![]() ![]() Indeed, a vast majority of the rough edges in the 2005 game have been fixed or omitted and replaced. And while the infamous water room makes a return, it’s genuinely accomplishing the intended balance of tension it failed to in the original. It makes the sections with Ashley feel less like escort missions and more like just organic experiences. Instead, it's a more seamless system where you can’t let her get grabbed by cultists too many times in an encounter. She no longer has a health bar you have to maintain with precious herbs. In short, she feels more like a real person and not a female video game character circa 2005.ĭefending and directing Ashley emphasizes her freedom as well. ![]() Even while still often screaming her head off, she's a grounded, less hysterical character. Supporting characters have more backstory, and Ashley, above all, has changed significantly. This is indicative of the approach the game took to retelling Resident Evil 4 ’s story of a man sent on a rescue mission, only to discover a brand new horror. It doesn’t change what choices Leon ends up making, but it gives him a new texture. He's traumatized by Raccoon City and the remake gives this detail space to breathe in the opening. But from the get-go, it's clear we're dealing with a different, more scarred Leon. The new visuals and controls are apparent from the moment you gain control of Leon in the Village’s opening forest. It's a faithful remake, but one that completely understands what does and doesn’t work about the source material. ![]() The controls are updated and feel fantastic - this is the best a Resident Evil game has felt to date - and many of the areas are expanded upon and improved. Mostly though, both games function as an updated version of the original’s spaces and perspectives through which you experience them. For one, it tones down the camp in the writing department, bringing Resident Evil 4 more tonally in line with the other modern remakes. The Resident Evil 4 remake has many of the positive qualities of the Resident Evil Gamecube remake and its subsequent HD remasters. But what we’ve got with Resident Evil 4 is a kind of remake we haven’t seen from Capcom in quite some time. On the surface, the game still resembles its original form much more than something like Final Fantasy 7 R emake or even 2019’s re-imagination of Resident Evil 2. The Resident Evil 4 remake is a tighter, more engaging version of the 2005 original. ![]()
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