To this day, I prefer my horror games to have enough action for me to fight back from the dangers in the shadows but because of RE4, I was able to play so many games that provided a ton of memorable moments. I still think of Resident Evil anytime I hear a SOAD song from that album.
I would put in a CD of System of a Down’s Toxicity album to drown out the ambient growls while darting around the sewers and fighting the Verdugo. Yet, the methodical approach to survival, the interesting monsters, and the campy nature of Leon’s mission to save the president’s daughter were so immersive to me as a teen allowing me to power through my fears and discover a game that would go on to be a favorite. Even daytime television wasn’t safe as ads and trailers constantly showed a little too much of the latest horror films. Around this time I was afraid of most violent imagery which was a dominant force in the 90s and 2000s. You’re going to love this.” From there I spent weeks chipping away at it, taking breaks when I was just too scared to keep playing. A friend loaned me a copy of the PS2 release in 2005 and said, “Trust me. What results is an explosive tour-de-force where players take on the role of an action hero and use whatever they can get a hold of to survive, including a spread of impressive military-grade weaponry.įor me, Resident Evil 4 was a gateway into the world of horror and horror-themed games and media. All the while, agents of the evil Umbrella Corporation move to learn more about the parasite for their own nefarious purposes.
Leon is thrust into a desperate survival situation where he faces everything from giant salamanders to savage chainsaw-wielding sisters to spider-like insects and more nightmarish beings twisted into unnatural shapes by a wicked creature known as the Las Plagas parasite.
While it doesn’t have the same tone as the original, this remake serves as a uniquely original approach to the source material that is perfect for new players and veterans of the initial game.įor those unaware, Resident Evil 4 is a remake of an iconic action horror game of the same name where the seasoned soldier Leon Scott Kennedy is tasked with a mission to save Ashley Graham from the clutches of a parasite-worshipping cult in the Spanish countryside that’s mutated the people and animals there into terrifying monsters that are controlled by a wicked leader named Osmund Saddler. Having now played the remake all the way through, this might be one of the best Resident Evil games of this era, especially from a pure gameplay perspective. Resident Evil 4 is a particularly important game to me, as I’m sure it is to many people, so when it was announced that it would be reimagined in a similar style to Capcom’s recently successful remakes I was still hesitant about whether or not the RE4 remake could possibly be as good as the original.
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