Capcom Resident Evil 4 Remake - out now for PC/Playstation/Xbox

[Tacgnol]

Apparently the RE2R team want to emphasise the survival horror elements rather than the action gameplay.

I'm curious to see how this turns out.

Is there a source for this?

Going by a combo of the RE3R team being removed from the project for apparently wanting to keep it very close to the original, RE2R team being assigned specifically to it and comments that appeared back in 2020 saying the remake was apparently being designed closer to "classic RE" play after the success of RE2R.

The other thing is that the trailer and marketing comments seem to be putting a lot of emphasis on the survival horror aspect rather than it being the next Gears of War.

 

[TheHeroOfTime]

My bet is they will make something between REmake 2 and REmake 3 in terms of gameplay. More grounded, with exploration and riddles but with emphasis on action. Changing the QTEs with the dodge from REmake 3, including both options (Jill's rolling and Carlos shoulder and punching capabilities). Méndez will be a pursuer through some sections of the game ala Mr.X, Ashley will have a couple of stealth-like gameplay sections, Luis sera will be a fag, and maybe Ada will get her Separate ways/Assigment campaigns summarized.

 

[Wunderbar]

Going by a combo of the RE3R team being removed from the project for apparently wanting to keep it very close to the original, RE2R team being assigned

rumours were saying that RE3R team was assigned for the job specifically because they wanted to reimagine RE4 (M-Two is comprised of former Clover/Platinum devs). After RE3R got criticized for being too different from the original, M-Two changed their plans and rescoped the project to be a faithful remake (akin to Master Chief collection/Demon's Souls), but this decision pissed Capcom execs off to the point of them downgrading M-Two to a support studio. Which means Capcom wants this game to be different from the original, but the exact direction (more action? more horror?) is unknown.

 

[abnaxus]

 

[gerey]

After RE3R got criticized for being too different from the original

The issue with REmake 3 was not that it was too different, since RE3 was already a somewhat radical departure from RE1 and 2, but the fact that so much of the game got cut, and that REmake 2 somehow had a better chaser enemy in Mr. X than REmake 3 did in Nemesis, despite Nemesis being the highlight of RE3.

There were no timed choices, no alternative paths, very little in terms of exploration or backtracking - the whole thing just felt like half the game was missing.

but this decision pissed Capcom execs off to the point of them downgrading M-Two to a support studio. Which means Capcom wants this game to be different from the original, but the exact direction (more action? more horror?) is unknown.

To be fair, Capcom has a long tradition of taking sequels to their games into wildly different directions. Onimusha is a perfect example of this, as is Resident Evil.

What I'm worried is that all this back-and-forth is wasting time and resources, and that the game will suffer for it.

 

[Tehdagah]

Going by a combo of the RE3R team being removed from the project for apparently wanting to keep it very close to the original, RE2R team being assigned specifically to it and comments that appeared back in 2020 saying the remake was apparently being designed closer to "classic RE" play after the success of RE2R.

The other thing is that the trailer and marketing comments seem to be putting a lot of emphasis on the survival horror aspect rather than it being the next Gears of War.

rumours were saying that RE3R team was assigned for the job specifically because they wanted to reimagine RE4 (M-Two is comprised of former Clover/Platinum devs). After RE3R got criticized for being too different from the original, M-Two changed their plans and rescoped the project to be a faithful remake (akin to Master Chief collection/Demon's Souls), but this decision pissed Capcom execs off to the point of them downgrading M-Two to a support studio. Which means Capcom wants this game to be different from the original, but the exact direction (more action? more horror?) is unknown.

Well it's over then. The biggest appeal of RE4, the reason it was so fresh and fun, was that the game wasn't ashamed of being videogamey. They will probably remove the Mercenaries mode, the arena fights, the arcadish segments (RIP mining cart), the melee finishers and all the fun stuff in exchange for 'scary' HP bloated enemies. Also the village's boss will totally be an immortal NPC that chases Leon around the levels (they even added a hat to him)

 

[Ezekiel]

Jurassic World: Dominion is having the highest grossing opening weekend for a non-superhero movie since the Covid lockdowns began. It's so obvious what Capcom has to do. Why is no one at the company looking at the successes of Jurassic World? They should have rebooted Dino Crisis right after Jurassic World made all that money (1.7 billion) seven years ago. Instead they keep churning out another zombie game every year or two. Outside of Resident Evil, zombies aren't even that popular anymore. When was the last time a zombie movie sold like Night of the Living Dead against its low budget?

 

[karoliner]

Is going to be shit isn't it?

 

[d1r]

Is going to be shit isn't it?

The censoring will be way worse than RE4 VR's.

 

[Drakortha]

Looks to be a pile of shit, just like the original. Polish that turd, Crapcom.

 

[Assisted Living Godzilla]

Jurassic World: Dominion is having the highest grossing opening weekend for a non-superhero movie since the Covid lockdowns began. It's so obvious what Capcom has to do. Why is no one at the company looking at the successes of Jurassic World? They should have rebooted Dino Crisis right after Jurassic World made all that money (1.7 billion) seven years ago. Instead they keep churning out another zombie game every year or two. Outside of Resident Evil, zombies aren't even that popular anymore. When was the last time a zombie movie sold like Night of the Living Dead against its low budget?

They should have rebooted Dino Crisis after Jurassic World. Makes little sense that they didn't when Jurassic World came out and quickly became the highest performing movie of all time. Capcom however is making that EDF looking game with dinosaurs, so they did get back on the dinosaur train.

 

[Ezekiel]

Jurassic World: Dominion is having the highest grossing opening weekend for a non-superhero movie since the Covid lockdowns began. It's so obvious what Capcom has to do. Why is no one at the company looking at the successes of Jurassic World? They should have rebooted Dino Crisis right after Jurassic World made all that money (1.7 billion) seven years ago. Instead they keep churning out another zombie game every year or two. Outside of Resident Evil, zombies aren't even that popular anymore. When was the last time a zombie movie sold like Night of the Living Dead against its low budget?

They should have rebooted Dino Crisis after Jurassic World. Makes little sense that they didn't when Jurassic World came out and quickly became the highest performing movie of all time. Capcom however is making that EDF looking game with dinosaurs, so they did get back on the dinosaur train.

Wow, they're really going out of their way to troll us.

 

[Daedalos]

This remake is gonna be amazing in the vein of RE2R, which was simply short of amazing and well recived.

I hope they remake the story enough to not be fucking goofy, but actually tie in with RE2R, and make it grimdark and cool.

Hyped for gameplay reveal in 2 days and maybe a demo

 

[Sukhāvatī]

Stop all Resident Evil development for Dino Crisis.

I wouldn't be against that. I'd definitely love a Dino Crisis revival.

 

[karoliner]

You can finally shoot and move at the same time in RE4. It only took 20 years!

 

[Wunderbar]

"NEW GAMEPLAY"

five seconds of Leon walking in a forest.

 

[karoliner]

Luis boss fight, Ashley will use a gun, Novistadores removed, dual chainsaw enemies? On one hand it sounds like BS he came up with but you never know with Capcom.

 

[JDR13]

I wonder why they would remove the Novistadores. I hope they're replacing them with something else and not just reducing the enemy variety.

 

[d1r]

Stop all Resident Evil development for Dino Crisis.

I wouldn't be against that. I'd definitely love a Dino Crisis revival.

God, I fucking love this PS1 pixel aesthetic.

 

[Tacgnol]

Luis boss fight, Ashley will use a gun, Novistadores removed, dual chainsaw enemies? On one hand it sounds like BS he came up with but you never know with Capcom.

The source is apparently a 4chan post, so I would take it with a pinch of salt.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Novistadores removed

I hope this is bullshit, because otherwise wtf are these devs thinking

Ashley will use a gun

Another thing that better be fake
Ashley entire point is that she can't protect herself and its Leon job to do so

 

[Chinese Jetpilot]

Ashley will use a gun

Another thing that better be fake
Ashley entire point is that she can't protect herself and its Leon job to do so

Every female character is open to reinterpretation in current year. What form that will take is anybody's guess, but Ashley will certainly not be as defenseless as in the original game.

 

[Mary Sue Leigh]

Who are the Novistodores, those giant invisible cricket guys?

 

[toughasnails]

Stop all Resident Evil development for Dino Crisis.

I wouldn't be against that. I'd definitely love a Dino Crisis revival.

God, I fucking love this PS1 pixel aesthetic.

Yeah I love the look and vibe of that game. It really reminds of the visuals of Alien Resurrection on PSX (actually p good and tough af survival horror FPS that came out years after the movie).

 

[SumDrunkGuy]

Kill us god. Do us one favor and wipe us clean please smash us like insects lord