The upcomingResident Evil 4remake is going to be about as long as the originalResident Evil 4was, and while some might think that would go without saying, there was reason for fans to be concerned. TheResident Evil 3remake was criticized at the time of its release for being smaller in scope compared to the PS1 original and theResident Evil 2remake, so some fans have been worried that theResident Evil 4remake will go down a similar path.
However,Resident Evil 4remake producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi confirmed to PC Gamer that the new game will be around the same length as the 2005 original. This doesn’t mean that there won’t be changes between the two games, though. In fact, theResident Evil 4remake is making some rather drastic changes to the experience. As fans may have noticed the latestResident Evil 4remake gameplay trailer, the house that Leon enters at the beginning of the game is much bigger this time around, plus there are new events that can happen during the famous village scene.
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As far asResident Evil 4’s length goes, it’s actually one of the longer games in Capcom’s long-running survival-horror series.MostResident Evilgames are shortand can be beaten within a few hours for those that have the puzzles and item locations memorized, but the originalResident Evil 4takes most people an average of 15 to 20 hours to beat. Considering this, fans can expect theResident Evil 4remake to take around 15 to 20 hours to beat as well once the game launches early next year.
Of course, this number will be increased significantly for those that try to 100% complete everything that theResident Evil 4remake has to offer. Assuming it’s set up like the originalResident Evil 4, fans can expect New Game+ options and plenty of reasons to go back through even if after they’ve hit the end credits. There’s also the possibility of theResident Evil 4remake having Mercenaries modeas well.
Mercenaries mode, for the uninitiated, is a bonus game mode that originated in the originalResident Evil 4where players take on the role of various characters from the game as they attempt to earn a high score by killing as many enemies as possible within a time limit. Mercenaries has not been confirmed theResident Evil 4remake at the time of this writing, but chances are good it will be in the game when theRE4remake release daterolls around early next year.
Resident Evil 4launches July 23, 2025 for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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