Apr 132020
With Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remade, everyone wondered if Code Veronica would be the next to receive the remake treatment… but rumors claim it will be Resident Evil 4 instead.
Despite the numbering, Resident Evil 4 did not follow directly after 3. Code Veronica and Resident Evil Zero (and the original game’s remake) came in between.
If these rumors are true, Capcom has decided to skip over those in order to remake Resident Evil 4 next. A lot of fans question this decision since Resident Evil 4 is still ported to just about everything, but it does make sense that a game so popular and highly-praised would look to make a profitable remake.
Now, these are still only rumors, brought to us by VGC. There are also numerous rumors about Resident Evil 8.
Meanwhile, RE3make has seen a less warm reception than its predecessor due to a shorter length, cut areas, and fewer puzzles than the original. That last one is the biggest blow for me. When I played the demo, I was encouraged by what appeared to be a solid survival horror structure, but apparently this doesn’t hold up.
I might still play RE3make eventually, but I’m less enthused than I was.
So with the changes made to Resident Evil 3, the biggest concern I’ve seen for a potential RE4make is that people generally consider it to be such a great game, they’re concerned the remake won’t be as good. My lack of interest comes from the opposite side, though; I have little love for Resident Evil 4, so I have no interest in a remake.
Resident Evil 4 is when the series moved away from survival horror and became more action-focused. After the success of RE2make, I did see people speculate that Capcom might remake Resident Evil 4 as more of a survival horror game, but I doubt that.
A remake of Code Veronica or Zero I’d be down for, if they kept the survival horror structure intact, but if they’re remaking 4… well, that’s one I’ll most likely skip.
What do you think about the rumors that Capcom is remaking Resident Evil 4?
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Sheesh, two of your last three articles have been VGC-sourced rumours. <_<
As I was writing it, I wondered if you’d respond with something along those lines.
Shame they removed a bunch from RE3. I never played the original though so I guess it won’t bother me, but it’s a shame for others. I’m excited to get it when the price drops, I’m sure it will still be a very solid game.
Seems a bit funny to get a RE4 remake, wasn’t that long ago that RE4 HD came out, was it? Hopefully they stop there, a RE5 remake would be really excessive.
Hearing about the lack of puzzles was the biggest disappointment to me.
Yeah, that’s been the biggest thing people have been asking in regards to the RE4 rumors. When it’s still being ported to pretty much everything, why remake it?
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