival horror because of original Re4, and it is also a game the spoiled that showed me the potential of inserting dynamic gameplay elements into horror and permanently implanted a disdain in me for horror games like outlast because of their boring gameplay loop that leave nothing for creativity.
I really enjoyed reading this and learning of your journey! It's a good point and one I fail to acknowledge in how effective RE4 can be on introducing newer players to the genre/franchise.
Good look on Eternal Darkness, I've never played them 🤷♂️
@@SSJdavey hey man it's cool. Though I agree that RE 4 started a direction for resident evil that not many are fond of, I never really understood why people use that as a point against the game, even though it's really the fault of capcom execs and not the actual game.
You missed out on professional difficulty on the original of you never met the death screen
I didn't try it when I went for review, I did a pass on standard and got to writing. For fun I should go back and do a speed run or something...never enough time though 😪
Does it hold up ?
Duhh
A few hardcore re4 fans are pretty annoyed with the game so you never know, I guess I could have been a contrarian to try and capitalise on it but that ain't me 👌
@@SSJdavey Well I'm kind of a hardcore RE4 fan myself you know *insert Willem Dafoe meme here*
Lol but damn man there's always some people unhappy or frustrated by some insignificant detail, like the merchant voice lines not "being true enough to the original".
Personally I think that his laughs are absolutely epic in the remake.
@@SSJdavey Thankfully though I think that the overwhelming majority, whether new players or hardcore fans like you said recognize it as a goddamn masterpiece, once again.
I just wish their next remake is for the original re evil because icant enjoy the fix camera of the 2002 remake
Thats my biggest worry ngl, I adore re1 remake so much 😭
Re 4 remake proved OG fanboys are blinded by nostalgia.
The pacing, story, character development, gameplay, details, and replay value is what missing in modern video games.
Rarely you play a game from start to finish like Re 4 remake. Most replay value are just experiments for CZcams views instead of actual gameplay.
Only proved otherwise in my opinion and I enjoy the remake alot. The only reason this remake is good is because it improved the lackluster areas the original couldn't have developed. The charm, the style and gameplay variety is all very toned down in this remake for a more modern predictable approach.
Its hard to put myself in their shoes as I was never an advocate for the original, I guess the closest I could come to understanding frustration would be with re3 remake....but then I enjoyed it so that didnt help me either way 😆
@@gibramrivera-yv2lo nostalgia as nothing to do with it. It's all about enjoyment and gameplay oportunities to make the game interesting. The original made everything about testing the player in many specific situations and the remake barely as these. Krauser boss battles were at least a little more interesting this time around.
100% everything is memberberries.
The important thing to keep in mind (and I'm guilty of this, we all are tbh) is nostalgia is insanely blinding. Its impossible to be factual with a review or an opinion anyway but when nostalgia is a factor its even harder!
What parts do you feel aren't testing the player in remake that the original does? It felt like it was doing it in the same way to me (higher enemy count, advanced weaponry, armour etc) curious to understand 👍
19:57 KILLING ALL UR MAGNUM BULLETS AT THAT PART I COUKD TELL U WERE NOT ALL THAT GOOD!
Never stated I was "good" at re4
Crowbcat video elaborates why this remake is not that great imo. But gameplay feels satisfying at least.
In terms of cut content? Isn't that his whole stance on it? I havnt seen the video yet
How does he elaborate ? He cherry-picks on the music, ambiance and other trivial shit like not being able to look up Ashley's skirt (woke am i right ?) thinking he's actually making a point. The backlash he gets for that clusterfuck is very deserved.
@@shuyaku99 like the remake as much you want but theres no denying the original had alot more going for
Ah yes the Crowbcat video, where he manipulated the sound of the remake and did not show footage of scenes that remake did better than the original. I believe that claim has already been dismissed.
I've heard about that, its really dishonest if it's been presented in that way. Don't see why they wouldn't use the energy to come up with real criticism. I havnt seen it yet though so I can't judge
This game is an L
What didn't work for you?
@@SSJdavey sheesh the vibe being too serious Leon not being really all that chad like Ashley just being worse when it comes all around to following you and listening the camera screws you over so often the parry is just a gimmick the bosses don’t have a presence anymore I can keep going. And these things kept adding up on multiple playthroughs like it got worse and worse to play this was literally just made to make a quick buck on the ogs name