Resident Evil 4

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 126 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 124 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 126
  3. Negative: 0 out of 126
Buy Now
Buy on
  1. DualShockers
    Mar 17, 2023
    70
    Resident Evil 4 Remake asks the bold question of whether you can perfect what many already consider perfection. While fairly competent at the basics, Capcom's latest remake has the least creative energy of its series revivals, leaving you wanting for much more.
  2. Siliconera
    Mar 17, 2023
    70
    In an attempt to make Resident Evil 4 with more modern sensibilities, it has left behind what made the original game so great to begin with.
This publication does not provide a score for their reviews.
This publication has not posted a final review score yet.
These unscored reviews do not factor into the Metascore calculation.

In Progress & Unscored

?
  1. 3DJuegos
    Apr 17, 2023
    Not only does it pay homage to the 2005 classic very well, but it refines many situations and modernizes them to add more tension. One of the best remakes I've ever played, and also one of the best Resident Evil. [Recommended]
  2. CNET
    Mar 17, 2023
    I had developed a distaste for the original RE4 because it led the series down a path that took horror out of the franchise. The remake revitalized my fondness for the game, taking me back to 2005, when I first played the original. Back then, seeing a game play so differently from the older Resident Evil titles was mind-blowing. Now this remake creating a true horror vibe with interesting characters is giving me a lot of that same joy.
  3. Eurogamer
    Mar 17, 2023
    Keeping what works while reimagining what doesn't, this is about as good as remakes get. [Eurogamer Recommended]
  5. Polygon
    Mar 17, 2023
    For all of the rough edges that it smooths over, RE4 pulls off the same trick that RE2 did in 2019, making a groundbreaking but now dated game feel brand-new again. But after four Resident Evil games in as many years, even the current incarnations of the franchise are starting to feel a bit familiar — there are hints of the cookie-cutter mold that Kobayashi set out to shrug off more than 20 years ago, even in Capcom’s slick and gorgeously produced remakes. This latest one is no anomaly.
  6. The A.V. Club
    Mar 17, 2023
    Let’s be clear: Resident Evil 4 (2023) is not a revolutionary game. There’s nothing in its high-octane run through the Spanish countryside that we haven’t seen before, sometimes literally—and so it’s always going to pale a little bit in comparison to the gleefully creative original. But it is an impeccably refined game (and, yeah, that is a somewhat odd thing to say about a game where man-sized bugs can puke acid down your throat). It has been tweaked and tuned down to the atom to satisfy, to propel, to delight. From its opening moments to its final cutscenes, it delivers fun with a consistency that sometimes even manages to outshine its source material; we might miss the goofiest moments, but Resident Evil 4 (2023) proves that sometimes a little maturity can be a very good thing.
  7. The Verge
    Mar 17, 2023
    When Resident Evil 4 first came out, it was a game unlike anything Capcom had made before. And it turns out that, almost 20 years later, it’s still as refreshing as ever — even if it’s yet another remake.
  8. Vice
    Mar 17, 2023
    This remake is a celebration of the past, and does not view it, and what hindsight often does to it, with contempt. It stands on the shoulders of a gaming masterpiece, and tries to climb a little higher.

Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
4
#4 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4763 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,646 out of 4763
  2. Mixed: 133 out of 4763
  3. Negative: 984 out of 4763
  1. Nickaaron88
    Apr 1, 2023
    3
    Lily Gao is the worse Voice actor to ever voice a character. What the hell is wrong with you capcom that you allowed her to even voice AdaLily Gao is the worse Voice actor to ever voice a character. What the hell is wrong with you capcom that you allowed her to even voice Ada wong. This is Ada wong. You know the one Sally cahill and jolene anderson two of the best to voice Ada wong. Why was Jolene Anderson Replaced!!! Why!!! Do you know how mismatched Ada looks in the Remake. It’s so bad. It really shows in the game how bad it is. Her performance is flat monotone and soulless. If you guys got adas japanese voice to reprise her role why wasn’t jolene not asked back. Have some consistency capcom. I’m shelling out 75 dollars for your game i expect for it to be Great. Not subpar and thats putting it lightly. Lily gao should never voice ada wong again. Who in the right mind decided she was the best VA to voice her? There was no need to replace Jolene Anderson! No need at all it’s an unwanted change. Not only that You guys cut content for seperate ways and assignment ada not to mention mercenaries isn’t even out on Day one. Is it because you guys know the Voice acting is Bad for Ada wong. Truly you guys do know deep down how bad lily gao is. At this point i don’t care to purchase the DLC you guys have planned unless she’s replaced. I’ll decide with my wallet what I’ll buy. It definetly wont be anything that’s attached to lily gao because she has no talent. None whatsoever. Id shell out money for a Voice pack of jolene anderson or sally cahill. Because that’s how bad the VA is. It’s horrible. That’s how upset I am that you at capcom don’t value your VA’s. Do better capcom!! We Ada fans are furious and disappointed. To spend 75 dollars on a game should be great in every aspect. Not just Gameplay. We know it’s not the Gameplay. Its why we all bought it. But that’s no excuse. But the fact of the matter is Everyone sounds like they are suppose to. EVERYONE EXCEPT ADA WONG. LILY GAO SHOULD NEVER VOICE ADA WONG AGAIN!!! PAY YOUR VOICE ACTORS WHAT THEY ARE WORTH UNION OR NOT!!! There’s no excuse for not bringing back Jolene Anderson who voiced Ada in Re2 Remake! NO EXCUSE… Full Review »
  2. Neymoo24
    Apr 6, 2023
    0
    The game is not fun it has the worst story and gameplay ever please don't waste your time and money to buy this garbage
  3. Itchytasty-30
    Apr 8, 2023
    4
    A lot of things worried me about this game when it was first announced and a lot of those worries were basically confirmed after playing it. IA lot of things worried me about this game when it was first announced and a lot of those worries were basically confirmed after playing it. I love the original RE4 and it’s fair to say that most people will still feel that this remake doesn’t replace the og no matter how shiny it looks. The issue is that capcom made so many mistakes with this game instead of learning from what the original did so well.
    Leon controls horrible in this. Just the movement and especially the gun aiming is awful. Purposely unstable to “enhance the horror” of not being able to properly aim. Leon is supposed to be a professional so why is he a wobbly mess? The game even goes further to make this a bigger point in this one compared to the og that Leon went thru a ton of training since RE2 but nope, he can’t aim now. The original felt like the movement and aiming was built around the player so you’d always be in control of the situation, now it’s built around the world and there is no controlling the situation. The knife is a lazy crutch for the devs to claim they added something new and interesting in the game. It works well when it does but it felt like that rarely ever happens. The pacing is awful. The original had so much great dialogue and fun cutscenes that practically got chopped to bits or changed for the worst. Example, isn’t it great how you don’t even get to kill the first villager in the first house at the beginning of the game? Now a cutscene kills him for you. Go down to the basement and kill another and they spoil the later reveal that the las plagas are in their heads. Why? It was such a cool moment in the original when they first started having their heads burst open and the remake devs couldn’t contain themselves. The third act of the remake is worse than the original and longer, while also removing a ton of enemies from the original. Shooting the lake is worse because they don’t know how to blend real time events and instead awkwardly cut to a cutscene. Cutting the fight with U3, the laser rooms, making annoying sidequests. It’s a much bumpier road than the smooth pace of the original.
    The characters are pretty much all worse except Ashley but there wasn’t too much they could change with her except making her bust small and no upskirt to fit with the sensitive times of today especially in an M rated game. Leon is a nervous wreck and talks too much now. Constant Marvel quips during fights are not funny or cool. For as much as people love meme-ing Leon of the original, he only made jokes a couple times throughout the game. The rest of the time he was pretty cool headed about everything. Saddler has a much smaller presence in the game which is a loss and they changed his voice for the worse. He’s not a fun villain anymore, now he’s Bowser from the 90’s Mario Bros movie with Voldemorts voice. Ada is a complete trainwreck, that’s all I need to say. Look up a youtube video of any of her cutscenes and you’ll understand. Luis is uglier and they really ruined his ending. Salazar’s new design is awful. On top of all this they gutted all the conversations on Leon’s radio. But isn’t it cool you get trophies dropping memberberries on some of those radio conversations? No, it’s not.
    The big cheese has a stupid hat, and looks genuinely less scary than the original and more like a big idiot so I don’t understand what happened there. The merchant talks way too much and he doesn’t sound nearly as good as the original guy. Do I even mention how they put in new costumes that all look awful with only a select few being carried over from the original? Of course no white shirt Ashley because that would be offensive and would upset game journalists.
    I’m not happy at all with this game but I’m also glad the original still isn’t replaceable. I don’t like where capcom is going with the Resident Evil franchise since 7 even though I liked it for what it was. It seems like they’re taking it in a very bland and modern day hollywood direction instead of trying to be innovative or creative. If they had put this energy into making a new RE instead of remaking 4, I think I would have liked it more. Now it just seems like an easy cashgrab. Especially true since based of how they end RE4 remake we may not even get a remake of the game that deserves it, Code Veronica, or even RE5 but that game also doesn't need a remake. Just not happy with where things look like they’re going for a series I once loved.    … Full Review »
See all user reviews »