Resident Evil 4 | Were the PS2 and pc ports really that bad?

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[@aquapendulum]

The 2007 PC port was the Dark Age of PC Gaming at its peak.

[@amspook]

I have nightmares from the Krauser QTE section

[@Noid]

Dark souls on PC was also pretty sucky

[@slowmercy69]

Cries in GTA IV

[@fahddulaimi1940]

@@amspook that was very very hard when the remake come and i was going to fight krauser again i was still very afraid of him

[@amspook]

@@fahddulaimi1940 "Press 5 + 6 to dodge" Yeah....

[@captainthunderbolt7541]

The PS2 version wasn't bad at all. It wasn't as impressive as the GameCube version, which was made for more capable hardware - but it was damn impressive that it ran as well as it did on the PS2.

[@hibikiverdugo9465]

Yes. The my only complain was that The Mercenaries didn't work as well like in the GameCube, it would be kind of hard to make enemies spawn, but besides that it was a decent version with the extra content.

[@J0rdan912]

On average CRT TV and because we weren't that picky and spoiled, I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of gamers didn't even knew that Gamecube version was technically superior. PS2 version was easier to get and had extra content, that's all that mattered for gamers back then.

[@VergilHiltsLT]

The port was done in barely 9 months, so yeah, it looks great especially with progressive scan enabled.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Fanboy it had less than half the polygon Cound weaker lighting 4 bit textures the gc was 24 bit and had a single layer textures with no shaders the gc had multi layered and shaded textures it was les than 50% of the gamecube version tech wise and was called a I possible port the ga,ecube was a beast even tne xbox cannot run the gc version and capsom co firmed it would also be weaker if PORTED The ps2 version is ot on par with gamecube at all and the pc port ws basd on that weaker ps2 version HISTORICAL FACT GC 24 BIT TEXTURES AND 18 BIT COLOUR PS2 4 IT TEXTURES AND 4BIT COLOUR ...GAMECUBE HUGE POLYGON COUNT PS2 HAD TNE POLYGON COUNT HALFED IN FACT LESS THAN HALF THE Gc VERSION HAD WAY BETTER LIGHTING.....it was built o gamecubes superior abillitys to both os2 and xbox... like 8 texture layers and 16 shader stages and it's real time lighting and it's monstrous polygon abillity gc was a beast of a system

[@J0rdan912]

@@audie-cashstack-uk4881 tl;dr gamecube fanboy calling people fanboys detected P.S. "ga,ecube was a beast even tne xbox cannot run the gc version and capsom co firmed it would also be weaker if PORTED" lmao 🤣 P.P.S. Apparently even PC in 2008 were unable run RE4 according to Crapcom because Gamecube from 2000 was so beastly 🤣🤣🤣

[@GugureSux]

Those old PC version's "1.0" shots are DEFINITELY NOT the very OG release version. There was absolutely NO SHADING whatsoever during the launch. It was all flat, as in full-bright through and through. No shadows, no highlights... complete lack of depth. So yeah, if you think the shown footage was bad, just look up the old 2007 footage if you can. I still have some of that nightmare fuel saved on my PC.

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

I installed the OG pc version without the patch. If that is how it looks, that's how it looks.

[@SeiyaDLuffy]

The 1.0 version was the japanese and european ones, the us version got the patch already installed aparantely

[@pikachu896]

That's what I was about to say. No way I will ever forget that awful, no shading ugly mess of a """port""". You can even see it in the PC Gamer screenshots, but in the video it looks significantly better.

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

​@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760my bro just admit your fault, don't be like that

[@SeiyaDLuffy]

@@pikachu896 Yeah, i remember that on the Ashley part the flashlight wasn't usseful due the lack of lightning and darkness on the 1.0 version

[@bpcgos]

For PC, I can confirm it was really that bad... The latest re4 HD project mod is trully a Godsend

[@Bijuklich]

haven't even tried hd project yet, i've been enjoying ultimate hd edition with dozens of other mods so much that i wasn't really paying atention to graphics or any bugs, now that i saw it's finished and 34gb i'll have to try and replay one more time...thanks

[@bpcgos]

@@Bijuklich RE4 Ultimate HD edition still bearable in vanilla in my opinion, Im talking about Re4 2007 published by UbiSoft on PC, its really needs mod to fix the most basic things like mouse control..

[@Bijuklich]

@@bpcgos i know you are talking about 2007 version and yeah that's pretty bad, but you mention hd project also to what i wasn't giving much atention before and that made me search for it today, now can't wait to download and try....hopefully it won't be incompatible with other mods i have, mostly character replacements...so thanks for that, again :)

[@bpcgos]

@@Bijuklich youre welcome, its a great experience with RE4 HD Project on my part, and, I dont im supposed to proud or sad 😊, Im bear to play it until I reach the mansion before finally gave up in 2007 RE4

[@GacMan47]

I wish more streamers would actually use it. Not that hard to install

[@Elvisbackpack]

The PS2 version may be compromised, but it gets a pass from me for all the extra features.

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

Like what for example

[@poncho828]

I agree.

[@jellyman1303]

​@@itdobelikedattho8112 Ada Wong's 2 campaigns & wide-screen option to remove the letterbox. Probably more that I missed out.

[@cocsmuggler6984]

​@@jellyman1303it also included the prl 412

[@caviar_dreamz]

And all the extras are in the Wii version so it's still one of the worst versions to play. Literally no reason to play that port unless all you have is a PS2 for some reason.

[@Pokesatsu96]

ive played almost every port of og re4 and honestly i didnt notice how bad the differences were on consoles. after playing with the hd project mod it really puts into perspective how much still needed to be improved even tho the game got an official "HD version" on steam.

[@agustapratamarohim1863]

already played the gamecube and ps2 version,beside of the content,gamecube have better visual and sound quality than ps2 version,and also gamecube version was used realtime cutscene instead ps2 version that used fmv/pre- rendered

[@sdewey4152]

The room with the lava before the dragon room and the dragon room look so incredibly bad on 1.0.

[@huseyinx1g]

On the ps2 version there was an secret option you can use the progressive Scan which makes it looks better it didn't work with All TV's back then

[@SuperGabrielcrazy]

yes

[@spritework1022]

Real ones played the mobile version

[@popgoesvideosgames7066]

Better experience in zeebo

[@Pokesatsu96]

i recently learned re4 wasnt the only re game to get a mobile game. there was a mobile game for the movie degeneration.

[@Corrado_Soprano4799]

@@Pokesatsu96I played that back then on the old iPhone and it honestly felt like a re 4 dlc.

[@acecashman1237]

​@@Pokesatsu96i managed to beat the whole game

[@griffwilson5932]

I remember that version of the game. Was definitely something, I’ll say that.

[@ficha13]

As someone who played this back in 2008. i thought that the ps2 version looked amazing. it ran smooth, I had no frame of reference of the gamecube version, so the graphics were impressive for the ps2 and you couldn't really tell that the cutscenes were fmv's when playing on a CRT. The muffled sound is interesting, I noticed that even back then and thought it was an intentional choice and served the vibe of the game well. The PC version even at the time looked worse than the ps2 one, not to mention the lack of mouse support

[@dr.loomis4221]

I played the hell out of the PS2 version. I was completely ignorant to the visual differences back then.

[@NakedSnake1010]

Visuals are not the main problem of the PS2 version. It's the much lesser quantity of enemies and and their simpler placement that makes a PS2/PC versions really bad. They are laughable easy even on Professional difficulty.

[@dragonmasteralex5084]

3:52 RE4 is known for its dynamic difficulty. If you play well game throw at you more agressive enemies. If you suck, then enemies will be weaker and drops will be more generous. That's on normal difficulty. On Pro it will be as difficult as if you played very good on normal.

[@tom13king]

It’s actually because they completely changed the North American GameCube version to be more of an action game. The PAL and Japanese GameCube versions are like the PS2 version.

[@vesselinkrastev]

Yes. I only found out a few years ago, but I've seen it in action. Still, it's quite possible that they made changes to AI behavior.

[@hatsuneelissu5924]

not to mention that they somehow made in later updates that u cant kill the knights with doors anymore playing as ashly! useless "fix"

[@Pokesatsu96]

one of the few time a bug shouldve stayed as a feature

[@ggabezera]

What about the Ultimate HD Edition that is available on Steam? The notorious re4 HD Project is a mod for that version in particular, is there major differences between this and the original PC port + patch 1.1.0?

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

Yes, there are plenty of differences between the original pc port (plus patch) and the Steam release in 2014. The Steam version was based on the PS3 release, which in turn was based on the Gamecube version.

[@gx1tar1er]

@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760 the unfontunate part is they're unable to find a source code for Seperate Ways so the cutscenes are still pre-rendered version from the PS2.

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

@@gx1tar1er Dang, that's really sad.

[@old_liquid]

Still shitty controls with stick emulation through mouse, some visual effects from Gamecube version missing. Like artistic blur on the backstage of cutscenes.

[@kevin7242]

Important note: on the TVs of the time the differences where not as obvious, moreso when you probably hadn't videos or a GameCube side by side to compare.

[@efrenarevalo2025]

Nostalgia has a way of blurring things. I remember playing the PS2 version and I could have sworn it looks better than FF12.

[@maguboss1039]

I played recently and it doesn't look that bad on a CRT, the thing with most PS2 games is that they look really bad when you blow up the image on a modern display.

[@old_liquid]

@@maguboss1039 I tried PS2 on CRT Flatron monitor through VGA handmade adapter and it looks fantastic. Crystal clear 640x480 with all text subtitles clearly readable and crisp textures.

[@WayStedYou]

because it looks better on a CRT

[@jeffrey1954]

I actually like that the resolution of the PS2 port has that dreamy fuzziness to it.

[@stardustreverie9737]

My thoughts exactly. It reminds me of the VHS horror aesthetic, I really enjoy it for the atmosphere.

[@JDelwynn]

One thing to note on the QTEs is that the game doesn't care if you press the wrong buttons, as long as you press the right buttons and there's only a few different combinations. So just mashing all the buttons used in those at the same time passes the QTE.

[@gtamike_TSGK]

The Evil Within is the true Resident Evil 5

[@Lightsyou]

Jeez we really didn't care about graphics and performance back then 💀

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

Cause you didn't have 4K monitors

[@Lightsyou]

@@itdobelikedattho8112 Still don't lol

[@EvelineE-001]

​@@Lightsyou no, we do. They just cost a pretty penny

[@J0rdan912]

Not true at all. Games back then were mind-blowing if they had 60fps support or some cool new graphics features, also performance was crucial in complex games where 15-20 fps and stable 30 (or even 60, but not floating unlocked 60) was a big deal for smooth and accurate controls. We didn't care about it THAT much and we were more tolerable to weak graphics and low framerates, that's true, but every single small cool detail was a big thing. Now it's a big messy thing: all those complaints and problems with graphics and performance can be a huge deal and overreacting at the same time, while overall it's almost doesn't matter - you have 60fps and good graphics? Cool. Something is wrong? Complain a bit or wait for patch or move on.

[@realamericannegro977]

Oh they did

[@kaede_24]

The fact that for me, aiming with Keyboard is better instead of the Mouse is CRAZY

[@justchan2443]

Unless you are playing it in HD on an emulator, PS2 RE4 on a CRT TV looked fine back in the day.

[@Demon_Curse]

Copium

[@justchan2443]

@Demon_Curse what do you mean? I remember watching my brother play this and thought it was the scariest and coolest looking game on the PS2. A lot of people back in the day probably didn't know the GC version looked better because a lot of people didn't have both consoles. If I said the HD Project or the Wii version was worse, that would be copium.

[@Demon_Curse]

@justchan2443 plenty of people knew. All because you were a kid living in a bubble doesn't mean it was unknown. KZbin may not have existed, but magazines and gaming website did. The PS2 version was blasted in reviews. A subject that was skipped over here was also the framerate drops and it's effect on controls making aiming harder.

[@CerealKiller]

@@Demon_Curse No I can guarantee you most people didn't care how RE4 looked on Gamecube lol. Heck most people did not own a Gamecube to begin with.

[@Demon_Curse]

@CerealKiller you acting like the reviews aren't still posted. Every single one mentions the graphics and controls downgrade. You can live in the fantasy world of your youth, but I was already in my 20s when they dropped and remember how the gaming press reacted.

[@sevartt9046]

The Gamecube was so underappreciated at the time. It was called a "kiddie" console by the edgy dudebros, but it introduced us to RE4, RE0, and RE remake. It also had ports RE 2, RE 3 and Code Veronica.

[@_Paul_N]

The Gamecube is legendary next to the 3DS as Nintendo’s best consoles (personal opinion). I’m typing this with a Switch sitting on my lap 😄

[@marcd.4182]

Outside of RE, Gamecube also had another horror masterpiece called Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

[@DragoEpyon]

People wanted more realistic, adult themed games at about the time when the first video game generation started to become adults and graphics were hitting the point where convincing realistic graphics were possible. That's 'edgy' to the kids these days apparently.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

The only thing edgy Is you with your preschool vocabulary. Gamecube was great but just cause you name a few survival horror games doesn't make it less of a "kiddyconsole". I'm pretty sure youre into kids so you shoul love it. Probably play Minecraft and fortnite don't ya bozo?

[@ramrodbldm9876]

​@marcd.4182 yea the game that sucked that you only know about cause random youtubers started liking it within the last few years. You WAS NOT playing eternal darkness Sr back on release facts

[@tom13king]

3:52 I don’t know if you saw my comment on your old video, but the changes you mention starting here are unique to the North American GameCube version. They changed it for NA to be more of an action game eg more ammo, more aggressive AI. It’s a completely unique version; the PAL and Japanese GameCube versions and all others are like the PS2 version (excluding the lack of Separate Ways). In fact, the NA GC version has its own (imo significantly worse) weapons stats and balancing.

[@YoubTijani]

I remember buying my copy for the PS2 in the spring of 2006. Playing the game on a 14 inch Daewoo CRT with composite. I couldn't be happier back then.

[@pikachu896]

The 1.0 version you showed is not the actual 1.0 version, as it has some very basic shading, while the real 1.0 had absolutely no shading and shadows. It looked awful.

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

I installed the retail game as is. And I showed the graphics as I saw it.

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

​@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760 your arrogance is showing

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@itdobelikedattho8112 your dumbness is showing

[@RandomHeroGames]

@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760 You failed on that part.

[@rogercolon619]

Ps2 version was my first version I played it on . I played the hell out of this , I didnt even know it was a port till I got internet and youtube lol I was pretty salty because of the graphics and sound 😅

[@lukabrasi001]

the PS2 version would be a lot better if it was designed with that in mind. just look at MGS2, and how it looks much better as well despite the four years between the games. however the texture detail is clearly not on the same level, the overal fluidity and visual clarity is much better. the PS2 was VERY powerful if used correctly

[@flame_101]

Gran Turismo 4 and Black are also one of the examples

[@arycorvette884]

Don't forget silent hill ,2 3 and 4 look better than re4 also the water effects that PS2 was missing in re4 that the GameCube has the PS2 is capable of doing volumetric water effects play games like Ico it should a cool volumetric water

[@TheFoolTohru]

Great work! I wish this video was longer ngl you did well

[@tacsman]

I played the hell out of RE4 on the PS2. There are zero issues with it.

[@forsain4533]

I understand why people think the PS2 version of RE4 is the worst way to play it. But, it's still my favourite. I grew up playing it, that shitty graphics and dodgy gameplay might not fly in hindsight, but the nostalgia will never be beaten as far as I'm concerned.

[@Ziilus]

I still now have a reason to be glad I’m a Nintendo fan that doesn’t relate to their great games (both published and developed by them, so Chibi-Robo and Luigi’s Mansion are equal in my eyes).

[@mrman6035]

Yeah even if it’s worse the ps2 version had more content so of course the future ports were based off the one that sold much more than on GameCube.

[@apexsmokepacker]

It had seperate ways, the PRL and new costumes

[@IncognitaEX]

About the lighting effects In PS2 port. Some areas like the merchant store (the one next to the place you fight El Gigante for the first time) had better light effects, similar to the GameCube.

[@J0rdan912]

When I was a kid, I've seen no difference between Gamecube and PS2 version except PS2 version had extra stuff. Also Gamecube was much more expensive and harder to get. When PC "port" was released in 2007, I was happy about having an "inferior" PS2 version. So back to it's days, PS2 version was the best for an average gamer, end of story. P.S. As far as I know, PS2 version gameplay and balance wasn't "downgraded", it was revised and the original Gamecube one wasn't representing the final vision of the game.

[@old_liquid]

Lol no GC version all the way better. And I am even not a fan of GC or PS2.

[@BogusLettuce]

NO WONDER professional felt so much harder for me on PS2 to complete. Less chance of pulling a head shot, and less ammo shots. Damn it, Capcom!

[@bobdeclor528]

To get an accurate measurement of the AI and such it's best to play on professional. Normal mode changes things as you play to suit how you are performing whereas professional is the same regardless of how you perform. So you might get grenades if you are doing badly whereas you might just get money if you are playing well

[@MamoMark]

I thought the initial release of RE4 on PC was more awful looking? I remember it having literally no lighting, shading, or shadows of any kind. This 1.0 version looks better to me?

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

Maybe back in the day you played it at a lower resolution?

[@thebiggeridiot]

@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760 no, when digital foundry did a video on the original pc release it looked...horrific

[@GugureSux]

MamoMark is correct. This shown footage IS NOT the original release version. It was WAY WORSE than that, as in full-bright flat, period. Nothing to do with resolution. What you show in the video as "1.0" is clearly already patched, while the "1.1" is like some sort of texture mod. You need to check your facts.

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

@@GugureSux Nope, that was definitely the unpatched version. I have no reason to lie about it.

[@flame_101]

​@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760There was an infamous Ubisoft port where the game had literally no shader

[@IbtissamTrabelsi]

the reasons why RE4 is so popular it was because of the PS2 port

[@MrPoeGhost]

I think the PS2 version is fine all things considered. The gameplay is still intact, and the artistic intent behind at least 90% of the visual assets is retained. It's really no more compromised than your average Switch port.

[@Forlifegamer98]

At a Time, most these games were made specifically for it hence why the environment always hit better on ps2 games and Xbox. PC never was a priority when they first make these games so they always end up being terrible until many patches later. Older consoles have limitations so when they finish them they cut so much content that never makes it in any version of the game except some minor things.

[@Sacr1fIces]

You people talk about ps2 version like its the worst thing ever while most people played the ps2 version and enjoyed it to the fullest, I beat the game on PS2 10+ times for main campaign and 3+ for separate ways and unlocked everything and had a lot of fun, Also, PS2 could produce a lot better visuals and performance under capable and competent developers, Shinji Mikami also said he would cut his head off if the game got ported to other platforms so go figure.

[@NOTHlNG]

The PS2 version is awesome.

[@CrispyChicken44]

Just finished the HD Project last week and I must say, it is perfect. It's a larger file size, but you need to remember that EVERY texture and model has been touched up and redone. It's better than Capcom ever did for that game.

[@Young_Drizzy215]

the ps2 version was my first experience with the game and honestly growing up I never knew there were differences

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

The ps2 version was not as bad as people remembered since I played it on a CRT and never played the GameCube version, and with progressive scan mode the game looked really good if you never owned a GC. It definitely looked flat in comparison when I looked at screenshots, But yes, we were just happy to get RE4 and play the game considering none of us ever thought we’d even get the game on another console

[@kiraDKB]

As somebody who first played on PC the numerical QTE's were a nightmare at first

[@leafleap]

6:24 Wait, Ubisoft published the PC version of RE4? How bizarre.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Sometimes gameplay is better than graphics. Sure Ps2 didn’t look great… but I prefer Separate ways over GameCube graphics!

[@BackwardSabotage]

Not only the pc version had inferior lighting, some early versions (the one I first played) didn't even have lighting at all

[@edwardkenway6459]

The last Ultimate HD its good, i put the HD mod too and game runs perfect with any issues, i never play the first pc version

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

Yeah, as a PC player I can say that we were treated very bad all the time. Each game that had been ported to PC was either bad in general or it had cut content, or was ported from lesser console. And Resident Evil 4 is one of many examples of that. Other examples that were either badly ported or were missing content that comes to mind are games like GTA 3, GTA Vice City and GTA San Anreas, Onimusha 3 Demon Siege, Asterix & Obelix XXL, NFS Hot Pursuit 2, NFS Most Wanted, Mortal Kombat 4, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat 9, Devil May Cry 3, GTA 4, Batman Arkham Knight, RAGE, many of the Assassin's Creed games, Mortal Kombat X, Injustice, Street Fighter 5, most of the Battlefield games, Saints Row 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent, Devil May Cry HD Collection and many more. And it sucks because most of the video game developers does not consider PC players as a valuable as console players, saying that there is a lot of piracy on PC. But what they does not say is the fact that it is their fault of piracy becoming a thing, because if their video games were always great and prices for video games were always reasonable, then piracy would be none existent. But they are not willing to accept the truth and fix all that, and that is why we have to entertain ourselves the way we can. Thus why we have exclusive games too. Sure, those games are now becoming available to consoles too, but before this they were not. And I'm talking about games like original Stalker trilogy, Arma Armed Assault, Alien Shooter, Battlefield 2, Bet on Soldier Bloodsport, Collapse, Contract JACK, Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Quake, Cryostasis and more.

[@sdewey4152]

Couple of questions you may know the answers to. 1. Why do the cutscenes (well 99%) when wearing outfit 2 (mobster) just use the normal outfit. 2. Does anyone know why only on a round 1 run of the game are there a group of Ganados above the rockface after you pass the bridge just before you enter the village for the first time?

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

I don't know the answers to those question. They are interesting questions though.

[@PidroBondar]

I've been asking myself that second question my whole life and to this day i wonder if it was intentional or just a bug

[@affilizi]

I always played the GC version. It was the version I started with and ultimately stayed with. I fiddled around with the ps2,Wii, pc, ps3 versions but they just didn’t feel the same to me. I guess I’m just a sucker for nostalgia. I cannot tell you how much I played the GC version of RE4.

[@bam2502]

I think I am the only one back in 2005 played resident evil 4 on Gamecube

[@radicalcentrist4990]

That original PC version was my first experience with RE4. Looking back at it now, it was actual garbage, but I thought the game was such a masterpiece that I didn't mind the problems of the port. My PC was already shitty anyway, and I was also still in school, so it wasn't like I could just buy a better PC or a console whenever I wanted. So because of that, I had a strong stomach for technical shortcomings and bad performance in all games.

[@LongLK4AM]

Same here. My PC specs at that time was Pentium 4, 256MB RAM with an FX 5200 - which is literally the minimum requirements. Combined that with the clumsy keyboard and mouse control should be a deal breaker, yet i still managed to beat the game and felt satisfied :)

[@famulanrevengeance3044]

It means the game is great :d​@@LongLK4AM

[@XDapologist]

back when i saw this on my ps2 i thougth this is it no way games could look better than this this is just real life lmao.

[@foofoo3344]

I played the original PS2 versions so much that I unlocked everything and even Professional difficulty became a cake walk

[@ryuaga]

All I remember is the lightening lighting up the enemies at night after you beat the lake monster in the gamecube version... I'm pretty the ps2 version doesn't even have lightening at that part. The gamecube version was really so far ahead of the ps2 version in the way it did the atmosphere.

[@Canadian_duck31]

I enjoyed the PS2 version back in the day I didn’t really care about the little comprises because it was Resident Evil 4 and the little extra missions added on were a nice bonus too.

[@eapingeagle7379]

Watched my sister play the PS2 version and I thought it it looked really good. Also I never knew RE4 originally started on GameCube, but damn playing the HD ports on PS4/5 looks way better than the PS2 version.

[@ClaudeSpeedGTA3]

I say, i grow up having a RE4 on Gamecube, PS2, and Wii but i finished the PS2 one Normal and Pro while my Wii i only finished the Normal mode not Pro but i also play on my Gamecube but as a average player the graphics are quite nice but more glitches discovered. But back then when i have the PS2 i called the RE4 Gamecube a trash game, not because of Graphics the glitches. But today as a grownup man i agree that Gamecube is known for glitches.

[@Nilouhara]

And then We got Community's remastered versions Which they were perfect for PCs

[@cigoLxeL]

Either you shelled out an extra $200 for a console that only had, like, three other good horror games on it, or you sucked it up and played a slightly-less pretty version.

[@SamSamShine]

1:42 yeah but nobody played like that. There is an option on every widescreen TV to change the aspect ratio to “zoom” which eliminates every black bar.

[@raiwserkoopa2221]

i mainly play re4 on the ps2. i think everything about it has it's charm as that's what i grew up with

[@mac1991seth]

What's odd with PC version is that I once glitched the game around the Krauser boss fight and it didn't load the pre-rendered cutscene of Krauser's hand mutating. Instead it loaded the camera movement in the game engine. Of course the sound was cut and the character models didn't load, but it showed that there were leftovers in the game files and the in-engine cutscenes were either playing in the background while the pre-renders were happening, or they were suppressed and hacked out of the game.

[@triggerx5323]

Got mad finishing the Professional mode in GameCube version and found out there's no P.R.L

[@rheiasmodeux5711]

Theres actually a Progressive mode for the PS2 but its overly complicated to activate

[@FR4M3Sharma]

This is probably the only game in existence that has been ported to dozens of consoles and hardware, even the Zeebo. But it didn't get a port on the Original XBox because the MS guy who met with mikami didn't bring a Japanese translator with him. Like wow.

[@nevermind541]

Dont ehat people talking about but I played og pc version when i was kid and i absolutely loved it, i loves it so much that i palyed it non stop for years every week

[@Big.Joe.Grizzly]

All this comparisons of the different versions reminds me how i spent all my childhood playing PAL games and i only found out as an adult that NTSC games ran at faster framerate lol im so used to bad visuals and low fps i even used to play team fortress 2 on a potato laptop at about 20fps if i was lucky. Still had fun 😅

[@johnnada6855]

The Ps2 version looks so good artistically that the visuals were outstanding back then on CRTs, and since almost nobody had a Gamecube, nobody really cared and there was no youtube for people to compare the versions, even when magazines tell you the difference nobody really cared, the ps2 was there and the graphics were amazing., the same thing happened with the original xbox, it was amazing for the time, but the price and games didn´t justify the purchase for the common people when the graphics of the ps2 were amazing for the time and all CRTs, the console was cheap and the library was big and amazing

[@pepsidude8919]

I actually thought the PS2 version of RE4 seemed really great in my opinion and I even still have the PS2 version of this game too which is such a really amazing game and a timeless classic.

[@n0vi]

yeah it's not great, it just gets you playing on your old ass "poverty" console. just like all the other multiplats of the era, the ps2 version was a big downgrade. And then to port the ps2 version to pc... an insult to re fans

[@pepsidude8919]

@@n0vi I thought it was though since I didn't really mind it anyway although I like the later ports of the game including the HD port that I have for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch consoles.

[@n0vi]

@@pepsidude8919 well I mean if you didn't play the GCN version you wouldn't have known what yoyu're missing. Just like Splinter Cell on PS2, really terrible experience compared to the Xbox version. as well the fan-sourced PC HD mod is so much better than official HD content. Try that out.

[@pepsidude8919]

@@n0vi I've actually played the GameCube version of RE4 before already, but I always thought the PS2 just seemed to be more inferior for some reason, especially since the PS2 version of the game even featured the Separate Ways scenario starring Ada Wong which I didn't remember seeing in the GameCube version even though Ada also still appeared in the GameCube version too.

[@GoldSrc_]

About enemies losing their head more often, that's probably just RNG and the crit chance of the pistol. So you just happen to get lucky more often, I don't think there's a difference between the stats of the weapons in any version.

[@GunsNGames1]

Best version I've played was on PS4. Addiction guaranteed!

[@jonathanmarquez7631]

People didnt like the PS2 version of RE4??? WTF this is news to me

[@tomgu2285]

Yeah because it's horrible

[@fan977]

RE4 had dynamic difficulty on normal. If you sucked the game gave you more drops, less enemies and enemies were easier to kill. If you were good, the game will throw everything at you and the drops won't be as frequent or generous. That should not a criticism of the PS2 version. Graphics wise it wasn't good and sound was dumbed down. But it seems like you are grasping at straws here.

[@jaimdiojtar]

Ai generated voice?

[@HerZeL3iDza]

2005-2011 was just generally a bad time for multiplatform titles on the PC. Narrow FoV's, weird 30fps locks and the weirder ones where they lock the internal resolution to the console's version (Dark Souls).

[@598bryce]

Geez, I don’t remember it being that bad. I mean I know that’s common sense but I remember it looking the exact same

[@rowan7929]

Yeah, when I played it on PC back then, I hated it. Crappy controls and indeed the QTE's were a problem. There was a mouse mod, but that thing made it sadly not any better. The HD version back in 2014 or 2015 finally fixed it and made the game enjoyable.

[@Pendragonthegreat]

I had played RE4 on the gamecube, and then tried out the PS2 version and i vividly remember that the graphics were piss poor on the PS2

[@GrumpyCat97]

ps2 was a good choice back then

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

Yah, since most people had PS2's back then.

[@SRC267]

I played it without any issues or annoyances first on the PS2, then the Ubisoft PC, also didn't have any issues. ​@@n-tertainmentx-tended4760

[@BaronVonTeeVirus]

I still remember when seeing the GameCube version, a friend fighting Mendez for the first time looked just like a movie to me. I was like “This is it! This is the next level in gaming.”

[@gamble777888]

To me that's how the entire game felt, it felt "next" gen except it was on a current gen machine. There really wasn't a game that could hold a handle to it, in both it's 3rd person action and it's graphics. People who try to say RE4 is overrated just weren't around when it released the game was an instant masterpiece classic.

[@rg975]

Man the Ps2 version is such a massive downgrade. But I guess if you never played it on the GameCube you would have never noticed. It still looks serviceable and captures the vibe, but side by side it looks ugly.

[@HUNK_TZ]

I don't really understand much about this, but it just doesn't make any sense to me why the game was so heavily downgraded when we had games like Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Shadow of the Colossus, God of War 2, and Final Fantasy X. I mean, those games looked amazing and ran pretty well (I know MGS3 didn't quite run so great, but still).

[@ggx_zon]

my PC never been able to run the Ultimate HD version so I've got stuck with the normal pc port for 6 years I can tell you how awful it was just like you saw it in this video I've been able to replace the cutscenes with a higher quality and add an HD mod that if you let the game running on background and came back you'll see a lot of wrong texture ruins your screen I'm about to upgrade my PC though so I can finally forget about it but I'll be honest I really enjoyed it

[@poweralpha2011]

I remember the Sonyers' complaints and cries that the game looked ugly on the PS2, it was delicious

[@yosualiustia128]

dude im sure ps2 graphic as equal as GTA 5 by the time

[@turtlekappa7141]

PC? Yeah it was that bad. But PS2? Bro I know you're fishing now

[@PsychedelicRug]

I don't remember my re4 being so blurry on ps2

[@bubblegumgo]

wr didn't care about the graphics back then, which is why we enjoyed the games so so much...

[@snknero9935]

Irony Sony fanboys now it all about graphics this days.

[@ocklyrajab7177]

Huh you sure play the original PC? Its more awful than you describe and the footage are not the original one

[@sneakyGasm]

the only good thingfrom that pc port from back then was the absurd amount of mods we got lol

[@N3xlow]

I remember enjoying the ps2 version

[@iPootis]

Forget RE4, I had no idea Greg Kasavin used to work at gamespot!

[@JarrylKhan]

Insane to think the first Ninja Gaiden came out a few years earlier and ran at 60fps and looked like God coming out of my CRT, we had it so good bros...

[@GoonieLord]

Check out the HD Project its freaking amazing. With the lastest 1.1 you get auto QTEs which is a massive boon

[@abq4565]

The PS2 era (that's what I call it ) was the Worst era for PC gamers. most gaming companies neglect PC ports and sometimes downright ignore them. we missed out on a lot of games like Mortal Kombat the 3d era and GTA stories, and if we get a PC port, it's usually a console port emulated into PC like RE4 and Devil May Cry (yes! that means no mouse support). and sometimes we get a completely different yet half-assed games like spiderman 2 and Shrek 2.

[@JohnVmc2]

2007 PC port was, definetly, the version i've played the most, second by the GameCube. Kinda funny. I didn't hate it, it's moding capabilities was just really good.

[@ConnieFWill]

4:42 "ammo drops were more frequent on gamecube" So this isn't really a ps2 change, this is a carry-over of balance changes between the American Gamecube release, and the slightly later Japan/EU Gamecube versions. Guns generally do more damage, and as a result ammo drops were made less frequent since fewer shots are needed to down mobs. This also means that money drops more often which, combined with a lowered cost for guns and upgrades, makes getting weapons to max level a lot easier. These differences are present in the Wii port, and in fact every port other than the original North American Gamecube release. Bit of a tangent, but every North American release of the game actually has a different difficulty than other region's releases. In addition to there not being an easy mode, normal mode starts at a higher dynamic difficulty, Assignment Ada is locked to a higher difficulty value, it takes 3000 points in the Shooting Gallery to get prizes instead of 1000, and Mercenaries' Village Level has a special dynamic difficulty that increases the longer you play.

[@Circaninesix]

The PS2 version had 480p? Why the hell didn't they put a way to change that in the options menu? Hold square and x on startup? That's so cryptic. Thought I knew everything about this game but you just taught me something that would have made this port way more playable.

[@user-fz8jq5tf8p]

this was one of the first games i ever played. im glad i didnt care about details back then