Resident Evil 4's greatest fights are all here, bigger than ever, and feel better than ever to wade through. If there's one thing you'll realise quickly in this game it's that, after the rather flavourless Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Capcom has rediscovered the joy of killing players brutally. One difference you'll notice almost immediately on this difficulty is that running away is not quite the god-tier strategy it once was: These ganados don't just run after you, but will catch you and inflict grievous damage. I must have died in this encounter six times before re-adjusting and beginning to figure out the endless little tricks baked into Leon's moveset and the enemy behaviour.
I played on Hardcore difficulty, which is recommended for those who've completed the original game, and the name fits. The opening of the Resident Evil 4 remake is outstanding, slightly streamlining the original route into the village in order to get you into the first big set-piece: A knock-down drag-out village brawl that, almost immediately, takes place with the constant sound of a chainsaw revving as its owner chases Leon everywhere.
Reviewed on Windows 10, i5-12400F, 16GB DDR4 Ram, RTX 2060Ĭapcom almost managed it and, for the longest time, you'll think it did.
What is it? A remake of one of the best action games ever made.
