“P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N”: Resident Evil 4 Remake’s Handling of One Character Is Getting Appreciated More Than a Year After Launch
Capcom's Resident Evil 4 remake continues to delight long-term fans of the franchise, with the studio's attention to detail continuing to draw praise.
- Capcom's remake of Resident Evil 4 continues to stay in the spotlight despite being more than a year old.
- Players are praising the studio's attention to detail, with Ada Wong's new look drawing a lot of praise.
- Ada's expanded role in Resident Evil 4 was among the game's many strengths, considering her complex narrative arc and ambiguous motivations.
Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 has not only been among the franchise’s most successful titles but is also the inspiration for many of the survival horror genre’s all-time greats. With a lot of praise for its narrative, gameplay, and excellent cast of characters, it is a game that deserved its eventual remake for current-gen consoles and PCs.
While the remake was well-received on release with a lot of praise for its updated mechanics and meaningful changes to its gameplay loop, Capcom may not have expected to find its players continuing to appreciate its efforts more than a year after its release – but is sure to appreciate it nonetheless.
Resident Evil 4 Continues to Age Gracefully
Bringing the adventures of Leon S. Kennedy to modern gaming platforms might have been a challenge for another studio, but Capcom was clearly up to the challenge. With the addition of meaningful changes to Resident Evil 4’s core gameplay loop, the studio used its expertise with the franchise to craft an experience that was fresh even to veterans of the franchise while being unique enough to draw in new players.
It was not just its gameplay that received a revamp, however, as some of its cast members also received a facelift. Among them was Ada Wong, an antiheroine with an agenda of her own who was last seen in Raccoon City before it was destroyed by the US Government.
Her reappearance in Resident Evil 4 was a thrill to many fans of the character while some players have taken to Reddit to appreciate Capcom’s ability to make the most out of modern gaming’s best features in the remake – despite the controversy surrounding its release of the original trilogy.
Capcom’s Ability to Adapt to the Times Earns Compliments
With six years between Ada’s supporting role in Resident Evil 2 and her current predicament, her role in the remake was further elaborated on with her ties to one of the series’ main antagonists, Albert Wesker, being brought to the surface.
In the Reddit post below, many fans of the remake praised Capcom’s attention to detail in the manner in which Ada has aged since her appearance in previous titles – an important detail considering she is a playable character in the Separate Ways chapter of the game.
The image included with the post clearly shows that Capcom made efforts to showcase how the intervening years had an effect on Ada – an approach that allowed for a realistic depiction of her character while allowing the remake’s narrative to explore her motivations more deeply.
It is a testament to Capcom’s talent that her appearance in the remake continues to draw the praise of players considering the amount of time that has passed since the game launched.
The post brought other players into the conversation, with some of them making a light-hearted reference to Ada’s role in helping Leon during the game’s main story.
Capcom is sure to enjoy the attention that it has received from its fans, and appreciate the response that Resident Evil 4’s remake has managed to get from its players.
