RE8, to me, is like if Sam Rami decided to do a Resident Evil game; Action-packed Horror with some Outlandish Characters you _strangely_ grow attached to.
I was honestly surprised that none of them died during the final sequence. XD Which I liked, they are kinda cool. On the one hand, they're clearly professionals who aren't too phazed by all the BOWs thrown at them. And they aren't above giving Chris shit when they think he deserves it.
This is your friendly reminder that literally every part of this franchise began because a woman who lost her child found some shrooms, saved an old man from freezing to death, and sent a failed clone of said child to some Louisiana hillbillies.
Honestly, Heisenberg ended up being my favorite character in the whole game, which surprised me greatly. A huge factor is just how... weird his voice is. His enunciation is all over the place, with just the goofiest delivery. I feel like his speech really embodied the hostile, bizarre "camp" that Village was going for. I didn't expect it when I booted up the game, but it grew on me rapidly.
One thing I love is how each of the four lords represent the different types of games within the Resident Evil franchise. Lady Dimitrescu is the most obvious. Her castle, bossfights and overly-complex puzzles invoke the classic era of 1, 2, 3 and 0. Donna Beneviento's focus on growing tension, surreal hallucinations and outright terror is similar to Resident Evil 7. Moreau is the hardest to pinpoint but I can see his boss fight, personality and arena fitting right at home in RE4. And finally, Heisenberg has some MAJOR RE5/RE6 energy thanks to the heavy emphasis on combat and his downright ludicrous bossfight!
8:23 People joke about this, but I feel the reason for this is that you can't really do much to show a character being hurt in cutscenes in first person. Blood covering the screen works in gameplay but Ethan isn't actually dying in these scenarios, just getting fucked up.
It's funny, though, because when we were in third person, they didn't have quite so much call to "show a character being hurt" to emphasize the horror. It makes sense in the end when you find out what's up with Ethan that they show him sustaining and recovering from injuries more, but it still sticks out.
I just wish, you know, we could actually see his reaction? This game doesn't support vr, and while I understand why, I kinda wish we had cutscenes that shifted to third person for dramatic effect or trolling?
@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Oddly, there are a few scenes that very briefly shift out of Ethan's view, mostly around the Miranda boss fight, but also for scenes where Ethan approaches The Duke.
This is just me, but I think that RE7 and RE8 (the Ethan Winters Story) are good intros to the Resident Evil series. 7 is a perfect distillation of the survival horror Resident Evil is known for. While 8 is a good example of Resident Evil’s action oriented side.
Heck yeah, considering seven was my first RE game. Although, it does make me wonder which route RE9 will take. I adore both RE7 and RE8, so either way works for me.
One of my friends have only played 7 and immensely loved it, as a horror game fan. So I agree that 7 is a good place to start the series, me personally, it was re4 as a kid on the ps2
Man, Village was exactly the game I needed when it came out last year. Loved the flow, loved the layout, it was the kind of game I wanted to pick up again almost as soon as I was done with it. Felt like a great evolution of the game that came beforehand
It’s not RE4 (which became even more apparent to me after trying some handicap runs in) but its replay value is nearly just as amazing. And it’s a quibble, but I deeply appreciate the ability to craft ammo and that all guns have infinite ammo that can readily be turned on and off for variety. The story is also quite moving at times, even if the attempt to tie it to the overall RE storyline is pretty dumb; same as the attempt at a twist with Chris killing Mia in the beginning.
I was one who was kind of like "oh yay... another copy of re4 in terms of structure..." at first glance. Then I tried mixing up my brain, limiting myself only to the guns I was given for free. Surprisingly, it felt better structure with that mind than any other game did. Of course once and a while I would upgrade the guns, but as a whole... village is best played with the base weapon roster, because the game gives you plenty of bullets to either avoid or fight all threats, that's a welcome change
Lmao the game is so fucking underwhelming. The survival horror elements are almost none existent. The narrative was cringe and cheesy asf, Chris doesn't sound like Chris anymore due to being VAd by Carlos Oliveira. The bosses literally played by themselves and ammo was plentyful for any situation. This game is just average and doesn't hold a candle to RE7
My guess would be that Johnny had these pre-recorded and uploaded shortly after he finished the Final Fantasy VI review; he just now published them & made them public.
Something akin to this, it tends to be uploaded the day after I think "It's been a while since a video was posted". This of course applies to when they were actually gaps in video uploads.
That "succumbed to the second amendment" line cracked me up, and Heisenberg's voice actor always sounded like he was going for a slightly more unhinged Nicholas Cage with his line delivery IMO. Can't wait to see what the spinoffs are like sometime down the road.
Two things: 1. I love how self-aware you are, Johnny. 2. It'd really be best if you waited until 2023 to cover the DOOM series, since that will be the year of the series's 30th anniversary.
@@wesleybcrowen i'd imagine he'd just cover mainline games tbh. Ultimate DOOM/DOOM 2, DOOM 3, 2016, and then Eternal and the DLCs i'm interested in what he has to say but i'm lowkey worried about how fans would react lol. I love eternal but people are defensive over that game hardcore
I loved this game, the 4 areas highlighted the different aspects of the franchise. It was a perfect 25th anniversary celebration. The doll's house was the most scared I've been playing a game since PT
I've seen some reviews whine about the puzzles being too simple, but then said reviews go praise RE4.lol Honestly, puzzles in Resi games are more like boring filler. I play Resident Evil to feel fear and survive. Not waste 10 minutes trying to move tubes. *cough* Resi 2 *cough*
@@frogglen6350 well, that's you, but I'd argue most classic RE fans want the puzzles. I love the maze-like design of the RE7 and RE2 remake maps and I would take more puzzles over the simplicity of RE8 any day. I think RE4 normally gets a pass simply because it was a revolutionary game that excelled at everything else
@@frogglen6350 you gotta tell people if they want more difficult/complex puzzles play Silent Hill. I always thought of Resident Evil as the "okay I have x amount of ammo and health items when and where should I use them?" The puzzle is the whole resource management and making the last minute decision to use said resources.
I love RE Village. It's my favorite of the series. I think that's mainly due to the story. Yeah, it's flawed, but I still have a good time. The gameplay's also really fun to me too. I know a lot of people take issue with Village for several reasons, but even though those issues are present, I love this game enough to not care about those issues. Every game on the planet has some issues, even your all-time favorites in a specific series or in general, but you love the game's highs so much and to you the flaws are so minor that you don't care.
I stopped halfway in the review to just say I love Heisenberg’s performance. True he sounds reserved in the ham, but I feel because he sounds reserved it makes him all the more hammy. Also he sounds like Nicolas Cage sometimes because of it which makes him all the more of a treat
Roughly 10:30 - Resident Evil PhoenIX is going to star Rose as the playable character, a mysterious monster who hunts her, and its mysterious handler known only as W...or Who, I dunno
I know it would make little to no sense, but considering RE's nack for bringing up past characters, I WISH they will bring back Lady Dimitrescu and Heisenberg. I just LOVE the amount of energy and character they bring to the franchise, being these two larger than life powerful characters, instead of being generic mindless goons or people with guns and shades, separated only by their moral compasses.
I personally LOVE the retcon that Spencer met Miranda and the Village was his inspiration. IDK, I just like the idea that this random village in the mountains was the cause of all the RE worlds problems, out of pure chance that a woman stumbled on an underground mold.
It's honestly a very cool addition to the backstory,And when done well it doesn't feel like a retcon to me,Just a cool little detail from a younger spencer
I genuinely love RE8. Absolutely one of my favorites in the whole series, beat it three times back to back. And Heisenberg! If he ever gets a live-action portrayal, Nick Cage NEEDS to be cast.
14:14 Nah, there’s some distance between the two. RE4 took place in a remote area in Spain, which is Western Europe. The village of Mother Miranda is probably close to, if not within, Romania (given the currency, the Lei). The two locales do share similar aesthetics though.
@@matthewbuckley7757 yeah i absolutely loved it, even if the horror was less present than 7, i think it improved everything else, combat is more fun, the puzzles while easy were more diverse than 7 and the enemies variety was good too, it close off ethan's story really well
I can’t help but notice that Johnny hasn’t been pulling the normal amount of videos recently, but I greatly appreciate the passion he puts into his work! Another fun review! His deadpan singing at the beginning got me good for some reason😂
I think what makes the Resident Evil series easier to marathon as opposed to other franchises is that, with some exceptions, the games are rather short and barely go over the 8-10 hour mark, so you don't feel too fatigued to try out another one after finishing one. Also, I'm pretty Neil Newbon has stated he was going for a Nicolas Cage impression when playing Heisenberg and I think he did a good job.
Resident Evil 8 is a game that hit me on some deep level. I truly believe this game is deeper and more nuanced than people give it credit for. It even manages to give Ethan Winters a powerful complexity, which given how he was in VII is a feat. God, I absolutely love this game.
I don't know which makes me feel worse: that I'm old enough I actually got that Rockwell reference at the start of the Surfshark plug, or that I actually stopped and thought, "Um.... no, he didn't say those things! That line is from the chorus! It was Rockwell's song and he did the verses, but the chorus is *all* Michael Jackson!"
I can never make it through the ending of this game without bawling my eyes out. My daughter was just born about 6 months prior to this game's release and i felt the big dad energy Ethan had in it. The ending makes me cry every time 😢
Personally, I felt most of the locations were kinda mindless when it came to clearing and puzzle solving. For example, the castle section was basically a straight path through as the game constantly forced you into a single direction with puzzles that are solved in that same path (the worst offender being that mounted animal skull). Although I did enjoy these sections, I felt like they could have been much better. Oddly enough, Heisenberg's factory is the one portion of the game that actually delivered on the classic style RE gameplay to its fullest when you compare it to the likes of RE2 and RE7. The factory played like a maze with puzzles that required you to learn the layout. My only gripe with this section was that I wasn't a huge fan of the cyborg-factory aesthetic (but that's more my personal preference; I would have like this style of gameplay in the castle section). Idk, I feel like this made later playthroughs of the game seem kinda boring, since even though I already knew what I'm supposed to do, I wasn't allowed to deviate from the directed path.
No joke, I actually beat Resident Evil 8 late last night and I woke up this morning to find Johnny’s review haha! I knew I had to complete the game if I wanted to fully enjoy Johnny’s video.
Not being elitist just want to share some info: the classic monsters you reference being from the 50s isn't entirely wrong. Hammer (a UK studio) did do a reboot on many of the Universal monsters at that time. The Frankenstein you show in your clip is actually from 1931 and the 30s and 40s Universal movies are what we all know iconically for their respective monsters. These were inspired by books and short stories from England ranging all over the 1800s to even the early 1900s. A lot of the inspiration for that stuff goes back even further.
But they are still considered "fifties horror tropes" as a group, because that is when they were well-known in the mainstream. John and I both know where the stories come from, don't worry. Bride of Frankenstein is used there because I, being the editor, am just more familiar with that one and knew off the top of my head what clip might be good for that moment. (It's a pretty fun movie!)
@@OneTrueNobody Yep, it largely reconciles the odd changes James Whale and others made to Shelley’s novel by having the monster be more a force of nature versus a “sins of the father” intellectual in the vein of Milton’s Paradise Lost. The way Dr. Praetorious takes credit for the repurposed “cabin scene with the blind man” scene is pretty darn clever yet sinister at the same time. The “self-destruct” lever at the end is stupid though. Especially strange since Karloff was an established actor that could do serious roles, like Lugosi, so it’s not like Boris was incapable of a deeper form of method acting.
Capcom: Okay, Resident evil 7 did really good how we make sure people get 8? Employee: How about it the trailer we show them a 9 foot tall thicc vampire lady ? (One trailer later ) Capcom: GENUIS ! your getting a promotion
I thought the game progressed really well and Ethan actually had some character to him this time around. The environments in game were amazing to go through and learning more about the 4 lords kept me more even more engaged in the story more than what I already was. The characters were awesome too and I think your looking at it too much from solely a survival horror aspect when the game is multi-faceted. I definitely thought it was more enjoyable than RE7, but i respect your opinion. I’m just surprised to hear that from you. I guess it’s because I didn’t grow up in that era of resident evil where so many people crave horror more than anything. I’ve always enjoyed it more when they break up the horror with some action and I thought the game did a great job at doing that.
When u said mummy’s John’s I highly agree that should be the next Resident evil game Egyptian themed, also I nearly highly agree on your ranked poll on the games and can’t wait for the next reviews on the spin-offs such as revelation 1-2
This game felt very Dark Souls-esque, what with the 4 lords, the castle looming over the ruined village, the distinct areas. I haven't played 4 but the switch from 7 to 8 was definitely my cup of tea. Probably too soon, 6 was only two games ago, but yeah, it was the sweet spot. I still prefer RE2Remake for the horror+camp, but for the action+camp+horror, Village was a treat
Did anyone else find it slightly immersion breaking that all the native characters in the village sound British or American, when it's supposed to be Eastern Europe? They all spoke English too. I think having that Hungarian/Romanian style accent would help sell the homage to classic vampire/werewolf horror that they were going for. Resident Evil 4 was set in Spain and the local goons actually sounded Spanish and spoke another language (though admittedly it was more Mexican than Spanish but whatever)
I know it's not sustainable but I'm loving the quick turnaround time on these videos while still maintaining the same quality I expect from a Vs. review. Keep up the great work Johnny
I think RE7 and 8 should be viewed as one, just divided up into two parts. RE7 being the intro and transformation, and RE8 being more of a final calling type of thing. RE7 isn't as action packed (maybe?), but RE8 ramps it up. Viewed that way, it's an escalation. The opening of RE8 would then act as more of a break in some way before throwing you back into the action-intense madness.
We're less than a year from the 10th FREAKING Anniversary of your Sonic 06 review and the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie, can't wait to see your review of that and what will you do for the Anniversary?
Village is good and I put more hours into it than 7 (probably just because it's a longer game) but for me the setting and vibe of 7 was great. My wife didn't want me to play 7 without her as she was super into it too (shes not a gamer) but 8 she watched for about an hour and checked out. I hope the next takes more from 7 as that to me was the perfect amount of scary and fun.
I heard the main reason 8 was more action packed and goofy is Japanese players complained to Capcom that RE7 was too scary so they pulled back not to alienate their home audience
That actually make sense, because who in their right mind would complain that 7 was too scary, so you see haters, the japanese audience are the ones you gotta blame for making village less scary
Great video as always! Just one thing, though: the villagers in RE4 all speak (imperfect) Spanish (with a Spanish accent), so I doubt they'd be in Eastern Europe ;)
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Funny thing, the Duke actually knows the Merchant, even referencing one of his quotes, and calling him an old friend. Seems like he survived RE4.
Heisenberg's performance makes a lot more sense if you believe he's trying to channel big Nicolas Cage energy
Exactly lol
RE8, to me, is like if Sam Rami decided to do a Resident Evil game;
Action-packed Horror with some Outlandish Characters you _strangely_ grow attached to.
I hate that they gave him that name . Carl Heisenberg really?
Apparently, the actor had to do a Nick Cage impression during his audition, although to me he looks more like The Dude.
Thats what i thought
At this point being assigned to Chris' squad is as good as ordering their execution. And people say being a red shirt in old Star Trek was dangerous.
I was honestly surprised that none of them died during the final sequence. XD Which I liked, they are kinda cool. On the one hand, they're clearly professionals who aren't too phazed by all the BOWs thrown at them. And they aren't above giving Chris shit when they think he deserves it.
When Umbrella can't be bothered to fire someone, they assign them to Chris' squad! It's easier to file out the death sheets than the P45s
Just like being a helicopter pilot. Never stood a chance.
At this point, the Roxas "Shut up" joke is his greatest meme. And to think he doesn't care about the KH lore...
I know Right I laughed so hard when i saw it in the video.
@@dannyarisu3858 Me to, any opportunity he gets to use It
Okay, I believe you.
@@Quadraginta1337 I love pancake. BTDubs, my name spelled backwards is Disney.
@@Quadraginta1337 knew somebody would reference this.
This is your friendly reminder that literally every part of this franchise began because a woman who lost her child found some shrooms, saved an old man from freezing to death, and sent a failed clone of said child to some Louisiana hillbillies.
Honestly, Heisenberg ended up being my favorite character in the whole game, which surprised me greatly. A huge factor is just how... weird his voice is. His enunciation is all over the place, with just the goofiest delivery. I feel like his speech really embodied the hostile, bizarre "camp" that Village was going for. I didn't expect it when I booted up the game, but it grew on me rapidly.
He also voiced Nicholai in RE3 and he killed it in that game too. Man what an amazing voice actor.
One thing I love is how each of the four lords represent the different types of games within the Resident Evil franchise.
Lady Dimitrescu is the most obvious. Her castle, bossfights and overly-complex puzzles invoke the classic era of 1, 2, 3 and 0.
Donna Beneviento's focus on growing tension, surreal hallucinations and outright terror is similar to Resident Evil 7.
Moreau is the hardest to pinpoint but I can see his boss fight, personality and arena fitting right at home in RE4.
And finally, Heisenberg has some MAJOR RE5/RE6 energy thanks to the heavy emphasis on combat and his downright ludicrous bossfight!
"All I wanna be is someone who gets to see a giant woman~"
8:23 People joke about this, but I feel the reason for this is that you can't really do much to show a character being hurt in cutscenes in first person. Blood covering the screen works in gameplay but Ethan isn't actually dying in these scenarios, just getting fucked up.
It's funny, though, because when we were in third person, they didn't have quite so much call to "show a character being hurt" to emphasize the horror. It makes sense in the end when you find out what's up with Ethan that they show him sustaining and recovering from injuries more, but it still sticks out.
Totally agree, especially with a character that (for some reason) they refuse to show his face.
I just wish, you know, we could actually see his reaction?
This game doesn't support vr, and while I understand why, I kinda wish we had cutscenes that shifted to third person for dramatic effect or trolling?
@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Oddly, there are a few scenes that very briefly shift out of Ethan's view, mostly around the Miranda boss fight, but also for scenes where Ethan approaches The Duke.
@@OneTrueNobody not to mention those scenes also actively cover ethan's face, despite having two separate models for the guy
Damn, Johnny’s on a quick turnaround for these RE vids! Good going!
Yeah he's getting these out quite quickly.
I know
Just as I was itching for more Johnny
Pretty sure after the ff game these 8 to 10 hours are easy now.
Probably because RE games are relatively short compared to most other properties. Especially compared to Final Fantasy games.
Yeah man, hiring other people to Edit these have been really nice
This is just me, but I think that RE7 and RE8 (the Ethan Winters Story) are good intros to the Resident Evil series.
7 is a perfect distillation of the survival horror Resident Evil is known for. While 8 is a good example of Resident Evil’s action oriented side.
7 was the best in the series tbh
@@ShutUpBubi 4 and 8 for me
Heck yeah, considering seven was my first RE game. Although, it does make me wonder which route RE9 will take. I adore both RE7 and RE8, so either way works for me.
@@scoot1798 apparently from leaks its taking a bit of a ghost town silent hill-esq vibe. Not completely sure tho so don't wanna say it definatly
One of my friends have only played 7 and immensely loved it, as a horror game fan. So I agree that 7 is a good place to start the series, me personally, it was re4 as a kid on the ps2
Man, Village was exactly the game I needed when it came out last year. Loved the flow, loved the layout, it was the kind of game I wanted to pick up again almost as soon as I was done with it. Felt like a great evolution of the game that came beforehand
It’s not RE4 (which became even more apparent to me after trying some handicap runs in) but its replay value is nearly just as amazing.
And it’s a quibble, but I deeply appreciate the ability to craft ammo and that all guns have infinite ammo that can readily be turned on and off for variety.
The story is also quite moving at times, even if the attempt to tie it to the overall RE storyline is pretty dumb; same as the attempt at a twist with Chris killing Mia in the beginning.
@@osurpless so all the Umbrella logos in all the RE8 trailers didn’t convince you that we would have learned about Umbrella’s origin?
@@uria3679 Didn’t watch them.
Heck, don’t think I ever have watched a game trailer…
I was one who was kind of like "oh yay... another copy of re4 in terms of structure..." at first glance. Then I tried mixing up my brain, limiting myself only to the guns I was given for free.
Surprisingly, it felt better structure with that mind than any other game did.
Of course once and a while I would upgrade the guns, but as a whole... village is best played with the base weapon roster, because the game gives you plenty of bullets to either avoid or fight all threats, that's a welcome change
Lmao the game is so fucking underwhelming. The survival horror elements are almost none existent. The narrative was cringe and cheesy asf, Chris doesn't sound like Chris anymore due to being VAd by Carlos Oliveira.
The bosses literally played by themselves and ammo was plentyful for any situation.
This game is just average and doesn't hold a candle to RE7
For what it’s worth, I think Heisenberg’s VA confirmed he was trying to emulate Nic Cage in his performance, which I think he nailed.
Johnny: It took me 8 Hours to complete this run
Elliot: *rimshot*
It’s so weird seeing Johnny getting these RE videos out so quickly after waiting almost a month between each Final Fantasy video.
A RPG takes a lot longer to complete compared to a RE game
@@shockt9221 that and he's made it no secret that he's a bigger fan of Final Fantasy than resident evil. Meaning he has more to say about each game.
@@shockt9221 I’m aware of that, I’m just saying it feels weird to have 3 new Johnny videos in one month after Final Fantast
My guess would be that Johnny had these pre-recorded and uploaded shortly after he finished the Final Fantasy VI review; he just now published them & made them public.
Johnny always uploads when I started watching his older vids
I just said the same thing lol
Was watching is sonic marathon 😂
Just finished metroid dread and watched his vid on it yesterday lol
Something akin to this, it tends to be uploaded the day after I think "It's been a while since a video was posted". This of course applies to when they were actually gaps in video uploads.
Literally me, I just started watching his Final Fantasy vids from the top haha
I'm seven seconds into this and already chuckling a fair bit. That "ohhwooahh" certainly got me.
Same totally going to use it for an edit
6:54 Honestly a Mega Buster would be a cool unlockable weapon. The kind you have to do at least a hard playthrough to get.
It'll be dlc.
*looks to dmc5*
@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Dead Rising 1 had it be an unlockable.
@@robertkovarna8294 dead rising is also technically almost 15 years old.
I bet Megaman is a survival horror for regular civilians just trying to live their life
That "succumbed to the second amendment" line cracked me up, and Heisenberg's voice actor always sounded like he was going for a slightly more unhinged Nicholas Cage with his line delivery IMO. Can't wait to see what the spinoffs are like sometime down the road.
12:21 They acknowledged the Japanese "Gorilla-kun" meme too. Outright says he's gonna kill that fucking gorilla in the JP dub.
We’ve finally reached the end of this marathon. Praise Johnny, and all the 9-feet tall, uncomfortably sexy vampire women.
But she looks like _Grandmaaah_
@@Da_ComputerMonster Fr, don’t get why people like grandma looking ladies
@@IamaPERSON Hey there are some Nice looking GILFs out there 😁
@@IamaPERSON classy mature fit tall women have always been surprisedly popular
@@theamazingmaymay123 huh, neat.
Two things:
1. I love how self-aware you are, Johnny.
2. It'd really be best if you waited until 2023 to cover the DOOM series, since that will be the year of the series's 30th anniversary.
I just hope he isn't gonna get bored from TNT Evilution/frustrated as fuck with Plutonia.
I would love if he covers doom rn tbh
*Busts through the door, with Limited Run Classic Helm on*
"We ride at DAWN, *B!tches!*
*WOOO-"*
@@wesleybcrowen i'd imagine he'd just cover mainline games tbh. Ultimate DOOM/DOOM 2, DOOM 3, 2016, and then Eternal and the DLCs
i'm interested in what he has to say but i'm lowkey worried about how fans would react lol. I love eternal but people are defensive over that game hardcore
Ethan perished to protect his daughter and to avoid preserving the Redfield Bloodline
14:14 in RE four, we’re in Spain. In RE eight it takes place in Romania.
Don't ask that game where exactly in spain though. But apparently a place where they speak the Mexican dialect
@@Rutgerman95 yeah lol. I’m half Mexican and I could tell, these guys ain’t Spaniards.
I loved this game, the 4 areas highlighted the different aspects of the franchise. It was a perfect 25th anniversary celebration. The doll's house was the most scared I've been playing a game since PT
I've seen some reviews whine about the puzzles being too simple, but then said reviews go praise RE4.lol
Honestly, puzzles in Resi games are more like boring filler. I play Resident Evil to feel fear and survive. Not waste 10 minutes trying to move tubes. *cough* Resi 2 *cough*
I'd honestly say RE Village is more faithful to Resi than 5 and 6
@@frogglen6350 well, that's you, but I'd argue most classic RE fans want the puzzles. I love the maze-like design of the RE7 and RE2 remake maps and I would take more puzzles over the simplicity of RE8 any day. I think RE4 normally gets a pass simply because it was a revolutionary game that excelled at everything else
@@frogglen6350 you gotta tell people if they want more difficult/complex puzzles play Silent Hill. I always thought of Resident Evil as the "okay I have x amount of ammo and health items when and where should I use them?" The puzzle is the whole resource management and making the last minute decision to use said resources.
@@LD1E60 you gotta be joking if you say the classic RE games had challenging puzzles
I love RE Village. It's my favorite of the series. I think that's mainly due to the story. Yeah, it's flawed, but I still have a good time. The gameplay's also really fun to me too. I know a lot of people take issue with Village for several reasons, but even though those issues are present, I love this game enough to not care about those issues. Every game on the planet has some issues, even your all-time favorites in a specific series or in general, but you love the game's highs so much and to you the flaws are so minor that you don't care.
While I disagree with that a lot, I understand and respect.
I stopped halfway in the review to just say I love Heisenberg’s performance. True he sounds reserved in the ham, but I feel because he sounds reserved it makes him all the more hammy. Also he sounds like Nicolas Cage sometimes because of it which makes him all the more of a treat
Resident Evil finally said - *"You know what? You are the zombie. The zombie is the protagonist now."*
Roughly 10:30 - Resident Evil PhoenIX is going to star Rose as the playable character, a mysterious monster who hunts her, and its mysterious handler known only as W...or Who, I dunno
My suggestion for a sequel would be Resident Evil QuIXote, which takes place in a windmill that is also the final boss.
12:15 Best lines in the game.
Clicking on new VS videos when I see the notification is like an automatic instinct for me at this point.
Congrats on finishing the mainline entries Johnny. Your RE videos certainly helped me through the tough two years gone by.
Johnny: mia's a freak
Me: (lights a candle) yeah she is
A Johnny upload? That means it’s time to binge some of his old reviews after watching this one!! Always makes my day!! :D
I know it would make little to no sense, but considering RE's nack for bringing up past characters, I WISH they will bring back Lady Dimitrescu and Heisenberg.
I just LOVE the amount of energy and character they bring to the franchise, being these two larger than life powerful characters, instead of being generic mindless goons or people with guns and shades, separated only by their moral compasses.
11:43 Hilariously I had just seen a review of Frakenstein's Army just before the BSC playthrough of Village had gotten to that part of the game.
Ok, that Roxas "Shut Up" cought me offguard xD.
5:46 FINALLY someone else makes that connection!
I personally LOVE the retcon that Spencer met Miranda and the Village was his inspiration. IDK, I just like the idea that this random village in the mountains was the cause of all the RE worlds problems, out of pure chance that a woman stumbled on an underground mold.
It's honestly a very cool addition to the backstory,And when done well it doesn't feel like a retcon to me,Just a cool little detail from a younger spencer
It does ruin Spencer when you realize he was a simp
@@thatoneantoid51 lmao
@@thatoneantoid51 I mean, if you're gonna simp for someone. Mother Miranda is a good enough choice. She a mommy.
I have never seen the Internet go from 0 to THIRSTY so fast after the reveal of Lady Dimitrescu.
I genuinely love RE8. Absolutely one of my favorites in the whole series, beat it three times back to back. And Heisenberg! If he ever gets a live-action portrayal, Nick Cage NEEDS to be cast.
14:14 Nah, there’s some distance between the two. RE4 took place in a remote area in Spain, which is Western Europe. The village of Mother Miranda is probably close to, if not within, Romania (given the currency, the Lei).
The two locales do share similar aesthetics though.
This was one of my favorite games of 2021 and one of my favorite moments is the baby monster segment, Pure great horror atmosphere
Unfortunately a lot people hate the game which is a damn shame because its one of the best re game for me
@@slaviclad9705 Well some people just don’t have the same opinion I have but either way it’s still a great game
@@matthewbuckley7757 yeah i absolutely loved it, even if the horror was less present than 7, i think it improved everything else, combat is more fun, the puzzles while easy were more diverse than 7 and the enemies variety was good too, it close off ethan's story really well
@@slaviclad9705 I’ve enjoyed 7 to but having to save space for items is a bit annoying
Oh I do love when a refresh of the page gives a good video to watch
12:10 Honestly I think he's trying to go for a Nick Cage impression with Heisenberg.
I can’t help but notice that Johnny hasn’t been pulling the normal amount of videos recently, but I greatly appreciate the passion he puts into his work! Another fun review! His deadpan singing at the beginning got me good for some reason😂
Honestly, I felt the same way when I heard the case system and merchant were back.
I think what makes the Resident Evil series easier to marathon as opposed to other franchises is that, with some exceptions, the games are rather short and barely go over the 8-10 hour mark, so you don't feel too fatigued to try out another one after finishing one.
Also, I'm pretty Neil Newbon has stated he was going for a Nicolas Cage impression when playing Heisenberg and I think he did a good job.
Resident Evil 8 is a game that hit me on some deep level. I truly believe this game is deeper and more nuanced than people give it credit for. It even manages to give Ethan Winters a powerful complexity, which given how he was in VII is a feat. God, I absolutely love this game.
I don't know which makes me feel worse: that I'm old enough I actually got that Rockwell reference at the start of the Surfshark plug, or that I actually stopped and thought, "Um.... no, he didn't say those things! That line is from the chorus! It was Rockwell's song and he did the verses, but the chorus is *all* Michael Jackson!"
Considering the entire story of Resident evil is centered around a flower from Africa, mummies wouldn't be too far fetched for Resident evil...
I can never make it through the ending of this game without bawling my eyes out. My daughter was just born about 6 months prior to this game's release and i felt the big dad energy Ethan had in it. The ending makes me cry every time 😢
I just hope one day we get back the puzzle difficulty settings that increase their complexity on harder difficulties
Fortunately, RE4R did this!
This game is a throwback. It’s fun it doesn’t take itself seriously and for those reasons it’s memorable
Personally, I felt most of the locations were kinda mindless when it came to clearing and puzzle solving. For example, the castle section was basically a straight path through as the game constantly forced you into a single direction with puzzles that are solved in that same path (the worst offender being that mounted animal skull). Although I did enjoy these sections, I felt like they could have been much better. Oddly enough, Heisenberg's factory is the one portion of the game that actually delivered on the classic style RE gameplay to its fullest when you compare it to the likes of RE2 and RE7. The factory played like a maze with puzzles that required you to learn the layout. My only gripe with this section was that I wasn't a huge fan of the cyborg-factory aesthetic (but that's more my personal preference; I would have like this style of gameplay in the castle section). Idk, I feel like this made later playthroughs of the game seem kinda boring, since even though I already knew what I'm supposed to do, I wasn't allowed to deviate from the directed path.
Now that the review has come. Its time to marathon all the reviews again!
Who wants to watch a Review Video at 5 in the morning?
*SomecallmeJohnny has uploaded a new video* OH BOY!
10:28 Considering who the makeshift mascot for this game was, I can already smell the title of the next game being dominatrix xD
No joke, I actually beat Resident Evil 8 late last night and I woke up this morning to find Johnny’s review haha! I knew I had to complete the game if I wanted to fully enjoy Johnny’s video.
Johnny’s on fire with all the videos this month and I ain’t complaining.
Not being elitist just want to share some info: the classic monsters you reference being from the 50s isn't entirely wrong. Hammer (a UK studio) did do a reboot on many of the Universal monsters at that time. The Frankenstein you show in your clip is actually from 1931 and the 30s and 40s Universal movies are what we all know iconically for their respective monsters. These were inspired by books and short stories from England ranging all over the 1800s to even the early 1900s. A lot of the inspiration for that stuff goes back even further.
But they are still considered "fifties horror tropes" as a group, because that is when they were well-known in the mainstream. John and I both know where the stories come from, don't worry.
Bride of Frankenstein is used there because I, being the editor, am just more familiar with that one and knew off the top of my head what clip might be good for that moment. (It's a pretty fun movie!)
@@OneTrueNobody fair enough. I appreciate the reply! Bride of Frankenstein is probably one of the better 30s classic monster movies.
@@OneTrueNobody Yep, it largely reconciles the odd changes James Whale and others made to Shelley’s novel by having the monster be more a force of nature versus a “sins of the father” intellectual in the vein of Milton’s Paradise Lost.
The way Dr. Praetorious takes credit for the repurposed “cabin scene with the blind man” scene is pretty darn clever yet sinister at the same time. The “self-destruct” lever at the end is stupid though.
Especially strange since Karloff was an established actor that could do serious roles, like Lugosi, so it’s not like Boris was incapable of a deeper form of method acting.
Ah yes, Resident Evil Mommy.
Great review as always. And yes, I'd be down for a Doom series marathon.
18:23 lmao nice Rich Evans reference, Johnny!
Hopefully he doesn't get *A-*
Horrible virus. (Especially one that would turn him into a flesh eating zombie)
Brother Johnny has been pumping out these vids one after the other, whoa.
17:06 Why is it timed like this and smoothly too?
Oh, fuck yeah. I would kill for a Resident Evil game that takes place Egypt and has mummies and stuff
That would be wild!
Seriously though, everyone calls this the end of Ethan’s story when they should be calling the origin story of the ENTIRE FRANCHISE!
With a character named Heisenberg, I was expecting a Breaking Bad reference somewhere. XD
Capcom: Okay, Resident evil 7 did really good how we make sure people get 8?
Employee: How about it the trailer we show them a 9 foot tall thicc vampire lady ?
(One trailer later )
Capcom: GENUIS ! your getting a promotion
Man Johnny. You've been hard at work getting these videos out as quickly as you can.
I thought the game progressed really well and Ethan actually had some character to him this time around. The environments in game were amazing to go through and learning more about the 4 lords kept me more even more engaged in the story more than what I already was. The characters were awesome too and I think your looking at it too much from solely a survival horror aspect when the game is multi-faceted. I definitely thought it was more enjoyable than RE7, but i respect your opinion. I’m just surprised to hear that from you. I guess it’s because I didn’t grow up in that era of resident evil where so many people crave horror more than anything. I’ve always enjoyed it more when they break up the horror with some action and I thought the game did a great job at doing that.
This video was amazing, of course, this is to be expected from somecallmejohnny. But I wish it was a megaman zero video soon
When u said mummy’s John’s I highly agree that should be the next Resident evil game Egyptian themed, also I nearly highly agree on your ranked poll on the games and can’t wait for the next reviews on the spin-offs such as revelation 1-2
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Capcom: Fine Konami, “I’ll do it myself…”
Heisenberg is such a fun character to do an impression of.
The first 10 seconds of this video is something I never thought I needed, but happy we got.
Oh Heisenberg... you take magneto's power from X-men and add on the name and hat from breaking bad and you have a pretty good lord in RE8.
This game felt very Dark Souls-esque, what with the 4 lords, the castle looming over the ruined village, the distinct areas. I haven't played 4 but the switch from 7 to 8 was definitely my cup of tea. Probably too soon, 6 was only two games ago, but yeah, it was the sweet spot. I still prefer RE2Remake for the horror+camp, but for the action+camp+horror, Village was a treat
Did anyone else find it slightly immersion breaking that all the native characters in the village sound British or American, when it's supposed to be Eastern Europe? They all spoke English too. I think having that Hungarian/Romanian style accent would help sell the homage to classic vampire/werewolf horror that they were going for. Resident Evil 4 was set in Spain and the local goons actually sounded Spanish and spoke another language (though admittedly it was more Mexican than Spanish but whatever)
Ethan: “I MIGHT BE A FUCKING ZOMBIE, BUT NO ONE TOUCHES MY FAMILY AND LIVES!….except chris. He’s cool if a little rude.”
8:49 Piers, I guess? He probably didn't wanna chance a repeat... but telling Ethan would have _probably_ let him stay undead just a bit longer...
I know it's not sustainable but I'm loving the quick turnaround time on these videos while still maintaining the same quality I expect from a Vs. review. Keep up the great work Johnny
Didn’t expect roxas to make a cameo here. Good touch.
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PERFECT
I knew there was a problem and I knew what it was, but you said it perfectly
My dude Johnny out here putting in work!!! Keep it up brother you’re a legend!!! Been watching since I was 15 and now I’m 24 lol
I think RE7 and 8 should be viewed as one, just divided up into two parts. RE7 being the intro and transformation, and RE8 being more of a final calling type of thing. RE7 isn't as action packed (maybe?), but RE8 ramps it up. Viewed that way, it's an escalation. The opening of RE8 would then act as more of a break in some way before throwing you back into the action-intense madness.
Kinda like a movie
@@polytanksan5761 Yeah!
Now that song is stuck in my head. Thank you Johnny and Surfshark VPN
I knew the moment when johnny was quoting the song for the sponsor that whoa was gonna be there for comedic effect.
I was scared this was just going to cash in on the success of the last one, but by gosh this game was a treat.
We're less than a year from the 10th FREAKING Anniversary of your Sonic 06 review and the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie, can't wait to see your review of that and what will you do for the Anniversary?
I feel like a pig jump scaring you would make you love bacon rather than hate it.
I just woke up and suddenly new SomeCallMeJohnny video? Neat!
Village is good and I put more hours into it than 7 (probably just because it's a longer game) but for me the setting and vibe of 7 was great. My wife didn't want me to play 7 without her as she was super into it too (shes not a gamer) but 8 she watched for about an hour and checked out. I hope the next takes more from 7 as that to me was the perfect amount of scary and fun.
The goddamn waooohooooh in the surf shark ad just about killed me. Fantastic
I heard the main reason 8 was more action packed and goofy is Japanese players complained to Capcom that RE7 was too scary so they pulled back not to alienate their home audience
That actually make sense, because who in their right mind would complain that 7 was too scary, so you see haters, the japanese audience are the ones you gotta blame for making village less scary
Great video as always! Just one thing, though: the villagers in RE4 all speak (imperfect) Spanish (with a Spanish accent), so I doubt they'd be in Eastern Europe ;)
Heisenberg always sounded like ALF to me
Some of the Crypt Zombies in RE6 were pretty much mummies just not bandaged.