The Real RE4 Remake

I really like the aesthetic, the real photos being crammed into these pixely textures gives it this crispness, it reminds me of Quake in that horror-y warmth and antique mystery, the menu sounds match this too in their soft, melodic nature so combined with my recent Ethel Cain obsession I loved this part of the game. There’s a sense of this being old and battered rather than a nice product which I think is great. I think it plays its hand too early gameplay wise though, you get most of the weapon in the first level and I don’t think it works as well after that! I liked when I was limited in stuff, there was a bit in a dark area where I was low on ammo and kind of forced into charging about with the axe, which with the creepy atmosphere and the rustic graphics made it feel like I was playing as a character in a horror film. Once my inventory filled up it went into familiar dashing about, bunnyhopping and unloading ammo into crowds of enemies. Fun but I wish so many boomer shooters didn’t feel the need to fall into the same action game type extremes. I want more shooters that are more thoughtful in how they give you stuff and aren’t just pushing for a straight forward, guns blazing power trip. Maybe it’s my fault for wanting another Condemned in this but I’ve played a few newer horror themed indie shooters where I keep coming away with a similar feeling and this got really close to what I wanted at points. Not everything needs to be strictly an action game or a horror game, it’d be nice to get more stuff in the middle.