Next year's Resident Evil 4 remake should be "about the same length" as the PS2 original, suggesting it should take somewhere in the region of 15 to 20 hours to beat. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi made the comment in an interview with PC Gamer after discussing what positive feedback Capcom took from the recent Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes.
It's welcome news for fans who feared some areas may be cut from the PS5, PS4 remake — especially after what happened with Resident Evil 3. However, since there's so much more to see and so in 2023's updated version, the comment doesn't necessarily mean everything you remember is being kept. For example, as highlighted in our Hands On article, the very first house you enter is maybe triple the size on its own.
Fans point to locations such as the Island as places they fear might be cut. The fact it didn't appear in the latest trailer only fuelled those concerns further. Unless more footage is shown in the lead up to release, we'll need to wait until 24th March 2023 to find out what's still there and what's not.
"Capcom has already done a wonderful job with its remakes in the past couple of years, but Resident Evil 4 is really shaping up to be its magnum opus all over again," we wrote in our Hands On article. "This is that same masterpiece of a game but with so much more to see and do: more areas, more lore and files. We have never come away from a preview more certain a game will deliver. Resident Evil 4 is going to be outstanding."
Do you think any areas will be cut? Pray there isn't in the comments below.
[source pcgamer.com]
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So long as I can still ride that mine cart like a little virtual Indy, I'll be tickety boo 😄
That’s good to hear. The Resi games (3 remake notwithstanding) tend to strike a good balance for me with length. Not too short that I feel ripped off but short enough that I immediately want to start a new save and try new things.
Great news. Not only was the original length very generous, but highly replayable. We will be sinking much more than 15-20 hours into this 🙂
Funnily enough this is a game that I feel could have done with some content cutting, the island at the end isn't very good for example. Still, hopefully they just improve that area or completely redesign it
This pleases me greatly. I was concerned that content would be cut for this remake, particularly after Resident Evil 3, but it sounds like Capcom is looking to update as much of the original as possible.
Bring on Robo-Salazar!
Yeah but the dog.... The dog!!
Don't know where I saw it but apparently the el gargante double fight has been cut, as has the dog assist in the first fight as well as the laser room and massive statue chase. If the other remakes are anything to go by, there's 100% going to be cut content. Whether you might miss it or not is another question.
Game looks phenomenal so far. I'm interested to see how much of that promised VR content there'll be. Full game?
If the Quest 2 version of the original is anything to go by, that would be off the scale.
Can't wait.
Has it been mentioned if this will include the add on missions with Ada Wong?
It'd be weird if it wasn't.
I don’t know why people complain about REmake 3’s length. I just replayed the two REmakes last month, and it’s honestly not much shorter than REmake 2. I think both of them are fantastic and I can’t wait for REmake 4. RE games tend to have really perfect, shorter playtimes, which is absolutely wonderful.
Cool.i beat the ps4 version Of resident evil 4 months ago.i will definitely play resident evil remake again.it looks amazing.word up son
@__jamiie Nothing has been mentioned about the side campaigns yet. Hopefully they're in there.
I wonder what that platinum trophy is like?
@jrt87 My last playthrough for RE2 was 7 hours and RE3 was 6. Granted, I don’t look for collectibles or any of that, but I’m not racing through the games either. The first playthroughs were a while ago too, so I don’t recall their original lengths. I really enjoy REmake 3 though. I feel it’s got more value as a game than the majority of other full priced games I’ve played (and I’ve played a lot). I feel that REmake 3 improved on RE3, even with the cut content.
@nookie_egg its El Gigante (Spanish for The Giant), gargante doesn't mean anything.
RE4 was a pretty lengthy game if I remember correctly so I'm alright with this.
To be fair though, i was hoping it would atleast match the originals time length. But I still worry that they will cut major plots throughout, as this isnt a guarantee they haven't. As already shown, they have elongated the first 5 mins of the original to make it a 15 minute portion. So if they have done this consistently and the overall length only match the original, then it does lead me to believe portions of the game has been cut.
With all that being said, i am still excited for it though.
Some stuff I hope not cut.
Ada Wong Seperate Ways & Assignment Ada.
Tommy gun infinite ammo purchasable.
Ashley calling Leon a pervert🙄
Ashley suit of armor option.
Calling Ashley to follow that leads her to a bear trap👹
This should be the norm for re games. 8 hours is too short.
I'm usually a bit weary of these "official" runtime lengths they put out. I finished RE3 in 6hrs and Village in 9hrs, well under what they stated (and I was taking my sweet time). But the original 4 was genuinely quite long, so here's hoping they stay true to that.
@Finozzi1696 yeah, that. i knew what o meant. Either way...
@somnambulance I would've like both 2 & 3 to be longer , 2 has an artificial length to it because of the scenarios but it's pretty much the same everytime with some minor differences & a couple different bosses
It’s been a while but for the first section you do a lot of back tracking through the same area pre Ashley and after finding Ashley. So that can be cut. Same with the island when you get the key lock for Ashley.
@Would_you_kindly RE games leave you wanting more instead of burning you out. I prefer that, personally. Last time I played RE2, I immediately jumped to RE3, and am ready for Shadows of Rose and I’ll probably still be ready for more. Most RE games hit a sweet spot.
I'm wondering how much of this is a beat for beat remake. The differences aren't nearly as staggering as with RE 2 and 3 remakes compared to their originals.
@Would_you_kindly i feel like if they made the games longer , it would just be fully filler stuff for the sake of making it longer. a lot more of back tracking , areas that have nothing in it between the actual areas. a strait up story game thats not open world doesn't need to be any longer then 10-12 hrs imo.
@twitchtvpat I'm not saying I'd want them to be super long just a couple hours of more content
"...should be "about the same length" as the PS2 original..."
cough::ahem, GAMECUBE ORIGINAL::cough
Great to hear! I know some people were worried after the disaster that was RE3 remake.
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