Resident Evil 4 Remake is embracing its eccentric roots with open arms

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Resident Evil 4 Remake looks like it's shaping up to be something very special, thanks to Capcom's latest info dump at the last Resident Evil Showcase.

Resident Evil 4, coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC early next year, got its most thorough deep dive yet, closing out the October 20 Resident Evil Showcase with multiple trailers and an abundance of all-new details.

New footage of the remake treads a fine line between the familiar and the fresh. The intro for example, in which Leon first encounters the parasitic Ganado villagers, has been greatly expanded. No longer is it one guy tending a fireplace around the corner. It's now a Resident Evil Village-esque tour of a decrepit house, with Leon exploring an all-new basement section before encountering the (presumably) first villager of the game.

Capcom reins in the new in exchange for the old when it comes to the iconic village square survival, though. The layout is practically identical to the original game and plays out like you'd expect if you're familiar with the Gamecube classic. There are some positive changes, though. The chainsaw-wielding Dr. Salvador looks far more threatening, with frenzied eyes staring from holes poked in his sackcloth hood.

Throughout the Resident Evil 4 showcase, the hits just kept coming. Fans like me wondered just how much the remake will alter – or potentially water down – the iconic goofiness of the series' fourth entry. But the majority of what made RE4 so special seems to be intact.

Sans Jack Krauser, we get a look at all the game's returning villains, including village chief Bitores Mendez and even the hilariously pompous Ramon Salazar and his Xenomorph-like Verdugo bodyguards. In turn, that means that arguably the original's most