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Remakes of famous and loved video games are often hit or miss. However, it would appear that Resident Evil 4 was able to hit bingo with the remake. Here is what critics had to say about Resident Evil 4, as well as their reviews and scores.
Resident Evil 4 Review Scores: 91-93 on Metacritic
Resident Evil 4 is the fourth main game to receive a remake, three years after the last one. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. It comes out on March 24, 2023, although a demo with a special difficulty setting is available to play now.
Metacritic aggregated reviews of the game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC, with each platform getting a score of 93, 91, and 91 respectively. The PlayStation 5 version of the game received the most reviews, coming at a total of 96 reviews, only two of which were mixed. The Xbox Series X version received 19 reviews, also with two mixed reviews. Finally, the PC version had ten reviews, none of which were mixed.
Dexerto gave the game a perfect score. The reviewer said that the remake was “exactly what we wanted it to be”. They also mentioned that it answered the question many players had in mind: Is it possible to improve on what many would once consider the pinnacle of gaming? For the reviewer, the answer was “a resounding yes.” IGN, who also gave it a perfect score, said that the remake is the “series' most relentlessly exciting adventure rebuilt, refined, and realised to the full extent of its enormous potential.”
GameByte, who gave the game yet another 100, said that it's “hard to really sell just how perfect Resident Evil 4's remake is.” They brought up Capcom “treated the source material with the utmost respect”, while also paving the way for “an experience that may even surpass the 2005 original.” Washington Post's Gene Park gave it a 100 as well, simply saying that although they've only had the game for a week, they've already played through it six times.
VG247 also scored the game perfectly, saying that the remake continued the “string of successful Resident Evil remakes.” The reviewer even mentioned that although they were not the biggest fan of Resident Evil 5 or 6. However, thanks to them “seeing all the intricate detail entwined into the remake of this timeless classic without losing its magic”, they are more open-minded for whatever comes next.
NME gave yet another 100 to the remake. They called it “as good a remake as you could hope for.” They mentioned that it “clearly understands what made the original great”, and that it made “considered alterations where it deems necessary.” The improvements to “parts of the game that didn't work so well” made the experience “easier on the eye.” Although they said that it may not be “as necessary a tune-up as Resident Evil 2”, it was still a “fantastic excuse to revisit one of the best games ever made.”
The Guardian also gave a perfect score, calling it a “beautiful, tense, camp, gory summation of everything that is so good about Resident Evil” They praised the way that the game was “alive with intimate detail”, bringing up the “sounds of distant screams and chants to the sight of a grizzly murder scene or a beautiful vase”. They described it even further as “an incredibly rich banquet served amid the detritus of some horrible battle” that players will feast on.
Game Informer gave it a slightly lower score of 95, also calling it “everything [they] could've wanted.” They mentioned that the remake “doesn't overwrite its predecessor”, but instead “reinforces why the original Resident Evil 4 is a game people should still seek out, play, or at least watch and learn about.” The remake was “a love letter to one of the greatest games of all time”, and the “new trek through the Spanish countryside is as good as it gets and makes a great game that much better”
Game Rant gave a score of 90, saying that “even without its extra game modes, the Resident Evil 4 remake is still phenomenal.” The game for them offered “nonstop visceral combat and clever changes that help it feel both new and familiar at the same time.” Although the remake is “not as content-complete as previous iterations of the game”, it is still “so good that most will be able to forgive it.”
GamingBible gave it a score of 80, stating that after running through the game on Standard and Hardcore, they can “happily say that Resident Evil 4 has benefited hugely from the remake treatment.” They praised the game's superb visuals, exquisite sound design, as well as character redesigns that “are fresh yet retain the charms of the classic models.” They also brought up that the remake “plays on your knowledge of the previous iteration, punishing and pleasing you in equal measure.”
DualShockers was one of the sites that gave the game a mixed review of 70. They mentioned that the remake “asks the bold question of whether you can perfect what many already consider perfection.” They mentioned that while the game was “fairly competent at the basics, Capcom's latest remake has the least creative energy of its series revivals, leaving you wanting for much more.” Siliconera, who also gave a mixed score of 70, said that in the attempt to remake the game “with more modern sensibilities, it left behind what made the original game so great to begin with.”
Is Resident Evil 4 worth it?
Whether it be the original 2005 game or the 2023 remake, Resident Evil 4 is very much worth it to play. The fourth main game revolutionized what it meant to play a Resident Evil game and its fame as one of the best games of all time is well-earned. Although it may be lacking in in-game content as some reviewers say, it's still very much worth it to play it and see just why it's well-loved.
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