Every Port of Code Veronica: RE Retrospective

[@MeCrazy516]

xbox 360 also has the hd remaster, and its backwords compatible with newer xboxes

[@LoneWolf1985BK]

Was hoping to hear about that comparison as well. Plus there was the Xbox one release which I’m not sure if that would follow close to the PS4 release or if it was just a 360 copy burned onto a new disc and put in an Xbox one case?

[@rockapartie]

"Every Port of Code Veronica" ... no 360 version. WTH.

[@rockapartie]

@@LoneWolf1985BK There've been like 3 dozen of those reprints (they're stupidly expensive collector items now), but I don't think Veronica is one of them. But all of them are simply 360 games reprinted and in the new "Xbox One Xbox 360" box. They have the usual enhancements of backwards compatibility like 16x AF and some are upscaled on One X and a couple ones like GTA IV have higher frame rate on Series X.

[@PSXMicha]

@@rockapartie because ps3 and 360 version are identical

[@rockapartie]

@@PSXMicha What? That doesn't change the fact that it's one of the games ports, therefore, should be featured in this video. And no, the two versions are definitely not identical, in fact, you'd be hard pressed to find any 3D game with an identical version on 360 and PS3 at all.

[@InkRibbon]

I will NEVER understand why CV isn't more popular. And I agree, I've always considered the "remaster" as more of a re-shade mod or something lol But great video regardless! I'm glad to see love shown to this amazing game :D

[@user-jn1wm3tb8v]

I think CV is actually my favourite game in the series. It has the best serious plot in the series(RE1-4 and 7 are a little tongue and cheek and RE5 and 6 don't have good plots)and I love the characters of Alexia and Alfred.

[@luismurillo5855]

I remember the reviews at the time thought the game was OKish, critics complained it was more of the same and not really evolving the gameplay.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

I think it's a little bit because CV came out after RE1, 2 & 3 and people were a little over the formula. I don't like RE4, but the change to a more action oriented RE might have actually saved the franchise.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks man! You have no idea how good it is to see that's it's not just me. When I first covered the game, the comments blew me away with how many people genuinely didn't like it. I had no idea it got that kind of hate from RE fans.

[@luismurillo5855]

@@AvalancheReviews Would you like to see a CV remake?

[@OSW]

Come for the Code Veronica ports, stay for the technical tangents!

[@GrieverXC]

My boy! Can of coke to ya

[@joeyjunior8486]

Can of coke to ya, Jay! Also, fuck aid sprays!!

[@razieltalos]

what bar is Claire Redfield?

[@mrtadashi3899]

Wait! And How! The Video is posted 7 Hours ago and your comment is 1 day old 🤣 how long were you waiting to trow this comment on his channel!

[@highwaydwell]

Who's got the worse haircut? Original Steve Burnside or Umbro Knacker?

[@OSW]

33:27 PS4: Claire's regular jeans turn into mom Jeans

[@lds_drive]

She's thicc af. That's one version I'll never touch.

[@AvalancheReviews]

The ps4 ver feels like one of those twitter redraws that's supposed to be more realistic, but just ends up making the character more fat.

[@saltmydish4379]

i never noticed this til the side-by-side comparisons...and now i cant unsee it

[@ge4]

They messed up the scaling. Try to play the PS2 version with an emulator without scaling and she will be mom claire.

[@s0nnyburnett]

@@lds_drive Thick Claire is my new fantasy.

[@Terry-Cybil]

I purchased a Dreamcast so I could buy this game. I purchased a Gamecube so I could buy RE: 4. I purchased the T Virus and turned myself into a mutagenic monster.

[@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson]

G virus or GTFO

[@Gruntvc]

You need the one that turns ya into Nemesis. Best Tyrant.

[@thermonuclearcollider4418]

I kind of hear you on this, brother. I wanted to buy a DC just for this one: I didn't and I still resent it as, by the time I got the PS2 edition, most of the plot twists had already been spoiled. Because of this, I bought a GC when it was announced RE4 (still unseen at that point) was going to be a Nintendo exclusive...and I sort-of resent it too because I hated RE4. I haven't tried the T-Virus yet...can you hook me up with your dealer?

[@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson]

@@thermonuclearcollider4418 weird, I commented earlier on this video referencing thermonuclear dynamics...

[@jamesrussell2936]

Well, that escalated quickly.

[@AvalancheReviews]

The music at the end was provided by Mono Memory (kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoHWk3ifeJ59a80) and I would really recommend checking out their Re and SH synth covers. They are incredibly good!

[@Gabey_515]

Very Excited I Love the Resident Evil Retrospective I found it about 6 Months and Ago and Just Watch The Video on Outbreak

[@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson]

Did they cover the RE1 basement music??

[@Gruntvc]

They also did a nice cover of the Save Room music from Dino Crisis. Both songs are available for digital purchase on Amazon. So are a few classic Resident Evil soundtracks like: RE2, RE3, and RE4. No official soundtrack for: RE1, RECV, or Dino Crisis. :(

[@8BitLifts]

@@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson No need, can't improve on perfection

[@GamingRobioto]

Mono Memory kicks ass

[@rob98000]

Fun fact: The Xbox 360 version of CVX has the word "Herb" misspelled as "Harb" for the mixed herb item in the battle mode. As far as I can tell, this is the only version that has this typo. This continues the trend of typos in resident evil. Other notable typos being the "Mugnum Parts" in re2, "Revelaitons" in the Re Revelations, and "William Barkin" in a blood stained letter in Re0. (The blood stained letter is partially illegible and some letters are missing in the transcript, so the written text is "Will m Bark" so it could say something all together but the capital letters imply a name.)

[@nik021298]

This is one of the reasons why it's a pity that the Xbox version wasn't even mentioned.

[@northwindkey]

Don't forget "You'RE Right Hand Comes Off?" in RE4.

[@paulbell3682]

It got corrected.

[@Grammaton485]

The biggest issue regarding the difficulty was that brand-new players really don't know "when the end of a section" is coming up. So it's very easy to lose several weapons for a portion of the game when switching from Claire to Chris, then lose them *permanently* if you load Claire up for her second section. I personally didn't have an issue with it because I was a kid and used a strategy guide, but someone who isn't familiar with the game might fall into that trap.

[@theinsp3ctor368]

Definitely happened to me. It's part of the reason why it's the Resident Evil game I've only played through once

[@sanglish18]

I happened to not be able to use Claire's weapons for Chris and it worked fine, Chris already had his Glock and Shotgun, I didn't felt the game was too hard like people said, the developers knew about this possibility and balanced the game so that it would obviously be harder without a weapon like Grenade Launcher, but not impossible or unfair, just gives an extra challenge, that's what I felt when I first played.

[@theinsp3ctor368]

@@sanglish18 at the very least the game could have replenished the herbs because there was barely any for me to use

[@sanglish18]

@@theinsp3ctor368 i noticed that in the beggining, but then I realize the game gives you a lot of ammo, so It's better to just kill instead of taking risk of taking damage.

[@Grammaton485]

@Veit Vazmei It's more of an issue that it CAN happen. Especially to new players and you really have no way of knowing about it coming up. It's shoddy design for a player to have a shared inventory between characters and not know when that switch is going to occur.

[@dannonyogurt98]

Back compat 360 is how I would play. How did you miss that one?

[@Anthony-dz6uh]

With auto HDR on a series x! (Who knows, we might get a 60 fps boost one day)

[@kingdomkey2262]

It's not just 2 extra scenes either, they also altered the scene where he fights Alexia to be less one sided and he notices Chris is in the room, instead of him running away without seeing him in the original, still not a huge thing like you said, but just getting something you missed

[@ThePatchedVest]

Yeah, I mentioned this in his original CV retrospective review -- the biggest and most important difference for me (experience-wise rather than gameplay-wise) between the two verions is how Wesker isn't a little bitch in CVX like he is in the original DC version, also re-recorded lines w/ Richard Waugh to get Wesker to sound far more like his "cold, calculated" persona in RE4/0/UC -- than the dramatically hammy supervillain one. I get it kinda undermines the "power" of Alexia to put them on equal footing, but, considering how she's probably the easiest boss in the franchise and how irrelevant CV overall becomes to any future game other than Darkside Chronicles (compared to Wesker, being a badass for the next decade). I'd rather play the one that has the cool Matrix fight -- not to mention the whole extended ending.

[@Jose-se9pu]

And the X version was released for the DC...in Japan

[@innoclarke7435]

@@Jose-se9pu There's a fully complete English translation of X for Dreamcast. English voices, cinematics, everything.

[@akwilson1676]

At this point I just hope this series never ends.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

At this point I hope you do

[@theslanderousgent4475]

I really wish they’d do Code Veronica over 4 as the next REmake. 4 almost feels a little too sacred to remaster

[@TheFloodFourm]

$$$

[@Texelion3Dprints]

Are they doing a CV remake at some point ? I never played it so I'm curious to discover a "new" RE game.

[@theslanderousgent4475]

@@Texelion3Dprints unfortunately it’s not been announced as far as I know. They’re definitely working on RE4 remake atm

[@Texelion3Dprints]

@@theslanderousgent4475 That's understandable given that it's a lot more popular. It would have been nice to have them in a chronological order though, since CV takes place before 4. But I'm starting to doubt they'll even make a CV remake.

[@nickenhead500]

@@Texelion3Dprints It just makes more since to remake code Veronica since the game literally came out 20 years ago unlike Re4 it came out in 2004 !

[@jaimegarcia767]

No xbox 360 port? Its also backwards compatible on xbox one. Yeah its one of my favorite RE titles as well

[@JoNnYScHiZo1006]

Yoooo you missed a port the Xbox Series X Upscales and adds HDR support Edit: I don't own one myself this is based upon the fact that microsoft said they would change some games with xbox one x

[@troykapix5077]

It's the same 360 version and even far worse then the PS3 "HD" port. So forget it.

[@AngraMainiiu]

@@troykapix5077 What's wrong with the 360 port?

[@ZeniusFox]

@@AngraMainiiu He's trolling. There isn't a noticeable difference between the two games outside of controller preference. The fact that CVXHD is backwards compatible makes it more accessible than the PS3 version especially with the PS3 store closing later this year.

[@dannonyogurt98]

@@troykapix5077 stop being a little troll. Put up proof or shut up.

[@troykapix5077]

@@ZeniusFox It isn't closing forever, instead it's merging with the rest of the PSN in it's dedicated PS Classics branch.

[@HejC8xmRICWgUCj1dhPvhTFX]

Back in the 2000's my brother and I used to hang around with a group of friends from the first highschool I joined when we moved, and we'd have sleepovers on weekends at one of these guys place who owned one of the two Dreamcast consoles in our village. We all took turns playing CV and Phantasy Star Online while discussing ideas on a JRPG we wanted to make and me falling asleep without fail whenever they all watched Final Fantasy The Spirits Within. Good times! Thanks for the upload and bringing back those memories, Jared! PS: Played a lot of Spawn In the Demon's Hand on the second Dreamcast console on the village owned by some kids from an acquaintance of my parents.

[@CoraValentine1999]

I'm curious how the 360 version holds up on Series X/One compared to these.

[@RexVergstrong]

There's a whole generation who didn't play the OG RE and base their opinions on KZbin videos. Some other youtube must have said RECV BAD and they just spout it.

[@father042]

It's weird how this is the only mainline entry in the series without a PC port

[@VikingPatar]

​@Por Qué? It's still considered the true 3rd game, everyone internally saw it so and Capcom seems to treat it as such anytime it's brought up in retrospect. Nemesis would technically be the spin off, it was only titled 3 because of a contract obligation with Sony to put one more main RE game on the Playstation before the end of it's life cycle. Agreed on 4 though lol, I was confused as hell for a hot minute when it was first announced, like "wait, shouldn't this be 5?"

[@trblemayker5157]

Emulation exists

[@father042]

@@trblemayker5157 They ported Zero and REmake to PC years later, why leave out CV?

[@trblemayker5157]

@@father042 Because Capcom back then and now still doesn't give a damn about pc players. Look at RE Village with no performance patches or fov slider.

[@captchaossega]

If they do a true remake like the recent RE2, 3, and now 4 remakes, they should make a PC version too. Here's hoping..

[@alecduquette7500]

Having had a youtube account for years, there's very few channels/creators that get me hyped when I see a new video has dropped. Jared and Avalanche Reviews are one of the few that does and probably always will

[@grahamtaylor8912]

The Sphere Hunter does good Resident Evil reviews too. Alien Theory is another good channel.

[@drunkensailor112]

Jared? Jesus your standards must be low

[@mish5898]

I think the ghosting effect you are referring to is "trails" and you see it in a lot of PS2 games. See GTAIII for the more extreme examples of this. I always noticed it in CVX on PS2 so i know exactly what you are on about.

[@Bulbman123]

Dude I noticed that ghosting effect in Veronica X on PS2 also! Also you forgot the 360 version ;D

[@JAGO_Tech]

Cannot be understated how amazing this game looked at release 🤯. Had all friends jealous of my Dreamcast. Also, really cool the VMU showed your health without accessing menu. Poor teenager me rented this game so many times, I could've just saved to buy it 🤣. Finally saw the credits years later. I think it's my favorite RE entry. I did run into a glitch in GCN port in final boss battle. I couldn't push the crate. Had to back track to last save. Worked 2nd time. Oh... & eff poisonous moths 🦋🦋🔥🔥

[@skrall107]

I'm glad someone pointed out the ghosting in the ps2 version of the game. When playing that version on my ps4 I thought I was going crazy when seeing Claire smudge her way across the screen.

[@AngraMainiiu]

It really sucks that you don't have a Series X to test out CV with upscailed 4K, Auto HDR and Anisotropic filtering!

[@deejay3297]

i like how claires ponytail moves.. thats all i remember from this game

[@SirArtanis7]

I think most people refer to the bosses, when it comes to difficulty. You either had a ton and a half worth of explosives on hand or you were in for the fight of your life!

[@AvalancheReviews]

They definitely can be annoying, but if even if you've killed every zombie in each area, you should still have enough hard hitting ammo to take them out with ease. I mean, I always have.

[@uoodSJW]

@@AvalancheReviews I still remember struggling with that Tyrant fight, between the tank controls, confined space and camera, trying to evade and take pop shots at him it took me dozens of tries.

[@fedeterra42]

Code Veronica X is on the DC, it even has a fan made english patch.

[@JeremyRiedel]

Yes. This.

[@sorablade200]

I’d listen to you rattle off ingredients on a cereal box 😩

[@AvalancheReviews]

New video idea!!!

[@brunooliverio521]

"I'm kinda bored of doing Resident Evil clones, next time I'll come with something new!... How about... RESIDENT EVIL" I just love this channel

[@metalgamerguy1313]

Jared: "Welcome to the Resident Evil Retrospective..." Me: "LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

[@ramrodbldm9876]

Also you: I am a wannabe youtuber Literally everyone: don't care

[@metalgamerguy1313]

@@ramrodbldm9876 who shit in your cereal this morning?

[@forresthunter1483]

You beautiful bastard! What a wonderful surprise! Not only do I love RE, but I'm obsessed with port differences!!

[@joshuaknox2724]

dude your audio has way too much base

[@cedalastor1616]

The HD remaster of CV through backwards compatibility on Xbox series X looks really great.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Given how great the backwards compatibility program on the MS side of things has been, I'm inclined to believe that version could be the best port by a mile. Surprised it wasn't mentioned!

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

@@12ealDealOfficial it should be basically the same as the PS3 port, but the surprising bit was that not even the 360 was mentioned in that section of the video.

[@garrettlee9511]

I agree, it's strange, I was ready to nerd out about the only port of the game I have access to right now.

[@timmyturner5951]

I agree! I was playing it last night! It offers a good way to play it and for $20 on the Xbox marketplace!

[@cookieface80]

If only the xbox had a good dpad.

[@danielposey0620]

Code Veronica is the “black sheep” of the series?? First I’ve heard of that, I mean when the game originally released it was critically acclaimed by most of the gaming press, easily the best game in the series up to that point. They called it the game that RE3 should’ve been considering RE3 was more of a side story to RE2.

[@danielposey0620]

@@RandoLePerson well I wasn’t talking about the recent RE3 & RE2 remakes, I was talking about the originals from 25 years ago, these days RE3 remake would be considered DLC but 25 years ago DLC didn’t exist really.

[@northwindkey]

@@RandoLePerson Not technically true. The story is actually even more complicated. RE2's production led to a creative dispute between Hideki Kamiya and Shinji Mikami, leading to Mikami taking a backseat from further production on "numbered" RE games. Kamiya then got the go-ahead to make Resident Evil 3. His concept was a game starring HUNK on a Cruise Liner trying to regain a G Virus Sample. Mikami meanwhile focused on Dino Crisis and helping porting teams. Specifically, RE2 on the Saturn. However, that port ended up being too hard to develop and was scrapped. To make up for it, Capcom greenlit a Dreamcast RE game to give Sega fans something to chew on. Mikami took a much closer role in that production and had RE1 Team Veterans take over the production. In a way, Kamiya and Mikami were both making their own RE3s, though Kamiya's was the one officially getting the number at the time. However, Kamiya's RE3 ended up being canned due to constant scenario rewrites as well as ironically enough Kamiya and Mikami mending their professional relationship and both agreeing Kamiya's RE3 just wasn't working. Thus, there was a void for the next mainline RE game. Code Veronica began to be referred to as 3 internally because it was so much of a grand next step. Unfortunately, Capcom Higher Ups thought releasing 3 on the Dreamcast while 1, 2, and 4 (Which Kamiya had already been conceptualizing. His RE4 of course became Devil May Cry) were all on Playstation systems would be a disaster. They couldn't call the next Kamiya game RE3 because then there would be too big of a wait between 2 and 3, they needed 3 sooner rather than later. At the same time as all of this, there was a spin-off known as "Biohazard 1.9" in development by Capcom's B-Team. On the PS1. Capcom Higher-Ups told that team to make it into a numbered game with very little time. Then the story continues as we all know. Mikami got sick of the formula and made his RE4, then he left, then him and Kamiya made Vanquish, then nobody played Vanquish, which is a shame because Vanquish is really goddamn good, the point is play Vanquish.

[@northwindkey]

@@RandoLePerson RE7 doesn't really fit into that. RE4-6 are full on action yes. RE8 falls into that middle ground between both, but RE7 is almost identical to RE1 in structure. In fact, it's a little less action-y than even the classics since RE7 barely has any regular enemies for the first half of the game, it's almost all exploration and avoiding the boss characters (Who operate on Mr X/Nemesis logic).

[@raresmacovei8382]

All OG reviews heaped tons of praise on the game. Now it's barely talked. It's weird.

[@Halden.]

I’ve never understood why everyone goes nuts for Wesker. He’s a good villain but I don’t pee myself from excitement every time he’s mentioned.

[@ChadKenova]

I have very fond memories of playing code veronica on dreamcast at my best friends house in his basement

[@Dacho_Shaki]

The PAL PS2 version is the worst for me. Mostly due to the excessive motion blur effect, ghosting and sub 30 fps.

[@raiwserkoopa2221]

30fps is still decent though. Never understood people who can't stand 30fps

[@Dacho_Shaki]

@@raiwserkoopa2221 I don't mind 30 fps per se. I think it can be tolerable with proper adjustments that leads to more stable performance. I just can't tolerate bad and lazy motion blur effect that mimmicks subpar mid range performance. That was especially due to PAL encoding system in Europe. But I would have preferred 60 fps over 30 any day at the expense of visual fidelity.

[@raiwserkoopa2221]

@@Dacho_Shaki ah, i see

[@slaper12x]

Dude I just beat CV a month ago, it's a real treat seeing you cover all it's ports here! I'll never understand the hate CV gets, I think it's fantastic outside of its subpar unlockables!

[@Landonio]

CVX HD on the Series X looks and rums great.

[@matrix255]

I've been playing CV for years using Dolphin and it looks amazing, it also runs perfectly and you can use the controller of your liking. I know you hate emulators Jared but IMHO this is the best way to experience the game in HD.

[@AvalancheReviews]

I love emulators! I prefer real hardware, but if it weren't for emulators, I might not have ever played expensive games like Snatcher or Chrono Trigger. Honestly, I don't care how people do it, as long as they just play these awesome games.

[@brianboniuk1072]

First time i played CV was in the HD port on the 360 (which ill assume applies to the PS3 edition seen here). Definitely took some time to get used to, but those bleeding bright colors and enhanced lighting sources are the way I remember it best. Nevertheless its awesome to see how every previous port handles the technical aspects in it's own way. Great content amigo!

[@MrHeadshot10101]

I was wondering if I was the only one that remembered there was a Xbox 360 port.

[@brianboniuk1072]

@@MrHeadshot10101 Sure you arent alone playa

[@BiohazardRay]

The ps3 hd port has better background visuals being more brighter, the ps4 port though being extremely dark has better character models

[@FluffyBunny9002]

I'm playing this right now, but I'm stuck in Chris's chapter trying to figure out how to set the self destruct sequence to save Claire from a locked room.

[@robertlowe6367]

Just watch a walkthrough?

[@FluffyBunny9002]

@@robertlowe6367 I figured it out. Beat the game this morning.

[@killerqueen4110]

You're breaking some kind of world record for great content of this volume released in such quick succession.

[@hfc2x]

36:42 What you're seeing there is something I think Sony was very proud the PS2 could do. There's a ton of games in the PS2 that use that extremely heavy motion blur effect. It's pretty awful, and I never thought it looked good, even when seeing the game on a CRT. As someone who has both a PS2 and a Gamecube, if a game is on both consoles, I always go with the Gamecube version, because there's a high chance the PS2 version will have this awful motion blur.

[@AE1OU]

Wow, I have not seen that original Leonardo DiCaprio esque Steve model in years.

[@nickb1241]

I never even considered the A/V and port perspectives when it comes to game reviews it’s usually just about story and direct mechanics. Glad someone’s focused on the technical details!

[@jessecip313]

I literally said "oh shit" when I saw this. Excited to watch.

[@AvalancheReviews]

That's the right reaction!

[@kingdomkey2262]

Wish I knew about that tyrant trick when I first played it, I had to start the whole game over cause I got completely stuck with what I thought to be not enough ammo

[@Isles487]

Glad you mentioned the PS2 "blurred motion" effect. I've always noticed it, and it exists even on a CRT so it is part of the video output. Inexplicable, and does make the motion in other versions seem smoother and nicer by comparison.

[@ouroldhouse3674]

Here's why I'm not a fan of CV: -Super Powered Wesker -Annoying characters (Steve & Ashford) -Massively inferior soundtrack to previous RE games -Absurd opening sequence making Claire into some kind of super agent -No shotgun head-popping (not really important but still) -Player characters rotate without moving their feet (why?) -Crappy bosses

[@TheFloodFourm]

"In no means am I an expert" **Cuts to clips of him expertly bobbing and weaving**

[@redaim25]

God I genuinely love when you talk about the specifics of video output. I could listen to you discuss dithering and interlacing for hours.

[@zkruic1883]

im so thankful u mentioned the darkness of code veronica x. reddit told me it was my tv BUT I KNEW BETTER. thx for the validation 😀

[@Toschez]

The ghosting in the PS2 port looks like an early attempt at motion blur.

[@stezo2k]

Code Veronica X did get a release on the Dreamcast. It was Japan only, but easy to play as the menus are easy if you've played an RE game before. Love this game and loved this video

[@dayooooo1]

Yes, and today you can play it in English, French or Spanish thanks to the fans ;)

[@phoenix___7747]

Code Veronica is the remake that should happen. Its story is the best and covers more lore than RE4 (which is stand alone really) so a remake would make so much sense.

[@catsthelimit763]

Sweet Boulder Punching Chris on a Jill Sandwich! New vid!!! You’ve rapidly become one of my most favorite content creators! P.S thank you for the kind words on your RE 1.5 stream!

[@yurtthesilentgod1225]

My second fav resident evil. Only behind number 2. Scared me to death as a child.

[@mattmcgrouary1195]

Always love hearing Jared say ‘welcome to the Resident Evil...Retrospective’, sounds like he says it with a smile 😊

[@ramrodbldm9876]

You're super flamboyant

[@johnhurley8453]

Code Veronica is arguably the best RE. It is in my opinion. I'm a old school guy, I love RE1, 2, 3, Code Veronica, & the old school RE experiences. Granted, 7 kind of recaptured that magic but the old REs are second to none & out of all the great older REs I think Code Veronica is on top of that prestiges mountain.

[@brycekillor318parker6]

I believe the difficulty comes in for those that linger a little too long in early areas. Zombies tend to respawn in many halls or harder worse monsters replace them, potentially.

[@Shervin86]

Love that this upload happened on the day I decide to find the best RECV port to play just cuz I miss the game. 😁

[@danielmatthewjames4920]

I really enjoyed this entry. I remember being thoroughly impressed with the graphics, loving the bizarre plot and the equally bizarre villains (I like how each Ashford twin has their own fucked up issues and Richard Waugh is the best Wesker, don't @ me), and that intro was pure awesome. Plus, this was the game that convinced me to get a Dreamcast, and for that I will be forever grateful.

[@adamfrazer5150]

When I first saw CV running on a friend's Dreamcast.......I would've bought one on the way home if I could have 😦 Instead I waited for the PS2 release and damn-near wore out the disc 👍 This game always feels like a longer experience than I remember, and I found myself intrigued by the twins and all they had begun. I didn't find it any more /less difficult than the other titles.......then again, I appear to have a twisted idea of what 'difficult' entails 🤗

[@DarkW0lverine]

Also, Steve is such a doofus. People have been saying that if they do a remake, they should make him around 15 yrs old. Cause a teenager who's being weird around a girl he's attracted to, while saying & doing moronic things he thinks are cool in order to try impress her would have everything about his character make perfect sense

[@theinsp3ctor368]

They already fixed Steve in Darkside Chronicles

[@azure5584]

Hey man, I hope you'll finally hit it big with the algorithm. There are so many channels that give up after even a year and you've been going strong for 9 freaking years. Thanks to you I was able to watch and listen to a review of Septerra Core, a game I adored back in the day, and yours was one of the literal few - that's how I ended up here. Best of luck and thank you!

[@AvalancheReviews]

Thanks man! It's hard to believe people stayed with me since back then. I appreciate the hell out of you sticking around. Especially since my stuff wasn't exactly the highest quality back then. Good to have ya along for this ride!

[@DMTInfinity]

I was there during the recording process of these scenes..! 👽✌️

[@AvalancheReviews]

I want to say you're lying, but I can't exactly prove you weren't there. You win this one DMT.

[@DMTInfinity]

@@AvalancheReviews 🙄 . . I expect my 10 grand price money in the mail by tomorrow morning . . ☀️

[@RewindVideoz]

Ayyyyy just got out from work early gonna grab my bowl of Kix and watch me some avalanche lol 😆

[@wavemasterxyra1630]

I completely relate to your first aid spray usage.

[@caesarjulius6058]

DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO SPOIL THE ENTIRE PLOT IN THE BEGINNING? I watched this video to know which version to play not have the WHOLE STORY SPOILED FOR ME!

[@monkeybone1080]

Excellent stuff as always and I'm with you with the CV love even if I've never been good at as it really is the hardest RE in my opinion but I'm surprised you didn't cover CVX on Dreamcast, especially as the writing is now translated. All the good of the Dreamcast visuals with the extras of CV.

[@themanwiththecrystaleyes464]

Code Veronica is either my favorite or second favorite RE game and I understand why some people don't like the game. The plot and characters are too goofy or cartoony for some players, which is understandable because the previous titles were more grounded in reality. People didn't like Wesker doing naruto jumps and Steve going around shooting zombies like an anime hero. The game can at times ruin the emersion of a serious story. I'm glad you didn't find the game difficult but a lot of players did. CV isn't challenging difficult but more of a screw you difficult. It's better to take more hits and use the knife then use up your amo because it can screw you later on with other enemies and if you're a first time player you're not gonna know where everything is at and at what point to store and use certain items and amo. The game is pretty easy if you skim threw a tutorial before playing but most first time players will find the game annoyingly hard then actually challenging.

[@CiccioImberlicchio]

Code Veronica is incredibly underrated compared to the other old REs wich is strange because it is the longest and one of the most challenging of the classic games

[@AERoVALKYRiE]

the ps2 version only does 480i, where as the dreamcast version outpus 480p via VGA. that's why you see ghosting effect on the ps2 ver.

[@BlackiechanFu]

"I have a confession to make: I am obsessed with Resident Evil." Hmm yes, water is wet when touched.

[@mistamontiel00]

Finished your Dreamcast Original chapter, welp, might I add! There is an X version for Dreamcast, Japan-exclusive

[@hieunguyenrileygekko]

i would definitely like to see your point of view about The Evil Within franchise people keeps saying they are pure survival horror, the comeback of the genre while they are more like action horror

[@logiclunacy606]

I think stealth mechanics in horror hinders the horror aspect too, though that works well in the open sandbox areas of the 2nd game.

[@Lucrei.]

Well the first one is excellent, not a fan of the open world direction the sequel took

[@ShredderGG]

Already have Code Veronica X on PS4 but I might pick up the HD version on PS3 before the store closes.

[@RollingxBigshot]

Steve never made a return in the franchise like wesker hinted

[@JayDaugie]

Wesker used the veronica virus found in steve to do some shit

[@RollingxBigshot]

@Rylando Restacruz bro wesker is dead, Chris is old, and they’re focused on a whole new character.....

[@zombiedude101z]

Another great video from Jared. I remember noticing the ghosting/blur effect on CV's PS2 port when I first played it back in '08. Wasn't until I emulated the DC port on my phone last year that I realised how cleaner it was.

[@adamfrazer5150]

I will never get enough of your thorough port coverage 👍 I miss not having more distinct variations ( or just variations ) in the separate console editions ( also we had 'editions' that meant more than 'your' console simply getting a stupid hat, digital ).

[@ramrodbldm9876]

Man you are a brown nose 😂

[@Dielawn69]

The Gamecube port on Amazon has a copy for 150 and the rest are over 200 so def not worth it lol. It sucks cuz I used to have Gamecube copies of RE2, RE3, and RE:CV on Gamecube (RE2/3 are also going for crazy money) and I let a friend borrow them. But sadly that turd left them at his Dads after they had a falling out so I'll never get them back

[@XmasterlinkxX]

I've always loved videos going over changes in game ports. Glad to see you chose my favorite RE for this one

[@CucasNerdyCorner]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about the Xbox 360 version of code Veronica X HD 🤔

[@NastyNate865]

I thought I was the only one who avoids using first aid sprays no matter what😂. Glad I'm not alone lol.

[@danielthomas7193]

I only avoid them in games where it affects your rank... even if I'm not going for a S / A Rank that run. Kinda a contradiction there I know. I will use them say in RE4 though.

[@josephstalin5374]

I just collect them thru the game lol, and use health glitch

[@Zenzuu]

Code Veronica was an excellent entry of the Resident Evil series. Would definitely love for Capcom to remake this game.

[@OHG_Fawx]

I think i can help explain the difficulty concerns. Let me preface by saying i love CV. The first time i played CV, i naturally took more damage and used more resources than i do now simply because i didn't know what was coming next, what weapons were most effective against what enemies, or where to go which resulted in backtracking through uncleared areas (taking more damage). Your strategy for the tyrant is something that comes with experience. The first time i faced him on dreamcast, i was WOEFULLY unprepared. So much so that he was actually unbeatable for me. I had to restart the game and lose several hours of progress. The game does nothing to prepare you for this fight and even tricks new players into dumping powerful ammo into him on their way to the plane, which could leave them in a bad spot in the air. Aside from the crazy difficulty spike the tyrant provides inexperienced players, most players on their first run will not go back to the starting point to trade the hemostatic medicine for the lockpick that unlocks the duralumin cases (while also allowing chris to use the lighter), and even those who do may not realize that the lighter keeps bats away causing them to waste ammo and take chip damage every time bats show up. Additionally, after one very particular cutscene, the player is expected to IMMEDIATELY do a quick turn and start running from an axe wielding monster who takes you straight to danger status in one hit. 100% of new players die here, and if you haven't saved in awhile you could lose hours of progress again. Very gutting. Switching characters means new players won't know to leave weapons/supplies for the other character until a 2nd run. Again, this can be game breaking. Lastly, for the ones who DO know this game, getting that S rank can be a monster challenge. The game's timer never stops, so you have to quit out to take a break. Quitting takes a save which you are very limited on in an S Rank run. Basically, this game is like Dark Souls and Ninja Gaiden Black. Its really only hard until you know what you're doing.

[@MrNetWraith]

Ah, Resident Evil: Code Veronica. The game that was basically RE6 before RE6 itself existed. Love to see your genuine love for this underappreciated game.

[@kulman4295]

Oh man, I know exactly how you feel when you notice tiny graphic issues but everyone else doesn't seem to notice. I am always quick to notice such issues and also get a bit distracted by them. Probably due to, but not only because of, me having done a lot of computer graphics programming and UI, both in studies and professionally for game dev. Once you have spent 100s of hours looking for pixel and color differences between images you just keep noticing this stuff.

[@DuckmanR10]

Played the Xbox 360 remaster on an Xbox One X. Recreated the RE2/RE3 trigger controls on the system level to allow me to move forward with RT. Definitely no issues on my end there, so I recommend picking that up on sale (it goes on sale for around $3 very often).

[@Brylant1980]

Since 1996 I have played almost all RE games on multiple consoles, but I will never forget how much Code Veronica impressed me on the Dreamcast! To this day, I consider CV one of the best games in this series and Dreamcast is my favorite console ever :) Great video 👍

[@tigercastle2428]

I also have a confession to make...I could use a pizza right about now

[@luminasdiary]

Just beware that EU PSN is for some silly reason distributing the PAL version of code veronica for PS4. Which plays slower than the US version. It actually makes the battle mode mini-game harder on PAL, because the time limits do not take into account the slower running speed.

[@saschaberger3212]

Ohhhh yeah boi... Some fresh chicken nuggies and another RE Video. Life's good

[@AvalancheReviews]

I showed my wife this comment and she fucking loved it! Took the words right out of her mouth. HA!

[@saschaberger3212]

@@AvalancheReviews :D

[@RenegadeBastard]

Some real Digital Foundry style analysis here for real. 😅 I’m with you, bud. I absolutely love and adore the game. My two favorite releases were Dreamcast original and X release on PS2! Played and completed both, several times.

[@laura9x64]

GSM uses the PS2s DVD upscaler so its 480p is just an impressive deinterlacing. Swiss actually forces Gamecube games to render at 480p Surprised you didnt try forcing widescreen in the GC version or the option that removes dithering tho..

[@jaded5957]

I LOVE your RE reviews. I hope one do you'll do all the Tomb Raider ones as they are all a massive part of my PS1,2,3 &4 experience. Only you can give a thorough and thoughtful retrospective.

[@Lezard_Valeth]

I don't think people hated Code Veronica for it's gameplay and enemies, but it was the first game to have characters that some people really REALLY hated like Steve and Alfred. I must admit playing the game for the first time last year, both of them have insufferable voice acting. It's not even funny bad like og re1, it's just annoying. And Steve has such a bland story and romance with Claire. But i think i'm in the minority and ofc i'm not hating anyone who loves those characters, just not for me.

[@KageMaru10g]

Great video! A few things that some may find interesting. The blur on the PS2 version is likely an interpolation technique to try and clean up the image since the PS2 didn't support anti-aliasing in hardware. Also the PS4 version isn't a port of the PS2, it is the PS2 version running on their PS4 emulator of the system. The emulator allows some subtle changes, such as the addition of trophies. The emulated game is then packaged as an actual PS4 game. Last, while the darkness and black crush issues of the HD remaster are well known, this is actually largely improved playing on the Xbox Series X/S while using auto-HDR. I wonder if the blur filter is only applied on the PS3 version because image looks more raw on the 360 version. I also wonder how much of the visual changes to the HD remaster are due to them porting the game to Capcom's MT Framework engine, the same engine RE5 and RE6 use. Appreciate these types of videos, thanks for making this!