Chainsaw Demo for Resident Evil 4 Goes Retro

Resident Evil 4 Remake adopts a more modern aesthetic like the other recent games in the series, but the demo has been retroactively altered.

The fixed camera angle that was characteristic of the early entries of Capcom's long-running survival horror franchise has been abandoned since the release of the original Resident Evil 4 in 2005, but someone goes for that slice of nostalgia with the recent remake demo. Resident Evil is in the best condition it's been in years as far as the series as a whole is concerned. In addition to remakes, there have been fresh iterations that have given the RE brand new life just as it was beginning to wane.

Since the initial Resident Evil 4 game's release in 2005, the fixed camera angle that distinguished the series' early installments has been abandoned, but the recent remake demo tries to capture that nostalgic feeling. In terms of the series as a whole, Resident Evil is in better shape than it has been in years. Along with remakes, new iterations have given the RE brand-new life just as it was starting to lose steam.

According to DSO Gaming, play footage from the most recent Resident Evil 4 demo has been uploaded to the TheResidentofEvil YouTube channel. However, it returns to the fundamentals by using the old camera perspective, abandoning the over-the-shoulder look used in the original RE4 as well as the remakes of RE2 and RE3. This gives the contemporary horror game a vintage appearance. The fact that this is merely for a little bit of nostalgia and doesn't seem to be a mod that will let players switch to this iconic viewpoint should be noted.

It's unfortunate because many people would undoubtedly enjoy playing a contemporary RE game with a retro aesthetic. The recent demo has already been altered by modders, who replaced Chainsaw Man from Resident Evil 4 with an expressionless Shrek. Many older fans would be thrilled to have the option to change the camera perspective to something from earlier times. But if Capcom doesn't implement such a feature, it will be up to the modding scene to make it happen.

As a real nod to the franchise's origins, people have already imagined how modern Resident Evil games would appear if they were remade, giving them a novelty PS1 aesthetic. That's not likely to change anytime soon, though, as Capcom as a whole is interested in moving forward and many people are already accustomed to the modern over-the-shoulder and first-person looks.

Resident Evil 4 Remake is set to release on March 24, 2023, for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Source: DSO Gaming