What can i even say about this game? My first Resident Evil game, the original PS2 game + the Wii edition are beloved childhood favourites that practically raised me lmao and I've bought it on every console I've owned since. I played the main campaign over and over, I played all the extra campaigns, I unlocked all the outfits, guns, you name it. I know the puzzle solutions off the top of my head. Ask me where any obscure piece of treasure is in this game and I can ~probably~ tell you where it is. To this day I still play it in my head to fall asleep sometimes, I know it THAT well lol so yeah I definitely have nostalgia bias. Still though, the general atmosphere and soundtrack of this game are unmatched even by today's standards imo. The way the characters look and their facial animations make it hard to believe it is from 2005 especially when you compare it to other games from that time, hell even a lot of games from way after that time.
The only things that f it up it a little are the janky textures which show up badly on modern TV's- they don't all look bad but tbh the good ones just show up the bad ones even worse :( especially in the HD remastered version. like, you'll have textures that look like they're from a PS3 game which is fine, next to ones that belong in a PS1 game. I find this is more noticeable in the later areas of the game for whatever reason. Apparently production on this game was chaos so maybe those are areas they had to rush to get the game out on time? who knows honestly, it might just be a symptom of me playing this it over and over and over and exploring every nook and cranny. but there it is if you are bothered by stuff like that.
Also if you are used to modern shooters (replayed this just off the back of completing Red Dead Redemption 2 and yikes), you WILL find this awkward and stiff to play at first, Leon controls like an old shopping cart. But hey we wouldn't even have modern shooters as they are today without this game so we can forgive it. The other thing that lets it down a little is the game kind of falls off a bit towards the end, but that is a pretty common complaint with Resident Evil games, and I wonder if it is to get you to replay the game to experience the earlier areas again lol because it works on me. Either way it really isn't a big deal because the game is still good. These are all just stupid nitpicks that barely matter honestly, and easily looked past in a game like this with so much more to offer.
Idk man, it's Resident Evil 4!!! Play it if u haven't, replay it if u have :). I aint played the remake yet, it looks good! but honestly I think something as iconic as this game can only happen once. The way they blended pure horror with cringe humour and still made it all so charming is expert writing and game design to me. Also objectively the funniest game ever made, unironically. Loved it as a kid, love it now, Leon Kennedy transed my gender. Can't give it less than 5 stars even with all the stuff I mentioned earlier. She's an icon, she's a legend and she IS the moment.
The only things that f it up it a little are the janky textures which show up badly on modern TV's- they don't all look bad but tbh the good ones just show up the bad ones even worse :( especially in the HD remastered version. like, you'll have textures that look like they're from a PS3 game which is fine, next to ones that belong in a PS1 game. I find this is more noticeable in the later areas of the game for whatever reason. Apparently production on this game was chaos so maybe those are areas they had to rush to get the game out on time? who knows honestly, it might just be a symptom of me playing this it over and over and over and exploring every nook and cranny. but there it is if you are bothered by stuff like that.
Also if you are used to modern shooters (replayed this just off the back of completing Red Dead Redemption 2 and yikes), you WILL find this awkward and stiff to play at first, Leon controls like an old shopping cart. But hey we wouldn't even have modern shooters as they are today without this game so we can forgive it. The other thing that lets it down a little is the game kind of falls off a bit towards the end, but that is a pretty common complaint with Resident Evil games, and I wonder if it is to get you to replay the game to experience the earlier areas again lol because it works on me. Either way it really isn't a big deal because the game is still good. These are all just stupid nitpicks that barely matter honestly, and easily looked past in a game like this with so much more to offer.
Idk man, it's Resident Evil 4!!! Play it if u haven't, replay it if u have :). I aint played the remake yet, it looks good! but honestly I think something as iconic as this game can only happen once. The way they blended pure horror with cringe humour and still made it all so charming is expert writing and game design to me. Also objectively the funniest game ever made, unironically. Loved it as a kid, love it now, Leon Kennedy transed my gender. Can't give it less than 5 stars even with all the stuff I mentioned earlier. She's an icon, she's a legend and she IS the moment.