One thing you missed about Luis is that he was part of Umbrella's European "dream team". Meaning he was part of the team responsible for creating Nemesis. The Nemesis. Makes sense when you remember that Nemesis had a type of parasite in it. So Luis, the "parasite expert" helped in creating it.
I think that Krauser in the remake sounds more like an evil, maniacal power hungry psycho that has lost all grip on his own sanity as a result of being driven insane after the incidents of Operation Javier. Where as in the original he sounds more like a cold blooded cunning killer where you can tell he’s become fully desensitised but confident in what he wants and what his goals are and lacks all humanity he once had, I like both to be honest and I wouldn’t note it as much of a downgrade.
1:29:50 The reason the Re4 Remake was so insisting in calling Salazar by his first name, Ramón, is actually genious. By reading the files you can notice that Ramón despises the Salazar heritage due to him feeling them as a sin for the Plagas sealing. Also adding to his hatred for his father's ideals. He wants to distance away from the Salazar name and just be himself, Ramón, the one who brought the glorious Plagas back to Los Iluminados.
For those who are waiting H2R, he already said that he will continue after this wonderful video that took a lot of hours to do , understand that one of the favorite Ruby's games is RE4 and this is so speacially for him to do and talk about his first RE. Stay calm brothers. The Great Journey is near. So for now, enjoy the video :).
48:48 There's a good reason why you don't finish that armored giant off properly. It's actually the exact same armored giant you face later on with Luis. If you look at its face, you can see that it still has the wound and broken mask you gave it earlier, making the somewhat random dual Gigante fight more climactic. A small correction is that the two extra attaché cases are not actually sold with the Deluxe DLC. They were pre-order bonuses, so there is no way to get them now if you don't already have them. Personally, I don't really agree with your criticism regarding Krauser. The voice is one thing, but his characterization fits his new context. His calm and collected demeanor in the original fits his status as a mercenary working to infiltrate Los Iluminados for Wesker. In the remake, he's a veteran clearly undergoing some kind of PTSD from what he witnessed in Operation Javier, thanks to losing almost all of his men and being effectively discarded by the goverment he fought for. Him falling to the thrall of Saddler makes just as much as sense as him working for Wesker, since he was desperately trying to cling to anything that would give his life meaning again, which is the exact kind of person that cults are known to recruit and exploit.
@@yikes6969 Funny thing about that is that this was no misinformation at the time of writing. The two attaché cases were indeed pre-order-only bonuses when the game was released. The option to buy them was only added later on.
1:09:51 I spent forever on the shooting range getting top scores… and was rewarded with low quality charms for high tokens and repeat charms…. I can’t tell you how frustrated I was after turning them in. Worst part is you can’t save scum the RNG. If you reset and turn in the tokens again after a reload you get the same charms. I mean the least they could have done would be prevent duplicate charms until you’ve gotten them all once…..Especially since the tokens from the shooting range are limited per run. Meaning you can’t farm out the better charms even with bad RNG because you have a very limited number of chance. That makes common rarity charms for high score tokens and especially duplicates feel absolutely awful. Duplicate RNG protection is a quality-of-life feature that most single player games with RNG content like this have implemented these days.
I'm also upset that Code Veronica was skipped, but I must admit that Capcom did an excellent job remaking a classic video game that didn't really need to be remade in the first place. My only issue with the new RE4 is that the U-3 was entirely removed, but there's a good chance it will appear in the Separate Ways DLC, so that sole complaint will likely be rectified soon enough.
Yeah my thoughts exactly. I do hope Code Veronica does get the remake treatment in the future since it was never released on PC or any consoles post the 6th generation (which the Dreamcast and PS2 were a part of), and is an important/significant part of the Resident Evil lore/story IMO. Also though I'd love to see Capcom remake + revive Dino Crisis.
@@JG004-kk1do CV didn't sell poorly though; it sold around three million units, which isn't that far below the original RE3. RE5 is the highest selling game in the series though, so Capcom will likely remake it next.
Hey Ruby another thing about the Regenerators in RE 4 Remake they made them even tougher to fight. I remember in OG it was possible to kill them without the inferred scope though it wasted a lot of bullets. When I played the remake i was so scared of the regenerators that when I entered the fridge I didn't know what to do and I was trapped with the regenerator and I wasted all my bullets on it and I still didn't die. I ended up using my knife until I died. I was surprised Capcom did that it makes them scarier and thougher to fight and it gives you more reason to get the inferred scope.
Tip for New Game plus. Equip Krauser's knife when going against the Regeneradors. Make sure you've upgraded its damage quite a bit, and just watch the knife destroy them, lol.
10:15 I love how Capcom pretty much implemented the " The Crimson Head factor " when a plaga takes over the body , after the brain is dead.. The animations are so creepy, you can see in real time that the parasite is hacking the body and nervous system.. I love the fact that are different layers to that occurrence as well.. Sometimes the plaga will emerge anyway .. Sometimes it will spawn a type 3 plaga.. Escape and latch on to another Ganado or attack you outright.. That Ganado that becomes a puppet to the type 3 on his back . May spawn his own plaga after the fact . When you've shot the type 3 of his back..
I'm what you'd call a noob youtuber just starting out I also made an RE4 remake review but I gotta admit you put way more time into this than I was ever gonna want to on this game and that deserves some recognition Good video!
Generally speaking, what most people consider QTEs are button prompts appearing in cutscenes that, if missed, often kill you. The RE4 Remake doesn't have what most consider QTEs. It simply has contextual actions. The closest thing to a QTE that it retains from the original game would be stabbing Del Lago in the mouth. It might be a different scene, but its functionally identical to swimming back to the boat, since both scenes occur by Del Lago biting the boat. I don't agree with calling any and all button prompts QTEs, especially since the fast majority of RE4 Remake's contextual actions are evasions. The same action, always also using the same *single button.*
I love all the RE content the games have brought me, such as videos like this. They’ve tied things together and have explained the story more. I never really cared about the story much, but I’ve learned so much lately. Have been playing since 96 as a scared little boy.
I think the concepts they wanted to avoid with qte’s was them being immediate fail states that your forced to make. The qte’s in the remake all stem from things that you are trying to do to preform additional actions or as a last ditch effort if you’ve already reached some other fail state in the game.
Something I've noticed, the crosshairs don't bloom outward when moving your cursor in the Mercenaries mode, only doing so while moving. So they exclusively added it to the story mode, and it pretty much makes every weapon more difficult to use, with the exception of shotguns and rifles, but really drives the SMGs and Pistols into the dirt. Not sure why they chose to do this, it really did a lot to make the game more frustrating.
Easily the best review of RE4R, highlighting it's noticeable improvements, expansions and little details but also pointing out the shortcomings, missed opportunities and things the OG did better, but at the end of the day it's an excellent remake that is recommendable alongside RE4 OG to have a deeper appreciation for both in what they do best. 1:21:24 This is something that only Capcom of America does, Japanese Capcom has had consistency with the voice actors since the franchise was ever given a JP Voice over. The only recast they have ever done was replacing Jin Yamanoi as Leon from Degeneration to Toshiyuki Morikawa from ORC and beyond. Hirouki Touchi(Chris) Atsuko Yuya(Jill) Jôji Nakata(Wesker) Junko Minagawa(Ada) And Yuko Kaida as your girl (Claire) have been there since their first debut as these characters The former Three started out in Marvel Vs Capcom 3 while the latter two started in ORC and Degeneration respectively(Which is quite ironic since just like Allyson court before she got replaced JP Claire remains as the longest running RE voice actor)
The difference with the QTEs, is they removed the cutscene-only ones but kept the gameplay ones, which are two entirely different beasts. Cutscene QTEs suck balls, and most fans dislike them, while gameplay QTEs are much more accepted.
Yeah reason cutscene QTEs suck is because you dont expect them as its a cutscene, you not expecting them causes you to habe a death you didn't wven know off causing frustration, but gameplay ones are fine, but also gotta remember that the Vaas bossfight in farcry 3 was a QTE boss fight instead if an actual one which is why QTEs have bad rep
I think almost everything besides the radio tower that was removed from the main game, Ada encounters in Separate Ways. Also I figure that they removed boulders and the lasers and whatnot due mostly to the fact that the Remake doesn't have QTEs at all similar to the OG. Which honestly, I prefer. I've never enjoyed cutscenes suddenly deciding they are actually gameplay and I'm dead now because I was enraptured and not ready with my controller in hand.
Fun fact, the armored el gigante during the twin el gigante fight was the one that you fought on the castle battlements, he just fell all the way down(somehow?)
22:41 I absolutely love that you mention the shit takes like "RE4's boulder run wasn't classic RE." People really want to pretend the ogs never had action and launch criticism haphazardly. I seen one complaining about the knife fight but I'm like, did you forget code veronica's intro and wesker battle alone?
The Spinel mechanic kinda sucks because let's be honest having 2 separate currencies just makes the game more annoying. If it isn't broken don't fix it imo. Yet I feel like the "kidding me" lines are more like aging boomer script writers who don't know what else to put in RE games.
I'd say that the only qte's people have a major issue with are the cutscene ones where most people wouldn't expect to still be playing. In action button prompts are different to qtes i think.
My thoughts on the Resident Evil Remakes: 1) Resident Evil Remake (2002) is still the Gold Standard for Video Game Remakes even after 21 years. It doesn't need to be remade again as the game still holds up. 2) Resident Evil 2 Remake (2019) is Amazing as a game but has missed potential as a remake. 3) Resident Evil 3 Remake (2020) is decent as a game but fails in terms of being a remake which is disappointing. 4) Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) I didn't ask for a remake of the game, but I'm impressed with what we got, even if it doesn't top RE1R. I personally letdown that RE2 and RE3 couldn't have gotten the treatment RE1 got with its remake especially since RE2 and RE3 had the potential to be better games and even remakes than RE1R. Also, what are your thoughts on Resident Evil Village?
I do hope the voice actor for Ada has some better directing for the seperate ways dlc. Cause I like her voice, just her deliver sounds more bored than anything. It's more of a directing issue than actor issue. And I hope she's doing well after the bullying from trolls on twitter
She sounds exactly like someone like her would sound like, though. Stellar job, but harrassed by has beens who can't tell the difference between good and nostalgic to save their lives.
Just to complement 2 things: 1) i assume the infinite red9 is Luis's, in the cart bit and he handed you cuz you shoot better then him, a scoentist 2) the El Gigante that falls from the castle's wall is the same armored pne you fight with Luis (because of the damaged eye he had, from the cannon shot)
Nice review. The one thing that I fully disagree with is about Krauser. I got the same opinion as Bawkbasoup about his voice. And... I will take all the Operation Javier references over him working for Wesker and trying to restore Umbrella ANY day of the week!
@@RubyofBlue There ARE some theories that he's still working for Wesker though. Like. There's a little radio thing in his ear during in his first encounter but none in the second. Maybe this time he did a better job at hiding his plan?
I have not yet played the RE4 Remake myself, since I want to wait and see how the “Separate Ways” expansion turns out. But I do have some thoughts on the new Krauser so far. I think the added Operation Javier references would, if anything, make Krauser having an allegiance with Wesker all the more logical. I recall his monologues in The Darkside Chronicles revealing that he specifically wanted to seek out Wesker for power, especially after witnessing Manuela Hidalgo’s power from the Veronica Virus. Granted, I find it odd how both versions of RE4 seem to have Krauser willingly infecting himself with a Dominant Plaga. I currently think it would suit his character and mutated design better, if he was empowered and later transformed, instead by a virus Wesker gave him. In turn, his motivation could have been written as him wanting to return the “favor”, by feigning allegiance to Saddler in order to acquire a Plaga sample for Wesker.
honestly i think the ramon name change was just because of how similar the names salazar and saddler are . typically when writing a story you don’t want characters with very similar sounding names because it can get confusing
I'm so glad you enjoyed this remake! I agree with most of what you said in this video(and almost all of your thoughts in the 2 and 3 remake reviews) but I disagree with what you said about a Code: Veronica remake. They won't remake it as faithfully as this or the 3 remake. It may be my favorite Re game ( and I am a younger fan of the series) but even I can admit that it wasn't popular and capcom isn't a company that would take risks like that. also modern politics and all. What you said about it being stuck on older platforms was also incorrect because it was ported to PS 4 and is on PS 5 . if they were to remake it as faithful as the 4 remake ( which they most likely won't)I would be happy.
I think re5 remake is an inevitably, because of wesker at the end basically confirming re5 and seperate ways i think will expand on re5 and also if you see on the screen when they first show wesker, they show the flowers under ground from re5 and excella so i think they'll make an re5 remake
Im not sure how are they gonna approach RE5 with their remake, seems so diferent and far away from the more Serious and horror tone the remakes tries to have... Even the first hours of RE5 the setting are bright and even colorful. And this was the first game people really started to feel uncormfortable with the franchise direction. Lets see.
40:20 I'm guessing you didn't realize you could hide her in a locker. Also, I really don't know what universe you've been living in when the original came out if near perfect Remake Ashley is the bad one, and absolute worst part of RE4 original Ashley was good.
I'm pretty sure that the second El Gigante doesn't actually die on the castle walls. He shows up in the mines for the Double El Gigante fight. I'm gonna have to disagree on a few points, one being about the cut Separate Ways not being an issue. Yeah the game originally for the Gamecube didn't have that and only available in the PS2 port but what version of the game has been re-released since the original? Not the original, the PS2 port has been the mainstay for the past 18 years of rereleases of the game. So Separate Ways being cut and possibly sold to us separately is not okay and tantamount to the microtransactions and that is a point against the game for me. And secondly, your regard on Ada's and Krauser's voices and characters. Ada's voice actress phoned in her performance which really hurt the character and Kruaser's voice is relatively fine for the remake but his character is a lot more fleshed out than what you give him credit for. Instead of being a lackey for Wesker, he has his own motivation for joining Saddler's cult, a motivation that also expands on his relationship with Leon and Leon himself.
The original separate ways was terrible. You just ran through the same levels again backwards. Now we got the Separate Ways DLC and most of it was better than the original by far. $10 was dirt cheap too
I actually replayed re4 after re4make and the remakes teaching me of how to better use the knife and replacing the it fight with a k!ife only krauser fight... Made the original re4 Krause fight ironically easier for me when my first run and my first re4make run massively leaving me with literally nothing after the ruins encounter. Kinda hilarious
Keeping the scene where Leon chokes out Ada would’ve either been redundant or would’ve made the scene with Ashley stabbing Leon redundant. Honestly I prefer Ashley’s scene over Ada’s scene. Ashley’s really shows just how much control Saddler can have even before the parasite fully takes control thanks to Saddler speaking through Ashley, not just because she stabbed the guy trying to save her
*yawn* showing how much control Saddler has over Ashley more than once is even more redundant and pointless since that’s always used as a crutch to have Leon lose her
Loving the remake and came in with super low expectations but yeah, unlike RE1 remake it doesn't make the original kinda obsolete. I'll probably play this one and the original about the same frequency depending on which one I'm in the mood for. If there's one thing I miss most, it was a setpiece in the castle with huge open windows and billowing curtains as a group of cultists in formation all carrying scythes all slowly walk forward toward you. Such a cool scene and a missed moment. Not crazy about the random staggers either, went in playing standard difficulty despite clearing the original on professional on every platform every year or so since release. Had to adapt fast to this new loop and still got humbled a lot. I'll try it on pro next and should be a blast but also kinda want to jump straight back to the original for a fresh comparison. Now here's hoping Capcom picks the most obvious and needed remake next - RE3. Fix it, expand it, whatever it takes before tackling another game. I hate to say it, but despite being burned and the bad principle, I'd so drop money on a deluxe rerelease if they circled back to RE3 and ya know, finished it the way they should have the first time.
53:10 I think the discrepancy is context actions, while a form of qte, isn't often considered qte by a majority of players as it doesn't interrupt gameplay like qte cutscenes and don't instantly end the game. So under the most accepted description they have removed almost all qtes, and cutscene qtes are not seen as tasteful anymore because cutscenes are meant to be a rest moment where that type is intrusive and can easily annoy a player
I pretty much mostly agree with your points and yeah RE4R is incredible and as someone who while loved RE4 OG but could never quite love love it ,RE4R actually felt like a better experience for me personally and yes i agree i don't think 1 or 5 onwards needs remaking and CV or Outbreak or even 0 should maybe be next to be remade. I know we've had disagreements in the past btw when talking about the past two RE makes but I wanna make it clear that your videos are really well done even if we don't quite see eye to eye on all things 👍
The reticle acceleration is an absolute must the only thing that sucks is it's setting has to be done from the main menu in game it's locked essentially to what it's set in I'm the main screen menu,so a bit of trial and errorzit does help for sure though not to point of being broken,in hardcore and professional the snap and fallow seems to be disabled,however just being able to get the floating radical to actually tighten faster in any sense is always better
Code Veronica was never going to get a remake. It has zero name recognition outside hardcore fans. Capcom isn’t remaking games to improve old entries, they’re remaking them for money. And Resident Evil 5 will be next. The systems all in place and the continuity is there for new players
Narrative wise, it makes no sense to skip Code Veronica because it establishes the Chris/Wesker rivalry that is the main focus of RE5. Plus, while CV may be the lowest selling entry in the mainline series, it's far from a flop. Three million units sold may not break any records, but it's nothing to sneeze at either. It actually didn't sell that much less than the original RE3.
One small correction, Code: Veronica has been available on every Xbox console since the 360, and I believe every PlayStation since the PS3. If you have a current Xbox or PlayStation you can still pick it up. Doesn’t take away from your point though, it definitely needed a remake more than 4 did
The only objective improvement that remake has is that there are more accessibility options. Gyro aiming as an option is always great. Though this part could be better with how it feels and adding more options. But I also one option which is suprising that it's not in more pc ports. An option to show playstation, xbox or switch buttons. Why isnt this in more pc ports?
My biggest complain, which may be my ONLY complaint, in truth, is the fact that you have to wear cat ears or a tail or some shit to have infinite ammo and what not. Im good on that lol playing while wearing that stuff feels really silly for me. Other than that tiny complaint, this game is astoundlingly amazing. I love it sooooo much. Always have since the OG. This game was a gift!
one of the.most interesting things I've noticed with reviews of every RE Remake, is that a number of reviewers will rate a REmake extremely high if they loved the original version of said REmake. One said RE2 was their favorite game in the RE Franchise, guess what his new fave is. Another loved og RE1 and says the RE1 REmake is perfection. Just an interesting correlation. Capcom must be doing something right.
RE4 Remake was my first ever time playing RE4, i found certain moments with Ashley to be flat out annoying. times where she gets grabbed and i can't get to her because i'm being stun locked by constant staggers. one time all i had to do was turn a corner to finally make it to her, but right as i was about to do that the kidnap bar was complete and played the cutscene of her being taken away like wtf i was RIGHT THERE ABOUT TO SAVE HER. other times where she got incapacitated and hit by a stray hatchet throw to kill her. i found her to be either frustrating to play around, and other times enjoying her company you also mentioned at around 49:00 having to use the trap to kill a El Gigante but thats not true as i didn't even know you could do that until after the fight ended. i killed the none armored one without that
Bro. But can you imagine if we actually live to see and play a Remake of Res 5 and 6? And still dont see a Code Verona Remake? 😅😂. Its Capcom Bro, just saying!
I still believe the remake failed to live up to the OG in several ways for me. Aesthetic and art design in remake was a big miss for me. Sure, the re engine looks great, but the palette just looks incredibly bland, water room is a clear example of this. Also cutscene cinematography in the OG was notably better, and the characters were just more fun. The fleshed out story and characters in the remake are a great change, and it was refreshing seeing the remake's interpretation. But in the end, I still prefer the characters in the OG. Overall, the remake didn't replace or is even better than the OG (not even close). It's just different. And that's okay. It did a better job at being a "REMAKE" than RE2 and RE3 though, that's for sure.
I don't understand how people call the remake's color palettle "bland" when it's exactly the opposite, the OG is extremely desaturated and its color palette consists of dull colors like brown and grey lol. Not saying that's a necessarily a bad thing, but it's just fact that the remake has more lively colors
@@andrewmatos8300 Exactly! I prefer the look of the remake. The original RE4 started the trend of games having a brown tint over them which as you said doesn't have to be a bad thing. It can help the game. Even RE5 had a green tint over it and removing it with a mod makes the game so much more enjoyable. I hope they remake both RE5 and RE6 to be more horror oriented and not so full of action especially 6. Have a nice day now internet stranger!
@@GhostzinZRemake didn’t exactly expanded on either on them lol. If the template is bad and there’s room for improvement and you still mess it up you fail as a a writer
The original did not need a remake, but I will say that the reimagining is a different experience. As Ruby said, a remix. Although it should have been given a different title instead of being called Biohazard 4 again (this applies to the other remakes). If you want the classic experience, you can play the original. However, the reimagining still has problems. The problems are Nick Apostolides as Leon again (yes I'm not a fan of the guy being cast as Leon S. Kennedy), the art Style (I don't like the RE Engine and its art style), your character talking outside of cutscenes like in Biohazard 2's reimagining, cut content, DLC that should have been in the game as unlocks, not being able to kill the merchant, and the tone. I disagree on what Ruby said on QTEs. QTEs are awful game design. I also disagree on the PS2 extras not mattering when it comes to cut content. The GameCube original became obsolete when the PS2 version launched, and later ports would have the extra content found in that version. Separate Ways should have not been paid DLC.
As far as the use of the menu layout, I think that's just an issue with modern trends in gaming nowadays where everyone feels the need to use a "business clear, white everything" boring menu system. Honestly kind of tired of it, sure it makes what you're doing a lot clearer, but it doesn't feel like it has any personality. It feels more mechanically driven and catered to people who have a hard time just looking at a menu to see what to do. While I don't think we should outright get rid of the clarity it can give for accessibility, I don't think it should come at the cost of an immersive, dynamic, unique, "in-universe" way to go about it. And while I wouldn't MIND remakes for RE 5 and 6 in the same style as the recent ones, I DO agree that Code Veronica (and some of the other entries like the Outbreak games, or the Dino Crisis & Onimusha games) NEEDS the treatment first/as soon as possible. I think the reason why it hasn't is due to the general opinion higher ups in the game dev space have is that it's too much of a money risk, both because it would take a lot of resources to make remakes of the caliber that we've gotten, but also because remaking a game that was hated by the general public/fans doesn't guarantee a net positive in sales in comparison to remaking a game that's already beloved to guarantee sales.
I don't like it what they did with saddler in the remake and we all know who kills Louise in the remake which I thought was very dumb they could have stuck with Sadler killing Louise instead krauser kills him
Makes you wish that they gave re3 remake the same treatment and care as RE4 remake and if they did decide to remake re5 (😂) it gets the re2 remake treatment
What is bad about characterd redesign in Re2r? Like they all great and they all like literally the same just updated , only Claire is actually different , and cuz of her design the whole character redesign is bad? Like this is applies to Re4r too, all dudes are the same (not fully but still) except Ada and Ramon
I only experienced Code Veronica via the Darkside Chronicles, so I don't really have much opinion on Code Veronica, I'd actually like remakes of Resident Evils 5 and 6, 5 because the original was flawed in a lot of ways... mostly the shit ally AI, and 6 because it was my own first Resident Evil game, I'd seen the cutscenes of the others, but 6 was the first I actually played, and I honestly enjoyed it, was it perfect, hell no, but I enjoyed all the campaigns, having the best time with Leon's campaign.
Look I hear you, and I understand your point about CVX... But! on behalf of the RE5MAKE bandwagon let me state our case Since Gen 8 consoles launched we have had FIVE blockbuster single player RE games. Resident Evil 7, 2, 3, 8 and now 4. Single Player RE fans have been eating REAL *_GOOD_* for nearly ten years now! The last co-op game was got was Revelations 2 and that SUCKED, the fact that only one player got to be the action hero while the other was a glorified spotter meant only ONE person was having fun at a given time. and RE6 before that screwed up the strategic element by not allowing item sharing and seperating instances of loot drops. I dont even NEED it to be RE5 specifically, but just SOMETHING that brings the fun and strategic co-op dynamic that RE5 had
