Resident Evil 4

 PlayStation 5
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4763 Ratings

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  1. bvwbfjwvjh
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Ein perfektes Spiel mit richtig coolem Gameplay, guter Grafik, insgesamt ein tolles Abenteuer. meiner Meinung nach noch besser als Resi 4 von damals.
  2. DieguitoR
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Um jogo que pegou tudo de bom do clássico de 2005 e melhorou, a jogabilidade, os gráficos estão perfeitos.
  3. Proven
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    With this game, Capcom proves that as of 2023, they are one of the best, most professional and talented developers of all time.

    This Remake is everything i wanted and then more. I'm fairly certain, that this will be very successful. Maybe i'm wrong, but i have a feeling that this game is something, that even people who usually don't play horror games, would buy. It's just so well done.    With this game, Capcom proves that as of 2023, they are one of the best, most professional and talented developers of all time.

    This Remake is everything i wanted and then more. I'm fairly certain, that this will be very successful. Maybe i'm wrong, but i have a feeling that this game is something, that even people who usually don't play horror games, would buy. It's just so well done. It's basically same logic that goes for quality games like Red Dead Redemption, that even people who usually don't play open-world, would still try it.

    World design was perfection, music/atmosphere/rain were all great, most new boss designs were phenomenal and voice acting for both Leon and Ashley was solid. And yeah, new Ashley is amazing, i had no idea, that it's even possible. I never liked Ashley, but in this game, she is great.

    Played on PC and PS5.    … Expand
  4. lespaul88
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    just play it. no need to say anything. A classic gaming fun experience just like it used to be with games.
  5. Twitchyryno69
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    A big amount of wow!

    I knew that this game was gonna be coming out and plus I'm a big Resident Evil fan so I just had to get it. And damnnnnnn it's totally worth it!!! It brings back nostalgia from when I was a teenager from when the original first came out, the game play is just amazing, I like it how they made it a tad darker to suit the game, the graphics are top notch. I could keep    A big amount of wow!

    I knew that this game was gonna be coming out and plus I'm a big Resident Evil fan so I just had to get it.

    And damnnnnnn it's totally worth it!!!

    It brings back nostalgia from when I was a teenager from when the original first came out, the game play is just amazing, I like it how they made it a tad darker to suit the game, the graphics are top notch. I could keep going on and on about the good things about this game.!    … Expand
  6. truthbetold1981
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    The original is one of my favorite games of all time and this one just elevates everything and makes it so much better. It's perfectI expected something less from the company, but now I realized that the people from Capcom know the business of decent remakes and games
  7. RE4R_GOTY_2023
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    This is most obvious GOTY of all time! As a Remake, it's amazing. As a standalone modern video game, it's amazing. It's fun, it's scary, it has action, it has horror. It's not just copy+paste "new graphics on old game", nope. This is, in many ways, expanded and updated version of RE4. I would say, 99% of the new addions and changes are absolutely welcomed and well done. Graphically itThis is most obvious GOTY of all time! As a Remake, it's amazing. As a standalone modern video game, it's amazing. It's fun, it's scary, it has action, it has horror. It's not just copy+paste "new graphics on old game", nope. This is, in many ways, expanded and updated version of RE4. I would say, 99% of the new addions and changes are absolutely welcomed and well done. Graphically it literally looks like "next-gen". Rain/storm looks great and makes it obvious that pre-release footage was just some "beta" stages.

    Obviously no game is perfect, i could always complain about something, anything (that goes for any game btw). But i almost don't want to, it's just as close to perfection as modern remake could be. Dead Space Remake was solid, very good. But this one is next level compared to that one.

    To bring out some negatives, as a die hard RE4 fan, i was obviously disappointed that U-3 was cut. U-3 had very interesting design and fight was fun and scary and would have worked perfectly in this new remake. I'm not really sure why the cut it, but i'm hopeful that maybe they are holding it for dlc.

    BUT that didn't break the game for me at all, everything else was great, most boss fights were amazing and expanded content helped as well. Atmosphere was absolutely flawless on all three locations (village,castle,island). Voice acting (for the most part) was great. My biggest surprise was Ashley, she was perfect! I was never huge Ashley fan, in the original she was extremely annoying, but in the remake she almost felt like new character (in a good way). Leon's voice acting was solid, as expected. Overall script/dialogue was also nice, i especially liked moments between Leon and Ashley.

    At the end of the day, i don't even care if it wins any awards, all i can say is, that it's very good game and that's the most important thing. But when development team puts so much passion into a project like this, i think it should be rewarded.

    10/10    … Expand
  8. Hamed-Dovahkiin
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    Definitely, without a doubt, the best remake ever even better than re2

    Changes compared to the original version: the game becomes scarier and the game environment becomes darker and the elements of psychological fears are added - the crafting system is added - the stealth system is added - in this version you feel much more like you are in a Spanish environment and many things It is    Definitely, without a doubt, the best remake ever even better than re2

    Changes compared to the original version: the game becomes scarier and the game environment becomes darker and the elements of psychological fears are added - the crafting system is added - the stealth system is added - in this version you feel much more like you are in a Spanish environment and many things It is beyond everyone's interest to read it, just know that Capcom has spent all its experience on it and the final product is perfect.

    And in the end, Ashley is very attractive and this time it is really worth saving her    … Expand
  9. caioecm88
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    RE4 remake succeed on keeping this franchise alive. Altough the base is the same, the improvements brought to the table are simply outstanding.
  10. Meezle
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    This is one of the best remakes in the history of the industry that I managed to play. This remake fixes the mistakes of the Resident Evil 3 remake and some mistakes of the original game. I expected something less from the company, but now I realized that the people from Capcom know the business of decent remakes and games. Graphics, voice acting (even from localizations) and processing ofThis is one of the best remakes in the history of the industry that I managed to play. This remake fixes the mistakes of the Resident Evil 3 remake and some mistakes of the original game. I expected something less from the company, but now I realized that the people from Capcom know the business of decent remakes and games. Graphics, voice acting (even from localizations) and processing of functions - all that keeps the game at the highest level.… Expand
  11. 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. 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 theA 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.    … Collapse
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93

Universal acclaim - based on 126 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 124 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 126
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  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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