Resident Evil 4 (2023) - Easy Allies Review
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Capcom's new remake of Resident Evil 4 is a masterclass in horror, improving even on the legendary original work.
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Written by Michael Huber
Video Edited by Don Casanova
Reviewed on PlayStation 5
Available on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
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Apologies, the game is not available on Xbox One. It was included in the platform details in Capcom's review email by mistake. -Bloodworth
even the digital foundry tech review of the demo mentioned that they “hadn’t tried the base Xbox one version yet” so even they were misled into thinking it existed
cool, its fine, make sense for a jp title.
@Rick Ross And? It's a reimagining. You have no life if you're only focus is 1 cut boss when the game expands and improves almost every other element.
@@mrpussinboots4252 What is U3? If an entire boss is cut, I wouldn't be so sure "everything else is expanded."
@@12Daniel34 U3 is the monster called "it" that you fight in the big cargo container/cage thing.
I've never seen a series fall off so hard and then come back years later with this many bangers back to back. Capcom has been killing it lately
Hell yea ...although for me village was fun but I enjoyed ethan trip with the bakers better ...but this masterpiece is a easy must have and definitely must play over and over !
@@11d3adly11 village was fantastic
@Lord_Heisenberg one thing I'll say ...your boss fight was very fun and factory too 👍
@Rick Ross I think calling it lazy is a bit harsh, considering the level design and all the ideas in it. I could easily argue that it was more imaginative than RE7 (which had a great first few hours but one of the most boring middle segments in the whole series).
@Rick Ross I hope you aren't including the RE2 and 4 remakes in that, both were great (3 not so much)
What a great late night surprise. Can’t wait for that Kyle Huber full Playthrough! L&R
There better be a full playthrough
You know Huber was in a good mood while reviewing this game. Can't wait to pick it up.
Yeah, Huber is great and he is right to be excited for this game.
Great to see the reviews out a week early, it makes me confident that this will be a great game :)
It will be a masterpiece
yea the review embargo this early, confidence and trust for the game.
Capcom is best in class. One of the best games ever remade to again be one of the best games ever. Awesome review and edit!
I gave a classic RE2 "Yoooooo" when I saw that score. Excited to get my hands on it.
Oh snap, I wasn't expecting a review so early - and it's a glowing review to boot! Next week can't come fast enough
Once a masterpiece always a masterpiece
Don't tell that to the silent hill HD collection 😅
Not always the case sadly
Re3 remake:🤡
@@GarchompPlay re3 og wasn't a masterpiece sooo
Re4 og is not a masterpiece 😂
Oh shit. I requested time off from work for this and I absolutely have zero regrets about it.
Nicee
Seeing multiple 10s for this game including the big one from Huber. This game is gearing up to be the front runner for goty 2023. Still a bunch of massive games left, but wow my hype went up big for this game.
Yeah we cant forget the new zelda later this year though lol. You know how nintendo likes to pop off with those. I cant wait to play RE4 though, haven't played it since high school
@@mookiestewart3776 Most def, it will likely be between Zelda, Re4, Ff16, Spiderman 2, and starfield.
Excellent review, Huber. Bang up job on the edit, Don. Love seeing an EZA review dropping right along with everyone else, the way it should be.
aye Dan Dan haha
We waiting on the history of resident evil 5- now haha
They've added puzzles?!!! Omg the main issue I had was no puzzles and no survival horror. Perfection!
Original had puzzles though. Not many but there were some in pretty much every chapter.
IGN 10
Gamespot 10
Game bolt 10
EASY Allies 10
L&R Huber your review got us hyped as usual!! This week needs to roll by!!
Who ever is responsible for RE2 remake and This game are Legends.
They are like perfection, they know what they are doing with these games, with not adding to much , not taking away to much, not over doing anything, balancing the game perfectly.
It's incredible what people can do to masterpieces, and make them even better. Dudes were living in a great time to be old school gamers.
They are indeed the same. Hirabayashi leads RE2make and RE4make. The B team responsible for RE5 led by Masachika Kawata, the same fucker that made R3make.
I mean, Hirabayashi was one of the guys who made RE6, but he has more than redeemed himself.
@@geneoakley
I was just going to play RE6 with my son recently, never tried it cause of the reviews over the years, and the first 10 minutes we were both like let's not play this game and dropped it and never going back.
That think is a monstrosity.
So if he did RE2 remake and this, DAM son he's 10000% made up for RE6.
Holy sh*t. Last time both IGN, Gamespot and Easy Allies gave a game 10/10 was Super Mario Odyssey in 2017. I'm genuinely curious as hell now.
I love how you're the only review I've seen out that was able to explain what's important, beautifully might I add, about this game without spoilers
Agreed!
Brandon Jones ❤. I miss my childhood. The demo alone earns it a GOTY title!
Holy shit I felt so HYPED when I saw the score. Can't wait to play it!!
Everyone’s giving it 10’s.
@@Programm4r Not exactly. I'm quite surprised there's so many 7's and 8's tbh, but the average is still extremely high don't get me wrong.
Hearing this voice cover the review brings back nostalgia of watching the Gametrailers review of the original RE4.
What I love about THIS remake is that it's the same and different at the same time. Different enough that players that experienced the game already before will get an entirely new experience with this game AS WELL as that feeling of familiarity all at once. That alone deserves a 10/10 and is worth the full price.
Damn. I can't wait. 10's from IGN and Gamespot as well.
"Stranger! Stranger! Now that's a remake!"
You always made the best game reviews on the net and you still do. Spot on.
Dude! We haven't seen something like this in a while for a big AAA release. A full week before release the reviews are all out??? CAPCOM is EXTREMELY confident in this game! Gotten used to last minute reviews trying to hide unfinished games...
So true
OK and… pre-ordered.
Thanks Allies for the review as always. Can’t wait for the perpetual follow-up videos, discussions, frame traps, huber syndrome, and playthroughs!
L&R
I never beat the original RE4 so I might have to pick this up. I really wanna start seeing new games and new IP come out though. So far this is really the remake generation lol.
Great review! However the game is not on Xbox One like the review claims at the beginning.
Graphics look so much better than RE2 Remake, a true generational leap!
Not based on the demo
Based on the demo, I thought RE2 looked waaaay better. Leon's face also seems downgraded. They tried to give him a tougher appearance I guess, but he looked like a damn neanderthal with that brow line...
The free next gen upgrades last year also improved on the recent RE titles so RE2 looks even better now on ps5.
People saying RE2 looks “better” are comparing apples to oranges, and neglecting to mention the ways in which RE4 remake looks better. Fidelity isn’t the only aspect that should be considered. RE4 has an insane level of environmental detail and storytelling in all of its indoor and outdoor environments. It also has destructible environments, advanced weather and fog effects, much smarter enemy AI, and up to 15 or more enemies on screen at once. RE2 typically had more condensed and “cleaner” looking indoor environments, whereas RE4 is focused on making areas feel lived in and inhabited, which helps with environmental storytelling, player choice, and replay value. Each game has a different aesthetic and approach, so they’re going to be designed differently to accommodate that. Having way more enemies on screen with aggressive AI makes things a little bit trickier. I personally prefer the folkloric, Gothic/ Victorian art direction of RE4 remake.
@Matthew Zang it all comes down to preference. For myself, the series best environments remain the Spencer mansion, RPD, and Racoon city itself. Was never a fan of the rural dilapidated towns of re4, 5, 8, and even the swamps of 7. It's way past time the series returned to the urban dystopia of a fallen city environment. It's funny because many newer RE fans that are gonna play 4 after Village may now find it redundant since that game borrows so many concepts from re4. A village, castle, horde fights, etc.
Also, I'm not sure what version of re2 you've played, but the RPD in the remake is filled with highly detailed environments and is easily now the best environment of the series imo. The only thing that could give it a run for its money is if re1 gets a remake in the re engine. But if the shacks of re4 get you hyped, more power to you.
Memories are back, after many years we get to experience a well known Classic horror in a new design and inproved story.
Golden era of Resident Evil.
Damn... wasn't expecting reviews for the remake to come out so early! Glad to hear it more than lives up to the hype, though! Super stoked for release day!
Right
Fell back in my seat seeing the 10 from Huber. I know this will get a lot of 9s and 10s from other reviewers, but Huber's RE opinion I hold the highest. Can't wait to play this masterpiece again!
They don't give 10s very often I think it's been 3 years since
Easy Allies reviews are always worth watching
Holy smokes! It's a shame you were limited to what you could show, but great review nonetheless!
Yess! I can't wait, it looks incredible
On Metacritic the game is already Must Play on Ps5 with 93 score
“Organizing the attaché case remains an addicting meditative experience between fights.” PEAK HUBER
Oh wow.. 10?! Early GOTY contender?? 😮
Love a Huber review. Also Don’s done a great job here given the restrictions on footage.
Huber’s opinion is the only one I needed to hear. So hyped for this game.
More than 7 hours in and it feels like the best 3rd person survival horror game ever! Upgrade the knife's durability ASAP! Put the lights down and enjoy. This is Capcom at their absolute best in terms of horror.
*Action Horror. There are no survival elements. Everything you need spawns in large numbers (ammo, herbs, ect) and the game will literally spawn health on enemies when you arw running low. Survival Horror games involve limited resources, item management ect. That all goes out the window when enemies drop plenty.
@@Jenema2 I'm 42 and have been playing survival horror games since 1996. Some with less action, some with a lot more. They all share the same DNA, but feel different in terms of ammo/health drops and empowerement. Gameranx : 34 best survival horror games of all time -- RE4 remake and Dead Space remake are the first 2 mentionned. Even journalists aren't clear cut on this. Is The Last of Us survival, horror or survival horror and maybe action horror at times? "Survival horror games involve limited resources & item management", have you ever played RE4? It's the most demanding/rewarding in this regard! The spawning health is true for Dead Space, not for RE4 (much fewer health drops, even at low health). It's all in the details, but in the end, RE4 is awesome, regardless of the labels we put on it. Now at chapter 12. Bloody fantastic!
@@Jenema2 someone didn’t play on hardcore lol. Go ahead and play at that level then say there isn’t any “survival” . You’re gonna get your shit rocked and you can even get soft locked because of lack of AMO
@@olivierdube809 tell these young idiots what’s up baby!! I’m 33 but most of the people talking shit aren’t even 25 , they are just mad they aren’t apart of “the club” of us old school gamers that had the privilege of learning and growing with these franchises
I really wish they had put this kind of time and care in RE3 Remake.
Now please give us a Dino Crisis remake Capcom! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wow, a 10. I can't wait to play it!
RE4 is one of my favorite games ever. I can't believe it's been 18 years 😅 but I'm excited to play this remake 🤩!
Nothing like a Huber review to get me ABSOLUTELY HYPE on a new game.
You fucking love to see it
RE4R and JW4 all in the same weekend? What fucking bliss
I was already all-in on the game, but a 10 from Huber has got me hyped beyond belief.
2005: Masterpiece
2023: Masterpiece
Certified for life.
Wait they cut Ada's Separate way?
It's going to be dlc.
@Oni and you don't have a problem with that?
@@kbthegoat824 2023 is great. You have to attach an opinion to every statement, otherwise someone will just assume it for you
@@kbthegoat824 Not really, I'm sure the team worked extra hard to make the base game great. Diving back for the dlc at a later date will be nice.
@@kbthegoat824 the original adas section was also a dlc.. what are you even complaining about
Capcom can literally do no wrong, they are easily the best company when it comes to remakes and RE4 is thankfully no exception. The hype is real and can’t wait to play it next week!
Damn 10s everywhere! This series has really turned itself around since re 6. It’ll be exciting to see if they do code Veronica next or even re 0 or re 5
Only the remakes are bloody brilliant, not so much RE7 or Re8.
A ten out of ten, hmmm guess I'll buy it at a high price.
I was getting the game regardless, but excellent review as always.
Only downside is the cut content and having to god knows how long for mercs mode
And different Merchant voice 😞 (But still going to buy it at a high price)
Cut content? Give me a break... this game is a 15-18 hour playthrough.
@@mrpussinboots4252 they cut U3 and some rooms, but not a deal breaker for me. I hope they say something soon about separate ways too
@@joaolima7131 The game is still just as length as the original, so one cut boss is negligible.
@@mrpussinboots4252 assignment Ada and Separate Ways isn’t in the game.
That’s cut content
This is the BEST voice for game reviews.
( GT days nostalgia)
seeing all these 10/10 reviews makes me so relieved and so hyped at the same time!!!!
Agreed. I’d like RE5 to receive this treatment from this same team. 🤞
Resident Evil 4 when I first played it, I felt was an alright game. Controlling Leon was a little difficult and it felt very like a simple game. But after 3 hours the game opens up, and just keeps building and getting better level by level. I was amazed the places that leon had to traverse a d the new creatures you will be facing. It really was an amazing experience that now looks even more incredible.
realy hope they bring separate way back!
This review made me REALLY want to get it. I still remember watching the gametrailers review for the original :).
As always the best reviewers. Sucks you couldn’t show the video content you wanted, but still it was great to see whatever you could show!
Thank you for noting mercenaries (and the plans for it) in your review. I’ve watched three others without any mention.
So far, every review has been ultra positive that I've seen. Man, cannot wait.
The return of the king. Let's go! I'm even more hyped than ever
As someone who has never played the original Resident evil 4 but loved RE2&3 remake I am beyond excited to finally play this game!
Someone who likes RE3R? Thats new, I know it has noticeable flaws but I do lobe it aswell.... Its just theres not alot of us out there 😆
@@dranillaasrapti9333 I enjoyed both! You can tell it was rushed a bit but it was still enjoyable and I liked the characters. I can’t wait for RE4 tho new locations and we get to play as Leon again! 💪🏼
People seem to forget that Separate Ways was never included in the original Gamecube version. It was added to the PS2 version. I'm sure Capcom will make it available via paid DLC.
It's ironic that its not on a nintendo console considering the original was a gamecube exclusive
Can’t wait i hope they announce separate ways & assignment ada
I can't watch the review until I play it but I did peek at the score and it's what I hoped!
The controls for aiming on the xbox version are completely broken due to the dead zone issues but hardly any reviews have mentioned it.
Same for ps4 and ps4 pro having crazy low graphics at points. Demo looked worse then resi 2,3,7 and 8
I played the demo multiple times on Xbox and never had trouble aiming and I didn't die once.
Just tweak the sensitivity and acceleration in the settings.
@@PlaidSuitPinstripeWorld I already did mess around with those settings. I played it on my xbox series s and my ps4 and the ps4 controls were significantly better. Theres a video on the channel EternalDahaka where he objectively shows how the xbox aiming is broken.
@@Nigel222 I'll have to check out that video then, is it all Xbox versions then or are some people just unlucky enough to be getting some kind of Xbox exclusive glitch? Because it felt fine to me lol.
@@PlaidSuitPinstripeWorld It seems to be all xbox. The weird thing is that I tried the demo on steam on my laptop as well and used the exact same controller from my Series S and it still felt better to control than it does on the series s. Like you can get used to the xbox aiming sure but if you see what its like on ps4 and pc its crazy how much better the aiming is lol.
Just curious: Any reason to not title this Resident Evil 4 Remake instead of (2023)?
I bet Huber wanted to yell “WESKER!!” during this review… 😁😁.
Having recently replayed the game, I noticed the Island section ramps up the action despite the stiff controls being limited. Which makes getting through these sections very annoying at times.
The infamous WATER ROOM is beatable, but a real pain to deal with (especially on Pro Mode). Again, another section that smacks you around cause of stiff dated controls.
The Village and Castle section are clearly the best parts in the game. I hope Capcom can solve the issues many have with the island section (which isn’t bad, but could be improved for sure). Better controls/movement will definitely help in this high action section.
Capcom has said they will flesh out the characters more which I’m very happy to hear, given how the original feels a bit one dimensional in regards to it’s characters.
It's slowly creeping back to being action with daft suplexes etc which is the whole reason why it was criticised in the first place. Hope it leans a bit further into horror this time round.
That said I'm looking forward to playing it!
Literally the only Resident Evil review I care about and will always actively seek out. Huber knows this series like the back of his hand and I trust him to be straight up when he doesn't like an entry. Really, really excited for this now.
When has he ever not liked an entry with Resident Evil? He gave 3 an 8.5...and that was the worst one...
holy shit 10 im gonna buy the game now
The only RE4 Remake review that matters.
I think this is the first 10 I've seen handed to a game by the Allies, so if I wasn't already excited for RE4make, now the hype I feel is up by a thousand percent. Glad to hear Capcom is still killing it with the RE stuff.
bingo time!
This is my favorite game ever, and having just finished the remake, I am absolutely thrilled by what they did. There are a couple things I wish they had kept. but that doesn't take away from how masterfully they updated the game for the modern generation.
I worked so hard to unlock the hand cannon in the original let’s see if I can do it again
As someone who doesn't love the original nearly as much as most do, I'm still excited because how good the remakes are being. Even remake 3, although disappointing, was a great game. RE Engine looks so good in every game and always runs so well, I'm really excited every time an REengine game shows up
Even without that disclaimer at the beginning, you could already tell by most of the "reviews" all using the same exact snippets of footage.
I'm not a fan of this practice. Publishers are basically dictating the terms under which their product is to be publicly scrutinized. How can that possibly go wrong...
Soon, we are going to be wondering how we ended up in a situation where traditional reviews are a thing of the past, and actually attempting to do one will get you in some serious 'legal' trouble. This is exactly how it happens.
Good to know the game is great. Although I'm bump out separate ways is not included as a package and would have to be bought separately on a later date.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Capcom has not become some scummy microtransaction, lootbox, live service driven company looking to squeeze all the money out of you, and GENUINELY are still making complete fantastic games?
This is so hype! 10/10!??! I can't wait to watch the full playthrough!
Dudes I can barely believe this is real!!! What a time to be alive.
Tell me about it. Resident Evil and Final Fantasy are my fav franchises and both are getting fucking awesome.
Press R1 and down direction to do 180 degree turns
An early EasyA review? LETSSSS GOOOOOO
It looks incredible, 2023 keeps delivering!
Another bloody good review! Can not wait for release day. 🎉
Every big release I have my top two reviews I jump to, ACG and you guys. The rest are just white noise.
7:30 removing typewriter saving is seriously hampering the feeling of dread...
Maybe there will be an update for limited saving?
This is going to be so good!
LEON:Where's everyone going? bingo?
ME:😄😁🤣🥰😍
For me, one of the best things about this remake is the way in which unlockables work. These past five RE games have made the loop of playing through every difficulty and story, again and again, simply a joy (despite some frustration here and there). I've finished this game 4 times already, and I still want to keep playing and replaying.
You forget to mention on professional mode the enemies teleport which is so unnecessary
This game is going to be fire, can't wait to play this masterpiece!
Nice work getting this out so quickly, Huber!
If they revamped the shooting mechanics, I am in!
It uses RE2 remakes aiming which tbh I think is worse than the original RE4.
RE2 remake combat works against small amounts of slow enemies in a tight corridor but this game has large groups of fast enemies in open areas.
The originals combat is very snappy and precise once you get used to it.
amazing review thx huber don
Huber reviewed it quick! it was only last week they played the demo