Resident Evil 4 Remake - Retrospective

[@LuxuriantCarrot]

Cant wait to watch this entire video of a game I've never played in a single sitting

[@Snooty4835]

Same

[@starlite5154]

hell yeah

[@Magenitech]

This is gonna be fun

[@uwustepanne]

never even been interested in resident evel before in my entire life and am about to watch this entire video now, ceaves voice just captivates me

[@Jann75]

​@@uwustepannesame

[@DespOIcito]

Bit of a small thing but thank you for having actual subtitles that aren’t the auto-generated ones! A lot of KZbinrs overlook them and it’s very appreciated as a viewer with audio processing issues

[@super6703]

I'm so sorry! I can't imagine how annoying/disappointing it is to find a good KZbin video topic to watch, and then can't because the subtitles are wrong!

[@maromania7]

Probably less "overlook" and more "don't have time." I've had to spend a solid 5 hours of frustrating work wrestling with some basic edits for subtitles on an 8 minute video, AFTER auto-timing already did the timing part for me. The thing fights you tooth and nail, constantly teleports you around the document, will randomly delete other segments while you're typing, and just generally messes with you. It also doesn't disable the shortcuts while you're typing. Like Spacebar, a shortcut to make the video start and drag you forward.

[@copper803]

@@maromania7 if a yt channel has over a million subs, they can pay for some damn subtitles esp since so many smaller yters have them

[@rileyn2983]

Just wish KZbin didn't remove user-created subtitles :(

[@irok1]

@@copper803 and KZbin could bring back user-created subtitles...

[@OverflowingWithIdeas]

Welcome back Ceave. We missed you! Also, thus video was an absolute BANGER

[@Faygris]

Who's Ceave?

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

​@@FaygrisCeave from Ceave Gaming. The channel this video is in is Ceave Gaming's second channel.

[@zairagiordano3500]

@@ZTimeGamingYT there is no Ceave here, only Stefan

[@SweewzStudios]

​@@zairagiordano3500no this is a channel made by ceave

[@psycake]

@@SweewzStudios NO, THIS IS PATRICK!!!

[@Chasodey]

For the first video, it's a pretty good work

[@errorphase]

it isn't his first video - he has another channel with 500k subscribers

[@adamnielson42]

​@@errorphasenah dude, that's a different person, Ceave and Stefan are two different names.

[@Wetbluecat]

@@adamnielson42yeah yeah….

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

​@@adamnielson42If this is satire, alright. If it's not, Ceave and Stefan are the same, as stated in his most recent video.

[@crystalcarbon]

​@@ZTimeGamingYTI'm sure you think batman is bruce wayne as well huh

[@kittli9227]

I love how u go into depth here! I am all in for ur next videos!

[@jordan_cagle]

First comment on this channel. Nice.

[@thebe_stone]

@@jordan_cagle nice

[@illyon1092]

"a couple dozen of subscribers", Ceave said, not expecting the June Nintendo Direct. You're an excellent script-writer and have great presentation, flow and timing. I'm strongly looking forward to more such content on this channel.

[@JV-km9xk]

a retrospective already? man i feel so old.

[@robslobonbobscob2267]

Too relatable comment.

[@MrDirtysoul]

Great summary of this game good vid man

[@IcelyPuzzles]

I am shocked none of the commenters who found this video recognized your voice ceave (before you announced this) lol, happy to see this two channel approach :)

[@dustorm5012]

His voice is iconic.

[@Yomia1488]

I am surprised to see you here! Your videos always get recommended to me

[@ABHyt]

To be fair, these games are pretty different niches, and it's only one video

[@Dni..]

wow i can't believe someone's first video is this good keep it up. imagine this amazing editing and commentary with a video overanalysing the new mario trailer for 26 minutes

[@clipPRmusic]

Nice

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

It's technically not his first video, though. This is Ceave from Ceave Gaming's second channel, as stated from his most recent video.

[@clipPRmusic]

​@@ZTimeGamingYT r/whoosh

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

​@@clipPRmusicI have a very hard time deciphering satire, but it is hilarious whenever satire flies over my head.

[@clipPRmusic]

@@ZTimeGamingYT I feel the same, I've been "r/whoosh"ed too many times to count

[@Chris-jx4ij]

I think the main reason that people blame stuff like the actors or the testers, or the composers for things that they ultimately aren't completely responsible for, is that it's easy and simple. They see an issue, and they see a role that's doing the thing they have an issue with it and they assign blame right there. Because unless we've got someone on the inside, it's hard to know who the actual problem causer was. Even in your explanation you put the possibility to several positions like the director, developer, publisher etc. And it's likely even more complicated who has responsibility for the issue in reality.

[@technoboop1890]

In terms of bugs its not the playtesters' fault, but it certainly isn't the developers' fault either. Its the fault of management for pushing games out too early or not assigning enough resources to fixing bugs.

[@paulagnest4544]

what a day to be alive. getting bullied by your favourite youtuber into finally playing the game so i can watch the video

[@Skye.2000]

I love long content like this, great to have you finally back on youtube! 😊

[@Endgoggles]

By sheer coincidence, my two most watched video genres are challenge runs and game design analysis. Great video Ceave!

[@batrongordeg]

Welcome ceave, subbed on both channels. Great to see you back!

[@axilie]

I absolutely loved your commentary and analysis content and I'm so happy you've returned, good luck with the algorithm!

[@MrDobbysock]

Excited for more ceave content, hopefully the two channel approach works out!

[@kylereno5383]

The section of your video where you broke down the attention to detail they put into the weaponery was really, really good. Bravo.

[@thecontrollerfreak7075]

I actually really like this style of content! I'm glad you found a way to not only make it work for your audience but also for yourself. Keep up the great work Ceave!

[@noob1346]

W video

[@DefinitelyNotABox]

A fellow You Tuber trying to grow I sub for that.

[@reinmargrau1298]

you don't know :D

[@PlaWs_]

Oh you really don't know 💀

[@sans5955]

This dude has a different YT channel with other 500k subscribers lmao

[@Ascension721]

haha if only he knew.

[@DefinitelyNotABox]

@@Ascension721 Guess i dont

[@erinasnow]

I really appreciate your sidestep about the voice actor harassment. I really enjoyed the video, Stefan! It's very well structured, good editing, good balance between funny and serious, informative, great views

[@drgeniusphd]

i cant believe this was out for a month and i never noticed 😭 this is amazing

[@shiiche]

Just finished your Wind waker and Bloodborne videos, and now I'm getting on to this one. I love the way you dissect these games, particularly in the Bloodborne video! It was so thoughtful and interesting, not to mention ending on a great note! I think you have a really lovely way of discussing these things. Keep it up my dude!

[@CheShiny]

10:43 "Please make sure your electronic devices are turned off" Me who is watching this video on my phone: *confusion*

[@MungkaeX]

This is exactly the kind of content I come to KZbin for. Glad to know you’re back making videos again Ceave.

[@bleubleubleu]

Despite not being especially interested in RE4, I really enjoyed this! Your writing and analysis kept me thoroughly engaged the whole time, and I can't wait to watch your next!

[@mousearts7079]

Ceave’s return was the greatest thing to come out of this year I think

[@dingpart1]

Your content is criminally underrated. and not just your main channel, but this one too

[@someobscuremusicchannel]

As someone who is really into the philosophies of game design and artistic concepts and stuff like that, I personally believe that your analytical content was the strongest and most interesting element of your channel and I look forward to seeing what you come up with next!

[@metalmariomega]

Oh man, RE4 is one of my favorite games on a system full of favorites, so learning about all the differences and how this new version is still awesome is gonna be a ride.

[@volcaronite]

Hi, Ceave! I’m sure you’re gonna get a lot of this, but I’m so happy you’re back! I’ve been enjoying your content ever since the days of your Super Mario Maker contraption videos. Your newer analytical content, especially that meanie-demonetized Paper Mario video, have been big inspirations for me to start creating silly little video essays myself. I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in the pipeline, and I know I’m not the only one. Welcome back! Your return is rated 5 Rainbow Fuzzies!

[@iandakariann]

This was incredible. Not just in reviewing the game but looking into each of those small pieces and how they can't together. Even after looking at so many reviews and discussions I learned so much from this video. I hope this channel is a success because I'd love to see more.

[@LeThamas]

I'm so happy you came back! Your content was always really interesting and very well put together, I won't miss any of the future awesome uploads on both channels, Hooray to the king!

[@kaj_mrtna]

Looking good! Especially the dramatic fight with the pole.

[@lingling4891]

I so needed this kind of content in my life, 1 hour long that is like a dream. I always love to listen to this kind of content when I am gaming!

[@shayminup7]

Just found this channel from the latest video and I’m really happy that there’s already been people commenting, that there’s people discovering ceave for the first time through this I genuianly wonder how many people know he has another channel?

[@Arrowstotle]

Double the Ceave channels? Merry Ceavemas indeed

[@Naito9874]

This is the fourth video I've seen on your second channel, coming back to you after I discovered Ceave Gaming long ago and eventually departed for a while. And... all 4 really hit me to the core. The Wind Waker one, the Outer Wilds one, the Hollow Knight one, and now this. They all did so because they all reassured me in the values I myself have been gathering these past few years, becoming my own person and being happy about it. So it truly feels nice to see it all thrown my way like this, reassuring me in the fact that this isn't wrong in any way... They're beautifully crafted videos, and I'm really grateful. Onto the TotK one!

[@ThineDude]

A lovely video! Thanks for putting in the hours and hours of work to make this a reality, its appreciated! Was a joy to get the opportunity to hear your analysis over this.

[@cogmonocle2140]

Over an hour of Ceave talking about a game I have never and will never play? HELL YEAH

[@oafkad]

Your Mario videos are some of my favorite videos on all of YT. I was real bummed once that cooled off, thought you left YT. Finding this channel has been a lovely surprise. Hope life is treating you well.

[@MankyKong7]

Its great to see you back, cant wait for more content like this 👍

[@ProudlyIdiotic]

God damn you ceave. Now I have to watch an hour long video about a game I don't care about. Seriously, its amazing to have you back. I wish you the best in the future and hope that tears of the kingdom video comes out soon

[@caseyking8394]

i could listen to you talk for hours and frankly im glad to have you covering some games I'm a little more interested in haha. wishing you so much success

[@while.coyote]

As an indie game developer this perspective is so valuable and insightful. If I ever actually become successful at this, in large part I'll have you to thank.

[@denisdelete263]

So excited for the new channel!

[@nico.anon713]

Love that youre back and hope you get the support you need

[@Vulnresati]

Never played either RE4, but your writing is so entertaining anyway I've been watching the whole thing! I'd definitely be excited to see more, especially to see your perspective on games I love

[@nictendo463]

In depth analyses of horror games are pretty rare. This video is a great look at how games create tension.

[@mistikalcanavarlarparlamen3265]

I believe in you ceave, and I am incredibly grateful that you have returned!

[@user-tf6he5qg2h]

15:10 on the other hand the problem with this is that they do it too often and it becomes predictable. Kinda like GRRM's A Song of Ice and Fire, you do not know what is going to happen but after a couple of books you already know that whenever characters set out to do something like an assault on a stronghold or travelling to a different town they _will_ fail and their plans will fall apart. So with you having to backtrack a lot through areas if the game you will inevitably end up bracing yourself for what's to come, probably even looking for what can go wrong and thinking about how beat that challenge. This then has the opposite effect of what this design is meant for, rather than building tension and a feeling that nowhere is safe, not even places you cleared of enemies already instead it creates a kind of routine that stifles tension and reduces rather than enhances the impact of the escalation.

[@psf03077]

I love you're making videos again. loved the Mario stuff, so i'm sure this will be grand too.

[@NatalieExists]

Finding the Mario trailer analysis in my recommended already felt like Christmas but watching the end of that video and hearing there was an hour-long analysis of Re4 waiting for me on this channel felt like they went and decided to make Christmas 2 when i wasn't looking

[@CheShiny]

2:47 When captions said "The" it hit hard😔✊

[@evanlucier1689]

Love the new channel! I hope your algorithm problem gets better. Lots of hugs.

[@Frank_West]

39:11 I disagree with this entirely. Which is strange considering I agree with you on almost every point you made in the video up to this point and I even agree with all your points in your ToTK video. I think it's both the "person in charge" and the VAs responsibility to bring a character to life, which in turn affects the overall product. The person in charge certainly gives directions, and how much direction is different from director to director, but within that direction an actor still has a fine bit of wiggle room. A positive example of this would be Robert Downey Jr. with his portrayal of Iron Man. A large portion of what he says isn't in the script and most, if not all, of his body language isn't given to him by the director. That comes from his passion for the role and his skill as an actor. The same goes for Brad Pitt and how he eats food in most of his movies. It's a small thing he brings to his characters to spice them up a bit. No one tells him to eat all the time. A negative example of this would be the old joke about how Bruce Willis never turns down a role. He doesn't care about every movie he's in, so his portrayal of some characters suffers, but that's out of the director's control if Bruce doesn't feel like bringing his A-game. They've already cast him and they've already signed the contract. In Ada's VA's case, you could blame the director for hiring her in the first place, but I don't think that should shield her from criticism. You wouldn't shield Leon's VA from praise, chalking it up to the director doing a good job casting him. Just as Leon deserves his praise for his good performance, Ada deserves her criticism for her poor performance. Neither can 100% blame their success or failure on the director. Like most things, no one thing can take all the blame for the, let's say, "Ada Incident." There are multiple factors at work, I'm just saying we shouldn't exclude the VA from those factors. Am I saying we should bully every bad actor? No. I'm just saying it's okay to say if people are bad at their job. Hell, I'm bad at my job. Is that my boss's fault? Maybe some, but not all. At some point, I have to take responsibility for my poor performance. Just not right now, I wanna finish the video first. The point is, if we don't point out mistakes, how is Capcom, or any game dev, supposed to make the games better going forward. Nintendo isn't going to do anything about weapon durability if we don't talk about it and let them know. Like you did in your other video. The same applies here.

[@BackspinZX]

Aaaaaand just like that I'm hooked on BOTH channels now. Well done, good sir. Excellent video. Looking forward to more of these in the future whenever they appear!

[@aleixllambiaspalmer9451]

I just watched 1h and 17min of a guy talking about the remake of Resident Evil 4 and absolutely loved it. I haven't played a single game of the series. That was such an interesting and entertaining video, I hope you keep on with this channel!

[@The_Gongoozler]

I could listen to your voice talk about videogames for 10 hours, I'm glad you're back bro

[@schazz3929]

"the great retrospectives that great games deserve". The absolute confidence move. Can't wait.

[@TerraWispr]

I am looking forward to seeing more videos on this channel! I loved your analytical videos alongside your challange runs, I'm sad to hear they didn't do as well. I hope they do better on this channel!

[@thewiseoldfox]

55:43 It's hilarious to me that you say she got "Princess Peach'd again" when this scene Saddler's design reveal here always reminds me of President Koopa's design in the 1993 live action Mario Bros. movie

[@WerrorWolf]

Speaking of pacing, the video has a nice pace and I watched it till the end. Good job.

[@jellllllly]

If I could have chosen any voice to make long-form content, it'd have been yours. Super glad that you're doing stuff like this!

[@raphael714]

A second Ceave channel whose videos to watch? - sign me up

[@sebastianvelcro]

Saw the TotK video first. Decided to watch more. Good work! Enjoying these long videos of yours! ❤❤

[@PoyowenPoyo]

I fell off of Ceave a year or so after SMM2’s release, but I am so happy to see him again. Absolutely incredible work!

[@JustJulyo]

I'll gladly support you Ceave how ever I can to ensure you don't take a year long hiatus

[@thepixelatedpumpkin31]

Been watching you for almost 6 years! So happy your back!

[@tegxi]

This is awesome! I'm super excited for the new channel, I already enjoy your content and analytical gaming content anyways. I look forward to what you do next!

[@Coolerpersonawesome]

Came here from your other channel I’m glad your back

[@Cinnamon_Shaey]

This is like a longer and more detailed game theory video, and that is said with incredible love since I love this style of video! Has great humor, but at the same time really educational, very enjoyable, and very exited for your next video!

[@Wyattporter]

Bro, your discussion of the voice actress situation was so based. I don’t want to sound like I had low standards but I love to see KZbinrs that I never expect to comment on stuff like that take a stand. Good work all around

[@dew7555]

This is the kind of content I always hoped for from Ceave, deep dives about anything he finds personally interesting. So excited to have this new channel to look forward to, Stefan!

[@absolutelynot.3739]

Unrelated but I would love to see a video on Geometry Dash's level editor, i think it would be interesting to see how you compare it to Mario Maker and if you like it or not and it would be really entertaining to see a video of that, at least to me

[@isaac958]

great video ceave! you managed to keep me interested about a game i had no interest in before hand… throughout the whole video!

[@atmatey]

I wish you had talked more about the combat differences between the original RE4 and the remake, since they play in significantly different ways. The Electric Underground made two great videos talking about this and how many of the changes are really counterintuitive to the game design of the original, and there is not much consideration anymore about combat fundamentals such as spacing and hitstun length (something that was very well thought out in the original game). He made an interesting point that Shinji Mikami's dev team at Capcom 20 years ago were veterans from the arcade era, and their grasp on game design fundamentals were very strong. That knowledge is pretty clearly lost in Capcom's current dev team, and it clearly shows. Also, I very much disagree that Wind Waker HD and the Demon's Souls remake are so good that they replace the originals. The original Wind Waker had a really pleasing cel-shaded art style that felt nice to look at. The remake uses a different technique but still tries to emulate the original style, with hideous bloom lighting everywhere that makes it really unpleasant to look at. It completely goes against how easy the original game was on the eyes. The Demon's Souls has a similar problem; Bluepoint is obviously very skilled technically, but their visual artists clearly didn't understand the art style of the original game. They completely butchered the Fat Officials, Vanguard, Fool's Idol and many more, while also making baffling changes to the lighting of the Nexus and the UI. The music is also often vastly inferior to the original game, for example Phalanx's theme. Most of these changes misunderstand the design of the original game so clearly that I don't understand how someone can think the remake could replace the original.

[@ImNotGam]

I absolutely loved this style of video on your other account and I'm totally here for this now as well.

[@bvoyelr]

Stefan actually invented time travel as part of this video essay. THAT, my friends, is dedication.

[@bombodogless3922]

Another good thing about the story is that it goes in to alot of detail If you look at all the games stories as a whole and you get to really like the characters

[@ade1174]

I'm really happy to see you return, Ceave. I'll be watching both channels.

[@WohaoG]

wdym that's stefan

[@Sigmund_Froid]

I'm not the usual target Audience for Resident Evil games... I'm neither particularly into First Person Shooters, nor Horror Games... And yet, the way how Horror games build tension, with this one in particular, is very interesting! There are a lot of interesting concepts in this that can be applied in way more genres than just one... On a different note, a game being remade in such a way is awesome! It can be scary to make changes to an established formula... But putting the effort into it is really worthwhile!

[@Iakovanders]

So glad you're making content again! Also I love the direction of the new channel. More long form deep dives!

[@goodboie5195]

I'm so happy Ceave (Stefan:D) is back doing videos. I thought he was gone from youtube for good, but here I am expecting new videos every now and then. Thanks Ceave!

[@Cochu]

Fascinating stuff, I've never touched a RE game and I'm not really a fan of the genre, but this video told me everything I need to know about how great this game is, and more. Thank you for letting us in on your little secret channel and I'm looking forward to more :)

[@TheZetaKai]

Great video, Stefan. Welcome to KZbin! You should take a look at the Mario games sometime. I'll bet that they'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy. ;D

[@Mertanian]

Years ago when RE4 came out there was a paper book, a game solution, added to an issue of video game magazine I was regularly reading. I have read through the whole solution and immediately fell in love with the game. Many times have I wanted to play it but never actually did. I don't really know why. It's still on my wishlist on multiple platforms, lol. Now I am watching your video, not really wanting to spend $70 on a game, but yet again, especially with how well the experience has been crafted, I am falling in love with the game once again. Perhaps I'll play it in a near future, or you know, maybe 20 years down the line they will make another reedition, haha. Your video is really nice. It makes great service to the actual game.

[@nermalmovement]

I’m so glad you finally found a way to spread your wings creatively, video essays like this are my jam

[@On_Beat]

This guy gets it

[@lilili765]

This was an amazing video. Would love to see you analyse dark souls or bloodborne or something like that

[@Wasyliyjef]

It's been 10 months and no one's going to read this comment, but the ravens were mentioned enough times to trigger my inner nerd. So, are they worth shooting? Eeeh.... probably yes. Ravens can drop three items - money, gunpowder and red gemstones, and it's completely random. (Yes, you can save scum every crow in the game to give you a gemstone.) Gems are of course super worth it, but the drop is rare. Gunpowder is the worst drop money-wise, but since you can't really buy it, its value is very subjective. Money isn't much usually, and if you take into account occasional misses, you will end up with slightly more if not just as much as you'd earn by selling those bullets. There are however "scripted ravens". Those guys will always drop the same thing and it may be a thing outside of the random drop list. Some scripted ravens will drop good stuff like blue gems or grenades, but other will only drop 100pst, which means they are not worth shooting as one handgun bullet sells for 120pst. So if you are playing this game for 10th time, you may want to remember which ones to shoot.

[@NorX50]

They did the escalation of tension really well in Code Veronica as well. One part you enter a police station and have to leave all weapons in a secure box only to run down a corridor with zombies banging on the walls. Once you complete the objective at the end you hear the windows smash out of sight and have to run back, completely defenceless. Capcom know what they're doing.

[@B1g_B0sssss]

Too bad the game went too far at times with the backtracking.

[@WaluigiGoesWa]

Immediately subbed

[@tylerblowers7906]

This was an absolute treat! Great video on one of my all time favorite games.

[@OmegaRejectz]

Here for more!

[@stewpit391]

I’m not going to watch because I will most likely experience this game, but I will boost engagement by commenting, liking, and subscribing

[@ItsShimaru]

His voice is the best. It's just so iconic :D

[@psychostiefl]

36:10 - 40:50 - Absolutely well said, thank you so much Stefan! 👌Other than that, I'll watch both of your channels, I love all your videos! I'm so happy to have you back again :D

[@debayeuxchats5607]

So glad to have you back, Ceave. Looking forward to more video essays, hell yeah!