I hope you guys get a kick out of this one because it was a ton of "fun" to work on. If you're wondering why I sound odd towards the end, I had to get one tooth pulled and a root canal on a different tooth from the same side. So I had a hole in my gums and a temporary crown on one of my teeth. Couldn't quite get my mouth to do what I wanted. I'll sound normal next video. I promise. Also, I did some testing and it looks like my guess was correct. Those vertical bars in GameCube video output do seem to come from a low pass filter blurring the dithering. So if you own a Tink 5X, just turn your LPF off. Problem solved!

RE4 is the only thing that makes me understand why people keep buying and replaying Skyrim

Adaptive difficult doesn't apply for Professional, that's why it's the chosen one for speedrun, consistency

The Wii version of Dead Rising is made with the RE4 engine. I would love to hear what you think about it.

We need to rally and get Jared an iPhone with RE4 for that maximum jankiness!

I’m impressed you managed to cram all 12000 ports into one hour, well played me boy

I believe not even Skyrim has as many ports as RE4. Eat your heart out, Todd Howard.

I might have missed it but when you were talking about difficulty and consistency, professional difficulty locks the game to thr hardest difficultly no matter how bad youre playing. It also makes enemy moves and spawns way more predictable that way.

I always heard that the PS2 sound is compressed that way due to memory issues. I'm guessing you can have better files due to space on disc but playing them takes memory away too especially depending on the game choice of audio compression. Also, they don't only sound compressed but they seem to have taken the peaks away and there's no treble or bass to them.

You forgot to mention that the GameCube version is the only one that has different damage values to weapons, mostly all do less damage IIRC. Broken B. maxed does 35 damage and 50 on every other release. So in theory it’s the hardest version. Amazing detailed video though, as usual.

Great video! I love how the RE4 HD Project is so much more than texture and model replacements. Cris and Albert are actually improving lighting and other environmental effects. They're even going as far as remodelling the gnarly looking portions in certain areas of the maps. It really is a labour of love. I'd love to see Capcom use this pack and see the guys receive some reward or at least recognition. I think this has been in the works over 5 years now. Crazy amount of passion and dedication.

Few games compete with RE4 in terms of replayability. I finished it dozens of times and yet I'm still not bored of it. What's funny is that in most of these times I wasn't even planning on finishing it, I just plan on dipping into it for a few minutes just to scratch an itch and the next thing you know I'm watching the end credits lol the progression of the game is just so well done. Once you pick it up it's so hard to put it down. Every new port that comes out is pretty much just an excuse for me to play through it again.

I think that Capcom was incredibly smart in not telling anyone about the adaptive difficulty. They very easily could have advertised it as a back of the box bullet point, but they didn't do so probably because they wanted people to naturally have an experience with the right amount of challenge without knowing the game was catering it to them (or giving them the knowledge to exploit it). They succeeded in hiding it too, I think, it didn't really become common knowledge until many years later when fans and content creators circulated it on their own. Another cool tidbit is that the AI is actually coded to attack much less frequently when offscreen or behind the player. They must have been concerned about the small FOV and new perspective, and did this to cut down on the number of "cheap hits" the player suffers. Not saying it still doesn't happen, because it definitely does, but I just think that's kind of neat how they coded that.

I think RE4, Skyrim, and DOOM will always be in contention for most (official) ports and re-releases.

It’s possible to enjoy both RE2 style and RE4 style. RE wouldn’t be around today if they kept making games the way they did in the 90s. Things need to change over time

It's strangely poetic that the VR release gets a confirmed release date right after you post this.

Ive been playing this game since 2006 and i never knew that you could close the well so the pendant doesnt get dirty 🤦🏽‍♂️. Still suprising me all these years later lol

I've been wondering if you'd ever get to this topic, since RE4 and Skyrim are on the same level of different ports. Nicely done, man.

48:23 Yeahhhh Rewind Mike gets some love! There are dozens of us marking out. DOZENS!

Professional difficulty: Exists Avalanche Reviews:I'ma ignore that

24:21 The difference in audio sample fidelity has less to do with the capacity of the storage medium and more to do with the amount of audio RAM each platform had available to keep those samples on hand in. The GameCube had a luxurious 16MB of audio cache while the PS2 had to manage with a paltry 2MB. Note: The GameCube's actual audio ram was an even smaller 8KB, but most games would read in samples as needed from the cache.

I've lost count of how many streams I've watched of you gathering footage for this video but I loved every second of it. This video is basically the dessert after the buffet of streams.

The Re4 HD project modder has a KZfaq channel and is consistently updating stuff in the game and he's nearly finished including all pre-rendered cutscenes, separate ways, the mercenaries, and also assignment ada. The modder youtube channel is named "Albert Marin" and he's spanish that's why we don't see him often. His work is very unprecedented and he deserves credit for his passion in the game.

That's great to hear, that someone is actually making a higher and clearer resolution on the *Separate Ways* cutscenes

Before I watch, my favorite way is the wii version on a crt. Wii mote aiming makes the game so easy but it's so fun. Wanna see how it stacks up.

I love hearing the Wii version getting some love. It was always my favourite and especially loved the reloading sounds coming from the remote..even if it was jank as hell

Not gonna lie, the hype leading up to 4's release was real. People, who didn't even play video games were talking about. And that was just in secondary school. And I have to agree with you on what it did for the rest of the franchise. Didn't stop me from enjoying those games either, but I know exactly what you mean.

The whole complaint about the adaptive difficulty is easily remedied if you play on professional. There's no adaptive difficulty it just stays the same.

I have it on PS4, but even with the small issues it has on Switch, I plan on double dipping because a full blown portable version of RE4 is a dream come true for me.

I always found it interesting that some weapons had different stats in the GCN version. That, and I miss being able to lava one El Gigante and still get his treasure in Chapter 4.

I'm honestly surprised this isn't a 3 hour video. This game got around more then my ex.

Yesterday I was attempting to find info on the differences of the ports and couldn't find much. Then you made this video. Thank you!

The GameCube release was on 2 disks, halving what was needed for both disks, allowing for higher audio quality and assets, while the ps2 version had the entire game on the one disk, but all together, could still store more then the GameCube disks, so ya, the audio compression and quality is a little weird

Oh hell yeah! My most played RE title! Thank you Jared! Your voice is so relaxing and helps me with my anxiety/panic attacks. You are amazing!

Hey man, great retrospective comparison on the infamous RE4 ports as always and was happy to catch you streaming on getting footage on this video too! Even though I already have the original GC, PS2, and PS3 ports of the game, you convinced me to check it out again on Steam. Guess theres always something new as each port goes on haha

When you play pro difficulty the adaptive difficulty is always set to max iirc

That Evo Moment 37 mention was unexpected..but welcome. That being said RE4 did introduce some mechanics that ended up turning off fans of the series as time went on

Still bugs me why the Switch version of RE4 lacks motion control despite RE5/6/Rev1/Rev2 having them on the same console...:(

Ayyyyy u did it! Nicely done man! I feel like we were there for so much of this hahaha

I feel like this video is a part of me since I watched every livestream you did for footage.

everything in the PS2 version is downgraded simply because the hardware isn't as powerful as Gamecube. the extra storage space of the PS2's DVDs doesn't matter when the console can't render the original assets. there were alot more differences than the one's you covered. as an example alot of assets in the environments have been removed and every model has a lower polygon count, plus the lower resolution textures. this is why all the cutscenes were turned in to pre-rendered videos, the PS2 wasn't capable of rending the high quality models used in the cutscenes.

RE2 and RE4 are the best by far story wise and gameplay. It’s just something about raccoon city for me. Great seeing my video there. Deeply appreciate it!

Jared, I love you, bro. The amount of work and research you put into these videos is absolutely insane. You're the one KZfaqr I wish I could have a beer with and shoot the shit about survival horror, which is my favorite genre of gaming since RE1. Two things: 1. You are the only other person than myself that I've heard admit that RE4 has the same controls, just from a different viewpoint. 2. This could just be me as it's been years since I played the PS2 version, but I remember some of the enemy character models having fewer polygons (look at their feet when they're laying on the ground, they're rectangles like in RE 1-3 lol) Keep up the amazing work, my dude.

The bit about perfect parrying chun legs was great. Love the content man!

Interestingly the hookman build spawned haunting grounds for the ps2, an amazing game with the hookman being a persuer that cant be killed only stunned and it being in a huge castle being the same, re4 even references haunting grounds with the dog you rescue from the bare trap which has the same model as huey the dog from that game :)

speaking of the Ultimate HD release I wish that version used the Wii Remote aiming mechanics for the mouse and keyboard. using the mouse to control the on screen reticle and the ASWD keys to move the camera while aiming would have provided that version of the game with significantly more accurate aiming than what was included.

Watching a new entry of your RE retrospective is like meeting with an old friend. After all, that's how I found your channel. Hope that TGS next week confirms the RE3 Nemesis Edition leak, and we'll indeed see you very soon on the Resident Evil retrospective.

Just when I needed a little pick me up. More RE content is always appreciated

I personally LOVE the wii version I get away with stuff in that version I can only dream of in other ports, personal favorite being able to quick draw kill enemys

I also didn't know about the adaptive difficulty until I was told and then started to remember moments when the AI felt stupid all of a sudden

Man thanks for being so passionate about games and for making these amazing videos... Gems for the future.... Saludos desde Colombia!

Likely the reason the PS2 has heavily compressed audio is to free up just a little extra space to make room for the FMV cutscenes, which the Gamecube didn't need because it was all realtime there.

First time I played 4 on PC, as a PCMR nerd, I used arrow keys for aiming because the mouse aim felt weird and... it honestly made it SO much better. I can't believe I'm suggesting using arrow keys to aim over the mouse, but it was fantastic. And to add to your bit about the Wii controls, CoD4 on the wii remains my favorite CoD title ever.

The only thing I hated with 4,5, and 6 is the qte, I don’t want to break my controller playing these games

After binging every single one of your silent hill and resident evil retrospectives, I was surprised you didn’t cover the ports for RE4. Well I know what I’m listening to while at work 😊

Another great video can't wait to see what the next episode of The Resident Evil Retrospective brings.

Another plus of the Switch version is that you can hook up a GameCube controller (using the Smash usb-adapter) for a close-to-original feel but in HD!

Funny that this was uploaded when it was. I just played like 20+ hours of RE4 over the past week cleaning house with this game. I just beat all of the Ada stuff, as well as getting 5 stars with every character on Mercenaries mode, and I'm over half way done with Professional mode. Also I played through the PC port, the use of keyboard and mouse added a lot to the accuracy of the shooting. I also used the RE4HD project which makes this game look outstanding, I am so hyped for the full release of that project later this year. Edit: On a side note the 2007 PC port is actually very respectable after the 1.1 patch came out which you did not cover. The 1.1 patch pretty much fixes up all of the lighting and fog issues that you brought up. So although you are correct that everybody should avoid that version, when it comes to the 1.1 version it's arguably as good or even better than the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions minus all the cutscenes being pre-rendered.

I love that you were going to review every port but you just reviewed the game for the first 20 minutes. You have an it's complicated relationship with Resident Evil 4 . I love your reviews dude

In the scene with the first regenerator. That was an extremely nice and well organized briefcase/suitcase/tactical case, whatever the hell out is lol. I rewound the video a couple times just to bask in its glory lol

Are you going to review the vr edition of this game? Would love to hear your thoughts on that version game since it’s going to be a almost completely different experience from that of the Wii version

The ps2 port was far inferior to the GameCube version. Worse visuals and less enemy’s able to populate on screen.

I still remember when I first got re4 at the store it was my birthday and for and for 14 year me this was the turning point in my life and the world of videogames never before had I played a game like re4 it was so revolutionary I had no idea what I was in for I had played the OG Resident Evil before but had no idea how this story and gameplay had progressed since PS1 re, re2, and Code Veronica And also the 2 outbreak games

This video felt like it was 20 mins long. I love your videos!

"....with what it did to a franchise up to a point" God i couldn't agree more. i love RE4 but i hate what it did to the series (outside of ya'know - keeping it alive ) i remember seeing the trailers for RE4 when it was in its weird 'progenitor virus' infecting Leon stages and being so excited to see that RE4... still one of the lost/beta RE titles id love to see more of one day~

I've been wondering for a long time about the quick time -stuff on the Steam port. I thought that game just had poopy QTE's like all games that have them. Played the PS2 one long time ago and didn't remember it being that bad. But of course it was the old "game logic tied to fps" -thing XD. Had to redo the mine cart section three times because the prompts went away so freaking fast at the very end of it when you have to jump from the cart. I remember Dark Souls 2 having a similar issue originally on PC. Some things like weapon durability was tied to the damn fps, so on pc's 60-fps your weapons would break twice as fast. Fun times.

Oh man. I'm so glad this dropped today. Good timing

its funny of all the videos you made this is THE ONE i had always been waiting for yet never asked for it. i dont know if you know but what makes your vid so special is that you go in depth with the different port version, pros and cons and what is thebest way to play such and a such game nowadays. anyone can make game reviews and there are plenty on resident evil but nobody goes over the different versionb and how we coud have the best experience, nobody but you, thats what made me an avid follower

I wonder if Avalanche has a Quest 2. I would love to hear what he thinks of RE4 VR.

my first experience with re4 actually was that 2007 PC port, my computer barely ran it at like maybe 20fps (it was a cheap all in one computer since I was 11 at the time) and I played it on a keyboard. somehow I ended up 100 percenting that version and unlocked all the special weapons. no idea how I did it looking back lol

After a long long time you did it I mean so many months later I have been waiting for this video thanks for your lot of hard work

Your inventory is the most chaotic layout I have ever seen anyone have.

I'm surprised how he didn't go into how any port past ps2, Separate Ways used the compressed 480i video files from the ps2 on said port. The cutscenes look like garbage on anything but the ps2 which is why he mentioned that the HD Project wanted to remaster the Separate Ways cutscenes

This game is so fun, but I'd love if Capcom would have cracked the formula for the "over the shoulder horror" before RE2MAKE came out. Nonetheless, this game is such a gem. I just love it.

Regarding your criticism of Dynamic Difficulty: Professional difficulty locks the slider to its highest, making every encounter consistently the same difficulty. I know you have to unlock it first, but just letting you know. Also, the existence of Professional also means there is an actual maximum difficulty that you can master to effectively conquer the game.

I remember the day the steam port came out me and a couple friends were trying to play it with PCs that couldn't really handle it so two out of three of us had a game that was running in slow motion while the third person in the group had a game that had Leon with no hair. So his frames were so low that Leons hair wouldn't render. I think the bald Leon screen shot is still around somewhere

Honestly bullshit they are remaking RE4 instead of Code Veronica.

I didn't mind the graphical downgrade going from GC to PS2, didn't even notice the audio issues at the time. The worst thing was going from the GC controller with it's great left analog stick and sprung shoulder buttons to that outdated dualshock, just made the game so much more awkward to play. Still have the steelbook though! Had a ton of fun replaying the PC DVD version of RE4 on the GPD Win, seems to run a lot better than the original Steam version.

Babe wake up Avalanche put out a new RE video

Although I agree with most points in this video, I never even realized that difficulty changed throughout the game until a couple of year ago, even after at least a hundred playthroughs since my childhood. The thing is I used to tryhard this game a lot, so maybe that's why. Great review as always, man.

I find it very odd that the PS3 or heck even the PS4 version, doesn't have move controller support, so you can have that Wii controller style support. One thing I find kinda annoying about the PS4 version is that, they didn't bother changing/adding new PlayStation trophies including a platinum trophy.

Fun Fact: Another great video! Did you know you can kill The Merchant in RE4? I had no idea you could do this until I shot him 🎮😆🔫😱

Your videos introduced me to the concept of ports being different from each other. For my whole life I always thought the machine you played a game on didn't matter, at least for consoles. You kind of blew my mind, I'm glad I'm seeing the difference now.

14:00 I’m not gonna lie. This has to be the single best retort, I’ve ever heard.

As one of those people whos first experience with RE was through RE4 and consider it a masterpiece, I understand your frustration. I feel the exact same way about Breath of thr Wild.

The "I Don't Hate RE4" section is a summary on what's wrong with this channel's content: addressing a non-issue with a somewhat contrarian opinion, while actively berating a large portions of your own viewers for thinking differently in a way that you could just pretend you didn't, and not providing solid enough arguments for your points. First of all, he claims he's not calling RE4 fans a bunch of "johnny come-latelies", but he is at least heavily implying he thinks that way, considering RE4 is nearly 20 years old and has been considered a classic on it's own for most of this time. Liking classic RE more because you played them first is also a form of "bias", and doesn't entitle you to the claim on what the franchise should or shouldn't be moving forward. If we're talking about "age related bias", how old is this man was that he was already married when the game launched? He must be at least in his 40s now, was already an adult back then, and is still somewhat salty nearly 20 years later that the "new kids" got to experience the franchise in a different way he did. And then, we go on to the "arguments". Dude says he "feels like RE4 is an incredible case study on how truly bad a game's pacing can be". How? It's still, to this day, considered a game with a great pacing. It does lose some steam near the end, and it doesn't end as strongly as it starts, but it really gets bad enough to be considered one of the major cases of bad pacing in videogames? The same thing could easily be said about any of the "classic" games, you know. He then implies that RE4's popularity was more due to the moment at the time than it's actual quality, because the PS2 was popular and people were buying more consoles and games back then, and until it's release, RE was a "relatively niche" franchise. The "right place, right" argument doesn't really work when you think about the game's long term popularity: despite being a a newer release on what was already a well established franchise with many titles by that point, it became more popular and influential than any of the previous games, and that doesn't happen simply because of a "right place, right time" situation. Horror, as a whole, will always be a "niche" genre compared to most other games, but RE was already very popular in the 90s and early 2000s, for any standards, and the PSX was a pretty popular piece of hardware. It had a movie adaptation back in 2002 that was popular enough to spawn it's own sequels, and the first sequel was released even before RE4. Every person I knew that had a PS2 (and there were a lot) had played at least one of the "classic" games, and even knew people that didn't really care about games that knew about the franchise. Yes, it was already pretty popular, even before RE4, but none of the previous games were as influential as RE4 in the long run. It's funny how he even tries to devalue the game's popularity by claiming that "middle schoolers" were hyped about it. Yes, kids and teenagers play more games than adults. That's just how it is. What demographic does he think was the most responsible for the first games' sales and popularity? This wasn't an issue when played the first games in his teens, so why in RE4's case it is? There's, of course, the complaint that due to RE4's popularity, there wasn't a new game in the "classic style" since. What a lot of "classic" fans conveniently forget to address is that the franchise started leaning more towards action before 4. The second game was already more action focused than the first, and so was the third one compared to the second, and Code: Veronica was already experimenting with a more dynamic camera with fully 3D environments, inspired, probably, by Dino Crisis. Dead Aim experimented with a gameplay and perspective that made it basically proto Re4. This was done to keep the formula from getting stale, and even so, by 2002, it was basically a consensus among players and devs that the formula was getting stale. Apparently, I need to remind people that the idea to change RE4 so much in comparison to previous ones didn't come from some spiteful devs that didn't like the originals, but from Mikami himself and his team, people who created the franchise, respected the previous games, and wanted to build on them. By 2005, the franchise already had about six mainline games in the "classic"style released on the spam of less than a decade, not to mention spin offs like Outbreak, that were closer to the classic style. Weren't those games enough, at least for a while, even more so considering that they tried to innovate and experiment with the formula? Another essential reminder is that the fixed camera angles in the original games weren't originally a choice born out of artistic intention, but from technological limitations: Mikami wanted to make a fully 3D game with a first person perspective, but the PSX couldn't handle that with the kind of game he wanted to make. Avalanche here also claims that RE4's popularity meant that every game in the series for "nearly 2 decades" played "exactly" like it. C'mon, man, that's an hyperbolic, dishonest statement made in order to seem like his arguments have more of a basis than they actually have. First of all, no subsequent game in the series plays "exactly" RE4, because they were trying to be more like games that were inspired by it, instead of building up on it. Even 5 is different enough to be considered a very different experience. 6 was a full on action game, and the first Revelations was the one that came the closest to being "like RE4", but even it was more action focused and had very streamlined gameplay. Rev2 was basically The Last of Us in an eastern-European setting. Ok, even if that's a gross exaggeration, maybe he meant those games had basic shooting and perspective similar to RE4 (although, need I remind, perspective alone doen't define a game). Well, that still means the last game in RE4's style was Rev2, released in 2015. That's a decade, not "nearly two decades"; still, if you consider the moment the franchise was "rebooted" again, with RE7 in 2017, that's "over a decade". "Hey, what about the RE2make?" RE2make is overall closer to classic style RE than to 4, regardless of perspective. 3make was more action focused, sure, but it was still closer to 2make than 4, and by then the series had already established a pattern of 2 different types of release: remakes and first person sequels, with Village being closer to 7 than to 4. I guess 4make is actually the game that is the closest to being exactly like 4, released nearly 2 decades since the original, but it wasn't out when this video was made, and it's, well, a remake, and with some substantial differences. What's also funny is the "boomer" resentment of his demographic not making up the majority anymore, and it's absurd that he wishes it still did. Well, yes, things change, and still, nostalgia bias keeps him from reflecting on why RE4 had (and still has) a longer lasting legacy and more influence than the first games, even nostalgia aside. Things change, and some things do for a reason. Due to nostalgia happening in cycles, there has been a resurgence of classic style survival horror games, and there's also a reason why it isn't as popular as, let's say, the 2D gaming resurgence. There are some pretty good games from this batch, like Signalis and Tormented Souls, but that also means people can more easily why the industry has moved on from such games. Avalanche claims to "respect" what RE4 did for the industry, but not liking what it did for the series. That's contradictory. Actually respecting means understanding and accepting what it it did for it's own series, and why it did it. RE was always a franchise that innovated by building upon a previous formula, setting trends and standards for the industry, and 4 is no different. Disclaimer: I like classic RE and the newer games (well, most of them). I even like REmake as much as 4, for different reasons.

Ps2 sales were super boosted by the fact that a cheap DVD player was over 300 dollars. By combining them Sony made the ps2 a no brainer. The GameCube was more powerful from a hardware standpoint and also had 4 controller ports, but the bad controller and no DVD player made it less desirable by parents that didn’t play games.

Rare case where the Wii version is the best version of a multi-plat title.

Re 4 VR got missed

For my money the GameCube version still reigns supreme. I still don't think I've played a game with tighter controls than RE4 on the GameCube. That game was made for that controller. After all these years this game still maintains a top 3 position all time for me, love it!

I love that joeypocket reference for the switch joke

Great video! Worth mentioning that the Gamecube version also had a very immersive (native) Dolby Pro Logic II surround soundtrack. It definitely added a new layer to the gameplay if you had a decent surround sound amp and speakers. Also, back in 2002 onwards, I was one of the lucky few at the time who owned a consumer 36" progressive scan flat screen CRT fed by a GC component cable - the image was simply sublime (for the time). I was so impressed with this game and the RE1 remake on the GC, that I always demo'd it to friends who didn't think the Gamecube was anything more than a console for kids. I can tell you that after witnessing these games in surround sound and on a progressive display, they went straight out and bought one, just for the RE games alone!

The only reason why I didn't initially like RE4 on the PS2 was because I had owned the PS2 late in my high school life and had the GC for most and had to catch up to a lot of PS2 games and how the controller feel. For me, the GC controller is superior

i love the ps2 version :) Playing it once in a while. it has in my op the best gameplay (the ps2 controller is better than the gc controller), the game is harder on the ps2 than on the gamecube which is a plus for me, i like the challenge. Leons flashlight is on in the scary village part and looks more atmospheric. The audio is muddy yes, but at least it is not buggy as the later ports (all of them..a lot)... one example, the sniper rifel reloading sound doesnt match the visuals in the later ports. And as i say ther are so many audio bugs or visual bugs(reloading the assault shotgun, the bullets clip through the rifle) (weird 60fps and 30 fps visual effect mix looks awful)... I also think...the higher the resolution gets the worse the game look...takes away the atmosphere in my op, its a horror/action game. (same what happend to the silent hill hd version) there are more things why i prefer the ps2 version over all others, but im to lazy to write :D

what a great video, very distinct from modern style of people doing video essays

As always a great vid, can't wait for the next one 😀

I got the Oculus Quest 2 version last week. Holy crap. I can't believe they were able to do this in VR. It's perfect. Something so familiar is brand new at the same time. Classic battles. New controls. More hands on than the Wii version. Definitely worth buying an Oculus for. The cabin and shed battles are so sick.

Anyone watching this today, the RE4 HD Project has released it's full 1.0 version in february 2022, and it's not just a texture pack, but also contains new models and effects.

I recently decided to revisit this game for the first time in years (my last attempt at the game was the PS3 HD remaster back around 2013) with the goal of finally beating it and I ended up going with the Steam version after watching your video. So far I’m a few hours in and I gotta say that you were right about it being the best way to play the game. Especially with the HD Project mod, which I’m absolutely glad I downloaded since it lets you mess with the camera FOV so that the camera is no longer right on top of Leon.

I remember the first time I saw this game being played at my friend's house. My reaction was "...you said this is resident evil? But those guys aren't zombies...anyway, I'm definitely getting this!"