How the RE4 Remake Deepened the Lore

Hello everyone, and welcome a video where we look at the story differences in the new Resident Evil 4 Remake and how Capcom deepened the lore! This game was (in my opinion), the blueprint for how remakes should be done. It was a really enjoyable experience to once again journey to Spain and beat up some Ganados!

CHAPTERS

Intro - 0:00
Post-Raccoon City - 0:49
Luis Serra - 2:57
Chief Mendez - 6:37
Los Illuminados - 9:11
Las Plagas - 14:05
Jack Krauser - 16:28
Ramon Salazar - 20:53
Wesker & Ada - 24:52
Minor Changes - 27:06

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[murilofernandes]

I genuinely felt bad for chief mendez and the village, christ they were just living simple farmers life and raising their children until Saddler and Ramon showed up to mess everything up. When leon arroves on the village he was pratically mercy killing them

[Plasmacat]

I love Ashley's and Leon's relationship in the game, it's so well done. The scene were he comforts her and she realizes he is infected too is top notch. It also shows how he never gives up with what he says to her. She also gathers up courage within her capabilities and they both end up being a proper team in the end. 10 out of 10 game.

[quantum_leviathan]

Here's a fun fact you missed in your garador section: you mentioned a caretaker has to take care of garador and eventually went mad and ran but I believe he didn't escape, if you go back and check there's a corpse hanging on the door you come out of after fighting garador, he has the word "deserter" carved into his stomach/chest

[OlgaS]

I also liked how Salazar was depicted as the black sheep of his family due to his "illness" whch gives more info on how the connection to the los illuminados as well as his affection toward them came to be.
The unfoundet insults he throws at Leon during their fight ("demon child", "you should have died" etc.) give insight into how he was treated before the cult came along and give him more personality.

[inkeddecker]

What I like is the knife the most useful weapon in the game, is what marvin gave leon. It means alot to see this weapon and marvin in a way life on in the lore.

[johnnyspeedboat]

One of the biggest changes is right at the start of the game, and makes the intro 10x better imo:

In the original, Leon doesn't speak any Spanish, so he can't understand what the Ganados are saying. He asks in English if the Ganado has seen Ashley Graham anywhere nearby, to which the Ganado basically tries to shoo Leon away before trying to kill him. This sparked a bit of a meme in the fanbase, since it kind of looks like Leon kills an innocent villager who was just trying to protect his home from an unknown, armed stranger.

In the remake, Leon first asks the Ganado in Spanish if he has seen a police officer, gets no response and then finds the bloodied badge of the cop. The Ganado swings an axe at Leon, who then kills him.

[desolatedragon]

Probably my favorite thing about the remake was the proper explanation of what happened to Leon after RC. Not only did we get an idea of how he got as strong as he did (which could be put together from information gathered from other places, but i like that info about Leon came from a game focusing on Leon), but it touched on the psychological effects surviving RC had on him, which made him more human (imo). It makes sense that, even 6 years after the incident, he's still affected by what happened.

[TheRedSully]

What’s really cool is when you first get to the village if you shoot the bell at the church you skip the entire fight

[reddishcarp]

26:28 You kinda missed that Wesker also has a photo of young Spencer & Miranda from RE8 in the screen on the top left corner. Which ties back to Wesker's special forces unit, the HCF working with the Connections & Miranda to make Eveline.

[salazar]

I'm really happy that Capcom didn't forget about Operation Javier. I always wanted a full game on that. Maybe there will be a DLC or something. One can hope!

[salt]

it truly was one if not the best remake of all time. without damaging the lore or anything Luis went from a oh no hes dead to me and my girl crying. So much attention to detail went into it its crazy

[jamesb]

One of the reasons Leon was forced to join was because of Sherry. Government: So your going to join us or we’re going to dissect her. Is basically is one of the main reasons why. One of my favorite changes is to Ashley’s Character I really like her as a character now great improvement over the original.

[papapoot]

Luis is still vague in the remake, but after Leon's consistent pushing, he finally spills it. Leon also acts more appropriately to Luis' mysteriousness

[dannieplatinum]

The lore is the main reason I really want remakes of 0, 1, Code Veronica, and 5. Aside from better graphics and modern controls, the remakes have fantastic storytelling and enhance the existing lore.

[iditrirajan]

24:42 in Japanese magazine of original RE4, it stated that Garador, due to influence of parasite, started aggressively attacking everyone. Hence, why he was locked in a dungeon and his eyes were poked out

[Aarzu]

One of the things that really struck me about this remake was how the put in letters, journals, etc. from the villagers describing the aspirations of the villagers and how hopeful and excited they were to open up for more trade since they were in such a remote village. Suddenly Salazar arrives and, initially, the villagers are even more hopeful, especially for their descendants, but many of them come to realize the reality of Salazar's "gift", before they finally completely lose their sense of self and become completely subservient.

[Thencarmona]

Wesker: I do not pay you to ask questions.
Also Wesker: *answers question*

[Circurose]

I assume Operation Javier is not entirely retconned, because Krauser says remember how him and Leon survived the jungle.

[ladiesmahn]

I never played the original fully so this was my first time. And honestly this is one of the best games I’ve ever played. And now this remake is my favorite title in the franchise.

[cmdrjanjalani]

I laughed when I was reading the notes and found out the Saddler that started it all was named Adam. Adam Saddler 😂