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New ‘Resident Evil 4’ Remake Gameplay Video Released [Watch]
Game Informer are continuing their coverage of the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake from last week with a new video featuring nearly 13 minutes of gameplay. Specifically, the video covers gameplay from Chapter 5.
Set right after Leon meets Ashley, the gameplay footage that you’ll find below includes extended looks at the church and cemetery sequences, a demonstration of the combat and exploration in Resident Evil 4 (including the remake’s new mechanics involving Ashley), finishing off with the chaotic cabin battle with Luis Serra.
Speaking of Ashley, Game Informer notes that her personality has been tweaked in the remake into someone that Capcom hopes will be “a more believable” character. “Her character is a little more serious [in the remake] than the original,” says director Yasuhiro Ampo. “We put a lot of thought into how someone would realistically react when put in those situations. And in that context, we strengthened the reality of her interactions with Leon. That goes for the conversation she has with Leon as they travel.”
As mentioned before, Ashley will stick with Leon during gameplay, rather than being sent away to hide. “As a character, we wanted to have her by your side so she left an impression,” explains Ampo. “And as a game, having her hide while you went and fought in the original, that was fun in some ways. But having a character like Ashley and then having her basically disappear for a while felt like a waste. We wanted to avoid that in the remake.”
Resident Evil 4 arrives March 24, 2023 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series.
Saber Interactive delve into the roots of the horrors you’ll face in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival with the latest developer diary. Once again featuring Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley, along with members of the development team, the video focuses on the disturbing enemies and themes you’ll face on your journey in the game, and how the creation of this content affected the development team.
In addition, we’re given a bit more information on the story, which reveals that players won’t just be dealing with the Cenobites. They will, in fact, have to contend with two other key factions.
The first is the Scarlet Church, a cult led by a charismatic figure named Marlowe. The Church hopes to establish contact with the Cenobites and seeks to use the mysterious Genesis Configuration puzzle box to create a debauched paradise for themselves.
The other group is the Unworthy, once-human wretches who sought after the ultimate experiences of sensation but were denied by Leviathan, ruler of the otherworldly Labyrinth. These rejects of Hell, monsters who think and behave differently from the cultists of the Church, are drawn to the Genesis Configuration as a potential path to redemption.
Both the Scarlet Church and the Unworthy will offer completely different combat experiences, each with their own challenges to overcome. Luckily, you have at your disposal an arsenal of earthly weapons, as well as the power of the Genesis Configuration, which makes use of the game’s grisly dismemberment system. But beware – the Labyrinth has its own unsettling traps and challenges to survive.
Hellraiser: Revival launches October 8 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series. Pre-orders are now open.