What an amazing remake, takes everything that made the original special and modernizes it. I still think it’s worth playing the original alongside this bc they do feel different in areas, but this feels more like a modern adaptation than anything. RE4 was a fantastic game for 2005 standards, and now RE4R is a fantastic game for 2023 standards. They’ve expanded the story in some cool ways, still nothing crazy but I enjoyed seeing the additions. I like most of the characters a lot more here, especially Ashley. The movement feels fantastic here and this is honestly probably the most fun I’ve ever had with a shooter, even if that’s not this game’s primary genre. It’s tense as hell with resources at points, but it’s always possible to just barely scrape by and it feels amazing every time. It keeps the same horror action balance as the original but increases both sides of the equation, so it’s scarier and even more action packed than the original, all while maintaining a fun and campy tone that somehow doesn’t feel out of place. The whole thing is a super delicate balancing act but they pull it off so perfectly you hardly even notice. It’s just an amazing time start to finish, it definitely lived up to all my expectations and surprised me in ways I didn’t even expect.