10 years later, Resident Evil 4 is still influencing the industry

Resident Evil 4 changed the industry when it came out 10 years ago.

[RedDeadLB]

Yeah, because it's being released again and again and again and again.

[DarkOcelet]

No, because it is the reason most of those over the shoulder camera games are made. And fortunately it has aged well. I still play it from time to time and it's still excellent.

[gamer1138]

For better or worse...

[Deep-throat]

Shinji Mikami

The father of both genres: survival horror and over-the-shoulder shooter

[DarkOcelet]

The Evil Within was awesome and brutal.

[Concertoine]

I think people unfairly judged evil within. Most reviews i saw complained about the crappy story, its not like people were marking down the pastfew resident evil games for having arguably worse ones. Evil within at least makes up for it in atmosphere.

The technical performance was bad though.

[DarkOcelet]

I blame that Rage engine they used, it kinda sucked but it was really good nonetheless.

[LonDonE]

@DarkOcelet
Agreed thing is Rage looked pretty great on last gen consoles all the while still running at 60fps or near enough!

When i see the evil within on pc in full screen native 1080p 60fps it looks stunning! i see no reason why the evil within wasn't 60fps and native 1080p on PS4 seriously graphically it isnt anything special and is clearly a last gen game.

The constant frame rate drops, disgusting field of view and black borders taking up half the screen really hurt the experience.
Dont get me wrong i absolutely loved the game it truly is AWESOME.
And a refreshing change, its what the resident evil games should of been after resi 4 which is to this day one of my greatest games of all time.

Its been a while since i beat a game and then subsequently replayed it 4 or 5 times in a row, the last of us was the last game i did that with.

I wish he would of used a different engine, its a technical mess hence why i had to get it on pc after playing the train wreck which was the ps4 version.

[deantak]

This was a long game.

[Morgue]

When I finished it I had clocked over 18 hours game time.

[RoKStevonidas]

Same here. RE4 holds the record for my longest personal gaming marathon session at just over 18 hours.

[ShaunCameron]

Only if it was your first time playing. Difficulty always seem to have a way of making games longer than they really are.

[Morgue]

Yeah I was playing on survival ( normal ) and I was trying too find all the map pieces and kept dying. I think it said I died 102 times.

[miyamoto]

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Head Hunter predates RE4 in terms of years and innovation.

"That over-the-should angle is now the standard. You’ll find it in Gears of War, Uncharted, Grand Theft Auto V, Mass Effect, The Last of Us, and much more. Even action games like the Batman: Arkham series use an over-the-shoulder camera. You can trace that influence back to Resident Evil 4. Playing a third-person shooter that came out before it just feels weird."
Now that is retarded journalism.

Head Hunter has it all. TPS with Cover system and stealth.

[mixelon]

its really not far from all the preceding 3rd person action games like Fade To Black (1995) with a 3rd person camera behind the player to slightly more zoomed in over the shoulder. When you aim in F2B the camera zooms to above/behind your head..

It's possible HH had everything earlier but still didn't influence much if nobody played it. XD

[Morgue]

I have recorded gameplay of Fade To Black with some the cut scenes on VHS somewhere. That game was killer.

[Concertoine]

I have an import of that for dreamcast haha. It is a really cool game, way before its time.

[spacepope]

We're seriously going to compare the sloppy camera system of Head Hunter and Fade to Black with the camera of Resident Evil 4?

Being the first to do something doesn't mean you were the one to do it right or well.

[BiggerBoss]

And compared to newer games, RE4 has a real sloppy camera system. Where do you draw the line?

[spacepope]

How about we draw the line at "games that did it well and influenced the industry" vs. "games that just did it"?

We can play tit-for-tat over who did what first. It doesn't take away that Resident Evil 4 is the game that did the over-the-shoulder style chase cam well. So well, that the mainstream industry immediately studied and copied it.

We can talk about the first fighting game concepts that pre-date Street Fighter II, but guess what? We're always going to credit Street Fighter II for putting the genre on the map. Why? Because it took the formula and did it well.

Everyone and their Mom wants to point out how id Software didn't invent the FPS. It doesn't stop us from recognizing Wolfenstein 3D being the watershed title.

[Exari]

aah headhuner.... loved that game. and the soundtrack was amazing

[TrollsBringer]

That's simple minded journalism.

[jcnba28]

Loved this game on Gamecube, was also fun with the Wii controls.

[RPG1201]

Amazing game to this day, you guys should check out The Evil Within, the spiritual successor to RE4.

(In Japan called Psycho Break; btw, why would the fuck with that? lol)

[TheLastColossus]

A real remastered HD version of RE4 would be great

[Gore-Content]

A testament to today's state of the industry.

[-Foxtrot]

Fantastic game....just imagine what RE5 could of been like if they continued on a steady balance with this formula

It sounded amazing

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They added co-op though and changed everything

[gantarat]

I think i see producer Re 5 play beta version on Dev diaŕy
on video Chris lonely no sheva

[ThatEnglishDude]

Am I the only one who's incredibly tired of RE4? It was a great game, and still functions well enough. But games have come and gone that have done what RE4 did, and did it better. Dead Space for example (I'm talking about the original). The environments were boring, the story was terrible, the near constant nature of it being an escort mission, the characters were dull, one dimensional, and boring. Everyone raves about Leon like he's some amazing character. To me, he come off as some generic badass with a terrible emo haircut who muttered a lot of his lines. The less said about Ashley, the better. It just wasn't scary, tense, or frightening in the slightest. The whole thing gave me a 'baby's first horror game' vibe. I'm sure it was a lot of 'kids' most favorite game growing up, and in which case - fine. I guess I'm sick of how over-exposed RE4 is. It's on just about every platform going, and I wish people would just move on.

I'm not discounting the quality of the game itself, it's held up very well - and is masterfully designed. It solidified and set the example for how we now see third person shooters. It's just exhausted at this point. Hard to believe it's already 10 years though!

[mixelon]

No way, RE4 is still super fun. Really atmospheric at times and has hilarious dialogue and great memorable level design. It is tense with the chainsaw and spiky guys.

I love Dead Space too, but RE4 is just.. Great. :D

They'll move on from RE4 once Capcom finally make a RE game that lives up to it. :/

Same with Silent Hill, people wouldn't have to harp on about the earlier games if the quality hadn't tanked. :(

[StormLegend]

RE4 is still my favorite Resident Evil. I beat the game like 10 times on Gamecube.

[FrostyZipper]

10 years since the release of RE4?

Goddamn I feel old.

[FullmetalRoyale]

Am I the only one really excited to play REmake on the two Tuesdays from now?

My friend and I are going to shareplay it together, alternating control every so often. Perhaps after every death. Depends on how long we live each time.

[Gatsu]

Love RE4, it still is one of my most favorite games :). Good thing about it too was that it didn't have coop. But can't believe it's already been 10 years since I first played it on PS2... Goddamn time goes fast D: .

I'm also super excited to play REmake, gonna be sweeet xD. Don't remember when I last played it.

[higgins78]

Resident Evil 4 (GC) is a bona fide classic. Way, way too many games get discussed under the term 'classic', but few games (in my eyes) truly merit being called such. Mario 64, Shenmue, Okami, Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, and in my opinion - the most recent 'classic'...SMG, both 1 & 2.

Oh, and before I go, when I talk about Resident Evil 4 I talk ONLY in regards to the Gamecube version. Sure, other versions (Wii and HD) were comparable - even better in others eyes, but for me its where it launched (the Gamecube) and will always be best remembered...THAT controller.

[rawshack]

he forgot to say when the enemys drop money that was all so a very unique thing to have in a resident evil game

[Kingscorpion1981]

Hopefully they use ID Tech 6 for Evil Within 2!