Probably my favourite of the REmakes so far.
I played through the original RE4 a couple of weeks prior to the release of this just to understand the love and acclaim the original has - and I didn’t get it and felt it aged poorly (I understand at the time it was incredible though).
Resident Evil 4’s remake however improved more than just its graphics (even if they are absolutely stunning). It added more depth to scenes and jiggled about the more painful moments of the original to create something that, in my opinion is more cohesive.
Combat is tighter, no longer restricted to standing still to aim - the knives now will break leading to more tense encounters - ammo isn’t necessarily sparse as is but the addition of crafting makes it so that you’re never fully out (thankfully).
And then we have Ashley, while not totally as annoying as she was in the original, she’s improved lots - no longer does leon have to help her down every ledge nor does she have a health bar you have to maintain or incessant shouting and whining, she’s still not a good part of the experience.
It’s incredible to see how capcom have reimagined the setting of re4, the layout of areas being fundamentally “the same” but with far more details and “”realism”” to them.
Absolutely the best experience of a Resident Evil game I’ve had so far.
I played through the original RE4 a couple of weeks prior to the release of this just to understand the love and acclaim the original has - and I didn’t get it and felt it aged poorly (I understand at the time it was incredible though).
Resident Evil 4’s remake however improved more than just its graphics (even if they are absolutely stunning). It added more depth to scenes and jiggled about the more painful moments of the original to create something that, in my opinion is more cohesive.
Combat is tighter, no longer restricted to standing still to aim - the knives now will break leading to more tense encounters - ammo isn’t necessarily sparse as is but the addition of crafting makes it so that you’re never fully out (thankfully).
And then we have Ashley, while not totally as annoying as she was in the original, she’s improved lots - no longer does leon have to help her down every ledge nor does she have a health bar you have to maintain or incessant shouting and whining, she’s still not a good part of the experience.
It’s incredible to see how capcom have reimagined the setting of re4, the layout of areas being fundamentally “the same” but with far more details and “”realism”” to them.
Absolutely the best experience of a Resident Evil game I’ve had so far.