Remake is fun, but it doesn't feel as replayable.

[Chicken Jockey]

I enjoyed the Re4: Remake, but I can't find myself wanting to grind for all of the bonus stuff on professional.

I mean, by the time you eventually unlock the cat ears for infinite ammo, what's the point of using it? It's not like there's an even harder set of reward that you could use it for. And the handcannon was unlocked on my first try on mercenaries.

I think mercenaries should get supported for a while if they want more replay value. Have a (soft) progression system for unlocks. Nothing like cod, but maybe different weapons to try out for each character, costumes, etc. 4 player co-op maybe?

I know this wasn't in the OG Re4, but I feel like the remake version of mercenaries and the bonus rewards just doesn't seem as rewarding.

[Kurz]

i hear ya on this. after my standard and hardcore run i stated to get bored. iam now on professional and finding it just not as fun as my first playthrough.

[DukeLite]

If you unlock the Cat Ears, then you can use it for other challenge like clear pro without bonus weapon for 1500 extra pts or minimalist or silent stranger. unless you want to use something else...

[Phate]

Whatever magic the original team had definitely isn't here. Beat RE4 on gamecube atleast 50 times or more. Can't even get into this one enough to complete a second run. Cat Ears and a Tail are too stupid of rewards for me to even pursue them.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

I dunno, I'm on playthrough 10 already. Feels pretty replay able to me.

[Xengre]

Originally posted by ∩ (◣_◢) ∩ :

Whatever magic the original team had definitely isn't here. Beat RE4 on gamecube atleast 50 times or more. Can't even get into this one enough to complete a second run. Cat Ears and a Tail are too stupid of rewards for me to even pursue them.

This isn't really related to OP's thread. You beat it for no reason 50x. OP's complaints are about rewards. The OG doesn't have rewards to last anymore playthroughs than the remake much less 50x. You simply loved the OG.

OP, cat ears can be used for Handcannon but as you said you got it from mercs which was released post launch so its more of a timing issue where you came along and got it conveniently after. You can use the handcannon to unlock the cat ears but the handcannon, itself, is pretty overpowered. Its just a matter of if you want the cat ears for different weapons like making the Assault Rifle viable and fun to use on a playthrough, or if you want to run a crit pistol + crit emblem + melee hotswap from TMG after stun AoE kick build, or whatever. You can use cat ears for challenges like Duke mentioned such as Minimalist, etc.

Other than that there isn't really a difference so you're being unfair to both games. The OG didn't do anything "better" from a replayability standpoint. It gave the Handcannon from mercenaries just like the remake does. They both have roughly the same number of weapons. The difference is the remake has a bit more replayability because of better weapon balance (though magnums nerfed too hard), it has challenges to complete unlike the OG (minimalist, frugalist, silent stranger, etc.), it has achievements (if you care), and it has headgear for enhanced / different playstyle options that the OG did not have.

In short, the remake is a literal straight upgrade over the OG for replayability, albeit not significantly and value will differ between "better or equal" but its definitely not worse.

[X.Crystalx.X]

I wouldn't blame you if you like the OG versionbetter because there's literally your opinion ^~^ besides I like the original re4 Leon then re4 remake leon but aye that's my opinion.

[GoldInfinit7]

Well, to each their own. Many people including me are getting a lot of replay value from this game. To get the Cat Ears you have to complete S+ on Professional.

You need to complete the game at least once to unlock Professional. If you S+'d Professional on your 2nd playthrough, then I don't know what to say. You're really special.

If your inclination is to go directly to S+'ing Professional on your 2nd playthrough, then no wonder because you're skipping all of the other challenges and unlocks you can do in Standard and Hardcore mode and just rushing it.

Many people don't play Mercenaries until after they complete the main game.

[Chicken Jockey]

Don't get me wrong guys, it's a great game. Probably my favorite of the RE remakes, and one of their best titles in recent memory. Ashley was great, the gunplay was fun, and it's probably a 9/10 for me. That 1 point away from being a 10 is only due to the fact that I think there should be a lot more free content before they started adding paid stuff like Separate Ways.

[James]

If you don't find this game replayable you probably just played the original too much or too recently. They are pretty similar.

[Moogal™]

I'm already sick of it after less than 30 hours. It just doesn't have the charm of OG.

[Æɴɪsᴏ]

I feel like it's just a you thing.

I'm over 100 hours of gameplay and still not bored.

[Dank Sidious]

What's the point of using any of the bonus weapons in the original after you beat the game?
There are no extra awards or achievements or challenges or anything for playing NG+

On the other hand after getting cat ears you now have a comfortable way of getting No Merchant, No Heal, Minimalist run on a NG+ run.

If anything I've found this RE game to be one of the most repayable mainline games outside of just speedrunning it for faster completion times.

I'm surprised just how much of an Ich I still have to play this after beating it so many times. The last RE game I replayed this much was RE1 Remake.

[X.Crystalx.X]

Originally posted by Pääpeelsepuuppi:

What's the point of using any of the bonus weapons in the original after you beat the game?
There are no extra awards or achievements or challenges or anything for playing NG+

On the other hand after getting cat ears you now have a comfortable way of getting No Merchant, No Heal, Minimalist run on a NG+ run.

If anything I've found this RE game to be one of the most repayable mainline games outside of just speedrunning it for faster completion times.

I'm surprised just how much of an Ich I still have to play this after beating it so many times. The last RE game I replayed this much was RE1 Remake.

I honestly liked replaying the OG story with all the weapons and besides I am not a big fan of cat ears...... cough I am talking to you halo infinite...

[Dank Sidious]

Originally posted by Narutomaster700:

Originally posted by Pääpeelsepuuppi:

What's the point of using any of the bonus weapons in the original after you beat the game?
There are no extra awards or achievements or challenges or anything for playing NG+

On the other hand after getting cat ears you now have a comfortable way of getting No Merchant, No Heal, Minimalist run on a NG+ run.

If anything I've found this RE game to be one of the most repayable mainline games outside of just speedrunning it for faster completion times.

I'm surprised just how much of an Ich I still have to play this after beating it so many times. The last RE game I replayed this much was RE1 Remake.

I honestly liked replaying the OG story with all the weapons.

It's fun. But I'm seeing exactly what makes it more repayable than this.

[X.Crystalx.X]

Originally posted by Pääpeelsepuuppi:

Originally posted by Narutomaster700:

I honestly liked replaying the OG story with all the weapons.

It's fun. But I'm seeing exactly what makes it more repayable than this.

I love the old controls and I don't minding the quicktime events because I've played alot of games with quick time events so I don't mind besides I like the original re4 leon better, so I play it for fun, I am not planning on playing re4 remake on console again anytime soon, I rather stick with old games.