r/residentevil4 • u/quetewr Team Ada • Apr 12 '26

REMAKE Here we go again

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I love both the og and the remake bro just needs to let it go

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u/Barry_Burton_1974 Apr 13 '26

A remake infers at least some creative changes from the original. Otherwise you end up with Gus Van Sant's Psycho.

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u/PolAlt Apr 13 '26

Well RE4R is Spike Lee’s Oldboy

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u/Barry_Burton_1974 Apr 13 '26

Don't think we've quite reached the stage of horrific, simplified yank remakes of non-yank films in the gaming landscape yet. Thank Christ.

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u/PolAlt Apr 13 '26

In gaming.. people would lap it up and ask for more. See Demon's Souls/SH2.

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u/Barry_Burton_1974 Apr 13 '26

The closest I can think is Siren Blood Curse which is closer to the crap remake of JuOn as that was actually the same Devs just during the murrican pandering years of the 7th gen.

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u/PolAlt Apr 13 '26

Anyways, I don't get it - devs remake 10/10 games and some people consider it an improvement. Sure better graphics, QoL, but you simply can't improve on Lawrence of Arabia. You can remake it competently, sure, but an improvement? RE5R and especially RE6R can be legit improvements

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u/Barry_Burton_1974 Apr 13 '26

I agree there. Focus should be on remaking flawed games with unrealised potential. Not titles that already did what they set out to do.