Resident Evil 4 PC

[TwwIX]

It's just another shitty port.
They didn't even bother to convert the controls properly.
No mouse support at all.
Stick with your console version.

[phantomdesign]

NOOOOO!!!!!! Another "console game" I was planning on buying for the PC. Oh well, somewhat expected I guess - but seriously how can it be called a PC game without mouse support? I do have a console-style controller, but I don't like using it much (especailly for a FPS).

More reviews anyone?

[CyberPitz]

*sigh* That sucks. I would have bought it in a second if it wasn't like the 1990 version FPS.

"LAWL LETS USE ARROW KEYS AND CONTROL TO SHOOT!"

[nutcrackr]

no version for me, sad I would have bought it with mouse support.

[Lucid]

What the hell?
When was it released?

I see no reviews for it anywhere...
It would be pretty pointless to port it without mouse support.

[Gray Fox]

This thread has some screens
http://www.flamehaus.com/bbs/re4-pc-is-out-and-it-blows-vt115856.html

[Hypnosos]

Yeah... I heard before. I would have considered to get the PC-version if it had mouse support, but I might as well play the game on my PS2 if it doesn't have mouse support.

[stemot]

It does support gamepads, so it`s not a complete loss, besides, would have been to easy on a mouse.

[Cormeh]

http://www.flamehaus.com/bbs/re4-pc-is-out-and-it-blows-vt115856.html
That's pathetic. I'll stick to the Gamecube version then.

[dekstar]

looks like a good game for the gamecube (might have even got it if I sitll had my gamecube - my sister stole it for uni :(). But for this PC port it looks like they went retarded. No mouse support? :\. They obviously aren't clued up on what PC gamers like nowadays.

[ríomhaire]

No mouse support?! What a pile of shit. Are Capcom ****ing retarded? I was looking forward to this too :(

[Doppelgofer]

well that is the shittest news i've heard in gaming for a while

this was the only game i was planning on buying in the forseeable future. ****ed it right up haven't they

[theotherguy]

Jeez, I really wanted this game. Ah well, I might as well just get the gamecube version for my wii.

[Loke]

That looks like a complete sack of rubbish horse faeces.

God, these craptacular ports makes me want to jump off a cliff.

[sea]

One thing to keep in mind is that the texture detail in the original game is not really going to stand up on a PC monitor... but that said, they sure as hell could have made a better effort. Some things have definitely been downgraded a notch or two from the GameCube version; they even cut polygon counts for some stupid reason.

[Doppelgofer]

i cannot for the life of me get my head round this...it took them ****ing ages to 'port' and they decided to port the playstation 2 version of the game

honestly, there must be some absolute stupid ****ing idiots working in the gaming industry because the casual retard would be able to tell you that it would make more sense to port the original superior version

i'm so pissed off with this its unbelieveable. ubisoft letting the world down yet a-****ing-gain...well done you bunch of dick cheeses, you've ruined yet another game for me

[Asuka]

Well, that sucks. So you think i should get it for the PS2? Considering i dont have a Gamecube?

[stemot]

It doesn`t look as good as the GC version vecause they ported the PS2 version, the game is still pretty good anyway.

[Gray Fox]

Dude I have the ps2 version, it looks stunning, not as good as the GC version, but a shit load better then the pc port.

[stemot]

Dude I have the ps2 version, it looks stunning, not as good as the GC version, but a shit load better then the pc port.

That may be, but does that effect the game? No, the controls are the same as the console versions, they had no mouse either.

The graphics are not as good, doesn`t effect the gameplay, it`s still enjoyable.

[<RJMC>]

why they dint put mouse support?

did they port on a old PC whit no mouse?

[stemot]

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1598/game2007020411474773nz4.jpg

Now come, it could`ve been worse, and lets be honest, it still plays just as good as the console versions.

[Solaris]

This thread has some screens
http://www.flamehaus.com/bbs/re4-pc-is-out-and-it-blows-vt115856.html

Rofl When I click it, it says: http://www.hl2world.com/dunezone/bandband.jpg Wtf? I've never been on that site.

[AiM]

Well, that sucks. So you think i should get it for the PS2? Considering i dont have a Gamecube?

Yes, I wouldn't recommend buying it though (unless it's on sale or something...), it's more of a rental I think.

[Samon]

Funny, I was just playing through it on Gamecube again. Looks rather dashing. Shame they ****ed up the port.

[stemot]

People should play it before giving it the chop

[Doppelgofer]

i'm aquiring it now

[AiM]

i cannot for the life of me get my head round this...it took them ****ing ages to 'port' and they decided to port the playstation 2 version of the game

honestly, there must be some absolute stupid ****ing idiots working in the gaming industry because the casual retard would be able to tell you that it would make more sense to port the original superior version

i'm so pissed off with this its unbelieveable. ubisoft letting the world down yet a-****ing-gain...well done you bunch of dick cheeses, you've ruined yet another game for me

Isn't this more of Capcom's fault? IIRC, they have a history of absolute shit console-PC ports, so there weren't really any reason to get your hopes up for the RE4 port...

As for you acquiring it, I hope you have a gamepad adapter available otherwise I can feel it being an absolute waste of time / bandwidth playing it on a keyboard.

[AHA-Lambda]

Asuka go out and get RE4 for the PS2 NAO!!

[Noobulon]

Now come, it could`ve been worse, and lets be honest, it still plays just as good as the console versions.

Not if I have to aim with the arrow keys, it doesn't. Give me a comfy analogue stick any day.

[Core407]

Not if I have to aim with the arrow keys, it doesn't. Give me a comfy analogue stick any day.

Well it has gamepad support so...

[Lucid]

Well it has gamepad support so...

It should have mouse support, what's the point of porting it to the PC if it still needs a gamepad?
Might as well just play it on the consoles.

[Core407]

It should have mouse support, what's the point of porting it to the PC if it still needs a gamepad?
Might as well just play it on the consoles.

It was expected. Every single PC port of these types of games (Silent Hill, DMC3:SE, etc) are awful. Actually, they're beyond awful and some of the decisions they make are just confusing as all hell.

[bam23]

It's possible to use a mouse with a third party plugin... But it's still not worth the effort.

[Asuka]

Just got it for the PS2 after reading this. :/

[votka]

No mouse support? That's quite an impressive oversight when porting a game to PC. I just saw the remake of Dawn of the Dead last week and was on the verge of buying RE4 for PC, lucky I found this thread :\

[stemot]

It`s amazing how many people are going to overlook this just because of no muse support, use the gamepad and enjoy the game, the graphics are not as good as the consoles, that is true, but they are good enough to still enjoy the game.

[Doppelgofer]

It`s amazing how many people are going to overlook this just because of no muse support, use the gamepad and enjoy the game, the graphics are not as good as the consoles, that is true, but they are good enough to still enjoy the game.

but you must understand that everything that was promised for the pc such as enhanced gfx were just not delivered. everything that made the idea attractive to it being on pc has just not happened...you might aswell play it on the consoles. its pointless getting it on pc because playing it on pc with gamepad is like just playing it on console

would've been nice to play with mouse

[2Fast4U]

I can overlook the crappy textures(they look relatively fine), I can overlook the mouse support(the game was designed for an analog stick, using arow keys to look around is fair enough) but what's up with crappy non-existent lighting? The game looks like it's in fullbright, just ugly...

[phantomdesign]

I wanted to buy this so bad for the PC, but no matter how much I want it, I can't buy it out of good conscience and encourage more crappy waste-of-money ports. At the very LEAST they should have maintained quality & properly supported standard PC controls.

[ríomhaire]

It`s amazing how many people are going to overlook this just because of no muse support, use the gamepad and enjoy the game
I'm not buying a damn gamepad or whatever just to play a bad port. If they can't even put in mouse support on a game that largly invloves aiming they're too damn stupid to deserve my money.

[phantomdesign]

One of my "friends" tried the "demo" and lets just say everything was fine and dandy up until the first intro movie was over.

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6523/re4po8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

EDIT: It appears those artifacts are supposed to be fog maybe? I think all the textures are gone/black or the non-existent lighting just happens to be black on "his" computer.

[Kschreck]

This game is disgusting. I can't believe people are even defending this crapola. Here is a review of the game from someone who has it:

http://biohaze.com/re4pc.html

Everything is inferior to the several year old console versions. I don't think I would want this game if it was offered to me for free. Games like this shouldn't even be released. Buggy, Ugly and with crap controls. Can it get any worse then this port?

[bam23]

I hope Ubisoft sees the abomination that has been created and does something about it :(

[AiM]

I can overlook the crappy textures(they look relatively fine), I can overlook the mouse support(the game was designed for an analog stick, using arow keys to look around is fair enough) but what's up with crappy non-existent lighting? The game looks like it's in fullbright, just ugly...

Um... Analog sticks are a helluva lot more responsive and natural compared to using keypad. I mean, wouldn't this be a little similar like trying to play an FPS with a keypad? It may be feasible, but complete shit compared to a mouse (good luck doing CS with a keypad :p).

[2Fast4U]

Um... Analog sticks are a helluva lot more responsive and natural compared to using keypad. I mean, wouldn't this be a little similar like trying to play an FPS with a keypad? It may be feasible, but complete shit compared to a mouse (good luck doing CS with a keypad :p).
I know, but the game would be too easy with a mouse, it's not an fps after all.

[Doppelgofer]

I know, but the game would be too easy with a mouse, it's not an fps after all.

not the point really. they said they were going to port it to pc and mouse support is an absolute must. its not 1994 anymore to be fair and mouse support was expected as standard

[phantomdesign]

I know, but the game would be too easy with a mouse, it's not an fps after all.

Isn't that the player's choice? Mouse support is as elementary basic and essential to PC gaming, as numbers are to math. Sure there are ways to do it without it, but it's really stupid.

[stemot]

This game is disgusting. I can't believe people are even defending this crapola. Here is a review of the game from someone who has it:

http://biohaze.com/re4pc.html

Everything is inferior to the several year old console versions. I don't think I would want this game if it was offered to me for free. Games like this shouldn't even be released. Buggy, Ugly and with crap controls. Can it get any worse then this port?

Yeah, but I for one have never played the console versions, I`m fine with the controls seeing as I didn`t assume there would be mouse support, and I`m quite enjoying the game.

It`s not a matter of defending it, I agree, the full lit levels do sometimes look arse and maybe it`s just an engine setting that can be fixed in a patch, but the gameplay is the same, and it`s that that I am enjoying.

[JNightshade]

It almost seems like the version on torrent sites is not a final build. I mean, the game calls itself "Biohazard", yet only installs in English, so it can't be a multiregion version. Fullbright seems inexplicably on, it doesn't detect the two XB360 triggers in control setup, and the video options are extremely limited (even for a shoddy port). I wouldn't be surprised if this is just an earlier build or something.

[Computer5k]

Probably final build. They wouldn't bother making an installer if it wasn't ready. And it's called biohazard in Europe, so that just means it got leaked from there rather than the US.

[CyberPitz]

"Hey, lets make the game ugly on the PC, so they will rush out and buy a console"
"Great idea!"
*PC GAMER - stab stab stab*

[JNightshade]

Probably final build. They wouldn't bother making an installer if it wasn't ready. And it's called biohazard in Europe, so that just means it got leaked from there rather than the US.

No, you miss my point. I'm wondering if an employer took an earlier build and coded an installer himself.

[Computer5k]

You probably haven't seen the installer. It looks very official and a lot more professional than what someone would use to distribute an early build.

[JNightshade]

I've seen it, and I disagree. It doesn't look like it'd be all that difficult to make.


Furthermore, the desktop icon isn't capitalized, so it just says "biohazard 4". And if you go into task manager, it's listed as simply "game.exe". Even a crappy port wouldn't overlook something that obvious.

Not that I've played it or anything... :hmph:

[Doppelgofer]

yes it would. i believe this to be the final build and thats it. we're not in for anything good

[Dog--]

This reminds me of Devil May Cry 3 for PC.. Good for PS2, retarded for PC.

[phantomdesign]

This reminds me of Devil May Cry 3 for PC.. Good for PS2, retarded for PC.

It was playable with a controller . . . . but the sad thing is you have to buy a controller to play it. You're screwed if you use the kehyboard and mouse, I never got the mouse to work. The game itself was good enough that I actually played through most of it after I bought a controller. I hate using game-pads though.

The worst port though (other than RE4) was MGS2 (I think it was 2) for PC. Even with a controller, that game was basically unplayable & you had to map KEYBOARD LETTERS to PLAYSTATION BUTTONS. Yea, there was no label like "jump" you had to map to L1, X, etc.

[kupocake]

And it's called biohazard in Europe
Wrong.

[Computer5k]

Wrong.

Whoops, thought it was Europe. Upon further inspections it's actually Japan.

[smwScott]

It was playable with a controller . . . . but the sad thing is you have to buy a controller to play it. You're screwed if you use the kehyboard and mouse, I never got the mouse to work. The game itself was good enough that I actually played through most of it after I bought a controller. I hate using game-pads though.

The worst port though (other than RE4) was MGS2 (I think it was 2) for PC. Even with a controller, that game was basically unplayable & you had to map KEYBOARD LETTERS to PLAYSTATION BUTTONS. Yea, there was no label like "jump" you had to map to L1, X, etc.

That's funny, I figured they ported the (already shoddy) X-BOX port to PC, seeing as the architecture is a lot more similar. Anyway, Japanese developers don't know shit about creating PC games, nor do they care. I wouldn't be surprised if this port was just five low level technicians in a tiny office or if they farmed it out to some shitty Taiwanese firm. It looks to have lower production values than most emulators.

The fullbright is what's most ridiculous. The game could be expected to look shit in high resolutions (it doesn't even hold up when you set it to progressive scan on PS2, honestly looks better without it) ... but there's no excuse for no lighting whatsoever.

[phantomdesign]

The fullbright is what's most ridiculous. The game could be expected to look shit in high resolutions (it doesn't even hold up when you set it to progressive scan on PS2, honestly looks better without it) ... but there's no excuse for no lighting whatsoever.
On my computer it seems the "full bright" actually became "full dark" which means it's completly unplayable. You're right, there's no excuse for such shitty graphics - this is as bad as a couple guys in a garage hacking source code to make it barely PC compatable. I'd rather see it on the half-life 1 engine.

I love playing it on the Gamecube (only played for about an hour, but gameplay is AWESOME), but there's only so much I can overlook. I really wanted to buy this game, but the "demo" convinced me otherwise.

[JNightshade]

Actually, what I've heard is that CAPCOM was doing the Asian port, while Ubi was porting it in the US and Europe. I have absolutely nothing to back up that statement, but if it's true, yay.

[Computer5k]

The asian port being completely in English seems a bit odd.

[JNightshade]

The title screen saying "2005" is a bit odd too, eh? :p

[poo poo head]

Awww, i wanted to play RE4 on PC...aww well, i have no money anyway...

[bam23]

Actually, what I've heard is that CAPCOM was doing the Asian port, while Ubi was porting it in the US and Europe. I have absolutely nothing to back up that statement, but if it's true, yay.

Let's hope that's true.

/hope

[phantomdesign]

Actually, what I've heard is that CAPCOM was doing the Asian port, while Ubi was porting it in the US and Europe. I have absolutely nothing to back up that statement, but if it's true, yay.

I thought I might have seen that somewhere too . . . but it could just be fan speculation. Anyway I won't get my hopes up unless I see it.

[JNightshade]

Originally posted by WIKIPEDIA MOTHERF*CKERS
A PC port of Resident Evil 4 will be published in 2007 by Ubisoft (in Europe and the United States[16]) and by Electronic Arts (in Asia[17]). An exact release date has yet to be announced.[18] There is no planned release in Japan. The port will contain the bonus features from the PlayStation 2 version, such as "Separate Ways", the new weapon P.R.L. 412 laser cannon, and unlockable costumes for Leon and Ashley. It is said that the port will have graphics potentially superior to those of the GameCube.[19] However a version of the PC port leaked in early February 2007[20] has significantly worse graphics than either the Gamecube or PS2 version.[21] It is unknown whether the leaked version represents the graphical quality to be expected from the game when it is officially released.


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EDIT FOR EXTRA AWESOMENESS:

Amazon.com also lists the US version's publisher as Ubisoft, and says that the game is out March 8th. Booyakasha!

[TwwIX]

sourcenext.com ported it
seems like they also ported the shitty version of devil may cry 3 se and onimusha 3 too

[Gray Fox]

It was playable with a controller . . . . but the sad thing is you have to buy a controller to play it. You're screwed if you use the kehyboard and mouse, I never got the mouse to work. The game itself was good enough that I actually played through most of it after I bought a controller. I hate using game-pads though.

The worst port though (other than RE4) was MGS2 (I think it was 2) for PC. Even with a controller, that game was basically unplayable & you had to map KEYBOARD LETTERS to PLAYSTATION BUTTONS. Yea, there was no label like "jump" you had to map to L1, X, etc.

MGS 2 was a very good port, it looked beautiful and played very well with a controller, intact it played exactly as the ps2 or xbox

[phantomdesign]

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EDIT FOR EXTRA AWESOMENESS:

Amazon.com also lists the US version's publisher as Ubisoft, and says that the game is out March 8th. Booyakasha!

Interesting . . .

Note that a different publisher doesn't imply a different developer. the publisher is simply the company that "prints" it (a.k.a. makes and distributes the DVDs with the game on it)

[Gray Fox]

There is a patch out for the pc version that solves much of the graphical issues.
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=42229&mode=thread&order=0

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/BruceleeJKD/re4pc1.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/BruceleeJKD/re41-2.jpg

No Patch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/8pce8darky/re45ai4.jpg
Patched
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/8pce8darky/re41ph2.jpg
http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/04/RE4.jpg

[Samon]

Much improved.

[Noobulon]

It's really poor that the game needs to be patched to enable ligthing. :sleep:

How long before someone releases a game with no textures? :P

[Jintor]

All those shots bugged me because Leon (it's Leon, right?) is in the EXACT SAME POSE for those 3 shots.

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[phantomdesign]

Wow, this is a little late for this patch . . . .

[VirusType2]

Wow, this is a little late for this patch . . . .

I would say it's never too late, but the sooner the better.

Don't forget, RE4 PC doesn't come out until next month in the states.

[Lucid]

Does this patch add proper mouse and keyboard support?

If not, then why bother? If you need a gamepad to play it on the PC then you should just stick with the console version.

[Gray Fox]

Does this patch add proper mouse and keyboard support?

If not, then why bother? If you need a gamepad to play it on the PC then you should just get stick with the console version.
You can download mouse aim here http://www.mouseaim.net.tc/

[Lucid]

You can download mouse aim here http://www.mouseaim.net.tc/

Well, shit.

I just might go acquire the game now.

[Warbie]

With any luck you'll be able to to achieve 'the same accuracy and sensitivity as joystick or gamepad.' ;)

[VirusType2]

With any luck you'll be able to to achieve 'the same accuracy and sensitivity as joystick or gamepad.' ;)

LMFAO Warbie

lol

[stemot]

Can anyone post a picture of the boss fight with all the fire around in the hut after the patch has been applied, I thought that looked really bad, I wanna see how much they improved it.

[Doppelgofer]

just been playing through it now

very pretty indeed...just coming to the end of the castle part now, first time through

[Sebastian]

It takes some getting used to with the mouse, but I think it pays off in the end. Hopefully they can hone down the mouse aim so that it's not so erratic.

[Sebastian]

Sorry for the double post, but some guy released a vastly improved texture pack. The thread can be found here: Check it out (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/residentevil4/show_msgs.php?topic_id=m-1-34683376&pid=931851)