James Sawyer Ford
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Does the scary enemy favor certain gun types? Wondering if I should lug around a bolt thrower or machine gun
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Resident Evil 4 Remake |OT| Welcome back stranger! What are you RE-buyin'
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Does the scary enemy favor certain gun types? Wondering if I should lug around a bolt thrower or machine gun
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
You are near the end but still lots of good stuff left. I’d say 3 very action packed hours.
Upgrade your Sniper but shotty will do as well. Its mostly all action from here so go nuts. No need to reserve ammo.
Madflavor
Member
Rifle. But honestly you can't really take them on until you get a certain upgrade for the rifle. You'll see.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I have both the chicago sweeper and handgun unlocked but that three dollar exclusive perk unlock right at the start of a professional run is very tempting.
especially since i made some money selling RE cards on steam.
especially since i made some money selling RE cards on steam.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
i love Hunk. Look at that combo.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
Well so far I have finished the game on Standard and Hardcore.
I started a run on Assisted to try to tackle these challenges all at the same time but I think it might prove to be too much for me.
- No restorative item
- Handgun and knife only
- Don't talk to the merchant once
I just got to the castle and I've already been "criticaled" once by Bitores because I didn't properly dodge one of his attacks and one of his wood throws. Am I fucked for the rest of the run?
I started a run on Assisted to try to tackle these challenges all at the same time but I think it might prove to be too much for me.
- No restorative item
- Handgun and knife only
- Don't talk to the merchant once
I just got to the castle and I've already been "criticaled" once by Bitores because I didn't properly dodge one of his attacks and one of his wood throws. Am I fucked for the rest of the run?
TheDarkPhantom
Member
Yes, you're probably fucked. I did guns/knives, no merchant and sprinter trophies on my first NG+ run, did not have any special accessories (armor, chicken hat etc), no unbreakable knife and I did it all on Standard difficulty. It was a hell of a run and I'm quite pleased I was able to do it. However, adding no healing to that mix would have made it impossible, that's a separate run on Assisted with infinite rocket launcher, reload save any area you take more than the slightest bit of damage.
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James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Got the biosensor and yah those enemies friggin suck. Jeezus.
The island so far is surprising me, I was thinking it would mostly be outdoors but these labs are pretty dope and way better than some of the second half missteps with RE7
The island so far is surprising me, I was thinking it would mostly be outdoors but these labs are pretty dope and way better than some of the second half missteps with RE7
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
'ang about...
I was thinking about whether I want to go for the platinum or not and just looking at what's required of me to get it.
There are 2 weapons called "skullshaker" and "sentinel 9" ....Is there no way to get these except by paying real world money for them and then therefore no way to get platinum trophy without paying real world money for them since there is a trophy for obtaining all weapons?
I was thinking about whether I want to go for the platinum or not and just looking at what's required of me to get it.
There are 2 weapons called "skullshaker" and "sentinel 9" ....Is there no way to get these except by paying real world money for them and then therefore no way to get platinum trophy without paying real world money for them since there is a trophy for obtaining all weapons?
Skifi28
Member
These trophies/achievements are almost always about what you can get in the base game. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Their weakspots are a one shot kill with the sniper. Don’t put the scope on a smg. It is just a waste of ammo.
Georges Chiellins
Member
Gun Fanatic Trophy in Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Gun Fanatic is a Bronze trophy in Resident Evil 4 (2023). It can be received for: Obtain all weapons.
www.playstationtrophies.org
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Beat it for the first time. I think it's a great game overall but their weird fixation on cumbersome recovery animations, zero i-frames leading to frequent stunlock fests on the Island and the once again typically shitty Resi boss fights knocked this down for me.
There are quite a few things that feel unintuitive unlike in the original. The addition of crouch/stealth didn't really add anything to the overall gameplay flow to warrant the more muddled controls/quick turn to me for example. I think I stealth killed maybe 10 enemies total but I'm sacrificing a dedicated, smooth quick turn button for it. Then there are the odd EVADE moments like the typically terrible Krauser fight. It's hard to figure out when EVADE moves are even coming, unlike in Sekiro f.ex. where we have a clear sfx and color or something.
My biggest issue however would be the obnoxiously "over-animated" lazy feel of Leon's movement. It's not an issue when things go well but once one thing goes awry, getting stunlocked into some bullshit strings is entirely too easy. He just never feels right to me. The walk is absurdly slow, the sprint imprecise and often also too slow, his turning speed like a 70s Buick, recovery and barrel smashing animations etc all feel just...overly long. Why does he have to do a fully animated spinning back elbow on crates? It's very small stuff but I felt like it all piled up to give the game a somewhat off and sluggish game feel.
Complaints aside, I do think this and RE2R are the best Resi games right below RE1R and OG RE4. I think they did a surprisingly good job bringing the atmosphere and tone more in line with recent games without making it feel totally different. Biggest improvement to me is the level design, exploration and treasures. Village feels like a weak trial run for this in retrospect. Oh also, the gore is fucking great and a big imprivement over OG.
I do think OG is just tighter gameplay and pacing wise though. It's less exhausting yet more relentless as well. Remake is more Survival Horror which is a great alternate take but it does feel more stressful and they seem to have included more downtime areas to account for that.
Still, this is an 8 or 8.5/10 for me despite my criticisms and imo vastly better than Village on every level.
There are quite a few things that feel unintuitive unlike in the original. The addition of crouch/stealth didn't really add anything to the overall gameplay flow to warrant the more muddled controls/quick turn to me for example. I think I stealth killed maybe 10 enemies total but I'm sacrificing a dedicated, smooth quick turn button for it. Then there are the odd EVADE moments like the typically terrible Krauser fight. It's hard to figure out when EVADE moves are even coming, unlike in Sekiro f.ex. where we have a clear sfx and color or something.
My biggest issue however would be the obnoxiously "over-animated" lazy feel of Leon's movement. It's not an issue when things go well but once one thing goes awry, getting stunlocked into some bullshit strings is entirely too easy. He just never feels right to me. The walk is absurdly slow, the sprint imprecise and often also too slow, his turning speed like a 70s Buick, recovery and barrel smashing animations etc all feel just...overly long. Why does he have to do a fully animated spinning back elbow on crates? It's very small stuff but I felt like it all piled up to give the game a somewhat off and sluggish game feel.
Complaints aside, I do think this and RE2R are the best Resi games right below RE1R and OG RE4. I think they did a surprisingly good job bringing the atmosphere and tone more in line with recent games without making it feel totally different. Biggest improvement to me is the level design, exploration and treasures. Village feels like a weak trial run for this in retrospect. Oh also, the gore is fucking great and a big imprivement over OG.
I do think OG is just tighter gameplay and pacing wise though. It's less exhausting yet more relentless as well. Remake is more Survival Horror which is a great alternate take but it does feel more stressful and they seem to have included more downtime areas to account for that.
Still, this is an 8 or 8.5/10 for me despite my criticisms and imo vastly better than Village on every level.
DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy
Member
You know, I’d be more tempted to get the Matilda if say, there was an RPD outfit to go a long with it. Don’t know why they took that and the Ashley pop star outfit out, especially when there’s two different models for the RPD uniform they could’ve ripped from Remake2.
It’s stupid the best I can hope for is that it’s paid DLC that comes with Seperate Ways or something.
It’s stupid the best I can hope for is that it’s paid DLC that comes with Seperate Ways or something.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Starting shotgun. Gives you 2x damage.
Handgun you would want to upgrade fully anyway so don’t waste the ticket on it.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Heard the difference was around 2 points of damage between the fully upgraded (ticket) shotguns, with small differences in spread and range between them - the starting shotgun having a small advantage in damage and short range spread but a trade off in terms of range and handling.
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
But did it though?
I mean it was generally well received but the fanbase was more divided rather then unanimously saying "this has saved RE"
RE2 Remake holds that title and I still think it's not saved until they can ship to that calibre, and it's wasn't RE7 or 8
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yo, Mercs has made it a cake walk to get the Handcanon. No need to bang your head against a Professional S+ run anymore.
Nice.
Nice.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
And Hunk makes it a breeze. How thoughtful of them!
killatopak
Member
Finished my hardcore run. The final segments on the island was nail biting. I practically had no ammo around the start of regenerator fight until the final boss. Killed Saddler by making him summon novistadors and flashbanging them. My ammo basically came from their dead bodies.
Professional will be tense. I can already feel it.
Professional will be tense. I can already feel it.
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64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
just got to chapter 9.... only RE4 can make you feel bad for someone who just stabbed you
also, FUCK THESE THINGS
WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU CAPCOM I DONT WANT SPIDERS CRAWLING ON THE WALLS IN MY GOD DAMN RE4
people making shit up about regeneradors NO THIS IS THE REAL HORROR PART OF RE4 THIS IS WHY ITS HORROR
0/10 Remake play the original instead this game fucking sucks
also, FUCK THESE THINGS
WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU CAPCOM I DONT WANT SPIDERS CRAWLING ON THE WALLS IN MY GOD DAMN RE4
people making shit up about regeneradors NO THIS IS THE REAL HORROR PART OF RE4 THIS IS WHY ITS HORROR
0/10 Remake play the original instead this game fucking sucks
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killatopak
Member
Didn’t those exist in the original?
They definitely don‘t change hosts. iirc they were just a variant of a headless ganado parasite. I don’t think crawled on walls either.
They definitely don‘t change hosts. iirc they were just a variant of a headless ganado parasite. I don’t think crawled on walls either.
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
they do crawl on walls now and it turned them from unremarkable to nightmare fuel
They also change hosts and will attack on their own whenever they feel like it
ÆMNE22A!C
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Mercenaries is damn good in this, love how they changed it up with the special abilites; Krauser is just incredible which means wesker will be completely insane when they add him.
REma5e mercenaries reunion can't come soon enough
REma5e mercenaries reunion can't come soon enough
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
Mercenaries in RE4 was a fun little after game mode
Mercenaries in REm4ke is a fucking masterpiece and makes COD Zombies look boring as shit
WalterSobchak
Member
Whew, finally finished it on hardcore. Saddler was a chore because my Broken Butterfly didn't have the firing speed up enough even though it was doing 40 damage. Used a lot of healths as a result . Still had tons of ammo though.
I notice Profesional difficulty has no auto saves. That's pretty tough , I didn't realize that.
I'd give the game a 9.5/10 . Can't decide which version I prefer. Certainly the best remake of a game I've ever played.
I notice Profesional difficulty has no auto saves. That's pretty tough , I didn't realize that.
I'd give the game a 9.5/10 . Can't decide which version I prefer. Certainly the best remake of a game I've ever played.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Leon looks fucking mental with the villain costume + face mask lol
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
That's a pretty good advice, thanks! I think I'm gonna continue it but use healing items and just focus on handgun+knife...which should be easy since I have put everything else in storage
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
nah. skip it. i use the biosensor scope for night vision anyway. you should be getting that soon.
kvltus lvlzvs
Member
The game is really cool but leon feels really bad to control. Im hoping I will warm up to it, but from the get go it is the least pleasant third person control Ive ever played. Just got to the first merchant, I really love some of the changes they made - especially the little bit at the farm. It seems like they put a lot of love into the update...
but goddamn leon feels like shit to control.
but goddamn leon feels like shit to control.
Soodanim
Gold Member
Strange. I've only had one CTD mid gameplay, the game automatically built a crash log for me.
Maybe a patch file was busted somehow. Verified files in Steam?
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Completed
Best third person shooter I’ve ever played. Could end up being my GOTY. The gunplay is phenomenal and after the patch the PS5 game is stunning.
Brings me back to the PS3 days when we could get a well paced shooter campaign with a focus on gameplay over narrative.
We need more meaty, 24 hour campaigns with little bloat/slog and extremely high replay ability.
My only con is that I didn’t “enjoy” many of the boss fights, a few sections locked out treasures or side quests, the story is still over the top cheese that could use some modern maturing, and unless I’m missing something the shooting range charms never seemed all that meaningful unless I didn’t understand the “roll” system at play. Tried all combos at each one and just got the same crap I always had
Best third person shooter I’ve ever played. Could end up being my GOTY. The gunplay is phenomenal and after the patch the PS5 game is stunning.
Brings me back to the PS3 days when we could get a well paced shooter campaign with a focus on gameplay over narrative.
We need more meaty, 24 hour campaigns with little bloat/slog and extremely high replay ability.
My only con is that I didn’t “enjoy” many of the boss fights, a few sections locked out treasures or side quests, the story is still over the top cheese that could use some modern maturing, and unless I’m missing something the shooting range charms never seemed all that meaningful unless I didn’t understand the “roll” system at play. Tried all combos at each one and just got the same crap I always had
Sleepwalker
Member
You cant go back to the abandoned factory and I also dont think you can go back to the boat section once you have ashley but not sure.
Soodanim
Gold Member
My understanding of buying charms is that the game generates 4 lists and sticks to them. Every time you buy a charm it advances all lists. Reloading doesn't change the lists, so if you try every combination of gold and silver coins and you don't get what you want then all you can do is keep getting coins and trying again.
It's annoying, because it could take 8 playthroughs to ge the Striker charm but you could well be finished with the game by then. Because of the fixed nature of the lists, getting charms and duplicates doesn't nudge you towards new ones at all.
Thinking about the game as a whole, as much as I like the game I don't think it's as replayable as OG. The move away from arcadey into modern things takes away from it. Less fun weapons, more scripted moments, more taking away base function in favour of
game design, as some would put it. OG gives you some guns and lets you run off, only taking away standard control for Del Lago and Ashley. No slow walks, no semi-in-game calls, no nothing. Just Leon, a worse Ashley, a better Merchant, and a better Krauser.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
My understanding of buying charms is that the game generates 4 lists and sticks to them. Every time you buy a charm it advances all lists. Reloading doesn't change the lists, so if you try every combination of gold and silver coins and you don't get what you want then all you can do is keep getting coins and trying again.
It's annoying, because it could take 8 playthroughs to ge the Striker charm but you could well be finished with the game by then. Because of the fixed nature of the lists, getting charms and duplicates doesn't nudge you towards new ones at all.
Thinking about the game as a whole, as much as I like the game I don't think it's as replayable as OG. The move away from arcadey into modern things takes away from it. Less fun weapons, more scripted moments, more taking away base function in favour of
I’ve only really played the remake but started watching OG playthroughs and I think a lot of that is nostalgia
I don’t think I could go back and enjoy the original lol
Madflavor
Member
A lot of this reads like nostalgia to me.Thinking about the game as a whole, as much as I like the game I don't think it's as replayable as OG. The move away from arcadey into modern things takes away from it. Less fun weapons, more scripted moments, more taking away base function in favour of
The Remake has more weapon variety and customization. The guns feel great, and you can blow apart and kill enemies in more ways than the Original. I don't understand this.
As opposed to the Original's scripted moments? I feel they're about equal here. If anything the Original might have more scripted moments than the Remake, due to all those QTE segments.
You literally get interrupted far more times in the Original by a cutscene of Leon picking up his radio, and then Codec moments with Hunnigan, Salazar and Saddler. The Remake has less of this. Add to the fact that QTE segments were removed, and you end up with less interrupted gameplay in the Remake overall.more taking away base function in favour of
Krauser is so much better in the Remake. They fleshed him out way more, and he doesn't just show up outta nowhere like he did in the Original. His motivations are more clear too, not to mention a better boss fight. As for the Merchant, again better in the Remake. He offers more and has way more of a personality. People are just too nostalgic for:
Whaddya buying? Whaddya selling? Whaddya buying? Hehehe thank you. Whaddya selling? Ah I'll buy it at a high pri-whaddya buying? Whaddya bu-heheheh, thank you. Come back anytime.
*shoots him*
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhggggggggghhhhh.....
Soodanim
Gold Member
I played OG last year when the HD mod released. It's still fantastic. I'm going to play it again when I'm finished with 4R, too.
Tell that to the PRL and the dedicated Mine Thrower with its exclusive homing mine upgrade. Maybe I just haven't noticed it, but I don't think I've seen a head explode from a suplex.
Maybe scripted wasn't the best word for it (set pieces, perhaps), but I'm trying to avoid specifics as I don't like to spoil things for people. If you've finished it you know the bits you don't want to replay. One near the end is nearly as bad as MGS4's end.
You have a point with the QTE cutscene and a few moments otherwise where button mashing turns handles faster, but 4R throws "Mash/Hold A" at you constantly with the meter for escaping an enemy grab. If you want to compare counts, 4R has far more of it than 4.
Interrupted, but cutscenes are clearly separated from gameplay and I find that preferable to the radio scenes where you can sort of play but sort of not because it's basically a slow walk. They're okay first time round because you can still pick up items and kick boxes, but after that they're just in the way.
Krauser's story is, but his VA isn't. I was talking about VAs, hence the inclusion of Merchant in the list. I never questioned the fleshed out world of 4R, which is undeniably better. Everything makes a lot more sense.
Maybe you're just not English, but in the original Merchant is just a bit Australian. It's great. In the Remake he's a tryhard pale imitation that is trying to sound like he's from London but throws in bits of Northern accents and god knows what else. It's a mess, and it in no way sounds as good as the original. You're trying to defend a version of the character that is trying and failing to be what you're writing off as nostalgia. I'm not saying I don't like the extra little lines, but they should have been read by a better VA or directed by a better director.
I don't know how anyone can argue that OG 4 is not more of a pure game experience. It doesn't try to be cinematic, everything is in service of the gameplay. And when I'm talking about replayability, none of the extra stuff matters. 4 wasn't concerned with anything but fun, which shows on subsequent playthroughs.
Original also doesn't have the odd camera following that slows down with each step, either. I hope someone mods that.
=GabrielKnight=
Member
Well, it seems Capcom has downgraded graphics on xbox series x after the update. It's more responsive and stays at 60 fps much more even in resolution mode, but the image is dirtier and there's aliasing and shimmering. It was way better before, I'm pissed.
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