In episode four of six on Resident Evil 4 (2005), Keith and Logan wrap up the main game with their foray into the game’s island area. The co-hosts critically reappraise this final portion of the game and, in doing so, talk revolutionary and leather daddy ganados, what the average garage door speed was in 2005, why Sadler wishes he was blogging, whether or not Ada is a 1.5 agent, and how Capcom made RE4 a stealth sequel to Nintendo’s Wave Race series.
More germane to gameplay, this episode centers both Leon x Krauser fights (QTE knife battle and the Legends of the Hidden Temple fetch quest) as well as the endgame showdown with none other than Osmund Saddler, albeit in mutated scorpion form. Keith and Logan also ask if a degenerated regenerator (AKA the game’s Iron Maiden enemy) is just a generator.
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Time Stamps:
0:00-7:13 – Intro, reflecting on The Green Knight and the films of David Lowery, and an overview of the island
7:13-21:50 – Island Ch. 5-1: Storming the island, why regenerators are scary, RE4’s claw machine minigame, and reuniting with Ashley
21:51-32:24 – Island Ch. 5-2: Paper planes and lipstick kisses; Ashley drives a dumptruck; Las Plagas mind control; and “Our Plan,” in which Sadler explains everything on a scrap of paper
32:25-1:12:33 – Island Ch. 5-3: Fighting “It” AKA U3, Krauser, Krauser, Krauser! (and Ada), “Enough talk; die, comrade!”, casting back to Kim Jong Un, and big spoilers for Alex Garland’s Civil War
1:12:34-1:25:53 – Island Ch. 5-4: The return of celebrity / pop culture imitations, the life and death of Mike the helicopter pilot, and the gnarly nature of the Plagas removal machine
1:25:54-End – The Final Chapter: “Would you watch Leon in a Forrest Gump-style movie?”, final fight with Sadler, rocket launcher echoes of RE2, and wrapping up the base game
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Shoutout to Alex Aniel, whose book Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil, we consulted during this podcast. Another shoutout to Michael Everette Hensley, the composer of our podcast theme music.
This is our fourth of six episodes about Resident Evil 4 (2005). New episodes will be released Wednesdays—every two weeks.
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