Why Is Resident Evil Village SO AWESOME?! And... BAD?!

Lady D has taken the world by storm! Resident Evil Village is the 27th game in the series. It's an awesome game that tells a bad story. But how? And more importantly WHY? Well there's only one way to find out...
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___TIME STAMPS___
Introduction - 0:00
Arrival At the Village - 3:05
Homage or Ripoff? - 7:35
Inside The Village - 11:14
Tension & Gameplay - 12:39
Horror - 15:55
The Worst Protagonist - 20:26
Story & Characters - 28:46
Conclusion 33:37
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[@TheActMan]

Type Bingo in the chat for Ethan's hands

[@daddydiesel2748]

Bingo

[@Lucky_9705]

Bingo

[@manikyagandhigunasekar1844]

Bingo

[@alexdemetrius8671]

Bingo

[@beaverboss7203]

Ok

[@justanothercrusader6166]

>Be Chris Redfield >shoots ethans wife >”sorry Ethan” >refuses to elaborate >leaves

[@jpeglang]

Chad move

[@MJPD955]

Actual chad move

[@bebanxd1074]

you forgot "No Ethan!"

[@SolidRaiden2655]

> Punch Boulder

[@Ellebeeby]

Where were you when wife is kil

[@fumbleweeddumblecock2360]

Act Man: "...you're gonna be playing as a dumb asshole the entire time." Me: finally, a protagonist I can relate to.

[@trollin39]

God damn this is a great comment

[@whiterunguard6415]

Taking an arrow to the knee is almost as painful as waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome

[@bradybroussard]

@@whiterunguard6415 need the skyrim review asap for sure!!🔥 literally one of the greatest games ever made

[@BushBumperBaker]

@@whiterunguard6415 I'd prefer a "Why Skyrim is objectively the worst Elder Scrolls game ever made"

[@noahnas1587]

Ah, a game that will find itself on the right side of history.

[@jcdenton7273]

ethan was so cool in 7 because he was an ordinary guy who was forced to roleplay a badass. but that scene when you first get the pistol after being attack and he says "okay, fine" is his coolest line

[@trslim6032]

"Thats special" was a fun line

[@meldrickedwards1892]

No he wasn't. He wasn't cool, or terrible. Just okay.

[@LeaffyTV]

He's cool

[@33CoD100]

That’s not groovy

[@someguy1894]

"Stay dead this time."

[@namelessfire]

23:30 Honestly, "Where's Rose?" "Why are you doing this?" "What's going on?" and "What the hell is that thing?" are all extremely valid questions at every point in the story.

[@somedorkydude6483]

That's what I was thinking Now an actual thing I'll point out is this so in seven he has momments that felt unrealistic. Like the jack line and the whole part where he finds an officer and acted like he was about to turn in an assignment late and not like he was kidnapped and the final act forgot ethan isn't a super hero. But the first half he atleast sort of felt like he had a tough act to not seem like he was weak or to boost his confidence and it slips when he is in danger. Which tbh is probably being charitable to ethan but still its best i got.and when it's focused in the horror he was realistic in terms of reaction but the problem with Ethan is if you remove the obvious reactions any person would have or the tough guy act he has almost no character he is the ordinary Joe who loves his family dude. Eight had less one liners and he has the right to be confused and whiney it's just he doesn't have a charater he is just generic outside of that at best and at worst he is bland Picture this imagine ethan in a non action setting how would he react?

[@LarryTheTugaGamer1511]

@@somedorkydude6483 What.

[@somedorkydude6483]

@@LarryTheTugaGamer1511 I'm to adhd to correct my statments lmso

[@somedorkydude6483]

@@LarryTheTugaGamer1511 lmao* f**k

[@vibhutisrivastava2789]

Exactly

[@spengebabswagpants6768]

I remember when Re7 came out, one of the criticisms that people were giving it was that Ethan was a bland protagonist because he didn’t react to anything that was going on. This was probably why they had him react to literally everything in 8.

[@WorrizEcko]

Finally someone gets it I freakin loved this game I wish I can forget this game and play it Again Fresh and new

[@asianafghan131]

That and the lack of enemy variety were the only complaints I’ve personally heard about 7. I never heard anyone say it was too scary.

[@spengebabswagpants6768]

@@asianafghan131 yea, 7 had a really weak final act. Poopy boat section with the same old goo enemies you’ve been fighting for the past few hours, a boring mines section shooting gallery that’s not visually interesting, and a final boss that might as well have been a cutscene. Village improves upon all of that. The factory introduces new enemy types, the Chris shooting gallery section looks visually interesting with how chaotic the village is compared to when you first arrived and the final boss isn’t a glorified cutscene where you just stand at the back of the map and shoot at a fleshy wall monster.

[@tastycookiechip]

@@spengebabswagpants6768 Resident evil 8 is far inferior to 7. The mold may have gotten old but they were far more freaky than the enemies from the village. Resident evil 7 accomplished what resident evil 8 couldn't, and that was to actually be scary

[@spengebabswagpants6768]

@@tastycookiechip The mold monsters were really well implemented in the basement, but by the time you got to the boat section, you’ve already murdered dozens of them, so they kinda lose their scare factor and end up being super predictable. At least 8 and 2 remake introduces new enemy types to keep things interesting, imagine if every single enemy in dead space was a regenerator, It would have gotten stale after a couple of hours despite it being terrifying initially.

[@brandoneisenhauer8735]

Chris: shoots Mia dozens of times Ethan: Ah Fuck, I can’t believe you’ve done this

[@fobo3361]

Ngl when i saw that i just thought, i mean she's fine right? Took like 5x that damage in re7, then she stopped moving so i assumed the plot said no to her re7 mold powers

[@kennypowers1945]

@@fobo3361 she had mold back then idk if she is infected now to regenerate (I haven’t beat RE8)

[@sergueileonardoafonin7950]

YoU aRE BrEAking Me ApArt Mia! Oh, hi Chris..

[@shankzula6332]

Fixing the writing: The sound of Glass breaking startles Mia and Ethan. Mai looks down seems red spot on shoulder as he touches it. Ethan gasps "mai get down." Shocked pikachu face mai gets down crawling under table with Ethan. Silenced gun fire rains through the house as ethan asks if mai is ok just as a flash bang comes through the window and all at once a loud wood shattering sound is heard. It's the front door being breached. As soon as the gun stops Ethan looks to see bright lights and 4 or 5 men charging into the living room.as the table is flipped over and Ethan is struck and pulled away from mai. He sees the out line of a man with a 50 cal. Handgun point it at mai. As Ethan gets his vision back he sees mai on her kness. "Ethan?" Mai said panting and scared. As a flash comes from the muzzle "NOOOOO" Ethan screams. Elbowing the man holding him as the man unloads his gun into his wife. Ethan charging the man only for the man to grab him and take off his mask. "Damn it, ethan your not suppose to be here." even in Ethan frenzy he knows that voice and what's more Rose's crying getting louder every fleeting second. "What? What the fuck chris? Why? Ethan asks. No sooner get his question out a soldier comes around the corner with rose exclaiming to Chris "sir we got her." Ethan sees red and his grip on Chris tightens. The fuck you do. I'll kill you for this you son of a bitch!" Ethan stearing at chris wild eyed and panicked. Ethan goes for chris gun."STOP God damn it Ethan I'm sorry it had to be like this, just claim......." chris says as his commerads hush toward them. All the sudden Ethan drops to his knees not even about to hear what chris is saying to him. Pain shooting though is whole body. A soldier gun butted Ethan in the back of the head twice. Ethan falls to the floor unconscious. Shit.....just realized idk where to go with why tf chris would take them all straight to mother crow bitch.....

[@whiterunguard6415]

Taking an arrow to the knee is almost as painful as waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome

[@lego007guym8]

My biggest problem with Ethan was that he didn't have the same level of one liners that he had in 7. God, I love that chainsaw fight.

[@33CoD100]

That’s not groovy! Ethan not giving a fuck to a comic degree was what I loved about him in 7

[@LarryTheTugaGamer1511]

"Do me a favor and stay. Dead."

[@Girafen]

"Now stay dead!"

[@jakeholden9871]

"caught a big one!"

[@will88TFs4Life]

I do like when he ended that giant Lycan fight with "eat shit"

[@mr.bruhbruh9203]

i think its pretty reasonable to ask a lot of questions when your wife just got murdered, your baby kidnapped and you're suddenly thrusted into a gruesome fairytale world where you have to go on a quest to save your daughter

[@plumpero]

exactly! the man is fighting werewolves, vampires and robot-zombies to save his daughter who's been chopped into pieces and stored in flasks. I find it quite believable he wants to know what's going on.

[@Prawnsly]

You all seem to miss the fairly obvious point - he's not able to make any inferences, or learn anything from context clues like the actions and explanations of other characters, documents that he reads, or the environment. He never puts two and two together. He just keeps encountering clues and explanations and going "Duhhh... Wot?". Act Man was right - it's genuinely like he's high the whole game. Or he's just a moron.

[@Walrus5]

@@Prawnslyif i was randomly transported to some medieval ass world fighting literal witches and werewolves while piecing my daughters severed parts stored in jars together, i would also be confused as hell

[@extracoolboy]

it is a videogame

[@Prawnsly]

Anything with a narrative is worth discussing 🤷‍♂ a thing does not have to be high art to have value, it's just a matter of perspective @@extracoolboy

[@pootis4986]

Pros: has big mommy milkers Cons: big mommy milkers is not the main antagonist

[@Joecbg100]

So what? The minute they introduced others you had to know she was one part of the puzzle. Did you think Jack was gonna be every boss in Biohazard?

[@melissaburns3439]

@@Joecbg100 dude it’s a joke calm down

[@Tywil714]

Lady got so disrespected in the game she and her daughters deserved better

[@theeternal2734]

@@Joecbg100 Maybe It's Because She Was So Heavily Marketed Compared To The Other Four Antagonists

[@Joecbg100]

@@theeternal2734 don't pay attention to it then

[@kicker19539]

Ethan: “Why is everyone dying on me?!” Chris: “First time?”

[@ObviouslyKieran]

*The Doctor enters the chat*

[@rickynguyen5108]

@@ObviouslyKieran The Doctor, eh?

[@ILaist]

Alicia trevor and leon would like a word with u

[@drrunner4146]

Hmmmm? Infinite warfare? Anyone?

[@ballswalls8189]

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[@qd22knfm89]

I liked Ethan in RE7 because his lack of reaction was funny and when he did say something it was badass because he was just a normal guy. I liked Ethan in RE8 for his constant reactions, and his absolute unending determination to save his daughter even after he found out her BODY PARTS were SCATTERED IN GLASS CONTAINERS. I think I like Ethan because he’s a ridiculous “character”. Even with the overreactions, somehow he still came off as nonchalant in RE8 which I enjoyed. I do like the detail of Ethan learning how to properly use weapons for self defense in RE8, that was cool. He’s like an extreme parody of a person. That’s why I like him.

[@debrahanes4439]

I always assumed that he was just like that cause he was a molded and because he only had his memories but technically he ISNT Ethan. He's a clone of Ethan. Kind of like White vision with his memories. They are interchangeable but one comes before the other.

[@bullet_ant2474]

@@debrahanes4439 Ethan has been dead since the beginning of re7, that’s what Eveline was explaining. After the fight with Mia in the attic in re7 Ethan is dead the rest of the game

[@Brildagoat]

Ethan sacrificing himself at the end makes sense cause he was decomposing anyway might as well go out like a hero saving his family and Chris and his squad

[@carlossalazar3182]

And he was holding Chris back from escaping with Rose because he was wounded and couldn’t move fast enough, so for me it made absolute sense. If he had stayed with them, they wouldn’t have been able to escape from the Mutamycete (or whatever it was) on time

[@ariasarcana3142]

I was looking for this comment, he died when the megamycete died. That’s not a plot hole at all. When it was destroyed his mold body fell apart.😊

[@Prawnsly]

Okay but why did he need to carry the remote detonator closer to the chaos? All he was doing was MASSIVELY increasing the chances that he would fall and become unable to finish the job. Just let Chris - the man who has much greater odds of survival and will know when safe distance has been established - hit the button. Ethan hits the button because someone on the writing staff though it would be "cool". It makes very little sense.

[@airtiger4577]

Chris and his team could have found a way to put Ethan back together. The BSAA might have had samples of the mold. Why not give Ethan a little dose of it and he'll be good as new?

[@somethingawesome1462]

@@ariasarcana3142but doesn’t Rose in the DLC still have the powers?

[@voidokami1427]

calls Ethan a virgin but hes the only confirmed RE playable character thats boinked

[@obsidianwarrior5580]

What about BARRY

[@voidokami1427]

@@obsidianwarrior5580 oh yeah forgot about the burtons

[@happycompsognathus4411]

and don't forget he was a chick-magnet.

[@missdanieladimitrescu8695]

that's why! me and my sister love to chased that Man-Thing.

[@t3nngu]

Giga chadthan

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

What's awesome is the fact that the Resident Evil fanbase grew significantly because of one tall vampire lady

[@progunjack5556]

Yup

[@dsixlmjr6960]

Who the hell are you why are you everywhere

[@mcdonaldsisforfatamericans7185]

i dont get the hype for this game

[@statictrance7798]

Bruh, are you the new “Justin. Y”?

[@user-wp4uv1lt9x]

can be best described as "in a nutshell"

[@waltermisery451]

There's no one in the RE franchise that gets more injured (and walks it off) than Ethan does. And that's why we love him! I think he's a fantastic character

[@tylermcneeley3136]

Chris literally punches boulders, and Leon has had way more intense near death experiences. And this is on top of them having personality. Ethan only walks out it off cause of BS mushroom powers.

[@LegendOfKhaos12]

@@tylermcneeley3136uh that has to do with what he said..? What he said is straight up fact. No one in the series has taken the amount of damage Ethan has. Like it’s not even a debate or comparison.

[@samuraigames4125]

That's because he's literally dead, he is of the mold, basically he is Deadpool

[@m_rizzo]

Thank God ethank killed off that character was so g@y 😂

[@priz69420]

@@samuraigames4125 he still feels all the pain any normal human would in his situation, yet he keep moving forward

[@jameswilliam2003]

Miranda is surprisingly a difficult boss to beat in Standard mode. I died many times. Better conserve ammo for final boss fight.

[@DanKidsYouNot]

Such a bullet sponge...

[@ishitrealbad3039]

she was only difficulty for me because i was like almost completely out of ammo and money lol.

[@DSkulle1]

@@ishitrealbad3039 on village of shadows even with the infinte ammo STAKE maxed out, miranda is still super difficult because of the amount of goddamn hp she has. it took me SEVERAL phases with the highest dps weapon in the game to kill her along with like 6 healing items

[@kuronokei7821]

i was playing in standard mode and to my surprise all the bosses are very easy to beat unlike RE7. the journey to pursue each boss a very challenging but once you met the boss its otherwise. Miranda ridiculously for final boss was very easy to kill. Before playing this game I thought Lady D is the final boss. IMO this game didnt do justice to Ethan (they put Chris for cover) and Lady D because they’re using her too much for marketing end up she is the first one got killed by Ethan.

[@joana-cu1cg]

i played on standard and took no damage i just used a rifle and killed her quickly, it was a really bad boss

[@sirgreg7124]

I find it hilarious that Ethan gets his hand chopped off and puts it back on and never asks “what the heck is wrong with my body.”

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

The dude already experienced that shit a lot in Resident Evil 7 and has probably come to terms with it at this point. That, and... well... the fact as to what he is in Resident Evil 8.

[@sirgreg7124]

@@snazzyjovialwyrm3314 I guess that’s fair but all I remembered from 7 is his hand being stapled back on and he didn’t know he was made of mold yet. But I guess your hand being stapled back on doesn’t make sense either so it’s whatever.

[@obsidianwarrior5580]

@@sirgreg7124 There's also an optional scene where Jack chops off Ethans leg and Ethan just pours the medicine on the limb to reattach it.

[@johnwrath3612]

Happens twice in RE7. Hand and a leg reattached. He's used to it by now. I started laughing at all the various hand-torture events. It really felt like capcom took the complaint that ethan's hands kept getting mutilated in RE7 and turned it into a running gag in 8.

[@dillonqaphsiel7977]

In re7 he's made to believe the healing potion is doing it

[@timbogymbro66]

"Do you have a gun?" "No why would I?" I don't believe that man's American.

[@benjaf1058]

He’s an American in Europe

[@georgewhitworth9742]

@@benjaf1058 Now that makes as much sense as sprinkles on a schniztel.

[@shelbyherring92]

@@georgewhitworth9742 It doesn't make sense, but don't knock it until you tried it. That said, I've tried it and it's not bad... Weird and definitely not for everyone, but not bad.

[@georgewhitworth9742]

@@shelbyherring92 Haha hey, I'd be down to try it! I've heard mostly good things about it, so I'll bring my cartridge belt of sprinkles to try it out. 😂👍🏻

[@rpgamezzz270]

@@benjaf1058 so? He still an American. Can't he just pull out an m9 or Glock out his ass? All American obtained this kind of power. Pulling out guns from their ass

[@marcar9marcar972]

30:25 honestly though not telling Ethan because he didn’t want him involved is definitely something Chris would do. This is the guy who is relying on Leon to continue the Redfield lineage despite the fact Jill loves him

[@Jackenack]

My understanding was that they couldn't trust Ethan because they had no way to know whether he had been compromised, hence the entire reason they kidnapped him in the first place. Why the hell else would they take Rose and Ethan, if they genuinely thought they had eliminated Miranda. I think it's honestly reasonable to withhold information from Ethan after they had just discovered Mia was basically replaced by a body snatcher.

[@janderson9413]

RE5 was fun as fuck if you had someone to play it with.

[@unsavourylittlerunt]

Not to mention its story and lore actually has some value to the franchise, but who cares about the origins of the progenitor virus and whatever happens with Wesker after CV, skip 5 amirite 😆

[@DSkulle1]

im playing it solo and its still pretty fun. i dont see why people complain about Sheva AI all the time i havent had any issues so far in the first 2 chapters

[@Henksutin]

Re5 is amazing game, solo or co-op. Dont get why all the hate.

[@yaboyreflex1919]

@@DSkulle1 same she’s not as terrible as people make her seem. Any coop game where you’re forced to play with ai you run into a small degree of details

[@robloxandgamez915]

I'm still proud its my first RE platinum I'm gonna replay it now actually

[@AaronTheStupidFace]

"Both side villains are vertically challenged." Get this man a medal for coming up with this stuff.

[@TheActMan]

I was proud of that line

[@whiterunguard6415]

Taking an arrow to the knee is almost as painful as waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome

[@The_Swayster]

@@whiterunguard6415 so I'm not the only one

[@ascanioscarpati8538]

@@ATlas2II2 Yes yes yes yes and again yes

[@Shunyaisbae]

I'm thankful that I'm at average height.

[@H3Vtux]

RE4 worked for me for the same reason half life 1 did. The first part of the game keeps you starved of supplies just enough to feel some survival horror pressure, and also to make you feel hopeless against the horrors of the unknown. It establishes the threat well and forces you to think creatively with positioning, shooting molotovs and lanterns to thin out the numbers, and use the enemy's own traps against them. The castle section is sort of a puzzle solver with a lot of backtracking and "arena" sections. It also rewards exploration and backtracking with treasure and weapons. Again the gameplay and the setting fit together perfectly. Then by the island you're in a power fantasy action film, loaded with ammo and overpowered guns. It's all the more rewarding because you remember being bullied by these guys in the village section and then get to dish out payback. It's like Luke in return of the Jedi. He got his ass handed to him for 2 movies before he got to be a bamf.

[@brian0057]

In other words, the quality of the game goes down as soon as you leave the village. Fuck that island, seriously.

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

@@brian0057 RE4 is my favourite and half the game is honestly pretty forgettable, the first half is amazing but 2nd half way lower in quality both areas & bosses

[@brian0057]

@@Grandmaster-Kush If you just remove the island altogether and move the regenerators and Iron Maidens to a lab underneath the castle, the game is now worthy of the GOAT moniker.

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

@@brian0057 True, altough I think Krauser is one of the better bosses (atleast phase 1) I would also rather the island be heavily condensed

[@bucket9486]

I honestly don't agree at all with the surprisingly wide spread notion that RE4's quality goes down after the village, because many of the best and most creatively designed arenas and boss fights take place in either the castle or the island. When it comes to the atmosphere? Sure, I can totally see that, but the gameplay stays consistently great until the end, imo.

[@ricebubble9055]

At the end, Ethan acknowledges that he is slowing down Chris and Rose, as soon as he takes the detonator from Chris, the bridge breaks in half (from the megamycete) which shows that they probably would have all died if Ethan didn’t take the detonator because he was slowing them down. Also, I think that because he found out that he had been dead since re7, and that he was mostly made of mild, he might have thought it would be better to actually die

[@nichlasbach8409]

Ethan is already dying as they leave, you can see him slowly turning into that stone shit. Even if he had left with them, he would have died almost (if not) immediately.

[@naitoo37m63]

​@@nichlasbach8409i'm pretty sure he exchausted his regeneration due to the bullet and his heart being torn apart

[@koops1732]

@@naitoo37m63what bullet

[@Prawnsly]

There is no reason Ethan needed to take the detonator. HE is slowing them down, the detonator is not. It weighs like 2 pounds. Taking it closer to the chaos just massively increased the chances it would fail to work, or that Ethan's body would fail before he was able to hit the trigger. Chris should have kept the detonator because a) he had much higher chances of surviving until the button could be pressed and b) he would know exactly when himself and Rose had reached a safe distance. It's just a contrived, silly action moment. It's bizarre to watch you guys defend this.

[@rarescevei8268]

​@@PrawnslyNot necessarily defending this. The problem is the criticism of the scene that many hand out is inaccurate. Your criticism is.

[@DigitalNuggets]

The way Ethan reacted to Chris shooting his wife was as if Chris took the last pizza slice of Ethan's favorite pizza toppings. If you look at the behind the scenes of the game though, the voice actor actually reacted a lot more angrier and more believable. I dont know why they changed it.

[@SuperNeos2]

Just a note about Ethans Death: He was gonna die anyway. He lost his heart. His body was falling apart if you look at his hand. He was a dead man anyway and only got back up from the lost of his heart through sheer willpower and determination. That’s why he sacrificed himself. Other than that enjoyed the video. Another solid one Act Man

[@Imjudah-]

Yeah that’s still a dumb story

[@borttheattorney6012]

Yeah its like Act Man completely ignored that detail.

[@rear5118]

Still no reason for him to take the remote detonator. Since it wasn't necessary for him to stay within the explosion radius it wasn't a sacrifice as much as it was suicide

[@LeBrulox]

@@rear5118 Chris was carying both Ethan and Rose. They needed to escape, Ethan realized he's going to die anyway and made a smart decision to let Chris escape with Rose.

[@neofulcrum5013]

I don’t think he realized the mold that’s keeping Ethan alive came from the megamycete. So if it dies so does he.

[@DeadPixel1105]

Ethan was a bit cooler in RE7. -Jack Baker: "Groooovy!" -Ethan: "That's not groovy!"

[@chasethecringewolf2195]

Ethan didn’t really react much in 7. Here he at least had motivation and character. Solid Snake also asks a fuck ton of questions but people dont fault him either lol.

[@axelsmith4722]

@@chasethecringewolf2195 That's cause you can't here most of his questions over the clap of his cheeks.

[@memesjack3615]

@@chasethecringewolf2195 Psycho Mantis? Woman in the cell? Revolution? 2nd Floor Basement? Deepthroat? Shape memory alloy? FoxDie? Metal Gear... It can't be.

[@scottjefferson4048]

@@chasethecringewolf2195 at leas snake asks actual questions that are more than welcomed with a lore as fuking complicated as metal gear whille ethan questions are just redundant and plain fuking stupid. He acts like the movie character everyone wishes he bites the dust cause he doesnt shut up.

[@chasethecringewolf2195]

@@scottjefferson4048 I can get that and I do understand, but on the note he acts angry about his daughter all the time isnt it an appropriate response if you’re wife was killed and you had your child chopped up to be furious about alot of things? I dont get some of this criticism of Ethan as a character

[@coltforceplayer]

I just started to play this game and one major difference was Ethan’s personality, he was kind of a bland character in Re7 and having him be more aware of his situation makes Village better, also the fact that you can craft Shotgun Ammo now basically makes you OP

[@jamesgratz4771]

Kudos to RE for making one of the most satisfying shotguns of all time.

[@coltforceplayer]

@@jamesgratz4771 gotta love the punch

[@DHworldwide185]

I agree. Ethan actually felt like a person and not some protagonist in an action movie

[@travistreadway3180]

@@jamesgratz4771they always had shotguns with power even in 5 and 6 the shotgun was fucking fire it worked so well just to blast through mfs with ease

[@qvinty2760]

he's still bland as fuck, his face is never shown and he blurts out one liners thinking he sounds badass all the time, when they are just corny and cringe

[@rwandanstarbux1494]

C'mon Mr. Act Man, RE5 isn't bad, it is just more action based. I mean, Chris literally fucking punches a 40 ton boulder into lava as to save Sheva. That is just as ridiculous as I like it, and they're also self-aware xD

[@Midnighthalo]

"Why Is Resident Evil: Outbreak SO AWESOME?!?!?" when Acting Man?

[@TheActMan]

Resident Evil 4 is next on my list baby

[@faketoddhoward7280]

Still not as amazing as 4

[@heatyeet6538]

Oh hey midnight

[@gerablitz]

@@TheActMan YES!!!!!!!!

[@blackopraiden]

@@gerablitz yeeeeeeeesssssssss!

[@theonlyzanny]

bro I can't even make it to the dollhouse you gotta help me

[@eartht0ast755]

Just git gud lol I'm just joking I love your vids I smoke them for breakfast

[@Dontyoudaregohollow8]

You can make it Zanny I believe

[@darkySp]

Follow the scent of the doll. She'll guide you through

[@vex3580]

Think what Roman would do

[@AIeNaz]

Git gud b

[@albertodonini9614]

If you think about it, that cutscene where we first meet all the villains perfectly summarizes the game: - Heisenberg and Lady Dimistrescu steal the show - The other two mostly fill up space - Ethan tries (and fails) to deliver a sarcastic one-liner, because everyone loved it when Leon did that in RE4 - Miranda intervenes only at the very end to remind everyone that she's the boss, technically

[@MrDueltube]

Just played through the game, and fairly certain the reason Ethan stayed to pull off the explosion at the end was because they said this Village was the source of the mold from RE7, they also said that the mold was the only thing keeping Ethan alive at this point, meaning that when they destroyed it Ethan would have died anyway. Which is why he stayed. So there ACTUALLY WAS a point to his sacrifice at the end.

[@thesnatcher3616]

Not necessarily since Jack was still alive after the mold was destroyed in re7 and rose was still alive at the end of 8. Ethan sacrificed himself cause he was gonna die anyway and didn't want to hold everybody back. Miranda took way too much out of him during their fight and when she ripped his heart out. The only big story hiccup I found in 8 was why Miranda split rose up in the first place. I guess it was to test her fortitude while also ensuring the death of all the other four lords via Ethans hands.

[@MrDueltube]

@@thesnatcher3616 I suppose, the storylines of Resident Evil games and the internal logic that they operate by are not always consistent or even sensical at times lol. I think that was simply for gameplay purposes so Ethan would acquire something from each of the lords as he/you defeated them but if you think about it, why would Miranda split up Rose in the first place? Why do that and give a part of Rose to each of the lords to begin with? When her goal was to perform the ritual that would resurrect her daughter Eva. Which she probably could have performed in the amount of time it took Ethan to go from the crashed car to the Village. It doesn't add up, but hey the story needs to happen and it the gameplay has to be tied into the narrative somehow so that's what Capcom went with I guess. Add to the fact of Chris' needlessly hostile and secretive behavior towards Ethan. Again didn't really make sense but the story needed to happen and that's what they chose to make sure that it did.

[@thesnatcher3616]

​@@MrDueltube Chris thought Ethan might have been infected as well and didn't want to take any chances. But he later owns up and says he probably should have told him anyway. Not to mention there was probably a want to not bring up old memories of the events in re7. Ethan himself did not want to be in a situation like that again(his line in Luiza's house after escaping it for example, he says "WHY the FUCK is this happening again"). It was Chris's failed attempt at damage control that didn't work anyway cause Ethan still ended up in the village and tried to rescue his daughter on his own. And he acknowledges that. Was it a bit stupid of Chris? Yeah. But that was sort of the point anyway so that didn't bother me much either. But I get your complaint. Re8's story isn't some masterpiece but I thought it was a fun engaging story with a compelling beggining and end that integrated nicely with the stellar gameplay/level design. It did what it needed to do and the actual lore behind the village itself is really interesting. It's great fun to try to piece everything together and see how it all applies to the larger story at hand, which was sort of how re2 worked. Honestly, my biggest gripes was the fact that while the gameplay for each section was solid, Moreau and Donna just didn't say or do as much as they could have. I'll give Donna a pass though cause her background lore is arguably the most interesting and she's supposed to be this quiet mystery lady that communicates via Angie and the hallucinations, but Moreau really should have gotten more time. His section overall felt really short and the buildup just didn't land as well as it could have in spite of the good boss fight. He barely has any lines of dialogue compared to Heisenberg or Alcina and he doesn't even have a good excuse for it like Donna.

[@MrDueltube]

@thesnatcher3616 Yeah, no, I get what you mean. Before playing it, Village to me looked like a great game, I was very excited. An almost Van Helsing vibe mixed with Resident Evil, improved combat from RE7, and absolutely jaw-dropping graphics. When I finally played it a few months back, I found all of those things to be true, yet it still wasn't quite the game I hoped it would be. The story is solid enough but feels a bit sloppy, and some spots do feel rushed, which robs them of the impact they could have had. Even if there are in-game explanations for Chris' behavior, it still was stupid to me personally. Mother Miranda, as a main villain, too fell flat as she has very little development and that weird retcon that she was the one who inspired Osweld Spencer to create the Umbrella corporation and the Umbrella logo is actually copied from this ancient Village too is just odd to me. Guess they are trying to tie these newer RE games (7 & Village) to the rest of the franchise. I get that, but I think there were better ways. It may sound like I hate the game, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit, but these issues dragged down the experience for me. So after having played them both I prefer RE7.

[@munchxmanx8284]

When he says that Ethan’s death is completely avoidable, but in reality, the man is literally turning into fucking dust. Sorry act man, but I don’t think it was avoidable

[@ms.chomper5024]

He's a walking Grandma's ashes

[@rezachoudhury823]

Yeah, Ethan and Duke comment on how he's basically falling apart after Miranda "killed" him, guess Acting Male must've missed that.

[@Lunar4]

thanks for the spoilers lol

[@MrSegadude21]

@@Lunar4 this wasn't a review tho. Why be here?

[@williambrown4138]

I don't think it was impossible for him to be stabilized, even if it wasn't, it would have been more organic for him to die on the helicopter saying goodbye to Mia and Rose than just blowing himself up to look cool.

[@hubguy]

32:52 Well actually his regeneration reached its limit in that cutscene, shown by him suddenly being so weak and one of his hands basically disintegrating. He was gonna die anyway, so he might as well die blowing the place up than collapsing in front of his wife or slowing Chris down enough to get all three of them killed

[@shooby4773]

Yeah had the same thought´s here. With killing the megamicid he would kill himself anyway, but it´s weird that he didn´t wanted to see Mia before he dies...

[@cammyg9737]

Exactly! This video creator literally just referenced the Megamycete as "the origin of all the powers"... Ethan no longer has regen once that shit explodes 😂😂

[@hubguy]

@@shooby4773 Yeah Ethan’s kinda weird in this story lol Learns that his wife wasn’t in fact killed but doesn’t seem to care about her whereabouts or safety, just his daughter

[@shooby4773]

@@cammyg9737 Not regen he's gonna die with this thing. He also was just a kind of walker which we killed in re7

[@shockmazta3116]

@@hubguy Well he had just spent a few days hunting actual monsters in search of his Daughter all while under the impression Mia was dead. He was only told Mia was alive minutes before he was gonna die anyway. Chances are he thought more of Rose as it was confirmed she could still make it out alive at least.

[@xXYannuschXx]

I think the most common "problem" people had with RE8 was the fact, that the castle portion wasnt the entire game or in general relatively short, despite it being so heavily (and solely) promoted. Replaying RE7 I noticed that the Baker estate is only about 1/2 - 2/3 of the game; but it didnt seem to bother people as much, likely because the promo material never made it seem like it will be the only part of the game; while they did do that with the castle and Lady Dimitrescu in RE8.

[@ishitrealbad3039]

im 50/50 on Ethan's dialogue, his bewilderness about wtf is happening seems not out of place. However, they missed the opportunity to make him more of an alpha.... like he's been through a lot in 7 and no dialogue was give in the sense of "oh shit, here we go again". Like he as a character should know what he is capable of and than he has a chance. But they sort of pussified him a little, it was as if the writers/devs completely ignored Ethan's character development in 7. Kind of like as if he was written for an entirely new audience, people who didn't play 7. than again, i never felt like his dialogue dragged me out of the game except for a couple of instances.

[@michaelbush1374]

Ethan is an alpha dude. Just because he doesn't make jokes about bingo and punches boulders doesn't mean that he's weak. Ethan was an average Joe thrown into the Baker house, which was extremely traumatizing. After he gets Mia out of there his primary focus is to safely enjoy his family. Then "Mia" gets shot and Rose is kidnapped and basically butchered. Ethan was given some military training when he got relocated after RE7, sure. But that doesn't equate to him being like Leon and Chris that are apart of larger organizations, having way more experience/extensive training and can call for backup if needed. Ethan is constantly outnumbered and facing enemies larger than himself most of RE8. And some of them have freaky ass abilities, plus he's all alone. He ain't got no S.T.A.R.S. coming to save him. He's under the impression that the people who were supposed to be protecting him killed his wife and took his daughter. And the only thing keeping him going was the slim hope that he could save his daughter by collecting all her body parts somehow. Writing him the exact same as other RE protagonist just doesn't make sense given who he is and what he's been through.

[@soap_bubbles]

Don't understand why male protagonists need to be badass "alphas." What makes Ethan stand out from the rest of the RE characters is that he's a normal dude who is completely out of his depth. We already have the badassery with Chris Redfield in the game, anyway.

[@michaelbush1374]

@soap_bubbles If we're portraying men then I think a masculine portrayal is best. But masculinity doesn't have to be like Clint Eastwood style everytime. A man's actions speak louder than anything. And Ethan to me is as masculine as it gets even though he's more on the humble or normal side.

[@ishitrealbad3039]

@@soap_bubbles it's a reference and called "character development" dummy.

[@soap_bubbles]

@@ishitrealbad3039 Okay, but character development doesn't always have to lead to being more badass. Perhaps Ethan, instead of developing into a badass, becomes more distressed because he has PTSD or gets anxious and worried because he has a child to look after? Not everyone responds to trauma in the same way, and frankly it gets boring seeing the same "Clueless guy to total badass" transition. We've already had this happen to both Chris and Leon.

[@TheHighFructoseJefe95]

“I guess the first boss fight is against THE NERVE OF THIS BITCH!” Act Man, you are a national treasure.

[@TheActMan]

I died on that part like 6 times, man. So difficult

[@TheHighFructoseJefe95]

@@TheActMan I for the love of god could not survive that wave of lycans.

[@skelo9033]

Well,Ethan meant to die there. He was literally falling apart,and the duke warned him about it,and then he died.

[@TheActMan]

fair enough!

[@whiterunguard6415]

Taking an arrow to the knee is almost as painful as waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome

[@_TummyAcheSurvivor_]

@@whiterunguard6415 yooooo true!

[@WiidLover]

@@whiterunguard6415 More like "why Skyrim is so awsome.... AND BAD."

[@whiterunguard6415]

@@WiidLover no

[@mk_kyleq]

Mother Miranda splits rose in for pieces so she can test how strong is she as a vessel by reconecting in megamycete

[@gabechavez6718]

The editing is wildly hilarious in this video and it should be recognized. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Puggy42069]

The fat man merchant is such a quirky, worthwhile addition to the game. He’s such a great friend to Ethan with a whimsical aura of mystery surrounding him.

[@jfelton3583]

"Friend"?

[@Puggy42069]

@@jfelton3583 Yeah, he gives Ethan a free Uber ride, makes him free meals and is generally kind to him when no one else is.

[@jfelton3583]

@@Puggy42069 umm yeah i guess you could say that

[@Puggy42069]

@@jfelton3583 Not guess. There is no guessing needed. It’s a fact.

[@jfelton3583]

@@Puggy42069 umm ok

[@oVerdrive-pt5uk]

Can't believe this whole game happened becuse of "chrisposting" and the fact that chris really wants ethan to [mlg 360 no scope] his sister.

[@whiterunguard6415]

Taking an arrow to the knee is almost as painful as waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome

[@vukantic1978]

@@whiterunguard6415 another one

[@punk5585]

They didn't bring Roger back :(

[@Azumgi]

@Àbdul Tool Skyrim gave me a stroke

[@thefreshprince310]

I see village as like how ‘Aliens’ is to the original Alien movie, it’s more action packed, but it’s because the stakes are ramped up exponentially. I love it

[@taddad2641]

Eeeh aliens feels more appriopate in comparison. It answers a question of what would happen if the xenomorphs got to a colony full of people. massive reproduction and parasitism.

[@marsinvader9078]

Since villages whole thing was "remember re4??" It seems kinda inconsequential now that re4 remake is out

[@fulcrum6760]

I dare Act Man to make “Why Is Fallout The Frontier so BAD?!....And Illegal.”

[@cheapshot7442]

I would love that

[@knowtheplan472]

It would probably be to hard for him now since they removed most of the weird shit

[@fulcrum6760]

@@knowtheplan472 There’s an uncensored downloadable version.

[@JohnnyOMalley22]

"I'm only human. I f***ed some snakes. I'm only human. Some mechanic breaks. Don't put your blame on me. I'm only human. I messed up real bad. I made people sad. This s*** ain't rad. Don't put your blame on me. . .This game's so lame and horny."

[@noahmcclure6871]

@@fulcrum6760 where so that I can continue my psychopath kill everything courier can kill for justice

[@christiankopet5891]

Chris: straight up murders Mia in front of Ethan. Ethan: that wasn't very cash money of you.

[@zenith8417]

Chris: "Ethan, no." Ethan: "But Chriiiiiiis!" Chris: "Enough, Ethan, or I won't give you your allowance!"

[@christiankopet5891]

@@zenith8417 now that would literally not be cash money

[@christiankopet5891]

@Filip Uremović for real 😂

[@alexlight4178]

Looollll

[@joshdavis8381]

Funny enough, I feel like Ethan had more badass one liners in 7 than in 8. Like, sure he didn't talk much, and didn't seem to react a whole lot, even when he literally loses limbs, but when he did speak, usually is was cool. I do agree with you on 8 wanting to take itself too seriously. Part of that could be that 7 actually managed to strike a good balance between being cheesy, and knowing when to take things more seriously (especially with Jack's speech to Ethan towards the end of that game). 8 seems like it wants to have the same story structure as 7, but with 4's gameplay loop. It wants to have a sincerely good story, but it also wants balls to the wall intense action sequences, with a rouge gallery of villains you must defeat. Like, the premise of 8 is fundamentally ridiculous, but the writers want you to take it so seriously, and that's just way too hard to do. Though it seems like in general with this current era of RE Engine RE games, it seems like they are trying to take their stories a little more seriously. REmake 2 nails balancing the tension with some camp, REmake 3 seems to go in the more cheesy action flick direction, and I haven't played REmake 4 yet. So I can't comment on that one lol I guess what I'm trying to say, is that where early RE games put way more stock in the gameplay, the remakes, along with 7 and 8, want to be interactive movies almost.

[@beautybrainsandbrawn1141]

Am I the only one who loved the storyline in village?

[@jackjax7921]

And this moron praise Re 4 storys. Lmao.

[@cermahoil3273]

i did too

[@beautybrainsandbrawn1141]

@@jackjax7921 I mean don’t get me wrong RE4 was good but I think village was the best. So many great villains and I loved the merchant. Plus if anyone saw that Ethan was dead at the end coming they’re lying

[@lakshaykochhar6799]

The story feels generic like B-movies with a interesting premise and characters are interesting but they get no screen time. A lot of feels rushed, my only wish was that Capcom had given more time to developers. Ethan is generic do-gooder character with no third or second dimensions, but I do feel bad for him and I feel personally blame Mia for a lot of events that happened.

[@Jackenack]

​@@lakshaykochhar6799 The b movie camp is what I love about Resident Evil, also it's usually present in every entry anyways. I agree though that many portions feel a bit rushed. I really would've liked to see the fishing village done well, have some freaky fish-people, innsmouth style. Beneviento house could've lasted much longer especially since it's the only "scary" section. Ethan is a better protagonist than most people give him credit for. I don't get the hate. Every other protagonist in the series is just "action hero do-gooder," Leon is one of the most popular and he has the depth of a puddle. Ethan feels more grounded in reality, he pulls off the cheesy "don't really care" attitude (the one-liners are so bad they're good), and the explanation for his insanely strong ability to regenerate isn't forced and ties in well with RE7. They revealed what made him so strong, and immediately kill him off afterwards, which I think is the right move. I honestly believe, and this isn't to sound spiteful, that most people dislike him simply because he isn't part of the "original" cast. If he had existed before Resident Evil 6, I don't think he'd get any hate.

[@alphen9676]

I just love the use of classic monster style enemy. Lady D is obviously a stand in for Dracula. Fishman is a play on swamp thing. Heisenbergs army is literally an army of Frankensteins monsters. Then you have werewolves everywhere all set in a classic monster village. If 7 was texas chainsaw massacre, the 8 is a universal monster homage and I love it.

[@normaaliihminen722]

Almost all of the monsters in RE8 were inspired mid-europeans horror stories. Lady D is obvious reference to Elisabeth Bathory, And Heisenberg is a nod to father of electro-magnetism besides Frankenstein Soldat monsters.

[@umiluoja8894]

Now I kinda want the next re to be inspired by the thing or invasion of the body snatcher

[@SolidFoxBebo]

When the first trailer dropped, I thought I was watching Van Helsing LOL "Vampires? Werewolves? Monsters? Is this Van Helsing?"

[@Devin7Eleven]

Amazing point.

[@Devin7Eleven]

@@umiluoja8894 Maybe North American urban legends like skinwalkers and ghost towns set in perhaps southwestern desert or Appalachian mountains

[@646464mario]

Glad I’m not the only one who found the “Ethan, no!” line from Chris kinda funny.

[@LevisH21]

Chris was talking to a dog. lol

[@EggEnjoyer]

@Levis Hogea makes sense once you understand. SPOILERS But Chris knows that don’t the real Mia. So he’s kinda just telling Ethan to chill tf out. He never got the chance to explain it to him, he probably figured he’d do so after he recovered him. But the van got jumped before that.

[@gelically6792]

@@EggEnjoyer They're talking about the delivery of the line, it sounded like Chris was trying to get a child or dog from not doing something.

[@EggEnjoyer]

@@gelically6792 I know. But the line makes more sense when you realize chris is trying to keep Ethan from flipping out and knows that his anger frustration isn’t justified

[@gelically6792]

@@EggEnjoyer True, there isn't much else Chris could have said without Ethan understanding what was going on. But what adds to the already comical situation is how the 'soldiers' stand still and do nothing after Ethan lunges at Chris, only after five seconds does someone slam their gun's back into his face.

[@jamirewarner4716]

"Where's everyone going? Bingo?" Mean while the bell tower is in the background as well😁👏 nostalgia.

[@moldyboy186]

In my very unnecessary opinion I actually like Ethan a lot in Village, sure he ask a shit ton of questions but I don’t mind them at all, I think my deal is that after Re7 I’m just sort of happy to play as someone familiar and knowing the shit he went through the last game made me love the consistency he has with bringing up the events from Re7, so for me I like Ethan. I know a lot of people don’t but it’s just my opinion on why I can still like a character others can see annoying, which I do see the reasons and even understand them, so yeah thanks for taking the time to read my view of Ethan Winters and I’m glad I got to see yours.

[@Haste444]

Ethan is great, I'm glad to get away from the old characters and play someone with some consistency between the two games like you said. Top tier protagonist in my mind.

[@m_rizzo]

Thank God Ethan killed off game was trash 🗑 and the dlc with his daughter? If you liked that, you definitely like boys as well 😂 no question

[@warfare1101]

Act Man, do you not realize that Ethan was dissolving? His death was unavoidable. Both he and Duke both say something about how he is literally falling apart.

[@asuraart285]

But why he stayed close to megamycite atleast could've died in helicopter or whatever

[@alonso_gaming1480]

@@asuraart285 I dont think he would want Mia to watch that

[@SilverGhost2004]

@@asuraart285 You really want Mia to see her husband die like that?

[@asuraart285]

But still screen writing was stupid it would've made sense if chris accidently dropped the remote in brawl or whatever but ethan staying there to die in explosion is stupid

[@asuraart285]

@@SilverGhost2004 and u think mia seeing her husband die in a big ass explosion was fine

[@monarchofllamas2150]

The reason Ethan stayed was because he was falling apart and when the mold died, so did he. So he chose to end it there

[@diamondplaysgames]

Exactly

[@geometricchump509]

Ok why not just just have everybody in the helicopter the family all together and all Ethan says final goodbye maybe kisses roses head before snapping away. It’s wasn’t like there was a time limit to when using the explosive would fail to destroy the mould

[@moistvibes5697]

@@geometricchump509 it looks like he was going to die any second,there was no way he could make it that far as he was literally falling apart.

[@monarchofllamas2150]

@@moistvibes5697 Exactly, he was already losing the remainder of his precious fingee's

[@masterzombie161]

It’s still lame that there was no satisfying moment where Ethan and Mia meet each other again. Now just that but Ethan being dead really took away what made RE7 unique.

[@josephsouza9599]

I think I actually appreciate the dialogue being cheesy even with the next generation visuals just because it's so iconic to the roots of the series lol

[@thegregitto]

Knowing the context of what the knifing animation looks like, I can never see it the same again.

[@jesusemmanuelcordero4509]

I think the Ethan lines were made for him to sound more like a normal dude. The difference between Ethan and the other characters such as Leon, Chris, Jill, etc is that Ethan is not a badass. He is afraid, he doesn't want to continue, he still can't overcome his Louisiana trauma. While the others act more badass and determined. He is a normal dude, and a normal dude would ask a lot of questions to himself (be it because he genuinely asks the question or just to keep his sanity in check since he is lonely most of the game). When he is with other people he talks more (at least from what I got), and it made it feel more human. NOT more likable, but more human.

[@TheActMan]

I could see that working, but I didn't have a personal connection to Ethan because of the perspective and bad dialogue. The whole "Normal Guy" think would be a breath of fresh air for Resident Evil

[@voin5371]

I think even if your not trying to make a badass dude, the constant pointing out the obvious and the overly cheesy one liners and all that doesn't add that grounded relationship of a normal guy with a love for his daughter that he's trying to save her despite going through some shit.

[@somescuffedkid]

@@TheActMan I couldn't agree more. I believe Ethan was their attempt at a "Normal Guy" protagonist but they kind of butchered it with poor dialogue and some weak voice acting. From the way 8 ends it looks like Rose will be the next face of Resident Evil which I'm excited for. However, her having powers means they're probably going back to having a more badass main character. The story of 8 feels like its purpose was to give them a clean slate. Resident Evil 9 will probably be something completely new, kind of like how 7 was.

[@argo9721]

Ehh it just came off as cheesy

[@Aredel]

The only problem is that the whole "Normal Guy" aspect is kind of moot at this point. It's a tactic that can only be done once, as the character has adapted to the situation by the end of the game. Ethan, having seen and experienced all of the shit in RE7 including but not limited to: having numerous limbs chopped off and reattached, watching a guy blow his own head off only to come back twice, seeing his wife turn into some freakish monster and try to kill him over and over again, fighting a giant horde of zombies mutated from random people, having to kill a giant tentacle monster with a pistol, etc... You can't really have him do that again in the next game.

[@marrvynswillames4975]

Ethan was actually dying at the end, even his regeneration was failing and he was calcifying, so dying to blow the thing was like just a way to die faster.

[@cosmokicksass]

I never really understood why it starts failing at that moment. Is there an explanation i’m missing?

[@serafina2643]

@@cosmokicksass I guess maybe the explanation is that his regeneration was overtaxed or something? Or Mother Miranda had a way to insure he died eventually?

[@escarche9917]

@@cosmokicksass I think it was failing much earlier - when his heart got ripped out. He kept going on pure andrenaline rush and after everything, well, the andrenaline was gone, mission accomplished and so the determination faded.

[@vrtosag9472]

@@cosmokicksass Basically that giant fetus thing held everything together, its like a giant heart for all the molded creatures. Ethan was slowing down Chris and it was getting dangerous, and since he was going to die anyway he wanted to offer himself as a sacrifice.

[@ndonnarussell5656]

@@cosmokicksass Just before Ethan wakes up outside the village, he has that vision of a fight he and Mia have - he assures her that Rose will be fine, but then Mia says something to the effect of "I'm worried about you". I think even she knew something was up at the time before all this insanity went down. That said, all the stuff going on in the village probably sped things up.

[@kritexz]

Ethan is the average Joe not having a clue what’s going on and looking for an answer making him much more relatable in a sense we are asking questions aswell whereas Leon is the big bad chat who cracks jokes In life threatating moments.

[@BlueDaemonful]

Probably my favourite review of yours, Act Man :D

[@Jesse_Clarke]

The reason Ethan went in to sacrifice himself in the end, sure, Chris's line wasn't true at all. But Ethan was gonna die from the death of the Megmycete anyway, he didn't just have regenerating abilities, he was literally a molded, just an exact human replica. Therefore, Mia would've just had to watch him crumble to bits after destroying the megamycete.

[@Deathmare235]

That’s the one who’s Rose’s father the copy wait so did Mia

[@shockmazta3116]

@@Deathmare235 Mia wasn't Molded, from what I read. Eva liked her, so she gave her the regen abilities among other stuff while breaking her mind for control. Ethen was killed by Jack in the beginning of 7, and Mia convinced Eva to bring him back with the promise he'd join as a servant, like the Baker family. But he resisted her mind controlling effects like Zoe did. And now that the thing that created Eva, and all the other monsters, ie: the Baker Family, Lady D, Eva, etc was destroyed, Ethan would die too.

[@BeeTheBee]

@@shockmazta3116 also to add some more info for anyone curious. A molded, like Ethan is essentially a reanimated corpse. The Baker family and Mia were alive when they were infected. We see Mia and Jack get cured in 7 and they go right back to being normal people, if Ethan got cured he would die. There was no way for Ethan to survive this game given the enemy.

[@obamid39]

Bruh spoilers

[@scottyj8655]

@@BeeTheBee Jack definitely didn't go back to being normal.

[@BILLYBOBBYLADS]

About Ethan’s death being avoidable.... he was literally turning to ash right as he saved Rose and the Duke points out “Your body is... well falling apart.” Yeah Ethan wasn’t coming back from that.

[@117..]

Ethan still alive 3 words HES MOLD DADDY

[@pagion3169]

Bro literly her daughter can save him cuz Rose have power to control the mold and do whatever she want proably ethan dead for like 3 or 20 years but atleast her daughter can save him so yeah

[@pagion3169]

His dead still avoidable

[@MistahJay7]

But why tho? Just cause he took to much damage? I thought they could just heal for ever? Now all the sudden he can't? Idk whatever lol

[@RezSniper37]

@@MistahJay7 cause the main mold thing got blown tf up lol

[@colinmiller3489]

‘Looks like there’s been a change of plans’ is the best meme ever

[@jody4210]

some ethan fans on twitter have been complaining about how ethan was "saying stuff that leon would say" but was considered annoying while leon was considered funny "bc leons more attractive" and i need them to watch the ethan dialogue compilation you put together

[@haden7123]

My favorite Ethan Winter’s line: “Pilot’s license, what for?”

[@sidekick145]

dude they plagiarized that from bubsy smh

[@wolfie9070]

From what moment is it?

[@williambrown4138]

My is, "I'll just be taking this..." right infront of Moreau for no reason at all other than to rub it in his face.

[@thebenexperience]

"Hey, don't I get a say in this?" After witnessing a giant lady, a human fish, a talking doll and a metal bender talking about how they plan to murder him.

[@aldyathalla6693]

I bet ur a knack 2 fan dude

[@alents9349]

Chris: *shoots wife* Ethan: What the hell man, that was mine!

[@Ghostly-00]

Ethan, no!

[@abewear2882]

Ethan: You stole my kill! Chris: Wait, what?

[@Aaleg]

"god dammit you destroyed my dishwasher"

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

Wesker mercenaries theme is so iconic I could recognize it even after a decaded without playing Resident Evil 4

[@BlackendVenom]

Anyone else notice how you get pulled into the basement when you lose your fingers but somehow get thrown out the ground floor wall ?

[@sonofgotham3696]

Re7 was too scary? Isn't that the point? Imagine if water parks start removing pools for being too wet. It's incomprehensible.

[@thetincanman2363]

Idk from what I read it wasn't that it was to scary but they were saying that it's less scary and more action focused then re7

[@vicalvaran3796]

@@thetincanman2363 He's talking about the surveys the devs conducted on RE7. The devs said they toned down the scares for RE8 because some players thought that RE7 was too scary.

[@thetincanman2363]

@@vicalvaran3796 oh didn't know they did a poll so thanks for the information but people found 7 to scary? That's hilarious I mean I found the doll house scarier then any of 7 still love 7 though

[@nikolasferreira3247]

@@vicalvaran3796 re7 isn't even that scary, the first outlast does horror better imo

[@vicalvaran3796]

@@nikolasferreira3247 Ye and isn't a horror game being scary the point?

[@bruhtholemew]

"Why did the truck crash in the forest" They later explained that Miranda was alive and busted out with Rose. Come on man. Also I'm pretty sure it's implied that Ethan is gonna die at the end anyway due to the mold no longer regenerating him or something, so that's why he blows himself up. Though, I guess he could have also just died with his family.

[@silentshadows8436]

Still doesnt explain why its so close to the castle...

[@bruhtholemew]

@@silentshadows8436 That part I agree with

[@pipoper101]

​@@silentshadows8436 wdym mia we see at the beginning is miranda. who knows when the switch-a-roo happened? maybe she suggested moving to a country or a province near the village with the castle to Ethan herself, thats why their place of residence is so close to the castle; okay, we established that the castle is relatively close to where the beginning of the game takes place now, for the second part, why exactly did the truck crash so close to the village: a) who cares? b) the crash happened because miranda started acting uppity and busted out; maybe she sensed like "oh shit we are driving near the castle, time to start bustin' out" and thats how she did it I mean, it's so obvious. Essentially it's could have been just Miranda's plan that worked out in the end, whatever.

[@brianpj5860]

@@pipoper101 why they where in europe near the castle to begin with is the biggest question you touched on. Dont they say in the beginning that Chris moved them out there?? Was it just one big coincidence then that they relocated nearby a major Resident Evil Villain??? How much information of Mother Miranda’s operation did Chris already know prior to the start of the game?? That seems like the biggest plot hole to me. Unless he was using Ethans family as bait to lure her out, which is a fucked up thing to do. But then again, maybe Chris really is on a sick one.....

[@pipoper101]

@@brianpj5860 now you've raised some actually good points, young man! gratz..... is that what they say nowadays?...

[@akgxd]

Today I beat this game. I had so much fun. The horror and suspense was great and the action just damn good. It had everything and I really enjoyed it. Great game.

[@m_rizzo]

Yeah right that game was TRASH 🗑 did you grow up with 2 dads or something? 😆

[@Prawnsly]

I didn't enjoy the game either dude, but your several comments about "only gay people like this game" and "did you grow up with 2 dads" is just weak and moronic. Sounds like you never grew up at all. @@m_rizzo

[@donutdog1937]

I think Ethan “sacrificed” himself because the mold inside of him after he had died would’ve taken over his body completely and he wouldn’t want to endanger his daughter

[@gunnerbooth3065]

Ethan’s regeneration ability was finally at its end after his fight with Miranda that’s why his hand turned into dust and without his regen he would of most likely die anyway since he died three years ago so choosing to go out with a bang and take out that witch bitch for trying to take his family away from him.

[@masterzombie161]

Yet None of the enemies in the game act like your dead, nor does Lady D react when drinking dead blood. Why would Jack infect Ethan if Eves goal was just to kill you? They added this twist last minute to give it a false sense of meaning.

[@TRaked]

@@masterzombie161 I mean the bioengineered mutamycete in RE7 probably doesn't discern who it wants to infect lol. There are no other humanoid enemies in RE7 because there were no humans in nowheresville Louisiana to begin with. Here in the VILLage, every person became infected, which is why there's so many. Remember how Zoe almost died because she got infected too? Everyone in the vicinity got infected, only the cop was probably eaten by the infected Bakers, while the ship people probably got absorbed by Eveline? As for why big mommy milkers didn't detect the mutamycete in Ethan, it's probably because it was such a different strain (the bioengineered E-001 variant) vs. the original, untouched variant from this village. It's probably also why none of the enemies detect you as infected. That being said, it makes no sense for Ethan to kill himself like that. Even if his regen was gone, he could still get a heart transplant? Maybe get some world-class treatment from a BSAA hospital? Some kind of artificial heart at the very least - it's Resident Evil, anything's possible lol. Though I can't say I'm gonna miss Ethan _at all_

[@lordpotoo1375]

@@TRaked To be honest they either killed him off because Capcom can't figure out what to do with him or he will somehow end up coming back

[@eaglekiller888dragon2]

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[@blubablubahumbug]

@@masterzombie161 She says its stale. The bug girls liked it cuz theyre bugs.

[@Ironhide97]

Has anybody ever noticed that The Act Man never actually... Acts? 🤔

[@TheActMan]

You need to watch my KOTOR video

[@Laserjet-po3rc]

He dosen’t need to act he’s already sexy

[@Operative935]

How about his skits

[@iaepatus8328]

@@Laserjet-po3rc too sexy for his shirt....

[@mikeehrmantraut1899]

@@TheActMan Wish you review the entire yakuza series on whys its a masterpiece or awesome

[@gingyreviews1556]

This is hands down my favourite game of all time the atmosphere and vibe is so amazing i love the guns especially the wolfsbane pistol and finally a good game that has werewolves/lycans the only game I’ve speed ran and played over and over again without getting sick of the gameplay

[@carsonkidd1626]

OMG! That first boss fight comment! Hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@FoxyGuyHere]

They explained why Rose was severed in four pieces. Reason was to test her regenation. Then Miranda gave the pieces to the lords to test Ethan and ultimately kill all the lords using Ethan. And second point. This game didn't reveal that Ethan has regenation powers, it was revealed already in the 7. This game revealed that he was dead from the beginning, he wasn't human anymore. He is just mold with Ethan's memories.

[@donnovandalusong266]

Thank God someone said it.

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

It's scary and also sad that Ethan is dead and there's a mold form trying so hard to keep his legacy going, without even realizing that it itself isn't even the real Ethan. A tragedy in both equal parts sad and disturbing. The story has a lot of issues, but I felt that the bit with Ethan's regeneration powers was pretty straight forward and the twist about Ethan being a mold form came out of nowhere and hit real hard. That's how you subvert people's expectations.

[@friddlefries1140]

Is that why he decides to kill himself in the end?

[@FoxyGuyHere]

@MatchaLatte Well. The only reasonable thing to say is that the mold can do pretty much anything 😂

[@Christopher-md7tf]

That still sounds like a pretty dumb story

[@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK]

If it feels really difficult but you don't die very often, that's a sure sign that the game is very well balanced.

[@nathangothan601]

Yeah some people think dying every 2 minutes like in Darksouls is a test of a good game or not hahahaha.

[@danielcuellar4845]

@@nathangothan601 dark souls still is a good game just like ninja Gaiden and devil may cry. Just because a game is harder than others doesn't mean it's bad

[@hello-gx6oi]

@@nathangothan601 cuz dark souls is a well thought out game You can play the game without getting hit or killed Someone proved it by streaming it on twitch and its not just dark souls 1 but also 2 and 3 It's a skill-based game And that's why it's a great game

[@akmal94ibrahim]

Yep, this. The best most optimum difficulty for me is one where I succeed but with a sliver of my health left without dying over and over again.

[@ShinobiDrip999]

@@nathangothan601 the Souls series are some of the best made games ever made lol. Ppl die a lot because of how well made the enemy AI is and how polished and technical they are, especially the bosses. Elden Ring is the best modern game ever made imo.

[@IVISMiLESIVI]

Bro the story is amazing don't you like the fact that somehow when the four pieces of rose are put back together she still has her clothes and they are completely clean. 10/10 writing right there.

[@fajaradi1223]

CAPCOM at its best! Maybe, just maybe tho. Only beaten by the team who wrote the TV series.

[@kennethanthonymckenna3289]

Great video Act Man. Love it

[@generalkenobidaily4642]

Ethan was literally dissolving in front of Chris at the end

[@likeabossgaming5571]

RE8 and MCU in the same universe confirmed?

[@nota444tm2]

@Tyler Ro he wasn't withering until after. Though his heart may have been a fatal wound that gave him a limited time to live. That or miranda fatally wounded him in their final battle. Hence why ethan says "i...i think we both finished eachother off". Ethan was not coming back from that. And miranda would've killed everyone if ethan didn't stay back.

[@ogre589]

From what I remember, Ethan's mold body is a result of Evelyn from RE7. Its stated in game by Evelyn's shade when Ethan revives that Ethan actually died during RE7 by daddy Baker and that Ethan has been dead for years now. Now if you read the notes near the end of the game, you would know that Evelyn was created using some of Mother Miranda's DNA so by proxy, Ethan was created by Mother Miranda. Its pretty safe to assume that Ethan began to crumble at the end because he killed off the source of the mold that created him and without it, he was on borrowed time hence why Ethan said to Chris after the fight "We dealt each other the final blow." This is why Ethan chose to stay behind and trigger the switch. He likely didn't want to see Mia grieving for him as his body disintegrated before her.

[@kidcarhartt5212]

@@ogre589 Yup

[@imperialspy7204]

Dude didn't realize he was special when he literally attached his arm back using a bottle of water, like bruh that ain't science.

[@pink_alligator]

Just some Goop juice lol

[@buragi5441]

Isn't that the same magical healing juice that Jack showed him how to use in 7 when cutting off Ethan's leg??

[@MajorCman]

I think the mind fuck that he realized that he can do that to his leg, made him realize that he doesn’t need a staple to put limbs back on

[@batzraph708]

It also mends coats 😅

[@-whiskey-4134]

It’s “Michaels Secret Stuff” from Space Jam.

[@bbthumb43]

I think ethan is a great protangonist. Hes no leon or jill but he is compelling and i like how the story wrapped back at how much abuse he can take.

[@Tyler-gq6pf]

33:27, That sounds like the "drunk music" from Conker's Bad Fur Day.

[@purpleemerald5299]

“You know it’s not really a heroic sacrifice if your death is completely avoidable.” I’m pretty sure getting on a helicopter isn’t going to stop Ethan from crumbling like a deadlifter’s gym chalk. XD

[@josephhungerford8348]

Definitely agree

[@TheChocoboRacer]

Miranda Keyes? Johnson? Pretty much half the Halo Reach roster? Damn, TheActMan is such a consistent reviewer!

[@polski8bit]

Then again it's still bullshit. Ethan has survived so much worse injuries and just after a fight with Miranda he suddenly has a "limit" of the amount of damage he can take? That fight honestly was comparable to Jack's final fight, yet he survived it - and a lot more shit - in RE7. I guess no one's complaining cause Ethan is not exactly a good character, so getting rid of him is actually a good thing, but the circumstances are still bs.

[@purpleemerald5299]

@@polski8bit I thought it was because he had his heart ripped out by Miranda? He was on the verge of death after that, and when he forced himself awake, the Duke told him that he was falling apart, and that he could never go back to his old life. And before you ask why he couldn’t grow his heart back, remember: he couldn’t even grow back his missing _fingers._ Re-attaching existing limbs and surviving extreme injuries seem to be the full extent of his healing abilities in both games.

[@purpleemerald5299]

@@TheChocoboRacer All those characters could have blown something up from a distance but intentionally chose to stand in the blast radius? Weird, I could have sworn they were just shot down by their enemies or couldn’t destroy their targets without also taking themselves out. The conclusion ActMan came to with the context he had was perfectly consistent with those past examples, assuming that he did indeed label them as sacrifices.

[@IceCreamBuick]

"RE7 was too scary". Yeah exactly, it was fucking phenomenal.

[@massrdmdoer7348]

i watched coryxkenshin play which made it even better

[@Daniel-Rain-YT]

It wasn't scary at all lol, that chainsaw massacre wannabe rip off with the enemies that makes jokes is horrible :D

[@lacarcassedamon4671]

And this is how we get one of the best commercial in history

[@mrbri6463]

I honestly liked RE8 way more. RE7 had so little enemy varieties and had too many scripted events for me to wanna replay it. Also fuck that boat section in 7.

[@TheMookie1590]

exactly. I play horror for horror. Kinda upsetting they toned it down for people that didn't play anyway. Check out desolute on steam, it's got some great horror elements, and is coop. Can get spooked with the boys.

[@Batmaninfiniteprep97]

25:01 the sudden transition from ActMan speaking normally to Ethan screaming had me dying.

[@trevordelarosa3599]

That “wtf, Richard” little sound byte when that dude shot Ethan’s wife made me pause the video so I could finish laughing 😂😂😂

[@garmenlin5990]

23:19 Last time I checked, Ethan is the one with a kid and Leon is still chasing Ada.

[@denglong7180]

Lmao

[@DeadSpaceWing]

Come to think of it, where the fuck is our boys and girls during 7 and 8? It's like they just vanished without a trace (save for Chris).

[@davecullins1606]

@@DeadSpaceWing I think they're saving them for future games. I think the developers just wanted to try out something different for a while, after having worked with the same characters for 20 years.

[@mask_mystery]

Haha that a boy

[@user-dj2sz8qn1w]

Leon smashin Ashley tho

[@villageidiot3763]

I’m pretty sure the reason Ethan killed himself in the end was due to the fact that he was dying. The mold was barely keeping him alive at that point.

[@Drheims]

I think Ethan was just tired of this bullshit and decided to “retire” but maybe that’s just me.

[@chancelewis6674]

But why though when jack survived far more.

[@Disturbance42]

@@chancelewis6674 because plot

[@kcgaming0017]

He might've become a mold monster.

[@simulify8726]

Have you watched the person at the last cutscene, it's Ethan

[@sirmaerske6884]

29:05 The Dark Souls reference was hilarious and very much appreciated. Nice work, now don't you dare go hollow

[@John_Notmylastname]

I think they should allow the enemies into the save areas if you hang out near the door kinda teasing them. They should be able to pull you out of room at least.

[@snakesghost7817]

Hell no, lol. I love how Resident Evil games lets you have a break when someone is chasing you, lol.

[@Abyss3223]

"The Father's story is concluded" meanwhile Ethan is beside the road the truck drives up with Rose in it.

[@dylanrank361]

I think Ethan’s story is over, so Rose will be the next protagonist.

[@LOON3Y_TOON3Y]

Probably just using his model

[@morderus0033]

It's just a placeholder.

[@reimaginethesounds6694]

Is more than just a placeholder, is cheap strategy that any entertainment media is using right now. Leaving Ethan model on that cutscene allow the writers to put him again on the third game or not, depending on the marketing research. They did the same with Blue Umbrella, is just an enigma to hook the players but without any established answer.

[@EggEnjoyer]

@Adrian Heimpinenr The blue umbrella symbol does have an established answer. After resident evil 6, umbrella was reformed by the good guys if the series and now it’s an anti bio terrorism unit.

[@aceshooter3333]

Ethan does not regenerate, his body is the mold.

[@geometricchump509]

It’s acts basically like immortality. He doesn’t need organs to survive. And the med kits activate the moulds reconstruction properties. By this I mean he needs to have the severed body part on hand not being capable of growing new limbs ext

[@whiterunguard6415]

Taking an arrow to the knee is almost as painful as waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome

[@mikeakersa8566]

@@geometricchump509 if he doesn't need organs, explain how he died when Miranda pulled out his heart

[@KornyeEast]

@@mikeakersa8566 you don't need a kidney, but yanking it out barefisted might cause some issues

[@aceshooter3333]

@@mikeakersa8566 he didn’t die to that, he was nearly paralyzed for a moment but his body made another for him to live since he is made of mold, he died because he took too much damage for his body to heal quick enough.

[@CONMAN-gx1qr]

I played RE 4 in VR on my first play through and I didn't think it was scary. I think them taking out the OG mechanic of having to stand still while aiming/shooting definitely took away the suspense.

[@grifelad3933]

You can change that in the settings to the OG mechanic

[@madmaxim3965]

R u talking about remake? It's already out?

[@CONMAN-gx1qr]

@@madmaxim3965 No, vr port

[@Devin7Eleven]

@@madmaxim3965 He is talking about the Oculus Quest 2 exclusive

[@nn-hx8oe]

SAME ISSUE RE4 REMAKE HAS LOL

[@darthbinks5987]

I just realized that I haven't really noticed that weird part with Mia not trying to get down when I played. The absence of reaction could be explained by the fact that she's the most scary monster, but still really funny. One more thing, aliens edit is great. I laughed so much, so I couldn't even breathe properly 😂👍

[@ghostlypenguin4417]

I actually really like Ethan. Yeah, he’s confused and has cheesy lines, but that’s kinda why I like him. He’s a random civilian who happened to be thrown into the shittiest situation ever. He’s not gonna be some badass like Chris, Jill, or Leon. And personally that makes him more relatable! Also, I really don’t understand why his confusion makes you mad, when it makes perfect sense for his character. Also, another note about Ethan’s death. He sacrificed himself because he was made of mold, and was connected to the megamycete. If the megamycete was destroyed, Ethan would die too. You could even see Ethan decaying away at the end with his right hand cracking. Ethan had no other choice but to bow himself up. It’s kinda baffling to me that you didn’t pick up on that, but whatever I guess

[@deceaseda7x22]

Yes if ever your wife gets get gunned down in front of you, I’m sure your first reaction will be to stare into the killers eyes and say “_______ what the hell?” So relatable..... “ok act like Chris redfield just murdered your wife and not like he just bumped into you at a party and made you spill your drink on yourself.” 10/10

[@Apollo5752353]

@@deceaseda7x22 Actually yeah, it does make sense. Chris helped them and Ethan was shocked at how Chris was acting there

[@mrleaf7195]

@@deceaseda7x22 well the person who killed her is Chris, someone he knows so it may have stun him. Plus everyone reacts different, though I guess Ethen is supposed to be a relatable character so they failed in that department. And there was more guys with guns too, I'd rather not die, leaving my child parentless. Though again they should have told Ethen.

[@digontozahid]

Act man not playing resi 7 thinks ethan is supposed to be someone like leon or chris who are combat specialists when in reality ethan was set up as a random civilan before re 7

[@robertsturkey7656]

So was Claire but she doesn't act all cringey. Everything else you said though spot on

[@nn-hx8oe]

man i freaking love this video, insta subbed

[@ChaplainSD]

"I better come out of this fight prepared for the next one." I couldn't have said it better myself. The new RE games have really been incredble at dancing on the knife's edge with this emotion. It's another layer of dread that keeps the player on their toes. It's a great mechanic for encouraging the player to explore for more resources because you don't know what you're gonna face next. Feeling comfy with a nice stash of ammo and meds will only last for so long because in a few minutes, you're thanking your lucky stars for 5 more handgun bullets you got from a tucked away crate that you wouldn't have bothered with.