

Something that’s missing from Resident Evil 4 Remake is QTEs.

It adds a new strategic layer to the gameplay and is especially helpful when you’re very low on ammo which you will be on Hardcore from start to finish. This even works on the larger miniboss enemies if you can get up behind them unseen.

Leon is able to crouch and sneak up behind enemies unnoticed and take them out with one swift stab of his blade. I don’t remember there being stealth and takedowns in the original and they fit in rather nicely. It’s been a long time since I played it and my memory is foggy. I’m loathed to mention what’s new and what’s not in Resident Evil 4 Remake because I can’t actually remember what was in the original and what wasn’t. It’s something that has become fairly standard in third-person shooters and would be incredibly handy in RE4 but sadly it’s not been included. One thing I’m disappointed hasn’t been included in Resident Evil 4 Remake is the ability to switch shoulders. However, in 2005, the change from forced perspective to over-the-shoulder was unbelievable. Today, with every third-person shooter under the sun adopting the same perspective, it’s not such a revelation to play Resident Evil 4 Remake, especially after both the Resident Evil 2 and Nemesis remakes. Similarly, in the original, the perspective shift to over-the-shoulder was seismic. Resident Evil 4 is still “horror” but it’s more Army of Darkness than Evil Dead. There’s a cast of colourful characters new and returning and the overall vibe in Resident Evil 4 has shifted ever so slightly from the more horror focuses of the early games. On arrival at the (very) creepy village, things immediately go from bad to worse for Leon and soon he finds himself not only trying to rescue Ashley but stay alive and rid himself of a horrific new infection, far removed from the T and G-Viruses.
RESIDENT EVIL 4 REMAKE REVIEW MOVIE
If there is a flaw with Resident Evil 4 it’s that its premise is mega dumb but, it’s also a franchise about an evil pharmaceutical corporation making zombies so… Not to forget that Resident Evil 4 is essentially a late 80s, early 90s action movie remade in video game form. Kennedy has gone from being a rookie cop to American superhero and has been sent to a remote village in Spain to locate the President’s missing daughter Ashley. Set a few years after the events of Resident Evil 2, Leon S. The fact that the remake is just as mind-blowingly entertaining and undeniably brilliant to play only reinforces just how perfect the original was and is. As a man of a certain vintage, Resident Evil 4 is near and dear to my heart and I am one of those annoying people who cite it, frequently, as one of the best games ever made. Resident Evil 4 Remake Reviewįollowing the disappointments that were The Callisto Protocol and the Dead Space remake, I was praying that Capcom would nail Resident Evil 4. Wilder still is that - new coat of paint and modern trappings notwithstanding - Resident Evil 4 Remake is the same basic game as the original and it still plays like an absolute dream. We take for granted certain features and mechanics in third-person games these days, but as far as I can tell, they just about all stem from Resident Evil 4. There’s gaming before Resident Evil 4 and gaming after and the entire landscape of video gaming has been fundamentally and irrevocably changed because of Capcom’s (C.) magnum opus. Playing the remake, I’ve realised just how much influence Resident Evil 4 has had on gaming since its launch all those years ago. Resident Evil 4 is still good” and that’s all you’d need to read. I’m not sure what else to say about it really.

Every bit as amazing as you remember and just as good in 2023 as it was in 2005. Let’s get it out of the way right off the bat Resident Evil 4 Remake is phenomenal.
