RESIDENT EVIL 4 REMAKE REVIEW FULL

Unfortunately I wasn't as wild about the game's control scheme. You won't be disappointed with Resident Evil 4's presentation. The game is appropriately atmospheric, bringing the audio in line with the incredible visuals. Gone is the cheesy synth soundtrack and B-rate voice acting, replaced with a fitting score and actors who can deliver well written dialog. There are a few moments when something looks a little grainy or outdated, but it never breaks the illusion.Įqually impressive is the sound design, which goes out of its way to shake its very spotty history. The game looks as good (if not better) than many of current generation titles, a real testament to the original game's attention art design and attention to detail. Capcom has gone back to the original HD textures, delivering the best looking version of Resident Evil 4 you will ever see. The big change to this this PlayStation 3 version (as well as the Xbox 360 port) is the addition of high resolution graphics.

The game's excellent pace helps keep the action flowing, all while introducing new locations and adding intriguing wrinkles to the story. With a 15+ hour running time, Resident Evil 4 is also the longest game in the franchise. You'll also meet up with a few familiar faces, solve contextual puzzles and maybe even learn a thing or two about what Umbrella is up to these days. Now it's up to this Leon to save the girl, kill the parasite growing inside him and get as far away from Europe as possible.Īlong the way you'll fight off all kinds of monsters (both real and fictional) in a whole host of impressive looking environments. His luck goes from bad to worse when our hero is injected with a mysterious mind control parasite. Without warning he is swarmed by a legion of zombie-like villagers. In true Resident Evil fashion, things don't go as planned for Leon. The plan is to get in and get out before anybody notices there's no reason to drag this mission out longer than needed. It seems that some Spanish cult has taken Ashley Graham for international leverage. The story involves Leon Kennedy (star of Resident Evil 2) who has traveled to Europe on a mission to save the President's daughter. With its emphasis on action, lack of time consuming backtracking and well-written dialog, this 2005 sequel was a massive departure from the Resident Evil games we knew and loved. Capcom wisely removed the insufferable tank-style controls and added a more modern over-the-shoulder point of view. Gone is the spooky mansion, replaced by lush outdoor environments, religious temples and even a couple fun sequences involving a boat. This time around you aren't fighting zombies, but rather religious zealots, their experiments and the villagers they keep under mind control. Resident Evil 4 wisely ditches most of the franchise's most belabored cliches.

RESIDENT EVIL 4 REMAKE REVIEW FULL

This twenty dollar port features improved HD graphics, full widescreen support, online leaderboards, trophies and a bevy of extra content not found on the tiny GameCube disc. Since its original GameCube release, Resident Evil 4 has scared its way to the PlayStation 2, Wii, personal computers and now the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Their demands more than met with Resident Evil 4, a sequel that six years later remains one of the greatest games of all time. Resident Evil fans demanded something brand new a fresh take on one of Capcom's biggest franchises. By 2005 survival horror fans had visited too many scary mansions, fought off too many slow moving zombies and were finally sick of the unwieldy tank controls. After three numbered sequels, two side stories, one remake and way too many gun survivor games, Resident Evil was in desperate need of a makeover.

Resident evil 4 remake review