Firearms Expert Reacts To Resident Evil 4’s Guns
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- Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weaponry of Resident Evil 4, including the powerful Striker shotgun, the distinctive Red 9 pistol, and the ridiculous Infinite Rocket Launcher.
Resident Evil 4 saw Capcom’s horror franchise venture into the action genre for the first time and gave players access to an arsenal of unique weapons, including the TMP submachine gun, the H&K VP70M handgun, and the Thompson M1A1, known in-game as the Chicago Typewriter.
In the latest video in the Firearm Expert Reacts series , Jonathan Ferguson--a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries--breaks down the guns of Resident Evil 4, and compares them to their real-life counterparts.
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"He reloads his hat..." is another thing you will never hear in this series ever again.
m'1928
he did not see Leon doing the hat trick yet .. super "reload" for the hat!
Yup
XD
When my HatGats’ patent goes through, you will hear that phrase again my friend
It’s really refreshing that despite all his knowledge he still maintains the attitude of “so long as they’re having fun that’s really all that matters”
yeah im sick of gun experts tearing apart a piece of entertainment just because they spotted something wrong.
its still a great game even with the mistakes.
There's some sniper that reacts to sniping videogames that is like this. He points out how a situation would actually go in real life instead of like in the game, but he still enjoys watching the game and mentions it looks fun lol
@@Walamonga1313 Channel name?
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A bit late, but I figured I'd add that one thing I also like aside from that general attitude is that he talks about gaming trends and tropes, and how that plays into the way weapons are depicted versus how they actually work. Like when he mentions how the way they reduce damage for SMGs versus pistols isn't accurate, but also discusses how it's understandable to do so to keep gameplay balanced so the pistols don't become irrelevant.
Instead of just saying "this is wrong," he usually goes with "this isn't accurate, but it's fun and here's why I think they do it that way."
I love how he acknowledges game design choices like hardware limitation decisions and gameplay balancing
I think he plays a bit so he does understand
@@kendarr he's a gamer himself
Ya, he may not play video games but he knows enough about them to make informed statements.
Yeah he’s not like well this gun is more like a shotgun so this game bad
because he plays video games.
For anyone else who was wondering, RPG stands for Ruchnoi Protivotankovye Granatamyot, which is Russian for "hand-held anti-tank grenade-launcher"
thank you
Thanks man! 👌
But this doesn't answer the important questions...
"What are yuh buyin?"
"What are yuh sellin?"
No enough cash, stranger. He he he
@@florianmaschke269 I like how the merchant becomes slowly more Australian as you progress through the game and onto the NG+ bonus weapons.
Ah… I'll buy it at a high price.
Come back anytime!
Then he shoots him
I hope Jonathan understands exactly how much we appreciate him.
I do Mauricio, thank you!
@@jonathanferguson1211 holy moly real
@@jonathanferguson1211 incredible series ty
@@jonathanferguson1211 holy Fuck it's him!!
Especially after RE4 guns detailed breakdown.
This game is a perfect gem in the RE universe.
"The other thing, which is a tremendous health and safety hazard, the girl that's following Leon around would be dead."
No, no, my good man. The girl is the health and safety hazard.
No no, Jonathan was correct. You just misunderstood his words.
What he said was actually
""The other thing, which is a tremendous health and safety hazard, the girl that's following Leon around"
Which is correct
*flashback of Ashley keeps getting killed/kidnapped moments intensified*
*she's not dead...only MOSTLY dead...not ready to go on the cart*
"Help me Leon, help me!!"
@@billytr186 no, no… don’t bring back the pain of having to find whoever is taking her away and killing them
2:23 no one gonna talk about how the guy doing the gameplay just ran under a chainsaw without any fear?!
Reverse game journalist lol
The swing time on those is actually quite long so if you've got a clear path it's not that harmful chainsaws only dangerous if your in a corner with a full group
@@kedarraman6690 he was surrounded tho
@@JokerChany only on the left though an entire right corridor was open
He was sweating his ass off trying to get this last clip. It wasn't a stroke or confidence it was an act of fear!
"The girl that keeps following Leon around - would be dead." hahahaha
We can only wish...
I was just thinking as that weapon came up, "I bet you don't want to stand quite so close behind a dude firing a real RPG-7"... seems I wasn't far off
LEON!
@@treelicker2145 But what about 'overtime?' D:
Get to it modders
I love how he is very knowledgeable of firearms, but at the same time he knows they are just games so he has fun with it and isn't being a major stickler over the details. He also seems to know a bit about the games too. He's very fun to watch. I would love to see more of him on the channel.
Well said
Yep the part where he explains why pistols do more damage per shot than SMGs in games completely right
I get the impression that Mr Ferguson is somewhat of a casual gamer himself. I've watched a few videos with him in it and I've noticed a few times he said "I've not played this game" or "something I've played a little of" so I think that's why he knows it's only a game and understand the fun & game play balance behind it.
@@astoria_1834 Though, he was mistaken on the smg stock issue. The only requirements to be classified as a submachinegun are to be select-fire and pistol caliber.
He plays BF1 a lot.
It's actually an interesting mechanic when machine pistols/SMG's use the same ammo type as handguns in survival horror/action games, because it is much more powerful in terms of DPS but it wastes all of your handgun ammo and without any handgun ammo, you can be in a lot of trouble.
exactly why video games don’t always need realism! they need FUN
TMP doesn't use pistol rounds in-game. It was given its own bullets. The blue Jackal brand. Pistols use the red Hawk brand, shotguns the green Bear round, etc.
You're practically describing the Matilda in RE4 and no-one uses it compared to the TMP. People can just regulate their fire-rate otherwise, an SMG is a straight upgrade over a handgun.
Most modern smg's are select fire meaning they can be fired semi auto also, and not just full auto. So there goes another reason to prefer handguns over smg's.
I appreciate him clarifying that a lot of inconsistencies make sense from a designers perspective
You need to "reload his hat" three times. He'll strike a Micheal Jackson pose
Smooth criminal
@@ajibagaskara08 and maybe WHO'S BAD! too
Man, Jon's faces in the thumbnail gets better every week lol. This one he just looks like a tired gun seller explaining big scary shotguns aren't always practical to a bunch of customers.
Actually he looks like Max Payne there lol
Is this true? Asking as someone who's new to firearms
@@lilkxdude5659 I'm no expert, but i have watched an unhealthy amount of gun vids on youtube. Yes, sometimes flashy or scary looking firearms are not the best. They're rarely used in military or even in civillian use becuase there's usually something wrong with their design. I suggest watching Forgotten Weapons' video on the Pancor Jackhammer for the example.
@@somethingsomethinggenius1778 I wonder if the legal semi-auto version of the AA-12 goes into this field 🤔. That's what I wanted to try and buy in the future for home defense
@@lilkxdude5659 for home defense id want something more proven in the field like a mosberg500 Remington 870 or a benneli m4. In my eyes shotguns like the aa12 are really cool but it’s not been used enough in law enforcement for me to trust it with my life. Mossberg 590a1 was the only shotgun out of the extensive 3000 round military test (navy army and marines) test to pass the test. The requirements for this test where to function propery under harsh conditions (mud sand snow and so on) and not have a malfunction of any kind more than 3 times in those stages combined. The guns tested where mossberg 590,Remington 870 Benelli m4 and a Winchester shotgun I can’t render the name of. All others had more than 3 malfunctions in a 3000 rd timeframes. The mossberg 500 is basicly the exact same as the 590 the diffrinces are the 590 has a metal trigger guard and a thicker barrel. Oh and a bayonet lug
After getting a closer look at the Striker's reload animation, I think Leon does wind the crank once after inserting the shells. Cause his left hand twists as if he's turning it, plus the sound is similar to how the real one sounded when Johnathan turned it, and you can see Leon's hand then move from in front of the drum magazine to the foregrip.
Yeah, but it looks like Leon winds it after the fact where as Jonathan is showing that it needs to be wound before the first shell is loaded.
He does wind it ive gotten close to tv when ive had him do it and you can kinda hear it.
It really did make me happy when he actually mentioned backblast on the RPG-7. I remember replaying RE4 and saying "backblast area clear" a good few times.
I appreciate how he understands that it's a video game unlike other experts doing the accuracy of media.
It is nice to hear someone understand why a game would choose to do it and go "we don't have those in real life, but it looks cool."
"Why was this designed in this fashion" is an important question!
For example, the Red 9's bolt moves slowly in-game... so the player can see the animation at the in-game framerate.
Another example is that sight apertures in video games are usually depicted as much bigger than those on real-world firearms. Thing is, if you made them real-world accurate they'd be unusable in-game.
I like hearing experts react tbh even if some might take the fun out of the game
i like accuracy, i know why developers balance games this way but i would like to see an accurate game.
Aye 99% of these sorts of videos are “did you know that games present a highly abstracted version of reality? Subscribe so I can tell you why Mario couldn’t jump that high”
He got a new camera. I'm happy for him. He's slowly blowing up in his fanbase
Nope, just figured out the settings :)
@@jonathanferguson1211 much love and support from across the pond here in Canada.
@@rahat2345 Thank you!
10:50 The Mine Thrower is actually a reference to Mega Man 2's "Crash Man" weapon which fires large timed sticky explosives that function like darts and have a blinking light on the back. That's also why the weapon is on his arm, it's supposed to vaguely resemble the way Mega Man fires.
Wait! Are you telling me you did an entire video on this topic and didnt even mention the broken butterfly?!?!?!?!?!?! Im blown away!!!
I know right. But, there is a youtube channel called kendo gunship that talks about the weapons throughout the series and they did a video on the broken butterfly. Just saying in case you haven't seen it. It's a cool video.
@@austindavis2309 kendo gunshop is resident evil Bible 😆
Also it tried to make me spell "gunship" too lol
@@Thaligamathor ha thanks
GameSpot forgot it
Johnathan is what the Merchant looks like with his hood and mask off
John Merchant
I'm so funny right?...
@@flooferfox2407 the funniest
What're yah buying Stranger?
But the merchant uses Leon model
Huahahahaha
"girl following Leon around would be dead infinite time" most people who have played Resi 4 wish that was true I'm sure
My favorite line of the whole video, lol.
" ohh noooo "
Noooo I've always loved Ashley
I love ashley,she's literally a college student that was kidnapped by mind controlling cult a thousand miles away from home, of course she'd be scared,besides she drove a mining dumptruck with no training and killed multiple enemies with some oil lamps truly a badass
Quite true.... there aren't enough dumpster boxes around to hide her..
8:40 my grandfather use to own a full auto Thompson, when ever we'd go out shooting he'd say he was going to write a letter and then he'd hold down the trigger until his 100 round drums would go dry. he was an old fudd, he'd only shoot his typewriter with a 100 round drum, but after he died sadly we found out he never did the paperwork and no one could inherit it, because it wasn't stamped.
"Paperwork? He didn't even own a Thompson....."
The letter he forgot to write
The first weapon is Leon's own custom handgun called the Silver Ghost. It's not really meant to be real, it's just a bunch of parts thrown together, they just wanted him to have a cool US secret agent looking side arm. It's actually in canon stated to be fully customized by a guy named Joseph Kendo. He also made Chris, and Jill's custom Beretta 92Fs he named the "Samurais Edge". The games weapon designer stated that it was completely fictional, and claims that he designed the handgun himself with no individual base model, but admits that the USP was a source of aesthetic inspiration.
Jon has been CARRYING Gamespot this year. This guy should start his own channel
He has his own channel but he doesn’t produce content. If you go to the royal armories CZcams channel you can sometimes see him commenting.
Royal Armouries also has some of it's weapon collection shown off on Forgotten Weapons from time to time.
Royal Armouries also has some of it's weapon collection shown off on Forgotten Weapons from time to time.
The Chicago Typewriter does have a reload animation, but only with costumes other then Gangsta Leon.
Yeap, he showed it in the video lol
The normal and special costume 1 comes with the block stock which has that common animation. The chicago tipewriter (drum magazine) only appears with special costume 2 (gangster costume) where Leon actually reloads his hat.
@@mathiashls it's different
This is why I like him so much, some people when they are reviewing a game based on their profession they really criticize how unrealistic is, but he's just like "it doesn't make sense, but it's probably fun"
Next Episode:
"Firearm Expert reacts to Doom Eternal"
You don't want Jonathan to suffer a heart attack, do you?
At least one would be easy; the super is a double barrel
Yea
"Okay so a handheld quantum nuclear device would be incredibly difficult to wield in this respect, especially considering it's normal purpose was as a component for a ship mounted gun capable of decimating a planet"
Jonathan has given me an entirely new love for museums and the cool people who take care of them
I've got an ever-growing list of museums to visit once lockdown ends, and the Royal Armouries is top, closely followed by the tank museum.
Gonna go nerd out with the OG nerds 🤓
That's really nice to see, thank you!
@@peterclarke7240 the Cody Museum of The West, in Cody Wyoming, USA is worth a visit if you're near that that part of the world.
@@jonathanferguson1211 Any plans to start uploading your own content to your own channel? I hope you consider it :)
@@wardes7585 Not for my own (it would have to be a streaming channel and I haven't really got the time or the kit) but I have started doing short videos on objects from the collection over on the Royal Armouries channel and hopefully some film/game weapon review videos too.
Attempt #2: *Guns from the Metro Trilogy please* haha.
The Hotchkiss and STEn's 'Bastard' child, lots of Russian guns, a DSHk turned into a shotgun, and a variety of other functional guns!
Great suggestion
We can hope
@@cpeezy3119 Don't worry. It may not be next video, but I'm sure it'll be in the future!
If they do the Metro series, I hope they show him some slow motion footage of the various guns, because the animations are really detailed.
@@kw9849 Also the idle animations just to get a chuckle. Haha.
5:28 the game specifies that the gun is chambered in .45 magnum. So its not a regular m1911, its more along the lines of an LAR Grizzly or .460 rowland handgun.
Expert “rpg doesn’t stand for Rocket Propelled Grenade”
Me “I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that.”
It really doesn’t.
(Well, you can’t really translate it from it’s original language name and end up with an “RPG” at the end, right? otherwise it would be spelled as HATGL - Handheld Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher)
@@biomechanicalcyber-jesus7573 Had to look this up to believe it. And yep, it's originally Russian according to what I saw. Still, it looks like RPG in it's original Cyrilic so why not?
I think he implied that R is for recoilless, which is still wrong.
@@Klovaneer He did not imply that.
this man is the only reason I'm subscribed to this channel...I must make a pilgrimage to praise this man for his knowledge and entertainment skills
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam please
Yes, please.
That’d be great.
Payday 2 first.
Killing Floor 1 and 2 would be great too.
Hell let loose would also be a great game for them to showcase.
Fun fact, The magnum name Killer7 is a reference to the then-upcoming cult classic of the same name, which Shinji Mikami produced.
10:12 but looks like the player's having a lot of fun with it, so we'll forgive all of that. He really understands that it's just a game and a really old game at that. But its fun and he forgives it.
RE4 has the most satisfying guns in the series. Shooting ganados is just so much fun.
Agreed, also the punch & kick of the shotgun in the RE2 remake is worth noting !
Knife is useful for the first time ever!
@llinium could never figure it out. I kept dying as weasker armored with a knife
@@thestranger9608 aim for the feet and you will clean house
For me RE5 has better guns, not to say but Revolvers feel way better. But that's just my opinion.
The fact that he understands how games work really helps this whole thing.
Says every other comment
I can just imagine Jonathan having a conversation with the "Merchant":
Merchant: "What're ya buy..."
Jonathan: "Hold on, mate! The F**K were you thinking putting a bloody laser on a C96 Mauser?!?!"
L m a o
Oi oi, sttop itt, its illegal
The way he appreciates the fun and limitlessness of RE 4 is like he's a secret gamer also.
Damn if they nail the RE4 remake like they did with RE2, it’ll be a gorgeous masterpiece.
look up the RE4 HD project
@@Arbiter099 There’s already an RE4 HD remaster. We’re all waiting for the Capcom official remake which will blow minds across the world.
Am I the only one who thinks Capcom should leave RE4 be? It's a nearly perfect game.
@@michaellovejoy5299 yeah but wats the harm in a remake, if its shit we still have the original on like every console ever if its good thats dope
@@Mikebumpful mostly in spain technically
Lmao “reloads his hat” haha
It's very important to reload your hat when you can. Good life advice. 😂
4:41 double headshop ftw
He does wind it! he just winds it after, you can see him do a twisting motion before he grabs the handle after loading the shells. There also IS a loading port in the game, you can see it.
I saw the famous “red9” and immediately had gun Jesus flashbacks 😂🤣
Best hand gun in the game.
@@florianmaschke269 "It's not just about shootin'. It's about reloadin'!"
you already know it's going to be killer if Jonathan shows up with a grenade launcher in the back*
*Street Sweeper shotgun
Not a grenade laucher
Bro, it's not too late to correct your comment
@@Heebeej Dont you mean the MGL ? Cause the Both the Striker and the MGL came from Africa
@@soksocks maybe its a Bot
Jonathan could so easily be a weapons consultant for any video game developer. Not only is he incredibly knowledged in guns, but he understands design and gameplay mechanics of why guns fit certain situations!
I'd back it, we've had stunt men direct action movies and that's led to us having crazy original films like John Wick and the Raid series!
I am today years old when I found out that there's a "9" on the grip of the Red9... 🙃
"Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomet 2 (RPG-2), a “Light Antitank Grenade Launcher” featuring a reusable launcher that lobbed an 82-mm shaped-charge warhead more than 150 yards. After 1962, with their RPG-7, they combined recoilless launch with a rocket sustainer to deliver a 5-pound (2-kg) warhead to targets beyond 500 yards."
-Jonathan the G
In the footage for the striker's reload animation we actually see Leon winding the drum up, albeit only once and after the reloading has finished, but it was cool that the devs actually put that tiny detail in!
noticed that too, not sure how well this guy does his homework anymore :/
@@robertdavtyan8289 well, he's not wrong, tho. He says "there seems to be a mechanism that automatically winds itself", which the animation shows that it does actually wind itself after every shell insert
@@Davenzoid ture
9:49 you mean to tell me the developers could have implemented a way to obliterate Ashley's face off infinite times and chose not to? Such a missed opportunity
Would've been funny if she was pushed to the ground by the blast instead of getting killed.
You know the age old question “if you could have dinner with anyone” ... it’s Jonathan Ferguson 100%
4:28 The Colt M1911 (Killer7) in RE4 is depicted as being as powerful as a videogame magnum revolver, because *it is* a Magnum. The ammunition the Killer7 and Broken Butterfly use is .45 Winchester Magnum. The .45 Win Mag cartridge is a magnumized version of the .45 ACP cartridge the M1911 uses. The LAR Grizzly is an example of a real life .45 Win Mag handgun.
Wrong. You can clearly see .45 ACP written on the magnum ammo box in RE4.
Also the fact that the Killer7 is based on the AMT Hardballer, which isn't chambered in .45 win mag.
Just saw the model, yep they fixed it in later games, but it's written 45 ACP on the side of the box.
Seems like the Plagas have a weakness to .45 ACP calibers for some reason so maybe that's why the Thompson is so powerful in this game
I wish he would make his own channel where he plays these games.
@@dstranger he mentions it in other videos that he plays quite a few of video games he reviews, so that might not be the debilitating factor
@@nebvbn4504 Recording and editing videos is way more time consuming than just playing tbf
@@GerstoxParty he could probably hire someone else to edit the videos
He actually has a channel where he actually plays games, he hasn't uploaded in a few years tho
Royal Armouries has a channel with more videos of Jonathan there.
Really love this series. Great collaboration between yourselves and an expert who has a very compelling onscreen presence and style.
Please keep these coming! I was very excited to see the RE Village episode.
Personally, I think a very interesting video would be a look into the weaponry, thei functions and names in Days Gone.
It has some great unique in-game names for the guns and a fun variety.
Thanks again.
When he mentioned that Leon didn't wind up his gun when using the auto shotgun, I immediately thought of Fry and his windup pop-goes-the-weasel rifle.
You know, when I first started watching this series, I had no clue how much of a staple this dude was gonna be to my Saturday mornings.
After Jonathan's comments on locational damage, I feel like Soldier of Fortune 2 should make an appearance...
That game was wild.
I remember it well. Oddly fake guns for a franchise based on magazines all about real guns.
it's not a standard 1911 though it's a long slide, also you could argue that because it takes .45 magnum that is more like a lar grizzly mag.
2:30 I'm kinda disappointed he didn't open it with "Ahh.. the choice of an avid gun collector."
Jonathan Ferguson would love the amount of detail put into the guns of mgs3 and mgs4.
it's might be interesting to see he reviewed all Half-Life weapons
if he gets a hold on a real-life gravity gun he could break the universe as we know it 😳
We gotta get a part 2 of this one. I was looking forward to see what he had to say about the Semi Auto Rifle (the H&K SL8)
Just so you know, Leon's starting handgun was later dubbed the "Silver Ghost."
@Deep Claymore You think it might change in the remake?
I feel like "Silver Ghost" sounds too cool to be a starting weapon.
@@0rcryst Well, it has pretty good upgrades so it can carry you to the end of the game as well. I prefer the Red 9 myself.
@@hallofguns8174 I absolutely trust Capcom to just re-use the VP70 model from the RE2 Remake and retcon the SIlver Ghost out of existence.
Hell they already did do that, giving him two VP70s instead of a Silver Ghost in RE6
@@CErra310 Uggggg... I really hope you are wrong but we will see.
I love how much he is keeping up with demand, I will be devastated when this stops.
"The 45 longslide, with laser sighting"
De UzI nEiN milEmEtah
Looks like I'm gonna close early today.
8:30 He probably got told this a million times by now but this is a fun cheat weapon you get at the end of the game not really meant to be anything to be taken seriously.
Awesome to see Jonathan examining guns from my favorite RE game. Would love to see him examine guns from other games in the series, like RE5/6 and RE2/RE3 Remake.
I’d love to see Jonathan react to Black Ops II’s guns! I think the distribution of existing guns, experimental guns, and fictional guns could provide for an interesting video.
I think he already did tho.
@@Ismail-tp1wn he did a video for iconic black ops weapons, but I’m pretty sure the an94 was the only bo2 gun he talked about
The TMP is very underrated. People dropped it in favor of the more heavy damaging pistols but the TMP can carry you throughout the entire game
I love the tmp in RE4.
That and the Riot Gun are my mains. Keep the default handgun, bolt action sniper, Broken Butterfly, and any random grenades as well. Not including bonus weapons like the Chicago Typewriter here.
@@danielthomas7193 When I picked up the game on the Switch, I pretty much ditched the shotgun and exclusively used the broomhandle once I was able to buy it with the TMP and even bosses were easy.
@@Excalibur01 RE4 is not a hard game anyway, so everyone can just use whatever they think is the most fun!
Only two guns I buy in a first Resident Evil playthrough are the Rifle and the TMP, along with the occasional rocket launcher. The free guns, at least for me, help carry me through even a Professional run.
Very delighted to see a gun nerd understanding concepts like "creative liberty" and "making sure a game is fun to play"
I wish he had gone over all weapons though. I'm still not sure whether the Blacktail is a Glock or a Springfield XD
It's a Springfield XD I think, I've heard it practically everytime I asked :)
Love your reviews man. I'm a huge gun nut man and I have played some of the games you've reviewed. Learning about certain weapons I'll probably never hold is interesting. Great work man.
The desk behind Jonathan is truly double-take worthy.
Awesome videos, can’t wait to read your book.
It would be cool if Jonathan took a look at the weapons from Squad
I just love how he said "submachine guns, they're just pistols on steroids"
Great!!
Salve Masteerr! Sempre presente em tudo de RE4
My querido você por aqui
Bah pensei no tio Master na hora quando vi esse vídeo huahuahuaah
Master Oi
Te amo
Now I want to see Sir Ferguson analyzing a Beretta 92F Samurai Edge.
there's nothing much to analyze, the STARS exclusive "Kendo Special" are very precisely handcrafted service pistols that were supposed to be custom tailored to each STARS operator, there wasn't supposed to be a non-unique version of the Samurai Edge, it just so happened that the STARS unit didn't get enough range and service time with the weapons to have specific customizations to their own "Samurai Edges", Chris, Wesker, Barry and Jill all had customized versions since they were the ones who got to trial the prototype and early stages of the weapons
If he takes a look at sniper elite he's going to lose it when it come to how a person reacts to a bullet
Dammit... I was going to agree, but then I noticed how you spelt Cthulu, and now I'm having a pedantic OCD mini-meltdown 🤣
@@peterclarke7240 lmaoo
I am quite a fan of the SE games and advised on the last one.
@@jonathanferguson1211 That explains many things, and all of them good!
In the remake, Leon actually pulls the clip out of the Red 9 after he loads the ammo. Very nice detail vs the OG where he flicks it out
These are coolest, most fun & informative facts I've seen by far
He's such a good chap, he makes you forget these things are actually used on people in real life.
self defense
10:30 Those exploding rounds actually do remind me of something real; a couple of years back InRangeTV here on CZcams tested WWII German and Russian exploding bullets used by snipers of the respective countries. The bullets in that video have reactions a lot like (though the real ones are slightly less energetic) what you see in that RE4 clip.
11:41 i think the sound AFTER he loads it is him winding it up albeit extremely fast and efficient
This was actually, a great video. Love the insight. Very well done.
Wow can't believe he didn't talk about the Broken Butterfly
MGS4 would be interesting to take a look at. All sorts of small details and various attachments that seem to be accurate to the actual guns, and bullet calibers actually impact the gameplay.
I appreciate that he actually understands a little bit more about the way games are developed and isn't just dryly pointing out things that are unrealistic. Everything he had to say about the actual guns and their translation into the game by the developers was super interesting, too. Excellent review!
I appreciate this gun expert is also familiar with game design quirks like normally spraying a mess of bullets from an smg is quite lethal but he acknowledges why have pistols at all when you have the TMP in RE4
It genuinely gives me anxiety when the person playing isn't running up to kick stunned enemies.
He's trying to show off the guns, not Leon's fabulous kicks.
Nice to see someone that doesn't just rag in inaccuracies, but understands they're there for game balance.
great content! several pistols are missing though. Black Tail, Broken Butterfly, Hand cannon, to name a few. I really enjoyed using Black Tail, a magnificent gun in the game when fully upgraded.
One of the greatest weapon analysis to the game and great way to analyze it with game scene
They overlooked the rattail, the punisher, the PSG-1, and broken butterfly. 😥 😔
Also the SL8 which is a shame because the SL8 is rad.
Lol 😆
blacktail i thought? maybe for part 2
Trust me Jonathan, we would love the RPG to be so realistically depicted that it actually kills Ashley
In the slowed down footage of the protector being reloaded, it looks like he winds it a small amount just before putting his hand back on the foregrip
I would pay a paid subscription to see him play through some of these games, a let's play with running guns commentary as he find new ones. I suspect I am not alone in this feeling
Let this man know he can still play this game.
And quickly, before a shitty remake removes every good thing about it and becomes the new go-to version of RE4 that Capcom releases on every new system
I only subscribed to GameSpot because of this series. This guy is such a pleasure to listen to, its like getting a nice treat from that one guy you don't often see in your feed but you get so happy when he appears!
Same
This was very interesting and entertaining to watch thanks for this.
@6:09 - Damn, that's cool little gun.