Crowbcat soul vs soulles Resident Evil 4 Remake

Probably his worst video, and the first one where it seems he's nitpicking just for the sake of it.

And according to the initial feedback, that's what most other people think as well.
 
GrayChild said:
Probably his worst video, and the first one where it seems he's nitpicking just for the sake of it.

And according to the initial feedback, that's what most other people think as well.
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I agree somewhat with him,the originals atmosphere,ambient soundtrack and cinematography are all superior to the remake in my opinion.
 
I've gone through 4REMAKE like 9 times and it's fun to play but it's no where near as good as the original. These are just cold, hard facts. In fact every remake isn't as good as the original aside from Mikami's remake of the first game. But it is what it is.
 
hyperbertha said:
its like an essence, ethereal yet tangible in all the known ways...
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GrayChild said:
Probably his worst video, and the first one where it seems he's nitpicking just for the sake of it.

And according to the initial feedback, that's what most other people think as well.
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The problem with this video is the title and description. If he had just left it as a comparison piece without bias(like some of his best older videos), it would be received much better.
 
Wow, this is a very shit video. REmake has as much soul as the original. It isn't better than the original, nor is it supposed to be. They are both excellent games that should be played.
 
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I played remake
Then played original HD textures + hd_tweaks
Then played remake again.... and I could barely finish it again.

I do recognize the remake as a fantastic game but it's not as good as re2make and resi4 original is just a different beast.
 
Made it about a minute and a half in before I said, "Yeah the remake looks way better, done watching this" and then turned it off.

If you don't like 4 Remake that's fine, but the original pales in comparison in every way. Accept that fact, let it go and move on.
 
ITT: This video sucks, it's threatening my nostalgia for one of the most overrated games of all time and doesn't validate my purchase 😭
 
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DeepEnigma said:
What is "soul" in a videogame?

Is that like nostalgia?
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Kind of. For the purpose of the thread I'll take your post seriously. For some games it's when developers go the extra mile to make sure that barely any part of it is left untouched.

For example in that video, the ambient noises. However, we don't know for sure if it's one of three things: if Crowbcat has bad speakers or doesn't understand spatial audio, if it was artistic intent with the remake, or if the devs forgot to include it. I'm leaning towards the first two considering the direct rain and shore sound comparisons. The reason I brought up that he has potential audio issues, is because I've turned off the music and voices after playthrough 2, so that I can speedrun with only hearing enemy actions and not hear Ashley whine for half of the game. Thus, I do hear the ambience, animals, nature sounds, etc. that for some reason was selectively not present in the video.

For other games, it truly is just nostalgia. For example Buck Bumble is a mediocre video game with a catchy theme song. People who grew up on it will state otherwise.
 
begotten said:
ITT: This video sucks, it's threatening my nostalgia for one of the most overrated games of all time and doesn't validate my purchase 😭
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Actually people in this thread are threatened by Remake being questioned. But GAF loves consuming products. Give it 10 years, the pendulum will swing back to the correct side. Just gotta wait on some Youtuber to form their opinion for them.
 
Werewolf Jones said:
Actually people in this thread are threatened by Remake being questioned. But GAF loves consuming products. Give it 10 years, the pendulum will swing back to the correct side. Just gotta wait on some Youtuber to form their opinion for them.
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This 'must play' or 'absolute garbage' mentality when it comes to judging remakes, let alone video games, is detrimental. Some people like it a lot, some don't. Both sides will have to live with that. It won't matter either way in 10 years.
 
Does a good job in reminding me how incredible RE4 was when it dropped in the noughties, honestly getting this out of a Gamecube / PS2 was completely mindblowing at the time. Sure we've had the best part of two decades of technological advancement since then but you still need insanely gifted creatives like Mikami to make it sing.
 
Going to watch it later, but I think RE4 Remake did great by turning it into a more Survival Horror than the original.

I hope RE5 gets the same treatment.
 
Meanwhile TerakJK is making videos of him doing mercs mode with no damage or S++.

Crowbcat fell off.
 
Some things are better in the remake, some are better in the vanilla.

Many cutscenes in the remake lack a bit of flavour for lack of better words, the one with the lake monster is a clear example.
 
The negative reaction to his newest comparison only goes to show that most of his videos were only ever lukewarm observations or peddling consensus like "buggy game is bad, Ubisoft downgrades their games and new game bad, old game good". Him criticising RE4R is going against what most of his audience thinks of this remake.
 
Luigi Mario said:
The negative reaction to his newest comparison only goes to show that most of his videos were only ever lukewarm observations or peddling consensus like "buggy game is bad, Ubisoft downgrades their games and new game bad, old game good". Him criticising RE4R is going against what most of his audience thinks of this remake.
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True,he was always carried by his editing in previous videos.
 
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