Resident Evil 4 Remake Review

Resident Evil 4 Remake had an impossible job: remake the most copied action game ever made without sanding off what made it special. Capcom kept the cheese, kept the suplexes, and rebuilt everything else. Leon Kennedy in that village, in the rain, with a knife that can now parry a chainsaw: it's the same nightmare wearing better boots.

The combat is a masterclass in pressure. Enemies grab, flank, and duck, the ganado feel smarter, and the knife parry turns panic into a skill. Ashley is less of an escort headache this time, the merchant still has the best voice in gaming, and the whole ride is paced like a band that knows when to let a song breathe.

A knife that can parry a chainsaw turns panic into a skill.

Small knocks: a couple of areas got trimmed compared to the original, and the island still runs out of ideas before the credits. Rain effects at launch looked like a screensaver, patched since.

A 9.4. This is how you remake a classic: respect the bones, rebuild the body, keep the attitude.