This game isn't as good as I remember.

[Dark11Void]

After beating the ever-living ♥♥♥♥ out of 7, and just recently playing through Code Veronica X on my PS2, going back to Resident Evil 4 is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. It's as if all the magic suddenly disappeared. There doesn't seem to be much novelty in the environments, no meaningful exploration, the atmosphere feels somehow dull, and the combat feels far too repetitive and easy. Maybe I just need to re-acclimate to the style of game 4 is, I don't know, but I'm not really enjoying it now.

What about you guys?

[Nasty Peep]

I enjoyed it the most on the Wii, might be a strange thing to say, but the Wii did a really nice job with RE4.

[Monni62]

Originally posted by MechaDuckbuttEX:

I enjoyed it the most on the Wii, might be a strange thing to say, but the Wii did a really nice job with RE4.

I think that's the popular opinion, at least in the internet gaming circles I've been involved in.

[Guydodge]

im doing a full playthru now of all RE games on pc and having a blast.then onto RE7.the one thing i never do with a series is compare them to the others in that series.i enjoy every game for what it is and not what it isnot.games are much more enjoyable when you dont pick them apart.

[cpwarrior88]

Originally posted by Guydodge:

im doing a full playthru now of all RE games on pc and having a blast.then onto RE7.the one thing i never do with a series is compare them to the others in that series.i enjoy every game for what it is and not what it isnot.games are much more enjoyable when you dont pick them apart.

+1

[El Fuerte]

I can replay this game anytime anyday without getting bored

[Dark11Void]

I think part of my issue may have been my mood during my recent RE4 session, and @Guydodge nailed it as well. I'm comparing it to a very different type of game within the same series. I'm starting to warm up to the game again with some more thought.

[Velarune]

Your impression of the game is very true actually. All of the environments are incredibly dull with no real depth or realism to them. Everything is basically just flat walls, lots of squares and rectangles, just plain boring. There's no exploration at all in the game. You have one path and you're led along it with maybe a small deviation here or there. There's only a handful of instances where there was any sort of actual atmosphere. And of course the combat is extremely repetitive. Once you figure out that you can shoot them in the legs, there's no reason to ever play the game differently and it makes the entire experience braindead easy.

We didn't know any different in the older days. RE4 was something new and cool that we hadn't seen before. But since then we've had a lot of games take that style of gameplay and make it better. So it's kinda hard to go back to this more primitive gameplay and still see it as we once did, since games like Dead Space and even RE5 drastically improved on that gameplay and have spoiled us.

[MurtiC]

Me neither , yet i still own this game for 6 different plattforms.

[El Shabs]

I've just started re-playing RE4 again... and it still works for me, sure the story is pretty goofy but that's part of why I like this game, but purely as an action game, it still holds up after all these years. I finished playing RE7 a couple of weeks ago, and I really enjoyed every minute of that game, right now, although RE4 and RE7 are completely different games, they're probably the ones I've enjoyed the most from the entire RE franchise.

[shade00]

most games are worth replaying later on.
the good thing is as time goes on we froget bits and pieces of the story which leads us to replaying to regather the story, and to re experience the gameplay and story.

im replaying it after many years myself and have hit the final chapter, and damn loving every second of it, other then when ash gets in the way xD

which recently finished RE revelations 3ds, and moving unto the pc ver of that sometime soon.

the main change up im hearing of when replaying games will be things like RE2 which is said to be being remade in the style of RE4, reference announcement for info.

as for the wii version, ive played some wii shooters, which its damn good fun having more control over your char since you can literly aim anywhere you want, so perfect aim <3
hopefully someday we are able to play games like that pc wise.
which im guessing could be nearing since VR tech is being revamped from the older days.

i would have commented earlier on as found this thread sometime ago, but was waiting till i found the right words.

[Sticky White Stuff]

I don't know how you could enjoy Code Veronica, the game that ruined the whole series, but not this.

[Velarune]

I've never understood the hate for Code Veronica. I've seen people bash it all these years but nobody ever really gives proper reasoning. And to say that it ruined the series...you're gonna have to explain your thought process on that one. The only real bad part about the game was Steve.

[Visigoth]

Right after finishing the 7 I went back and replay all the RE games (following a timeline order this time and it is soooo much better). I honestly never feel that way about games that I've enjoyed at least once in the past, if I know that they are dated/not as good looking as the new ones I set my standard back to when I first played those games and I didn't know any better. :P

Like many others are saying: try to not compare too much (I'm not judging you let's make it clear, I understand that each of us react differently to things!)

[samplexample]

RE4 is the one of the only horror games I replay anymore. Its a fun and challenging video game, with that corny Japanese arcade feel.
There are genuinely scary and tense moments, and it adds to the challenge in a way.
The cheese levels are off the charts in some parts of the game, but thats the ridiculous novelty that OP referenced, like the last quarter of the game where Leon becomes Rambo.

I havent played RE7 yet, but I hear its good. Just remember that Resident Evil has been successfully rebooted two times now.
The RE4-era of the series got way too ridiculous but RE4 hits the sweet spot. I dont agree with OP, but I can see where his opinion is coming from.

[Radington]

I think the main reason I love this game so much is not the game itself but the memories surrounding it. It reminds me of simpler times honestly and this game whenever I replay just brings me back.