Resident Evil 4 RE
Game type: adventure puzzle solving
Release date: 2023/03/23
Produced and distributed by Capcom
Game language: Chinese
Gaming platform: Steam/PS/XBOX
1. What is the experience of being beheaded countless times?
From the history of the series, the release of Resident Evil 4 in 2005 was a revolutionary shift, and we can generally classify it and the 5th and 6th generations as action adventure games.
At the time, Nintendo and Capcom had a good relationship, and NGC urgently needed a third-party masterpiece to support the scene, especially adventure games that could open up the market for advanced ages.
From this point of view, neither Mario nor Zelda is a good fit.
At that time, the most appealing adventure game was undoubtedly the "Resident Evil" series, and Capcom created a blockbuster that was enough to affect the game industry with the PS platform.
What Nintendo needed was this Resident Evil 4, a game created by Shinji Mikami, the father of biochemistry, to subvert his proud game mode again, and proudly declared that only the functions of NGC could reflect the charm of the game, and guaranteed NGC exclusivity with his own head.
Biochemical 4 got rid of the 1~3 tank movement mode and adopted a modified third-person perspective: Over the shoulder! This genius idea combines the immersion of the main perspective with the flexibility of the third person to become a new benchmark for adventure games.
Enemies become mutant humans with more aggressive power and higher IQ, they will not pounce stupidly, but will react more flexibly according to your state, such as they will suddenly dodge when you aim, throw weapons at you when far away, and so on.
The game has received unanimous praise from players and the media, but sales are limited to NGC's market sales are not good, card is card, NGC version 9 months after release, announced that "Resident Evil 4" landed on the PS2 platform.
Shinji Mikami's head was cut off for the first time.
Shinji Mikami left in anger, but this was just the beginning. It is reported that "Resident Evil 4" has been transplanted to 12 platforms in 15 years, reset thirteen times, and Shinji Mikami has ten heads that are not enough to cut.
It's really murderous!
Until this real "Resident Evil 4 Remake", Shinji Mikami's beard turned white. He tweeted that it has been 27 years since the beginning of Resident Evil, and time has passed like a white horse, which is sighing.
Maybe his love and hate have been let go.
2. Minor adjustment, overall improvement
Resident Evil 4 RE was originally developed by M-DUO, former president of Platinum Studios, Tatsuya Miwa, and has been in operation since 2018, when Capcom funded the Angel Hunt and Metal Gear Solid: Rise.
But by the end of 2020, during a review of a key project, Capcom wasn't satisfied with the direction of the game, so an in-house Division 1 team took over and eventually developed the work we see now.
As for why M-TWO did not pass the review, the rumors are the content reasons, and the specifics are unknown.
After unlocking on the 23rd, Resident Evil 4 RE received more than 95% praise on Steam, with "rave reviews", and IGN also gave a perfect score of 10.
Judging from the graphics, the RE engine performs well, and the modeling of the main characters such as Leon and Ashley is very detailed, from the rich expressions to the texture of the clothes, and the appearance changes reflected after changing equipment, making the player more immersed and showing the intentions of the production team.
The light and shadow effects and the performance of the water surface are remarkable, and the flame burning and the flash when shooting show the strength of the RE engine in terms of action.
The operation mode provides three categories and six types, Class A is the commonly used form of adventure operation, that is, the default way of the RE series, the main feature is R1 key running.
Both class B and class C operate in the original, the difference is that the O key of class B and the X key of class C are reversed.
I'm more used to the C-1 way, where loading and shooting are the original form of 2005, but L3 and R3 are running and crouching, respectively, which is an improved old-fashioned gameplay.
In this system, we can combine the quick turn of the arrow keys + X to deal with a large number of enemies.
The types of enemies are similar to the originals, the early ones are villagers and parasitic mutants, the middle period has a large number of believers, and the later stage is more violent enemies, such as the hedgehog that scares people into a cold sweat.
It feels like the enemies in the remastered version have increased a lot, and the enemies in some scenes are infinitely refreshed, they appear from all directions, and there are attacks from near and far, which really makes the scalp numb, and the headshot requires more than two shots, and the bullets are far from enough.
As one of the weapons to clear the level, the knife can be killed in one hit in stealth state. But pay attention to the fact that knives are also durable, it is best to upgrade them at merchants, otherwise resources will be too tight.
My strategy is to fight as soon as I can, run when I can, assassinate if I can.
When facing an enemy, you can shoot your head and rush up to solve it with physical skills while he covers his face, which can save bullets and not cost the durability of the knife.
Try to save ammunition, if the boss battle has no resources, you want to cry without tears.
The boss battle of this work has been fine-tuned, adding a new form of Klausa, the left hand of the city lord is gone, and the container U3 does not have this incomprehensible legacy, this cargo can be Umbrella's legacy.
In this way, the overall process is similar to the original.
The plot is actually nothing worth spoiling, after playing for so many years, everyone has not played and heard a lot.
There are a few details that have to be said, the white wolf at the beginning of the original I thought was gone, and I was looking for it everywhere, causing me to be caught several times.
Later, in the second chapter, it was found at the door of the village chief's house, and hitting the clamp with a pistol did not work, and he had to step forward and wrench the clamp away, of course, it would still come to repay the favor.
Ashley has changed her face model, her figure has been updated, she is a little beautiful, and she feels no longer the commanding little loli, but like an adolescent girl.
And she changed into safety pants Oh, she won't scold you when you look up when climbing the ladder, a little nostalgic.
Sister Wang is really too sassy, from the glimpse of the grandeur outside the window to the domineering appearance, and Leon is also friend and foe, both taking the lead many times, but also working side by side, and the ghost has not completed the task.
Ida Wang's figure is better, and his face is a little like Li Bingbing, but it is fuller. The behavior is full of mystery, but powerful, finally complete the task and leave without dragging, even if he is full of good feelings for Lyon, he still has a limited job, where to find this kind of worker (lao) worker (po)?
It is estimated that I can only go to 3D to find it...
3. Drag the game industry forward with your life
This remake is full of sincerity, all remastered graphics are in line with current standards, and the fine-tuned story and characters can not only evoke memories of old players, but also allow new players to experience the pinnacle of the series, which is the best of both worlds.
The full Chinese dubbing is another surprise, although it is somewhat translated, but it is too comfortable to guess the dialogue without looking at the subtitles, here is recommended the PS4/5 platform, the sound of shooting and walkie-talkie will come out from the controller microphone, and the experience is greatly enhanced.
The remake has to be like this, simple fried cold rice and the original transplanted leeks are all for me to die!
Among Japanese manufacturers, Capcom's technology can be called first-class, but there is still a gap with top manufacturers. Reflected in the game, we can understand that the enemy disappears after death to save computing power, but some corpses will not disappear if they are stuck in the corners and cracks of the door, and they are still shaking, which scares me when passing by, if it is for the horror effect, Capcom you win.
This year is the big year of the remake, and looking at the name of the game, I thought I lived 20 years ago: "Resident Evil 4", "Metroid Prime", "Star Kabi Wii"...
Personally, I think this is not a good phenomenon, on the one hand, it shows that the developer's creativity is exhausted, and he can only come up with the original work to top the façade.
On the other hand, it shows the conservative thinking of manufacturers, remaking products save money and insurance, and even if it is not good, it can also recover the development cost, and basically will not lose money.
In case of fire, you can also make a profit.
But in the form of the industry, the entire gaming industry has been stagnated by developers who have become mainstream, and no one will risk making new games.
In the long run, the gaming industry will become a backwater, will it be far from the collapse of Atari?
Here is still a tribute to Shinji Mikami, who has always insisted on innovation and dragged the game industry forward.
HIFI RUSH, A NEW FORM GAME DEVELOPED FOR BETHESDA IN JANUARY, HAS BECOME THE ONLY TOP-TEN ORIGINAL GAME SO FAR IN 2023, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS A REMAKE.
No Responsibility Scoring
Gameplay: 8.5
Fluency: 9.0
Game features: 8.0
Overall recommendation: 8.5
That's all for today, thank you for watching.
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