Resident Evil 4 Remake Review - Are Remakes Worth Buying?
The original Resident Evil 4 is hailed as one of the best titles of the franchise and a pioneer of the action-horror genre in general. While it did move further away from Resident Evil's survival roots, a change in pace that was unwelcome for some (such as myself), it defined the future of the next few games to come. It reasons to stand, then, that remaking such a crucial game would be a momentous task. Remakes and remasters are a dime a dozen these days; some masterfully recreating the intended designs with modern innovation, whereas others are lazy cash-grabs that only tarnish the legacy of the originals. Thankfully for Resident Evil fans, the 2023 remake of 4 is absolutely part of the former. The Remakes So Far Before delving into 4, it is worth examining the previous modern remakes of Resident Evil games to determine how they were handled and what that could have entailed for RE4. Resident Evil 2 was the first game to be remade in the current style back in 2019 to a resounding...