Resident Evil 4 Remake Keeps Infamous Island Section, Makes it Bigger

This and 6 are the only resi games I haven’t played. Think I’ll wait for the PSVR2 version though, which is hopefully the full game like 7 and 8. Good to hear I’ll play it with all original areas included.

as it should be 👏
RE4 shaping up gooood

@LN78
That’s what I heard too, (which is why i said “hopefully”), but it’s currently unclear. I fully expect it to be the full game at some point too, but I’ll wait until it is. I’ve waited this long since the original release, what’s another year? Lol

I hope they make the island feel like tacked on, I also hope they give Mike a proper send off again. o7

@LN78
Often, at this point, it’s about developers building their own internal capabilities as much as immediate sales. They brought 7 and 8 to systems with very low sales, but yes, you might be correct. I would be quite surprised if they didn’t develop 8 and 8 VR concurrently, so perhaps may do the same here. Should know in a few days anyway.

If the Village is bigger, and the Island is bigger... How is it as long as the original? Here's hoping they don't cut the Castle section.

@LN78
It was always going to be niche. Obviously there was the benefit of more PS4s in the wild, but it was also a cobbled together piece of equipment designed to test the waters. 7 and 8 where both designed with VR in mind yes, and 4 wasn’t, but the combat focus is another benefit for VR, and it’s already running on quest to great reception I believe.

@Lup Assuming they’re classing the ‘main story’ as ‘about the same length’ and these areas will have additional, optional exploration which makes it longer than the original?

Can someone please ask the developers whether Krauser is in the game.

@LN78
Eye distance to screen has zero impact on motion sickness but, yes, there will always, sadly, be people who cannot use VR, even with new tech such as vibrations in the headset (or go on boat rides, or rollercoasters, etc).

Will it be niche forever? Well, depends, the number of users will be much lower than those with monitors in our lifetime, but there are also experiences people just can’t have with monitors in the same way. It’s conceivable that people may choose to socialise in VR spaces together, go to concerts, etc. even have short mini breaks in places it would cost much more to go to physically. It’s not just all about games.

Man I hoped they would have massively cut down the island. Besides the Krauser stuff it’s such a low point of an amazing game and would be so much better if it was cut down instead of expanded

I think they will have learned their lesson after they essentially removed over half the game when they remade Resi 3. The Resi 3 remake was still enjoyable but it was basically an abridged version at best. I hope they inlcude the full game maybe even with some added new content

Cool.resident evil 4 is one of the best games ever.and resident evil 4 remake looks amazing.word up son

First time I'll be playing RE4. I'm thinking of buying RE2 and RE3 remakes sometime before RE4's release and get a Resident Evil marathon going.

As a massive lover of the original Resi series its a point of shame of mine, that i never played 4. It came out whilst i was in a period of life where i didnt game much.

Ive tried recently to play the original but i found it to be a painful experience. Im looking forward to finally get my hands on it.

Im just hoping they treat it more like resi 2 remake than resi 3 remake. As 3 was missing a lot of main game content.

I also found the Island shooting sections dragged on a bit in the original, though the bits with the regenerators were good. I had the game at launch on GameCube, and I recall that was my thought even at the time.

In my opinion, the problem with this section was that the controls didn't support the increase in action. RPG-wielding enemies and machine gun emplacements were thrown at you, but Leon couldn't even move and shoot simultaneously. With the improved controls, I'm sure this segment will be much better

I never understood why people don't like the island. I love that part.

@Lup hope they didn't cut the castle section out plus it was part of the storyline also didn't you watch the announcement trailer?

@Zombiechris

I meant hope they didn't make it shorter. Sorry if it sounded otherwise.
They are saying the village and the island are bigger but the game is about the same lenght.

Judging by the comments here it seems like either something is getting lost in translation, or reading comprehension and using context clues is a lost art.

Look at the last gameplay trailer that showed off the new opening. It's still recognizably RE4, but it's all been completely overhauled. So, when they say "it has a lot more too it", I take it that doesn't mean it'll be bigger, but that it'll be more involved, it'll perhaps have less straight combat, and the feel and pacing of it has been better thought out and it will (hopefully) feel more like a part of the whole.

I'm excited for this game, especially since I'll be playing it for the first time (never got around to play the original back in the day).
Here's hoping they will offer an experience worthy of the hype that's slowly, but surely, building around it!

@GeneJacket I agree, that phrase left me the exact same impression when I red it, they aren't referring to "more or bigger areas" but to a more diverse game content or mechanics.

Well hopefully they change it quite a bit as it's easily the worst part of the original game, if anything I actually dislike that part when replaying it these days

I find it mind boggling that some people haven’t played the original given that it’s been released like 15 times.

@TeapotBuddha These things gave me nightmares I found the thing needed to kill them later on and wasted most of my heavy gun. (don't want to spoil anything for others)

@GeneJacket I agree, I doubt it will actually be "bigger"