Resident Evil 4 Is Concerning
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- čas přidán 13. 03. 2023
- Resident Evil 4 is a few short weeks away and to rev up anticipation Capcom have released a demo. But after playing it, I've come away from the experience full of equal parts anticipation and trepidation.
Here's hoping the finished game learns from the mistakes of the past and provides an experience which balances what makes Resident Evil...Resident Evil
This video is my thoughts following replaying the chainsaw demo 4+ times but i'd love to hear from you. Did the demo get you more excited or did it leave you with more questions than answers?
I try to respond to everyone so let me know in the comments section and i'll look forward to discussing it with you
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I completely disagree. The village section was scary just in a overwhelming, anxiety inducing sort of way. I believe the demo proved that they can execute slow paced dread inducing horror and action heavy anxiety inducing horror in the same game.
I honestly think people just played the demo so much they became desensitized to the scenario from repetition.
I hope your right, I didn't get that feeling from my first time through but I'm hopeful it will elicit that feeling when the game comes out 🤞
So I get and fully understand where you're coming from... but looking at this as both a remake of RE4, and a sequel to RE2 Remake, they've definitely made subtle tweaks to at least balance the game slightly more towards the horror end of the spectrum than the original. I've played both games countless times, and here's my takeaways of the RE4 demo:
First off, ammo is definitely more scarce than the original. Not by a massive margin, but it definitely isn't just handing it to you like the original did (I had over 50 rounds in the original by the time I arrived at the village). Additionally, the knife breaking if overused maintains the ability to break away from enemies that was in both the RE1 and 2 remakes, but it also means that you cannot abuse the knife like you did in the original. That means if you get reckless with your resources, you are screwed. The enemies are also much more aggressive to compensate - in the original they just slowly walked towards you while you could headshot them, but in this one they swarm you relentlessly, so if you try the same strategy here, you're dead.
So yes, the game definitely is more on the action heavy side than RE2 Remake was, but given the trajectory of the original, I feel like these changes, coupled with the spookier atmosphere, at least make it slightly more in line with the remake of RE2.
I hope that by the time I spend a few hours in RE4 remake I feel the same way 🤞
Resource limitations is what I loved about RE2MAKE.
Playing RE4 (2005), I didn't really notice that limitation and understandably so, you fight a LOT of ganados. I think they might reduce the number of ganados that might attack you due to how much faster they are now, which can really push you into a corner and force you to assess how you're going to approach each fight.
I adore a limitation on resources 🤘
Yeah it'll be interesting to see what they do with enemy numbers
How you get your Shure sm7b to sound so good bro ?
I have treated the room I'm in with sound dampening, that helps loads! Outside of that in post I do a few passes of the audio (do a noise reduction to eliminate pc hum, apply a normalizer, tweak the loudness and then usually go through and remove any breaths or clicks)
If you want any help with anything like that let me know and I'll happily go through it with you (on twitter send me a dm)
I'm a fan of the OG style as well. I had fun with the demo, but I agree with you - I was interested when they said this was going to be more horror themed. While it definitely is, I hope they stick heavily to it and focus on resource limitation. It's a big reason that while the OG was fun, I put it behind REMake, 2Make, OG 2 and 3. I'm all about the exploration/survival horror experience over the action horror experience.
A refined pallette 👌
I understand this viewpoint. But I grew up with RE4 and had sooo much fun with it. It was my first horror game and it did scare me a lot, especially in the castle. But mostly it was combat tension. I just really love the "action hero in an unsettling environment" thing it has going. Leon was just so damn cool and funny. "Your right hand comes off?"
I did play RE3, Revelations, Revelations 2, 6, 5, 7, and 8 afterwards. And I prefer the action approach. The Simmons fight in 6 was just too good. RE7 was very good with the horror aspects in general though.
Thats great! There's no right or wrong its your own opinion
Hopefully it manages to balance RE4 remake to cater to both of us 🤞
If you actually think the Simmons fight was good I have no respect for your opinion lol
Joke obviously, but on god Simmons is such a dogshit character and I prefered his beast form to the dumb t-rex and fly stuff
at first seeing the video title i thought it was just going to be another "hating on re4 for views" video but i was comepletely wrong!
while i am and always will be a fan of 4 and love the Chainsaw demo to death i mean hell i already modded the demo alot, i still agree with quite a few of your opinions and fully understand where you're coming from.
i really dont understand all the hate from the like/dislike ratio as its just your opinion.
Great video!
Thank you! Whenever people feel really strongly about a game (even pre release) there's always going to be some madness in the like/dislike ratio. Just one of those things 😅
I'm a combination of excited, intrigued, and sceptical about the RE4 Remake. I'm excited to see what changes Capcom make to the story, gameplay, and game design as we progress through the different beloved areas, but I'm also worried that they might end up trying to change too much, or end up sticking too close to the original. Changing too much would anger fans as the RE3 Remake did and making it feel like an entirely new game (in a negative way), and sticking too close would end up making it feel like a remaster, which we've gotten several times since it's original release (the HD versions on PS3/360, PS/Xbox One, and PC).
I love that Capcom seem to be taking a more horror-orientated approach to Resi 4 with the Remake (from the trailers, not necessarily the chainsaw demo), but I hope that we get more fearful and terrifying areas than just atmospheric horror, or just areas where the player has to be stealthy. There are many areas in the original that I think Capcom could change to make much more terrifying, like the first garrador fight, the U3 and Verdugo boss fights, and, as you mentioned, the sewers and the garden area with all the dogs. I really hope they get the right balance of action and horror if they go down the route of including both within the game, as they seem to be doing, since having both genres could be either very enhancing, or detrimental to the title, depending on the balance and the way they implement horror.
I myself am a lover of Resident Evil 4, but I also really enjoy the previous games, and RE7, that were focused on resource management, and feel more like survival horror. The original RE4 is my favourite in the series, but I am not a massive fan of any of the other action-orientated ones, like ORC, 5, or 6. They are all decent games, but just not good RE games. Resident Evil 8 was a blend of the old with the new, horror and action, but as good as RE8 was (another of my favourites, in fact), I think it leaned too much towards the OTT action in spots. I adore the parts of Village that are terrifying, like the doll house, and think they were spot on, but the action parts still feel too OTT for a Resident Evil game, so hopefully Capcom learn from that and are able to get a better balance between the two in the RE4 Remake. I did notice, in the demo, that certain moves, like kicking enemies and jumping out windows, were made slightly less heroric and "action hero" than the original due to the camera. The camera staying behind Leon rather giving him a cinematic view while kicking an enemy or jumping out of a window does make it feel more believable, and makes it feel less.....superficial? and over the top, and just that change, for me personally, was a very clever way to keep the iconic actions, but mix them with the new style and direction the new Remake is going in. It still has the sense of an action game, but it feels more "quick, i'll jump in here to get around the enemy" or more of a way to escape enemies, rather than trying to make Leon incredibly badass and unbelievable. Just the camera angles for those actions alone already make the characterisation of Leon, and how he has developed and changed since Raccoon City, more believable to me. Same goes with the cheesy one liners. The classic bingo line is there, but the voice acting and the changes to the phrasing of the dialogue also make Leon more believable, and relatable to the player, in that, for example, the Bingo line, Leon sounds more confused and curious in the Remake, rather than just..... "Eeeehhhhh" in the original release. Leon also being able to speak and understand Spanish adds a nice touch to that ability to believe what's going on as well. I never understood in the original why Leon never actually spoke the native language to the first ganado in the Cabin, despite being able to understand the language.
I absolutely loved the RE4 Remake demo, but I haven't yet got my hopes up for the full game. The demo looks very promising to me, but we are still dealing with Capcom after all! I'm equal parts worried as I am excited to play it when my copy arrives.
Loved reading this, it's good to be cautious going in and hopefully they can blow us all away 👌
The whole point of resident evil. Was the item management and to be a CHALLENGE! I can't remember the last challenge I had with these fucking games. Code Veronica was a hard fucking game.
Alot of people say that but apart from the random splits that I never knew existed I didn't find it that bad
I never grew up with the original RE4 but I really hope they make the remake terrifying and spooky. RE4 (2005) for me is not scary at all so I hope Capcom nails this remake
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They did sorry but re4 is the best version of resident evil
Play a different resident evil then i love the action
I don't think they will I am sorry. This is a game about more action, and it does have a bit of a more spooky atmosphere, but this game is probably not going to be for you.
It never was going to be the way you hoped because for example re 8 went back to more action roots.
And Resident evil 4 is the best RE formula which got the most fans on board, focused on all the action mostly.
@@Uruk02 just bc it isn’t scary doesn’t mean I’m not gonna play it
I see what u saying and one thing I like about the remake is u can do stealth kills now.
@Indievasion Yea u right but it wasn't in the original Re4 that's what I meant.
The stealth kills are a great inclusion, I had alot of fun with them in Revelations 2 and there's loads of ways they could slow gameplay down and Ratchet up the terror if they are used well 🤞
Appreciate the perspective - I'm a bigger fan of the old school Resi's, but have a lot of love for RE4 as well. Ultimately though, even if Capcom has made the graphics, lighting and atmosphere a bit spookier and more foreboding - I don't think there's any way they could've made 'every enemy/combat encounter terrifying' like you suggest, without completely changing the identity of the game. At the end of the day, I think they're trying to do the original justice in terms of approach and spirit while revitalizing it with modern additions.
Same. I’m more into psychological horror games and i did not like the OG RE4 but this one’s darker.
Thats fair 👌
It feels like going forward there’s going to be two styles that the series bounces between. There’s the games that use the classic formula, which we’ve seen with RE7, RE2R, and RE3R (although 3 was more action focused than the previous games, it still have the same general gameplay loop). Then there’s the RE4 style that we’ve seen with RE8 and RE4R. I’m convinced there’s going to be an attempted balance between those two styles moving forward. I can see RE9 being similar to RE7 in tone, and they follow it with a RE5R game. I can also see RE9 being more of Village, and we get a RE1R game following.
Yeah I can see that happening! Which style do you prefer out of the two?
@@SSJdavey I think I like the classic style more, because I absolutely adored the modernized first person gameplay in RE7. The focus on the horror, the tightly written story, and the overall atmosphere was perfect. I’d like to see more games like that, even if they’re spin-offs. That being said, I think 4 and Village are better at being replayable games due to the action focus.
The action style is fun at the very least and when it comes to replayability that goes a long way!
I'm the same as you when it comes to the more classic style of item conservation and limited encounters which have more impact but I do enjoy the action side if they manage to balance the experience well (like 8 did)
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Okay, I have a few things to talk about. First, I forgot that, in the original, you snap back to a neutral pose every time you ready the knife. Second, after playing the Resident Evil 4 remake demo, going right back to the original feels clunky, unfinished, and easy mode. (New game, professional difficulty)
I noticed in the demo that weapons have a perk list. It makes me wonder if they will have multiple upgrades after maxing out a weapon's stats. Like, the TMP, upgrade this weapons firepower greatly, then this weapon is now compatible with the laser attachment. Something like that.
The upgrades will be nice if it works like that 🤘
I wanna see Leon as sf6 dlc - mans packing that roundhouse kick
The Jean claude van damme dlc
I'm confused on how anyone could be scared of 4,5 or 6 as games
They really aren't horror in the slightest, maybe like, the regenerators but thats it, at this point its just all funny
4 has a couple of moments but 5 & 6 you'd have to TRY to be scared
SSJDavey: “I mean, what the hell have they been giving Leon? What’s this guy been eating?”
Me: *displays clip of Wile E. Coyote ordering a family-sized box of Triple Strength Fortified “Leg Muscle Vitamins” from ACME*
Guys been doing Atlas' job on the weekends. My dude has damage legs
"I never expected a knife to be doing more damage than a 9mm pistol" have you played any re game? that's literally every game
I actually said his kicks do more than a 9mm 👌
Action Resident Evil> Survival Hero Resident Evil. I love both but idk I prefer Re4-5 and 6 era of Resident evil. More my style of games where I can go into a power trip once you get skilled enough .
Each to their own, and I suppose that's the great thing about the franchise, its varied with styles and gameplay that there's something for everyone 👍
After playing the demo 4 times, all I can say is it's pretty on brand so far. The last time this series took risks is usually when it was close to dying as a series. I would rather it keep the important bits of 4 in the end. As for the scare factor? I don't think we're ever going to get the same level as back then. We've grown up and seen it all and aren't going back.
Thats fair, maybe I'm asking too much of it 🤷
@@SSJdavey I wouldn't say asking too much. The remakes before never scared me either with actual scares really. The atmosphere was all it needed, and I think the demo nails that. Sure, it's a horde of them in a remote village but when you're trying to run from 7 of them just to get a chance to line the next shot up that's when it's on the table. I missed half.my shots panicking and trying to get the line ups. That's what I'm here for.
He's just trying his hardest to find something to complain about.
The dark castle gothic horror aesthetic would fit Leon's character perfectly and the knife being less abundant would fit the story combat training from Krauser making Leon more resourceful.
The Las Plagias could nerf Leon after the village segment while making it more challenging for us in other areas while also having to protect Ashley.
I am so fricking happy to hear someone say that they're not a big fan of the original resident evil 4
I Couldnt agree more. I do like RE4 original, and the demo did a great job of re capturing that tension. BUT, I had the same thoughts, those thoughts are "is Capcom, really going to make the same mistakes again?"
I hope not, but after seeing a Knife parry I am slightly worried about the future of RE. Only time will tell, epsecially if they do a RE5 remake
We'll know soon enough with the full release 🫣
Re5 remake will be solid to do, I wonder what they'll change (it needs a huge overhawl imo)
Try to get the Mad Chainsaw mode and give it a go. A lot more thought goes into that playthrough ahah
I've given it a go since, mega fun! Punishing to the extreme but a real challenge, loved it...even when I thought to parry the chainsaw and realised that I can't 😅
That's why I really enjoyed the original resident evils don't get me wrong the modern resident evils are fun but not great
Its a mixed bag for sure, some I feel are really good, great even...but not all of them
@@SSJdavey Resident Evil 1 to 4 originals are my favorite now resident evil 5 is okay. I'm not going to talk about Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 1 remake Is really good.
Resident Evil 2 remake excellent.
Resident Evil 3 remake disappointment.
I do honestly believe we will get more Resident Evil remakes Because of their success and also keep the franchise alive a little bit longer.
This is the opinion I had in the back of my mind and was too scared to voice in order to protect my own happiness lol
Haha yeah I get you, I'm sure it's going to be at least fun if nothing else! I'm sure it's going to be great...im hopeful even if a little worried
@@SSJdavey I’m sure it will be great, hell I even thought resident evil 3 was fantastic albeit a little short.
@David Latcham I loved the reimagining of 3 too so I'm sure it's going to be great, no harm in wanting a bit more though 😅
@@SSJdavey I honestly don’t think any game franchise release gets me as hyped as the resident evil series!
It always feels special to me too! The only other one that gives me that feeling is Metal Gear 👌
I'm like you I'm not really a fan of the 4th one. I need the remake to even want to replay it. It wasn't bad at all but I found it to not be at all what I was looking for.
Exactly that, I hope we can find a deeper level of appreciation with the remake. Hopefully we can see what everyone else does 🤷
As much as I am looking forward to this game, I can admit that I wasn’t excited for it at first. I love the OG version but would feel better served with a Code Veronica Remake, but I’m happy with the direction of the RE4 Remake.
A CV remake would be so awesome, I'm holding out hope that it's the next one on the list 🤞
@@SSJdavey I am one of those that didn’t think RE4 needed a remake but I’m glad they did. Code Veronica definitely needs a remake because it’s one of the most under told stories in the franchise.
This is my most anticipated game
Not long to wait 🙌
They've cut the U-3
No way! Is that confirmed!?
@@SSJdavey
I cannot confirm what the OP said with my own eyes. But that does appear to be the case, unfortunately.
Now, I can try to put that reported cut into perspective and/or share some speculation as to why that apparently is. But I know you want to avoid spoilers as much as reasonably possible, and me doing so would reveal numerous other spoilers, which my own eyes can confirm. So I won’t say anymore unless you specifically ask me.
I'm looking forward to the game, I haven't played the demo though, going to just wait it out and play the full game when it releases.
Looking forward to your review on it too.
I wish I had that kind of iron will. I was telling the audience of my podcast I wouldn't watch or play any re4 until release...and then I folded immediately 🤣
I’m not a fan of resident 4 either , but this game looks soo beautiful. Just everything about it down to the mechanics & graphics etc 🔥
🤞 it delivers
I hope they fix the deadzone problem on console it makes the game unplayable
A couple of people have mentioned this, I didn't notice anything when I was playing. Which platform are you?
@@SSJdavey
It's on xbox and ps4 as well the aiming is horrible
Can you tell me the camera setting u playing with
Well, from my point of view, I don't have any concerns with this remake. I love the og RE4 and this Remake seems to be faithful so I'm hyped
If you already love re4 its a certified win 100%
Its more of a fun game rather than scary. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
Very true, It doesn't save me wishing for more though. I'll save judgement on the whole game till I've played it though - I'm still hopeful
I got it lol everybody’s praising the demo so you had to come up with a unique perspective
Nope I was just being honest to myself
I respectfully disagree, I haven't played the demo, but I would urge you to be very careful when asking for 'Reimaginings'.
RE3 Remake was a Reimagining and look how that game ended up, a cheap, shallow, lazy imitation of original source material. RE1 is considered by many (And me depending on what day it is) to be one of the greatest remakes ever made and one of the best games ever made in general. It was a faithful remake that improved on the original in more or less every way possible and the added extra content on top of that to supplement what was already there.
Every time I hear the word 'Reimagining' my eyes roll harder than Limp Bizkit in 2001.
Believe me I am no Capcom fanboy, I stopped paying for their new games after RE3 Remake and just haven't felt the same way about the franchise since, but I am very, very glad they are sticking closer to the OG4.
RE4 is one of the most successful and well known video games of all time, to stray away from what made the game as iconic as it is would be business malpractice.
Nothing against you though, I enjoy your videos 😁.
I see where your coming from and I do agree to a certain extent, a reimagining is fraught with danger on all sides, if they get it wrong no-one will be happy!
Appreciate the comment and hearing your thoughts 👍
This isn’t CV so it’s to be expected. You’re a little worried that a remake is staying true to the original? Not concerning to me.. I’m glad about it. It does seem like they dialed up the atmosphere a bit but the combat will be the same.
I hope the atmosphere has been dialed up in the full game, that'll go a long way for me if it is 👍
Thank you, I too am not a Resi 4 fan and much prefer the earlier games in which the danger felt more real, and the long-form gameplay more strategic. People look at me like I'm an alien when I say I don't like RE 4 as a Resident Evil fan, yet it really shouldn't be that much of a surprise. Why would I like it if it literally removed everything I liked about the series in the first place?
I am curious as to how the El Gigante boss fight will go down if the knife is breakable though...
The parry mechanic is going to make re4 fun as hell (it's always been fun...even if its not scary) I wonder how that fight and krauser will go now! Can't wait to find out
My only concern is Ada's new voice 🙃
All in all, RE4R is gonna be one hell of a REmake of my no. 1 RE game 🥲🥰🤘🏻
I always respect your honest thoughts and opinions so keep it up! 👊🏻💯
I'll try my best! If I'm not honest then what's the point in any of it 👌
Yeah. I still don't get why Capcom decided to change Ada's voice actress 😢
@@meiyami93 so she could finally be Asian ? 🥲😭
10/10
I’m not gonna lie I wasn’t hoping for a full on Remake this is pretty faithful to the original in many ways. I was hoping they would take the story and ideas from RE4 and make it more of a survival horror game than an action game unlike the original. I thought it was going to be more similar to RE2 remake but with ganados instead of zombies. I was interested to see what Resident evil 4 would like look as more of a super creepy slower pace horror game than basically a remake that remains faithful to the originals action roots.
As soon as I found it it was very similar to the original I was still excited but my hype died down a little bit. I was hoping for more surprises and a take on RE4 that felt more fresh and new
Thats how I'm feeling, you've summed that up perfectly
If you actually play the demo, it plays wildly different to the OG. You're setting yourself up for failure by expecting RE4 of all games to not be action/horror
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But the general idea is the same. Kill everything that moves… replenish your ammo with pickups dropped by dead enemies. Shoot in particular spots to allow for melee takedowns… there is so much here that is the same as OG RE4.
I was just hoping we’d get a more survival horror version of RE4 because i always thought it would be sick to see a more horrific version of RE4 as opposed to the action packed thing the game always had going for it.
I love RE4 for its gameplay but I was always more of an RE1 RE2 guy than an RE4 guy. 1 & 2 truly define the series for me…. 4 comes in third place.
So as somebody that always like 4 but loved 1 & 2 maybe you can now see why I was hoping they’d turn RE4 into something more in line with the series early survival horror roots.
They had no problem making big changes to RE3 so that’s why a part of me thought they could take RE4 in a different direction as well. There are things I really love about re4 but there was also a lot I didn’t like … always found the second half of RE4 to be pretty silly.
You love your bloody haptics 🤣 that’s always the thing I turn off if I can 🤣
I like Campy Action Horror so RE4 is my favourite but I get why you like a more traditional, horror game 😅
I adore them, the amount of games that half arse it is insane. So when they are done well it stands out *chefs kiss*
@@SSJdavey everytime my PS5 triggers lock up I think I broke them then remember it’s a feature 🤣 I don’t like to fight my controller that’s just me lol
too bad no laser room the best part to see leon jumping dodging the laser in full remake, no u3 sadly the best boss before krauser which is such a disappointment and last no ada wong assignment unless its a dlc include in the future
Is all this confirmed now?
@@SSJdavey yup someone at TikTok and reddit confirm it sadly
Wait. Does this mean you like RE2&3 remake ? Since you're not really a powerhouse in those recent games. I've always thought why Leon is so OP in RE4 (and cocky on top of that heh). But the more you think about it, the more it makes sense actually storywise. Think about it...Jill,Chris,Leon,Barry etc. These people never encountered b.o.w's before. But since their first encounter with these monsters..they know what to more or less expect y'know what I mean?
It wouldn't make sense if they didn't get any experience and proper training after their first nightmare in Raccoon city. Heck you can even see Leon's face showing the exhaustion, PTSD and more in this game and a little bit in the original. Guy probably couldn't sleep well for years. It got a toll on everyone.
In short, gameplay wise I know what you mean being advertised as a "survival horror" game. Storywise... It makes sense.
It does make sense story wise your right!
I love re2&3 remakes 👌
@@SSJdavey yee thought so. RE2 remake is more like you described in your video. I'm very curious how they gonna do the Regenerator part 👻
And me! The regenerators will be mega hype. Just hope we don't get any more footage now so I can be surprised (I could avoid watching...but I'm not that strong willed 😅)
@@SSJdavey just one more week. Hang in there. I don't think Capcom will release any more trailers prior to release. It's not their style. The only thing you need to watch out now for is the channels or gaming review websites who got early copies.
put your worries aside. the game is outstanding!!
Hold on. Let me get this straight.
You don't like Resident Evil 4 because it's more on the action side than the horror side.
You got excited about the remake, yet you're disappointed that it's similar to the original, as if you're surprised about that. The community generally made it clear that they wanted the game to not stray far from the original.
Why exactly are you concerned if they seem to be giving the majority of the fans exactly what they wanted? I understand that it isn't quite what you may have hoped for, though to be fair, and as you said, it is just the demo.
Another important thing to note is that the current theory going around is that this is actually a very early build of the game, like from prior to the June 2022 trailer.
I'm not so much dissapointed, I'm more so concerned that if they don't get the balancing act nailed with the knife it won't live up to its potential shown here.
This tiny section isn't enough to judge its atmosphere but I will be gutted if it doesn't elicit fear. I know its just me, remaking re4 is a nightmare as its so beloved and fans wouldn't want it too different but if they don't change enough it will feel seperate from the series like it always has. Tough balancing act
Hope that clarifies my perspective 👌
@@SSJdavey fair enough
See that's the problem with guys like them worried about a horror game being too easy. They play it on a normal or easy setting and say this wasn't scary. If you feel that way play it on harder difficulty. Something tells me that fighting really aggressive bullet sponge granados with scarce Ressources is gonna change your mind especially when you get that chainsaw guy coming at you.
On too of that uou already freaking played the original game which lessen the element of surprise since you know what it is about already. Those who will fully enjoy the experience are the newcomers.
Thats a great shout, I'm thinking of starting this on hard but for reviews to get an idea on how resource is managed I start on normal... I'll take a judgement call on the day
I appreciate hearing a different, more cautious viewpoint rather than the just ‘everything is awesome’ about this we’ve mostly been hearing. I am very excited for it and I hope it retains some of the original while also changing it up a bit and making it its own thing. I pretty much agree with you that this is an incredible game in general, just not so much an incredible resident evil game, based on what we had before it. I will always prefer the originals. Luckily Capcom pulled itself from the brink after RE6, cause that was just awful. The remakes and RE7 renewed interest again and got them on the right track for the most part
I'm glad you enjoyed it, there's been alot of hate for this vid so it would have been easier to just say I'm overly impressed but I always aim to speak my mind and be as fair as possible 👌
Stupid purist talk. Yes, it's a good resident evil game if it's a good game because capcom are the only ones who get to decide if it's a resident evil game or not. People trying their hardest to complain about something.
I'm not trying to complain about anything, just because I'm not as excited as you are doesn't mean I hate it or I'm trying to find faults.
I love how RE4 Remake is taking a lot of elements that worked from RE6, just toned down so you're not mowing down hordes with complete ease. I will die on the hill that RE6's gameplay system in isolation is a blast. RE6 Mercenaries is so good. It just needed more fine-tuning, IMO. The problem with RE6's gameplay during its campaign was the excess of forced scripted on-rail segments that prevented the gameplay from ever shining, or even explained properly through a proper tutorial. It's just one scripted action setpiece to another... They overstay their welcome after your first campaign, let alone the next three. On one hand, I never realized how much I missed the ability to casually dodge under enemy projectiles from RE6 until I played the RE4 Remake demo, lmao.
The re6 dive is so much fun! I have alot of issues with 6 but it's fun as hell to roll through doors 😅
If you don't like it how are you going to enjoy
A remake is a different game from the base experience. Re2 is very different from its original. Just because I'm not a fan of base re4 doesn't mean I won't come away with a different experience
I am also not a fan of re4, but for some reason I am very excited for the remake. It feels like it’s what they originally wanted
Hopefully they'll smash it 🤞
The melee concerns u, but the knife & parry don't? 😂
Well, u are playing as someone who's experienced the situation already, so of course, they'll have some moves up their sleeves & featuring more action.
Would be weird if a RE veteran would always be scared & walking slow in every game they're in. U would have to have every game feature a new character for that.
The melee probably do more damage cuz u weakened them a bit with ur gun in the first place.
Again, playing as a veteran RE character, makes sense Leon learned to melee foes.
I get the 1-man army argument regarding survival, but in general, the RE games were a 1-person army, for the most part.
I guess in a realism stake yeah the knife is pretty op but I can't deny I adored how it feels to parry so I don't care 🤣
@@SSJdavey lol, I'm not complaining, the knife is awesome 😂
I like the option to melee, instead of just having to run away. In a situation, I'd kick them away to ensure survival. Besides, he kicks that strong, cuz he has been training. I'd have concerns if his kicks were too weak
It's always been trendy to hate on RE4 because "not 1-3", but let's be serious. RE4 is tight.
Not only is RE4 tight, but without it the entire series would be dead. Survival Horror titles have fought and screamed through the years, being practically forgotten by everyone but their fans for years. RE4 not only revitalized the series, but changed the face of third person games.
In 2010, okay. Sure.
"Re4 ruined RE" was a radical opinion, but in 2023 I think it's just outdated logic. Them original games aren't even scary beyond being 11 and confused on the Mansion layout. By your second or third playthrough you're basically speedrunning the original games.
The difference is that in old school RE, the tension fades as soon as you have a grasp on the mechanics, but in a game like RE4 your execution is tested every single encounter. If you play the old RE4 on the highest difficulty, every bullet counts because you need crowd control or you're doomed. I don't think RE4 needs to drastically diverge from the formula because that game is largely a perfectly executed game.
Iron out some of the kinks in terms of pacing, encounter design, etc and we're all set.
I struggle to think of any game which is still frightening on a 2nd/3rd run outside of dead space 🤔
Without RE4 your right the franchise would have become stale and could have fallen off but with its success it did lead to capcom execs moving away from the resource driven atmospheric releases of the classic games (outbreak 1/2 being the final stab at it) which did eventually lead to the series becoming a white noise of action (6).
It may be a well trodden opinion with 4 leading to the decline of the franchise in the eyes of many but thats because there's some truth there (just my opinion)
I know it’s after the fact but I definitely would not be concerned with a 93 on Metacritic unless you are a purist.
Yeah the review scores are certainly giving me some faith 👍
Capcom are confident given the embargo is a week before release too!
Remakes should be faithful to the original, so no, fuck "more horror". RE4 is an action game, so that's what a remake should be. RE2 remake was great, precisely because it was failthful to RE2. RE4 deserves just as much respect.
I guess so, re2 certainly changed quite a few things from the original. Some for the better some worse, we'll have to see in the finished product 👌
@@SSJdavey you can't remake a game without changing anything, can you? Overall, I think we can agree that it was very respectful and faithful to the original vision.
@Ivan Radchenko I can agree with that, ultimately in a remake they can choose to change or tweak anything they feel like. Sometimes it works sometimes it loses a bit of magic - its a tough job (I certainly wouldn't want to do it! The pressure must be nuts)
😂 I don't like Resident Evil games then he says I don't like RE4 Remake 😅 if you want to be scared put it on hard difficulty and use your knife only that degrades the more you use it. This guy straight up hater 😂
You can feel that way if you want to, I'm not a hater. Far from it, but sure, jump to extremes
your the omly concerning one in the world lol its a remake
Yeah it feels that way sometimes 😅
If you didn't enjoy playing the classic re4 clearly you're not gonna like this one too.
I'm holding out hope I will, it all comes down to the resource management and atmosphere and I won't know till the game comes out. Regardless of those elements it'll be fun if nothing else
To be honest, I never expected a full on reimagination, after all RE4 fanboys are worst fanbase in RE community. The weird things they are complaining are ridiculous. You could see them some of the other videos, some calls game ruined because Leon not makes cringy jokes or some people asks why that stupid QTE knife changed and called that legendary (seriously!). Maybe I'm the only guy hoped to see somehow hookman finds his way in the remake 😂.
Now for real talk. I never liked RE4 , they can't really work on that much on the game because of that ridiculous story. Leon was a super soldier in original and he is a super soldier again , story made him one man army. Unless they change the story complety (like the hookman version), they can't make him less than a one man army. But changing story cause uproar among the RE4 fanboys and they need their support. Just the rumor of the removing Krauser (the character really has no relevancy in the story) caused some rage. He was overpowered in original but tank controls pulled him back in og RE4. Let's be honest here, RE4 in never been a challenging game, there was no strategy, no puzzle, no choices it was a linear game. Controls, stupid QTEs and some bad escort missions gave trouble to players. Now the free control gave player much more freedom, that's why its gonna feel like more action heavy compared to original. Is it gonna be good o bad thin we will see it.
For me, I liked what I saw. I hated QTEs, I hated cringy dialogs, now it looks like they cut most of em. Now I expect more serious and better devoleped villians. Salazar looks more threatning (hope they made better boss fight and removed that stupid giant statue), Ashley looks more likable. Hope Saddler got better treatment, Krauser get more backstory, story kinda makes more sense.
The worst side of the re fan base has got to go to the people who adore RE6 and think everyone who thinks differently is just hating 🙄
Thats the video I put out and realised people will bat for literally anything 😅
Really enjoyed reading your thoughts, thanks for sharing. 🤘
@@SSJdavey RE 6 has fans? 😳. Jokes aside I gave some of em credits they know how bad it is and likes it because of multiplayer or how absurd the entire game is.
Another problem (at least for me) is the controls. They feel awful compared to Dead Space (2023). If this ain't fixed in the final game, RE4 (2023) will be a BIG skip for me.
What don't you like about the controls? I thought they were fine?
@@SSJdavey They feel sluggish. Like a delay when you aim and turn Leon. A reason I also wasn’t a fan of the old RE games was the fixed camera and tank controls. I’d was just god awful.
Oh I didn't notice that at all, I was playing in resolution mode so I don't know if that's the difference or not?
6:20 "critical" not even close.
This game is a disgrace to the original.
Character design so bad except ashley
Voice acting so bad
Gameplay sekiro with guns
Weapons so bad
Not my RE4.
Which voice acting is bad? I've seen people mention Ada's voice. Is that what you mean?
To be fair? None of the RE games were scary 🤷🏼♀️
None? You're made of stronger stuff than me! Playing RE2 remake, I was damn near having a heart attack with the sound of Mr X stomping about 🤣
You brought up some valid points that many other people ignore because they're sadly blind by the nostalgia. Some overlook the bad things about RE4 and the franchise onwards. The story for RE4 was BAD. I felt so disconnected from the rest of the franchise when i played the original. Heck, i'd even go as far as mentioning that I wish RE 3.5 wasn't scrapped because it looked way more in tune with what came prior. Really dark, wasn't too over the top, and there was a sense of dread. And of course the survival aspect was there.
This demo was so jam-packed with an over abundance of resources that already lessens the thrill of the threat(s) lurking around every corner. I'll play the RE4 Remake, but I stand strongly on the fact that when it comes to the writing and survival aspect of this franchise onward, it just flat out sucks. I only consider RE5 the better game because it had better characters and a better villain involved. Otherwise, this whole franchise needs to be rebooted. The Shadow of Rose DLC did nothing but confirm CAPCOM is running out of ideas with this current timeline. People need to stop being shills and tell them start over.
We'll have to see how re4 remake is when it comes out, it may not be as abundant as it is here and I guess we can always raise up the difficulty to make resources that more stringent
The demo was amazing Capcom nailed it!
The tone of the game is darker scarier and the enemies are smarter and more aggressive than the original can’t wait for the full game!
Not long to go now!
I'm not a RE4 fan either. I think it controls like ass with the tank controls, slow movement speed, baffling aiming controls. Yeah, RE4 did the camera over the shoulder approach. Awesome. Great. But you aim by pointing a laser around the screen rather than it being centered. Shit sucks. What I do like about RE4 is Leon himself. He's a action movie hero. Cheesy one liners, always oozing with confidence. A one man army practically. The remake seems to be keeping all the things I like and throwing out all the things I hated so I'll probably actually like it this time around. I don't get scared by horror so whether or not something is scary is a moot point for me. Horror is atmosphere for me. Not whether or not it scares me. Creeping through a dilapidated house in a dark spooky forest is good enough for me.
The cheesy one liners are awesome and I'm glad they are holding on to that, wonder if it'll go full camp like the original 🤔
@@SSJdavey I have a feeling they're gonna dial it back. Not completely. But just a bit.
Have we had confirmation of the giant statue chasing Leon yet 🤣🤣
@@SSJdavey I was thinking exactly that.
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*This a mild spoiler warning, so only look down if you want an answer to your question about the statue…*
I have been combing for leaked footage these past few days and did see something that resembles the original RE4’s giant Salazar statue. However, the statue appeared during the tower sequence with the spiral staircase and elevator, as merely another trap to get past.
Plus, it attacks Leon by periodically breathing fire like the original RE4’s dragon statues, rather than chasing after him. Unless that statue appears elsewhere, it seems that the RE4 Remake gives a nod to the original’s statue, but tones down its absurdity and has it swap roles with other traps/set-pieces.
Go play outlast or something re4 is fucking awesome and you can't do anything about it 😊
Do you feel the need to come in like a white Knight all the time or?
This video went up pre playing the full game, I'll have a full review out next week if you want to see how I feel after playing it.
Not a fan of Resident Evil 4? Oh okay well this isn’t worth watching 😂
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Doesn't hurt to see someone else's opinion I guess 🤷
@@SSJdavey well I’m not going to watch a video of someone’s concerns for a remake of game they don’t even like. What could you possibly be worried about? Being one of the few people who don’t like a critically acclaimed game AGAIN? If you weren’t a fan, you have nothing to worry about.
I'm worried about how they'll balance the knife, i love it's inclusion here and how they've tied it to a meter I'm concerned on how they'll balance refills, that and the general atmosphere. Fun wise its off the charts
plays a demo 15 mins in length 'this bad, got me worried' dude the games not for you, go play cod or whatever shit you play.
I never stated anywhere I didn't enjoy it, not even once. I just expressed my concerns with the systems and how they could be utilised
This channel is dedicated almost exclusively to survival horror content, might want to rethink throwing elitist nonsense around.
If you disagree that's totally fine, that's why the Internet is great we can have a conversation about our view points and find understanding. Is there anything your concerned with or are you certain they'll nail the remake?
The demo will be exactly the same as the whole game wtf do you mean?
We don't have enough time in the demo to know for sure how rescources will be managed, we havnt seen any of the environments outside of the intro. So no we don't know for sure. We know how it controls and the mechanics but that's it (they are both positives btw)
Yeah no I can see if you want to play a more scary game. Go play outlast go play any other dead space game. But Resident Evil has always had a mix of gunplay mixed with horror
Its not the gunplay per se that's the concern its more resource management when it comes to the knife that's my biggest question mark 👌
You're just trying your hardest to find something to complain about. Stop
I'm not at all, I'm not even complaining. I'm hopeful they'll deliver but sharing my concerns