After seeing this game voted pretty goddamn high here and wondering why i never touched a Resident Evil game and barely know what they're about, i looked it up to check it out before going out to buy it. 
but then i read that the PC port is so bad that it basically turns it into a bad game. so should i go for it or is it unbearable ?

Thats more or less the case the last time I played it. I don't know if it's been updated at this point or not, but if not, I'd say skip it. Unless of course you can play it on one of the consoles its available on, because it really is a great game.

duplicate threads by mistake, i requested the other one be locked. 

Play the Wii version if you can.

Make sure you use the ultimate patch. It would look almost current gen for the pc version.  
 

Make sure you use the ultimate patch. It would look almost current gen for the pc version.  
 

http://re4communitypatch.weebly.com/downloads.html    

Hahahaha oh god. Probably one of the worst ports I've seen in my life.

any more opinions? 
 
 
 
@HitmanAgent47 said:

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Make sure you use the ultimate patch. It would look almost current gen for the pc version.  
 

http://re4communitypatch.weebly.com/downloads.html     "

I haven't touched the PC version but I played all the way through both the Gamecube and Wii Versions. Both are great and I bet you could find a gamecube version for like 2 dollars. Just a thought.

I think the Wii version had the extras of the Ps2 version and the better loading and graphics of the Gamecube Version.  I can't say much about the PC version other then I heard it was a terrible port.

Dear god, no. It's such a shoddy-ass port, virtually impossible to control. Just get the Wii version, it's the best one of that game. If not, Gamecube or PS2, just avoid the PC version like the plague.

" any more opinions? 
 
 
 
@HitmanAgent47 said:

"

Make sure you use the ultimate patch. It would look almost current gen for the pc version.  
 

http://re4communitypatch.weebly.com/downloads.html     "

looking almost current gen is nice, but what about the rotten gameplay or whatever it is that made the port stink ? "

" @Jeust:  its a slims. slims dont play ps2 games DO THEY ? "

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

" @Jeust:  its a slims. slims dont play ps2 games DO THEY ? "

They have software compatibility. Still you should check how it plays out with RE4. :p "

" @Jeust said:

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

" @Jeust:  its a slims. slims dont play ps2 games DO THEY ? "

They have software compatibility. Still you should check how it plays out with RE4. :p "

um.. no they don't... "

Okay maybe I didn't quite make my point clear enough of how good does the pc version look with the ultimate patch. Look at the textures, it's unreal.
 

You should get the Wii version. Don't have a Wii? Buy one. It's worth it just for that port.

" @HitmanAgent47:  that looks great, thanks. do you have anything to say about gameplay or performance, hitman? visuals alone wont fix a shitty game bro "

I am curious about controls. If I could play it with a 360 controller on PC as if it were a gamecube game or something I would be more than happy to get the PC version. Thats the main issue for me.

 
The Wii version is certainly the best, all the Bonus stuff plus the most accurate of all the control systems (seriously they get it so right yet every wii FPS gets it so wrong!) 
 
If you dont have a Wii but have a PS2 or a gamecube lying around i'd get that version, its a fantastic game either way just don't get the PC version.

"@Ahmad_Metallic said:

" @HitmanAgent47:  that looks great, thanks. do you have anything to say about gameplay or performance, hitman? visuals alone wont fix a shitty game bro "

Ignore him, all he cares about is graphics, in any game ever. The port is complete garbage, it doesn't even have mouse support. You have to turn and aim and shoot all with the keyboard. "

" @GunnBjorn: @HitmanAgent47:   /agree   My friend played through it on the Ps2, wii, and pc. Initially he said they pc port was pretty bad but after using the mouse mod and ultimate patch he said it was probably better than the ps2 version.  "

After beating both RE4 and RE5 several times, I'd just recommend you get RE5. It has pretty much everything that makes RE4 great and more, and it's much better looking. The PC version also has proper mouse support without additional software. It's not a very demanding game either. RE4 was great for its time, and a classic, but I wouldn't call it a "must play" at this point in time.  
 
@HitmanAgent47: Your heart's in the right place on this one, but if you don't have a screenshot without extreme amounts of artifacting don't post them to show off a game please.

Great, now I want to play RE4 again. 
 It's a shame that RE5 was terrible when compared to RE4.

" After beating both RE4 and RE5 several times, I'd just recommend you get RE5. It has pretty much everything that makes RE4 great and more, and it's much better looking. The PC version also has proper mouse support without additional software. It's not a very demanding game either. RE4 was great for its time, and a classic, but I wouldn't call it a "must play" at this point in time.  
 
@HitmanAgent47: Your heart's in the right place on this one, but if you don't have a screenshot without extreme amounts of artifacting don't post them to show off a game please. "

Edit: I didn't read every post in this thread, some of them I completely ignored, learn to use fraps without the free bmp only version like a noob would. These screenshots I posted was from my last monitor at X1050 years ago, i'm sure it would be sharper now if I used the free version of fraps and only could post at bmp before I have to convert it if I couldn't figure out how to take jpegs by default. I'm talking to myself and no one else I am aware of. "

I was playing it one year ago on my PC and it was pretty good with some controller and texture mod (can't remember name).

" @Mikewrestler5: totally agreed, re5 sort of sucks. 87-86% gamerankings. Even the wii version of resident evil 4 is 91% and last gen stuff was 95%.

 Edit: I didn't read every post in this thread, some of them I completely ignored, learn to use fraps without the free bmp only version like a noob would. These screenshots I posted was from my last monitor at X1050 years ago resized, i'm sure it would be sharper now if I used the free version of fraps and only could post at bmp before I have to convert it if I couldn't figure out how to take jpegs by default since someone made a thread about how they can't record video on the free version. I'm talking to myself and no one else I am aware of.

You can't talk to someone who already made up their mind they are always right getting angry about it if they are challenged, like resident evil 5 is better derp, is just a misconception as usual according to everyone else and gamerankings who actually played the old resident evil games which tends to be more scary and isn't an action game.

Talking to myself because I don't need to get wrapped up into other ppl's mental issues they have no control of. "

" @Geno said:

" After beating both RE4 and RE5 several times, I'd just recommend you get RE5. It has pretty much everything that makes RE4 great and more, and it's much better looking. The PC version also has proper mouse support without additional software. It's not a very demanding game either. RE4 was great for its time, and a classic, but I wouldn't call it a "must play" at this point in time.  
 
@HitmanAgent47: Your heart's in the right place on this one, but if you don't have a screenshot without extreme amounts of artifacting don't post them to show off a game please. "

I agree, but people would disagree with us. Most people think RE5 is terrible compared to RE4, something, I don't understand at all. "

" @HitmanAgent47 said:

" @Mikewrestler5: totally agreed, re5 sort of sucks. 87-86% gamerankings. Even the wii version of resident evil 4 is 91% and last gen stuff was 95%.

You're comparing scores for games that are years apart (and that don't differ by that much in the first place). By your logic, the original Perfect Dark (with Metacritic 97) is pretty much better than any first person shooter released in the modern era; this is proved untrue, with Perfect Dark being re-released as an HD upgrade to the XBL Marketplace as a novelty game, not anywhere in the same league as a full retail release. Your comparison makes zero sense. 
 

@HitmanAgent47

said:

 Edit: I didn't read every post in this thread, some of them I completely ignored, learn to use fraps without the free bmp only version like a noob would. These screenshots I posted was from my last monitor at X1050 years ago resized, i'm sure it would be sharper now if I used the free version of fraps and only could post at bmp before I have to convert it if I couldn't figure out how to take jpegs by default since someone made a thread about how they can't record video on the free version. I'm talking to myself and no one else I am aware of.

1. Firstly I would like to express how your stalking me is still very goddamn creepy and I wish you would stop.  
2. Again, I have the paid version of FRAPS. Your creepy memory of some thread I made a long time ago doesn't refute this at all. FYI, to add to your apparently comprehensive stalker profile on me, I bought FRAPS shortly after.   
3. Jpeg artifacting, stop being a coward, as per my above post.   
 

@HitmanAgent47

said:

You can't talk to someone who already made up their mind they are always right getting angry about it if they are challenged, like resident evil 5 is better derp, is just a misconception as usual according to everyone else and gamerankings who actually played the old resident evil games which tends to be more scary and isn't an action game.

Like I said, I've beaten both RE4 and RE5 several times, and I've also provided my reasons. All that you have provided is the irrelevant gamerankings scores, and that RE5 has "more action". RE4 had more action than its predecessors and it turned out to be the best game in the series up to that point, so it's hardly a valid complaint that RE5 has "more action". 
 

@HitmanAgent47

said:

Talking to myself because I don't need to get wrapped up into other ppl's mental issues they have no control of. "

Seems like you already have your plate full with mental issues. "

" After seeing this game voted pretty goddamn high here and wondering why i never touched a Resident Evil game and barely know what they're about, i looked it up to check it out before going out to buy it. but then i read that the PC port is so bad that it basically turns it into a bad game. so should i go for it or is it unbearable ? "

So, here's the deal. I played through the pc version, and let me tell you, it's horrible. The people who ported it never put in mouse control, making the aiming use the number pad, which completely changed the game. Suddenly, everything seemed like it was moving too fast, even if the enemies do travel at about two meters per hour. Besides that, the graphics and everything was fine. But man, the control was horrible. There was a community patch out there that fixed the mouse, but I found it didn't really work that well. There was also another one for pad support, but it also wasn't that great. Of course, all this could have changed by now, as I did play it about three years ago.

Is the Xbox 360 controller supported at all? If it is, then I'd definitely check the port out.

 Imo the Wii version is the definitive RE4 experience, plays fantastically with the wiimote, makes all the shooting a lot more satisfying.
 
So if you have a wii get that instead I say.
 
Also it's very action oriented in contrast with it's predecessors,  but still a great game, so it's really easy to get into it, no need to have prior knowledge of the series at all.