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Experienced Points Why I Hated Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4 is one of the most highly regarded games. Ever. On the PS2, it's rated as #3 of all time, and actually scores well above the other two games (Tony Hawk 3 and GTA III, if you're curious) when you average in user reviews. It's certainly the high-water mark for anything with the name Resident Evil on it. (Including the movies. No, especially the movies.) People still talk about the characters and the gameplay is still fondly remembered. People still talk about key moments in the game, like the moment when the chainsaw guy shows up. The visuals still hold up today and every time a new Resident Evil game comes out it winds up getting measured using the RE4 yardstick.

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WeAreLegion4405d ago

"It's kind of like how Galaxy Quest is aimed at fans of Star Trek. You need to be a fan of the thing they're mocking to be in on the joke. Otherwise it just comes off like the writers copying the worst parts of already terrible material."

Are you sure? My parents have never watched an episode of Star Trek and they love Galaxy Quest. That movie is brilliant!

Also, I totally understand having different expectations for a game, but even if you expected something else, RE4 is incredible. I expected to be scared, too. It's not very good at scaring you, but it's masterful at keeping you on edge. The music. The sounds. The AI. Everything in that game is designed to make you feel uneasy. I love it! I know every inch of that game.

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Ripsta7th4405d ago

RE4 makes you feel uncomfortable and always watching your back

-MD-4405d ago

Classic Resident Evil makes you feel that way, surely not RE4 though.

How does one feel uncomfortable or feel the need to "watch your back" when you have unlimited ammo and herbs?

randomass1714405d ago

RE4 was a true innovation of its time. Everything, from the controls to the writing was some of the best in the series. Unfortunately nowadays RE4 gets a bad rap because of its sequels abusing the same control style and crapping all over the horror elements that were still in the game.

MrSwankSinatra4405d ago (Edited 4405d ago )

NO, RE4 gets a bad rap because it's not a real resident evil game. The people who say that they want resident evil to return to it's roots but then turn around and say that RE4 is the best/favorite one are complete hypocrites. The only real resident evil games are the original Resident Evil, 2, 3: Nemesis, Code: Veronica, Zero & REmake.

randomass1714405d ago (Edited 4405d ago )

I disagree. RE4 was most certainly a real Resident Evil game. It had similar tank controls, it had biological experiments and weapons and guns, it had a Mercenaries mode and it Leon S. Freaking Kennedy. I like the old games but I like RE4 too. That doesn't make me hypocritical. That just means that I recognize RE4 as a great thing that was crapped on in RE5 and RE6.

Clogmaster4404d ago

You don't easily shrug off the horror of getting your head chainsawed off by some dude wearing a potato sack over his head.

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crazysammy4405d ago

I didn't read the article and I won't, but Im expecting reason #1 to be that the author of the article is a dipshit.

randomass1714405d ago

Articles like these are often meant to draw attention anyway. It's like coming across an article from someone who says "Super Mario 64/Crash Bandicoot/Sonic the Hedge 2 sucks!"

crazysammy4405d ago

Yea exactly. This has become my least favorite thing about "gaming news" lately is the sensationalism and headlines for grabbing attention.

LightofDarkness4405d ago

Great idea, the author actually makes a great point but if you act like an ignoramus about it because the title says something you superficially disagree with (proving his point, BTW) then it's like it doesn't exist! Well done you. Surely you've outsmarted him.

MrSwankSinatra4405d ago

people are so quick to say to discredit the journalistic skill of person based off a headline, yet they don't even bother to read to article to make an assessment.

JustInTlME4405d ago

Sounds like this guy is just bad at games.

izumo_lee4405d ago

Don't get me wrong, RE4 is an absolute brilliant game. However it is the game that started the RE free fall turning the series into an action game rather than a survival horror game. It's the game that added all the QTEs, the big set pieces, gun heavy combat that the latter games have relied too heavily upon.

randomass1714405d ago

I see what you're saying, but to be fair that isn't RE4's fault. Shinji Mikami had a really good idea with that game. He wanted to focus on great gameplay on top of the existing Resident Evil formula. The peopl who took the mantle on 5 and 6 completely ignored everything that made a Resident Evil game Resident Evil. No dark atmosphere, no innovations, just co-op and uninteresting writing and characters. RE4 was fantastic and Mikami took all the goodness with him when he left Capcom.

VJGenova4404d ago

I generally despise QTE's but when this game first launched, I was excited by them. They kept me in the game. I've attached a link that explains why RE4 is amazing ... at least when compared to Kingdom Hearts 2 ...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

I will say that my favorite in the series is Nemesis. It's the most uncomfortable to play because that guy could pop up at any time.

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Capcom Removes Enigma DRM From The PC Version OF Resident Evil 4 Remake

Capcom has removed the recently added Enigma DRM from the PC version of its survival horror game, Resident Evil 4 remake.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake PC Update Replaces Denuvo With Enigma DRM, Lowering performance

The latest update for Capcom's Resident Evil 4 remake has replaced Denuvo with Enigma DRM, lowering in-game performance.

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gurp97d ago

wtf, good thing I already played and finished the game when it came out

walken797d ago

Once again hurting the people who purchase and support the game. Meanwhile pirates get the best version. Pathetic.

PRIMORDUS97d ago

There is already someone or a group called voices38, that has been cracking Denuvo games lately. Not the newest games, but getting there.

PRIMORDUS97d ago

I wonder if the pirated copies run better like this one titled here: "Resident Evil 4: Remake - Gold Edition (No Denuvo) (v1.5.0.0 + All DLCs + Bonus Content + MULTi14) (From 50 GB)"

Furesis97d ago

i don't think so? as far as i know even pirated version have denuvo or whatever runing in the background, they just trick it to say that yes this is a legit copy or just skip that process, but im not 100% sure. regardless this is an endless battle where legit consumer "suffer" sometimes. it's not that big of a deal MOST of the times and i understand publishers not wanting people to get access to their games for FREE so, i cant blame them honestly. i do find it odd that they wouldn't just remove DRM completely considering most people already played it? not like they are getting more sales anymore, just lower the price remove DRM but i guess thats why they still have it because they dont want to lower the price. oh well

1nsomniac96d ago (Edited 96d ago )

A perfectly acceptable excuse to pirate the game.

Why would you accept to pay for the game in order for it to install software you don’t want with the intention to make your playing experience worse. Paying for that would be the very definition of stupid.

I’m not against DRM but if it negatively effects a product you’re paying for. Then it’s on them not you.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake Cut Content Reveals It Once Had A "Chapter 0" Featuring Ashley

Cut content from the Capom's Resident Evil 4 remake has been uncovered, revealing that it once had a "Chapter 0" featuring Ashley.

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TheColbertinator132d ago

You know I would have liked this if it was added on for free. A nice substitute for Assignment Ada.