Resident Evil 4

 PC
Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Mar 17, 2023
    This is not a replacement of the original game. Far from it. In my mind, it occupies the same space as its (exceptional) VR version. A retelling of a classic crafted on its own terms. A brilliant action shooter that is big and daft and brilliant. When asked what my favourite game of all time is moving forward, my answer will remain the same, only richer and more complex as a result of this excellent remake. Resident Evil 4, I’ll say, and whatever interpretation they think of will be entirely correct. [RPS Bestest Bests]

Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best PC Game of 2023
8
#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2549 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,740 out of 2549
  2. Mixed: 47 out of 2549
  3. Negative: 762 out of 2549
  1. Lynxes
    Apr 10, 2023
    0
    Not worth it.

    The game looks good, but hey it's 2023 and it's RE Engine, that much had to be expected, it also runs great! On an    Not worth it.

    The game looks good, but hey it's 2023 and it's RE Engine, that much had to be expected, it also runs great! On an overclocked 4090 that is!

    The game is horribly unstable, crashes all the time, I had to replay the same parts multiple times because of the game crashing not near a type writer or a checkpoint, it may crash every 10minutes or every 2 hours, but it's a pain.

    The censorship was really unnecessary. It's a girl in a skirt and a couple jokes, just because a couple of people from twitter find them offensive now we gotta play a censored version of the game? We really need to dress Ashley more? What, are we back in 1800 where women couldn't show any skin or something? It's a videogame, not real life, and she doesn't even exist, so just leave her the way she was in the original, because yes those jokes and situations (that have been removed in the remake) where funny and gave the game part of it's personality, removing them makes the whole thing a bit more shallow.

    The lack of DLSS is the icing on the cake, I get it that the game is sponsored by AMD, but FSR sucks quality wise, it's looks like literal garbage. Even the little preview image in the settings where you have the toggle shows you an incredibly blurry image.
    There is a DLSS mod even though I had no luck with it, welp, thankfully I have a 4090, but if you don't do know that you can't enjoy max quality with DLSS thanks to AMD.

    Overall pretty disappointing, it's a watered down and more boring with less personality version of Resident Evil 4 with pretty graphics that crashes a lot of times.
    Don't buy this, and don't buy stuff that has been filtered by the Twitter Politically Correct Police, I did and regretted it.

    Update:
    A note that I have to add about voice acting.
    In my opinion almost everyone did a good job, but Ada was really subpar, Ada has a specific personality and her lines are meant to be read and played in a specific way, Lily Gao fails in doing this.
    Ada sounds bored, and rather than sounding like Ada it seems like she's trying to be Aloy from Forbidden West or any other generic wannabe bad female character, it's boring, repetitive, doesn't fit the character and quite frankly throws you off the immersion.

    Also, ignore those who discard negative reviews as **** trolls", no, those are legit complaints. The fact that some don't agree with it doesn't mean that who they don't agree with is a troll.    … Full Review »
  2. Aymeric
    Apr 8, 2023
    0
    It's shameful for Capcom to add post release microtransactions so journalists would over rate this game since MTX wasn't around until aprilIt's shameful for Capcom to add post release microtransactions so journalists would over rate this game since MTX wasn't around until april 6th. Shame on capcom… Full Review »
  3. Cyn3
    Mar 31, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. With the original Resident Evil 4 the team set out to make something new and allowed the game to take the shape it wanted to, they caught lightning in a bottle and history was made. Why Capcom thought they could do this twice is beyond me.

    Pros:

    -The combat actually feels good, the impact from your physical attacks respond well to the environment
    - I like how they improved the Gigante fight by having the dog do more doing the fight. He even stays after the fight so you can thank him personally. The goodest boi!
    - Luis is a more long term coop buddy allowing you to form a stronger bond with him
    - The Merchant
    - The improved shooting gallery
    - The Donkey Kong Mine cart section is way more fun
    - They expand on Krauser and Luis' backstories, for the better in my opinion.

    Cons:

    - U3 Boss fight from the original was cut
    - Remember when they removed all the jokes pertaining to Ashley's body and anything that remotely seemed like flirting from RE4VR? Well they did the same thing here and replaced them all with awful MCU quips, as is the style of the time.
    - Speaking of Ashley, Capcom is well aware of the public perception of the original Ashley and as a result they have over corrected to the point where the game tries to trick you in to thinking she's more useful by constantly having her spout dialogue like "We're a team! Right Leon?". Yes Capcom, we get it, we can't have a damsel in distress in stories anymore! If you looked anymore insecure I would think you didn't actually care and you wanted to increase your ESG score! (Fyi there was nothing wrong with Ashley in the original, you were just bad at the game!)
    - The voice acting is serviceable in most places but the voices for Krauser and Ada can't be described as anything else than terrible. Whoever was in charge of casting should be fired because I don't know how a blunder like that got past the radar.
    - The Castle while still present was shortened significantly from the original.
    - Separate Ways is paid DLC-- WHAT
    - Mercenaries not available at launch. Supposed to be a free update and I'm hoping against hope it's not a live service trap. (Hah!)
    - PC version has Denuvo

    In conclusion, game's not bad but it's not the new masterpiece critics and certain fans say it is. A good remake keeps the foundation of what made the original good and adds on to it, this is not what I see here. As I mentioned before the original was something new and it took the form it wanted to take, this one while it does some things better is also being held back by cutting out content and adhering to modern sensibilities to the point where it's embarrassed to be associated with the cheesiness and B movie fun of the original. If you really want to check this out and you haven't played the original yet I highly recommend playing the original first, it still holds up, it's on sale all the time and the HD project mod breathes new life in to the game that is so good it honestly makes this remake irrelevant. There really is no reason for this game to exist when we could have gotten a remake of Code Veronica instead.    … Full Review »
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