Resident Evil 4

 Xbox Series X
Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
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  1. Gamereactor Spain
    Mar 17, 2023
    70
    Resident Evil 4 lacks a little bit of care and polish to deliver as a modern remake as it is, both visually and gameplay-wise. I enjoyed its old-school fun and most of the changes are for the better, but it breaks its own rules and just isn't optimised as of yet. Fortunately, most of its issues can be fixed.
  2. Cubed3
    Mar 17, 2023
    70
    It is difficult to not be blinded by nostalgia, especially when a game has been part of the ongoing zeitgeist of the franchise for nearly 20 years. Resident Evil 4 Remake is, by intention, an unfaithful love letter. The remake has changed certain story beats, altered movement, overhauled combat and revised the visuals. Those jumping in for the first time in 2023 may not understand the hype surrounding this particular entry in the series, but, remember that a lot of modern games owe their DNA to Resident Evil 4, even if they have perfected it since.
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  1. Kotaku
    Mar 29, 2023
    When I go back and replay Resident Evil 4 again one day in the not-too-distant future, I think it will be this new version that I’ll return to instead of the original. And I truly can’t think of higher praise to lay upon the remake than that.
  2. Xboxygen
    Mar 19, 2023
    With this, Capcom presents its best do-over yet. Never has the term “remake” been better suited for describing what is Resident Evil 4. The story benefits from a reorchestration that erases the narrative defects of the original work. Offering a modern gameplay without forgetting its original DNA, the title manages to keep the right balance between action and survival horror. If Capcom's wizards manage to do the same magic trick with the two subsequent episodes shunned by purists of the license, all will be forgiven.

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#4 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2023
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#6 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2023

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User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1129 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 696 out of 1129
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 1129
  3. Negative: 410 out of 1129
  1. no_thanks_bro
    Mar 27, 2023
    2
    Really disappointing, too much cut content in this game especially my favorite boss U-3 ,Its just RE3 in a different setting, same clunkyReally 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
    Its terrible    … Full Review »
  2. davygravy93
    Mar 27, 2023
    0
    RE4 with worse controls and lame mechanics from re3. Yeah that's right, it actually controls WORSE than a game from 2005. Also knifeRE4 with worse controls and lame mechanics from re3. Yeah that's right, it actually controls WORSE than a game from 2005. Also knife durability? What is this breath of the wild? I also didn't care for the tacked on crafting mechanics either, just felt like unnecessary busywork. The death scenes have also been heavily dialed back in how violent they are, that means no chainsaw decapitation which is just lame. I hated that they went with a super serious vibe but still tried to put the one liners in, they basically wanted to have their cake and eat it too in regards to the tone.… Full Review »
  3. TheresNoDoubt
    Apr 4, 2023
    2
    Terrible art style, terrible characters models, bad graphics.

    Remember when Capcom used to have new games with massive graphics    Terrible art style, terrible characters models, bad graphics.

    Remember when Capcom used to have new games with massive graphics improvement? From RE2 to RE3 in the 90s, to 5 years later RE4 a game that was on a league of its own when it comes to RE games graphics and looked better than most games in its generation, and then doing it again with RE5 who looked better in every area than the RE games that came before. Now Capcom is trash when it comes to that, there's barely any difference from RE2 to RE4 remake, on top of that these new games have terrible art style like I said which makes things even worse, you can barely see anything in certain locations, and of course its because Capcom doesn't want us to look at the terrible RE Engine textures, extremely lazy.

    Leon and Ada are the same trash models from RE2. Original RE4 and RE6 Leon and Ada models are SO MUCH better. Remember when Capcom kept making new models for every new RE game but no one cared because they were all amazing? It's a good thing to have the same models returning but only when they are good, the thing is that Leon and Ada from RE2 are trash. Luis and Wesker models are trash too. They took everything that made those characters cool.

    The voice of acting of those characters are also terrible. RE voice acting was great in the late 2000s, back when every character looked and sounded memorable. What happened? We know using the same things again isn't a issue for Capcom, as they have been using many of the assets they created for RE7 in every single new RE game, and that's why the new RE games look so cheap. So why not use the same voice actors from the past? Those cheap **** are trying to save as much money as possible, no wonder most of the new RE games are mostly just a copy and paste. Same trash art style for every single new RE game, same trash character models, same assets for 4 games in a row. But they can't bring back the voices that made those characters popular, no, that's too much for them. Maybe they are trying to save money with that too, and it's less expensive to bring new people to do the voice acting, who knows.

    But of course dudes are giving 10 to this trash, because they don't understand gaming. This is just the new generation, the same dogs who think Fortnite is good, they don't know when a game is actually good because they haven't played any.

    Gun sounds are terrible. Amount of cut content are terrible. Leon movement animations are terrible.

    Leon in the original was extremely stylish like Dante, literally every single animation of Leon was created to make him as stylish and cool as possible, which suited his personality very well. Now Leon personality is changed to worse, and theres literally 0 stylish things about him, even the spinning kick looks dumb as **** but his movement is just the worst.

    This game is going to be hyped for about 2 months and then everyone is going to forget about it, it will never be a classic that people kept playing for 20 years like the original.    … Full Review »
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