Resident Evil 4

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4763 Ratings

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  1. Crackheaded
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    The best remake from Capcom, thank you, unforgettable 25 hours of cool gameplay and story. 10/10.
  2. Lonewolftee
    Mar 28, 2023
    3
    There is no reason for this game to exist and it is worse in everyway to the original besides the graphics department. Leon moves like an old grapa or something, shoots slow, reloads slow. His run is like a light jog and enemies catch up to him in an instant and land attacks. Speaking of enemies, a lot of them are extremely frustrating to deal with. They all have tracking attacks andThere is no reason for this game to exist and it is worse in everyway to the original besides the graphics department. Leon moves like an old grapa or something, shoots slow, reloads slow. His run is like a light jog and enemies catch up to him in an instant and land attacks. Speaking of enemies, a lot of them are extremely frustrating to deal with. They all have tracking attacks and undodgeable grabs, headshots sometimes wont stagger even when they should. Playing on hardcore was the worse gaming experience I have ever had and Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 are my favorite games of all time. They tried to make the game hard but went the wrong way about it. The knife is a new major mechanic and it breaks extremely fast, the meele vest from the other has durabilty and after 4-5 hits it breaks and needs to be repaired. They added realism and ruined what makes gaming fun. Capcom is trash and there will probably never be another noteworthy RE game.… Expand
  3. willerkiller
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    CAPCOM HAS IT DONE IT AGAIN!

    I am confident that Resident Evil 4 Remake will forever be the absolute peak of the Survival Horror genre. This title delivers on cutting-edge visuals, atmospheric exploration, tense encounters, tight combat design, engrossing puzzles and impeccable writing. I love how they managed to balance nostalgia with freshness so that people both new to the series as    CAPCOM HAS IT DONE IT AGAIN!

    I am confident that Resident Evil 4 Remake will forever be the absolute peak of the Survival Horror genre. This title delivers on cutting-edge visuals, atmospheric exploration, tense encounters, tight combat design, engrossing puzzles and impeccable writing. I love how they managed to balance nostalgia with freshness so that people both new to the series as well as fans of the iconic original entry will be fully immersed.

    It's heartening to witness that the development team behind this remake completely understood how and why the original RE4 became such a beloved game and as a result, carried across all the significant details while enhancing them with a modernized flair. The witty one-liners, tactical depth, occult themes, top-notch gunplay, nonsensically rambling Spaniards, it's all there!

    As a hardcore fan of the Resident Evil series I couldn't be any happier. This is a dream game come to life. Make sure to dive in without knowing anything about it cause it has abundant surprises in store. I wholeheartedly recommend REmake 4 to any and every gamer out there. CAPCOM has gifted us with a masterpiece that is as essential to experience as 2005's RE4 was. Dare i say it, perhaps even more so...

    WHAT ARE YA BUYIN' STRANGER?!?    … Expand
  4. CoolBoy69
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Amazing remake to an amazing game I think they improved upon the original in many ways
  5. Spring_games
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is just perfect, the best gaming experience I've had until now I love re4 from 2005 this game just made re4 even better I do miss U3 and some other enemies but what it gave us made it so much better, Ashley now haves a real personality and better to play with (no screaming) i recommend this game to everyone… Expand
  6. no_thanks_bro
    Mar 28, 2023
    1
    Really disappointing, too much cut content in this game especially my favorite boss U-3 ,Its just RE3 in a different setting, same clunky controls, same boring weapon sounds and music, its just so lame compared to the original, the death scenes are trash, the blood is too much to fill the screen, and there are no chainsaw decapitations

    and also bad voice actors, especially Ada, Krauser,    Really disappointing, too much cut content in this game especially my favorite boss U-3 ,Its just RE3 in a different setting, same clunky controls, same boring weapon sounds and music, its just so lame compared to the original, the death scenes are trash, the blood is too much to fill the screen, and there are no chainsaw decapitations

    and also bad voice actors, especially Ada, Krauser, and Merchant T_T., the dialogue is trash, and Leon's character is very boring and too serious, with too many rendering delays, bugs, and a stressful AI

    The camera is too close to be fighting El Gigante, the water visual against Del Lago is trash, the cinematography of the movie is very bad compared to the original, and the most stupid thing is that in this game you can kill Ashley, but they removed the word "women" which makes it non sense for censorship and also they cut other iconic words, what a lazy developer.    … Expand
  7. RaphaTeles
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The real ramake, not comparable with re3 ramake, beautiful game, one cut, enemy u3 not present in the remake… Expand
  8. ryudoshi
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Absolutely incredible, This is the best Remake yet. Easily GOTY material, again! Just amazing.
  9. Zaoteus
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Now this is a real Resident Evil, they fixed everything that was frustrating and massive in the old one, modernized it, deepened the story, gave it a more survival horror atmosphere, and reduced the amount of ridiculous scenes from the old one (yes, I'm talking about you lasers). Definitely the best Remake, it not only modernizes but IMPROVES, I hope Outbreak gets a remake like this.
  10. Marcoagp
    Mar 28, 2023
    1
    El juego original del ´05 era la evolucion de jugabilidad de la saga, la historia nunca tuvo una trama buena, rescatar a la hija del presidente es tan anticuado como como las peliculas de los 80´s, este juego presenta la misma historia pero sin una evolucion real como lo mostro su original, lo que lo hace otro juego mas del monton del motor RE como el Remake del 3 y RE 7.
  11. Rodriguezsza
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Jogo perfeito,consegue superar o clássico, que também é um jogo perfeito
  12. RafaelHurtado
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfeito, o melhor Resident Evil ja feito, mecânica e gráficos, história, terror e ação nas medidas certas PERFEITO… Expand
  13. Wessx
    Mar 28, 2023
    0
    Half the 10 ratings are from crybabies, ooh look at me, please delete all the ratings that are not 10, the game is a mess, a lot of parts are missing, leagues behind the original, the gameplay is terrible, leon movements are boorish, character desings... cringe, and the story was fun back in 2005, now is ridiculous.
  14. Punisherrl
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Perfect remake and lots of new features and changes. Graphics are amazing. Lots of fun anyone rating this game under an 8.0 has their head up their ass. Y'all are idiots
  15. Grimfiend
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    A love letter to the original. One of the greatest games of all time. AGAIN!
  16. silverQ1
    Mar 28, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unnecessary remake some have been removed, some locations and cutscenes have been removed the music in the original is better, Saddler and Salazar's new appearance is bad and voice bad , unlike the original, the new voice acting is terrible, the ending is too banal and predictable and , I hope Saddler had a chance to survive.… Expand
  17. TheMightyMRP
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    This game is a pure masterpiece! A vast improvement over the original RE4, in every way. This is the best Resident Evil game and one of the best games I've ever played!
  18. flamesofexigo99
    Mar 28, 2023
    0
    I have been playing video games for over 25 years. I have played roughly 2,000 games. RE 4 Remake is the most disappointing game I have ever played. The OG is MUCH better. Beat RE 4 OG a dozen times on GC, PS2, WII, PS3, PS4, and PS5. Currently on Chapter 13 of the Remake and I really don't want to continue.

    Game drags. Way too long. Missing many game modes that were available with OG    I have been playing video games for over 25 years. I have played roughly 2,000 games. RE 4 Remake is the most disappointing game I have ever played. The OG is MUCH better. Beat RE 4 OG a dozen times on GC, PS2, WII, PS3, PS4, and PS5. Currently on Chapter 13 of the Remake and I really don't want to continue.

    Game drags. Way too long.
    Missing many game modes that were available with OG from day 1 (Mercs, Assignment Ada, and Separate Ways). You know Crapcom will launch a Gold Edition 6 months from now at $60.
    Aiming is horrible. They removed the laser-aim that was available with all weapons in the OG.
    AI is brutally tough and unfair. Remake on Standard difficulty is harder than Pro mode in OG. I died 35 times in OG Pro, 75 times in Remake, Stan.
    Ton of super tedious puzzles that are based on trial-and-error. Wasted hours on stupid puzzles. Puzzles in OG were mostly fun, quick, and logical.
    Graphical glitches. Screen tearing, low-res and blurry textures, black screens, pop-in, etc.
    Weapons lack the oomph of OG.
    Sound effects suck.
    Removed decapitations from OG. WTF. You can't decapitate enemies via suplexes, or bullets to the face like the original. The shotgun, handgun, and riffle have all been nerfed in Remake. Far weaker and feel like toys instead of real guns like OG that pack a serious wallop.
    Poor voice acting.
    PC plot. No ballistics, overtime, or checking out Ashley's bits. I loved the campy humor and one-liners from OG.
    Music is crap. Not a single standout track. Of course, if you want the original soundtrack you need to fork over an extra $10 on the Deluxe Edition. Crapcom doing what is does best.
    You need to spend money repairing your knife and body armor. WTF. imagine spending 100,000+ simply on repairing basic items. In the OG, both your knife and body armor were indestructible from the start.    … Expand
  19. PeDreRo_NinJa
    Mar 28, 2023
    9
    Trouxe uma gameplay fluida, 95% do clássico ainda está no remake mas de formas diferentes, inimigos icônicos, Ashley n é mais tão irritante igual do clássico,Luis tem uma história mais expandida
  20. Eldenringisgod
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Revivir una obra maestra.. Me ha encantado, muy fiel al original, detalles muy cuidados y una experiencia, para mi, única.
  21. Derlei
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Excelente jogo, sem dúvidas será o jogo do ano, trouxe muita novidade e nostalgia aos fãs.
  22. NAYKEN
    Mar 28, 2023
    2
    I don't think Capcom realized how difficult a job it was undertaking before this game came out. Make the best video game ever in history again. There are so many things to say before we start examining it that I don't know where to start. In the past, when asked a question about what would have happened if Re4 had been a terrible game, everyone would have said Re5. Now the answer to thisI don't think Capcom realized how difficult a job it was undertaking before this game came out. Make the best video game ever in history again. There are so many things to say before we start examining it that I don't know where to start. In the past, when asked a question about what would have happened if Re4 had been a terrible game, everyone would have said Re5. Now the answer to this question is Re4 remake. Everything about the original game has been made terrible. Let's move on to our review. Let's start with the mechanics. I want to mention the RE Engine, although this game engine was very bad, it didn't make itself noticeable from a woody camera angle like FPS, but when the Re2 remake came out, it slowly became clear how bad this game engine was. The feel of the hit and their physics were very bulky and unresponsive, but due to the structure of Re 2 remake, the zombies already had low artificial intelligence and were not very understood in this game either. The original game was such an active game that even when the remake demo came out, I saw that the RE engine could not withstand this active gameplay and how terrible the mechanics of the game made it. Enemies often don't react when they're hit The TPS camera angle is bad, no one expected it to be as good as the original game anyway, because the original game still has the best TPS mechanics and perspective ever, and there's been no equivalent, there's just been some close ones. Unfortunately, Re4 remake has become one of the games with the worst TPS mechanics ever. As for the gameplay, there is self-defense with a knife in the game, and it definitely doesn't work properly, most of the time you get hit by the enemy, and this raises your nerve level quite a lot. I would like to mention the boss fights, but I will give them a separate place at the end of the review. Now we can move on to the department designs. There are too many sections removed from the original game and it affects the fluency of the game a lot, the village where we started the game interpreted the original game in reverse and we are going the opposite way. As for the castle section, it feels very different from the original game, most of the places have been removed, most of them have been made of terrible designs, most of them feel like a huge empty box. There is nothing to mention in the island section, most of the places have been changed, just like the castle. Unlike the original game, the episode designs do not contribute to the mechanics of the game, soulless designs. Now there is something I want to mention in the original version of Re4. Atmosphere, ambience and music these three things made the ojrnial game one of the best horror games ever in history. Re 4 remake is a disgrace in this regard, even the remake has become a complete action game. Re4 remake is the same action game as Re5. The atmosphere, ambience and music have been completely removed, you are doing nothing but shooting enemies who are flocking to you, and the terrible TPS mechanics of the game make this situation even more difficult. The terrible music has been completely removed. If you play the game in its original sounds, these soundtracks come back, but the fact that the atmosphere of the game is a disgrace negatively affects these soundtracks as well. Now we can come to the boss designs that I mentioned at the beginning of the review. All the bosses in the game repeat the same movements, whose modified designs have become incredibly easy and simple, until the fight is over. Salazar, the krauser bosses have been radically changed and have become a disgrace, I don't even want to talk about salazar in particular. Tactical analysis in bosses, you just need to rain bullets on them with your removed weapons. The bosses show their weak points themselves. As I said, the other bosses are incredibly easy to either do the same moves or jump around, especially the last boss. In addition, one of the best and most iconic bosses of the game, U-3, has been removed from the game. Along with Verdigo, I strongly condemn the makers of the two scariest and most difficult bosses in the Resident evil series. The Verdigo boss is one of the most difficult bosses in the history of the game, you feel almost soulslike desperation, and now that this difficulty has been completely eliminated, you can rain all your bullets on Verdigo. There are a few things I would like to mention one last time. I want to talk about the character modeling of the game. In this game, the photorealistic character graphics continue, and all the characters look so terrible. Separate ways, Assignment Ada and mercenaries are not in the game. We came to the end of our review, the original game was the best game ever in history, Capcom couldn't handle it. If they had pushed a little harder, it would have been a game as outrageous as Re Village and Operation Raccoon City Re 4 remake. As for the rating of the game, 20/100… Expand
  23. jashveerparmess
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    As good as, if not better than the original From the environments to the soundtrack to the gameplay, everything plays smoothly
  24. Lord_Moldybutt
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Having played teh hell out of the OG ps2 version. This is quite a remaster. Quite the modernization as well. Back then, the controls were clunky, but here it is quite smooth. You wish you had a few things gameplay wise back then, and here you have them. The Story remains true, but the path taken has changed. Some cut content has been made compared to the original. Remember the giantHaving played teh hell out of the OG ps2 version. This is quite a remaster. Quite the modernization as well. Back then, the controls were clunky, but here it is quite smooth. You wish you had a few things gameplay wise back then, and here you have them. The Story remains true, but the path taken has changed. Some cut content has been made compared to the original. Remember the giant centipede in the cage fight? The running from the giant Ramon statue? The lava room in the castle? Cut. But some content has been added in exchange. New mobs, puzzles requiring a special key, passive bonuses from key chains are to name a few. The world feels as if its all one big map, no loading screens between areas. New weapons been added, a crafting system that really really helps out when the ammo drops are poor and you really need it. Wish they got the original VA for the merchant, but hey. Beggars can't be choosers.… Expand
  25. Scooterbru
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Why the hell must internet losers insist on review bombing every new release. This is an incredible remake of a classic and casual to hardcore gamers everywhere should play it.
  26. Thelog32
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Metacritic needs to start doing something about these review bombings!

    This is truly one of the best games I’ve played in years. Second only to Elden ring in my mind. Capcom is one of the few publishers who respect their fans as well. This could’ve easily been a $70 release, and they decided to stick with a $60 price tag. A lot of love went into this, and after mercenaries is added next    Metacritic needs to start doing something about these review bombings!

    This is truly one of the best games I’ve played in years. Second only to Elden ring in my mind. Capcom is one of the few publishers who respect their fans as well. This could’ve easily been a $70 release, and they decided to stick with a $60 price tag. A lot of love went into this, and after mercenaries is added next month, the value proposition is stellar.    … Expand
  27. Dench1k
    Mar 26, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Лучшая игра в которую я играл, игра детства, самая интересная и захватывающая, вот как нужно делать ремейки, это самый лучший и настоящий ремейк игры, который заставляет ностальгировать, и по мимо этого, игре удается тебя удивить.… Expand
  28. RanGom007
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    another amazing job that I'm incredibly excited about. Capcom again showed how to make cool games. 20 hours of pure enjoyment from a hand-made game.. and special thanks for the support of the Russian language in the game ! ❤️
  29. FDH-27
    Mar 26, 2023
    10
    افضل لعبة لعام 2023 وانجح ريميك رأيته مبدع من كل الجهات ولم يفسدو في القصة والمناطق
  30. raedgamer7
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    A faithful game to the original part with beautiful additions and made the game better than the original part, the game of the year 2023
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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
  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Jul 31, 2024
    90
    The story of the game is a mediocre story, the gameplay is very enjoyable and attractive, in terms of visuals, it is equal to Cross Gen 2023 games and has a stunning visual, the main boss fights are very similar to each other. The sound design of the game is wonderful, the enemies have a good variety and only one new type of enemy has been added to the remake compared to the original version.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    100
    Overall it holds together very well, and even though I played the whole game in two days with minimal sleep, I didn't even think about taking a break for a while. [Issue#327]
  3. Trusted Reviews
    Jun 30, 2023
    100
    Resident Evil 4 Remake not only does right by its original source of inspiration, but it also sets a high bar for what modern day remakes can be. All components of the story have been finetuned into a more well-thought out package, and that’s before mentioning the game’s full use of today’s graphical prowess to deliver a more terrifying interpretation of rural Spain. The core gameplay also retains what made it so great back in the day, but with modern amenities such as a parrying system, quick-select for weapons and the ability to run. And despite the new improvements, the increased aggressiveness of the enemies ensures that the game never feels like a cakewalk. I don’t know who still needs to be convinced at this point, but Resident Evil 4 is a masterpiece that I cannot recommend enough.
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