Show Notes
The panel reviews Resident Evil 4, a foundational 3rd person action horror game with memorable characters, a novelty controller, and an egg meta. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
Resident Evil 4
PlayStation 2
GameCube
Resident Evil 5
Game Informer
PlayStation 4
Separate Ways
“Hey, it’s that dog!”
Tetris
1: What did you know about Resident Evil 4 before playing? (03:17)
E3
CRT
Wii
Resident Evil 4 - HD Project
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Luis Serra Navarro
Leon Scott Kennedy
ShaderGlass
Dreamcast
Ingrid Hunnigan
Steam Deck
Ada Wong
The Ada Missions
Ashley Graham
Resident Evil: Village
2: Do we need to reevaluate escort missions in 2026? (18:18)
Escort Mission
Oscar the Grouch
3: How important is it for a horror game to be scary? (23:27)
Del Lago
PlayStation 5
Xbox 360
Bitores Méndez
Killer7
Resident Evil 4 - Insert Credit Challenge / Credit Spent spoilers
TMP
Merchant
Ramón Salazar
4: Is inventory management fun? (36:45)
Save Room
Crow
Las Plagas
Eggs
Snake
Metal Gear series
Kaizo
Manic pixie dream girl
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Jack Krauser
Resident Evil 2
5: Dustin asks, what games should have a novelty controller? (51:08)
Chainsaw Controller
Sega Bass Fishing
Samba De Amigo
Donkey Konga
Guitar Hero series
Densha de Go! series
Nintendo Labo
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
Ikari Warriors
Nintendo 3DS
Sonic Mania
Nintendo Switch
Kirby games
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Grand Theft Auto VI
6: Let’s talk about the remakes (57:53)
Monster Hunter series
Uncharted series
Star Trek
7: Why is this game important? (01:06:31)
Cliff Bleszinski
Gears of War series
God Hand
8: Where does Resident Evil 4 rank among the Capcom Five? (01:08:27)
Capcom Five
P.N.03
Bayonetta series
Dead Phoenix
Viewtiful Joe
Killer7
Suda51
House of the Dead series
LIGHTNING ROUND: What’re Ya Buyin? (01:13:57)
Recommendations and Outro (01:20:15):
Jaffe, Frank, Ash and Brandon: Resident Evil 4, either on a CRT or with the HD Project mod and ShaderGlass.
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