T5W#376-Top 5 Moments from the 2nd Resident Evil 4 Remake Story and Gameplay Trailers

We got a ton of big Video Game trailers and announcements last week from Silent Hill getting in on the big Remake craze to a bloody and epic new look at Final Fantasy XVI.  Arguably the biggest news that kind of pushed everything else to the side was Capcoms mind blowing presentation of not just a new trailer for Resident Evil 4 Remake but also gameplay footage too.  This has easily become my most anticipated game of 2023 (with Final Fantasy XVI up there too, damn that trailer looked nice if a bit intense).  Seeing as how I’ve been spending most of this month in the Resident Evil universe because of my RE Retrospective Special, I’m surprised I haven’t dedicated more time to RE themed Top 5s.  That changes today as for today’s Top 5 Wednesday I take a look at my Top 5 Moments from the 2^nd Resident Evil 4 Remake Story and Gameplay Trailers.  As the title implies, I’ll be looking at moments from both the new and more fleshed out story trailer and the accompanying gameplay presentation.  Let’s get to it.

 
#5-Might Warrant a 3^rd Person Playthrough of RE: Village

I know I talked about this in my previous observations of the RE4 Remake Reveal Trailer but it really seems that much like how Village took aesthetic inspirations from the original RE4, the Remake is doing the same thing with Village.  The look of the forest Leon trudges through and the cabins he enters feel eerily similar to how Ethan Winters first enters his own snow covered hell hole a couple of years back.  With RE: Village getting a 3^rd Person Mode in its big DLC drop, I feel like playing through that game again in the new perspective could be a good primer for entering Leon’s new adventure.  Sure Ethan cant roundhouse kick anything but it would be cool to see Chris Redfield’s counter punch look just like Carlos Olivera’s from RE3 Remake.

 
#4-Familiar Enemies Reborn

While RE4 Remake will follow in the footsteps of the previous Remake endevours for RE2 and RE3, the entire wheel isn’t being totally reinvented, especially when it comes to the unique set of baddies Leon must face.  And it looks like every major enemy is accounted for including main antagonist Osmund Sadler and his two right hands, Ramon Salazar and Village Chief Bitores Mendes (no sign of Jack Krauser yet).  We also get to see the newly designed El Giagante, who looks freaking awesome, and a tease at the Berzerker Las Plagas aka the ones who’s parasites burst out of their heads and try to attack with that razor sharp tail.  Oh and don’t forget that not so friendly Del Lago, who’s famous water fight with Leon rival the showdown between Chief Brody and the titular shark at the end of Jaws.  Still waiting to see what my favorite enemies, the Regenerators look like.  I think it’s gonna be a whole new terrifying thrill trying to take those things on again.

 
#3-More Luis and Ada

Two of RE4’s most important supporting characters got mere glimspes in the teaser trailer but got their full fledged first appearances in the new one.  Luis…I wont lie, I feel like he looks a bit more menacing and scary as opposed to his suave and handsome original design.  Luis was always a bit of a mystery in the original game and a bit of a wild card.  His new design in RE4 Remake feels like the opposite of what they did with Carlos Olivera in RE3 Remake, the scruffier look backfiring and making him look less heroic and trustworthy.  As for the lovely Ada Wong, while we still don’t have a good look at her full outfit, what’s most noteworthy about her appearance in the trailer is that it looks like she’ll have scenes with both Leon and Ashley together, which is a change, I don’t remember Ada and Ashley sharing much time together in the original, if at all.  Also, Ada’s voice actress from Resident Evil 2 doesn’t seem to be reprising her role and I know that’s something most fans of her well done character in that game might not be ok with.  Time will tell I suppose.

 
#2-Ashley Gets an Upgrade

Ashley Graham sort of gets a bad rep amongst Resident Evil fans.  Escort missions are no ones favorite in Video Games and Ashley is often prone to getting herself injured, snatched away or just wearing down players with her constant whining.  Well, it looks like the poster girl for escort missions is getting a bit of an overhaul, or at least something more tolerable.  RE4 Remake has shown us several new scenes with Leon’s primary mission objective, complete with a nice new look at potential scenes that delve more into Ashley’s initial capture by Los Illuminados.  The new trailer, however, continues to expand on the new changes in store for Ashley, including a chilling scene where she seems forced by the Las Plagas within her to aim a gun at someone, maybe Leon.  Looks like she’ll be more depth beyond complaining this time around. 
 

#1-Who’s Ready to Enter the Village Again?

Honestly, no matter how little gameplay was shown, there was no way Capcom couldn’t at least include a small glimpse of Resident Evil 4’s most infamous set piece: the opening Village attack.  Like then rest of the presented footage, this didn’t just look like an HD Remake.  While Villagers still attacked en masse and familiar cutscenes returned, everything looks brand new.  From dropping lanterns on enemies in barns to the crazy and truly scary eyes poking out of the Chainsaw Man’s bag to Leon being able to block said chainsaw with his combat knife, my heart was racing again just watching what I have to look forward too.  Best moment, hands down though, was seeing that Leon is still able to roundhouse kick stunned enemies, potentially knocking others off their approach too.  The only thing that would make this recreated masterpiece perfect is if they include Leon’s famous finishing line when the fight suddenly ends.  Anyone up for Bingo?