The creepiest part of the game was watching the credits after you've had your fun killing all the Ganados. At least Leon ended their suffering, but man, Saddler suddenly became a much more hated villain for me
Hopefully the remake will have DLC where you get to see the village before it’s downfall and these is fleshed out in flash backs or someway else I. The main game. A bunch of good sweet little Christians ❤️ they really got screwed… I’d like to see the chief being deceived and the little napoleon guy and influenced by the parasite so they’re more sympathetic. Kinda how the ring in LoTR pulls people to being bad when they normally wouldn’t. It’s more tragic and more believable.
All of the dialogue and story is honestly severely underrated. We'll never get another game ever that has this kind of dialogue or delivery, it's the perfection of the cheesy RE b-movie so bad it's good vibe. Find myself cracking up at stuff when I replay it even now.
@@sirsmoothable Nope, If I die I want to try again till im good enough to beat the part that im having trouble with, Re4 robs you of the chance of becoming a better player
I'd like to point out 12:56 because someone made a game entirely based on RE4's inventory system. It's called Save Room and it's like 2 bucks at most on Steam. It's a short game but if you love the inventory system, you'll feel right at home. (:
There's a bigger title with that mechanic: Backpack hero. It's a pixel styled game, but the RE4 inventory like management is the main aspect of the game
I remember I tried this game for the first time a year ago, I couldn’t really get used to the controls so I didn’t really get into it. Back in May of this year I tried it again and was hooked, it’s now definitely top 3 games of all time for me.
Curious to know, how much time it took (or which part of the game you've reached) to get you hooked? I see a lot of people saying the same thing, but I wonder if that time were they "couldn't get through the controls" was actually big, or if it was just the person being annoyed for 30 minutes because it's not how they are used to and then turning off.
@@sanglish18 I started liking the game throughout the village section, especially as I got more used to the controls. I got fully used to them by the castle which is when I was really hooked on the game.
@@alphacenturion8423 do you think ashley is annoying as anyone saying or she in the same camp as navi in my POV when she can be annoying but isn't as serious as anyone saying?
@@sanglish18 change the controls to the original scheme that Shinji Mikami made. R1 and square to shoot. You should only be using the left anologue too. This control scheme still takes a bit to get used to but its the best controls for the game and it feels really comfortable. I wish remasters would stop changing the default control scheme of games that had smart reasons for their existence
@@theenderkirby I didn’t find her very annoying or hard to deal with at all personally, the parts that would be hard with her around you get the option for her to hide so you won’t have to deal with her. I feel like her being annoying is one of those things everyone hears about and repeats what they hear if that makes sense.
Top to bottom masterpiece. Prime candidate for the greatest game of all time. An endlessly replayable, never dull, gluttonous feast of gaming genius, crafted by experts. I wrapped up a run a few weeks ago. Hyperbole doesn't even begin to approach just how well this game comes together. RE4 is underrated if anything, It belongs in some non-existent hall-of-fame on how to absolutely perfectly fucking nail the whole gaming experience.
I never disagreed with someone more in my life. Resident evil 4 was the start of downfall of the franchise. Had the worst story, terrible voice acting, cringe dialogue, clunky controls, etc. It did help shape 3rd person shooters but that's the only credit I give that game. The rest is just meh to me
@@Terror0619 Personally, as someone who has only ever played RE 4, 5 and 6, 4 had me replay is over 80 something times on the Wii version alone. Everyone has their own taste and this is up there with the replay ability level above even Pokemon with how much I used to replay Gen 1/2 and eventually 4.
I played it on gamecube in year of release when I was like 15. I grew up watching my brother play the PS1 RE games and RE4 was the first one I played myself. I remember seeing clips of it from dvds that came with gaming magazines I used to buy. I was so hyped to finally play it.
I tried playing Re1 soo many times as a kid and couldn’t do it cause I was scared shitless after the first zombie 🤣Re4 was also the first one I actually played through. Favorite game of all time. Can’t wait
why??? lol the gamecube had tales of symphonia......have you seen how much content is in that game?? the gamecube is one of the most underrated consoles
Resident evil 4 was a game i never played as a kid but my brother did own a copy of it. I personally wasn't a fan because it was a bit scary for my taste. Now as I'm older now i actually really like Re4.😁 I consider this a masterpiece. I really hope you tackle the spin off of resident evil like the chronicles games and the revelations series. 🙏
0:38 As someone that did grow up with games that were wayyyy beyond his age, I kind of have an idea of how personally I managed that. As a 5 year old that shared a PS2 with his brother, the games I tended to play the most were platformers, but I did step on games like Devil May Cry (the goat), Metal Gear Solid, GTA, and it was all thanks to my brother... kind of. He was legally an adult when those games released, and would buy them for himself to play, yet he really tried to make sure I wasn't playing those games and would hide them constantly, but like any kid would do, being told not to do something just made me more curious about them, and would end up playing those games way more than I would have otherwise if I was simply left to my own devices. I was also incredibly good at hiding what I was playing from my parents if my brother happened not to be around, so whenever I even as much as heard a noise, I would turn off the console and quickly switch towards something, and go like "Haha, I was just switching games". I think they knew about what I was doing, but I have never really asked them about it, and it's almost 20 years later, so I doubt they even remember about that. Losing progress constantly was a real threat when doing that, but with, for example, DMC, missions took literally only a few minutes to beat, so I could just catch up once it was safe For other mature games, I would just save constantly and either get really good at them, or fail a lot. By 2005 though, when games like DMC3 and MGS3 released, my brother kind of gave up on hiding the games and just accepted that I was a criminally curious kid, and kind of understood in a way what I was doing, as he also would have done the same at my age. So basically, my own personal experience with playing adult rated games as a kid was literally "Got lucky with an adult brother, and was very cheeky when it came to playing them". ...Also, nice video! It's not like I have seen it fully yet, but I know it will be a good time.
Taking into consideration all the different video games I've played since the mid 90s, RE 4 is still one i would put in my top 15 or perhaps top 10 of all time games that I've played. I've replayed it countless times and the atmosphere along with level design just hits the spot for me. There aren't that many games i can replay years later and enjoy, but this one is an exception. Most of the games i rate above this have had a huge impact on me and some have impacted the entire gaming industry (classic doom, halo ce, duke nukem 3d/64 etc). As for ''hidden gems'' that deserved a sequel i would say metal arms glitch in the system. That game is also something i rate highly. Only horror survival/action game i rate above this would be dino crisis 2, but it's close.
I remember back in the day, my Mother and sister went to Iraq and my other sister and I had to live with our Father (not the best times of our lives). My Mom was always the one who bought games, so while she was gone for 18 months, I barely got any new games to play. Then when she finally came back (salute to our troops) she began to bombard me with new games. She had bought me this game, and it had been so long since I played a RE game (Veronica was the last one I played til that point) that when she got it, I had forgot that I was actually a fan of RE so I left it in my pile of "unlikable games". Then one day, I ran out of games to play so I figured "Ehhh well, I dont remember Resident Evil being all that good, so, guess I'll play this to fill the time". Went in with very low expectations. Started playing... an hour went by... 3 hours went by.... 5 hours went by... next thing I know I was thinking "Dude...... Was Resident Evil ALWAYS this fun"???? lol. This game brought me back to the glory of horror games.
RE4 is one of those games that have the distinction of being "genre defining" and that says a lot about a game that came out during a generation with a plethora of genre defining games! It's just of those games that simply can't be ruined by remakes. Lastly, great vid J, it's been a great year with you, so looking forward to the next one!
@@valentinionita4449 They may not be classic RE games, but that doesn't mean the games suck. 4 is an amazing game that people still look to for inspiration years later. 5 and 6 are both amazing games to play with a friend. It's absolutely mindless fun and I love 5 and 6 because of it. Just because you prefer the classic games to the newer games doesn't mean that they deserve to be wiped from existence. (This is coming from someone who's favourite game in the series is the remake of the first game) You're just salty that the RE games changed over time, but if it didn't change the franchise wouldn't be what it is today. It wouldn't even be close to as well known and popular as it is now. If they kept going with the classic formula it would have gotten stale, and been cancelled because less and less people would play it. The tank controls and fixed camera angles were going out of style when 4 came out. The commercial failure of haunting ground would have cemented that for capcom. It wasn't popular, and it wasn't selling as much as it used to. Changing the approach was the logical choice, and it worked. Of course they would have the next few games follow the formula that worked for them.
@@valentinionita4449 4 is not a COD game. Sure, it's more action oriented than the games before it but last time I played cod there wasn't inventory management, over the shoulder perspective, no cross-hair, and cod has basically unlimited ammo, or at least ammo that isn't scarce. Your take is extremely flawed. They tried something new with RE4, and it worked. 5 and 6 being action fests were the logical next steps. Just because it's not a traditional RE game doesn't mean that it's not an RE game at all. Everything changes over time, especially big franchises. Just because you don't like those changes doesn't mean that game isn't apart of the franchise. Just because something includes something that was popular from different franchises doesn't mean it's apart of that franchise. The going industry will ALWAYS follow trends on what's popular. And COD was popular when they were making 4, whereas survival horror was getting more obscure. Obviously they're going to include elements that are selling, over elements that aren't. And the majority of the fantasy absolutely loved RE4. Hell, the majority of people who bought it loved it, RE fan or not.
I remember being on deployment when I was in the USMC and someone brought a GameCube with this RE4 copy. It was awesome but everyone wanted to play halo instead. Heard from some geeks and gamers that this game was the best that the 2000s could offer. Started playing it and man did I missed out! It’s truly a masterpiece ☺️😌!
Discovered this channel when I was off work sick this summer and legit it's always a nice high light for the week, doing a mix of series I grew up with and ones I was aware of but never tried out. Actually bought the Sly games earlier this year after watching the reviews and realized I missed out on some great gaming back when they first arrived, plan on doing the same with Jak eventually. But always been a RE fan and really cool to see someone a decade or so younger than me getting into the series. Funny that for not having exactly the same gaming tastes I find a lot of my opinions have mirrored J's when it's something I'm familiar with.
They retroactively explain Krauser and Leon's backstory in one of the chronicles wii games but yeah it was odd how this game just... treats it like that story happened when it didn't. Idk just odd, maybe they knew they'd explain it eventually and decided to just make this game treat it like he WAS a returning character so it didn't feel odd if you retroactively knew this character's backstory? Farfetched and maybe reading too deep into but it's pretty weird regardless.
@@Rain1 Cut content from what? RE4 was a soft reboot. It was barely related to the rest of the series, and they didn't make much effort to make things cohesive. It was just doin' its own thing. I'm also quite sure that Ashley was Sherry at one point in development.
They were probably banking on the idea that die hard Resi fans had played the Wii games and therefore knew who he was already. I owned both Chronicle Wii games so I know he wasn't a surprise to me but I'm also one of the rare people that didn't really enjoy the original Resi 4 so hoping the remake is more my style.
Having "grown up" with the series (I was in high school when 1, 2 & 3 released) 4 is my second favorite of the series, after 2. Is it the best? Debatable. But it did steer both the series, and gaming in general, into a new direction, so it is at least one of the most historical games. Appreciate the link for the PC HD mod. Great review! 🧟♂️
@@neiloconnor7776 That's fake Resident Evil fans, describing the original series "stale" while hating on the same followed up games Resident Evil 5-6 that spawned by existence of 4.
Lol my favorite line is when Saddler is going on about Leon becoming his guard and Leon says "Unfortunately I'm going to have to decline your generous offer. I have prior engagements". The way he says the last bit always gets me
steam deck accomplishes the same result with MODs, but for someone who may not have one yes switch port is the next viable option. honestly thinking about it as I was typing I honestly don't think theres much of a graphical digration on the switch port unlike other games.
For all those who don't know jack krauser was introduced in resident evil operation Javier as the second player due to it being a light gun on rails shooter. The game is very obscure and next to noone played it or know of it's existence. The only reason I know is because of gamer thumb tv resident evil complete timeline. He saw what the plagas can do and wanted power so he faked his death and joined to get more power.
Actually, his first appearance was indeed Resident Evil 4. He appeared again in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, on the Wii, which features said Operation Javier as one of its scenarios.
0:35 I grew up with games like these because of my parents, since I was way too young to play them myself. My dad was into the Metal Gear franchise and my mom was into the resident evil franchise and a little bit of Devil May Cry ,and I used to watch them play it alot when I was little and sometimes they'll let me play a stage or two. Eventually I grew attach to some of those franchise all thanks to them.
that's such a lie the controls are terrible throughout the entire games length i'm tired of people riding bandwagons and overhyping the controls are abysmal iv beaten it many time in my lifetime and i can say 20 min???? you don't get used to it you have to put up with it there's a difference and you only just beat it so your not even going off nostalgia so i don't even know bro lmao people be lying the game is outdated and remake couldn't come any sooner
@@joshuaknox2724 I got used to it fairly quickly bcs its just like any 3rd person action game with clunkier controls but not everybody will have the same experience
i feel like the dude from saints row. you dont have to say the los. los means the. you are saying the the illuminados. just say los illuminados. lol love that scene in saints row 1. shit was hilarious. i got off topic clearly. great video as always man!
There is one other game I want to bring up that sprang up from RE4's development cycle and that is Haunting Ground. I'm sure you know originally Leon was going to explore the spencer mansion, he was infected by the progenitor virus and it caused him hallucinate, fight said monsters in hallucinations etc. Haunting ground takes a from that and focuses more on the castle/mansion with a lone girl named Fiona having to escape on her own. Her only help of is from an all too familiar looking dog that will attack enemies for you. I truly really wish that capcom would've given that game a proper HD remaster during the 7th generation, sadly that never happened. As for resident evil 4 it's self? I have mixed feelings on the game, but overall It's still holds well greatly as an action/horror game 17yrs later and I'm excited to see where the remake is heading.
Just wanna point out, though it may seem that shooting enemies in the head causes the plagas to spawn, it doesn't, I've been shooting them in the toes and their heads will pop to make a plagas, if the game wants a headmuncher, there will be a headmuncher, regardless of if you knifed their toes
Replaying it on PC with the graphics restoration project and settings that makes the mouse control Leon's directional movement like a normal third person game was pretty amazing.
Devil May Cry was not the only game that was created from the same point, there was a spiritual successor to Clock Tower named Haunting Ground that shared very similar aspects and materials from one of the RE4 beta builds. :D
Thank you so much for the video J, I'm always excited to see people thank about RE4, been playing it since I think 2011 with the Wii version, I was just 12 and it was a risky step because I was scared of spooky games like RE, but I was having so much fun that I didn't care, likely I have more than 1K hours, played on the Wii, I went back with the GameCube original, played the PS2 port thanks to my brother, I bought the first awful PC port but I still 100% it, got the Steam version as soon as it released, the Switch as well with RE5 and 6, and I just recently finished 2 playthroughs with the HD project mod I guess is fair to say that I really love this game, it opened my eyes, RE became one of my favorite franchises of all time (it helped me discovered DMC as well so that's a plus), I became a fan of horror games and, it's just a big deal for me, I'm glad to see people enjoy RE4 Here's also sharing my excitement for the upcoming Remake as I have to agree it is my most anticipated game of 2023, hoping it is just as fun as the original
I'd suggest with a friend FIRST. It'll make the experience better overall regardless of how he ends up feeling about singleplayer. For instance, if he were to start in single, and find the Sheva AI frustrating enough to sour his mood, it could carry over to his MP playthrough and he could overall dislike the game. But, if he starts with MP then he will have a good time and easily see with fresh eyes how its changes from the RE4 style either contribute positively or negatively to the experience, without the AI interfering. Then he could focus on the Singleplayer run with handling the AI and more objectively determine whether or not the AI hampers the experience, and without thinking it might have been his fault for not knowing what to do. So, because of this, if he finds the AI serviceable and not too big of an issue, then he gets 2 good playthroughs. But if he finds the AI inexcusably bad as some do, then he still had one good playthrough and can see how it compares to a proper run of the game. Personally, I don't find the AI too bad as long as you know how to handle them, so I've really never been frustrated with them.
Resident Evil 4 is definitely one of the greatest video games ever made in human history and it will aged like fine wine over the years with it's perfect combination of Horror and Action!
Krauser was shown in a RE Animated movie, that's why it was shot like that. I do agree that it's odd to someone who doesn't know that part of the lore.
ive got over 300 hours on it on steam but i remembering playing it on the wii when i was 7 but i never finished it back then cuz i was so scared from the del lago fight, watched youtuber play it and speedrun it back in 2015 and played the steam version during the pandemic, will always be my fave game and fave childhood game
My parents and my friends' parents didn't care about violent games. I played the OG RE games back when I was like 5 or 6 years old and I picked up RE4 when it got ported to PS2. My dad was actually a big fan so we ended up playing through all of the games together. He had his own file on RE4 since I just plowed through the game. I think I was like 10 or 11 when it came to PS2. The only game that my dad was unsure about was Manhunt. He gave me Manhunt for my 11th birthday not knowing how vile some of the violence in the game was. In his own words "I start having second thoughts when I saw you kill the first guy using a plastic bag".
0:35 honestly i always hear people say they grew up on gta or call of duty or resident evil but I was always confused because my parents never let me get anything other than Mario or kirby or something like that lmao
I wasn’t allowed to play any of those games either. But it was more like I wasn’t allowed to play any games that were rated M; and, the fact that my family had a Wii and then a WiiU which didn’t have many games that were rated M. But, it wasn’t until December 2015, when I was (FINALLY) allowed to play those types of games.
I absolutely adore RE4. I have played it countless times in the past, and have recently played through the Quest 2 version for the second time. It's incredible how good it is and continues to be after almost 20 years since its release. I'm also beyond excited to see the remake of one of my favorite games of all time. Great video with amazing points man!
I think RE4 is a masterpiece that should be remembered I gonna be honest out of the survival horror games the only two I really cared were two and the remake of 1 but my god 4 is revolutionary and did a lot to prevent the franchise from suffer a new super mario bros fatigue while I understand why re7 and 8 continue to be survival horror I think they can continue the more action based games if they stay faithful to the roots like the balance of what 4 had done
That's i agree. Resident evil isn't just about survival horror anymore even though it's the franchise that made the made the genre in the first. Its about creating a new experience without losing its identity. There's nothing wrong with creating a action all about action as long as it's resident evil and what resident evil is about is a simple survival against bio organism made for fighting humans beings while being trapped in a biohazardous environment.
@@Wtfisulookin10 wait alone in the dark isn't the title that technically made survival horror? Don't get me wrong resident evil defenitley the one that push the genre foward but on technical level the first game in a genre is the title who made the genre?
@@theenderkirby i completely forgot about alone in the dark my bad. I heard and read about it's history how they had the same developer that also help in creating resident evil so this made me misremember.😅
@@Wtfisulookin10 fair enough I mean it kinda in the same camp persona put shin magamei into when the inspiration and spin off respectivley overshadow them and alone in the dark stayed under the darkness since 2008 which I am sure if you know it is because of the memes
@@Wtfisulookin10 The thing is, you are wrong, it lost its identity by simply drastically changing the genre and story, the character did not stay true to the original series, the puzzles and action elements were downgraded and the game was made easier and when pretends to look like the old genre just fails,, so it's just an action-horror game with no Resident Evil feel.
1st time experience with this game, bought it @ EB Games completely hungover for PS2 with the chainsaw controller, walking out the store a few young kids got scared senseless seeing that controller, once getting home I fired it up straight away & playing it I already felt this game was something special, after beating it in 2 days I knew I had to show this game off to my friends & NONE of them were disappointed (they all went an bought it once they saw it), either on PS2 or PS4 this game is still a yearly play through for me & ALWAYS brings out a smile in me / warms my heart, yeah this game is still so good!
the variable difficulty doesnt even effect me anymore. ive played through this game so many times its unreal. since 2008 ive been playing this game. it doesnt get old for me. it just is, and i love that about it.
RE4 is probably the best game of all time. For it to be as masterful and revolutionary as it was at the time of release and STILL hold up as well as it does today, I can't think of any other game that compares.
Played RE4 for the first time in 2015 or so and let me tell you it became instant top 5 best games of all times for me. This game is truly timeless and fantastic.
It would’ve been nice to see what the Beta would’ve been like if completed. There is a project on the internet where they are trying to complete it but there’s not much update on it for awhile. Resident evil 4 beta always stayed in my mind on the idea of Ghosts being a thing and how it’s related to the original virus.
My favorite game to ever exist, grew up playing it with my dad beating it every weekend on repeat more times than i can remember and have bought it on every console i ever owned. Im hoping the remake can do that for a whole new generation
When starting a fresh file the safest way to deal with the village proper is to go up the bell tower and wait until the bell rings. They will throw molotovs to bring your hp to 1 but its non lethal. For the longest time that's the strat i use but when replaying the game this year i practice the grenade strat speedrunners use.
RE4 makes how good it is seem so effortless and self-evident that it is even more confusing and distressing that no one has recaptured its magic. an all-time great that is required playing for anyone who loves game design.
The thing that makes re4 so golden I think is the replay value, I haven't replayed a linear single-player game as much as re4, and I also think the funny one-liners from leon are incredible.
I hope you review RE5 and 6 like you have been because for one you've never played them, two you can continue the RE review series and three I'd love to hear your opinion on 5 and 6. Personally I love 6 but 5 is just okay
@SHADOMEGA NGL and I'll accept the shade but I like RE5 more than 4. I've beaten 5 multiple times while I can't even play 4 for more than a few days. I've attempted playing it multiple times but can't do it. Not a fan.
Best game of all time? It was, but now I consider it to be (one of) the best games of all time. Best Resident Evil game, though? Depends what people like most about the series, but for me, it still hasn't been surpassed. Interested to see if the remake stands a chance.
The Wii version is objectively the best version in gameplay, but aiming can fuck with people who had only played the Ultimate HD Edition on PS4 and XBOX ONE, like myself. In those versions, you use the left stick to move your field of view and the right stick for the firearm, but moving the firearm could also move the field of view by going near the edge of the screen. In the Wii version, you aim the firearm with the Wiimote, which feels great, but you can't move the field of view by going near the edge of the screen. You have to move it with the left stick. That messed with me for a good few hours in my first playthrough on the Wii.
Still my favourite game absolute masterpiece…side note when did it become a trend to hate this game because I’m seeing more of that recently..must’ve missed the memo
Its the same with Aliens to me..I always used Aliens to explain the relationship to the old style of RE. How RE 1-3 and 0 were like Alien and RE4 was like Aliens. There is a similar trend between them again it seems.
Its kinda like how people hate Monster Hunter World, Oblivion or Bloodborne because they introduced a wild change in the direction of their franchises core gameplay, usually in an attempt to be more broadly appealing to wider audiences, often times sanding down alot of the edges that legacy fans found appealing.
People blame re4 for taking the series into action I personally have enjoyed my time with all of these games but i've never been scared playing any of them so the whole "it isn't horror" thing doesn't really matter to me, they've always been action games in my eyes
@@AlynRapi but you shouldn’t take away from the quality of re4 itself just because what came after was bad that’s like blaming game of thrones season 4 for game of thrones season 8
If you'd ask me 5 years ago, I would pretty confidently say that RE4 was the best game ever made. 2017 may have changed that with Breath of the Wild, but the fact still remains that RE4 is a masterpiece, and as you put it, lightning in a bottle. I'm waiting to see what they'll do with the remake, because RE4 is one of those games that I confidently believe that if you change anything, the result will not be as good as the final product - it's bigger than the sum of its parts.
I still remember leaving work from a night shift job and going directly to a department store to buy this on before sunrise on launch day. I was one of the rare adults with a GameCube. It didn’t get as much attention as my ps2 or Xbox but the exclusive titles like this made it worthwhile.
Resident Evil 4 is a kids game compared to Elden Ring and Bloodborne. The amount of hand holding this game has compared to other Re games. And people like act man praising its humor sounds like a true geek.
For the island portion of the game, I liked it a lot more my very first time playing through it. But usually whenever I get to the island during my subsequent playthroughs all these years, it's the least fun for me. The castle is my favorite
As a gamer i played many games in my life but re4 is my first game i played and completed on my pc. After that i don't know how many times I finished that game it became my favorite game of all time. In 2008 i bought ps2 then again I played re4 then in ps3 hd edition the in ps4 ultimate hd edition now waiting for remake 🥺...till now whenever I play this game i enjoys it ....am not telling that it's a perfect video game of all time but it's very close to a perfect video game of all time.
As much as I love this game, I always wondered why it’s considered the best one. I also noticed that starting from this game, the series was leaning more towards action than being strictly horror, to the point that Resident Evil 6 was a complete disaster.
Because it literally changed the direction videogames will look and play till this day. Is up there with super mario and tetris as one of the most influential games of all time. No other resident evil can say that
@@neiloconnor7776 Shinji Mikami the original creator of the series never said that gamecube copies sold less so the reason why this game needs to be here, and he's least favorite was this game out of the original series.
@@White927 you can’t seriously say the original trilogy hasn’t aged like milk that why they’ve been remade I still like re2 and re3 originals better than the remakes but they definitely needed to be revamped unlike re4. I actually think re cv needed on more
I always see people mention that RE4 “created” the over-the-shoulder game mechanic but this is not true. That mechanic has already been implemented long before this game’s release. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell was released November 17, 2002 and has already utilized this mechanic in their games. It’s a stealth game, sure. But RE4 didn’t come with this “revolutionary” idea. In fact, it would continue to be used in other Tom Clancy games like it’s sequel SC: Pandora Tomorrow released March 23, 2004 and a more action oriented game Ghost Recon 2 released November 16, 2004. All these games use the over-the-shoulder mechanic and you very much were able to move at the same time. RE4 was released January 11, 2005. F.Y.I. this is not to label the game as “copying” others or somethin’. I personally enjoy RE4 just like anyone else. We should just not build up all this praise without getting all the right facts first and directing the praise to where it should be given and giving other games the recognition they deserve too. Just trying to be fair. This statement isn’t to degrade this game in any way.
I still think that earlier concept (RE 3.5) would be much better than final release, sometime re-watching those trailers and dream about exactly that version of RE4...
That's what I also do, I was almost crying thinking how many people overpraising Resident Evil 4 and seeing the scrapped build of RE 4, and the fun fact is that these people never invented to the franchise before 4 came in.
You _really_ have to play RE4 in the Wii. It's almost like a completely new experience with the motion controls, and a really good one at that. I'm still upset nearly no other re-release has cashed in on it. The PS3 version doesn't have Move support, and the Switch doesn't use the gyro controls either. There is at least the VR version, which obviously uses motion controls too, but it's also Oculus exclusive and I hear it's missing parts.
I love RE4 Classic and I consider it a Masterpiece but it's not perfect/flawless, in fact I made a list of my Big Problems: - The Island is such a garbage part of the Game, it Spams The Fuck out of Projectile Users which is fine when used very sparingly but not when almost 66 (Not Counting Assholes who Throw Hatchets because if I did the Number would be in the 80-100 Range and that gives me a hernia) of them are used back to back (The Only Parts I Love are The Second Krauser Fight, The U3 Fight and The Regenerator & Iron Maiden Variant Encounters). Here's Hoping the Remake Fixes That Area - Cutscene QTE's can go and fuck themselves, I hate Cutscene QTE's. Games can do QTE's Well but MOST Games handle them Poorly and RE4 Classic handles most of them Poorly. Here's Hoping The Remake Doesn't Include These (which I heard will be the case, and thank god) - The Camios (The Wolf Enemy) Suck at Tracking The Player when Moving, which is very strange tbh. Here's Hoping The Remake Fixes This - The Novistadors are Shit Enemies. They are way too Nimble against the Player and they're the only encounters I genuinely despise. Here's Hoping The Remake's Ability to Move & Shoot will make fighting these bug-eyed bastards Fun & Tense - Certain Rooms weren't well thought out (The Wrecking Ball and Water Hall Rooms are the Main Examples I think of) as you have to Put your Back Up Against a Wall and Just Wait. - Two Guns I'm not a big fan of those being the Starting Shotgun and the Mine Thrower; I'm not a big fan of the Shotgun because it doesn't have anything that's truly exclusive to it when compared to the Striker & Riot Gun. I'm not a big fan of the Mine Thrower because Ammo is so Rare for it and The Mines don't have the Impact I want them to have. Again I'm hoping the Remake Fixes these two guns. - Sometimes Enemies won't react to attacks properly (For Example I shoot a Ganado in the Knee and He/She will Just fall Over, but if I shoot them in the Leg/Thigh then they'll Kneel) or I could be Point Blank in the Enemies Face & the Laser Sight is Right on them and the Shot just Misses, which is very Strange tbh. I just want the Remake to have More Consistentcy when Shooting Enemies.
RE is so good (or maybe I'm just drowning in nostalgia) I downloaded it on the Switch and even my phone, have finished it about 666 times and don't get tired. Love this garbage so much!
Its not just nostalgia...nostalgia is like playing bad video games just because they remind you of your childhood, a game like RE4 has held up overtime and is always an enjoyable experience to play over and over again. Nostalgia might play a small part in why we still play this game but its just a small reason why we do.
Resident Evil 4 was honestly the very first Resident Evil game I beat. I played the PS2 version, even though people will keep on saying it's the inferior version of the game. But hey, I still had fun playing the game on that system, so I had no problems with it. The one thing I wasn't the biggest fan of are quick time events, since they can be pretty unpredictable & sometimes get me killed, if I don't react fast enough or if I press the wrong button. That is especially evident during certain cutscenes, the one I had trouble with was when I first met Krauser. Sometimes I don't mind quick time events from games like God of War for example, since those QTE's give you plenty of time to react in time, so you can press the right button when you try to kill a boss or an enemy, but it isn't as punishing if you manage to fail that QTE. Resident Evil 4's QTE's on the other hand are more frustrating, then fun, since the game expects that every player who plays the game have fast reflexes when it comes to pressing buttons & punishes you, if you don't react fast enough, which will end up getting you killed.
I personally REALLY enjoyed when Revelations came out in the middle of the action focused approach to RE games, as it went back to horror, mixing RE4's gameplay with 1,2 and 3's scares and resource management. I don't consider RE4 to be the best Resident Evil game, let alone the best game of all time. The game is almost perfect sure, but it was also the catalyst for the death of what made the RE franchise so wonderful to me in the first place.
Other than Metroid Prime, MSG3, and Ninja Gaiden Black I can't think of any other game from that decade that is on the same level as RE4. It's honestly that good.
@@BadAssMacmillan Actually my preference would be U2 > MP > MGS3 > RE4. RE4 is still an amazing game but the gameplay of the others beat it imo. Never played NGB.
I played RE4 in the PS2 about a year after it came out, I think. Being a fan of the series, it was the second thing I bought with my first paycheck (the first one being the console itself). I've purchased the game again in every platform it's available on that I own. I've got it on PS2, PS3, PS4, PC (in its two non-VR versions), Wii and Switch. It might be my favorite game of all time. Certainly one of my most played ones. I never get bored of it. I'm really looking forward to the remake. While I would have prefered a Code Veronica remake first (seeing how it's canonically the next game in the main series after 2 and 3, and it would have benefitted from all the improvements much more than any other main game in the series) I'm still excited for it. I hope it continues the challenge/unlock system from the latest games in the series.
Bro, RE4 has never been the best game of all time. It's not even the best RE game, it's one of the worst. RE4 was the catalyst for the franchise becoming a series of cringe action games, that's one of the most egregious things. Resident Evil is supposed to be a survival horror franchise. The people who think RE4 is the best are normies and noobs who haven't been with the franchise since day one. Barely any RE fans over the age of 30 think 4 is the best and they're the only people who actually understand the franchise. RE4 is an average action game, but a terrible RE game.
The creepiest part of the game was watching the credits after you've had your fun killing all the Ganados. At least Leon ended their suffering, but man, Saddler suddenly became a much more hated villain for me
right, literally nobody talks about this enough.
Yeah, it's depressing.
@@serpant333 many people skip credits that's why, I've played re4 soo many times throughout the years yet I'm still to watch the credits
Yes! I felt the same about the end credits of RE8.
Hopefully the remake will have DLC where you get to see the village before it’s downfall and these is fleshed out in flash backs or someway else I. The main game. A bunch of good sweet little Christians ❤️ they really got screwed… I’d like to see the chief being deceived and the little napoleon guy and influenced by the parasite so they’re more sympathetic. Kinda how the ring in LoTR pulls people to being bad when they normally wouldn’t. It’s more tragic and more believable.
“Sadler, you’re small time.” Is honestly my favorite part of the game! Lol
All of the dialogue and story is honestly severely underrated. We'll never get another game ever that has this kind of dialogue or delivery, it's the perfection of the cheesy RE b-movie so bad it's good vibe. Find myself cracking up at stuff when I replay it even now.
The variable difficulty system in RE4 is one of it's best features that doesn't get enough appreciation from people.
Agreed, it was revolutionary & also very well adapted to God Hand
Bingo
I hate it with a passion, it was the beginning of the elimination of challenge in videogames so weak people dont feel frustrated
@@chaosdimension6433 You cant blame Re4 for something that came out after it lol. Re4 did the difficulty system perfect
@@sirsmoothable Nope, If I die I want to try again till im good enough to beat the part that im having trouble with, Re4 robs you of the chance of becoming a better player
I'd like to point out 12:56 because someone made a game entirely based on RE4's inventory system. It's called Save Room and it's like 2 bucks at most on Steam. It's a short game but if you love the inventory system, you'll feel right at home. (:
I played through it. It was a blast. Short but well worth 2 dollars
Is it resident evil universe or just an idea from that system?
There's a bigger title with that mechanic: Backpack hero. It's a pixel styled game, but the RE4 inventory like management is the main aspect of the game
I remember I tried this game for the first time a year ago, I couldn’t really get used to the controls so I didn’t really get into it. Back in May of this year I tried it again and was hooked, it’s now definitely top 3 games of all time for me.
Curious to know, how much time it took (or which part of the game you've reached) to get you hooked?
I see a lot of people saying the same thing, but I wonder if that time were they "couldn't get through the controls" was actually big, or if it was just the person being annoyed for 30 minutes because it's not how they are used to and then turning off.
@@sanglish18 I started liking the game throughout the village section, especially as I got more used to the controls. I got fully used to them by the castle which is when I was really hooked on the game.
@@alphacenturion8423 do you think ashley is annoying as anyone saying or she in the same camp as navi in my POV when she can be annoying but isn't as serious as anyone saying?
@@sanglish18 change the controls to the original scheme that Shinji Mikami made.
R1 and square to shoot. You should only be using the left anologue too.
This control scheme still takes a bit to get used to but its the best controls for the game and it feels really comfortable.
I wish remasters would stop changing the default control scheme of games that had smart reasons for their existence
@@theenderkirby I didn’t find her very annoying or hard to deal with at all personally, the parts that would be hard with her around you get the option for her to hide so you won’t have to deal with her. I feel like her being annoying is one of those things everyone hears about and repeats what they hear if that makes sense.
Top to bottom masterpiece. Prime candidate for the greatest game of all time. An endlessly replayable, never dull, gluttonous feast of gaming genius, crafted by experts.
I wrapped up a run a few weeks ago. Hyperbole doesn't even begin to approach just how well this game comes together. RE4 is underrated if anything, It belongs in some non-existent hall-of-fame on how to absolutely perfectly fucking nail the whole gaming experience.
I never disagreed with someone more in my life. Resident evil 4 was the start of downfall of the franchise. Had the worst story, terrible voice acting, cringe dialogue, clunky controls, etc. It did help shape 3rd person shooters but that's the only credit I give that game. The rest is just meh to me
@@Terror0619 Personally, as someone who has only ever played RE 4, 5 and 6, 4 had me replay is over 80 something times on the Wii version alone. Everyone has their own taste and this is up there with the replay ability level above even Pokemon with how much I used to replay Gen 1/2 and eventually 4.
@@Terror0619 we aren't talking about the franchise, we are speaking exclusively as a game. Pfft
bruh you're too right! This game is simply surreal
@@Terror0619 The clunky controls in RE4 are unforgivable? Then what about the control scheme in the PS1 trilogy?
I played it on gamecube in year of release when I was like 15. I grew up watching my brother play the PS1 RE games and RE4 was the first one I played myself. I remember seeing clips of it from dvds that came with gaming magazines I used to buy. I was so hyped to finally play it.
Gc wii pc and by far the wii version was best and the gyro mouse aim and having your hands apart made the game PERFECT
I was 11 on the year of its release, but I never knew Resident Evil even existed as a kid, so I didn’t play RE 4 until recently.
I tried playing Re1 soo many times as a kid and couldn’t do it cause I was scared shitless after the first zombie 🤣Re4 was also the first one I actually played through. Favorite game of all time. Can’t wait
im currently finishing my first playthrough of re4 right now, and its crazy just how much stuff is in the game, with it being a gamecube title and all
why??? lol the gamecube had tales of symphonia......have you seen how much content is in that game?? the gamecube is one of the most underrated consoles
GameCube also had Pokemon
And the ps2 version had more content
Resident evil 4 was a game i never played as a kid but my brother did own a copy of it. I personally wasn't a fan because it was a bit scary for my taste.
Now as I'm older now i actually really like Re4.😁 I consider this a masterpiece.
I really hope you tackle the spin off of resident evil like the chronicles games and the revelations series. 🙏
0:38 As someone that did grow up with games that were wayyyy beyond his age, I kind of have an idea of how personally I managed that.
As a 5 year old that shared a PS2 with his brother, the games I tended to play the most were platformers, but I did step on games like Devil May Cry (the goat), Metal Gear Solid, GTA, and it was all thanks to my brother... kind of. He was legally an adult when those games released, and would buy them for himself to play, yet he really tried to make sure I wasn't playing those games and would hide them constantly, but like any kid would do, being told not to do something just made me more curious about them, and would end up playing those games way more than I would have otherwise if I was simply left to my own devices. I was also incredibly good at hiding what I was playing from my parents if my brother happened not to be around, so whenever I even as much as heard a noise, I would turn off the console and quickly switch towards something, and go like "Haha, I was just switching games". I think they knew about what I was doing, but I have never really asked them about it, and it's almost 20 years later, so I doubt they even remember about that.
Losing progress constantly was a real threat when doing that, but with, for example, DMC, missions took literally only a few minutes to beat, so I could just catch up once it was safe For other mature games, I would just save constantly and either get really good at them, or fail a lot. By 2005 though, when games like DMC3 and MGS3 released, my brother kind of gave up on hiding the games and just accepted that I was a criminally curious kid, and kind of understood in a way what I was doing, as he also would have done the same at my age. So basically, my own personal experience with playing adult rated games as a kid was literally "Got lucky with an adult brother, and was very cheeky when it came to playing them".
...Also, nice video! It's not like I have seen it fully yet, but I know it will be a good time.
Taking into consideration all the different video games I've played since the mid 90s, RE 4 is still one i would put in my top 15 or perhaps top 10 of all time games that I've played. I've replayed it countless times and the atmosphere along with level design just hits the spot for me. There aren't that many games i can replay years later and enjoy, but this one is an exception. Most of the games i rate above this have had a huge impact on me and some have impacted the entire gaming industry (classic doom, halo ce, duke nukem 3d/64 etc). As for ''hidden gems'' that deserved a sequel i would say metal arms glitch in the system. That game is also something i rate highly. Only horror survival/action game i rate above this would be dino crisis 2, but it's close.
You should try Haunting Grounds. It's another game that arose from the RE4 project.
"hey its that dog"
thats one i personally need to pick up myself
I remember back in the day, my Mother and sister went to Iraq and my other sister and I had to live with our Father (not the best times of our lives). My Mom was always the one who bought games, so while she was gone for 18 months, I barely got any new games to play. Then when she finally came back (salute to our troops) she began to bombard me with new games.
She had bought me this game, and it had been so long since I played a RE game (Veronica was the last one I played til that point) that when she got it, I had forgot that I was actually a fan of RE so I left it in my pile of "unlikable games". Then one day, I ran out of games to play so I figured "Ehhh well, I dont remember Resident Evil being all that good, so, guess I'll play this to fill the time". Went in with very low expectations. Started playing... an hour went by... 3 hours went by.... 5 hours went by... next thing I know I was thinking "Dude...... Was Resident Evil ALWAYS this fun"???? lol. This game brought me back to the glory of horror games.
RE4 is one of those games that have the distinction of being "genre defining" and that says a lot about a game that came out during a generation with a plethora of genre defining games! It's just of those games that simply can't be ruined by remakes. Lastly, great vid J, it's been a great year with you, so looking forward to the next one!
what genre? call of duty RE mashup? I don't even consider it RE. 4-6 absolute garbage that has to be erased from history.
@@valentinionita4449 They may not be classic RE games, but that doesn't mean the games suck. 4 is an amazing game that people still look to for inspiration years later. 5 and 6 are both amazing games to play with a friend. It's absolutely mindless fun and I love 5 and 6 because of it. Just because you prefer the classic games to the newer games doesn't mean that they deserve to be wiped from existence. (This is coming from someone who's favourite game in the series is the remake of the first game)
You're just salty that the RE games changed over time, but if it didn't change the franchise wouldn't be what it is today. It wouldn't even be close to as well known and popular as it is now. If they kept going with the classic formula it would have gotten stale, and been cancelled because less and less people would play it. The tank controls and fixed camera angles were going out of style when 4 came out. The commercial failure of haunting ground would have cemented that for capcom. It wasn't popular, and it wasn't selling as much as it used to. Changing the approach was the logical choice, and it worked. Of course they would have the next few games follow the formula that worked for them.
@@CallaBarlowe it's a great call of duty game. not RE. RE5 & 6 don't exist
@@valentinionita4449 4 is not a COD game. Sure, it's more action oriented than the games before it but last time I played cod there wasn't inventory management, over the shoulder perspective, no cross-hair, and cod has basically unlimited ammo, or at least ammo that isn't scarce. Your take is extremely flawed. They tried something new with RE4, and it worked. 5 and 6 being action fests were the logical next steps. Just because it's not a traditional RE game doesn't mean that it's not an RE game at all.
Everything changes over time, especially big franchises. Just because you don't like those changes doesn't mean that game isn't apart of the franchise. Just because something includes something that was popular from different franchises doesn't mean it's apart of that franchise.
The going industry will ALWAYS follow trends on what's popular. And COD was popular when they were making 4, whereas survival horror was getting more obscure. Obviously they're going to include elements that are selling, over elements that aren't. And the majority of the fantasy absolutely loved RE4. Hell, the majority of people who bought it loved it, RE fan or not.
@@CallaBarlowe RE4 is a turd and made it so that 6 and 5 doen't exist. RE4 has nothing to do with RE
I remember being on deployment when I was in the USMC and someone brought a GameCube with this RE4 copy. It was awesome but everyone wanted to play halo instead. Heard from some geeks and gamers that this game was the best that the 2000s could offer. Started playing it and man did I missed out! It’s truly a masterpiece ☺️😌!
Discovered this channel when I was off work sick this summer and legit it's always a nice high light for the week, doing a mix of series I grew up with and ones I was aware of but never tried out. Actually bought the Sly games earlier this year after watching the reviews and realized I missed out on some great gaming back when they first arrived, plan on doing the same with Jak eventually. But always been a RE fan and really cool to see someone a decade or so younger than me getting into the series. Funny that for not having exactly the same gaming tastes I find a lot of my opinions have mirrored J's when it's something I'm familiar with.
It is quite an awesome channel
They retroactively explain Krauser and Leon's backstory in one of the chronicles wii games but yeah it was odd how this game just... treats it like that story happened when it didn't.
Idk just odd, maybe they knew they'd explain it eventually and decided to just make this game treat it like he WAS a returning character so it didn't feel odd if you retroactively knew this character's backstory?
Farfetched and maybe reading too deep into but it's pretty weird regardless.
Could be cut content. No idea. Depends on how much time they had I guess
@@Rain1 Cut content from what? RE4 was a soft reboot. It was barely related to the rest of the series, and they didn't make much effort to make things cohesive. It was just doin' its own thing. I'm also quite sure that Ashley was Sherry at one point in development.
@@AgentMorgan2010 yeah I don't know much about the making of. Played the game tons but didn't look into its background much.
They were probably banking on the idea that die hard Resi fans had played the Wii games and therefore knew who he was already. I owned both Chronicle Wii games so I know he wasn't a surprise to me but I'm also one of the rare people that didn't really enjoy the original Resi 4 so hoping the remake is more my style.
Honestly sometimes all you need is a hinted history. Not every stone needs to be turned over.
Having "grown up" with the series (I was in high school when 1, 2 & 3 released) 4 is my second favorite of the series, after 2. Is it the best? Debatable. But it did steer both the series, and gaming in general, into a new direction, so it is at least one of the most historical games.
Appreciate the link for the PC HD mod. Great review! 🧟♂️
Saved the series too since capcom was in a rough spot at the time financially luckily re4 was a huge commercial and financial success
@@neiloconnor7776 truth!
@@neiloconnor7776 What did it saved from? The sales was also high before Resident Evil 4 occured.
@@neiloconnor7776 That's fake Resident Evil fans, describing the original series "stale" while hating on the same followed up games Resident Evil 5-6 that spawned by existence of 4.
@@White927 tbf alot of fans of the original trilogy think they’re better than the other fans because they criticise every re game that comes after
Lol my favorite line is when Saddler is going on about Leon becoming his guard and Leon says "Unfortunately I'm going to have to decline your generous offer. I have prior engagements". The way he says the last bit always gets me
My oldest sons first word was "welcome" and my youngest's middle name is Leon.
But you still have to escort Ashley.
4/10
I have nothing but praise for the Switch port. The portability is very handy 💙💙
steam deck accomplishes the same result with MODs, but for someone who may not have one yes switch port is the next viable option. honestly thinking about it as I was typing I honestly don't think theres much of a graphical digration on the switch port unlike other games.
@@SHADOMEGA7569 it’s actually rather crisp and clean even in handheld!
It still holds up but I would advise folks to try the HD Project its beyond awesome and makes the old game worth it
For all those who don't know jack krauser was introduced in resident evil operation Javier as the second player due to it being a light gun on rails shooter. The game is very obscure and next to noone played it or know of it's existence. The only reason I know is because of gamer thumb tv resident evil complete timeline. He saw what the plagas can do and wanted power so he faked his death and joined to get more power.
Actually, his first appearance was indeed Resident Evil 4. He appeared again in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, on the Wii, which features said Operation Javier as one of its scenarios.
@@christiancardenas2975 u are correct
Playing it for the first time now and goddamn it still holds up nearly 20 years later. Get used to the tank controls and it's really fun.
For anyone trying to play it on PC these days, try the RE4 Tweaks mod. It updates the controls to be much better.
0:35 I grew up with games like these because of my parents, since I was way too young to play them myself. My dad was into the Metal Gear franchise and my mom was into the resident evil franchise and a little bit of Devil May Cry ,and I used to watch them play it alot when I was little and sometimes they'll let me play a stage or two. Eventually I grew attach to some of those franchise all thanks to them.
You got some cool parents, have they been gamers previously before playing those games?
@BuryMeInJhenny I wouldn't say full on gamers but they definitely played a fair chunks games here and there growing from what they told me
I recently completed Re4 and when you get used to the controls after like 20 minutes the game holds up to this day
that's such a lie the controls are terrible throughout the entire games length i'm tired of people riding bandwagons and overhyping the controls are abysmal iv beaten it many time in my lifetime and i can say 20 min???? you don't get used to it you have to put up with it there's a difference and you only just beat it so your not even going off nostalgia so i don't even know bro lmao people be lying the game is outdated and remake couldn't come any sooner
@@joshuaknox2724 Controls terrible but still bothered to finish the game multiple times? Seems legit, true story bro
@@joshuaknox2724 I got used to it fairly quickly bcs its just like any 3rd person action game with clunkier controls but not everybody will have the same experience
@@joshuaknox2724bruh what?
i feel like the dude from saints row. you dont have to say the los. los means the. you are saying the the illuminados. just say los illuminados. lol love that scene in saints row 1. shit was hilarious. i got off topic clearly.
great video as always man!
Great review and I love that you mentioned all of the important details that both hardcore fans and newbies to the game could appreciate. Subscribed!
There is one other game I want to bring up that sprang up from RE4's development cycle and that is Haunting Ground. I'm sure you know originally Leon was going to explore the spencer mansion, he was infected by the progenitor virus and it caused him hallucinate, fight said monsters in hallucinations etc.
Haunting ground takes a from that and focuses more on the castle/mansion with a lone girl named Fiona having to escape on her own. Her only help of is from an all too familiar looking dog that will attack enemies for you. I truly really wish that capcom would've given that game a proper HD remaster during the 7th generation, sadly that never happened.
As for resident evil 4 it's self? I have mixed feelings on the game, but overall It's still holds well greatly as an action/horror game 17yrs later and I'm excited to see where the remake is heading.
Just wanna point out, though it may seem that shooting enemies in the head causes the plagas to spawn, it doesn't, I've been shooting them in the toes and their heads will pop to make a plagas, if the game wants a headmuncher, there will be a headmuncher, regardless of if you knifed their toes
Thank you for that info I’ve been wondering about that
Replaying it on PC with the graphics restoration project and settings that makes the mouse control Leon's directional movement like a normal third person game was pretty amazing.
Devil May Cry was not the only game that was created from the same point, there was a spiritual successor to Clock Tower named Haunting Ground that shared very similar aspects and materials from one of the RE4 beta builds. :D
Should have happened instead of the final game! :)
Thank you so much for the video J, I'm always excited to see people thank about RE4, been playing it since I think 2011 with the Wii version, I was just 12 and it was a risky step because I was scared of spooky games like RE, but I was having so much fun that I didn't care, likely I have more than 1K hours, played on the Wii, I went back with the GameCube original, played the PS2 port thanks to my brother, I bought the first awful PC port but I still 100% it, got the Steam version as soon as it released, the Switch as well with RE5 and 6, and I just recently finished 2 playthroughs with the HD project mod
I guess is fair to say that I really love this game, it opened my eyes, RE became one of my favorite franchises of all time (it helped me discovered DMC as well so that's a plus), I became a fan of horror games and, it's just a big deal for me, I'm glad to see people enjoy RE4
Here's also sharing my excitement for the upcoming Remake as I have to agree it is my most anticipated game of 2023, hoping it is just as fun as the original
Wii version was the finest, man.
If you do get to RE5 I'd be interested in seeing a comparison between playing it alone and with a friend
I'd suggest with a friend FIRST. It'll make the experience better overall regardless of how he ends up feeling about singleplayer. For instance, if he were to start in single, and find the Sheva AI frustrating enough to sour his mood, it could carry over to his MP playthrough and he could overall dislike the game. But, if he starts with MP then he will have a good time and easily see with fresh eyes how its changes from the RE4 style either contribute positively or negatively to the experience, without the AI interfering. Then he could focus on the Singleplayer run with handling the AI and more objectively determine whether or not the AI hampers the experience, and without thinking it might have been his fault for not knowing what to do. So, because of this, if he finds the AI serviceable and not too big of an issue, then he gets 2 good playthroughs. But if he finds the AI inexcusably bad as some do, then he still had one good playthrough and can see how it compares to a proper run of the game. Personally, I don't find the AI too bad as long as you know how to handle them, so I've really never been frustrated with them.
Resident Evil 4 is definitely one of the greatest video games ever made in human history and it will aged like fine wine over the years with it's perfect combination of Horror and Action!
In human history? I'm sorry but 80% of the population don't know this game.
Krauser was shown in a RE Animated movie, that's why it was shot like that. I do agree that it's odd to someone who doesn't know that part of the lore.
ive got over 300 hours on it on steam but i remembering playing it on the wii when i was 7 but i never finished it back then cuz i was so scared from the del lago fight, watched youtuber play it and speedrun it back in 2015 and played the steam version during the pandemic, will always be my fave game and fave childhood game
J rocking the RE4 drip
My parents and my friends' parents didn't care about violent games.
I played the OG RE games back when I was like 5 or 6 years old and I picked up RE4 when it got ported to PS2.
My dad was actually a big fan so we ended up playing through all of the games together.
He had his own file on RE4 since I just plowed through the game.
I think I was like 10 or 11 when it came to PS2.
The only game that my dad was unsure about was Manhunt.
He gave me Manhunt for my 11th birthday not knowing how vile some of the violence in the game was.
In his own words "I start having second thoughts when I saw you kill the first guy using a plastic bag".
You had a unique childhood that does not represent the majority.
@@obvioushieidude7668 weird - over here this was the norm.
None of my friends' parents restricted the kinds of games they played either.
@@r.9158 I know you’re probably a little slow but try to get this through your head. YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS DO NOT REPRESENT THE MAJORITY!
@@obvioushieidude7668 why are you so mad?
I think you need to be less mad online.
0:35 honestly i always hear people say they grew up on gta or call of duty or resident evil but I was always confused because my parents never let me get anything other than Mario or kirby or something like that lmao
I wasn’t allowed to play any of those games either. But it was more like I wasn’t allowed to play any games that were rated M; and, the fact that my family had a Wii and then a WiiU which didn’t have many games that were rated M. But, it wasn’t until December 2015, when I was (FINALLY) allowed to play those types of games.
I absolutely adore RE4. I have played it countless times in the past, and have recently played through the Quest 2 version for the second time. It's incredible how good it is and continues to be after almost 20 years since its release. I'm also beyond excited to see the remake of one of my favorite games of all time.
Great video with amazing points man!
Resident Evil 5 was fantastic and one of my favorites in the series.
I agree yet it’s still hated so hard
Doesn’t matter how much time has passed since a game came out, as long as you get to play it
RE4 has massive dick energy. This game goes so hard and will forever remain in my top 3 games of all time.
I remember playing it on broken Pc Port (where you have to aim with KEYBOARD). Despite this it still was pretty fun and left lots of good memories.
Gc then wii then pc but with the updates and a steam controller overlay best7 experience was BY FAR the wii version
I think RE4 is a masterpiece that should be remembered I gonna be honest out of the survival horror games the only two I really cared were two and the remake of 1 but my god 4 is revolutionary and did a lot to prevent the franchise from suffer a new super mario bros fatigue while I understand why re7 and 8 continue to be survival horror I think they can continue the more action based games if they stay faithful to the roots like the balance of what 4 had done
That's i agree. Resident evil isn't just about survival horror anymore even though it's the franchise that made the made the genre in the first. Its about creating a new experience without losing its identity. There's nothing wrong with creating a action all about action as long as it's resident evil and what resident evil is about is a simple survival against bio organism made for fighting humans beings while being trapped in a biohazardous environment.
@@Wtfisulookin10 wait alone in the dark isn't the title that technically made survival horror? Don't get me wrong resident evil defenitley the one that push the genre foward but on technical level the first game in a genre is the title who made the genre?
@@theenderkirby i completely forgot about alone in the dark my bad. I heard and read about it's history how they had the same developer that also help in creating resident evil so this made me misremember.😅
@@Wtfisulookin10 fair enough I mean it kinda in the same camp persona put shin magamei into when the inspiration and spin off respectivley overshadow them and alone in the dark stayed under the darkness since 2008 which I am sure if you know it is because of the memes
@@Wtfisulookin10 The thing is, you are wrong, it lost its identity by simply drastically changing the genre and story, the character did not stay true to the original series, the puzzles and action elements were downgraded and the game was made easier and when pretends to look like the old genre just fails,, so it's just an action-horror game with no Resident Evil feel.
1st time experience with this game, bought it @ EB Games completely hungover for PS2 with the chainsaw controller, walking out the store a few young kids got scared senseless seeing that controller, once getting home I fired it up straight away & playing it I already felt this game was something special, after beating it in 2 days I knew I had to show this game off to my friends & NONE of them were disappointed (they all went an bought it once they saw it), either on PS2 or PS4 this game is still a yearly play through for me & ALWAYS brings out a smile in me / warms my heart, yeah this game is still so good!
I read the title thinking it was gonna be an unbiased review, clicked on it and already see him wearing Leon's jacket 😂😂😂
the variable difficulty doesnt even effect me anymore.
ive played through this game so many times its unreal.
since 2008 ive been playing this game. it doesnt get old for me. it just is, and i love that about it.
RE4 is probably the best game of all time.
For it to be as masterful and revolutionary as it was at the time of release and STILL hold up as well as it does today, I can't think of any other game that compares.
Even after the remake this game still holds up I just beat the game on the Switch but I’d recommend playing either vr or the Wii versions
the only other game that it came be compared to is it's own remake and that speaks a lot for its brilliance
Played RE4 for the first time in 2015 or so and let me tell you it became instant top 5 best games of all times for me. This game is truly timeless and fantastic.
It would’ve been nice to see what the Beta would’ve been like if completed. There is a project on the internet where they are trying to complete it but there’s not much update on it for awhile.
Resident evil 4 beta always stayed in my mind on the idea of Ghosts being a thing and how it’s related to the original virus.
My favorite game to ever exist, grew up playing it with my dad beating it every weekend on repeat more times than i can remember and have bought it on every console i ever owned. Im hoping the remake can do that for a whole new generation
This was my first resident evil game and it was actually good. Trust me I’m gonna reply this on the wii, it still is one of the best games.
You should pick it up on VR if you can. Such a huge game changer
@@nwordfword8073 I heard it’s actually good but the only issue is I don’t have the VR unfortunately
The Wii version hits SO much different, IR aiming is totally busted. I was consistently shooting axes and dynamite sticks out of the air.
@@sasaki999pro that the version I will be playing this game on
When starting a fresh file the safest way to deal with the village proper is to go up the bell tower and wait until the bell rings. They will throw molotovs to bring your hp to 1 but its non lethal. For the longest time that's the strat i use but when replaying the game this year i practice the grenade strat speedrunners use.
Wow looking at the older footage compared to your most recent it’s a huge difference! You look great man keep it up!
We didn't know about Krauser back when the game came out, all we knew was that they had a backstory which is later told in Darkside chronicles
RE4 makes how good it is seem so effortless and self-evident that it is even more confusing and distressing that no one has recaptured its magic.
an all-time great that is required playing for anyone who loves game design.
The thing that makes re4 so golden I think is the replay value, I haven't replayed a linear single-player game as much as re4, and I also think the funny one-liners from leon are incredible.
I hope you review RE5 and 6 like you have been because for one you've never played them, two you can continue the RE review series and three I'd love to hear your opinion on 5 and 6. Personally I love 6 but 5 is just okay
6 i like the gameplay and mercs mode and 5 on the surface is basically RE4-2
@SHADOMEGA NGL and I'll accept the shade but I like RE5 more than 4. I've beaten 5 multiple times while I can't even play 4 for more than a few days. I've attempted playing it multiple times but can't do it. Not a fan.
1:48 That transition was sick.
I got this on PS2. I had already played the first 3 on PS1 and I loved the hell out of this, played through it like 30 times.
I love the jacket.
I love the fact that he uploads every Friday, makes a great day even better!
Best game of all time? It was, but now I consider it to be (one of) the best games of all time.
Best Resident Evil game, though? Depends what people like most about the series, but for me, it still hasn't been surpassed. Interested to see if the remake stands a chance.
Hunk and Tofu's gameplay were playable in RE2 with GameShark if you didn't or couldn't meet the requirements also RE4 is AWESOME
It's still the best game of all time, yes.
Theres very little videos games where it doesnt get repetitive and has something different and new each section of the game
Loving that jacket!
The Wii version is objectively the best version in gameplay, but aiming can fuck with people who had only played the Ultimate HD Edition on PS4 and XBOX ONE, like myself. In those versions, you use the left stick to move your field of view and the right stick for the firearm, but moving the firearm could also move the field of view by going near the edge of the screen. In the Wii version, you aim the firearm with the Wiimote, which feels great, but you can't move the field of view by going near the edge of the screen. You have to move it with the left stick. That messed with me for a good few hours in my first playthrough on the Wii.
It's still one of if not my favorite game of all time
If you like RE4, you'll like RE5. They're quite similar.
Better still, grab a buddy and play RE5 co-op, it's super fun! :)
Bruh RE4 is a wayyy better game then RE5..everybody who plays RE4 is not gonna also like RE5
Still my favourite game absolute masterpiece…side note when did it become a trend to hate this game because I’m seeing more of that recently..must’ve missed the memo
Its the same with Aliens to me..I always used Aliens to explain the relationship to the old style of RE. How RE 1-3 and 0 were like Alien and RE4 was like Aliens. There is a similar trend between them again it seems.
Its kinda like how people hate Monster Hunter World, Oblivion or Bloodborne because they introduced a wild change in the direction of their franchises core gameplay, usually in an attempt to be more broadly appealing to wider audiences, often times sanding down alot of the edges that legacy fans found appealing.
People blame re4 for taking the series into action
I personally have enjoyed my time with all of these games but i've never been scared playing any of them so the whole "it isn't horror" thing doesn't really matter to me, they've always been action games in my eyes
@@AlynRapi but you shouldn’t take away from the quality of re4 itself just because what came after was bad that’s like blaming game of thrones season 4 for game of thrones season 8
@@neiloconnor7776 i know, i don't share the hate for the game but thats the reason i've seen around
Also Merry Christmas!
35:32, ok that was a sick transition
RE4 In VR is simply amazing.
Probably my favourite way to play it as it just works so well in VR
I beat it on GameCube and PS2 back when they came out. It’s one of the best games ever made. So awesome.
If you'd ask me 5 years ago, I would pretty confidently say that RE4 was the best game ever made. 2017 may have changed that with Breath of the Wild, but the fact still remains that RE4 is a masterpiece, and as you put it, lightning in a bottle. I'm waiting to see what they'll do with the remake, because RE4 is one of those games that I confidently believe that if you change anything, the result will not be as good as the final product - it's bigger than the sum of its parts.
RE4 and Breath of the Wild are both in my top 5.
I still remember leaving work from a night shift job and going directly to a department store to buy this on before sunrise on launch day. I was one of the rare adults with a GameCube. It didn’t get as much attention as my ps2 or Xbox but the exclusive titles like this made it worthwhile.
Resident Evil 4 is a kids game compared to Elden Ring and Bloodborne. The amount of hand holding this game has compared to other Re games. And people like act man praising its humor sounds like a true geek.
Hey alright. Dedinitely get off the bong water
For the island portion of the game, I liked it a lot more my very first time playing through it. But usually whenever I get to the island during my subsequent playthroughs all these years, it's the least fun for me. The castle is my favorite
That's a weird way to say Sonic Unleashed and Paper Mario: TTYD
TTYD ISNT EVEN CLOSE even tho I do love that game tbh ❤ best paper Mario
hell nah Red Dead Redemption 2 is def the best game
Unleashed and TTYD should not even be uttered in the same sentence.
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Re5 is one of my personal favorites just because I’ve played it so much more than the others
to me RE4 not the best RE game that go to OG RE2 for me, but it is one of the best game ever made.
As a gamer i played many games in my life but re4 is my first game i played and completed on my pc. After that i don't know how many times I finished that game it became my favorite game of all time. In 2008 i bought ps2 then again I played re4 then in ps3 hd edition the in ps4 ultimate hd edition now waiting for remake 🥺...till now whenever I play this game i enjoys it ....am not telling that it's a perfect video game of all time but it's very close to a perfect video game of all time.
As much as I love this game, I always wondered why it’s considered the best one. I also noticed that starting from this game, the series was leaning more towards action than being strictly horror, to the point that Resident Evil 6 was a complete disaster.
Because it literally changed the direction videogames will look and play till this day. Is up there with super mario and tetris as one of the most influential games of all time. No other resident evil can say that
Wow, quite a hot take. It sure isn't the aspect almost everyone criticizes about the game.
It saved the franchise from what I heard re wasn’t making them enough money at the time or something like that
@@neiloconnor7776 Shinji Mikami the original creator of the series never said that gamecube copies sold less so the reason why this game needs to be here, and he's least favorite was this game out of the original series.
@@White927 you can’t seriously say the original trilogy hasn’t aged like milk that why they’ve been remade I still like re2 and re3 originals better than the remakes but they definitely needed to be revamped unlike re4. I actually think re cv needed on more
I always see people mention that RE4 “created” the over-the-shoulder game mechanic but this is not true. That mechanic has already been implemented long before this game’s release. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell was released November 17, 2002 and has already utilized this mechanic in their games. It’s a stealth game, sure. But RE4 didn’t come with this “revolutionary” idea. In fact, it would continue to be used in other Tom Clancy games like it’s sequel SC: Pandora Tomorrow released March 23, 2004 and a more action oriented game Ghost Recon 2 released November 16, 2004. All these games use the over-the-shoulder mechanic and you very much were able to move at the same time. RE4 was released January 11, 2005.
F.Y.I. this is not to label the game as “copying” others or somethin’. I personally enjoy RE4 just like anyone else. We should just not build up all this praise without getting all the right facts first and directing the praise to where it should be given and giving other games the recognition they deserve too. Just trying to be fair. This statement isn’t to degrade this game in any way.
I still think that earlier concept (RE 3.5) would be much better than final release, sometime re-watching those trailers and dream about exactly that version of RE4...
That's what I also do, I was almost crying thinking how many people overpraising Resident Evil 4 and seeing the scrapped build of RE 4, and the fun fact is that these people never invented to the franchise before 4 came in.
You _really_ have to play RE4 in the Wii. It's almost like a completely new experience with the motion controls, and a really good one at that. I'm still upset nearly no other re-release has cashed in on it. The PS3 version doesn't have Move support, and the Switch doesn't use the gyro controls either. There is at least the VR version, which obviously uses motion controls too, but it's also Oculus exclusive and I hear it's missing parts.
I love RE4 Classic and I consider it a Masterpiece but it's not perfect/flawless, in fact I made a list of my Big Problems:
- The Island is such a garbage part of the Game, it Spams The Fuck out of Projectile Users which is fine when used very sparingly but not when almost 66 (Not Counting Assholes who Throw Hatchets because if I did the Number would be in the 80-100 Range and that gives me a hernia) of them are used back to back (The Only Parts I Love are The Second Krauser Fight, The U3 Fight and The Regenerator & Iron Maiden Variant Encounters). Here's Hoping the Remake Fixes That Area
- Cutscene QTE's can go and fuck themselves, I hate Cutscene QTE's. Games can do QTE's Well but MOST Games handle them Poorly and RE4 Classic handles most of them Poorly. Here's Hoping The Remake Doesn't Include These (which I heard will be the case, and thank god)
- The Camios (The Wolf Enemy) Suck at Tracking The Player when Moving, which is very strange tbh. Here's Hoping The Remake Fixes This
- The Novistadors are Shit Enemies. They are way too Nimble against the Player and they're the only encounters I genuinely despise. Here's Hoping The Remake's Ability to Move & Shoot will make fighting these bug-eyed bastards Fun & Tense
- Certain Rooms weren't well thought out (The Wrecking Ball and Water Hall Rooms are the Main Examples I think of) as you have to Put your Back Up Against a Wall and Just Wait.
- Two Guns I'm not a big fan of those being the Starting Shotgun and the Mine Thrower; I'm not a big fan of the Shotgun because it doesn't have anything that's truly exclusive to it when compared to the Striker & Riot Gun. I'm not a big fan of the Mine Thrower because Ammo is so Rare for it and The Mines don't have the Impact I want them to have. Again I'm hoping the Remake Fixes these two guns.
- Sometimes Enemies won't react to attacks properly (For Example I shoot a Ganado in the Knee and He/She will Just fall Over, but if I shoot them in the Leg/Thigh then they'll Kneel) or I could be Point Blank in the Enemies Face & the Laser Sight is Right on them and the Shot just Misses, which is very Strange tbh. I just want the Remake to have More Consistentcy when Shooting Enemies.
RE is so good (or maybe I'm just drowning in nostalgia) I downloaded it on the Switch and even my phone, have finished it about 666 times and don't get tired. Love this garbage so much!
Its not just nostalgia...nostalgia is like playing bad video games just because they remind you of your childhood, a game like RE4 has held up overtime and is always an enjoyable experience to play over and over again. Nostalgia might play a small part in why we still play this game but its just a small reason why we do.
by far the best game i’ve ever played 🤷♀️
Try Grand Theft Auto or other games too.
Resident Evil 4 was honestly the very first Resident Evil game I beat. I played the PS2 version, even though people will keep on saying it's the inferior version of the game. But hey, I still had fun playing the game on that system, so I had no problems with it. The one thing I wasn't the biggest fan of are quick time events, since they can be pretty unpredictable & sometimes get me killed, if I don't react fast enough or if I press the wrong button. That is especially evident during certain cutscenes, the one I had trouble with was when I first met Krauser. Sometimes I don't mind quick time events from games like God of War for example, since those QTE's give you plenty of time to react in time, so you can press the right button when you try to kill a boss or an enemy, but it isn't as punishing if you manage to fail that QTE. Resident Evil 4's QTE's on the other hand are more frustrating, then fun, since the game expects that every player who plays the game have fast reflexes when it comes to pressing buttons & punishes you, if you don't react fast enough, which will end up getting you killed.
FFX is the greatest game of all time.
As much as I love FFX the gameplay is holding it back if it had a remake with better combat like ff7r it would be wayyyyy better
Bruh, hell no
I personally REALLY enjoyed when Revelations came out in the middle of the action focused approach to RE games, as it went back to horror, mixing RE4's gameplay with 1,2 and 3's scares and resource management. I don't consider RE4 to be the best Resident Evil game, let alone the best game of all time. The game is almost perfect sure, but it was also the catalyst for the death of what made the RE franchise so wonderful to me in the first place.
Best game of all time? It wasn't even the best game of that decade.
Other than Metroid Prime, MSG3, and Ninja Gaiden Black I can't think of any other game from that decade that is on the same level as RE4. It's honestly that good.
@@BadAssMacmillan Uncharted 2. Platforming, run and gun > RE4's stop and aim.
@@BadAssMacmillan Actually my preference would be U2 > MP > MGS3 > RE4. RE4 is still an amazing game but the gameplay of the others beat it imo. Never played NGB.
I played RE4 in the PS2 about a year after it came out, I think. Being a fan of the series, it was the second thing I bought with my first paycheck (the first one being the console itself). I've purchased the game again in every platform it's available on that I own. I've got it on PS2, PS3, PS4, PC (in its two non-VR versions), Wii and Switch. It might be my favorite game of all time. Certainly one of my most played ones. I never get bored of it.
I'm really looking forward to the remake. While I would have prefered a Code Veronica remake first (seeing how it's canonically the next game in the main series after 2 and 3, and it would have benefitted from all the improvements much more than any other main game in the series) I'm still excited for it. I hope it continues the challenge/unlock system from the latest games in the series.
Never was in the first place.
Not even the best RE
You lads must have not been there. While your opinions are wrong it’s okie to have them. Now game end yourselves 🖤
Exactly. It's FFX.
Was and still is, cabron
Whatever trolls 🤣😂
Re4 is one of my most favorite action games.
Bro, RE4 has never been the best game of all time. It's not even the best RE game, it's one of the worst. RE4 was the catalyst for the franchise becoming a series of cringe action games, that's one of the most egregious things. Resident Evil is supposed to be a survival horror franchise. The people who think RE4 is the best are normies and noobs who haven't been with the franchise since day one. Barely any RE fans over the age of 30 think 4 is the best and they're the only people who actually understand the franchise. RE4 is an average action game, but a terrible RE game.
Brilliantly said
The only cringe thing here is your comment. All RE4 haters have the same moronic opinion, you guys are clones lmao.
Wait a minute, that's basically sounds what people should understand but they never do, I 100% agree.
You mean over the age of 35 or maybe even 40. People born in 1993 were NOT old enough to play Resident Evil until at least RE4 or maybe even RE5.