Resident Evil 4: Original vs Remake 

That’s the truth

Agreed I'd even play both versions just for the hell of it

Hell yeah they are. I've been playing both of them at the same time. 2 hours of the original followed by 2 hours of the Remake

And both are available! Unlike the GTA Trilogy lmao

and the original is accesible to high heaven which is something i wish capcom would do for resi 2 and 3 og

Was just coming here to say this. On PS5, it is Down + R1

Yeah I don’t even understand how he didn’t figure that out lol

​@@eradicatedpulse6896 He's playing in Game Journalist Mode.

@@eradicatedpulse6896 I didn't know till my second playthrough but I was playing long gaming sessions

On PC I mapped it to Q

I was thinking the same thing and it's a good idea from Capcom.

You're wrong, the remakes are a different timeline

@@MegaMar14where did you get that theory from?

@@Aries2401 the creators themselves said, these are not meant to replace the originals. They are simply a different version of the same events.

@@MegaMar14 source? Trust me bro

OG RE4 looks ugly af. The RE4 Remake is better than the OG in every single way possible.

@@ThwipThwipBoom original doesn't look ugly at all. It still looks great, there is also a mod with better textures. You can play it 4K 60fps. What you wrote is false, and it only negatively says about you. OG RE4 is at minimum a classic, it's art, it can't be 100% worse.

@@stanislavkimov2779 You're actually dumb. The OG looks like shit and everyone knows it. lmao

@@ThwipThwipBoomthat’s because you never played the original

@@ThwipThwipBoom the artsyle is miles better in the og than the remake, the remake is soulless and generic

Honestly that would be pretty interesting just to see, since re4 is so much more action and shooting oriented than the first three games

Thatd be torture

"Extends" = "Cuts large chunks of the game out" (Lava room, laser room, incendiary grenades, cable cars, U3, etc etc etc)

​@@LEWIS1992 I agree with you on that.

​@@LEWIS1992 there was barely any flare, plus no updated fight for the monster on that cargo cave area, the one with the scissors like tail.

​@Lewis it's good their cutting out these trashy sections and removing the u3 boss improves the pacing of the game

The original does not hold up, the controls are absolute suit, they sucked then, and they're even worse now

I like re2 and 4 remake leon cuz he looks like some random guy that survived, and the og looks like a super trained John wick mf, ik thats how he is but I like remake leon more

​@beanie.weanie How? His personality is completely different to the point it may as well have been a completely different character.He doesn't even possess the gruffness and original one liners that actually put him on the map for everyone.I can't understand that logic.

@SPEEDFREAK6988 ik that's why I like him, that's exactly my point and why I dont like the original

Are you braindead? Leon looks 100x better in the Remake. smh

Contrarian​@@beanie.weanie

The theming is also even stronger considering Leon just saw his old major and mentor change into a power hungry psychopath willing to murder innocent people’s lives. Krauser changed for worse while Luis tried to change for the better. It was here Leon also gave the incentive to ask Ada if “she’s changed” and how he’s willing to look past someone’s past if they’re willing to do the right thing. In the end, Ada doesn’t hand over the Plaga sample to Wesker as she knew that he too has changed for worse… and how he’ll rebuild umbrella and cause the deaths of millions of people. Ada didn’t want that blood on her hands… and RE4’s theming is so simplistic… yet effective…

​@@cloudshines812 Sociopath not Psychopath.

Naw that junk was weak, "The sample,....Saddler took it, you have to get it back" 😊 way better.

@@syminite1 I hope this is a joke

@@mohdadeeb1829 Just messing around. 😆 But the original re4 was better tho.

Yeah its RT or R1 and down at the same time

Thats because the remake is woke

@@realamericannegro977 i disagree, being woke is one thing, being shit is something else entirely, being woke isn't an excuse to be shit, there are woke ass story that are great, sandman is woke as hell, wednesday is woke as hell, and they are both great, sandman is some of the best comic book tv i've seen since daredevil, so yes this remake is woke, that isn't the problem, the problem is it's story, the changes they’ve made made almost all the character dynamics worse, except for Ashley, Ada and Leon felt like they are just acquaintance, Luis and Leon were assholes to each other for most of the time, Krauser were just off, and basically all of the villains also got downgraded, I have no problem they’ve made it woke, I have a problem they’ve made it worse I wouldn’t have problem with woke ass Star Wars if they told a good story, but they didn’t

@@realamericannegro977 your brain dead

@@realamericannegro977 Yeah sure, everything you don’t like is “woke”. Do you wake up at night screaming the word woke? Lmao. It’s the new boogeyman. There are more important things to worry about in the world than wokeism.

I like how in the original Saddler tells Leon his entire plan near the beginning of the game. Really smart move. I also like how Salazar is a wildly incompetent buffoon and lets Leon easily escape multiple times in the original. Trying to trap Leon and Ashley with the falling ceiling trick twice was a genius idea, especially when it gave you an eternity to shoot the red dots on the ceiling. The original introducing Krauser with very little backstory and almost no context with Leon was amazing. Luis getting suddenly killed off in the original after 5 minutes of screen time was so effective. I also like how Leon dramatically yelled his name (pronouncing it incorrectly too) even though he barely even interacted with him up to that point. Lmao. Give me a break, dude. The remake doesn’t do everything better, but it definitely does a lot of things better.

Exactly!! The original was way more entertaining.

They lost some love and soul. Remake is more advanced and modern, but it doesn't feel as sincere and heartwarming.

it's the one-liners lightening the mood and being so out of line, it's memorable and funny

@@cactusthecactus yeah like now it takes itself more serious, thinks about what it can or can't say, can't just let go and have mindless fun like before. Feels constrainted.

@@stanislavkimov2779 The story and characters more than make up for that, Remake is actually pretty touching. It’s fine if ya don’t like it, but the people who prioritize cheese over compelling storytelling baffle me quite a bit. It’s an odd priority, and this is coming from an Evil Dead fan.

Agreed had a hell of time using just knives to kill a garrador for achievement & novistadors will swarm the shit outta ya if you not ready for it. Love it but I think the knights were my favorite enemies in the game..

Yeah.... because garrador the first time around in 2005 wasnt impressive at all smh

@@sikevillain how could I forget about them, they were so cool

@@greasy8394 damn, focusing on only the poorly worded part of my comment

Liked the garrador but the novistadors were way worse imo. Regenerators too.

While playing the remake I saw like two trash bins and I thought to myself, hmmm I wonder if we could hide her there 😂 but nope! 😭😭😭

The original is always still there

​@@based-ys9um what other obvious statement you wish to make?

@@splash_067 women shouldn't be able to vote

​@@based-ys9um i laughed way more than i should've at this 💀

Original always better guys

Ashley was much more likeable this game.

Yes. VERY challenging in the remake on hardcore & up.

Character wise is much improved but mechanically, she is still terrible if not worse. The amount of times I have told her to get in a locker for her to just get back out during a battle encounter or when she crouch runs towards me as I am shooting then she stands up causing me to shoot her.

@@anthonyhawthorne3450 I didn't have that experience. Her AI in the original was so much dumber and way easier to get killed in my experience

Hardcore feels like the intended experience At least for people that played the original

Thats why youre not a game developer.

@@jackjax7921 Why are you turning what was meant as a compliment into an excuse to shit on me? Mind your business next time asshole

I agree. The remake is better in many ways, but some fans are way too nostalgic to acknowledge it. Both games have their pros and cons, but overall I prefer the remake. Better combat, puzzles, expanded exploration, side quests, attaché case customization, better enemy AI, deeper lore, and better characters elevate it above the OG for me.

@@matthewzang6688 Glad someone else is not shackled by Nostalgia and agrees

@@AngelPerez-tu1nk Yeah, the nostalgic fanboys are insanely irrational. Even the slightest change to the original triggers a complete meltdown. I beat the original countless times, and still recognize that the remake is a better game overall. I think after the new and improved Separate Ways comes out this will be almost indisputable.

(Cough cough)

Which one shall I buy ?

Leon and Luis did talk briefly about his time with Umbrella a couple times during dialogue, especially during the mines sequence and the short elevator ride. I feel like they gave Luis a much better character/ redemption arc in the remake. His added screen time allowed his partnership with Leon to develop a lot more, and they gave him a lot more dialogue. Exploring the files and equipment in his lab was awesome too.

Technically CV was the third game, Sony demanded Capcom to name Nemesis as the third game, so they have a trilogy on PS1. It wqs supposed to be just a side story. Should've been just another campaign in RE2 remake, three shorter campaigns telling the Raccoon City Story would've been better. RE2R doesn't make any sense story wise, one of many reasons I prefer RE3R over it.

Except they didn't?

@@sho9886 Yeah I agree. The remake is fun and all, but I prefer the original.

I wouldn't say it made it better, it just offers a different experience. The remake feels modern and high end but it isn't a replacement for the sublime arcadey stop-n-pop gameplay found in the original. I still go back to the OG RE4 because there's really nothing like it to this day. Even Capcom describes the remakes as "reimaginings". There are some aspects that I prefer in the OG such as the weapons, they just feel more "crunchy" and satisfying to use. I also prefer the laser sight for all weapons over the regular crosshair. Furthermore, some characters had way more charisma in the OG compared to remake either due to the voice acting (Ada & Krauser) or their portrayal (Salazar & Saddler). You will probably think I'm crazy but I think Ashley's AI in the OG is actually better. The fact that you can tell her to wait is a life saver. She's a better character in the remake but her escort missions were handled better in the OG.

Facts the original got nothing on the remake

Sound design in remake should be generally accepted as inferior for sure. All of the ganado chants and callouts sound muffled and don’t clue you into locations as effectively. The enemy vocalizations in classic got more warped and twisted as the game progressed. “Morir es vivir” is seriously missed in RE4R, and the “gloria las plaga” chant is more annoying than spooky. Regens’ heavy breathing is really subdued. RE4 relied on audio because movement and camera control were restrictive by design, but that’s no excuse for remake to not put in the same effort. Voice direction is almost universally worse. The ambient soundtrack of the original was better as well.

In conclusion OG RE4 is just RE4 remake except somehow even better but otherwise they're both masterpieces that are worth playing 👍

@@AydarBMSTU i like my conclusion better

Ummm ff16 Spider-Man 2 maybe the Jedi game other than that I don’t think anything will even come close to this game for me dead space was good but this game im still playing which really says something

Baldur's Gate 3.

Pfft original game has better and more charismatic characters (with the only possible exceptions of ashley and luis), more contents, better boss fights, the remake is worth playing but honestly isn't even close to be as fun to play as the original was and still is to this day.

​@@thestrong2401 characters were straight bland in og dude

@@thestrong2401 Nah, remake has better story, combat, stealth mechanics, parry system, deepened lore, more puzzles, side quests, new brute enemies, expanded gun range, better gore, limb dismemberment, new treasure combining system, revamped Ashley segment, new weapons, better enemy AI, attaché case charms, and some new mini bosses. Watch Gaming Harry’s analysis of the remake. The lore and character development is WAY more fleshed out in the remake, by a wide margin. Characters like Luis and Krauser have a more compelling backstory and characterization than before, and get more screen time as well. The nostalgia in some parts of the fanbase is completely out of control, lmao.

This review also mentions another enhancement over the original game: Decision Making. The remake implements more player choice and decision making that make it feel a little more like a survival horror game. The treasure combining system gives players the choice of what types and colors of gems to combine with their loot. Crafting forces the player to decide what type of ammo and resources are needed for each situation. The knives are more capable but have durability, so do I break free from a grab or stab the enemy? Do I try dodging a chainsaw attack or parrying it? Do I approach an encounter with stealth or guns blazing? Should I use regular bolts or attach a mine? It’s much more engaging and adds a lot of planning and strategy that the OG didn’t quite have.

@@matthewzang6688 I didn't think to deep into everything but what you said does make me feel engaged and stressed in combat haha! I will say that the music is not better but thankfully I can switch it to the original soundtrack 🐱

Put silent hill 2 on that list as well I suppose

They’re remaking Snake Eater tho

Aged like Milk

​@@anthonyhawthorne3450 Or Basically any GTA game.

I played OG re 4 so many hours it would be embarrassing to try and calculate, it shaped my adolescence. But I’m also a person who fucking hates nostalgia, so I went into the remake with an open mind and honestly, for me it stands higher than the original. Some of the improvements they made to this game are mind-boggling, just so damn good. And the vast improvements outweigh the downgrades in every way.

Sounds like the situation where they took down the RE2 fan remake and came out with the “We do it”

He meant that in relation to expanding on the umbrella storyline and particularly what happened in between the og trilogy and 4, a CV remake could tie umbrella fall and would be best case, worst case the story just continues with separate ways and a 5 remake, not that that would be bad

Yeah I wouldn’t count on that. Capcom has the budget, time and resources to do things the right way. Konami and the team behind the remake surely don’t.

@@rouge939 konami definitely has money, but they are greedy fucks

That type of art and story telling isn't something you can replica. That will be a definte pass for me. Especially what I witnessed from its trailer

@@Wtfisulookin10 He kidnapped Ashley in exchange for the superior plaga procedure Luis was performing.

Cheesy dialogue is still in the game. What do you mean “removed”? Goes to show you haven’t played the remake or even watched any of it.

to do it i think its the right bumper (the run button) and holding behind your character at the same time

While still acknowledging the cheese strats by making new ones and referencing the old ones. Like the striker charm that increases movement speed, like the Ditman glitch.

It was a nice surprise in the village fight when the floor of the tower gave way. No more shooting/knifing enemies off the ladder.

@@Zekana0 You can still do it, just stay at the ladder the floor wont give way lol

@@Zekana0 you can still cheese it lmao

She also doesn’t stay behind you at all. They needed to glue her character model to you like she was in the original

Skill issue.

it sucks at first but honestly once you get better at the game she’s not that bad i’ve been through the worst part where you deal w her (chapter 5) and there’s a path where if you play it even half correctly she won’t get grabbed and you get right through

I had no problems, must be a you problem

@@jackjax7921 cope

If they did that twice that's just give it more reason to not exist and contradict their vision to a new take of the franchise.

Actually protect her is fun especially cuz of her personality in remake, but i see you, and i like to escort actually, but i do not like these missions but in Re4remake i actually found it fun, yeah with armor it is alot easier but the purpose is just gone

I know it’s been 7 months, but honestly I feel like escorting Ashely is more annoying in the remake with how the ai works.

Yea, they took out a lot of the 'goofy' stuff. Not to say that the game takes itself too seriously this time, but theres a slight tone shift which I think is fine. Even stuff like the giant statue chase is cut out.

True, but that’s what the original is there for. It’s perfectly fine and sensible to take a slightly more serious approach, which will satisfy fans that wanted a more survival horror focused RE4. There are tons of new one liners and jokes, and more importantly, the remake has tons of enhancements and additions as well. The remake is better than the OG in many ways. The combat is more complex and layered, the parry system is extremely fun to master, stealth mechanics add to player choice, there are new weapons/ knives, the new gore system is brutal, enemy AI is much more intelligent and aggressive, puzzles are more numerous and engaging, lore has been expanded significantly, side quests and attaché case charms add to replay value, backtracking and exploration are more prominent, and characters like Luis and Krauser get more compelling backstories and character development. Watch Gaming Harry’s analysis to see how much better the story and lore is in the remake. SPOILERS below! The remake also emphasizes decision making and inventory management much more than the original. Knives are more capable but have durability, so choosing between a finisher, dodging, or breaking a grab is crucial. Crafting requires the player to decide which armor or resource is needed for each encounter. Stealth lets you decide whether to quietly take out enemies or go in guns blazing. The new treasure combining system introduces more freedom in what gems to combine with loot, and spinels can be traded for a variety of gear and resources. The mine thrower can now be used for quiet kills or a more aggressive approach. Attaché case options and case charms ensure that each playthrough will provide different benefits and outcomes. We also have a newly revamped Ashley segment (which Leon can explore), expanded village and lake, new and improved gun range, Brute enemy types, mini bosses like Savage Mutt and Merciless Knight, more medallions, etc. Many bosses are also improved. The new Krauser knife fight gives the player more mobility, freedom, and utilization of timing, dodging, and skill. The QTE fight always had the same outcomes at each point in the fight, and didn’t give the player in options in real time to engage in their own way. It also helps in mastering the parry mechanic. Mendez is much better in the remake as well. In the OG you could use different camping locations on the top floor and he couldn’t hit you, and you could just run back and forth incessantly in the 2nd phase to avoid every QTE prompt with ease. These issues are fixed in the remake. Salazar is more visually striking in the OG, but from a gameplay and difficulty standpoint his fight is a HUGE improvement in the remake. The original fight relegated his movesets almost exclusively to QTEs, and his mobility and variety of attacks was borderline nonexistent. It was a spectacle fight that could be won in less than 30 seconds, especially after numerous playthroughs. The remake Salazar has WAY more mobility and more unpredictable/ varied attacks. It felt like a dance where you had to parry, dodge, and pick each shot carefully. This felt much more engaging and unpredictable than the QTE filled spectacle fight of the original. And of course, Luis and Krauser are more fleshed out and get more characterization than before. Luis has more screen time, and they develop his partnership with Leon a lot more. Through files, photos, cutscenes, and gameplay, his background with Umbrella and Los Illuminados is made more clear, and his redemption arc is MUCH more effective in the remake. Luis even talks about the mining of the amber and the origins of Las Plagas. With Krauser we know much more about his training with Leon, and the game details their training, knowledge of each other’s tactics in battle, and they even mention Operation Javier through gameplay and files. Leon is devastated by Krauser breaking his “code of honor” (especially by killing Luis) and even hesitates to kill him in the remake, which is much more dramatic. The origins and effects of las plagas are also shown more effectively in the remake, through more grotesque plagas variations, the Los Illuminados holy books, and being able to latch onto enemies. These are just some of the ways in which the remake improves on the OG. It doesn’t replace it, but it’s certainly just as good, if not better.

Maybe if it was 20-30 dollars. They shit the bed with that one. A first playthrough should not net you an S rank. I couldn't believe how unbelievably short it was, felt like dlc for re 2remake. As a stand alone title it would be considered a little better but it doesn't exist in a vacuum and disrespected source material to the extreme.

@@Wr41thgu4rd even so it’s still miles better than Re5 or 6.

​​​​@@rouge939 Honestly I don't think so. The og RE3 definitely was better than 5 because of its own unique identity in the series, the horror elements being just as important as the action elements and the very fun mercs mode which was still fun in 5 of course. RE3remake on the other hand lacks most of that. The horror is non-existant to the point that the remake has just as much action and bullshit action scenes as 5 does but with far less content, replay value, no coop and mercs mode. 5 is very underappreciated and is definitely better than 3remake

I just wish we could get a fleshed out raccoon city with proper exploration . REmake 3 just felt so scripted & limiting.

they definitely nerfed the kicks and buffed the enemies stun threshold, I think its random now how many shots you need to stun one after a headshot or knee shot which makes your melee use more unpredictable, I think its a decent change since it was a bit broken on the og, but you lose some of the cheese potential and feeling of complete mastery of game mechanics

@@xdelbarrio exactly.

@@xdelbarrio why make it easy? nerf it better make it harder why you want easy dude..... You play some easy as game that isn't dark soul game

In real life can a human actually kill a guy mid air? so resident evil 4 remake is realistic that a real kick and stun. dont even bring bruce lee out just cause he does the same thing too

The kicks definitely “feel” and “sound” more impactful in the remake, and they’ve even added a greater variety of them. You can even hear bones crunching when kicking certain enemies. In the remake you can also kick them against walls and follow up with a stab attack, which is badass. I feel like the rebalancing of them makes the game more challenging, especially because the new enemy AI is smarter and more aggressive than the original.

I think the OG has a few advantages, but the remake is better overall. I’ll just paste my recently written analysis here; it’s too long to write all over again. The combat is more complex and layered, the parry system is extremely fun to master, stealth mechanics add to player choice, there are new weapons/ knives, the new gore system is brutal, enemy AI is much more intelligent and aggressive, puzzles are more numerous and engaging, lore has been expanded significantly, side quests and attaché case charms add to replay value, backtracking and exploration are more prominent, and characters like Luis and Krauser get more compelling backstories and character development. Watch Gaming Harry’s analysis to see how much better the story and lore is in the remake. SPOILERS below! The remake also emphasizes decision making and inventory management much more than the original. Knives are more capable but have durability, so choosing between a finisher, dodging, or breaking a grab is crucial. Crafting requires the player to decide which armor or resource is needed for each encounter. Stealth lets you decide whether to quietly take out enemies or go in guns blazing. The new treasure combining system introduces more freedom in what gems to combine with loot, and spinels can be traded for a variety of gear and resources. The mine thrower can now be used for quiet kills or a more aggressive approach. Attaché case options and case charms ensure that each playthrough will provide different benefits and outcomes. We also have a newly revamped Ashley segment (which Leon can explore), expanded village and lake, new and improved gun range, Brute enemy types, mini bosses like Savage Mutt and Merciless Knight, more medallions, etc. Many bosses are also improved. The new Krauser knife fight gives the player more mobility, freedom, and utilization of timing, dodging, and skill. The QTE fight always had the same outcomes at each point in the fight, and didn’t give the player in options in real time to engage in their own way. It also helps in mastering the parry mechanic. Mendez is much better in the remake as well. In the OG you could use different camping locations on the top floor and he couldn’t hit you, and you could just run back and forth incessantly in the 2nd phase to avoid every QTE prompt with ease. These issues are fixed in the remake. Salazar is more visually striking in the OG, but from a gameplay and difficulty standpoint his fight is a HUGE improvement in the remake. The original fight relegated his movesets almost exclusively to QTEs, and his mobility and variety of attacks was borderline nonexistent. It was a spectacle fight that could be won in less than 30 seconds, especially after numerous playthroughs. The remake Salazar has WAY more mobility and more unpredictable/ varied attacks. It felt like a dance where you had to parry, dodge, and pick each shot carefully. This felt much more engaging and unpredictable than the QTE filled spectacle fight of the original. And of course, Luis and Krauser are more fleshed out and get more characterization than before. Luis has more screen time, and they develop his partnership with Leon a lot more. Through files, photos, cutscenes, and gameplay, his background with Umbrella and Los Illuminados is made more clear, and his redemption arc is MUCH more effective in the remake. Luis even talks about the mining of the amber and the origins of Las Plagas. With Krauser we know much more about his training with Leon, and the game details their training, knowledge of each other’s tactics in battle, and they even mention Operation Javier through gameplay and files. Leon is devastated by Krauser breaking his “code of honor” (especially by killing Luis) and even hesitates to kill him in the remake, which is much more dramatic. The origins and effects of las plagas are also shown more effectively in the remake, through more grotesque plagas variations, the Los Illuminados holy books, and being able to latch onto enemies. These are just some of the ways in which the remake improves on the OG. It doesn’t replace it, but it’s certainly just as good, if not better. Original: 10/10. Remake: 10/10.

Remake Leon is more of a believable person and an actual character. Og is more akin to a food mascot like Chester Cheetah