F to Speedrunners.
Good. Would like to see how Speed runners finish that area with the bridge and regenerator. They all fucking skip it like bitches lol
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I havenāt reached that part yet but when I read stuff like speedrunners using glitchesā¦ yeah, thatās just straight-up cheating. I might as well just go & watch the end credits directly whilst skipping the game, itās the same thing.
As for my own playthrough Iām on chapter 9 now, 15 hours into the game on hardcore difficulty (first playthrough).
Itās really good. I put the console into 120hz mode though to take advantage of the low framerate compensation on the Series X. Iām now playing in resolution + RT mode now as well simply because the feeling of lower framerate is pretty much identical whether itās in the high 30ās, low 40ās & even high 40ās. It means the chapter 5 village section in the rain (most heavy hit to performance so far) feels similar whether Iām in framerate mode with everything disabled or in full resolution + RT. Because both modes drop frames & with VRR & low framerate compensation the feeling isnāt much different even if the framerate is technically much lower.
Dat boss fight in the barn. God dammit game is a masterpiece.
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Yeah the Grilled Big Cheese is a much better fight than it was in the OG. To be honest all boss fights are improved.
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I just parried an attack by a chainsaw dude who was literally on fire (chapter 11 down in the mines).
I think this is the best third person action game Iāve played in 10 years. Itās up there with the Gears of War & Uncharted trilogies.
I have super high hopes for the future of RE games, starting with an RE5 Remake based on the same gameplay.
Eh i wouldnt put the uncharted series anyhwhere near this. I mean they have great stories and cinematics but the gameplay is no way near a gears or re4 remake. Uncharted 2 for its time was amazing to pay but 3 and 4 tonme were monotonous and repetitive. The gunplay is no way near as good as the re remakes
The original Uncharted trilogy is legitimately good. The 4th had the best gunplay but it also had the worst story & pacing.
And thereās similar stuff in all these games, like the flow of combat & levels which require different weapons & strategies for different enemy types. The shield guys, the mini gun guys etc. Uncharted & Gears were inspired by the original RE4 anyway. The point is Iām really happy Capcom remembered RE4 is an action game.
As much as I love survival horror, RE4 is not & cannot be a survival game. I was concerned theyād make the ganados & cultists annoying like the werewolves were in Village. Fortunately thatās not the case. The parry system, the weapons (my fully maxed Red 9 is doing the job), everything is so good from an action game perspective in the Remake.
Yeah, gameplay is really top-tier and I havenĀ“t been really annoyed with Ashley yet lol
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At first when I got the prompts to control Ashley at the church I was like āuh oh, here we go this is where it takes a nose dive!ā. But itās a simple system that really works. It becomes natural to engage in combat with Ashley falling back.
A sign of a good game is one where I actually look forwards to combat encounters & when I fail, I know itās because I screwed up. The worst part so far was the worst in the original (the damn crank sequence in the large room). Itās like the part in Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty when Raiden has to cover Emma Emmerich as she makes her way across the water under the big shell. That sort of escort mission sucks by design.
But everything else has ranged from great to awesome. Even the boss fights are amazing.
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Besides the gameplay being god-tier there is also the pacing, variety and the plethora of interesting and fun encounter designs that elevate the whole experience so much. Itās crazy when you think how dynamic the gameplay was in the OG game back in 2005ā¦sure 3rd person shooters have become more accessible and streamlined in terms of controls since then but you donāt see often a game where you can shoot projectiles in the air with your weapons, strategically shoot different body parts of the enemies and mixing melee in there as well. Hell the way you kill the Regenerators alone is such a fuckinā cool concept and itās an enemy that is introduced so late in the game and not used that much yet itās such a memorable enemyā¦Mikamiās team back in the day was on a whole other level.
Also as amazing as REmake 4 is I think that itās a blessing and a curse in the same time for the next Resident Evil game, the positive word of mouth for the REmake 4 will hype up the next installment but at the same time RE9 will be be directly compared to REmake 4. While Village was a great game Capcom has to up their game with RE9 especially in terms of variety. content and encounter design to be able to be compared favorably with REmake 4.
I wonder if they will go back to the third-person camera perspective for RE9 or not.
I am betting that they will go back to 3rd person possibly with a classic character too (maybe Jill? hopefully!), I think the FPS Resident Evil saga is done along with Ethanās story. If they decide to continue with Rose (which I am not seeing personally) going by the Shadows of Rose expansion it will most likely continue with 3rd person perspective there too.
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Theres no variety in the uncharted games. It got old by the third game. In re games youve got host of weapons and enemy types. Uncharted has 0 mini bosses and same enemy types with thr same shoot climb set piece shoot climb set piece segments. 4s pacing is one of the worst of any game ive ever played.
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I finished the Dead Space remake, how does this compare?
Dead Space is more horror. first time through theyre both fantastic DS offers more of a horror experience but RE4 has a bit more variety.
NO question RE4 has better replay value. Theres almost 2 different parts of the game with RE4. post game and main game. Post game is one of the best in any game ever. Iāve never cared to replay a game more than once or twice even for the RE games but RE4 Iāve beaten many times and I want to keep playing an unlock to secret stuff
DS for me was a really fantastic one and done game.
I donāt often laugh out loud when playing a video game but RE4 Remake has some serious standout comedy moments when it fully embraces its B movie inspiration. The latest one being in the Krauser boss fight (I wonāt spoil the script but the whole fight is so hilariously Metal Gear-esque in its ridiculousness).
Iām 25 hours in & almost at the end of chapter 14.
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It has a few yes but Original was funnier.
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Sure. No senior moments or right hand coming off in this one. But it does have its welcome campy moments. Tbh my biggest gripe so far would be the reduced role of Salazar, butā¦ I have such huge love for the original ergo I find this new one sort of compliments the original - rather than replace it.
I donāt think this new one is going to prevent me from doing my (almost yearly) replay of the classic RE4. Itās just now Iāll replay RE4 Remake immediately afterwards as well.
Good times.
Finished it today.
Yep. That is a 10/10 indeed.
Game is going to heat the debate around whether a remake is worth-receiving the GOTY award, coming the season.
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