I don't have the same nostalgia as everyone else has for the Resident Evil franchise but going into this knowing it is one of the highest rated, if not the highest rated, of the series I was expecting greatness...
and I partially got it, sure, I'm now looking at a 2005 game through the lense of someone playing it in 2023 for the first time - so - outdated (even though they weren't at the time) mechanics aside - Resident Evil 4 is a genuinely enjoyable game. I appreciate the steps towards more of an 'action' game whilst retaining some of the survival horror elements of the previous titles.
My biggest fear going into it was just how much of an 'escort mission' is this game going to be? and surprisingly ... not much, there's a few moments where Ashley's there but then she's gone again - and - of course there's a whole ass segment of playing as Ashley that I'm trying to scrub from my brain.
I'm now more excited to try the Remake as I'm sure with an updated control scheme and more depth to the characters/cutscenes will help me truly view this as the masterpiece everyone else does.
and I partially got it, sure, I'm now looking at a 2005 game through the lense of someone playing it in 2023 for the first time - so - outdated (even though they weren't at the time) mechanics aside - Resident Evil 4 is a genuinely enjoyable game. I appreciate the steps towards more of an 'action' game whilst retaining some of the survival horror elements of the previous titles.
My biggest fear going into it was just how much of an 'escort mission' is this game going to be? and surprisingly ... not much, there's a few moments where Ashley's there but then she's gone again - and - of course there's a whole ass segment of playing as Ashley that I'm trying to scrub from my brain.
I'm now more excited to try the Remake as I'm sure with an updated control scheme and more depth to the characters/cutscenes will help me truly view this as the masterpiece everyone else does.