VGChatz: Resident Evil 4 - Paul Makes a Terrible Mistake - Article

My YouTube celebrity status continues! :D

First of all, I wanted to thank you guys for adding juuuuust a tiny bit of the game's sound this time around. The volume's low enough that it doesn't distract from the convo yet just audible enough to add a little more atmosphere. I like it! Definitely enjoyed this episode.

Concerning context-sensitivity in Stray: Yeah, I'm good leaving that exchange where it is. I've said my peace on the matter and don't really having anything further to add there. Except that I'm right.

Being among the three gamers on Earth who have yet to play Resident Evil 4 (I just never seem to get around to it), unfortunately I don't really have much to throw in there beyond simply remarking that it looks great, and of course funny in that over-the-top way that you guys described (and which Paul made even funnier ;) ). And yeah, somehow Leon does look like he belongs in a turn-of-the-century boy band. Actually, sometimes I've wondered if Leon's appearance wasn't inspired by Titanic's LEONardo DiCaprio.

It's weird to hear people describe 21st century games like Metroid Prime and RE4 as their gaming foundations. It was more like the original Metroid and Out of This World for me. 2D games. That were not sequels to anything. I feel old. But hey, the fact that all your favorite games this year are new versions of 15+ year old games says you're getting there too, so beware!

Anyway, since I don't have much else to offer about the game that is the subject of this VG Chatz, I think I'll just sidestep here into what I'm playing these days. I'm still on my journey through Xenoblade Chronicles 3 right now, but recently took a break to finally get around to The Outer Wilds and WOW, I see what the hype has been about now! My favorite new game from this year so far though personally is A Space for the Unbound, which I really can't recommend enough. It might even make a good VG Chatz episode if you're taking fan requests (which I think means requests from me). Or Perfect Tides, which no I'll never finish hawking. That could be particularly funny as a VG Chatz episode. :P

I feel like I should try and add something of more value to this comment just to make it worth reading, so here goes. At one point the differences between remakes, remasters, and reimaginings was briefly discussed. Here's sorta my take on that:

REMASTER : A graphics update and/or something that adds modern conveniences and other secondary tweaks to a classic game that's otherwise left intact in its original form. Metroid Prime Remastered of course and also The Last of Us Part I both fall into this category on different ends of its spectrum because they don't change the fundamentals of the plot or the world/stages.

REMAKE: Basically starting a franchise over. A remake is a whole new game that resets the storyline of a gaming franchise and has an entirely different world/stages. Tomb Raider 2013 and Doom 2016 are both examples of this.

REIMAGINING: I associate this term with a totally new IP or franchise that's heavily inspired by an existing classic or set of classics. For example, the Freedom Planet franchise is directly inspired by the classic Sonic the Hedgehog games, but is its own thing not tied to the Sonic universe. 20XX is likewise obviously inspired by Mega Man, but isn't part of the Mega Man universe and plays very differently in a number of ways. Reimaginings can be quite different from the games that inspired their creation and offer novel value.

Just my thoughts! Think that's all I've got, so baby bye bye bye!

Mistakes were made

I also love the merchant; he's my favourite character in the game (both the original and the remake). He doesn't have many lines, but the ones he has are great and well-delivered, to the point that they're iconic. And the character design is cool too - very enigmatic.

Similar thing with The Duke in Resident Evil Village.

good article man!