Is The Story of Resident Evil 4 Remake Better Than The Original?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มี.ค. 2023
- Is Resident Evil 4 Remake better than the original Resident Evil 4? Today we look at and compare both stories find out. We will look at the changes the Resident Evil 4 remake makes to the story and see if they hindered or improved the experience.
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12:08 slight error, the mag wasn't empty from her firing, it's actually a really cool small detail. It had an extract malfunction which is why you can see the casing stuck. This is caused due to her not holding the gun properly to control the recoil which caused the gun to jam. This is something that happens in real life when you don't handle the recoil
I personally haven't made it to that point yet but if it shows the casing get caught in the slide then that is amazingly accurate. I was teaching a kid to shoot a sidearm recently and because he didn't have a firm grip and locked wrists the sidearm would catch brass in the slide frequently. Kudos to Capcom if they got this right.
You're pretty good...
I really enjoyed the gun details in this remake. Especially the “+1 capacity” due to the round in chamber.
@Cullen Kuykendall yes it jammed. After that Sadler takes Ashley and Leon picks the gun up and shows it jammed and he got it un-jammed
Was about to say the same thing. It’s awesome that they added this much detail
Leon being more serious and kinda traumatize by Racoon City is pretty refreshing and realistic. You can see his face its tired, his eyes are eveen much less inocent. It makes sense for his character and i am grateful for that.
I do get how this is interesting and overall good thig, but I just love Jedi Master Leon, whos the best and knows it.
People who want the series to be more realistic have missed the point of Resident Evil.
@@escalatingbarbarism5096 it seems like this is the excuse for every change made to something. to make it "more realistic"
@@luigilucas8896 not scared is boring. Having fear but fighting against it is much more interesting and worthy of praise
@@luigilucas8896 resident evil 6 was an over the top action game with minimal horror. Worst game in the series by a longshot. On another note Leon is clearly significantly older in that game.
That chapter with Luis is my most favourite in the remake. Its so fun and fighting those two gigante is so cool.
Yeah it was but literally 30 seconds after the fight he dies, which by now everybody knows that Luis dies so it wasn't really nothing new.
@@finnish_hunter i wasnt aware lmao, if you didnt know not everybody finished or even got close to finishing the original game.
@@finnish_hunter and also not everybody got their game spoiled by whatever spoiled yours and the "everybody' your talking about
@@matthewparker7180 Well considering that the original Resident Evil 4 has been out for almost 2 decades on almost every platform, the people who are angry at spoilers to the original are pretty stupid considering the time they had to play it, Luis's death is in the original and it was pretty obvious that his "tragic" desth was in the remake also, just common sense.
Uhh no
I always saw the one liners as way to cope for Leon with the messed up and over the top situation he's in. Besides it gave him a memorable personality
The RE2Make has a vision of the future with the giant alligator. When he blows up the pipe in its mouth he says "Chew on that you overgrown son of a bitch!" which felt like a nice nod to his future personality. The two games truly feel connected now because in the RE2Make he clearly becomes infatuated with helping a secret agent on a secret mission... and this game he gets to live that life. So it feels like Leon is in the end result of what he wanted and he comes off as a just a little unhinged and A-Okay with ultra violence now lol! Which is why all of his kills feel strangely more brutal in this game. There's a kind of PTSD rage in him, but he's still kind of the giant nerd that he was in RE2Make.
you mean.. like spider-man?
@@Animepoppie Pretty much, both characters tend to whip out cheesy one-liners in serious situations while performing awesome acrobatics.
@@antariellyons he still did it alot in this game, thats what i dont understand when people complain about how he "didnt do it" like they just didnt pay attention to what he said, i mean even in gameplay he had tons of cheesy one liners, and plenty in cutscenes also. just finished this shit and i gave it a 10/10 in my book, which was crazy to me because i thought cyberpunk would've still taken the cake for the best story ive had recently but this blows everything out of the water. capcom went above and beyond with this remake
@@matthewparker7180 some people probably didn’t trigger the one liners. I did on my play through tho and it definitely feels like his way of coping with the fucked yo situations he’s in
8:09 Ada’s campaign wasn’t in the original release of the original game either, it came shortly after when the game released on new platforms.
Yeah but it should've been in the remake day one.
@@finnish_hunter That isn't fair.
@@sonicplays8740 Well maybe not but life isn't fair.
@@finnish_hunter Then maybe it truly shouldn't come with the game.
@@sonicplays8740 Dataminers have already dug up some files. It's confirmed. We have to accept that the DLC cannot be rushed and can't just come with an already long and high quality campaign.
I like the approach of Ashley but I died of laughter when i had to run from Mendez and a hoard of enemies and one of the axe throwing enemies missed me and whacked her in the head causing me to restart. Overall amazing remake with lots of funny moments.
Poor girl ngl
For those who don't know the operation krouser and leon were on as explained in game is where leon finds out ada is alive. There are a lot of inbetween stories capcom doesn't fully explain in the main games.
I know they made a level in one of the Wii lightgun games explaining it. But I think I heard that those levels are actually based on a game Capcom made that was never released outside Japan because it failed (it might even have also been a lightgun game too)? I think it would benefit them greatly to make it because seeing the story and setting from the Wii game, its a great setup for a real game. Perhaps as DLC if they are willing to make some for RE4R, though considering how much content is in this game compared to the other Remakes, I think they blew through the budget already, lol.
Now that I think about it, it would be cool if they made it and it shows Leon trying to learn Spanish (since RE4R shows he knows it now), so some of the files could be in Spanish and Leon can't read them entirely. Then when you play through the game again as Krauser who is already fluent, he reads the files and then comments on them, and this is how they explain his reasoning for wanting power and going down the path that leads to RE4. Sort of like in Nier when the second playthrough you get more information from seeing the events from a different perspective. The Wii game does something like that already iirc.
Still playing through it and enjoying it pretty much the same i did as a kid this is just so great
Separate Ways is def coming - they wouldn't reference it in the last moments of the game if it wasn't and I believe they already confirmed some additional content.
Loved the game! I will say I do miss some of the camp and silliness from the original but I still think it was great.
It is also confirmed that we might get u3 back in the separate ways dlc
I hope Suzi is right and the U3 fight is saved for Ada's potential DLC, if they go that route at all. Using her hook shot to zip around the cages as they fall while U3 chases you sounds cool.
U-3 is the other Verdugo now, the housekeeper. It'll be interesting seeing how it unfolds with Ada, since we never see what happens with the other Verdugo
And will make the boss fight more engaging 😀
Hello there, I am from the future and Suzi was completely right. The U3 is in Separate Ways and its boss fight is very good
I think it somewhat makes sense that Separate Ways wasn't included at launch because it wasn't actually in the original release. Specifically, it wasn't in the GameCube version, the first version of the game. It was only introduced on the PS2 version and onwards.
the dlc is coming soon?
That's like defending bdsp for not having platinum content in the original.
@@rpgfanatic9719 Yeah, you're right. I was just thinking of some sort of justification for it not being included.
What about assignment ada
@@greasy8394 I think this is all coming later as free dlc hopefully. That and mercs.
Personally I think the remake has a better story compared to the original. Don’t get me wrong both are great but the remake’s story feels more flushed out and not quick in and out moments. But that’s me.
flushed out cause it spoon feed's you need to know information or the improved character story's other than kind of giving Leon Post Trauma stress , rather than a I can survive anything type of attitude
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Yeah I agree. While I did like the new story, and maybe it was better directed, the OG story is much more likable for what it is, as it didnt fester on cliches, and was unique. But that's just me though.
Resident evil 4 original well balanced between comedy and seriousness while remake more very boring after 1 or 2 Walkthrough gets bored easily
@@ResidentNotEvil5 nha it's golden
@@desfefewhat do you mean by didn’t fester on the cliches?
I like how, even though the remake’s story is better, it doesn’t replace the OG.
It’s fitting with the direction that the remakes (or to be more accurate, they are reimaginings as called by the devs originally). Yet the OG (from a story standpoint) still holds on its own in a different way. It has the pop-culture sort of type of stay with it’s one liners and weird characters
I have no doubt that we will be getting an Assignment Ada as DLC in the future. It is possible they are saving U-3 and even the other Verdugo who just goes MIA. U-3 is referred in some logs so it's not out of the picture.
U-3 was quite “out of the blue” in the original, but it did show just how far the Los Iluminados went experimenting on the pariste. The remake even has a file referencing U-3. I think it also helps connect RE4 with RE5 and the U-8 monster.
I loled when Leon went to rescue Ashley on the island, the evil guys closed the camera and he actually called them Amateurs. He was just great, the perfect action hero.
Now the remake has a different tone it is good and stuff but the original is just like a retro Chuck Norris movie. Dude is a badass and he just banters with the evil gods like they were bros and shit.
I think the reason leon isn’t fussed about ada is because he’s so done with everything he’s had to go through during re4.
Also, as much as she did to save him in the previous game and this one she is still ultimately looking out for herself. He has a duty to his mission and must maintain professionalism.
No wonder there a different side of leon in the remake when he saw ada then
Oy ma boy grew a pair
Well i watched Evangelion, and its funny how seriously it takes itself trying to be sad " well i assume its what you meant.
He definitely feels done with her. Especially at the end when he sees she was doing this just to get the plagas. Then she offers him a ride and he’s like “really?” She knows his mission and knows he isn’t going to just abandon Ashley. I feel bad for Leon because despite all this it seems like he can never really get over her, especially in RE6 no matter how much she is just toying with him.
Sadler was underutilized in the remake. Also, I know this isn't story related, but the original voice acting was way more enjoyable.
Yes on the voices. The bad guys all became muddled and boring. Saddler was deliciously condescending and boisterous, Salazar was vain and prone to anger, and Krauser just sounded better in the original.
I dunno, he just became "generic military mentor who goes rogue". Reminded me of some anime mentors I've seen. He was more of a mystery in the original, but that mystery had a presence that this new version failed to live up to.
@@BingFoxI mean Krauser just shows up and doesn’t have much impact on the OG story other than taking Ashley. His history with Leon is poorly explored and that mystery doesn’t work if it doesn’t give us some insight. The remake did this much better by introducing him earlier, fleshing out Leon’s history with him and making his boss fights feel like a last test to make Leon the soldier he knew he could be.
@@BingFox i hope your joking about krauser. His voice is still creepy and menacing, and he is way more fleshed out in the remake than he ever was in the og. Its not even close
Many of the antagonists suck in the remake. Salazar went from one of the most memorable in the series to forgettable.
Capcom supposedly made it policy to stop hiring unionised voice actors after RE7/8, and based on several of the VAs in the remake I can believe that.
Ada is soulless and Krauser has a breathing problem at the end of every line.
I swear no one can just admit that both games are masterpieces and they both do things better than the other.
Yes! Both game is a masterpiece of a different time in gaming, and nostalgia seems to blind everyone who's played the original in all the reviews I've seen. It is probably one of the best games to come out in recent years for me personally, and I've played and replayed the original more times than I can count. I loved every change they made.
@@Dreamora-lorekeeper finally a sane person. Lol
I agree 100%
The story and characters are vastly improved in the remake, in my opinion. Except in one regard: Saddler. You barely feel his presence throughout the story, and he only appears near the end. In the original, even when he wasn't physically there, you could feel him watching over everything like a true puppet master. Plus, he looks like King Koopa from the Mario Bros. Movie now.
Finnaly. The bosses' interactions are really missing. Salazar jamming the radio, even Sadler made the motivation to defeat them more interesting. Similar to whatt happened in RE2, they cut that too.
@Deadsk They got played, they wasn't necessarily bad but weren't as good as the OG 4. The game focus on the Las Plagas as a whole rather than the main villains who started it.. I'm glad expanded that but nerfin the villains wasn't smart..
N Ada got done dirty..
For me it was the exact opposite, he felt like a looming threat in the remake appearing in visions and spouting out creepy cult lines meanwhile original Saddler is barely around until the final few chapters
I personally feel like that’s only the case in the original cause characters would just randomly pop in a phone call and talk to each other, which just wouldn’t really work in the remake
Saddler seems to me like a virgin mother Mary. Something about his portraits and outfit evoked the catholic image of Mary. He also fits the actual arc, too. Mary brings God incarnate into the world, Saddler, is the priest and herald of the "god" Las Plagas.
Like both but OG just has better villian charm and just overall better UI and the sinplf stuff you know. Felt like the remake lacked alot in the smaller details
Ashley’s changes and development through the story are interesting as (don’t have high hopes for this but I’d rather an idea) is that with how much further re6 is set from 4 (about like 7 years?), it would be cool if Ashley is some sort of government agent. Doesn’t have to have a significant role, but at just one point, she assists Leon and there’s a short “whhaaaaaat” moment
They could replace Helena with Ashley and make 1 campaign with Leon x Ashley which will make more sense and overall again more consistent story (lol Ashley even said that she want to become an agent)
If Remaking 4 is leading to what I really hope it leads (REBOOTS of RE5 and 6, NOT remakes, but reboots), it might be cool to see more of Ashley in the field, as a rookie agent maybe so that the game could return to horror (I'm not excited at the games leaning on more towards action again, RE7 and RE2 were amazing and we could definitely use more horror). That said, it would be cool if RE6 kept its separate campaigns, but get rid of the annoying characters like Helena and Jake, and replace her with Ashley (maybe an Ashley/Sherry campaign). I mean, The president died and we heard absolutely NOTHING from Ashley, having that connection would make the game a whole lot better.
Then again, I don't think she'd be a field agent like sherry, at best she'd be hunnigan level agent.
If Ashley did show up later hopefully they would have her father be the president Leon has to kill after he becomes a zombie, it would be much better then some guy they try and make it seem had some relationship with Leon.
@@thomasraines1396 Yeah, just read about it and realized they were different presidents. That said, I don't remember who was the president in the netflix series (the good series, not the black wesker one lol), if it was also Adam, then the possibility of President Graham being the one who turns is definitely out the window.
@@TheDrsalvation I’m not a massive fan of the series but from what it seems like the series does is keep adding more characters and letting pre existing threads and characters just sort of fade away into non existence.
Its always a blessing seeing you posted a video. Always high quality, always a great time. Thank you.
Ashley was a regular girl that got kidnapped, why do yall exect her to be like Claire Redfield?
Honestly I'd like both but however i still prefer Og characters personality and voice.
RE4R was one of the games I was looking forward to at the beginning of this year, I had no idea it would be so damn good.
I haven't been able to play anything but it since I got my hands on a copy.
Hands down one of my favourite gaming experiences ever 💪
Great video dude!
One of the best video analysis/ video essay channels on TH-cam! Keep up the great work!
Damn boi! You ground through this game so fast! Love your content!
I liked both the original and remake here's my tally.
Village Segment : Re 4 Remake > Og Re 4
Castle Segment: Og Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Island: Equal
Boss fights: Equally challenging and rewarding. Also equally easy to be a cheapass and one shot them with a rocket launcher, except Saddler which needs two or three to down at least on my playthrough, so equal.
Model: Leon: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Ashley: Re4 Remake > OG Re 4
Ada: Og Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Luis: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Ganados: Re 4 Remake > Og Re 4
Zealots: Re 4 Remake > OG Re 4
Bitorez Mendez: Equal
Krauser: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Ramón Salazar: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Merchant: Re 4 Remake > Og Re 4
Osmund Saddler: Re 4 Remake > OG Re 4
Mini Bosses: Re 4 Remake > OG Re 4
Voice actors: Leon: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Ashley: Re 4 Remake > OG Re 4
Ada: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Luis: Re 4 Remake > Og Re 4
Ganados: Re 4 Remake > Og Re 4
Zealots: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Bitorez Mendez: Re 4 Remake > Og Re 4
Ramón Salazar: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Merchant: OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Osmund Saddler : OG Re 4 > Re 4 Remake
Mini Bosses: Re 4 Remake > OG Re 4
Character Interaction (Cutscenes) : Og Re 4
During gameplay: Resident Evil 4 Remake
Gameplay: Resident Evil 4 Remake (Parrying is fun) > OG Re 4
Replayability: Og Re 4 > Resident Evil 4 Remake
agreed with mostly everything except for the merchant the remake one just wont shut the f up. The original was better imo he just said a few lines and I liked it that way it made him seem more mysterious and when he did say something special like when you buy the red 9 for example it really told the player wow if the merchant is saying something good about this weapon it must be good.
I wouldn't call it better but different, both are really good and do their own thing very well, although I still prefer the original's Leon with the cocky personality and the one liners tbh I'm not much for overly serious stuff
What? Literally every clip I've seen Leon has made at least one joke
@@GrimViridian he is more serious but still got the amazing one liners
@@GrimViridian not cocky enough
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The one liners are lame and feel forced. In Re 4 OG, there were perfect, and flowed well. In Remake, they feel out of charaacter and do not fit the overall game's mood.
@@desfefe Re4 remake is awesome but idk how leon looks with the reminiscent baby face from re2 remake and the overly serious personality it takes some of the charm the OG had
The president has unequiped his daughter’s ballistics
I get why leon uses one liners like imagine you survive all the shit like leon you survive mr.x birkin blowing up a whole city zombies after all that depressed time you want to cheer thing up with one liners
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Capcom has Ashley join the Bsaa or Hannagan with the remake canon, i would love that.
How do you get these out so fast? Do you get prerelease copies?
Love your videos, so excited to play this game. Also I'm not sure what's your take on JRPG but Tales of Arise is a good one if you wanna do a story analysis
When ashley was being controlled with the gun the mag wasnt empty it jammed after the second shot
Honestly, I really think the remake story is better than the original, of course the original still has good things, but with the remake, it brought more lore bringing with it "new knowledge" in the files that u find throughout the game, I myself found that fantastic, I was actually surprised by somethings that I couldn't imagine while playing the original back in the day till now. Big W for the remake not only by the lore but everything else: soundtrack, personalities, models. The final fight with saddler was insane I have no words, and the ending music while the credits were rolling man... Thumbs up for that, good stuff
The plot making sense now is also a huge win. In the OG it felt like the most ridiculous and risky extortion scheme ever.
Yeah but the files feel spoon fed to you, yo find most of them directly in front of you always, only a couple few do you find when exploring places.
Saddler fight was good but him as a character was made much worse imo, he looks like King Koopa from the Mario movie and has much less screen time to him compared to the original and his voice actor isn't doing the iconic character any favours either, just my opinion tho.
@@GuyOnAChair Isn't RE supposed to be ridiculous like Evil Dead?
@@finnish_hunter well. No one actually liked him to begin with and Salazar and krauser themselves were way more remembered than him, WHILE ALSO BEING AN AWFUL FINAL BOSS FIGHT.
So having him being still a void of charisma while at least improving his bossfight is just a big + on my books, expecially when both krauser and Salazar got improved too
I do really enjoy this remake. It did a good job on a lot of things, including some very nice QoL changes, but story and tone wise I cant say its better to me. The tone and story are great, but I think Ill always enjoy the original a bit more.
@Scholar_of_The_First_Sneed I agree with you there. While I'm playing I'm finding areas that were in the original I'm like "Ooh it's this place, it looks cool, how did they change it" and I think that's nice. I definitely remembered the first time you find dynamite villagers and I was like "Oh, it's this place, yup."
sadly the music is kind of meh if not kind of annoying
What I discovered (my opinion anyway) was that Re 4 OG was extremely efficient, and did not have any junk (until the island and that one action packed chapter). It was simple, and focused on the action. I like a lot of the new areas that were expanded on, but some areas I just did not like so much. Somehow I dont think I will replay it as much as Re 4 OG because OG was shall we say has a smoother flow from start to finish, where you can pick up the action once you finish it and go again. Remake 4 however has some tedious sections expanded on, which doesnt always work.
@@creatorsfreedom6734 Even in the original the music is meh
@desfefe How can you say the OG had no junk, then literally in the exact same sentence point out that it had junk in its last third lol
I have been binging your videos all day.
Great video, I can't wait for the followup on the other characters. 👍
I think the best change made to the remake was Leon’s characterization. In the 2005 game Leon felt like an entirely different person than the Leon from RE2. Re2 Leon was a dorky but loveable rookie cop with a strong sense of altruism.
But in Re4 is a generic action movie badass, only made slightly believable in that fact that he went through the events of Re2.
In the remake he comes across as the same person from 2 but this time post-academy and deeply scared. He’s still cocky and throwing out one-liners in the remake but it comes across more like someone who’s seen too much in their days and he’s just trying to make light of his circumstances by this point.
I really liked how yes, even though he is a still powerful secret agent, even he seems surprised by what he’s capable of. He’s constantly saying “not bad huh” and even one line he outright says after killing Dr.Salvador “suprised? yeah me too…” As if he’s really making it all through this through pure instinct from the training and luck.
Never thought I’d see Re4 Leon as believably human. And that’s a massive accomplishment on the devs part.
@@_...0.._ To each their own. At least we now have these 2 different versions of RE4 leon. I guess neither approach is better than the other. Definitely agree that the relationship between Ada and Leon. It was strange in the original to have Leon already know that Ada was alive and working for wesker....like he just found out between games and it was a missed opportunity to have that moment where Leon is happy to see someone he thought was dead.
Idk why they did the same exact thing where he already knows in the remake...but it's even worse because it seems like ada has less screen time, and Ada comes across like she doesn't care about Leon at all. And the removal of the "she's like a part of me I can't let go" line was an odd choice.
The one thing I can say about the new leon is that is lines are just....way weaker than in the original.
Some of them just bordering on cringey. like the "great we all have names" line.
@@peckedtodeath7059the great we all have names line was fine bruh. Out of all the lines that’s the one you have a problem with?
The original better. I do like the lake part better in New game and having Luis around long awesome the knife awsome and Ashley not as annoying is cool.But cocky leon was funnier , missing some of the awesome hidden cutscenes. A big part at at the end of the village is gone with the cave and tramway and the choice to go to fight chainsaw sisters or el Gigante before heading to the big cheese cabin . I miss some of the quick time evens. The gore was more brutal in the original. Salazar fights better though. But I am enjoying this remake.
Gingy at it again making my Saturday feel like Christmas morning
Thank you, Gingy, for another great video. I wholeheartedly enjoy every video you upload and look forward to them all.
Have a great day/night.
I prefer the original Leon, but the new take on Leon was interesting.
OG was leon cool now Remake more piss off leon lol
Why do you prefer original Leon?
@@teamhebi13 yes right cool action anime dante leon is better than remake
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The old Leon is cool and confident. The new Leon seems moody and like he doesn’t care about anything.
@@nightinxgale7083 In the original when he and Luis were tied up he barely cares when he's told he saw the Presidents Daughter. He also literally chucks her in rubbish bins in gameplay and leaps into a trash hole callously. 😅
I ended up finishing it an hour ago and I loved it, the original cheesy lines were iconic but I loved the story beat changes and basically all the changes. The combat is so smooth and using the knife is million times better the original. The boss fights are perfect and especially Krausers that entire fight was the best moment in the game.
Parrying and dodging was super fun and it felt smooth and once I memorized It I felt like a ninja parrying was so satisfying, again krausers fight was so fuckin good.
Controls took a bit to get used to but once I did it felt like butter everything felt so quick once I got it nailed down.
I beat it on hardcore and it felt like a true challenge some parts were annoying but I loved the bosses I died a few time but it felt even more rewarding big cheese, salazar, Krauser perfect. I’m looking forward to NG+ so badly and playing it on professional.
And as someone who loves resident evil lore seeing how Krauser was expanded on so much and felt like he had a true bond with Leon like a master and disciple, it was just perfect everything just felt so fleshed out and serious I loved it, and his death was done perfectly in the remake in the original it was laughable, Luis was also done so well and his death was done justice he went out like a badass.
Overall I loved it I played the original about 2 times and I always thought it was okay but it was never my favourite (I love the ps1 trilogy the most) this remake was so done so well I can’t wait to dump more time into it. Hopefully code veronica gets this treatment next
Adding a bit more to my statement Leon had some pretty memorable quotes especially when he shot Salazar off the cliff and said you talk too much it got a chuckle and a smile out of me which doesn’t happen often to me when I play games since I care more for serious moments.
Minor characters like Mike and the Merchant were given justice and were done so well. The merchant having a line for almost every situation and he even falls asleep if you leave him for awhile and he has unique dialogue for every weapon you bought these moments were such nice attentions to detail.
As for Villains Sadler felt super intimidating when he controlled Ashley and almost got her to kill Leon, los iluminados overall was expanded on and were way more disturbing especially the opening sequence and the optional files you can find expanding on how they took over the population. And Krauser they did him so much justice from his first introduction where he killed Luis he is just so much more memorable to me him and Leon talking about their past together makes him feel like he actually had a relationship with Leon, and reading the files that go over operation Javier which I experienced in darkside chronicles it was so cool. His fight was also done way much more better and his cutscene’s with Leon In his 2nd fight were so much more well done and not silly like the original and how he tells you to go fetch pieces like a dog, And his death scene where he feels pride in Leon and makes him finish the job was beautiful compared to his pathetically forgettable death in the original.
Nerrel made a great point in one of his videos. With the RE4 HD project mod making the original on PC the definitive way to play, the stakes for the Remake couldn't possibly be lower. I think they did good with the Remake. I dislike some of the changes they made, but they do a lot of good to balance it out. I'll always prefer the original, but both work
another day with a new video from gingy, lets gooo
"separate ways was already in the original"
My friend, what original?
Sure as heck was not on the game cube release and that was the first time the game came out....
I wish people would research more before just ... Assuming that their experience was the de facto original.
Man I love your content so much❤
Love the analysis, love the vid, love the game, Love the channel. Keep it up brother.
Can’t believe they took “following a lady lead isn’t my style”
That was one of the best line in the game
"too misogynistic" for gen z
They also dressed ada more and made her completely Asian lol
But other than that the game is great
@@supersoldierx40 that’s hilarious considering how fat they made Ada’s ass lmao
@@supersoldierx40 why's a bad thing if she looks more asian
Asian women are hot
@@liquidsweg4858 amen brother 🙏
@@liquidsweg4858 didn't say they ain't brother but its not her its like making Leon arab lol arab men are good looking but Leon isn't arab that's all 🤷🏻♂️
I agree for the most part. I liked Ashley a lot in the remake. She was really scared at first, but gained more confidence and bravery then I ever could have had in that situation. You pointed out their little in game dialogues where Leon ask’s Ashley if she’s ok, but I also like when she sometimes asks Leon if he’s okay after a fight. If your health is high Leon will say it’s no problem, but if he’s hurt Ashley will notice and suggest taking a breaks. It’s sweet. I definitely felt their desperation when you as Leon have to stagger to Luis’s lab holding Ashley as you are just about to lose control.
I actually kinda thought Ada was a bit better than I thought she was in the original. Her aloof nature and unwillingness to explain what’s going on makes her often seem like she had no emotions and a frustrating character, but towards the end of the game when she was helping more I started to like her. I feel for once like she was actually helping at times because she cared about Leon, not just because helping him was useful for her plans. And of course it seemed like at the end she wasn’t going to give the plagas to Wesker, but not sure how that would make sense given RE5. Maybe I just don’t remember, but he gets it anyway right?
Gotta disagree with Ada. The direction there was clearly a mistake. She still has her cheesy dialogue yet the actor doesn't play into it. Makes her seem monotone and expressionless especially during the first 75% of the game.
If they revised the script to actually fit the character they were making to fit the vision they had for her in this game it would have been the way to go. Yet the way she delivers the lines using the script she had in the original makes the original Ada and voice actor outshine her by a large margin.
I'm sure separate ways is coming later as dlc given that Leon title drops it after you kill the last boss, and I'm expecting its going to be expanded upon and maybe include some epilogue stuff (that one is wishful thinking). My theory is we will see what happens to the other Verdugo, and they may have cut the experiment boss fight and given it to ada considering it is the only noticeable cut enemy and they may want to give her story more unique encounters. Idk it just seems like they held her back from the story on purpose rather than neglecting to expand on her. Just my two cents though
the other verdugo is the door boss fight one right? if so then maybe separate ways could go into the underground more since they cut alot there, and that most of her actual spying is gone now (i.e spying on saddler, competing with krauser etc) and since krauser himself is dead, they cant really adapt the original lol
@@randomt800kiddo2 yeah in the original Salazar merges with it, and in the new one it seemingly disappears. However it is the one who abducts Ashley after letting Leon out of the cage, maybe she gives chase and ends up battling it. That's the last time its seen in the main story to my knowledge, and it seems odd to give it some backstory for it to just vanish without a trace. Yeah we'll probably see more of the underground from her perspective. I have a feeling there may be more to do with the novis and the hive
Great video, finally someone who sees Ada's flaws
It wasn’t empty the gun stove piped the ejected casing jammed the slide you can see Leon correcting the malfunction right after the scene it adds realism to it
Funny thing is I originally said Ashley is even more annoying now than she was. And thats true. She starts off really annoying. But overtime she grew and by the end of the game I actually really like her character and feel like I actually know her. Especially because her and Leon talk to each other. Remake made me realize how silent the original is. Even in cutscenes they barely talk and then Ashley asks him out. She doesn't even do that this time which is funny to me when half way through I was basically shipping them.
As for the overall story, 4s story has never made sense. Leon wants to take Ashley home, before they know whats going on and that they've the plaga. Los Illuminados wants Ashley... to go home so they can take over America. So why don't they let Leon get Ashley home? Instead their plans to stop him lead him to the island where they remove the plaga, something that shouldn't even be possible in their facility in the original. Also the ganados attack Ashley or at least Leon so recklessly, they will kill her without a care, which fails their own mission. In the remake, I find the story to make even LESS sense. Unless its stated in a file or something, they never tell you what they want Ashley for. Mostly because you don't meet Saddler until the last bit of the game. Also the only way to remove the plaga is via the laser in Luis' lap in their facility. It now makes sense since we've a reason why it is there. But if they never chased Leon, and ruined his mission, wouldn't meet up with Luis ever again and ever had gotten the key to the lab. So they were their own undoing. Overall I like the gameplay of 4 more with some story beats, but prefer the original in terms of characters and story.
Me knowing personally that resident evil as a whole started off as a horror b action flick type of story and mikami fully embracing the ridiculousness is what made the original just so much more impactful for me
Yeah pretty much they should have let Leon take Ashley home since they wouldn't have been able to cure her or Leon. They both would have turned on the president and Leon would fail his mission it's dumb but hey the game was really good tho.
Yeah, despite the changes, the remake leaves out a lot of info to the point that it feels like supplementary material, and that the OG RE4 is "required reading" still. They flesh out a lot of stuff, yet leave no clue for other things. Like I don't think you will actually understand what is going on with Salazar unless you already knew his backstory from OG 4 (even though some lipservice is given to that backstory, like his family's gravestones). And as you said, they never mention what their plan is for Ashley (unless I missed it) but there is a note detailing how they took her in the first place.
She basically still does Johnny. She's just more subtle about it this time.
Ashley is grow but she was not annoying at all even at beginning
One tidbit you didn't mention is that while they removed the U3 fight, they still keep the bits of lore and research data and even refer to it as "U3" by name so it's a bit odd they cut that fight out entirely. I did enjoy the change they made to the minecart section though, but I wish they allowed you to use your own pistol considering the heavy nerfs they did to the Red 9 that they force you to use for that section for some reason.
If I remember those notes correctly, they're found in the Verdugo arena near the elevator. If those are the ones you mean, than context clues in the notes (specifically the mention of a "left hand" and "two is better then one") imply that U3 as mentioned in the remake is actually Salazar's left and right hands, the Verdugos.
I may be wrong since I only read those notes once, but I remember coming to that conclusion fairly definitively. I'm sure someone will correct me.
Its so weird for them to remove a boss fight, but then to add more info about them in the game. The better thing to do is to make it so that the boss doesn't exist in this version, rather than confirming it exists only to never encounter it. And while I don't like its sequence with the button pressing and whatnot, I think they still should have left the actual fight where you shoot it until it dies, its a simple enough encounter that it wouldn't be hard to add, and I liked it well enough. Then they could remove the bad parts but keep the good so the files lead up to something.
Gingy! Love your channel!!
At least we got the bingo line! 😂
feels sort of out of place now. It doesnt work anymore because they got ride of most of the other b movie lines so when leon says it now it feels more forced and out of character.
In my HONEST OPINION the only way I’d probably go back the og is for the goofy lines and funny moments, but other than that I feel like the remake just does everything better in a whole nother level. Story, level design, sound design, gameplay mechanics, characters, artwork, graphics, dialogue. Almost everything is better in the remake in my pov🤷🏾♂️but I’m not saying re4 is bad either, hell nah. But the remake is just better
Props to all the people playing attention to video game stories. I have played RE4,5,6,7 if you asked to tell me the story I genuinely have no idea but I enjoyed my time with all of them and RE4 is a top 3 game all time for me and RE7 a top 10 games from PS4 generation. Why would you play them from the plot or characters it's a game series that strongest aspect is game feel. If you want good horror stories read books or comics there are some great movies too.
Love your vids
I think the elaboration to Leon's past and other characters is definitely nice but in 04 when I was playing this game....I think I enjoyed that one still more
Original re4 Leon isn’t cocky he’s just happy to be there
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Great video. Also, separate ways massively increased Ada’s character
that's a shame as i still thing he should be cocky even if its a more serious tone some people cover nerves with jokes so maybe haveing him start off cocky as he is sure nothing can be as bad as racoon city then as he gets deeper into the game have his shell harden as he realises that this is actually just as bad if not worse than back then something he didnt think was possible, also ied say have him be more light and upbeat around others particular Ashly as he is trying to make sure they stay as calm as possible as lets face it this is a really terrifying situation, i mean just been kidnapped would be bad but then all this umbrella nonsense on top of that would be enough to make most lose their minds.
basically on the outside he is like ""don't worry i got this"" or ""wow your ugly, when you were born did the dr salp your face by mistake?"" but on the inside he is like ""ok keep it together you can get out of this alive if your careful, now is no time to freak out it will only get you killed, remember your training.""
he says the bingo line so it can’t possibly be not good
I’m curious if they will put the U3 boss in Ada’s story dlc
It was already hinted that Leon knew Ada wasn't dead, he's not the gullible boy from RE2 he been to war, he been lied to and used , so hes a colder person, it makes sense he wouldn't care that Adas alive, plus we can assume he figured out that Ada gave him the rocket, no one else knew he was there, he still went to police academy its not impossible to assume, she had a grappling hook, plus their setting up the dlc for Ada , why give an after credit scene if they didn't they weren't going to remake the dlc and RE 5
I do miss Leon's quips. He still has a few one liners but it kinda feels like a half step, it's strange seeing him act so serious 90% of the time then dropping the odd cheesy line. I feel like they should have just fully committed one way or the other.
My issue with Ada at the end of the game is how she acts shocked when she's told that billions will die if she delivers the samples. If she really did care, she would have given up the G virus sample in the RE2 remake. So why have a conscious now? If there was some doubt in the previous game I would have accepted it but it seemed like there was no motivation for her to betray the organization and not deliver the Las Plagas samples.
That is probably because the G was a different incident, so we could argue that while that one being confirmed an experiment, Wesker outright stated his next step is genocide.
@@sonicplays8740 that could be a reason why, but I feel like Ada would've understood the ramifications of delivering the G virus since she saw firsthand what the T virus did to people and the bio weapons it could produce ( the infected alligator in the sewers and the Mr X pursuing her briefly )
I think maybe the idea is that Leon has gotten to her? I think had she not met him on this mission she wouldn’t have even thought twice about it.
@@theredeft5319 I had thought about a similar point, she has changed her a few of her ways after meeting Leon and seeing how seriously he was taking his job of helping people.
And we have to take it into account that she had been trusted by Leon, so that probably had an effect on her world view.
Remake Ashely is very likeable and she actually helps me out with the Armurduas. Im pretty sure if leon taught her how to shoot , like Moria From Revelations 2 .. We'd be kicking ass and taking names in the village together..
Not played the game, but I've watched various "iconic" moments and I'm more for the original's story.
1. Ada's impact is a lot worse, unimpressive for the most part and doesn't carry the same charm. Like shooting Big Cheese through the window in the original was impactful despite a blurred sight of her. Ada's "betrayal" at the end wasn't nearly as good. Didn't hold Leon at gunpoint to take it from him, offered to give him a lift with the helicopter, like what? It's not even a betrayal like the original, which really added to her mysterious character.
2. Leon calling Krauser major made him sound like a little boy who lacked confidence.
3. Leon being held at knife point at the start of his knife fight with Krauser made him seem incompetent.
4. Ada shooting out Krauser's knife in the knife fight made sense because they were technically working together for Wesker. Luis shooting out the knife rather than shooting Krauser makes no sense.
The remake isn't bad by any means, but I do find the original's story more appealing and captivating.
I get Ashley being useful for the continuation but why not have her do some useful stuff for the gameplay like looking for ammo for Leon spotting treasure and letting Leon know or spotting traps for Leon such as tripwire mines or bear traps to not make her feel like a waste of space
Everyone hated this in the likes of gow ragnarok, I think it’s good they didn’t do it here
Why?
It would nonsense tbh and mostly useful she is great where she is in remake
Considering this is a rescue mission, I wouldn’t want Ashley to wander off picking up ammo. I want her to listen to Leon’s commands and stay nearby where he can watch and protect her. I think they did her AI pretty well. She usually does a good job of staying out of the way, ducking when I am aiming and just staying away from enemies. The castle area is where I had the most trouble with her because enemies were more likely to try carrying her off, but other than that she was a pretty decent escort mission. I would not have minded more sections with her. She even helps out with the lanterns and with boosting her up. I think she did better than most people in that kind of situation. If it were me I’d probably be panicking every 5 minutes.
Also some people don’t like characters pointing out collectibles and want to find them themselves. It can also get annoying if it happens too frequently such as Donald and Goofy in KH3.
I'm pretty sure that Separate Ways will be paid DLC. Not only have some insiders leaked it, but Leon teased it in the end of the game. I think it'll be paid DLC unlike the confirmed free Mercenaries. Hope that they add the cut U-3 boss battle from the original and add it there.
In my opinion, they turned the mid story of the original, to a fantastic one in the remake. The characters are all great. It feels like we're up against an actual cult. May be my favorite RE story.
Meh didn't really like the neutering of Leon, he felt so green in cutescenes like it was his first mission and the fact that krowser spent the whole game calling him rookie instead of them having the ex partner relationship didn't help, Ashley was obviously better and I enjoyed her relationship with Leon for the most part, fel like adaa and Leon not having the whole flirting thing going on kind of killed her involvement in the game as that's all she really had plus kind of made her seem less in control so I never really got the vibe she was actually doing anything in the background just following behind waiting for us to get everything done, luis I'm mixed on, I like that he gets more too do and honestly his character fits more of a nerdy scientist trying to be cool this time but his relationship with Leon sucks, I suppose this is more another problem I have with Leon but I hate that they never really become friends even though he's in the story way longer, Leon lighting his smokes before his death felt so holo when the whole game we was just bitching at him, sadlor was great love that he's treated like more of a threat, salazar not so much, him not having a back and forth with Leon kind of made me completely forget about him, it felt like he was barely there and just another boss too kill to get to the next area, big cheese basically didn't change so still pretty mid. Overall did enjoy the game and still am but not looking forward to see this Leon get carried through to later games
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They literally improve character development for the side character for Ashley and Luis in the remake 😮
remake ashley was definitely one of the highlights, i like how her mission is her taking the initiative to save leon, it kinda reminded me of joel and ellie in a way with how their bond developed lol
I would hardly call the story in the original a story lol. It just felt like they slapdashed random plot points without much thought. I love it, it's hilariously goofy, but remake does a fantastic job taking elements and combining them into a cohesive whole. Leon and Ashley feel like actual characters now, I genuinely felt sad for villagers and their backstory, Krauser's inclusion now makes way more sense than "cool knife fight old comrade dude", Luis is wonderful, etc.
Agreed, but God damn did the original done a great job at it.
The remake did a good job trying to make sense all of that bs
The only good thing RE4 remake did was improve the combat mechanics. Other than that original is superior in every which way.
Story telling in remake is kind of silly: in the very first beginning, a random room in a random house, contains everything Leon needs to find hostage, even a big red cross on map, brainslug really made villagers into unprofessional kidnappers... In original game, Leon has to seek files from different locations along the way to put information together. It's lazy and dumbed down. Also, too much objects in game cells, but player can't interacts with vast majority of them, they're messy. What's the deal with those "fake" barrels?
do you realize its two time now
that they did not include the ada dlc once for the VR RE4 and now this
dude RE loves them some ada wong i almost guarentee her dlc is coming
Love the Remake but I will always love the original more. But I’m happy playing both.
Great review
I agree about Ada i wish we seen more of her and we had her missions so i could play as her.
I know this isn't related to the story but the way they incorporated knives in this game is incredible especially in Krauser's boss fight, Capcom somehow made a great game even better.
I loved every second in this remake
absolute masterpiece i loved it
Same.
Honestly i loved the feeling of hopelessness when i went i to fights with no ammo
I can't wait to play it to be honest I enjoy your reviews they made me go back and play prey again It's honestly arkanes best game I really want a sequel. Also have you ever played dragons dogma it's gotta be capcoms most underrated game?
Resident evil fans stay having nostalgia glasses anytime it comes to critique the og. A LOT of fans I’ve seen a online say the og is better in every way when they are just objectively wrong💀💀💀like I LOVE re4 but I can also admit when the remake does a lot of things better, and some things worse
like removing the U3 and removing the salazar statue
Yes Ada DLC is coming along with Mercenaries. If they overhauled the story for Leon she definitely will get more.
I just hope they hire a new VA in that time and update the game for an option to pick the new VA for the base story.
@@GreenWolf2k Spoiler: They aren't
@@denisjon6873 A man can dream
I dunno it almost kinda seems like game companies are extending their advertising by releasing content weeks or even months apart from the release of the main game. It would make sense because the more people are interacting about the game whether positive or negative still feeds into more people finding out about the game in question and then potentially buying it for themselves. In other words leaving out content might not be a matter of efficiency in finalizing a product but a convoluted ploy to prolong the games name exposure in mainstream media to
boost sales. Or maybe im just being a conspiracy theorist.
But still they remove the boulders and the giant statue of salazar, what a shame.
That's how you do escort missions. Ashley wasn't made into a fighting badass for no reason. She's never been trained or had her life in constant danger. She is badass because she rises to the occasion. I think one improvement would be to at least equip her with a knife or two. If she gets grabbed she can stick the guy. Making it even less durable to keep tension up. I'd give her a gun with a quick lesson with instructions to use it only for emergencies. Just some thoughts thoughts, probably wouldn't improve anything
Honestly, that will probably be saved for a potential remake of Resident Evil 5, but who knows.
Ashley doesn’t need a knife or gun because why would she know or have the strength to use one? Think about it
The thing is that Ashely is ironically more annoying in the remake than in OG. In OG sure, she had an annoying voice and that, but in remake the problem is with the commands Stick close or give space. Both are equally terrible and does not work when you are in group situations and are trying to run away, because ashley will get caught. In the Original, there were plenty of boxes/hiding places around, but even then no worries, you could choose to keep ashley in certain areas before you went on to clear whatever was ahead and call her back. And, she didnt used to get caught as much as her AI had a straaight path to rush towards you, making it much easier to run from unfair confrontations.
In the remake it feels like you need to clear every room this time around otherwise Ashley will get caught or die. And including her in set pieces which she wasnt in the original was such a lame and poor choice, I really cannot appreciate the game when I have to escort Ashley. She is a chore this time around.
I guess a thing they missed the mark on from the original. Deffo not how you do escort missions really. Giving her a knife definitely would help, but ultimately the commands are poor this time around.
If there was another Chronicle game that retold the story of the 4th game then no doubt Ashley would’ve been the second shooter character.
@@BabyGirlTiny You don't need strength to use either and it takes little know how to learn the basics. She's pretty much helpless as is if someone grabs her.
Remake is a fantastic game, I get they tried to go with more realistic approach, but hey whats realiatic about mutated villagers. II think they messed Ada, her scenes with Leon doesn't get to me, some very good cutscenes weren't included.
It's still.a great game but I think it proves that the original is irreplaceable.
I was amazed how they made re4 remake and respect the original.I hope capcom learns not to rush games like they did with re3 remake
I really liked what they did with Ashley and Luis in the story, the writing made the most of the time available and the chance to improve. Ada however feels like a step backwards, in the original she couldn't be trusted but she had charisma and seemed to respect Leon. In the remake she does still help Leon at times, but she makes no effort to hide from Leon that she's up to something and acts like he's still enough of a dope to fall for her manipulation again.
Even in Seperate Ways
The game was so good that this may be my Favorite Re game . How much effort they put into is amazing people who created this game deserve a fucking oscar Lmao