Resident Evil 4 Remake

Description :

Resident Evil 4 is a 2023 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. A remake of the 2005 game Resident Evil 4, players control the US agent Leon S. Kennedy, who must save Ashley Graham, the daughter of the United States president, from the mysterious Los Illuminados cult. The remake has an updated plot, new visuals, characters, cast, and altered gameplay.

Resident Evil 4 was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on March 24, 2023. Versions for iOS, and macOS were released on December 20, 2023. The game received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year and The Game Award for Game of the Year. The game had sold 7 million units by March 2024, making it the fastest-selling installment in the series.

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Story :

-Following the destruction of Raccoon City in 1998, Leon S. Kennedy (Nick Apostolides / Toshiyuki Morikawa) becomes an agent for the United States government and undergoes training with Major Jack Krauser (Mike Kovac / Kengo Tsuji). Six years later in 2004, Leon is sent by the president to rescue his daughter Ashley Graham (Genevieve Buechner / Akari Kito) from a village in rural Spain with the remote assistance of Ingrid Hunnigan (Raylene Harewood / Yu Sugimoto). Soon after arriving, Leon finds his escorts brutally murdered by the villagers, who are being controlled by the parasite Las Plagas and have pledged themselves to the Los Illuminados cult. Searching for Ashley, Leon meets Luis Serra (André Peña / Kenjiro Tsuda), whom Ingrid confirms once worked for the Umbrella Corporation. Leon and Luis are captured by the village head, Chief Bitores Méndez (Jon Bryant / Takeshi Oda), who injects Leon with a Plaga parasite. After escaping captivity, the pair separate.

Leon rescues Ashley, who has also been infected with a Plaga. They are pursued by Méndez until Leon kills him. With their rescue helicopter delayed by inclement weather, the pair retreat to a castle, but Lord Ramón Salazar's (Marcio Moreno / Chō) forces capture Ashley. Leon briefly re-encounters Ada Wong (Lily Gao / Junko Minagawa) following their last encounter in Raccoon City before reuniting with Luis underground, who provides suppressants for the Plagas and reveals he wants to atone for his actions while working as an Umbrella researcher and for Los Illuminados. The pair use mining tunnels to reach the surface, but Luis is fatally stabbed by Krauser, who has defected to Los Illuminados. Leon and Krauser engage in combat until Luis forces Krauser to retreat. Before he dies, Luis gives Leon the key to his personal lab. Upon returning to the castle, Leon battles and kills Salazar before pursuing Krauser and Ashley to an island facility with Ada's help.

Leon reunites with Ashley, but the pair encounter Osmund Saddler (Christopher Jane / Hōchū Ōtsuka), Los Illuminados' leader who intends to send the infected Ashley back to the United States to infect her father so he can take over the world. Saddler uses their Plagas to control Ashley and incapacitate Leon, separating them again. While moving through the facility, Leon discovers Krauser kidnapped Ashley and brought her to the village out of resentment against the United States government for their handling of "Operation Javier", a mission he narrowly survived two years prior that resulted in his entire unit being killed. Desiring power, Krauser uses a Plaga to mutate himself and fight Leon, who reluctantly kills him. Leon reunites with Ashley, but Saddler returns and attempts to control Leon until Ada intervenes, allowing Leon to take Ashley to Luis's lab and remove their parasites. While searching for a means of escape, Leon rescues Ada from Saddler before joining forces with her to kill him, who drops a vial of Plaga amber. Ada takes the vial and leaves in a helicopter while Leon and Ashley escape the exploding island on a jet ski.

-Separate Ways

Prior to Leon's arrival, Ada frees Luis from Salazar's dungeon so he can procure a vial of Plaga amber he had hidden for her, but gets infected with a unique Plaga parasite by one of Salazar's enforcers, Pesanta. While attempting to rendezvous with Luis and evading Pesanta, Ada covertly assists Leon in his fight against Los Illuminados. As her infection worsens, Ada's increasingly impatient boss, Albert Wesker (Craig Burnatowski / Jouji Nakata), periodically checks in on her. She eventually reunites with Luis, who realizes she is infected and convinces her to collect ingredients for a suppressant to slow her, Leon, and Ashley's infections. Complicating matters, Ada's condition worsens further in the amber's presence, forcing the pair to separate once more until her suppressant takes hold. While Luis helps Leon and Ashley, Ada kills Pesanta, which causes her to vomit her parasite. After killing it, she tries to find Luis again, only to learn Krauser killed him for the amber.

Ada helps Leon reach Los Illuminados' island facility before secretly placing a tracker on him and breaking off to find Krauser. She witnesses him give the amber to Saddler before Wesker provides a device to help her bypass the facility's security. Upon learning Wesker also intends to detonate the island, regardless of Ashley's survival, Ada uses Luis's files to sabotage the bombs before using Leon's tracker to locate Saddler. She rescues Leon and Ashley and defeats Saddler, but he catches her off-guard and captures her. Leon eventually rescues Ada, who joins him in killing Saddler before retrieving the amber. As she leaves, she contacts Wesker to inquire about his intentions for the amber. When he promises a new dawn will break at the cost of billions of casualties, a disgusted Ada forces her pilot to change course.

Wesker learns of Ada's betrayal and that the island is still intact due to the bombs not detonating correctly. Having obtained Krauser's body, an undeterred Wesker proclaims the "age of man" will soon end.

Characters :

-Leon Scott Kennedy

One could argue that Leon S. Kennedy already was a protagonist in the series with Resident Evil 2. But his search for the president's daughter over in Spain is equally memorable and is primarily centred around him. By this point he's no longer a rookie — yet, at least from what we know about the Resident Evil 4 remake so far, he's definitely put to the test in one of the biggest challenges of his career.

His look definitely resembles the one from the Resident Evil 2 remake, but it's easy to notice the subtle differences that showcase he's older now. In any case, as long as he continues with his B-horror movie-style quips and impressive melee attacks, we'll feel right at home.

-Ashley Graham

The damsel in distress of the story, Ashley Graham is the president's missing daughter and Leon's primary rescue target. Those who played the original might have mixed feelings about her role in the game, as there are multiple sections in which the player needs to protect her from enemies while also dealing with tons of foes simultaneously.

It's unsure whether these sections will be reworked or not for the remake. What we do know, at least from what the trailers suggest, is that Ashley might have a bigger role, with one particular scene showcasing her succumbing to the parasite and aiming a gun at somebody.

-Luis Sera

Luis Sera is a mysterious yet charming character that helps Leon, at least in his own way. The trailers feature him quite often, which seems to indicate he will remain largely important in the core story.

That being said, his model definitely looks different, almost like a younger version of his past original self, which may or may not take some time to get used to depending on how attached you are to his previous model.

-Ada Wong

Speaking of mysterious characters, Ada Wong is back once more. Picking up a similar treatment to how Leon is portrayed, with a model that doesn't differ too much from the Resident Evil 2 remake version, she is also featured quite a few times in trailers. It's early to know how the Separate Ways portion of the original game will tie into the Resident Evil 4 remake.

Either it remains as a bonus chapter of sorts that is unlocked after finishing the main story once, or it will be integrated into Leon's own journey through the region.

-Ingrid Hunnigan

Very few protagonists manage to become iconic without an operator on their side — or in this case, via a communication line. Ingrid Hunnigan is originally present only in a few calls throughout the story, but from what we've seen in the trailers, we can now see her in actual cutscenes inside her office.

Perhaps she'll have a bigger role, too, but we can at least rest assured that she'll have Leon's back once more.

-Albert Wesker

Yet another character that showed up primarily on calls during the Separate Ways portion of Resident Evil 4 cooperating with Ada Wong, we have Albert Wesker.

Albert Wesker is an iconic antagonist of the Resident Evil series, and he is involved in Leon's story as well, albeit mostly indirectly. We're yet to see him in trailers, but knowing his nature, it's safe to guess he is eager to make our acquaintance.

-Bitores Méndez

One of the most formidable enemies of Leon in Resident Evil 4, Bitores Méndez is confirmed to return to haunt us once more. He seems to be wearing a coat with a darker tone in the remake, fully embracing his goth vibe, and remains as stoic and frightening as ever.

His encounter with Leon is quite emblematic, and it remains to be seen how Capcom decides to adapt it for this new iteration.

-Ramon Salazar

Another iconic villain in the Resident Evil 4 story. Ramon Salazar, whose resemblance no longer seems like one of a child in the remake, but rather an aged person, is one of the key figures of Los Iluminados, the center cultist group of the story.

He proves to be quite troublesome for Leon in the original, and from what we can gather from the trailers, he'll be equally annoying in the remake.

-Osmund Saddler

Speaking of Los Iluminados, the cult is led by Osmund Saddler, an ancient evil man that is behind the parasite that has turned every resident, well, evil.

Depending on how you look at it, he is in charge of most of what happens in the story, even if the people he's in charge of are the ones doing most of the dirty work and trying to stop Leon. Still, you can expect to encounter him in the remake once more.

-Jack Krauser

Jack Krauser is yet another iconic antagonist for Leon in Resident Evil 4, and one of Wesker's strongest allies. Krauser has a big role during the events of the game, and it's hard to imagine the remake leaving him behind.

Still, it'll be curious to see how his encounters with Leon will be recreated, as well as his new look, which is yet to be shown.

-Merchant

Don't fret, stranger, the iconic merchant is returning for the Resident Evil 4 remake. In fact, the shop seems to be quite revitalized, including a whole new aspect involving crafting. Leon will now be able to make ammunition, as well as different herbs and other items with the usage of multiple materials.

Upgrading weapons remains a vital aspect, as well as purchasing or selling equipment. Overall, it seems like he'll remain a trustworthy partner throughout the story, providing aid when you need him the most and helping you to make some room in your inventory.

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