Resident Evil 4

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2549 Ratings

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  1. pedazo
    Aug 29, 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 april 6th. Shame on capcom
  2. stalkerfan
    Aug 16, 2023
    7
    Overall, the remake is a commendable effort, but the persistent crashing associated with high VRAM usage is a notable concern that I hope receives prompt attention. While some PC adaptations disappoint, Resident Evil 4's PC launch is relatively commendable. The current trend of developers overlooking PC optimization is unfortunate and may sway gamers towards consoles if it continues.Overall, the remake is a commendable effort, but the persistent crashing associated with high VRAM usage is a notable concern that I hope receives prompt attention. While some PC adaptations disappoint, Resident Evil 4's PC launch is relatively commendable. The current trend of developers overlooking PC optimization is unfortunate and may sway gamers towards consoles if it continues. However, Resident Evil 4 remains functional; adjusting settings can mitigate the crashes until an official fix is released.… Expand
  3. ahmedayad60
    May 19, 2023
    1
    If you would like to enjoy the game , play Chapter 11 , Luis and Leon Chapter , the rest is **** and the original Resident Evil 4 is way better , here Leon and Ashley are just couple of teenagers overreacting and overdoing to attract each other
  4. HanSolo123
    Jul 1, 2023
    6
    Never played the original, so I come unbiased to this mess.
    This is not a 2023 game, its clunky, not original, and you have to babysit Ashley for 1/2 of the game.
    I did not enjoy this game at all. Chapter 7 is by far the worst part, where you have to protect ashley (again) but this time w/ limited supplies and a **** ton of enemies.... Has no one tested this section before hand and    Never played the original, so I come unbiased to this mess.
    This is not a 2023 game, its clunky, not original, and you have to babysit Ashley for 1/2 of the game.
    I did not enjoy this game at all. Chapter 7 is by far the worst part, where you have to protect ashley (again) but this time w/ limited supplies and a **** ton of enemies.... Has no one tested this section before hand and realized: " oh **** we should add some more ammo here " ?    … Expand
  5. JOnasx
    Apr 13, 2023
    6
    I'll preface this by saying I never played the original and this is my first experience with the RE4.

    The graphics rework on this is just stunning. One of the best , if not the best I've seen. Everything form the lighting textures, effects, everything is just 10/10. That being said, the game play is a little ..meh. It's kind of fun for the first 2 hours of the game or so, it    I'll preface this by saying I never played the original and this is my first experience with the RE4.

    The graphics rework on this is just stunning. One of the best , if not the best I've seen. Everything form the lighting textures, effects, everything is just 10/10.

    That being said, the game play is a little ..meh. It's kind of fun for the first 2 hours of the game or so, it just becomes point, mash buttons and run around after that.

    The puzzles are uninspired to say the least, either too simple or just stupidly obtuse.

    Compare this to a similar modern title like shadow of the tomb raider and it just becomes silly.

    There are some truly unique experiences to be had, I won't spoil them in this review.

    It's really linear , though you can go back and do things you missed, especially in the partner mode.

    I got through chapter 14 and just couldn't finish it, it just became more of the same old annoying so I just put it down, maybe one day i'll go back and complete....but probably not..i just don't care what happens.

    The voice acting, especially the supporting characters is kinda mediocre.

    The story is old rewashed hero's journey....maybe that worked at the first release but it doesn't now,

    This definitely isn't a 60 dollar title...maybe 20 bucks. Wait for it to go on sale, except for the graphics, you ain't missing anything special.    … Expand
  6. 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 april 6th. Shame on capcom
  7. Craigster
    Apr 15, 2023
    3
    Bought Deluxe Edition just for OG soundtracks and they managed to remove serenity from save locations and made it just merchant theme. It's a good quality game but it's really kinda soulless and lacks of atmosphere. The only good merit of this game is graphics, most of the characters are generic and dull compared to the original, VA's are awful for the most part... This remake is boringBought Deluxe Edition just for OG soundtracks and they managed to remove serenity from save locations and made it just merchant theme. It's a good quality game but it's really kinda soulless and lacks of atmosphere. The only good merit of this game is graphics, most of the characters are generic and dull compared to the original, VA's are awful for the most part... This remake is boring and has no replayability, I beat it once and forgot about it.… Expand
  8. retroisback96
    May 18, 2023
    7
    Pretty good remake all things considered however what I can't see past is the crashing that occurs with high VRAM usage and hopefully this is something that gets patched soon. Considering though how bad some games get ported over to pc (hogwarts legacy comes to mind) this is a pretty good release.

    It's a shame developers seem to neglect optimization for PC these days if that trend    Pretty good remake all things considered however what I can't see past is the crashing that occurs with high VRAM usage and hopefully this is something that gets patched soon. Considering though how bad some games get ported over to pc (hogwarts legacy comes to mind) this is a pretty good release.

    It's a shame developers seem to neglect optimization for PC these days if that trend continues it'll be tough to keep committing to being a pc gamer rather than console. However, Res 4 is not completely broken it just requires lowering of some settings to resolve the crashing till a fix is pushed out.

    The game looks good but it shouldn't need 16GB of VRAM for max settings that's ridiculous cyberpunk looks 10x better than Res 4 and I can run that maxed out no problems.    … Expand
  9. SPAGHETTIBOLEG
    May 21, 2023
    5
    This is an incredibly well made game, but it SORELY lacks the heart of the original. It IS still a good product, but it is not a faithful remake. I feel they played this way too safe, and focused too much on the technical side.

    The reason why RE4 original has aged so well is because it was innovative and bold In the end, this game lacks any warmth and comes off as a pretty generic    This is an incredibly well made game, but it SORELY lacks the heart of the original. It IS still a good product, but it is not a faithful remake. I feel they played this way too safe, and focused too much on the technical side.

    The reason why RE4 original has aged so well is because it was innovative and bold

    In the end, this game lacks any warmth and comes off as a pretty generic 3rd person action game.    … Expand
  10. Wavew
    May 16, 2023
    3
    León ha pasado de ser el jodido John Wick, a moverse como un deficiente mental borracho.

    Es imposible entender la decisión de Capcom de ofrecerle al jugador del 2023 un personaje que cada vez que da dos pasos parece que se va a asfixiar. Todo el realismo y la inmersión del juego se va a la porra por este motivo. Entiendo que no es un "shotter" y que el uso de las armas tiene que ser    León ha pasado de ser el jodido John Wick, a moverse como un deficiente mental borracho.

    Es imposible entender la decisión de Capcom de ofrecerle al jugador del 2023 un personaje que cada vez que da dos pasos parece que se va a asfixiar. Todo el realismo y la inmersión del juego se va a la porra por este motivo.

    Entiendo que no es un "shotter" y que el uso de las armas tiene que ser algo mas complicado, pero que un policía de un cuerpo de elite tarde 2 días en apuntar a un "señor" que tiene delante es como para pedir el rembolso y olvidarse de esta basura.
    Por lo demás el juego se hace aburrido enseguida, solo lo puedo recomendar para fans del original.    … Expand
  11. Cyn3
    Mar 31, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand 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.    … Expand
  12. 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 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.    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.    … Expand
  13. Jimbob2k666
    Apr 8, 2023
    3
    It's OK but is it really necessary? Won't be long now before we see a remake of a remake in this series. I think its time to lay this IP to rest.
  14. Ruboca
    Jul 15, 2023
    0
    Muito ruim, porcaria, lixo, completo desastre, ruim de mais, pior jogo, arrependimento
  15. WellEvil
    Apr 9, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are a few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand
  16. frmetacriticfr
    Apr 9, 2023
    1
    This game doesn't support DLSS even though it came out for PC

    And this remake too followed the graphic resources of the original re4

    So even though it came out later than re8village, it is less sophisticated and messier than re8village's graphics.
  17. kingofkoopas
    Mar 27, 2023
    7
    Just finished it and I really like it, but it has disappointed me. There are a few things that kept this remake from swimming in the same territory of greatness as the original. The game needs iframes badly. The enemies and bosses can hit you over and over before you can properly recover. This gets extremely frustrating. In the original, Leon moves stiffly but is swift once you startJust finished it and I really like it, but it has disappointed me. There are a few things that kept this remake from swimming in the same territory of greatness as the original. The game needs iframes badly. The enemies and bosses can hit you over and over before you can properly recover. This gets extremely frustrating. In the original, Leon moves stiffly but is swift once you start running. In the remake Leon is really clunky(not the same as stiff) and it makes running feel really off, and in fights it can be infuriating. Its significantly worse than the running in "The Witcher 3". I don't care if it makes his movement more real, its not immersive because it makes movement really frustrating. In the last fight, right before you fire the red rocket at Saddler, I got stunned locked by the tentacle and almost died. I couldn't do anything but watch Leon take 4 hits from the tentacles. That is just one example of nearly a hundred in one playthrough. How many of you have called bullcrap on dynamite sticks being thrown at you?

    The game has a difficulty problem as well, it throws wild curve balls at you from time to time. I started on hardcore and the opening was getting to me. Until I realized that the time you have to survive is shorter than the original, but it was well done. The fight with Mendez was a joke, the second part of it was just scripted/movie garbage, not real gameplay. The fight with Lago was really easy this time, you don't fall off the boat if you hit the trees in the water....Then there are parts that are very very difficult such as the Regeneratos and Iron Maidens. They are much too fast for how clunky Leon is. They were difficult in the original, but here they are nightmarish. The Novistadors have been reduced to absolute cannon fodder, why are they even in the game?

    Last and probably least are the design choices, some of this might be nitpicking on my part but I will list some anyway. Ada's voice in English is horrendously bad, its jarring, it takes me out of the experience of the game. Its like something out of a Neil Breen movie. Krauser's is quite bad too, horrible voice, but unlike Ada's, at least the voice actor is trying to act and not read lines like he's dying from a serious case of boredom. The game is going for a darker, more horror look over the original and in most areas I think it succeeds, but when it doesn't it fails miserably. Take the wolf enemies for example, they look too chubby and almost cute. In the original they looked like real animals and thus a bit scary to fight. Chief Mendez too, he just looks like a big chunky dude, not sinister like in the original. The first Garrador was not only too easy, but they also removed his torturous and unnerving scream. The Chainsaw maniac's eyes are too bright and cutesy...Ugh why? Then they removed the one fight in the original that can be scary or at least creepy, the fight with "It". I was also hoping they wouldn't load the game with needless cursing, but its 2023 and it was naïve to hope for that. The game doesn't have mercenaries either which I find very disappointing.

    The game is totally worth it and if they were to patch some of the things I mentioned, then the remake could stand next to the original easily. I am starting to convince myself that some people were right about the RE Engine, its not very good, at least not for RE4's much faster gameplay.    … Expand
  18. TastyCalls
    Apr 25, 2023
    5
    It is true they didn't butcher it like they did with RE 3, still, the game feels kind of soulless. Gameplay is fine, graphics are good and some of the fights are fun but that's it. Mediocre at best and I don't see how this can be called a "masterpiece". I think the term has lost its meaning or maybe because gaming has become too mainstream and for the most part petty that the moment a gameIt is true they didn't butcher it like they did with RE 3, still, the game feels kind of soulless. Gameplay is fine, graphics are good and some of the fights are fun but that's it. Mediocre at best and I don't see how this can be called a "masterpiece". I think the term has lost its meaning or maybe because gaming has become too mainstream and for the most part petty that the moment a game hits the minimum, folks would scream masterpiece.

    I don't understand why capcom don't want to remake their games the way they did with the 1st remake which was the remastered/remade RE game that got released on Gamecube and later on ported to steam and next gen consoles. To this day, I still think that is the perfect remake of a classic and it even got rid of the need to bother and play the PS1 OG Resident Evil. They did a great job with 2 Remake though . I'm not going to talk about 3 Remake, it was horrible.

    Sadly, RE 4 remake didn't quite live up to the OG. Cut content as usual, removing a lot of personality from the game, removing many cheesy yet iconic lines making the game so bland . RE 4 was never about horror . That claustrophobic, puzzle solving and strategic horror-survival element ended with 3 . RE 4 was just a goofy, yet funny and lively b-movie like game full of action and character, you remove that aspect and you simply end up with a generic action game .

    I've read many reviews in here, and I don't believe this is trolling. You can clearly see people bringing many solid points on why they did not like the game. I give it a 5 because like I said it's an okay remake especially after the atrocity that we got not too long ago.

    After this remake, now I'm certain that capcom don't really care about the old fans anymore, and they're just making games for a completely new audience, and clearly, they don't even like the original games. I think maybe we, old RE fans, should move on and forget about this franchise

    For those who wanna play it, wait till the game gets cheaper.    … Expand
  19. hellbard
    Mar 30, 2023
    0
    The "Resident Evil" for people who don't like Resident Evil. This is just a generic action game with hordes of enemies, non-stop combat and not a glimpse of "horror" after the first 10 minutes of gameplay.

    Once again, Resident Evil 4 is not Resident Evil. Both the original and the remake sucks if you're looking for what makes the original ones great.
  20. Federx
    Mar 31, 2023
    3
    this game did not need to exist.
    greed like this should never be encouraged
  21. Ratingss
    Apr 14, 2023
    5
    More like a demake, the only thing it does better than the original game are the graphics
  22. TsukasaHiiragi
    Apr 15, 2023
    0
    Absolutely shameless to destroy RE4 legacy by adding microtransactions several weeks after release to avoid any backlash from consumers, Capcom should be ashamed of themselves.
  23. Procrustes
    May 15, 2023
    0
    I cant give a good score to a company that uses DRM malwares such as denuvo.
    Denuvo in, Wallet out.
  24. carnivorCactae
    Apr 26, 2023
    2
    Its a Resident Evil game for people who don't like Resident evil.

    Campy and unnatural dialogue (it was worse in the original, I get it), its not scary (besides maybe 3 short sections), its too easy and you'll never have enough ammo for the really fun weapons. The RE2-remake managed to elevate RE2 and build on its strengths. RE4 Remake on the other hand feels like life- and soulles    Its a Resident Evil game for people who don't like Resident evil.

    Campy and unnatural dialogue (it was worse in the original, I get it), its not scary (besides maybe 3 short sections), its too easy and you'll never have enough ammo for the really fun weapons.

    The RE2-remake managed to elevate RE2 and build on its strengths.
    RE4 Remake on the other hand feels like life- and soulles cashgrab.

    Not enough that players are robbed of 60 bucks, they are flat out forced to play with the Denuvo-Virus.

    The game itself is more of a horde-mode 3rd-person shooter with pretty annoying combat-mechanics and boring leveldesign.

    It runs well at least, despite of DENUVO, but I have zero motivation to replay it and was more or less relieved when the end-credits rolled (it isn't even a particularly long game. It just tries to pad the playtime with mini-games and collectibles).

    Wish I'd invested the money into Everspace 2 instead.    … Expand
  25. DaveAus
    May 5, 2023
    1
    A lazy remake, some texture look better. But content was removed, micro transactions were added and they censored stuff.
  26. Kunray
    Mar 30, 2023
    2
    It's your call but for now it's not recommended.
    1/10 this game at that stage.
    RE 4 Old The Best
  27. ColdSourCoffee
    Apr 2, 2023
    2
    I am disappointed by game play, music, art style, dialogue, voice actors, and cut content. The game cannot in any way be a replacement for the original 2005 version, and i doubt it will be remembered in a few months.
  28. zenobustra
    Apr 3, 2023
    0
    Controls are bad, shootings is bad, character models look bad, voice acting sounds bad, ton of cut content, a total disgrace to the original.
  29. philzlz
    May 28, 2023
    7
    I was never a big fan of the original release, the move to a more action orientated Resident Evil never sat right with me. The remake is good, its entertaining enough but for me I prefer the more grounded horror experience of the franchise.

    The graphics looked great and guns felt powerful enough, I did not care for the errands or the shooting range of the merchant and liked the upgrade    I was never a big fan of the original release, the move to a more action orientated Resident Evil never sat right with me. The remake is good, its entertaining enough but for me I prefer the more grounded horror experience of the franchise.

    The graphics looked great and guns felt powerful enough, I did not care for the errands or the shooting range of the merchant and liked the upgrade system. Leon has some funny voice lines.

    The boss arenas were terrible and way too small to navigate, which made some bosses frustrating to fight.    … Expand
  30. aspseavra
    Apr 13, 2023
    0
    jogo filha da p..... de zerar no modo profissional essa desgraça mesmo com arma infinita não vai não da pra conseguir rank S+, o antigo era mais facil, desperdicei dinheiro e tempo de vida jogando essa merda.
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Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

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  1. Riot Pixels
    Aug 8, 2023
    75
    Resident Evil 4 is a good remake. It is not as creative as RE 2 reincarnation, and it follows the original too diligently, but it still looks very decent.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 4, 2023
    88
    As far as remakes go, Resident Evil 4 is very solid, but very safe, to the point of losing some of the original’s spark. Early RE games used to be unashamedly goofy, and RE4R seems to be afraid of that legacy. [page 64]
  3. GameCritics
    Apr 7, 2023
    90
    Resident Evil 4 is a truly fantastic remake of an already-stellar title. Some of the omissions, tweaks and changes do mean that it’s a perfect complement to the original experience rather than a replacement, but this is about as fine an update to a classic as one could possibly hope for.
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