Resident Evil 4 Remake: The Details Matter
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- My thoughts on Resident Evil 4 Remake and why the details matter. I have a feeling that a lot of people don't realize how much was changed from the original and while a lot of those changes were for the better, some made it an entirely different experience, and not in a good way. Watch the video to draw your own conclusions!
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it just feels incomplete to analyze leon's characterization in re4r without acknowledging what he went through in re2r. i believe tht's what Capcom was trying to do, their showing human side of these characters going through such traumatic event and its very in the nose in this remake. unlike the OG re4 which just kinda ignores what the character went through in OG re2, yeah he's cool but he feels like a different person from the previous title.
So RE2R Leon is the same person in RE4R?
@@rochambeau2111 yes
@@rochambeau2111yes was u not paying attention to the opening cut scene??
@@rochambeau2111yes. And water is wet
@@rochambeau2111bruh
The only thing Salazar and Saddler truly lacked in my opinion, was screen time.
I think even if most people don't agree with my opinions on the characterization, it's just a solid fact that they had no stage presence throughout the entirety of Remake.
Both should have had more screen time but in different ways. Salazar should have been more present as he was in the original, physically showing himself to mock Leon, but Saddler should gotten only slightly more screen time, staying as a mysterious and ominous figure, his increased screen time should have come from Leon’s Visions and Saddler’s hive mind communication. Saddler is much more powerful in this remake, every physical he makes should express this power. The developers have done Salazar slightly dirty, but they gotten Saddler mostly right.
Las plagas is not a virus, it's a parasite. The preassure, in my opinion, is actually a lot greater in the remake, the segment where Ashley realised Leon is also infected and Leon told her she could not run from the situation is a great example.
Salazar and Saddler are improved from a narrative stand point, their characters are darker, more dangerous and have a lot more depth to them - if you read the files, that is. Even other enemies, such as el gigante, garrador, novistador and verdugo have a detailed background that gives you a new perspective on their existence and motives.
I think Salazar could, and should indeed, appear more, be a constant presence looking over your shoulder. But Saddler, I actually enjoyed - given how powerfull he is, it doesnt make sense for you to see him in numerous ocasions and not be dead or fully controled (he can accelerate the parasite development). Saddler's powers are greatly shown in the remake, the guy could control the entire world (las plagas can even hatch in birds) and the boss fight is much better. Even the scale of it, shows how much of a threat he really is. There has been nothing like him so far.
Leon was great, Ashley and Luis are greatly improved as characters. Ada was worse than the original, in my opinion - hope the dlc makes up for it. Krauser was amazing. Salazar could be better and Saddler was also very good from my perspective.
The original will always be available for those who didn't like the remake (the hd mod is phenomenal), but for me they did a great job.
For context, I loved the original. In a single typewritter slot of my ps2 memory card I completed the game 147 times. The total number should be close to 200 playthroughs in the ps2 alone... I also played a lot in PC. Not a speedrunner, just a fan. I will aways love the original, but this remake was amazing as well.
Thank you for pointing this out
What I don't like is that the new version of Saddler actually believes the religious bullshit he's spouting. In the original he was a con man that was using the cult as a means to gain power. He also kept his cool despite Leon thwarting his plans at every turn. Now he just rambles about absolution and God and and screams a lot.
I totally agree with you bud👍
All people will like the remake if they like the og
@@Exel3nce but then you have the ones like the og a bit TOO much who’ll shit on the remake 🗿
Well for Leon you can actually see detail to detail that him and Ashley are getting infected as you play through the game you can literally see the detail showing that it’s getting worse on there body and the case has been done great just to share that
Not only can we actually see the visual effects of the parasite in Leon and Ashley, but the fact they receive the visions of Saddler which shows how linked and they really are. Not only that, but we audibly get to understand it with period coughing and pausing from both characters. Not only that, but the Red Cultists can directly influence Leon and Ashley as he chants showing that if they don’t move fast, their heads could be bursting too. So many cool details in cutscenes and gameplay yet this dude claims the plaga isn’t prominent. I guess he really wanted to see Leon choke Ada
I guess some people have there preference 🤷🏻♂️ the problem is that you have a side that wants the same exact thing practically as original game and then you have a side that doesn’t if you get exactly like you want from the original people will be saying oh Capcom didn’t do their best. They literally just copied it and updated the graphics that’s it. They didn’t do anything else but then if you do change it up a little bit. People like this guy on TH-cam will have a somewhat alarming opinion about the game and not be satisfied. People always have something to say no matter what you do in life. I think the game is a masterpiece. I believe Capcom really took their time and I believe they also learned from resident evil 3. Let’s be honest resident evil 4 is the hottest game around better than 3 and a bit better than 2 however, resident evil 2 is a good game as well.
Only Thing Re 4 needs to have is at least a 4th place to fight in mercenaries. They also need Ada, Wesker and Separate Ways just like the original however different levels of course and Wesker Voice needs to kinda change 😬 I’m trying to work with Ada’s at least
@@kevinrubio6033kinda pathetic, hm? People dont seem to realise that a remake is still a remake and Not a new Game Overall
@@Exel3nce Its a "new" game. But not a new IP. And it has replaced the original in many ways.
it has, ye, but also not. @@DatcleanMochaJo
I truly couldn't disagree more. I really enjoyed the emotional character brought to Leon this time around. He is clearly not the badass that he was in the original, and he's dealing with severe ptsd, and that seems intentional. Plagas felt more dangerous to me in the remake, the black goo that was given to Ashley, I legitimately was wondering how the eff we were going to make it in time to save her, and the way the character model subtly changes depending on how far you are through the story was a neat touch. I'm glad it tried to do it's own thing rather than just being a carbon copy of the original.
Remake had no soul. Dark as fuck. I hate you fanboys giving us these trash half asked games.
Funny how that PTSD is never brought up again outside of the opening they tried this same thing with Jill in re3 remake and it just didn't work re protagonist never needed to be deep complex characters they just needed to be interesting which mikami got perfectly with original re4 leon.
I don’t think it works for Leon a lot of people hate that approach eg Leon in vendetta and Chris in 6
@@funaccount7665 There are a few mentions of Leon being traumatized, but they don’t really focus on it. The obvious beginning, Leon saying to Ada that he’s changed, and at the end where he says to himself “This time… it has to be different”, there are many more smaller details of him being traumatized but they just didn’t make it a focal point of the story, which I like. It’s not like Resident Evil 3 Remake where they show Jill being traumatized in the beginning, and then they further tried to express this by making her some omega badass “strong” female who can walk on her own, which only made her look like an asshole, a far cry from the same person who was nice
I'm with you this game was near perfect
There's nothing forcing you to use the auto sort button lol
I think how they showed ashley and leon being affected by las plagas in the remake was better than the original. Throughout the game you can hear Saddler trying to take over your mind and force Leon to join the hive. The part in the castle where Ashley runs away actually makes sense now because she wasnt being a spoiled brat, she was scared she was going to hurt Leon. I agree about the Ada part, if that part and where Ashley got violent were in the remake, it wouldve been a great way to show that both of them were succumbing to las plagas. However, when both Leon and Ashley react to it outside of cutscenes (even if it was just coughing) and how saddler could just paralyze leon with a flick of the wrist made it better imo. Even the part where leon has to carry Ashley to Luis’ lab and (i assume) get saved by Ada after he passes out while trying to cure Ashley was great… i already know Ada’s story is gonna be dlc (which is stupid but every company wants as much money as they can squeeze out of us now) but i have the feeling she’ll interact with leon’s campaign more.
Didn’t Ashley say that she was the one who saved Leon?
@@Road_to_Dawn Ada couldve told her to lie. How she delivered the line makes me think she was.
@@nightmarishtaco3434 interesting
Ashley saved leon when he passed out . After that rant you went on you don't even know the events played out
@@onearmedwolf6512 bruh, idk how you think a 19 year old woman thats is 3/4 of his size is gonna prop up a somewhat built almost 30 year old man thats knocked out cold, by herself but ok…
Ada couldve sworn her to secrecy. dont you think its weird that she suddenly brings her up while a majority of Ada’s presence in this game was when Ashley was kidnapped?
I think the changes make the game more serious. A shift in tone was necessary in order for the game to be better story wise imo
Disagree. The corniness was part of it's charm
@@jlogan2228 Yeah, it was also not Resident evil. The cheesy in 1 was unintentional. Demonstrated by the change in tone in 2 (wich had better localization by FAR) and later in the remake of 1. wich went full serious as Mikami always intended.
@@yusukeelric Why does Mikami’s intention matter for RE1, but not RE4? He didn’t want to keep making the same game over and over. Idk why fans think they know what RE “should be” more than the person who created it. The evil dead series is referenced a lot in RE and had a similar shift in tone.
@@jlogan2228 There's a reason why they are called B-movie scenes. Not something you would expect from an AAA title if we are being honest.
@@jlogan2228yeah but it’d be a complete left turn in tonal consistency from the previous remakes, og re4 doesn’t even feel like its in the same timeline as remake 2 with how goofy it is
Can't agree with the Leon not having personality. He just isn't Dante anymore. He is a stoic hardened man. And over the course of the game he jokes with Luis and Ashley.
No nonsense is a personality.
Gameplay-wise I thought they would have made the virus more noticeable. Similar to the stamina bar in MGS3 where it has to be managed and when it gets low, it negatively affects him. I thought what they did add with the red church dude giving him headaches was neat
thank god we don't take game design lessons from MGS3
I like this Leon. He feels more consistent with the RE2 remake Leon. The original came was a campy, over-the-top cheesy action horror game. As such Leon was created to be a campy, cheesy action hero and it was awesome. The original RE4 Leon felt like a character who, after all his training and missions, was so over BOWS and mad scientist. It was just another day. This Leon feels like a character who, despite all his training and missions, still understands that what he sees is still horrific. A Leon who still understands that is willing to sympathize more with a character like Ashley. I'm sure this Ashley heard the stories about Racoon City but she didn't get a taste of what happened. Leon did so he's going to treat Ashley more gently knowing she's going through what he did in Racoon city for the first time. Not to mention his interactions with someone like Sherry Birkin who, like Ashley, became the unwilling pawn infected for the ambitions of madmen. Both Leon's are still veteran badass characters but each fits more with the tone and style of story they are a part of.
Its sad people want to make everything so realistic and serious in a series that wasn't anything like that
less of a Chad. more of an Emo.
Honestly feel like the only valid argument was the BGM.
El Gigante > view the file inside his cage, the villagers could not sustain him. He was rampant, but the castellans came down to lull el gigante to slumber and thats why the red castallen awakes el gigante.
Leon not being sassy and cocky > he has severe PTSD and doesnt assume his experience makes him a complete badass. He was a survivor, he survives. He doesnt go in knowing he can kill everything.
The devil is in the details > so how did Salazar jack the line? An old castallen with almost no technological prowess hacks into Leons comms.. the details in the remake make sense, weather started interrupting, getting further into the area and being more remote. Tell me exactly where Salazar got the experience to "jack lines" and we can talk about details. Salazar still speaks through the little speakers and you can shoot them, yet the details are missing? Seems like you want to hate this game.
Auto-sort.. really? Just dont press the button? I went through the game without ever pressing the dang button. I wish you went into this game to just enjoy, not with a notepad and asking "what would make a good argument"
15:30 Auto sort isn't entirely optimal. There have been instances where I used auto sort to make room for something, and I ended up having to arrange everything myself to make room for said item.
Couldn’t have said it better. All the minor details add up. And the OG players remember those details so when you remove them, it don’t matter how “realistic” them graphics are. The spirit of the game has been removed in a sense. Even Ada ain’t as sexy lol. I remember waiting for them Ada scenes 😅 I was gonna buy this but I think I’ll hold off for a while
"the knife was only useful when you were out of bullets"
You didn't play RE4 in professional a lot don't you?
The knife was a way of finishing enemies in the ground, if they were alone and not accompanied, you could start swinging away up close, try hitting them in the head. And then stun them again. The knife was ESSENTIAL in professional. Now its always important.,
by different approach you mean they made an actual sequel to 2? That leon isn't a funny action hero and instead a more experience ex rookie cop that tries to smile at danger but even he knows things are fucked up? yeah, if that's what you meant, yeah, it's an actual sequel instead of a complete new series.
This is something people don't understand capcom is trying to do. RE4 and its sequels created a rift. Capcom tought at that time, RE4 was the right call, More focus on action, less focus on horror, so each sequel kept amping up action, and dialing down horror. In reality RE7 demonstrated later you can put horror in a RE game and sell. And RE2 Remake demonstrated you can also have action in your survival horror. What capcom has been trying to do since 2 is trying to refine the best of both worlds. Trying to unite both playerbases under the same fanbase.
And RE4 Remake EXCELS at this. not only it expands Luis and Ashley, Leon feels like the same character we met at 2.
I will make a wild guess.
You met this series at 4? If that's the case, i hit the jackpot.
I met this series at 1, and i appreciate both games, but it's the same series, And RE4 Leon wasn't 2 Leon, The tone had nothing to do with the previous games (RE1 doesn't count the funny factor was unintentional, remake got rid of that) While the combat felt like an evolution of the series, the dialog felt out of place. it was intentionally taking itself in joke. there are things i felt could have been in the remake, like ashley driving the giant truck, or Leon trying to strangle Ada, other than that it's almost a flawless game.
I just meant it was made much more meaningful in Remake. But yeah, it was a bit more useful than I made it out to be in the original I guess.
I agree 100% I literally replayed the OG Re4 with HD Mod Project. I did not skip a single cutscene or rush things.
The OST, Voice acting, Script is better.
Remake has a flaw that the levels require a lot of pre-knowledge. Whereas the Re4 OG - if you get hit, it is really your fault....
Remake has it so that you can't evade certain attacks... and Leon is so slow, anything can catch him.
I think it's slow because it's a more grounded game than the OG. Also the parrying is a way to evade most attacks in the REm4ke.
As for script, voice acting, it's all subjective. Soundtrack as well.
Not gonna talk about the levels but I think the remake is one of the best remakes and it's a good continuation from REm2ke
Nothing personal but that seems wrong on so many, if Not all, levels
I felt like they shouldn't have added all the annoying dialog during combat unlike in the original very little was said during boss fights for example Salazar in the original he opens up with "I want you suffer just like ashley" and some "that tickles" when you hit him, in the remake he talks so much to where the player won't care anymore to listen it's very annoying
I think some things are nostalgia and general preference, but I've come to learn that remakes will never be able to capture what the originals once did
I’m still learning this myself!
Still makes for an enjoyable trip down memory lane as an adult
That's what remasters are for. Remakes are reinterpretations. RE1 remake will NEVER capture the beauty of the original game, and people have no problems calling it superior.
@@yusukeelric RE1 remake didn’t scrap anything and expanded on everything that made the original though. All of this keeping the spirit of what made RE to begin with… but then again that was shinji mikami fulfilling his true vision and it showed
@@yusukeelric RE1 remake is FAR more faithful to its source material than the RE4make, which makes sense considering Shinji Mikami directed it. not an apt comparison.
I kinda disagree with your Leon analysis. He's not less badass, gameplay works in with his character. He doesn't need to have flair in the cutecene anymore because you can do it all and more in gameplay
Your criticism is valid, I just think the things you mentioned weren’t as big for everyone else. As I understand it, it’s a masterpiece and an excellent homage to the OG version, but has disappointing changes. But it won’t ruin it, they improved other things so much it makes up for it, and actively adds content and freedom as well.
The criticism I would say is incomplete. I know the video is supposed to be his issues with the game. But I feel it is disingenuous to present things that have been removed without showing what replaced them instead.
Also as a side note, saying that an optional quality of life improvement that you don’t have to use should you want not to is wild.
@@theblottsshow6150and the stuff that was removed isnt even a must to have so nothing was lost
PS. Its Not a wild Argument. Just because its optional doesnt mean its Not there . Its different
@@theblottsshow6150 No he showed his issues quite well. And no auto sort shouldn't be in the game.
I love the Remake but I think I like the original better.
I don't get the auto sorting complaint. Just don't press the button
Just don’t include the button.
Lol exactly. It's such a stupid qualm.
@@thatguybis1997 I think it makes the game more fast paced, and focused on the action
For real it's not a big deal.
@@thatguybis1997 you can not include it... By not pressing it.
They didn’t want Leon getting cancelled for choking an Asian woman in todays day and age, possessed or not
Nor was he allowed to flirt with the female characters either. And they cut the woman line too.
This is RE4 for "modern audiences" and hack game journos. AAA gaming...
@@Gruntvc No ballistics either 😂
Leon’s as snarky and campy as ever in the remake. Sure he isn’t as superhero-esque as the OG, but he came out more relatable due to them fleshing his backstory out more. Leon’s the best character in the series and I really feel like they did him justice here. Through multiple playthroughs you’ll notice more and more hidden dialogue that shows his personality, and just the sheer level of trash talk he does while plowing down enemies is satisfying.
Leon, Claire and Ashley are now my favorite characters in the series since the remakes, I wanted to like Jill but I found RE1 gamecube remake Jill to be better. I'm waiting to see what they're going to do with Chris Redfield because it seems like they might be going that route for the next remake. To be honest though, I wouldn't mind them expanding on new games with Leon as the main protagonist now.
Overall a good analysis, however most of it comes straight down to personal preference and realism:
I've got way too many hours in re4 OG since the GameCube. Yeah a couple scenes and moments may be lack luster, the model type for Salazar from the OG is preferred, the cheesy moment will be missed. The auto sort feature does take away that satisfying click, however for us old school boys we have to lose some to win some. The lore has definitely been drastically improved, from instead of simple memos which stated - Leon got out of this trap, the next trap is here let's hope it works - to actual lore into the story and character development in a newer direction, better insight to big cheese, Salazar, saddlers, plaga testing, the butler/Salazar family lore and to Krauser, especially with operation Javier (should be a dlc)
Games modernized itself in a way to suit the 'next gen' expectations, auto sort helps in certain challenges, the storage box is a god save, the ability to send items from your case, the much better map layout, everything connects not just logically, but in detail, more involvement of Luis (even though he is useless in combat aspects)
They got rid of unnecessary areas such as the lava dragon room, U3 was a great addition but just randomly placed without a build up, hopefully separate ways amounts to its involvement. The enemy behavior is spot on, sure I miss some of the og lines but overall a great job. Re4 remake isn't made to replace the game, but to bring it to the new gen table of possibilities, and compared to other remakes it wipes the floor.
Mercenaries is much better, sure the weapons aren't as satisfying and a couple models are better from the OG, Krausers voice is terrible in the remake, Ada's isn't too bad, Ashely....well Ashely is Ashley haha.
The bonus guns were a major let down, all that grind for terrible output, should've had more unlockables to give.
But they did a good job at balancing the odds and ends, saddlers wwe entrance from Mike's death is iconic. Anyways good review mate!
Luis is better has an arc, Ashley is better, also has her arc. Salazar is a matter of opinion, i like him more because he feels more threatening instead of being Leon verbal punching bag, he was too pathetic. but that's more subjective. Saddler felt like he was some mastermind with some plan bigger than life and ended up being bad guy 101. Here he's just generic master 101 but from the very beginning , doesn't pretend to be some bond 4d chess villain. I agree Krauser voice tries too hard and fail. Ada is the polar opposite, sounds bored to tears. Mendez , just like in the original, was wasted potential. In both games you expect to see him more before you end him and no, they both die near the end of the village.
@@yusukeelric Yeah by all means Luis and Ashley have a better involvement, and feel more 'real' but in terms of combat Luis is terrible *gets pasted by dynamite* Luis 10 years later: "LEON WATCH OUT" haha. Unfortunately, Ashley still loves to run into bullets and get you into unnecessary situations but hey ho that's Ashley. But they definitely made her feel more alive with her environmental interactions, her comments with the dogs and first encounter with the garrador.
But yeah, where we lost some things, we gained in others. I personally enjoyed the game, it was refreshing and made me feel like that 5/6 year old playing for the first time. I miss the old merchant.
In some aspects yeah, they gave saddler that main villain 'I'm always there but not in person' vibe making feel more ominous and powerful. They displayed his power to a greater degree, instead of the Looney tunes I'll show up wherever and speak you to death, made his entrances more felt. But at the same time his OG entrances and personal involvement added more heart to his cause. Salazar should've had more of an involvement personally, but they did well with the diaries and "confessions", to sort of make up for that. Plus the Easter eggs they left in memory was a nice touch.
I do miss the radio interjections and breaking the 4th wall at times, but had to adapt and be realistic to the next gen. Solid game overall, I enjoyed getting all the trophies 👍🏽
I didn't really like adas voice actress she sounded too bored and the voice itself doesn't suit ada
"Mercenaries is much better" No way. The new Mercenaries mode is WAY too easy. You can easily get an S rank whereas in the original you had to earn it and you were always battling against time. I cleared the entire village map with Leon with an S+ rank and I had 4-5 minutes to spare. This NEVER happened to me in the original and I was always being pressed to find more time to raise my high score and surviving. Dont get me wrong, its a fun mode in the original but its just mindless fun. There is no actual challenge and the new special ability system makes it even more broken.
@@rich_rohan The whole point of mercenaries is to 'Be that guy' feel in power from the hoards of enemies, have way more mindless fun, and blast away. I breezed past the OG mercenaries, the tank controls and laser sight is what made it a little bit of a struggle. The maps were decent on OG but less blast away fun, but a good break from the story.
Both mercenaries are easy, this one has just been enhanced. The difficulty for this games story is definitely amped on steroids, or the unfairness of preloaded bs, depending on your take. So it more than readied you for the mercenaries, making it easier.
Also, got to remember they'll be releasing more maps and additional characters, so the difficulty will be heightened. Additionally, they'll be releasing a different difficulty mode for the mercenaries, for those who want that challenge, both are great regardless!
Each to their own, both provide a nice release from the campaigns, all about the fun!
Normally love your reviews, but this one missed the mark for me. While I agree with your take on the lack of screen time for Salazar/Sadler, it just served to make them feel more mysterious and omnipotent. I played dozens of hours of RE4 as a kid and didn’t feel the same chills I did with the remake now as an adult. The remake does a solid job of returning the game to its horror roots. With the updated gameplay mechanics, Leon doesn’t have to “feel” more badass, because he’s just more badass with all the new tools at your disposal. I think kids now will be able to enjoy the remake the same way I did the original as a kid, serves its purpose in my books
You don’t gotta agree, overall I just think where they took the game wasn’t my cup of tea personally. I wholeheartedly agree that the gameplay updates were much needed.
Absolutely. I agree that the little details matter, but it was the biggest details that added to the remake for me. They did a fantastic job with the drops, and ammo droughts are a much bigger problem at higher difficulties. The Voice acting certainly wasn’t as iconic as the Original, but the all the added dialogue between Leon and his companions as you progress through the game make them feel so much more real, and the stakes much higher. The game also felt so much more open, I found myself running across certain sections of the game once I finally found the key I needed 2 chapters ago.
Deadass man
Salazar was a joke in the original. he was meant to be Leon's Punchline. Saddler was more interesting but in the end never paid off. Atleast he's not dissapointing here because he doesn't promise a lot in the remake. from the get go.
Tbh I think the remake drops the ball with alot of the villains while personally the og had a presence while also having them interact with our characters more while Saddlers built up the remake is good he bearly shows up and honestly isn't too interesting, the only villain I think the improved on is krauser and even then I think krauser has a lot of positives in og too and ada felt too awkward especially in the last parts of the game and that saddler boss fight especially didn't feel like a boss fight at all, the atmosphere isn't as prominent as the og with the quit and dead look while that can be just the graphics I think it was also intentionally the remake has a lot more going on and while I think leon is more believable and ashely and Luis are definitely improved some things are better in the og
For me, I felt like the remake lacked the storytelling of the original. From the way they introduced characters, to the great cutscenes setting up the story better. Otherwise though, I loved the gameplay with the RE engine. Especially the new knife system that gives you a little more defense and cool moments. I also like the ability to craft health and ammo which was in the original RE3. I do think people giving this a 10 were hyping it up too much. I'd put it as a solid 8. Mainly because story is very important to me. And this remake lacked the attention to detail that made the original so unforgettable.
The original is still there to play whenever you want, remake doesn't replace it and in many ways improves upon it...gameplay-wise so massively that they are basically incomparable. Saying that the original is holistically better than remake, to me at least, is pure nostalgia talking.
@Sparda G depressing..what, lol. Yeah, it's not as campy as the original, but it's still campy and goofy as hell, just slightly more grounded. You're welcome to your opinion though, I just disagree. Some comments from people make it seem like they haven't even played the game.
"Serious tone bad."
I disagree with your opinion. RE4 Classic is campy fun. But...the remakes have the precedent set of being more horror focused, of course they're gonna make RE4R follow in this direction.
I love it.
Agree 100% 👍
And that’s fine! I personally didn’t, but obviously, many many people enjoyed the changes. I wish I could’ve been one of em!
>horror
>game that has leon breaking out quips like spider man
@@TheDudeOfSteel87almost like people use humor to cope with fucked shit irl, crazy isn’t it
@@ethancadle937 Wish I could experience it, I think the devs of this remake don't realize that Leon isn't the one playing the game, I am.
It feels as if I'm sometimes watching a playthrough done by these characters, I wish I could turn off this ill advised dialogue.
RE4R also doesn't understand horror, or how it worked in the original, and it never bothered to go back to 3.5 to adapt some of those elements which were seriously solid survival horror. Even the Lost in Nightmares DLC for RE5 understands the tone better.
I see a lot of comments disagreeing with this video but I really do see his points. A lot of what he said stands true. The remake definitely was great, but most of his points were the small bits and pieces that made it miss perfection for me. I MAJORLY agree with how insignificant Salazar and Saddler felt as characters, and especially Ada. A lot of people bash on Ada's actress doing a poor job, but I believe she did fine. It was her character that was made poorly. She's no longer a fun playful badass, she's just a rude lady doing a shady job and being sassy (in a bad way). Another poor aspect of the remake are some gameplay mechanics, such as the lack of i-frames, and having most weapons be inaccurate. This was a HUGE downfall for me. I absolutely hate games that apply spread/bloom to your weapon's accuracy. If I'm aiming at something, it should hit there (which is why the original's lasersight was perfect). And if I'm being attacked, I shouldn't have to hope I get lucky enough to get out, I should be able to use my SKILL to get out. I felt I've rambled more so about my own issues with the game, but I do want to restate that I agree with most of this video. It's a great game, but it is NOT what I loved about OGRE4.
The water room was the one where I really really noticed how it being quiet made it less scary. I was so nervous to get to that room, and when I went through it the first time I was shocked it was over
i like the original more as well, leon had some iconic lines.
To me the Remake improved in every single way possible. The script and characters are so much better. But I will agree with you that the Castle is to quiet in the remake. I doubt that I ever will go back to the original RE4. I don't have nostalgi for RE4 I didn't play it until 2012. I have nostalgia for the first 3 games.
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@Sparda G krauser? He's much better in the remake
@@gibramrivera-yv2lowow, that is beyond wrong
Just ignore auto sort, its not like they force you to use it
It kinda defeats the purpose of the inventory system being there at all.
@@funaccount7665 how though? You can choose not to use it but call me a brain dead zoomer but if i wanted to play tetris i'd just play tetris.
@@juanpablomontalvo4715 it's part of the challenge in the original you had to sacrifice some things for other very important things you needed now that challenge is gone.
@@funaccount7665 Not really? I don't feel like its part of the challenge, it just feels like busy work, if your storage is full it doesn't matter if you have an autosort you'll still need to leave something behind.
RE4 is survival horror and action not survival horror mixed with sudoku or something. Plus you could just not use it, and it made challenge and speed runs that much more convenient which i can't complain about
@@juanpablomontalvo4715 if you can't take 5 minutes to organize a inventory I don't know what to tell you hell I've seen people do it in 1 minute in the original.
Well that was a detailed analysis of the differences. When I tried the RE4 Remake demo, as soon as i noticed the knife can break, I said "not this again" and that was it for me.
I agree with you on everything you said. Re4 remake feels empty. There was something missing. This remake is not a masterpiece.
It’s about time someone had the same criticisms I had
Good review I agree with everything discussed but I think you’re going to learn that gamers now only like the shiny new things so expect a lot of “nostalgia” comments to try discredit you because they can’t actually think of any valid counter arguments
Yup, it has been this way since RE7 2017. If you don't think the new shiny RE is a masterpiece, you're an idiot blinded by nostalgia. Lame.
And don't get me started on the RE fans who have always hated and resented the original 2005 RE4. They are more than happy Capcom sacrificed its action horror gameplay to make this 2023 Reimagining more like RE2 2019. I.e. not RE4 at all lol.
I think, like the toxic Halo fandom, I'm just done with the RE fandom. Can't wait to see RE become yet another soulless corporate AAA game and die too.
@@Gruntvc "Everyone who doesn't agree with me is toxic"
@@welloetelloe what did he say…must’ve deleted his comment
@@neiloconnor7776 their reffering to your comment.
This isn’t a biased opinion at all. I agree in a sense that the remake has some missing heart. Although, I find everything, to even terms of combat, it is leagues above the original. Resident Evil 4 is not my first Resi game. The Original Trilogy will always be my true favorites. I’ve been on the Resident Evil 4 train, and it’s an amazing ride. Yet, to me, I’ll always see it as the beginning of the end for the franchise. Which, almost came true. The original had flavor with its campiness and over the top. It’s great, until you realize that’s what they were turning the ENTIRE series into. So, in other words I feel the remake is trying to make amends, and fix the storyline so it’s more comprehend-able. Cus the boulder punching and all of Resident Evil 6 was just silly. Resident Evil 4 is the GRANDFATHER of all third person shooters and future survival horror games (The Last Of Us). Yet the original is dated. It’s still good, yet the Remake adds fresh new garnish to the plate, and while it’s still young, it will have more DLC added. The remake does have soul, it may not have the same soul in your eyes as the original does, but the remake still has soul regardless.
I agree on a lot of your points with the characterization, but I gotta admit I love hearing Ashley say "skillz" 🤣
Ha maybe that's just a me thing.
The thing is I still doubt the benefits of remaking RE4, the original can still be played upscaled 4k via Dolphin emulator.
The game that needs to be remade is Code Veronica, as it is older.
I'm sure they made it less scary on purpose. That way more people play it. The only game to truly creep me out was the Silent Hill games. The way the nurses moved was as creepy as it gets. And Pyramid Head.......... That's a creepy game series. Resident Evil is close. The Evil Within. That's not bad. Dead Space would've been more creepy if the new one was the first time I played it and I didn't already know how to kill them and how the story played out, for the most part. But none of them made me think about it later and how unsettling it made me feel like Silent Hill's nurses did.
i also agree that Krauser should have been the "big bad" of the game since saddler was sort of toned down. Imagine you have the knife fight section before fighting ramon as normal, then you have the hunting grounds section with krauser with another extended fight with him but he doesnt transform yet, hes just that low level superhuman and you wound him badly enough he has to retreat, then you play the rest of the game as normal trying to reach the jetski but you find that krauser stole another master plaga independent of saddlers and the final fight is his mutated form and as he is dying he sets the island to self destruct not ada.
I disagree with every point made. The characters and thier interactions feel more realistic and make more sense. I cant imagine anyone who really liked to play case tetress i hated leaving stuff behind i had to laeve stuff behind in remake but the best part was the constant fear of not having enough ammo but the game always seems to give just enough. Remake has the perfect balance of keeping you on edge while also giving you awsome badass combat. Despite lleon having emotions and ptsd which makes sense hes still a badass
I'm of a different mind entirely
QoL improvement make me like the Remake a lot more than the original .
Also the tone I actually think they're not push it into the horror side enough , the feeling of horror wear off pretty quick and turn into a full blown action when you get to the castle .
I also appreciate the change to the character too , old Ramon is like annoying entitle brat while the new one is not as annoying , Village Chief actually feel more menacing , focus and powerful ,
Sadler not just a cheesy villain now , but more like a religion leader the language the tone are much more like it's coming from his true feeling rather than just like a snarky comment .
No one is forcing you to use the auto sort btw it’s convenient when you don’t feel like sorting yourself but I’ll say this too one time I had to manually sort to fit an item when auto sort could not do it
No one told them to add it in the game and completely trivialize one of the original's key features, but...here we are.
@@thatguybis1997 trivialize item sorting lol didn’t know that was hard for you
I think a big reason that leon is a badass is because the RE movie had recently came out, and they were implementing alot of that action into the game( laser scene) the only reason leon is leon is because of resident evil movie
I agree with you but at the same time I’m puzzled.
1) both games really fail to make Sadler a living threat…. Apart from some cutscenes, I never feel like RE4 makes any efforts to make him a threat.
2) I completely agree that Salazar is watered down from the original. The new voice and personality of the new one isn’t as great.
3) neither game makes it apparent that the plagas Is a threat to Leon…. I would’ve liked the cut content to go towards a more fleshed out plaga sequence.
All in all I think that the remake is good, but nothing could come close to the original. I still think it’s a damn solid piece of art
I think the original does a better job of making the las plagas parasite a very present danger, but there’s surely always room for improvement on both ends.
This feels nostalgia fueled. Ive played the original countless times, i personally cant see how you can say the original is better. The remake basically approves upon every single thing as far as im concerned.cLmao, saying the characters are worse in RE4 remake is such a hot take. It's one of the best things about them remaking the game.
Remake Leon not being a badass? Laughable. He absolutely feels like a badass, but this time he feels like a REAL badass, not a Saturday morning cartoon badass.
I disagree about the aiming system feeling clunky and awkward in the original. Honestly if you think that of that aiming system you can't really play the first Resident Evil games which aim is quite terrible. But in the original RE 4, the aiming is actually very good and a lot more accurate than it is in the remake and doesn't really make you feel the need to walk and aim, in the remake however you feel the need to do that because the aim is a lot more imprecise, Leon's hands while aiming are a lot more shaky giving you that the last of us feeling which was done just like in that game to make you miss many shots even at close range to make the game more difficult, something that didn't happen in the original where if you were really good you could place a fatal headshot with a max upgraded pistol from several meters thanks also to the laser pointer which in the remake is also not present and can only be obtained through an upgrade... The overall gameplay in the remake while at first impact might seem more modern and better is actually only one of those things which is modern, but not quite better. More realistic doesn't mean better to me. In the remake Leon moves and runs a lot slower and has always this inertia thing that keeps you from properly start running and stop running when you decide to, which makes sure the enemies will always grab you if you are not careful. The original instead gave you a lot more control over this aspect making the game a lot more fast paced and fun to play at least for me. Leon is also slower in the remake at executing his melee moves and can hit a lot less enemies with one kick. The only real improvement of the remake gameplay was the knife parrying thing but since this makes you virtually invincible to most attacks even a chainsaw attack (which is quite laughable for a game that tries so hard to be realistic) they had to compensate by making your knife that in the original was indestructible, now quite easy to break forcing you to waste money to constantly repair it any time you see the merchant which again is quite annoying for me. So in the end no, I would say the gameplay is better and more fun in the original, the remake one is just more realistic which doesn't mean better, not for me anyway.
10:41 To be honest, if Salazar wasn't changed much, this would have hit harder.
OG RE4s controls are clunky, but what's your opinion on modern gamers refusing to play the game because "controls are bad" or "I have the Remake so no point playing the original"?
Modern gamers are known for having the worst taste imaginable they're part of the reason the gaming industry is the cluster fuck it is now.
After playing remake I’ve been trying to go back to play the original and it’s kinda rough. At least on console the way buttons are mapped is awful. I feel like I’m trying to rewrite 15 years of muscle memory. Gonna carry on trying to play it but so far I’ve enjoyed remake a lot more
This might just be a me thing, but I first played the original RE4 on the Wii and found the controls with the Wii remote amazing and easy to use.
Tried to play it with a GameCube control once and ugh I could not stand it.
@@chaossnowkitsune6377 I've heard the Wii version is really good. Are the QTEs easier?
@@fas2116 Keep going. It doesn't take long for it to feel natural.
What's wrong with the button mapping?
gigante doesnt just bust out , hes being controlled by the red dude at the top of the hill , its a lot more believable than a few scronny dudes pullin him around with a chain
Who gives a shit about believability in a game that's batshit insane? All things considered, the remake is just as ludicrous as the original, even if it wants to be taken more seriously
@@stuffedsheepshead its for story
@@stuffedsheepshead sorry but if u want games that arnt immersive maybe stick to the Nintendo titles
Leon is this universe since re2 remake was always a softer guy
I'm glad they stayed true to that, but I get how you feel the old leon is gone but he will be in the new dead island movie at least
You just can’t make everyone happy. I am glad that we get to experience this game again in a different way. Btw that guys was expecting too much . Yeah it’s true that original is original. Because of the original we got a remake in the first place. My first ever game was resident evil 4 . And after seeing the remake I am more than happy . It’s an masterpiece. It has to be the game of the year .
Thank you for mentioning how dirty they did Saddler and Salazar! To me that was one of the biggest problems the remake unfortunately has. Because they downplay their involvement in the story and interactions with Leon. I don't give shit if I get to their boss battles. Because they don't feel like genuine characters anymore. More like checkpoint boss battles than actual villains that's supposed to be central to the plot. Hell it's even funnier that even Remake Leon doesn't even give a shit about their existence and just wants to end the mission now. If the hero doesn't feel interested in their villains..... WHY SHOULD WE?
Saddler was just some guy popping out and in at will so the plot reminded you he existed , I always wanted salazar to be the actual villain. In neither case he is, and saddler atleast doesn't pretend he's important for the plot in the remake. the villains that carried 4 were Krauser and Salazar, There was also potential for Mendez, but Saddler, he was just some dude appearing and dissapearing pretending to be some ultra smart bond villain.
@@yusukeelric I'm sorry but that's a bullshit excuse. If Leon and his allies can be fleshed out.... THEN SO CAN THE VILLAINS! They're down grades, end of story. No amount of shilling you do will change that L.
@@freebellamoon74the villains were fleshed out. They’re given actual character to who they were and what they became. Salazar is largely the same guy btw. He’s literally no different in terms of portrayal. I don’t see the issues outside of the lack of 1on1 with Leon. They’re all downgrades because they aren’t hammy over the top Saturday morning cartoon villains? Weird take and again in the case of Salazar he still is very much that.
@@thatoneguy1232 Agree to disgree. They could've been better then what we actually got here. That's it. If that's a "weird take" for me to expect better for this game. Then fuck me for caring I guess.
@@freebellamoon74 better than what tho? The villain of the week style of the og where they all had next to nothing behind them? The only character I wish we got more from is Saddler. He needed more screen time even if he and Leon still doesn’t directly interact face to face til the end. Even then he’s still significantly more fleshed out than the og who is a more charming character but not much going for him beyond that.
Been playing a bit of the original (got Ashley fairly recently) and the atmosphere is unmatched, and I feel it's alot spookier than the remake so far. Dumbo on the other hand is downright migrane inducing, the amount of times she's stepped in bear traps...
Also why does everyone call Luis, Lewis? Great video though, can't wait for all this Ramon craic!
Lol yeah, the name is clearly Hispanic in origin and should be pronounced as such; "loo-eez" (that's not 100% accurate, but as good as I can think of phonetically at 1am lol)
About the whole Lewis/Luis thing. There is a reason for that. At least for me there is. Your comment makes it sound like you haven't played the original before so I don't know how much of it you have seen, but Leon does pronounce Luis as Lewis in the OG I think almost exclusively. I think we only hear his name pronounced as it should be when Luis first introduces himself.
@@chaossnowkitsune6377 yeah, I have heard Leon call him Lewis before so that would kind of make sense
i really like your content. i played the original numerous times. the remake is a fantastic game. but i didnt like the subtle changes in most charachters exept for Loius. Salazar gives a completely different vibe. i think they did these changes to make them likeable for the newer generations. it's seems these changes are a Must these days. just look at RE3 Remake and what they did to Jill Valentine.
The remake is a great game we all like it but man those that have argued with me in comments sections lying to themselves that there isn't a ton of character lost here are simply in denial.
The remake definitely could've made it serious while keeping it faithful, it just they wanted to streamline the experience
Nah ima have to disagree i think the characters felt more alive in the remake the only person that i feel like was slacked on was Adas personality but the remake definitely felt more alive also i just had to nit pick this but leon catching ashley like that is a skill lol yk how hard that is? Also they didnt ruin the characters lol thats just ur opinion and idk i felt imo it felt like saddler was scarier and more dagerous then he was in the original even tho we didnt see him as much like the scene when he was forcing ashley to shoot the gun that had me scared, and also when saddler made her put the knife on her throat and she attacked leon. u clearly dont understand the parasite scene they dont show vains in leon at the del lago bcz that would be to early, its like u skippd cutscenes bcz u obviously dont remember his vains going crazy in the elevator plus the fact u have to carry ashley at the end yeah man shitty take sounds like ur just bashing the fuck out of this game for personal petty reasons, also the auto sort is petty to complain about its supposed to be optinol bcz some ppl dont wanna do it manually and some people do if u dont like it then dont fuckin use it simple as that. But no this was a overall shitty take , just full of petty complaining
Just because you are a character doesn’t mean you have character, OG RE4 is a great game but people have thick nostalgia goggles on when playing it or comparing it to RE4R
@Sparda G 4 remake is far from soulless be forreal with yourself
@Sparda G no it don’t bro it seem like some of y’all haven’t even played the game for yourself and just going off what you see and what other people say
i think they did a great job making the storyline more realistic as it appeals to a more modern audience. i never played the original but i feel like if i did i would think the game was kinda campy and stupid. idk i just prefer when stories are more believable. however, i do agree with your take on salazar. he should have been in wayyyyy more scenes and they definitely wasted his potential. i still respect your opinion tho!
It also appeals to the original trilogy audience. the only Funny in RE1 was the unintentionally hilarious dialogues. But they were unintentional. RE4 remake tone fits better with RE1 remake tone, wich is the tone even RE5 went for wich is all characters take the story seriously no matter how absurd things get. The only game in the Entire series that takes itself in jest and has the protagonist throwing one liners every 2 cutscenes , is 4. And Remake fixed that.
@SomeCoolToad the re4make kept most of the one liners and corny jokes and added more, what do you mean?
I actually hated the "camp" of the first RE4. Leon didn't even resemble his RE2 version. I very much prefer the remake over the original
Im a BIG fan of the older games including 4, but I wouldnt say its for a modern audience. Because I believe this current age more so than ever, there has been a trend of slapstick over the top approach to alot of fictional stories and its characters as of late COUGH MCU COUGH. So i actually found RE4 remake to be oh so damn refreshing. It reminded me of Resident Evil 1 Remake, Resident Evil 2 , 3 and 5.
@@staceyweeden5839 so you wanted him to be a low poly block
best review so far. It feels like theres a lot of hype critics who says this games is a "masterpiece''.
I agree with most of your points with the exception of the tetris suit case minigame. I too prefer the old Leon, Salazar and Saddler, you showcased the problems with those 2 villains perfectly. Also the Leon having PTSD part doesn't really work as during events of Remake 2 he seems to handling himself so well acting like it's another hard day on the job instead of the being scared shiteless. So when Remake 4 is expressing Leon's ptsd, it seems a bit shoehorned in.
I think what disappointed me the most was the end credits. I loved the creepiness and also how sad it was to watch the normal villagers turn into monsters
Yep, that was sweet. They did the same but it was very washed out, not that visualized and the Music not so Special
i swear every random youtuber coming out of the wet works just to not give the remake the crown. the original was good, but lets not kid ourselves.
Speak for yourself, the original was spectacular.
It’s definitely not the worst remake I’ve played. But it’s not the raving masterpiece everyone makes it out to be.
Also, wet works? Where’d you learn that that’s how the saying goes 😂
Completely agree with this assessment. Saddler, Ada, Krauser, and Salazar are so ass in the remake it's sad. The only good character improvements were Ashley and Luis. The original was ported to every console over about 2 decades, was a best seller, and is the entire reason this remake even exist, so why do people think what made the game good had to be changed???
Bruh you don't have to play the remake if you didn't like it, the original still exist
@Toruu Yonezu another generic low IQ fanboy response. Because I paid for the game, it gives me every right to criticize what I don't like about it. Imagine uncritically consuming content and having only positive things to say all the time as if Capcom pays ME to defend its content.
@Sean "another generic low IQ fanboy response"
You sound like a stereotypical reddit mod basement dweller
You do realise people are allowed to criticise things they don't like right?
The whole mentality of "if you don't like it go the fuck away" is idiotic at the best of times.
My only problem with the remake was the time with the villains and context on why stuff happened getting taken out. I think TheActMan did a great video on the topic about this. The context for the verdugo fight as well as what happened to the other one, more time with the villains and the conversations between Ada and Krouser are missing. I don't mind auto-sort, I still prefer it over any other inventory system in any game because it feels more real. Auto-sort is convenient for people who don't want to spend time in their inventory but like the space aspect to it. I also disagree with the Crowbcat section.
I have mixed feelings on Leon, I think he was fine for most of the game and could've been improved in some circumstances but by no means bad. The Remake is great fun but in my opinion not the best remake.
People complain about Ada’s voice but give a pass to Saddlers hilariously nasal tones? Saaaaaacrificial Laaaaaaamb….I couldn’t believe they were serious.
The problem with OG worshippers is that they are purists. Remaking RE4 with just a graphical upgrade and keeping all of it 1:1 would be pointless, I Hope people are more open to the Modern Take of the remake.
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@Sparda G but it worked because of the style of game re1 was it was more about horror re4 is more about action
I think it's an almost perfect game and remake... My only criticism is that the difficulty feels a bit uneven. I was doing fine on Hardcore until the cabin, and... I just can't. Tried like two dozen times, and I always end up in the upper floor with it being packed wall to wall with ganados like it's a rave or something, and I have no bullets left. So I switched to Standard, which still felt challenging at first, but by the time I got to the castle, it started to feel like a joke...maybe it was the body armor, but I could get really sloppy and it seemed like I took hardly any damage... And then I got to the Salazar boss fight, and...WTF man. Died like a dozen times. It kind of feels like BS. Seems like it takes a lot of trial and error just to figure out how to avoid his attacks that either one-shot you or take like 90% of your health (on Standard!) and what the hell is even going on.
I prefer remake by a hair. Both versions do certain things better than the other where for me its almost a wash. Ultimately i prefer the horror tone more even tho i adored the camp of the original. I think all the villians are better in OG. Village level design is largely better in OG. But the new boat section makes it a wash. Castle and Island is better in remake. But the lab section and regenerators are muc better in og. Another wash lol. Luis and Ashley are much better characters here. Mincart and Krauser fight is better in remake. But most of the boss fights are better in og. So i thought about this long and hard but i like remake just a hair more. Just a hair. Its so damn close. Good video i respect your points agree or disagree. Im thrilled we have 2 excellent versions of RE4 for whatever mood youre in for. Ive played og in between my remake plays. Def doesnt replace the original
Personally i found handling leon very sluggish, he has a strange weight. An uncomfortable inertia. He feels slow, I'd stagger an enemy yet leon can't close the gap for the melee.
People may disagree all they want, but Leon's Remake character is better than the old RE4 Leon. He actually feels like a continuation of the RE2 character instead of someone different entirely, where the continuity is broken between RE2 and RE4. He's undergone special training, he's older, wiser, more confident, but still retains his emotional baseline from the RE2 remake as a happy, go-lucky rookie cop that wants to do good, and actually has some trauma from going through the hell of a zombie apocalypse, realizing there is a dark underbelly of society, and being betrayed by Ada. I will say though, Ada's RE4 remake voice is such a massive drop in quality from RE2 remake, that's one of my few caveats. Luckily there's a mod for it.
Thank for mentioning item management, it would take me hours to sort it out in the original. Reminds me of the original FF7, god I loved sorting my materia out.
The item management REALLY got under my skin.
@@thatguybis1997 I don't really understand why. First off you don't have to use auto sort. Ever. Second off the reason you had trouble fitting items in the original is because it was way too easy. You're walking around with 34 rounds of rifle ammo, 250 tmp shots, multiple heals and all it requires is one shot to the face and a kick to down a group of enemies where you can safely knife them to death. It's no wonder it's hard to fit items. You expend so little to kill so many.
In the remake you have to expend far more resources to actually take out enemies, it's much harder to avoid damage so you heal more often and thus more empty space for items. This is absolutely true because as I've played the remake more and more and gotten better at it I find that I have a lot more trouble fitting items since I'm not using as many resources to kill groups and avoiding damage far more. It's gotten to the point where I just don't buy the bolt gun since it's too resource efficient.
@@tektiteexpert5558 Exactly ! You can always get an automatic stagger in the original & save all your ammo, despite getting a ton of ammo as is. Those easy manipulation tactics don’t work in the remake when you’re playing on hardcore/professional. You’re going to use lots of ammo, get hit a lot & be forced to move. I absolutely love how challenging they made this game.
There are people who enjoy inventory management? This is why they can never please everyone. I always thought it was most tedious and least fun part of any game. Fiddling with a menu instead of actually playing the game is annoying enough, but having to waste 5 minutes of my life that I'll never get back just walking to another part of the game so I move stuff from one container to another?
@@a8lg6p it’s insane to complain about something that’s completely optional 😂😂 not once do ever have to press the button. This is by far the most clueless complaint
Imo a lot of the soul of the original was taken out of the remake, and it was replaced with Last of Us style mechanics and a lot of hand holding.
i agree with this so much
As an action hero, I like OG Leon
As a continuation of a previous installment depiction and a flawed individual who overcome psychological trauma and comes out as a badass, I like REm4ke Leon
I'm really tired of the idea of soft rebooting the old Resident Evil games and calling them “Remakes” just like the Resident Evil 2 and 3 and 4 soft reboot and To answer your questions about the problems with the game, simply the absence of Shinji Mikami
and most of the developers who worked on previous games before the invention of the RE engine So we will not be able to get a real remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3-Nemesis and Resident Evil Code Veronica
Bear in mind that the remakes are a narrative universe unto themselves. It's fine and dandy to compare OG and Remake RE4 but the remake is meant to embed itself in the remake universe so it takes more cues from RE2R than OGRE4. As such, Leon bares the trauma of surviving a zombie apocalypse and he is driven to rescue Ashley to exorcise his survivor's guilt. OG Leon was too casual for me. I couldn't see the idealistic rookie cop in him anymore.
As much as I can respect your opinion for not liking a lot of changes on the remake and overall preferring the OG, I gotta agree with you that "the devil is in the details". Maybe it's because of your previous very strong emotional attachment to the original, but you seem to skim over *a lot* of the remake's details. To be fair, there were some complaints that felt like "they changed it from the OG, so it's worse here" aside from the one obvious thing that had to be changed, the gameplay.
I'd go into detail, but I'm not even sure if ur gonna read it. So, despite disagreeing with pretty much the whole video (I also lik OG Salazar better tho), thank you for sharing your thoughts and impressions with this review. :)
While I did enjoy the remake better and felt as it was an objectively improvement over the original in most (if not all) of things, it's good to see the other side of the coin.
7:39 Salazar wasn't really a deep character in the original. You may find him more entertaining, but one dimensional is statement that applies to both versions.
Completely lost me bringing up crowbat, someone disproved his "evidence" and showed he must of altered the sound, also i haven't, seen anyone else have these mute areas
He proved that his audio levels were exactly the same as any other random playthrough on TH-cam
th-cam.com/video/Pm-0tHR8Cnc/w-d-xo.html this video makes more sense.
@@thatguybis1997 would recommend looking into that a bit more. Not sure why you didn't look into why people don't believe that. There is enough evidence with videos that the normal gameplay has higher audio, specifically not in -20 db like crow try to run with.
The remake failed in so many areas, mostly with character portrayals, but also improved on a lot of things in terms of gameplay. I hated on the original a lot throughout its lifetime because I always felt it was the title that opened the gates to “call of duty” the series, but it’s still better than this.
I don't think you get characterisation the way you think you do, that's all I'm gonna say skdkfj like saying leon doesn't come off as a badass in the remake is...an opinion for sure! they made him and the rest of the characters a tad more realistic in how they act in the situation at hand, turning it from a campy scooby doo episode to a campy action movie type of characterisation. leon isn't a superhero, he's a secret agent, of course he'll be a bit surprised by the stuff he gets to see in his missions even tho he's been in situations like this before. it's not like el gigante is your run of the mill zombie. oh my god the way they literally did the infected plotline much better in the remake, exploring what it does to the characters' psychology 😭 it's giving cinemasins
🌸😹I do certainly must confess the complaint about inventory sorting feels somewhat nitpicky, quality of life can only serve to improve an experience.😹🌸
I really don't agree with your issues regarding Leon's character, the Las Plagas within him and the item management. Leon may not be _as_ badass as he was in the original, but he's still given plenty of cool and dorky moments and his attitude makes a lot more sense given what he went through. The remake is going for a more serious tone, while the Leon from the original barely took Los Iluminados seriously. It would just clash too hard.
As for the Las Plagas... yeah, not sure what you are talking about. The parasites in Leon and Ashley are a constant threat throughout the game. Coughing up blood, the veins on their arms, Saddler taking direct control of Ashley, the visions Leon has, the red-robed zealots affecting Leon with their chanting and everything getting a lot worse by the end of the game.
I was also a bit annoyed at first at inventory management being replaced by the press of a button, until I realized about 5 minutes into the game that I could just... not press the button. It's completely optional for those that don't want to deal with it, are speedrunning the game or just want to get back to the action as fast as possible. I didn't use the auto-sort at all during my regular playthroughs and found the item management just as fun as in the original. The feature did come in handy when going for the S+ rank, but it's not necessary at all in the rest of the game. Purely an optional quality of life feature, so I don't have issue with it.
As for two of your other points, I do agree that Salazar and Saddler suffer a lot from screentime. Salazar especially, since his interactions with Leon made for some of the original's most memorable exchanges that could've made it into the remake in some form. In regards to Saddler, I think the issues with the original and the remake cancel each other around. He was an entertaining and memorable villain in the original, but he was also an _absolute moron._ The first thing he does upon showing up is tell Leon and Ashley his entire plan, then repeatedly refuses to just kill Leon. Remake Saddler is far more of a threat, but lost a lot of his personality in the process. He works, but I don't think he's better or worse than the original.
the remake made me appreciate the OG more
The biggest offence of remakes is removing and replacing content based off the supposed notion that it's dated. Keep the base intact, only then you have the right to add upon. If not, add "re-imagined" to the title because that remake is never going to live up to the original since it had no intent of being true to it in the first place.
To this day it is still baffling to me when i look at re2r and the original in comparison. How the Remake proudly rocks the re2 name despite missing a lot of content and perphaps the saddest part being, it is regarded as being a great remake.
Lol all your takes are niche nit picks centered around random 5 second out of context scenes where there’s plenty of moments spread throughout the game that defeat every argument you made, hence why you only chose ooc clips that were all about 7 seconds long
As an obsessed fan of the original. I've completely fallen in love with the remake, even moreso now with Separate Ways and the Mercenaries being completed.
Auto sort is fine and sometimes when I play the original I wish it was there, the same with the knife parry.
You left out the part where the red robed cultist is the one to awaken El Gigante with the crimson lantern, which is one of the neat reimaginings in the remake.
For me yeah I like how they bring back the survival horror genre in the recent re games. Re4 original was fun but its lacking the horror theme of resident evil and was easy. Removing the bs unbelievable actions and cheesy lines in re4 original was a good idea. I like that they did it more realistic. I haven't played re4 remake yet but seen gameplays. But I have played the re2 remake which is very good. But yeah the voice acting in re4 original was splendid compare to the remake.
🌸❤️I feel the original was quite cheesy and comical when compared to the remake. It felt more reminiscent of a poorly done action flick (though iconic).
In my humble opinion remake is by the superior job and succeeds beyond all measure in given greater depth to the world/characters.
I would utter of Saddler, that in the original, that he felt more akin to a Saturday Cartoon villain than an actual menace. Remake for me flushed out his character and the Plaga far better.❤️🌸
True, just unsubscribed because this video was so embarrassing.
It seems looks like this guy has his nostalgia glasses on
Not really. I played the original after the remake and still had a better experience. Better voice acting, villains portrayed better, better environments. The only thing lacking really, was the gameplay.
I mean, you think Ashley from the original had better voice then new one no and they actually use spain Spanish then Mexican Spanish for the ganados leon actually sounds like the leon I know then dmc leon from the original saddler sounds more interesting in the new one as for the villains mendez felt the same to me in the remake Ramon Salazar I do think is not as good as the original saddler I think is better in the new because it make more sense cause he is a cult leader and the old one was arrogant up his ass and for the environments for the most part it felt like a lot of stuff was there from the original I mean they did remove stuff but add and expand to make up for it I mean both versions are good and have flaws so.
Crowbcat adjusted the audio levels homie. Might wanna resource that yourself.
To each their own i enjoy both games. I take them for what they are. To me complaining is a waste of energy. Feedback is good but complaining isnt. Both games are available to enjoy. If you dont like it dont play it.
Dead space did the same thing.
What you have to realize is that these remakes basically have their own timeline. This is still very much the same Leon we know and love, but for the shit he went through in RE2Remake, yeah. Look at his eyes man he's been through shit and just wanted it to be different this time
exactly. i think this remake deserves its own place in the timeline and shouldn’t be judged entirely based on the original
From playing re 4 on the game cube .many yrs ago .have decided to download .looks like I will be saving
£ 60 as my xbox 1s digital is not compatible ..gutted 😢😢😢
I think we can all agree based of the comments that you’re nitpicking and judging the game purely based on nostalgia. As someone who didn’t get to play the og games I can tell you that the remakes are amazing. They’re not perfect, they have flaws. Some of which you mentioned and I agreed with but regardless. I think you’re being a bit too harsh on the game. New Leon is awesome!
I can agree that I tend to be a bit harsh on modern games, and I'm glad that the Remake suited you.