Resident Evil 4 Remake: Here’s Everything New We Noticed in the First Few Minutes of the Game’s Demo

Published 03/10/2023, 11:50 AM EST

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Recently, Capcom launched a demo for the Resident Evil 4 Remake named Chainsaw Demo. Yes, everyone familiar with this game would know that this features the area where we meet the Chainsaw Man for the first time.

This demo gives players a close look at this game’s gameplay mechanics, visuals, and such. Everyone playing the demo is finding something new to say about it. While adding to their discoveries, here’s everything new that caught our eye while playing the Chainsaw Demo.

The Resident Evil 4 Remake Demo features everything that’s new about this game

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Resident Evil 4 is back after so many years, and we got to try a demo of its new and improved self. For one, the game looks just gorgeous. Even though it was running on a PS5 in performance mode, it still looked too good.

The environments of this game remind us straight of those in VII. But the most distinguishing factor about this game from its original is the fact that this time around, developers have decided to do some environmental storytelling.

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Every dead body, wall, and open window serves a purpose, either in telling a story or in being part of some gameplay mechanic. The demo started where normally the game starts. We have to find the president’s daughter, and we walk through a forest into a shanty town. We witness the inhabitants of this town sacrificing a policeman on a pyre.

We have to find a way ahead, so we start shooting everyone in sight. We even make use of some environmental hazards that are new to this game. Eventually, a man with a mask and a chainsaw in hand walks into the playground.

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As we run from building to building, jumping from windows at the last second, we are just asked to survive. The gun when firing feels way punchier. Maybe it’s due to the Dualsense implementation. Even though the game itself ran in normal difficulty, it felt harder.

Also, now the developers have added crafting components a lot like in the Resident Evil village. Even though we failed to find that shotgun in one of those houses, we managed to get through. The bell rang, and everyone left. And one of the most significant things that return is Leon’s “Where’s everyone going? Bingo?” dialogue.

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This just goes to show that the developers have done their best to stay faithful to its source, which is not a half-bad thing. The game Resident Evil 4 is enough for its hardcore fans and has enough modern stuff to keep newcomers happy. The wait for fans would be finally over this month, and it feels like it will be worth it.

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Rohit Sejwal

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Originating from Delhi, Rohit Sejwal is an Esports writer at EssentiallySports who has done MSc in filmmaking. Academics aside, he is an Avid Gamer and has been writing about them every now and then. While RPG games are his forte, Soulsborne games are the ones that he cherishes the most.
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Jito Tenson