This game was always really unattractive to me and I always felt like like it was way too hyped despite never having played it, but after trying it out myself, I definitely do understand it now. RE4 loses pretty much any kind of horror the series could have had, but despite that it manages to be an extremely memorable experience, with fast combat, over the top cutscenes and memorable characters. I think the biggest point about this game though, is the pacing. The game is always introducing new things and keeping the perfect amount of pressure on you to always be engaging. RE4 is linear game of a considerable length and it never managed to feel super repetitive, which is a great achievement.