Resident Evil 4 Remake Almost Cut The Bingo Line
Leon Kennedy is thankfully still a walking bundle of cheese in Resident Evil 4 Remake, spouting one-liners to himself that I'm sure he thinks are hilarious. Some are new, some are classics, but one of those classics nearly didn't make the cut, like his iconic bingo line.
During a Responds To IGN Comments video, Leon voice actor Nick Apostolides revealed that there was another line in its place originally, but after a while of recording, everyone agreed that it felt off.
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"They actually wrote another line in place of that and we did it a few times and it didn't feel right on set and the cinematic director said, 'For giggles, let's throw in the bingo line'", Apostolides said. "And I was like, 'Really?!' And then he put it in, and it made the game. Where's everyone going, bingo?"
It's not the only classic line they kept. As Apostolides says in the video, Leon still says "hasta luego", which Apostolides added feels right out of something like Die Hard. Given how the original Resident Evil 4 felt like a splice between horror and action movies, that makes sense. Leon Kennedy could easily throw down with Rambo and John McClane, maybe even the Terminator given how well he handled Mr X and the Village Chief.
However, while he still says hasta luego and his famous bingo quip, Leon, unfortunately, doesn't say, "No thanks, bro" to Ramon Salazar after he says, "I've been expecting you, my brethren." Though I'm sure modders will get around to it soon enough for those playing on PC.
We don't know what the original line was, as Apostolides doesn't divulge that information, but fans are happy that whatever it was got replaced. "They made the correct choice,"
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