Resident Evil 4

It was kind of a joy to play the Ada/Separate Ways dlc for the first time a few years ago, it was much meatier then I expected.

RE4 controls always take time to readjust to, it was such a leap from prior games and yet so different from modern conventions. I wonder if the new remake is trying to update it just a bit too much and it's resisting the pull. Idk, gonna judge to play around with it some more.

Ok I switched to the old RE4 control scheme and learned how to do the kick and duck grabs, and managed to run around until the church bells rang, I'm back in.

Just finished 2make and 3make. Do I head to 4make on release? Or go for 1/0 HD. Have only played 7 and the first parts of 5. I really messed up the order playing these games

Ooooh you have to play 4.ILG playthrough pls.

Got through the Village again in the real game, I'm actually pretty psyched to play this through with all the new little variations. Movement is clearly a central mechanic this time, they really want you to keep on the move via bullets not reliably stopping/stunning enemies, someone always coming from behind, etc.

In the original game I could plant myself in one position and pick enemies off, and I remember being able to basically clear out the village before the bell rang. Now it's an exercise in running away until the clock strikes, which I suppose makes everything feel more 'survival horror' than like a shooting gallery.

I think I'm about halfway through (mid-chapter 9) and really enjoying it. Nu-Ashley took some getting used to early on, since the cultists seem more aggressive about going for her. There are also a couple sections where the game seems to want you to run or stealth through instead of killing all enemies, and if she gets caught it's easy to get overwhelmed. I actually had to come up with a bit of a strategy to get through one or two bits (laying mines, using flash grenades), weird.

But overall it's so fun to just play through the game again with all these changes, pretty much all for the better (the puzzles are all still annoying, although I guess endearingly so). I'm stubbornly sticking to my old approach of Red 9 + riot gun + sniper rifle, only spicing it up with those bolt thrower land mines every now and then.

I love the campiness and rollercoaster-esque pacing of this game, but I loath looking it up online and seeing all these "gun nerds" talking about how realistic or unrealistic the weapons are, ugh.

i am desperate to play this and recreate the initial ilx playthrough, which was one of my favorite video game experiences, but i'm not sure my 5 year old is ready for it.

Ha, that's a parenting decision I've never considered.

I get this in my head every time someone refers to Leon as "Mr. Kennedy" -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwO-k-RqNA

the briefcase as a pvp roguelike deckbuilder with crafting, because it's 2024
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2427700/Backpack_Battles/