A few weeks after its release, the remake of Resident Evil 4 is definitely in Capcom’s sights, which does not hide its desire to “betray the expectations” of fans with this new version of the game.
The release of Resident Evil 4 is getting closer, and it shows a lot in Capcom’s communication, which continues to intensify over the weeks. While we brought you our new preview of the game just a few days ago, some media had the opportunity to speak with the producers of the remake, who thus revealed some additional details on her. This is particularly the case of the journalists of PLAY Magazine (via GamesRadar+), who bring us on this occasion some particularly interesting elements.
Resident Evil 4 will betray fan expectations
In fact, Yokiashi Hirobayashi told UK media that While still a very faithful remake of the source material, Resident Evil 4 will be ready to ” to betray “ fan expectations “In the best possible way”. “We wanted the game to feel fresh and familiar” he says, before adding: “Our goal is to ‘betray’ your expectations in the best possible way, respecting, of course, the spirit of the original game”. And it must be said that this is a point that we have already felt during our two advances, which seems more than promising.
The producer then explained that Finding the happy medium between the gameplay of the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes and the original game hasn’t always been easy. for the team. “It took a lot of trial and error to find the right balance” confess, before explaining that it still allowed them to do certain phases “more attractive” than they could be at that time. Think especially of the phases with Ashley, which have been completely reworked to make Ashley more independent.
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And this is only one example among many others since, as we know, many other sequences will take a very different form than in 2005. We think in particular of the duel against Krauser, which will be entirely playable here at instead of a simple cinematic. .QTE, or the atmosphere, which will be much scarier than in the original. But maybe we will have the opportunity to see more. this Thursday, when the Capcom Spotlight airsor via the demo of the upcoming game, which should be launched soon.
As a reminder, Resident Evil 4 will be released on March 24, 2023. en PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.