With a Masters of Screenwriting from London Film Academy and a Science Honours from the University of Melbourne, Mark's interests are linked by an innate curiosity for the world around him. He loves all things fantasy and animation, typically leaning towards darker and surreal stories. As a screenwriter, Mark loves delving into the themes and storytelling techniques in games and film. Mark Rowland is a Gaming Features writer for Screen Rant who grew up playing Nintendo games with his older brothers - you’ll still find him obsessing over Pokémon, Zelda and Pikmin. There are still plenty of other tiny, but impactful moments to experience in the Resident Evil 4 remake. It seems the dog remains canon to this timeline, much to fans' relief. While the RE4 remake has made changes to characters like Luis and Krauser, the plot doesn't affect Leon's complete timeline in Resident Evil in any major way. This was an impressive effect to achieve given the B-movie style campiness of the plot and action.

Tiny moments like the dog are what made the original RE4 feel oddly realistic as the entire world was interactive and had real consequences for Leon’s actions. Leon even utters the line that arguably made this whole interaction famous: “ Hey, it’s that dog.” Something about the line delivery in the original game contrasted with the howling dog majestically perched on the hillside etched this moment into fans’ memories forever. Leon goes on to fight the El Gigante, and the dog once again comes to the rescue. Players are alerted to the dog’s presence by a whimpering noise, begging Leon to come help it out of the trap.Īfter the player releases the dog, the story plays out as in the original Resident Evil 4. The real dog still appears in the remake of Resident Evil 4, simply at a later point during Chapter 3. It seems this footage may have been a trick to pull at fans’ heartstrings and drum up speculation. The gameplay footage does show a dead dog, but it’s an entirely different dog from the original game’s companion.

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