Considered as a companion-piece to the 2005 original rather than a flat out replacement, I appreciate the chaotic approach to reinterpreting 4's groundbreaking combat sandbox. New knife is absolutely peak game design. Although I understand the complaints about headshot randomization making the game feel inconsistent, it adds enough interest to even out Leon's new mobility options. I don't know if it can hold a candle to the sheer ingenuity of the original (impossible bar) but Remake has many commendable ideas wholly of it's own. If the stated goal of RE4R is to adapt the original into a more mechanically-able Leon with a highly chaotic battlefield to contend with, I'd say they passed with higher than flying colors.