soul vs soulless Resident Evil 4 comparison
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Critical comparison mostly about art & cinematic direction. Ultimately you should experience both games before watching. This is not a review.
Do not miss this interesting analysis by The Electric Underground: • Resident Evil 4 Remake...
Remake title screen voice is locked behind paid DLC: store.playstation.com/en-us/p...
OG recorded on NGC version (upscaled, 30 fps) for its original color saturation & lighting.
0:00 He's not a zombie...
1:12 Environment & atmosphere intro
1:57 Part 1 (Village)
11:13 Part 2 (Castle)
15:59 Voice acting & dialogue
19:24 Others (rifle & butterfly reloads, deaths, el gigante...)
23:09 Krauser
25:57 Part 3 (Island)
35:05 Cut content 
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Same audio as any playthrough on youtube:
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OG audio levels same as og playthroughs:
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29:16 -> ruclips.net/video/Q4Ql2-9IlKw/видео.html
QRD: hysterical shills crafting lies about audio levels in an attempt to discredit the video
Hi crowbcat
Remake is trash, seethe plebbit
Sorry you're dealing with this nonsense, duder. I appreciated the video, you stay you.
Old is gold. Nothing beats the original.
The attitudes in crowbcats comments slowly shifting to negative in favor of soulless modern gaming indicates to me that the great games like RE4 original are mostly things of the past
Very curious what crowbcats favorite game of the last 5 years or so is
Not having the evil guy say "Resident Evil 4" truly is a crime
how do you know he was evil?
Resident Evil! Foouurr! AGAIN!
Actually you could have him say it once you purchased the "Original Soundtrack" for like a couple of bucks.
The point is that you shouldn't have to pay extra money for things that should be in the game. Even with the classic soundtrack many tracks are missing and serenity still doesn't play unless you're actually in the merchants menu. It used to be so calming in og having that track play when you're near the merchant. Hopefully they fix it with a patch.
@@Mike_The_Fox You can turn on the original sound effects in the settings including the guy saying "Resident Evil 4."
Love how chill Leon is in the OG, not exactly nonchalant but confident that nothing will go wrong and he will find a way
Same!
They ruined it
That's what government agencies like the CIA or the secret services train your mindset to be, that's why og Leon is more accurate than the broody PTSD remake Leon. It isn't that og Leon has not PTSD, he was simply trained to hide it, to remain focused on his missions. He uses humor as a coping mechanism to not get overwhelmed just so he can continue to have everything under control. That's why he often allows himself to chill and joke with the villains, cause he knows that if he pisses them off, they'll eventually make mistakes, making his mission easier. And that's why in the og Ada calls Leon a genius. The remake developers didn't really understand Leon's character, so they just made another Chris Redfield "all serious average hero type" character and gave him a few of his og one liners just to make old fans happy despite the fact that they aren't delivered half as good as they were in the og.
But it's not realistic for a survival horror situation. The feelings of helplessness and hopelessness are an important factor for horror to increase tension and anxiety. I gauss you don't watch horror movies?
Same, wish they had kept that
It wasn't the tecnology. Essentially it was the attention to details and art direction that made the original RE4 one of the greatest games in history
Better technology but less passion.
Game design hasn’t hardly changed in the last 20 years. All they have no is more polygons and better resolutions. We’re seeing now that the PS2 generation was absolutely stacked with brilliance, and games today rarely stack up.
It was also the technology, RE4 was very ahead of it's time for a console game.
Also the remake has the screen constantly wobble during EVERY. SINGLE. CUTSCENE.
It's beyond pitiful.
Once you notice it, you can't come back.
It's not one of the greatest games in history lol
The audio in the original is perfect. There is always tension in the air even when no enemies are around.
yeah, in re4 2023 some areas are so calm at times
yes, you can also set the original sounds/music in the remake
@@mediasinc.2396 Is some kind of dlc like in RE2 2019? or is by default this option?
@@IdiawesKarait’s a dlc, you can do it for 2 & 4 it’s called “Org soundtrack swap” I think
Yep, in every single map there's always eerie ambients and soundtracks to make you feel creep out
Fun Fact: The Merchant in the OG RE4 is voiced by Leon's voice actor as well.
@@WSendam I think you're kinda cool
Regardless of what I think of the remake, the original game is EXTREMELY impressive for it's time and still holds up today.
@@buckschneider7973 Very much agree with you on that, I am still shocked on how beautiful the game looks, one of my favorite horror games of all time.
@@shimik11 It's not stiff, it's very smooth and snappy, you just don't like it cause it doesn't play like everything else nowadays.
(The remake is sick btw)
@@shimik11 Skill issue and that's fine
@@shimik11 skill issue
@@TheFuryLz Stiff isn't the right word. It just hasn't aged well, it's completely dated and I think it's fine to acknowledge that. Especially considering that game more or less pioneered the third person shooter as we know it today, but yeah I wouldn't want to deal with that kind of a control scheme in 2023. The gameplay is the biggest reason imo why Dead Space 1 has aged beautifully while RE4, not quite as much.
Ashley averting her eyes when Leon says "She's cool" is such a great subtle inclusion.
facial expression in OG was awesome, not to mention it's a 2005 game. The remake tho, I don't think they put too much thought in it at all.
@@ballisticwafflesWat
@chenzhangxu8876 The remake reminds me of a poorly written anime at times.
@@BeyondWhatIsSeenthe remake is better in literally every single way
@@murdoxvsp 🧢
The thing that hurt the most is them removing Serenity from the save room, at least the type writer music hit about the same.
not saying its a great alternative but the deluxe (and soon gold edition) has the original soundtrack to the 2005 game
Gotta make it ReALeStic brother.
best save theme of all time
Serenity is now merchant theme, just stay in the first merchant's menu and you'll listen to it.
Ada's version remembers me of the OG one. I think it's great tho, because it helps me with anxiety.
Who's the cute guy in your pic?
One little detail I remember is the permanent scar on Leon's cheek after the first attack from Krauser when he jumps from the ceiling and cuts Leon's face. Will always love the OG.
I loved that detail! They did krauser so dirty in the remake. Everything about him is wrong
@@MrCaptainTeaRe 4 remake is better in their Lore. Revenge makes more sense than jealousy. Krauser wants revenge against the government, not jealous of Leon
@@whizp3381in remake lore you mean? They created different resident 4.
@@Steven_1773literally nobody asked
Leon seem to be much more cooler than the remake, remake leon felt like he is embarrassed to be there.
One thing I sure do miss is the more diagetic and creative menu systems. So many games these days just have black rectangles.
Yeah, they're kinda boring in comparison.
because it's just easier on the eyes. especially in 1080p
The Star Wars Battlefront remakes are a perfect example of this
@@nicholasdavidson1191 ye i'd rather play a game with less visual fidelity if it's more immersive. I'd even play at lower res, better performance is an added bonus.
you know, i really hope we go back to skeuomorphic UIs someday, now that we have the technology to make them look even better. Like, imagine if skeuomorphic UIs in games were full 3D objects with pbr materials that reacted to the environment, instead of simple textures?
Can’t believe they removed “The Big Cheese” line
Notice how we all remember the original games iconic lines like "writhe in my cage of torment" "your right hand comes off?" "heh, not fallin for that old trick" "Sadler, you're small time" "oh mr. Kennedy, you seem to think this is a cliche in one of your Hollywood movies..."
Yet there's not a single line in the remake that is memorable
@@hre2044lmao the only line I distinctly remember in the remake is "rOoKiE!!"
Horrible voice acting@@camdenritter7652
@@camdenritter7652You forgot Story of my life?
Where's everyone going?
Bingo?
Btw they planned to not have both of these, said by writer himself.
@@SeriousDragonifystory of my life is a line they changed in the remake because in the og leon said "women☕️" and that was considered offensive, so yeah that was a downgrade. And the where's everyone going, Bingo? Is a line from the original that they keot in the remake so that doesn't count as a memorable remake line
the thing that hurts me a bit is that these extremely noticeable ambient sounds aren't in the remake, they made the atmosphere in the OG version incredibly unique. the remake just does them way more subtle, which makes the game feel a bit different in comparison. also, obviously the soundtrack is nowhere near as good. I liked the remake a lot but the original just has a special place.
This is why console gaming is dead. On PC, fans of a game can simply mod the things that the devs were too rushed/incompetent to implement.
@@DelinquentDemonif you know/learn to mod then yea
yep same with dead space 1 and 2( remake is awful) and evil within 1 , very spoopy
@@DelinquentDemon Oh yeah, console gaming is dead because I can't launch a game from 2005 on my PS5. Damn, what a shame. Really, gaming definitely consists mostly from old games.
@@sashabagdasarow497 it does. whats wrong about playing games from 2005 or older in 2023? no reason to miss thousands of older classics just because theyre old. console gaming doesnt suck only because you cant play those games (you can actually play og re4 on ps5 btw), his point was that it sucks because you cant do all the things you can do on pc like modding and old games is just one of the many parts of it
You can't even choke Ada in the remake. Utterly unplayable.
Didnt that infected leon choked ada exists in the original while in remake cant
Thanks for the heads up, just cancelled my order 😔
Well if that's what you're into...
Need a gow style QuickTime mini game with Ada asap
@@vehtty_ a full fledged Mary Sue
the sound design in the old one was extraordinary, i can see why the og was revolutionary back then, it feels very immersive
Gun sounds in RE4R don't sound as punchy as those of the OG.
This IS the ghostbusters afterlife of video games.
yea the way the false eye glows with a yellow circle... very immersive
@@sutnack7537 immersive != Realistic
Rimworld is a really immersive game for example.
Extraordinary??? What was extraordinary about it exactly? It's a bunch of stock sound effects with little to no mixing. You just think they're better because they sound louder in the video.
When I didn’t hear the menu guy say resident evil 4 I punched my monitor in rage and started doing backflips out my window
Forgot how solid the original really was. Definitely some love and care put into that game.
thats not the original :)
👉"Resident Evil 4 | PS2 vs GameCube | Was there a big difference?"
@@Neo_Vandole I think it was essentially the same game on both consoles. But not totally sure. I had the GameCube version.
@@ct6852 The PS2 version is better than the gamecube version since it has more content but it has terrible graphics and other things but it was better known than its first gamecube version
@@DamnApo Yeah I remember showing it to friends because I thought it was awesome. And they'd start to talk about how sick it was...but then they couldn't fully commit to liking it because they couldn't play it yet. Then a year or two later they'd tell me it was one of their favorite games.
The fish jumpscare got me so good as a kid but having it be a cutscene ruins it a bit I think.
The change in perspective and the speed is all wrong, too slow.
@@joedatius I wasn't a kid when I've played RE4, that jumpscare was better than the one from the remake and I say that as someone that actually likes this new game.
that one scene is everything wrong with modern day gaming
Yeah it a bit lame
There's like a delay in that cutscene that just says "GET READY TO BE SPOOKED". It would had been better off for it just being the player's point of view.
Ambient sound is really something you don't appreciate until it's gone and don't have it
I'm surprised by how many people think it's just "louder". So many gamers are hard of hearing.
I wouldnt be surprised if some of that can be chocked up to perpetual music listeners wanting quieter in game sounds.
^ as if everyone has a top notch sound system
og made sure you heard the details regardless of your setup
@@003thezg3 With sound turned up it sounds empty and boring.
@@greenman5229 cult of sheeps I tell you these zoomers are
It’s quite amazing how well the original holds up. I thought most of my memory of the visuals were just nostalgia, but seeing this made me realize how it looked better than many of the games of the proceeding generation. Truly a landmark in gaming history.
You should see how well it holds up with the HD Texture pack. I think most importantly it holds up even better gameplay wise though. IMO it's significantly more fun and more responsive even though you can't move while shooting.
Because the core gameplay of Resident Evil 4 OG is still the standards in modern 3rd person shooter games, minus a few things like quick weapon swap and the ability to move while aiming. It's the first game that got it right. I just finished the Remake and honestly it was very good, and the core gameplay was more or less the same as the OG.
Not to mention it came out around the time of Halo 2, Half Life 2, Metroid Prime 2, Doom 3, Metal Gear Solid 3, GTA San Andreas, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and God of War just to name a few and still beat most of the them and was able to be equal to Half Life 2 and narrowly beating Halo 2 and San Andreas in my opinion. The only competition this remake has is Dead Space Remake, Baldurs Gate 3 and Elden Ring which are good games but not as good as the ones from 2004, 2005. Plus the remake could never beat the original because it needs the original in the first place as the basis.
@@ROCKSTAR3291people are complaining about the changes in the remake, but honestly I like the new direction and the consistency of the remakes. The original was fun and charming, but much like most games of that era, it was goofy, and the videogame medium is trying to move forward with its quality of writing/acting/cinematography/etc. During the PS2/Gamecube/Xbox era, developers were walking into uncharted territory and they were clearly winging it.....Take Kojima for example. You can clearly see the growth he's gone through since his first MGS on PS1. He learned a lot throughout his journey and it shows....Remakes are supposed to be a refinement of the original, we can't expect them to retain the same corniness that was due to inexperience, no matter how fond of it we are!
@@greasy8394 2004 is the best year in gaming history
i will never understand why modern games/remakes think its ok to remove some of the music and ambient sounds
@@titanmax111 Well, one thing is to remake the game and another thing is re-imagine it.
The original idea is to make the game with the actual tech so it looks awesome, not butcher the whole thing.
@@titanmax111 By removing like 8 places, one boss, making Leon slower than a turtle, the aim is terrible, ganados are faster and you can get comboed one hit after another and die just because the game says so. The humor, game is so serious like all woke trash, and more stuff.
@@mikeanaro one boss that felt like "here another bossfight, it's on the house" and it's location was one of the worst things in all re.
Most of the locations they removed(or all) were goofy and stupid random locations, like the fire room in castle, u3s location and all the stupid locations in the island.
The only game that has a slow character is the re2 reshit, where the characters speed is equal to avarege human walking speed or even slower.
How tf did you manage to get comboed like that?
The aim is not terrible at all, you are terrible at aiming.
@@mikeanaroleon is slower? bruh leon's running in the og was literal pain in the ass and same as the combat gameplay but it was a good for a 2005 game
@@mikeanaro Plus the U3 fight was just sandwiched between salazar and krauser which felt like a filler tbh unlike Verdugo which was a good boss, plus they added the U3 in the dlc separate ways so there should be no problems now ☠️
What made the Del Lago secret death animation so terrifying in OG RE4 is that it happened in REAL TIME in game. The game didn’t freeze for a split second for the script to go through or anything, no loading screen, it just killed you right there.
I remember first doing that years ago and I felt my soul almost rip out of my body lmao. The loud roar, the huge splash of water, the big CHOMP, so unforgettable.
i'm positive on the remake overall but that was definitely something they dropped the ball on, the new cutscene is just clunky and not scary
SAME I was just tryna shoot some fish 💀💀💀 the remake one feels janky and out of place
This was the first scene I felt the remake lacks in style comparing to the original. Then I started seeing the other issues.
Lets talk about the real problem, which is the wokeness of this sjw soy milk game which is resident wokevil 4 demake.
@@AyanoTheApathetic you’re one of those people. Tell me what makes the game “woke”. The best part is everytime I ask people about this they give me the same question and they give me the same dumb response. Capcom isn’t woke by any means they are a Japanese company they don’t follow politics like the other crazy Americans that let that rule their life.
The original had a special kind of charm and spirit and its own art form, and I think Shinji Mikami's directing techniques really helped execute all of the ideas nicely.
Shinji loved the remake tho 👀
@@jonissues1914 why does that matter?
@Jonissues He said he enjoyed it not that the art and cinematic direction of the remake was faithful
@@arminius504 the opinion of the guy who made the incredible OG game does not matter to you? Wow... just wow...
@@barryberger9889 that means he did not have a problem with that... the art direction is just preference, not fact and maybe he did aprecciate from a developer point of view how much effort is present in this new remake with all the other good things it has.
Ada just sounds so damn boring
Not just that, his lack of interest on leon look 100% genuine now.
Ada Re4 : Better get a move on 😉 see you around 💋💃
Ada Remake : See you later 😐👩💼
There's voice mods that fix up her voice
Bro they should've used a different voice actor or something bruh, I eventually got used to it but still damn
@@sanguis5410she does a better job on separate ways
"Guess there's no sex discrimination here" Got me 😂
And now they became sexists by removing that
Man the sound design difference is insane
isn't there an option to restore the original sound in the remake?
@@ionruskio1717 yes, so that complaint is a moot point
@@cococock2418 Nah when you just copy and paste the original's work it doesn't count. It's literally you buying the same thing again. lmao
@@cococock2418 Is it an option or a mod?
@@carlodavies9227 it's a literal option
Every time new Ada speaks, I'm expecting to hear "Number 15: Burger King foot lettuce."
Ada meeting Leon again "The last thing you'd want in your Burger King Burger is foot fungus. But as it turns out,that might be what you gaet."
@@trontosaurusrex9532 gaet
New Ada sounds like a woman doing Tomars joke impression
The last thing you want in your Burger King burger is someone’s foot plagas
I couldn't stand the new voices, so I changed everything to Japanese. I guess it depends what "new Ada" you mean.
this is why solid art direction is so much more important than "good graphics"
The original is still beautiful to this day. Truly a classic.
Save room themes were definitely areas where the original RE2 and RE4 surpassed their remakes, in my opinion. Especially since RE2/RE4 had absolutely phenomenal themes for their safe rooms.
Videogame music is not real music
@PatrickBatemanGaming Well music is just music. All types of music have their uses. None of which was worth less.
RE7 had the best save room theme. Change my mind.
@KingOfGaming You suck at trolling.
@@AyanoTheApathetic If you can hear it and it has a melody it's music. How can you even think such a stupid thing, not real music haha woooow
Nothing can beat OG Leon “AUUEEERGGHHHHHH” death sound
oohh... noooooooo...
I like the remakes one it's funny but also loud.
@@deadrock1678 NOOO! LEOOONNN!
I hate that sound alot
@@shiverfan4867because you died a lot ?
Getting rid of the old school corniness was the worst part, no more big cheese, no more flip, no more woosh gun holstering 😔
The remake is packed to the brim with one-liners, but they kind of begin to contrast with the rest of remake's aestetical shifts. The og was balanced in that aspect with just the right overall level of hammy
@@cultistaautista
The one liners are mostly during in-game gameplay and don't really land. The voice actor can't play it off well enough and the writing is bad
@@Chaso-1124 Leon was murdered in the remakes. I don't know who but someone in Capcom had it out for him
@@user-tm9ho3bm4v
Yeah, especially when you look at his face. They did him dirty
No more ballistics ...
The OG Game absolutely terrified me as a kid - I was 12 when it came out and remember how utterly frightening that village and castle was to me.
I was basically the same age when I played it. I got to a point were I begged one of my cousins to be in the same room as me because it was becoming so unnerving the further I got.
It's why I always find it weird when people say RE4 isn't horror, and is more action game. I just don't agree. The sound design, and slow controls used to scare the sh*t out of me.
@@ZeroShaneBobit’s more action than horror. It has horror elements but the action is more prominent and way over the top.
I love how in RE, they use music to make the player feel a sense of relief and safety. Just hearing the safe room music makes you feel a massive sense of assurance. It gets imprinted onto the player throughout the game because you go from high stress situations to suddenly being safe from all the danger. In RE4 the music when you approach the merchant area 5:16 becomes a kind of therapy. When you hear that music you know you can take a breather, upgrade yourself to be stronger, take some time to construct your jewels and use your money in safety. Ever since RE1, safe room music is an iconic part of the RE experience.
Yes I noticed that I missed that soundtrack so much 😢 it really is a relief feeling to clear your head and check your inventory money what upgrades I really do miss the original soundtrack
RE2 subverted your expectations when it came to the safe house completely
I don't know why they took away the music and animation. It really feels like they poured their heart into the original, only a sliver of that remains in the remake, even if it is a good game.
@@justaneditygangstar how so? You're still safe in a safe room.
You are so right about the save room music and the music in general. Especially when you play Code Veronica, one of the best save room music tracks of all time. So disappointed when I did not hear the "Serenity" track in the remake.😔
The sound designer in RE4 OG, Yoshihiko Wada, made very sure to to make every sound in the game satisfying. He went out of his way to make every gunshot sound cool, and even make both of Leon's individual footsteps sound unique based on what surface each is walking on. The man had insane talent and passion.
The remake, while I still think is fantastic, absolutely lacks in sound design in comparison.
What makes a great survival horror game is its sound design, atmosphere, tension and attention to detail. Its like what the dead space director Glen Schofield said about dead space, It has more impact. The cutscene and facial animations were much better in the original. That is one of the things that makes the remake soulless. The cutscenes and facial animations even the choreography was better in the original. Voice acting is great overall in both games, except Ada’s Voice Actor is horrible for anyone who has acting experience they would know.
This was definitely churned out for a quick buck compared to the love the original had. It's still good, but that's only because the original was amazing.
Agreed
Definitely
@@unploog If creating and releasing a universally and critically acclaimed remake for a universally and critically acclaimed game is considered churning out a quick buck, I would love to know what you consider to be the fruit of labor and hard work.
In the OG everything was grey, slimy, eerie, gritty and creepy that's what made it great, the new one looks just like every other dry dark shiny game on the market
Agreed.
Ye, og re4 took a lot of inspiration from grindhouse horror aesthetic
There's just something in the Original RE4 where the ambiance and the soundtrack that just... creeps me out and keeps me on my toes everytime I play it.
getting rid of Salazar's hat was the biggest mistake
Absolutely
Ada's voice actress and krauser's everything were mistakes
@@MrCaptainTea Yes, thank you. I watched a playthrough of it and said the same thing when I heard her voice.
"We gotta show the highly detail and new hair tech on him, so we removed the hat"
Nah, we didn't need to see Captain Crunch remade again.
It was the small details that made the original so memorable
Salazar is not iconic anymore and Saddler is barely seen, not mentioning now he's just a generic cult leader, the part it hurts the most is that the director of the remake was one of the original devs that worked with Mikami, there's just no excuse, it's impossible he didn't learn anything
I feel like game menus and UI in general was more interesting back then.
that's because they are. what you are saying is objective and no just some opinion. all art direction was designed to cater to smaller hardcore playerbases so there was never a true need for "minimalism"/blandness. all of this bland, modern, minimalistic UIs we see in games nowadays are designed to appeal to the new type of customer that has entered the fray: the average joe consumer who has a house, kids, and a job. they make lots of money 🤑🤑🤑 but have soo little time ☹. welp, as a consequence for gaming becoming too popular and mainstream all of these devs now cater to the average joe. now every game is just meh, average, stale, bland BECAUSE the average joe is... average. if you add more flare... oh no... that = more COMPLEX, and we no like complexity anymore since that might confuse our new better paying customers!!! that mean less $$$ in refvenue since average joe only wants simple games to play; he has no time to sit and learn complex mechanics or look at more stylized UI. stylized UI means more CONFUSION!!! we need """"visual clarity"""" ah yes yes. now let the money rack itself in 💰💸💰
so yeah developers actually found a reason to justify laziness, and lack of attention to detail.
@you You hit the nail on the head! Far Cry 2 is a good example of a game that couldn't be made now for the reasons you listed.
the reason for that is the fact that they just recycled most UI elements from other RE engine games ever since 7
@@johnydope812 Which is, as it happens, even lazier than @you implied.
@@cybertruckeralpha yes
I miss Leons dumbass quirks
The best part is that in-universe his one-liners are considered cringe (Hunnigan's reactions to Leon confirm this) while on the other hand; his jokes are played off/appreciated by the over-the-top villains
Litterally got me into evil dead with his quotes being so similar to Ash's
@@bconroy328 I loved that change of tone, the first game started being homaneges to zombies movies made George Romero and RE 4 went the Evil Dead rute
RE4 OG had many hidden secrets and many things to explore..
Voice actor of ada in the remake is one of the worst voice acting I've heard
Everyone bitches about Ada, but Krauser is 3 times worse.
There is an amazing mod that fixes that
@@trabuco9Probably because no one cares about Krauser, but it is indeed worse.
You're right. But Krauser grew on me over time. Also, Krauser has some lines like : Anything to make the pretty boy feel special. Sloppy . All I thought you... wasted. And so on.@integralcialbay4633
I’ll always admire any media in horror that manages to be even more eerie in the daylight or is just brighter than it’s counterpart dark/night scenario.
Eerie diurnal atmosphere is mega underrated.
Half life 2 is my favourate example of this. The apocalyptic cannalls were erry as hell
It's constantly dark in these remakes because it looks more dramatic (dark/light contrast) and so they can show off their fancy new lighting tech.
But it misses the point. It loses character and frankly the ability to, you know, see the fucking environment.
@Citizen this isn't 2005 anymore. Re 4 is cheesy af and would not hold up today
Only in the regenerator part honestly
Amazed how good the og still looks.
With HD project on PC it looks like 2023 game btw.
Especially compared to Rockstar games around the same era
@Sehajmeet Sohal bro is not shitting on the remake
hes main point is just devs just dont give a damn about the little things anymore
@@algo2957 yea it actually fit the aesthetic and tone of the game and added to the atmosphere. i know distinct artstyles in games are a dead talent & thing of the past now, so enjoy every modern game looking like acid trips and oversaturated toys with lurid colors i guess. if its bright it sells, right?
Wack
RE4 is not a gangster. You're allowed to type the word 'original' out.
vibe in old version is more intense
I never played the original, played the remake recently and loved it. Now that I have seen how the original looked, it blows my mind they got that kind of gameplay, graphics and direction on a PS2 that too in 2004, way ahead of its time and still holds up today
It doesn't only hold up, it's straight up better than a lot of games today
it's a Nintendo Game Cube game and that original version looks and feels much much better than the HD PC port of the PS2 version ever will. More polygons, better lighting. Better physics. Makes me feel frustrated tbh that nobody uses footage from real OG RE4 and everyone new thinks the downgraded pc port must be the best version thanks to the "HD" in the name.
I really miss the water hall ambiance that sounded like you could go insane or age 15 years just from hearing it.
The original had a ton of white noise and stuff constantly to add atmosphere
you dont have to miss it, go play the game, record that clip and play it 24/7
@@Slasher9485 I’m 99% that isn’t true, it feels like people are just repeating what they hear. Also og re4 ambiance being pretty loud (maybe even too loud) is literally a meme. But idc I’m not an audio master
My point is as much as I like the remake I don’t think it has the same feeling that I loved the og for. I actually like the remake gameplay more, but the atmosphere was like half the experience imo. It was already barely a horror game and I feel like something is lacking.
@@ueveny7416tbf og re4 is also barely a horror game, but i might need to play again as i don’t remember the ambiance having much of an effect on me, still gotta buy the re4 remake too
The old soundtrack is available to turn on in the game
In the original the wind whistling in some parts of the village section is absolutely iconic to me. They need a mod that adds the old sounds and music to the remake
There's a dlc for the old ost and sfx in the game
@@rippedrandy9002 It only works for menu's and the OST. It doesn't replace any other sounds sadly.
@@rippedrandy9002 imagine paying for atmosphere in a watered down remake of a horror game
@@rippedrandy9002 Of course a greedy company like Capcom would push that as DLC.
@@rippedrandy9002
"Just pay more for the actual product"
Limitations foster creativity and the challenges and how they are overcome create character and a soul in video games in my opinion. Being able to take the newer technologies and keep this or give it a new soul should be a whole profession in itself.
@@adan6566round neck
That's not true. There are always limitations. The difference is strictly in the creativity and dedication of the developers. I can see why making a remake wouldn't have that same passion in it, even though some developers manage to pull it off (Bluepoint and EA Motive) unlike Crapcom or Square Enix
@@HugoStiglitz88Bluepoint's Demon's Souls remake is slightly flawed too. Ratatoskr has covered this, if you're interested.
@@kirkkork Slightly? I would argue the Demon Souls remake is VERY flawed.
don't worry guys u can add the original sound track for a few dollars as a dlc -_-
I really loved the bleak late autumn vibes of the original, that's how November in rural areas with forests around looks like. The remake is more colorful and feels more like mid September. It isn't bad but it's different.
@@shweetbuttersweet like butter
@@shweetbutter they are correct
its crazy that you made that connection, really interesting
Kinda ironic how the remake is vibrant in color yet has much darker lighting while the original has much brighter lighting but dull in color.
honestly yeah this makes sense, there's something specific about a shitty day in november where all the leaves are long gone and it's one degree too warm to snow so you get covered in freezing rain. Once november starts, the fall goes from "oooh pumpkin spice" to "this is the beginning of the end"
It always bothered me that the streets of Raccoon City in the RE 2 remake lacked the sound of wind, crows and ambience which the original did, something which gave a lasting impression so long ago in a game with just still pre rendered backgrounds.
Re2 remake was actually something, re4 demake is a boring woke game
It really added an ambience that helped immerse you.
This is why I couldn't believe everyone was clowning on RE3 remake changing things up and messing with atmosphere after praising re2 remake .
@@ZeusHands he's mad at the fact that Luis isn't a creep and the lack of a weird easter egg. Basically he's stupid.
@@ZeusHands removing lines that seemed too "offensive" for this sensitive feminist era, the female charactera are a 6/10 unlike the original of where they are a really attractive, can't look up Ashley's skirt (which was a harmless easter egg) and nothing is funny because we live in a snowflake era of where being funny is illegal.
Another minor thing that i noticed was the health hud beating to the state of leon’s health which was removed in the remake.
Green: Normal
Yellow:Caution
Red: Warning
OG was like the Anime you grew up with while the Remake is the Real Life Movie adaptation of it
Netflix adaptation*.
Good to know every couple of years that crowbcat is still alive and kicking, yesterday i was binging the E3 supercuts and laughing my ass off even tho ive seen them a thousand times since they came out
same.
THE DEMAKE IS WOKE!
BOYCOTT CAPCOM FOR SIDING WITH SJWS!
E3 supercuts are the best
Me too! Rip E3.
@@shindean No it isn't NPC. Keep consuming products.
The original sound design is out of this world
The original still looks spectacular
GmanLives on suicide watch right now.
One thing that I miss that's hardly included in modern RE titles are the flavor texts when you inspect something. There are a few that are auto triggered with voice lines but just not enough as the older games.
@tnebroso666🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️actually, freezing the screen and having the text on screen while inspecting or checking something like a cup or a window or a shelf or locked door really adds immersion to the game. Forcing you to slow down and really examine your surroundings. And the colored text adds some depth as well, it lets you know that something is really important or if it is a specific type of item.
I wish you could still see down votes.
@@TheZigzagman lol see whose downvotes?
@@AE1OU
Well, everybody. But I'd settle for the first reply.
I just started the Remake of 2 and feel like I’m just doing side quests so far. No interaction, just “go here,” “look for this.” It’s cool seeing the police station in a life like way….but I feel like I’m hardly exploring it. Let me read stuff!
This highlights how effective the ambient soundtrack was in the original
true massive difference
I was wondering about that. I haven't played past the intro in RE4 but I noticed the biggest difference between the scenes was the music. I wonder how much of a difference it would make to the perception of the new art if the soundtrack was put back in. I thought Crowbcat took it out at first and felt that was really unfair
A lot of the ambient audio comparisons sound almost identical if you turn up the volume for the remake. Idk why the default is so quiet but you should be able to fix it if you mess with the sound settings.
I've downloaded the original soundtrack for the remake and almost immediately refunded it, the remake soundtrack is good enough.
@@HanDaimond true the remake soundtrack holds its own. Idk why in this video its so much louder then the remake
New Ada sounds like she's in her 50s
She straight-up can't act. And it might not even be her fault but Capcom's horrible direction. I'm surprised they got a workable performance out of any of the cast. Leon's unusually flat after having a bang-up delivery in 2 remake. The poo is on the floor and we have to step in it and not acknowledge it.
Goes to show that making things dark is not the only thing that makes good horror
What is up with Capcom with the remakes man ?!! ._.
They are looking for lowest common denominators but they are still carried by some skillful employees I believe
I had to turn brightness up to really see the action
Resident 4 is no horror game, it's an action game, RE 1, 2 and 3 are horror
One thing that bothered me is that OG Leon had disarmed Ada properly by ejecting the magazine from her gun but RE:make Leon did not disarmed her as she still had her gun.
Cause remakes Leon is a simp.
Even krauser makes fun of him for that 😂
Men must never be stronger or better than women in any way in current year
He didn't properly disarm her because he didn't eject the bullet left in the chamber
@@Fab1us ??? Leon always liked Ada
Leon: "You like thrill rides?"
Ashley: "I love them!"
Leon "You're gonna LOVE this" >:)
*Crashes full speed into a wall*
32:21
Sums up the remake quite well
Sound design in the original is crazy! Really makes you appreciate the art of good sound design much more when compared to a very sonically boring remake
@@titanmax111 No, they aren't
@@titanmax111 Its a great game, but do not replace the original, same goes for RE2-3 Remake
@@titanmax111 Agreed!
@@titanmax111exactly i love re4 i love re4r but for different reasons, if u want balls to the walls crazy chesse b movie play the og, if u want a actual sequel to re2r leons story with little toned down cheese and a little more focus on the relationships play the remake. Both loved but both totally different games only held together really by some set pieces and the plot of both games
Everything in the remake sounds super compressed
Why do they insist on making the environments so dang dark? It’s bordering a lack of detail, I can still get scared if I can see the walls man
because OLED I guess
@@awii.neocities Quite the opposite, I bought an OLED a couple years ago, anywhere that is true black turns the pixels off for a true black representation, meaning it sucks ass to play some games that are determined to have you stumbling around in the dark. The last thing I want to do is feel like I'm blind. Doesn't help that some modern games decide you don't need a flashlight or don't need to control it.
You do have the option to blow out the gamma, but that's not great either. I decided to not pick this game up for the overwhelming darkness the last few games have had and the fact it's practically a tonal abortion compared to the original.
You can turn up the brightness…I did. But yeah they want you playing it super dark for some reason. I like having the control of it though.
The Callisto Protocol vs. Dead Space remake: I sleep
The Saints Row reboot vs. the original Saints Row games: I sleep
Like a Dragon: Ishin! vs. the original Yakuza Ishin: I sleep
The GTA Definitive Editions vs. the original GTA games: I sleep
RE4 Remake vs. the original RE4: REAL SHIT?
Dude took the fattest L I’ve seen this year
Like A Dragon: Ishin! and RE4R are the only ones on this list that shouldn't get a video.
@@Artician I'd argue that atleast Ishin! has more genuine reasons for a critical video on it than friggen RE4 Remake. Changes to the cast and the Trooper Card system are divisive additions that people are sincerely split on. I don't mean any offense to Ishin! by the way, I am only using it as an example.
@@Abs0lut3Z3r0SZ It's just a game, man. Remember the controversy for Hogwarts Legacy? Give it a few months and the public will find some crazy new thing to latch onto.
All remakes are soullesh cash-grab censored downgrade garbage. Real gamers don't play remakes.
I will admit the ambient sound of the original is insane. Another reason why I loved REmake even to this day. Ambient sound adds so much to atmosphere. and no one does it better than Resident Evil Remake, Resident Evil Zero, and Resident Evil 4 (original) which all were being made around the same time.
Yeah I cant think of REmake without hearing the PANG PANG PANG sound of the clock in the dining room. I want re0 to get a remake, fantastic game but just needs a few things like item boxes
@Dave Nah they do. I worked at a AAA game company prior to the pandemic and we had an entire department focused solely on that. I think the lack of ambiance noise and such is actually due to HAVING a dedicated department. Much less likely to use stock sound effects or sound to fill empty space, which is what a lot of this really cool background sound is.
@Dave the sound guy for silent hill did...
@@anthonykarnes6804 and republic commando, they slapped vegetables around on the floor to make alien steps.
@Dave They kinda do, some of them atleast.
RE 4 isn't RE 4 without "Morir es vivir"
Ada - Sexy Femme Fatale
New Ada - Middle Aged Soccer Mom (who smoked).
Honestly while this video didn't make me think re4make was a bad game or anything, it did make me realize just how much better the atmosphere is in the original
Which is insane, cause it's not
how
The audio in the orignal was louder and harsher, that’s about it lol.
@@peekingkitten opinions
@@CMCAdvanced Here comes le reddit hivemind
I know the over the top cutscenes aren’t everyone cup of tea but the ones in the original are so entertaining that I can’t help but watch them every time and the original dialogue is just the cherry on top of the action
Women...
@@porkyminch5131 I miss the sexism of the og game so much lol ngl
legendary profile pic! excellent taste, op
No thanks,bro!
@@internalpain2046 same here, but these sjws have ruined gaming for us.
Can't make fun of "women" anymore as they all get offended off everything, I miss it when they just went to the kitchen and kept their mouths shut
daily reminder that the Og one is 19 years old, and still compete with 2023 game is crazy, and some part that the og one is better is actually insane
It really struck me how much they changed Leon
even from the re2 remake he's drastically different. but then again they changed his entire storyline since he was forced to work as a government agent
They did the same with Ratchet. Don't be suprised with future remakes when they let women in charge of writing and have newly found devs who rush through the work
@@clownworld1017Yes it's all the women's fault......
@@clownworld1017you know that shinji mikami wrote the original story in one week right?
@@maniestranger4329wasn't re4 stuck in development hell for a few year's? Writers coming in and out. 2 drastically different re4 versions, one of them scrapped midway through development while the other spun into it's own game? Until finally they redid it for a 3rd time and got shinji then 🎉? I didn't know shinji wrote the story in a week, kinda shows, i mean. We go from village,castle with a giant robot statue and plagas that live inside suits of knight armor to a military like complex on an island that has a battleship. It always baffled me for years how outrageous it got, like no one person spent time thinking this out long enough. It was still fun but for resident evil standards it was just way off. Ashley running down the hall and leaning against the wall only to get captured still irks me to this day.
19:24 is an interesting difference. In the original, Leon uses a stripper clip in a scoped rifle that would require single loading, and in the remake loads single shells in a non-scoped rifle that would actually accept clips.
the weapons consultor is schizophrenic
re4>>>>>crappy remake
@@4e_vin255 you're the one with nostalgia
You eventually will put a scope on the weapon, so single loading makes sense
@@Wickedonezz Nostalgia for a game 3 weeks old? You need help
Cannot believe the heads don’t explode when suplexing in remake
That was so satisfying but it's still satisfying either way
@@I-need-2-win not really imo
@@splash_067 wow you can suplex enemies without fighting plagass! That’s so lame isn’t it?
Because Leon is not a super soldier bro it doesn't make any sense
They added a new mechanic to disable las plagas that wouldn’t work with the heads exploding
The eerie atmosphere in the original unsurprisingly reminds me of DMC3. It must be using the same engine too.
more like DMC 1 but sure
Re4 and DMC1 were originally going to be the same game in development
I mean according to the Capcom devs dmc1 was meant to be re 4 but they decided a different path since it didn't really feel like re so dmc was born
It was originally RE3 before Nemesis got that priviledge. After that it naturally became RE4, then DMC.
Holy shit, that Ada's voice on the remake is horrible
In English. Only.
Should have reused the OG's voiceover, even that would be better
If you said that to her online, she'd call you a white supremacist lol.
No joke, it was a shitshow online. They should've kept the RE2 or RE4 voice actress instead of picking someone cause of their race.
@@cepheus3dthey really should’ve just brought back Jolene Anderson, or at least a more seasoned Asian voice actress
@@GustEdgeOfficial Agreed
I know you're stated it's about art direction but the biggest difference for me is the sound design
@@3lmanuuu how does it feel to be a good little corpo bootIicker?
@@pultofcat8615I didn't turn the sound down in my game but I definitely noticed the lack of music and "ambiance" when compared to the original.
@@jimmyorgenkaccrow4961 How is it an L? he's defending Crowbcat. Did you reply to the wrong comment or something? By "original" he's referring to the original RE4 game not the remake vs Crowbcat's video.
its not about the audio nor the art direction its about the soul of the game. its about the love that is being put into the environments the characters and the scenes. if you cant see that yourself youre already a part of the problem.
@@3lmanuuu ooh cope hard you crapcom shill this demake is everything that wrong with modern day gaming its all soulless garbage
Hard to believe the original Resident Evil 4 was released in 2005. The attention to detail is amazing!
lol yeah because 2005 hadn't great games with details lul. MGS 2/3 or Ocarina of Time still beat most games today in that way when 90% of todays games are soulless mp games or soulless ubiworlds.
@@markusklein7222 triple A games u mean, indie games pump out tons of amazing titles
@@markusklein7222it’s just hard to believe that it’s 18 years later and there still aren’t really any games that can match the level of detail of the metal gear solid games and like you said mostly everything feels soulless. Games used to feel like love and effort was put into the game but now they’re mostly piece of shit cash grabs.
If you play a lot of classics from PS2 you'll realize how it's not actually rare that games have this much detail in that era. In fact, RE4 is not even close to some of the other games that came out in 2004-2005.
These comments are compliments and I respect that. but to me its almost an insult to the classics in a way lol. Many people truly underestimate just how detailed PS2 games can actually be.
It had the advantage of being built/rebuilt 4 times over. Each scrapped project not only helped them figure out the games focus, but also allowed them to get a shitload of assets and ideas for enemy types. When you take this into account the Remake is even more impressive.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who considers the original Resident Evil 4 a nearly perfect game that hasn't aged a bit and didn't need a remake. Big studios have shown they often don't know what made the originals great when they remake these classics.
@@prettyyygood4784it’s good asf
@@prettyyygood4784 Play the game first then youll see why
@@madcracker8077 Nope. The demake is trash.
@@m.ahussain4005 How about no. I don't buy garbage.
@@froozeraltso cool and edgy!
Original: Dr. Salvador decapitates you.
Remake: Dr. Salvador does Letherface's MKX fatality... Blood, but no dismemberment.
Edit
I forgot to mention that removing the cutscene where Las Plagas controls Leon to choke Ada ruins some foreshadowing. Earlier, Leon says to Ada, "Better advice: Try using knives next time. Works better for close encounters." Then much later in the game when he chokes her, this results in her using her knife to get him off of her.
The cutscene direction overall in Remake just falls flat half the time. Even with the dated graphics from 2005, the original has great cinematic direction. The camera work is honestly inspiring. It's a shame they didn't translate it over to the newer game.
the original will always be a Masterpiece.
The masterpiece
@@thebatman4279an imitation which is better ?
@@luccassilva7304 *infinitely worse
@@yamummyyummy4785 “infinitely worse” oooo some animations are different and it goes for a horror feel rather than a b movie feel, unplayable!
Both games are masterpieces, I don’t know how anyone can say otherwise
That drawbridge part at the start of the castle made me laugh. In the original, they raise the bridge together to cut off their pursuers. In the remake, there's nobody chasing you, the drawbridge raises on its own, and Ashley is confused.
Yeah, like why make it *worse*?
@@citizen3000 keeping it still mysterious is making it worse?? It’s Salazar inviting Leon in and trapping the two in his castle.
@@ActuallyChaostheos
It's not mysterious. Just stupid lol
@@NOU-iw3gb sure buddy. Sure.
@@ActuallyChaostheos it's not supposed to be "mysterious" they're supposed to be trying to get into the castle out of desperation.
Who dfak told them to make everything darker
"Realism"
Nakiro Mirata
@@Cupcakelover448 may Allah forgive him or her
Fondly remembering when Twitter had a collective meltdown because he dared to post this video.
And now? All those people who complained are gone. Because they didn't care to begin with.
@@aeeee2They admittedly probably did but once you start playing the actual game more, if you're not true to yourself, subconsciously you still will not like the game.
the way Luis says "hohoo excuse meee your highness" in the OG makes me laugh every time
I hate it, it reminds me of that animated series Link were he says: Excuuuuse me princess
I love it, so much personality and charm, fitting for a Spaniard!
Would be too offensive on the remake😂.
For me it's the Big Cheese's "severe consequences". Mendez is forgettable in the Remake
Well excuuuuuse me princess!
One of my main issues I had with the remake is how Saddler and Salazar got shafted. In the original, the back and forth between Leon over the intercoms with these characters was golden and helped build character, making the final fights more climatic. Salazar and Saddler hardly appear in the remake.
*your right hand comes off?*
You can’t even say it’s because of the tone, because Salazar DOES say his dialogue, just really rushed and done poorly.
Sadler is still a cheesy villain but what little there was of his dialogue in the remake was boring.
On that same token, they gave a lot more characterization to Ashley and especially Luis in the remake. In the original, Ashley wasn't as fleshed out and Luis was barely in the game. So it's a fair tradeoff, even if we lost something good.
@@Solvanderlyn
Agreed, Luis got the best treatment in the remake.
yeah i agree the bosses end up feeling one dimensional and not in a funny corny way
I feel like what helped with the og atmosphere is the creepy sound effects in quiet areas and cut scenes that keep playing in the background but in the remake it's all quiet for the most part
the castle in the remake just looks like doom
The sound design is definitely a huge step back sadly most reviewers don't even mention this
Yeah, and better graphics can only take you so far with sound design this bad.
Reviewers probably wrote the 10/10 reviews months before playing the game anyway
@@Itsjustdoomed Reviewers should always play the original before or after to see how it compares. It's their job.
@@nimazsheik5152 maybe because you can just.. switch to the og soundtrack??
@@Djirifoekrkfkf Isn't that payable DLC?
the limits of lightning in old game engines really produced some great styles
The new technology also adds depth, and warmth to lighting. In the remake, fire actually looks like fire and not a gif. With full color and everything. The lightning actually has a resonating flash, and splashes of blues that weren't possible before.
Technology has certainly made a lot of improvements.
Great art always comes from constraints.
@@kylekillgannon for the last 20 odd years I've considered myself an RE4 fanboy. I've played it consistently and regularly since the Gamecube launch.
After reading a lot of these comments I couldn't be happier that I'm not in that group lol. This comment is fine in an of itself, the original RE4 still looks great IMO, it was designed well. I don't disagree, but people are waxing nostalgic when it would be easier to say "I would have accepted no changes whatsoever from a remake". Okay, then why play a remake?
@@amanloomba3156 Michaelangelo literally made the best art in the world with unlimited money from churches
@@whahappend8222 I'm happily enjoying both myself. I think some people are just morons who need opinions given to them these days.
the remakes version of the lake jump scare is way worse because it basically telegraphs that somethings about to happen by cutting to a different camera angle, the original is so visceral and sudden that its almost always effective.
The music in the og is peak. So is the environment around Leon that give a sense of something’s there but I can’t see it. Also the camera angles. Leon too, he’s a likeable character in the OG unlike remake Leon where he’s just a sad boy that clearly needs therapy but instead decided to take on mission.
"where he’s just a sad boy that clearly needs therapy"
LOL WHAT?! What gave you that impression?
Thanks to this video I just realised that the original Saddler is voiced by the same guy as Jarl Balgruuf from Skyrim. Incredible
Welp, can't unlearn that shit lol.
He played like 70 people in Skyrim 😂
Dan from Killer7
@beef business Michael Hogan voiced General Tullius, where did you get that information from?
@beef business my bad if I'm wrong but his imdb page states that they're both Michael J Gough
The old Ada got charisma
Honestly I think she simply got better voice acting in original
Better voice acting, scenes, dialogues.
The acting for Ada is better in the original but the writing for Ada is better in the remake.
Remake Ada voice is the only thing souless.
Ada Wong was rizzing Leon up in the og RE4.
I never noticed until now but I find the graphics and art direction of the remake awful and generic.
The cut content is just criminal