Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition

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  1. Its_over_
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    One of my favorite games of all time, basically masterpiece. I'm still optimistic towards the remake, even tho RE3Remake failed. Hopefully they have bigger and more dedicated team for RE4Remake. If they mess up RE4remake i will never support Capcom again.
  2. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    HD versiyon yeni bir şey sunmuyor, ama eski oyunu oynamamızı sağlıyor. Daha ne isteyeyim.
  3. TheVibe_
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Amazing Game, easily best Resident Evil game of all time. Hype for the remake is unreal!
  4. DecadeReviews
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Graphics - 8.5/10 (by 2014 standard)
    Story - 8/10
    Variety of enemies - 10/10 Amount of meaningful bosses with cool design - 10/10 Game's length - 10/10 Gameplay - 8/10 Variety of weapons - 10/10 General world design - 10/10 Fun factor - 10/10 Main/Pause menu music - 10/10 Sound/Music - 10/10 How many times i have finished it - 25 Where does it stand in my top "1000 video games    Graphics - 8.5/10 (by 2014 standard)
    Story - 8/10
    Variety of enemies - 10/10
    Amount of meaningful bosses with cool design - 10/10
    Game's length - 10/10
    Gameplay - 8/10
    Variety of weapons - 10/10
    General world design - 10/10
    Fun factor - 10/10
    Main/Pause menu music - 10/10
    Sound/Music - 10/10
    How many times i have finished it - 25
    Where does it stand in my top "1000 video games of all time" list - 1    … Expand
  5. yesdrama
    Mar 1, 2014
    9
    I was debating getting this on Steam, and I am glad I did. Controls a little clunky at first, but got used to it pretty quickly - just a fun game, has to be one of my top ten favs. If you liked this game on other systems, you won't be disappointed - well worth $20.
  6. BritishWolf
    Sep 15, 2015
    10
    One of the greatest Resident Evil games ever made made even better. Although more love and attention could have been given to improving the textures and character models, the fundamental game still looks, and plays, great.
  7. SenClayDavis
    Nov 1, 2015
    10
    I played the original Resident Evil on PS1 and loved it. Briefly messed with RE5 on the 360 before getting in to PC gaming. So Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is the first RE game I've truly played since the original. I cannot believe both that I haven't come back to the franchise sooner and that I missed this game until now. I can fully appreciate why many say it's one of theI played the original Resident Evil on PS1 and loved it. Briefly messed with RE5 on the 360 before getting in to PC gaming. So Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is the first RE game I've truly played since the original. I cannot believe both that I haven't come back to the franchise sooner and that I missed this game until now. I can fully appreciate why many say it's one of the greatest games of all-time. An awesome, highly immersive experience with graphics that are slightly dated but have still look great (particularly with the HD re-touch).… Expand
  8. rhymeasyluM
    Jul 2, 2014
    10
    I'm a fan of the old Ones, and yes this is different but it is AWESOME the last good RE.

    everything is good on this game !

    Multiple storylines (games), I love it !
  9. TheGame_Reviews
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Easily best Resident Evil game, but it's also one of the best games ever made. Extremely influential, one of the coolest boss designs of all time, amazing music, perfect blend of action and horror. Hopefully remake gets revealed soon and hopefully it's well made.
  10. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    One of the best and most innovative video games of all time. Hopefully remake will be amazing.
  11. David_Morgan
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
    I bought this game on steam and i complete the all achievements and completed all dlc(seprate ways,the mercenaries,assigment ada) and i think what this version very good
  12. bestreviews2020
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Just came here to say, here's my positive review for this amazing game.........
  13. ChiyoChan
    Mar 22, 2014
    10
    The best Resident Evil gets a Remake in a franchise that has since lost its way.

    Resident Evil has been trying many things but this is the first attempt away from the original games 1,2 and 3 where the camera and combat was all constrained and fixed. Resident Evil 4 is the best because combat is fluid and dynamic, characters and set pieces are worked well and story is well written. HD    The best Resident Evil gets a Remake in a franchise that has since lost its way.

    Resident Evil has been trying many things but this is the first attempt away from the original games 1,2 and 3 where the camera and combat was all constrained and fixed. Resident Evil 4 is the best because combat is fluid and dynamic, characters and set pieces are worked well and story is well written. HD release looks good as well and considering how bad the PC port of this game was it was pretty easy to top that. Whatever happens to the series we hope that it tries this once again and not the way they did with Resident Evil 6......

    Please note this was done on a 1-5 cell processor at 3.1ghz with a 7k Radeon series video card if you have this spec or better it will run with no issues.    … Expand
  14. comicbookhero
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    gioco super molto carino giocherebbe di nuovo e consiglierei anche ad altri
  15. Jodeth
    Aug 13, 2014
    9
    My favorite Resident Evil now in full HD and runs at 60fps! I loved it on GameCube and I love it even more on PC! Despite its minor issues and lack of Wii-like mouse support that some had expected it to have, it's well worth the price. Some of the textures have been redone and look as good as L4D2's textures at best, so not modern standard HD at all, but nonetheless, better than previousMy favorite Resident Evil now in full HD and runs at 60fps! I loved it on GameCube and I love it even more on PC! Despite its minor issues and lack of Wii-like mouse support that some had expected it to have, it's well worth the price. Some of the textures have been redone and look as good as L4D2's textures at best, so not modern standard HD at all, but nonetheless, better than previous ports. While aiming with the mouse is inferior to the Wii version, it's superior to the analog stick (depending on how much practice you put into it). Sniping heads is a breeze and the merchant's shooting ranges is laughably easy, though it's a lot more convenient to just plug in a 360 gamepad and be on your way.
    Most of the cut-scenes are in real-time, but some are low quality videos. If your PC is weak and struggles to run older games like HL2 or Portal, I don't recommend you play this, because its speed is actually tied to the frames-per-second, meaning if you use the game's locked 60fps setting and you're running 30fps, the game will run at half speed. Luckily it doesn't take a NASA computer to get 60fps. So... good port, runs great on mid hardware, looks the best, epic nostalgia, worth the 20 bucks, could use a patch for the minor issues though.

    EDIT: Mouse aiming has been patched to be responsive like other shooters. I actually prefer this over the Wii aiming. Nice! Mouse acceleration is on by default, but you can disable it via a config file.    … Expand
  16. Therules
    Aug 23, 2021
    10
    One of the best games of all time and maybe even my favorite game of all time. It's just so well done, specially by 2005 standards.
  17. te76
    Nov 28, 2021
    8
    this is my favorite game of all time, absolutely and really well done. and it is for this reason that I can not give it a low rating, the only problem is the badly done commands.
  18. AModernMyth
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    Resident Evil 4 is one of the best video games ever made. This game was very influential. Some who don't understand what's the big deal - This game came out January 11, 2005 and can still compete with modern games. This can't be said about pretty much any game. From long story, to unique cool locations, characters, weapon upgrades, absolutely phenomenal boss designs (and there's so many ofResident Evil 4 is one of the best video games ever made. This game was very influential. Some who don't understand what's the big deal - This game came out January 11, 2005 and can still compete with modern games. This can't be said about pretty much any game. From long story, to unique cool locations, characters, weapon upgrades, absolutely phenomenal boss designs (and there's so many of them) to the perfect balance between action and horror. Hopefully they do their best to remake it as well as possible.… Expand
  19. gamer_who_cares
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    One of the best and most innovative games ever made. This game came out January 11, 2005, so that basically means it's actually 2004 game, because it was already finished in 2004 and could have easily released October-November 2004. Name any video game, ANY VIDEO GAME, from 2004, that can even come close to this masterpiece? None, that's right. Nothing comes even close. This ahead of timeOne of the best and most innovative games ever made. This game came out January 11, 2005, so that basically means it's actually 2004 game, because it was already finished in 2004 and could have easily released October-November 2004. Name any video game, ANY VIDEO GAME, from 2004, that can even come close to this masterpiece? None, that's right. Nothing comes even close. This ahead of time defining legendary game still beats modern games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring in so many aspects, this list would be endless. Hopefully they wont ruin the remake, so far looks great!… Expand
  20. sirgamer44
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    One of the best games ever!!! Anyone who has trouble with mouse and keyboard controls- there is mouse mod on steam, find it under "view discussions". It makes your mouse work like RE5, so basically when you turn mouse, Leon also turns that way, basically how it should have always been. This was my biggest issue with this game, but now it's literally perfect. Hopefully remake is good.
  21. ACExpert
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Phenomenal masterpiece, about million times better Resident Evil game than all the other Resident Evil games and that's a fact. Nothing comes even close to greatness of this timeless masterpiece, that started revolution in gaming. Hype for the remake is unreal! PS: all these angry code veronica fans, just know that most people don't even care about that game, most people haven't evenPhenomenal masterpiece, about million times better Resident Evil game than all the other Resident Evil games and that's a fact. Nothing comes even close to greatness of this timeless masterpiece, that started revolution in gaming. Hype for the remake is unreal! PS: all these angry code veronica fans, just know that most people don't even care about that game, most people haven't even played it, deal with it. Re4Forever!… Expand
  22. Para_Normal
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    game super sangat bagus akan bermain lagi dan juga merekomendasikan kepada orang lain
  23. coldblueyes
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    lojë super shumë e bukur do të luante përsëri dhe gjithashtu do t'u rekomandonte të tjerëve
  24. Assassin_Jedi
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Resident Evil 4 is absolute greatness in every way possible. Hopefully they don't mess up RE4 Remake, i don't want VR, i don't want first person camera, i want perfect remake of RE4!
  25. Thedaniel
    Mar 4, 2014
    10
    Finalmente tenemos un port digno para nuestra plataforma PC de este juegazo que ha día de hoy sigue impresionándome. Esta nueva versión HD ultimate edition tiene mejoras sustanciales en las texturas y resolución a mas de 1080p, 60fps, desenfoque de movimiento, AA y unos filtros para cambiar las paletas de colores al juego, y lo mejor que finalmente tiene soporte para ratón aunque no esFinalmente tenemos un port digno para nuestra plataforma PC de este juegazo que ha día de hoy sigue impresionándome. Esta nueva versión HD ultimate edition tiene mejoras sustanciales en las texturas y resolución a mas de 1080p, 60fps, desenfoque de movimiento, AA y unos filtros para cambiar las paletas de colores al juego, y lo mejor que finalmente tiene soporte para ratón aunque no es perfecto pero es jugable solo hay que acostumbrarse, en mi caso personal ya me lo paso de mantequilla con teclado y ratón pero si seria bueno una mejora, que estaré al tanto de nuevos parches para corregirlo un poco, que ha propósito de otros fallos este puerto tiene un problema de lag cuando se ejecuta a 60fps que es injugable pero poniéndolo a 30 ya es mucho mas jugable aunque a veces se le siente el lag pero es jugable. así que a la espera de que Capcom corrija la optimización del juego y ajustar un poco mejor el ratón. Lo demás es total satisfacción supera mis expectativas, gráficamente se ve superior a las versión de GC/Wii y mucho mas que la aberración del puerto original de PC que no quiero recordarlo jamás. Algunos dirán que con mods se arregla y se ve mejor que esta nueva edition, lastimosamente para mi sigue siendo una infamia, con mods y todo no deja de ser un insulto y fuera de que sigue con la ausencia del ratón y cuando una vez quería jugarlo otra vez era inestable con las nuevas versiones de Windows que en ese caso la comunidad no puede arreglar. Conclusión recomendado para aquellos que quieran revivir la experiencia inolvidable de Resident Evil 4 en HD o como quieran llamarlo se siente como un juego nuevo y es innegable la calidad que tiene este titulo en todos los aspecto, ha día de hoy sigue impresionándome lo bien que se ve gráficamente hablando.… Expand
  26. Duskspark
    Mar 2, 2014
    10
    Arguably the best Resident Evil game made so far brought to Steam with Achievements, high defiition textures and the same ass-kicking factor as the game had on its release for only 20 god damn dollars? I say hell **** yes.
  27. TheRealDusky
    Feb 28, 2014
    8
    As a previous reviewer has mentioned, not much needs to be said about Resident Evil 4 itself. To me RE4, although a signal of a complete change in Resident Evil, is simply one of the best survival horror games there is.

    The previous PC port however, many would say, is one of the worst examples of PC port there is. So has Resident Evil 4 suffered another injustice with the Ultimate HD    As a previous reviewer has mentioned, not much needs to be said about Resident Evil 4 itself. To me RE4, although a signal of a complete change in Resident Evil, is simply one of the best survival horror games there is.

    The previous PC port however, many would say, is one of the worst examples of PC port there is.

    So has Resident Evil 4 suffered another injustice with the Ultimate HD edition, or has it finally been presented the way it deserves?

    Well for starters the game looks and feels much more like a Resident Evil game - when i look back at Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3 one of the first things that comes to mind is the fantastic atmosphere that was set in the game. I didn't get that same feeling with the original RE4 port - the graphics were blurry, bland and fuzzy and the lighting didn't help either. This version certainly, in most ways, successfully remedies that and makes the games atmosphere much more imposing. Not to mention that everything simply looks much more vivid and smooth. It's not up to scratch against the visuals of much more recent games of course, but it is a huge improvement over the previous offering. The smooth (in my experience) 60fps performance definitely changes the way the game feels too, especially in combat. These encounters just feel more fast paced and it certainly increases the tension as well as making the game look better. You can also now change the graphics settings to meet your own preferences.

    Does anything ruin all of this? Well for, for me, the "mouse support" is a big disappointment. You seem to only be able to use the mouse to look (although you are able to ready, aim and shoot using the mouse) not to turn, it often leads to the camera not moving in motion with you, but worse it means that you still turn slowly (although you can easily do a 180 using the keyboard) and doesn't bring the quickness and accuracy that, to me, is the whole point of bringing mouse support to the game. If you're using an Xbox 360 controller this won't bother you - but even when using this the controls still seem somewhat stiff and clumsy - it seems they didn't work much on this area at all.

    To summarise, the improvement in graphics and performance this updated version brings are very welcome and is closer to what this legendary game deserves. But if you were hoping for an improvement in the controls you may be disappointed.    … Expand
  28. meediocre
    Apr 22, 2014
    7
    The game is simply endless levels of bad guys coming at you that require shooting to death, or in some cases karate kicking or blowing up. The story is clichéd drivel, involving the Illuminati (Los Illuminados) and some zombie type infection-plague, with occasional references to Umbrella. I know this is considered a great classic, but playing for the first time in 2014, it takes a while toThe game is simply endless levels of bad guys coming at you that require shooting to death, or in some cases karate kicking or blowing up. The story is clichéd drivel, involving the Illuminati (Los Illuminados) and some zombie type infection-plague, with occasional references to Umbrella. I know this is considered a great classic, but playing for the first time in 2014, it takes a while to get used to. The controls and over-shoulder camera view are not very satisfying. Effectively the game is just about grinding and blasting your way from one environment to the next, in the search of an important young woman who has been kidnapped by some shady people – comical villains really. There are some puzzles along the way, but the boss fights are more challenging … According to my Steam stats I killed almost 900 enemies and it took over 16 hours to complete. That’s a lot of shooting. I may be in the minority here, but I actually remember enjoying RE5 more than this one. That being said, the game provides incredibly good value for money. According to my calculations each enemy I killed cost me 1.7p, based on 886 enemies taken care of, from an outlay of £15. I also died 92 times, apparently, so that’s 16p per death!
    Some comments on the port – I have never seen the original version or the previous PC version/s, so cannot compare. Yes I experienced a few annoyances, not just related to the controls. However, I never had any issues that impacted on my game experience other than a serious slow-down in FPS that happened sporadically. If we had better viewing angles and camera controls, this would have made a big difference.    … Expand
  29. genchev
    Jun 22, 2015
    3
    The game looks very nice and interesting, but the controls just killed it for me. The mouse is terrible and you can't control the character right. It's another disappointing ps remake...
  30. Mehrabw0w
    Mar 19, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game .best story and grate gameplay sounds and graphic!!!!!!!!! This game best enjoy on pc.good luck capcom and thanks for remaster this game… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Ragequit.gr
    May 14, 2014
    60
    Sadly the final score has to be lower than originally expected, at least until the developers can fix the issues. Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is essentially the great PC version we've been waiting for all these years, it is priced quite reasonably and, under normal conditions, I would recommend the game wholeheartedly to fans of the series and newcomers alike, but not until all the bugs have been squashed. Until then, keep your money in your pockets.
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  2. DarkStation
    Apr 29, 2014
    90
    If you haven’t played Resident Evil 4, it’s still absolutely worth playing. It’s a definite classic that stands along with the likes of Half Life 2 as one of the best games of its generation.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Apr 24, 2014
    88
    Resident Evil 4 is still one of the best games ever made, but less-than-ideal mouse and keyboard controls and a barely noticeable texture upgrade keep this PC port from being the ultimate version of this masterpiece that it could have been.
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