I played the original Re4 on gamecube so I never got to play the original separate ways. Based on what I'd heard, the original was alright but felt kind of tacked on as a way to justify people buying the game again on new platforms, so I was really interested to see how the remake would handle the SW content.
For $10, this is a steal. The DLC was surprisingly lengthy (for reference HLTB has it listed as about the same length as RE3 remake). I was really impressed with the new separate ways. I figured I would like it since at the very least it would provide more fun RE4R content, but they really went above and beyond with this and added some new fun mechanics and really flushed out Ada's story.
I really like the way that separate ways reintroduced (and in my opinion, improved upon) a lot of the content cut from the original game. The new U3 stuff is great and I like all the little changes they made to some of the original setpieces to mess with veteran players. The new content introduced is great too and fits right in with the tone/feel of RE4R and everything keeps that improved pacing from the base RE4R.
The ost is great too. It really enhanced the action scenes and the little spy guitar riffs were really fun and charming in that RE4 way.
The other characters the story chose to focus on were great too. I will die on the hill that remake Luis is so much better than the original and it's always nice seeing more Wesker (although as a hispanic person, I died a little inside every time he called Luis "Lewis").
It's not perfect, but the core RE4 formula is just so fun that I can't help but give it 5 stars. I wanted to jump right back in and start a new RE4R and SW playthrough immediately after I finished, which I've never really felt with any of the other RE mainline games.
For $10, this is a steal. The DLC was surprisingly lengthy (for reference HLTB has it listed as about the same length as RE3 remake). I was really impressed with the new separate ways. I figured I would like it since at the very least it would provide more fun RE4R content, but they really went above and beyond with this and added some new fun mechanics and really flushed out Ada's story.
I really like the way that separate ways reintroduced (and in my opinion, improved upon) a lot of the content cut from the original game. The new U3 stuff is great and I like all the little changes they made to some of the original setpieces to mess with veteran players. The new content introduced is great too and fits right in with the tone/feel of RE4R and everything keeps that improved pacing from the base RE4R.
The ost is great too. It really enhanced the action scenes and the little spy guitar riffs were really fun and charming in that RE4 way.
The other characters the story chose to focus on were great too. I will die on the hill that remake Luis is so much better than the original and it's always nice seeing more Wesker (although as a hispanic person, I died a little inside every time he called Luis "Lewis").
It's not perfect, but the core RE4 formula is just so fun that I can't help but give it 5 stars. I wanted to jump right back in and start a new RE4R and SW playthrough immediately after I finished, which I've never really felt with any of the other RE mainline games.