So here’s to one of my favourite video games ever and hopefully a successful rebirth with its remake. The remake sounds like it’s going to be good, with the right balance of old and new, but it’s important to note that the reason Resident Evil 4 feels old is not simply the age but because it’s the link between games that knew how to use 3D movement and space properly and older titles that did not or could not.Įpic Games have always said it was the inspiration for Gears Of War and you can absolutely see that and a very clear line from Resi to modern day third person action adventure. It’s still totally playable but so much of it would’ve been done differently nowadays and I feel mostly for the best. I put it on earlier today, when I found out, but I’ve played it what seems like a hundred times and the last time I had to admit it was showing its age. Not a very round number but for your information Wednesday was the 18th anniversary of Resident Evil 4, so… sorry for everyone that suddenly feels really old at knowing that. But we live in a world now where the only thing I have to worry about is a game wasting my time. I would not pre-order the game and I’d be very cautious of buying it day one without unanimously good reviews. Thankfully it’s on Game Pass though so it’s essentially ‘free’, which is pretty magical to be honest. Apparently id Software has helped out, which is encouraging news, but I think the bottom line is that I won’t really know what to think until I play it myself. I hope not but apart from the bug problem, which they’re never going to talk about, I’m worried about the shooting and the space combat, neither of which are the sort of thing Bethesda is usually good at.
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