The first reviews for the Resident Evil 4 remake have dropped today following a strange embargo time of 7AM GMT, and the good news is that reviewers are absolutely loving it so far... it'll easily be one of the best-rated games of 2023!
We're seeing many 10/10 scores here, including from us at Pure Xbox where we called it "a resounding success, taking the 2005 survival horror classic and revamping, reworking and retooling it into a most modern and thrilling action extravaganza". You can check out our review below:
Let's look at what some of the other critics are saying across the web:
IGN (10/10)
"Whether you're a fan of the original or a newcomer with a hankering for some action-heavy horror of the highest quality, Resident Evil 4 is like a parasite-riddled Spaniard: a total no-brainer."
GameSpot (10/10)
"Capcom has masterfully created a new version of a beloved game and continues to blaze a trail with its Resident Evil remakes."
Pure Xbox (10/10)
"It all looks and sounds incredible, performs perfectly and makes for a glorious return to the top for an all-time action great. Welcome back, stranger."
Push Square (10/10)
"Capcom has faithfully remade a genuine classic by bringing it into the modern age and kitting it out with new content, tremendous combat, and striking visuals."
Game Informer (9.5/10)
"The Resident Evil 4 remake is about everything I could've wanted. But importantly, it doesn't overwrite its predecessor. If anything, this new version reinforces why the original Resident Evil 4 is a game people should still seek out, play, or at least watch and learn about."
GamesRadar (9/10)
"The fact Resident Evil 4 Remake works so well, largely channeling exactly the same spirit as the original, only goes to show why it was a classic in the first place."
Digital Trends (9/10)
"It’s the past, present, and future of action-horror rolled up into an instant classic that stands side by side with its predecessor."
GamingBible (8/10)
"I can’t deny that I’m sore about some of the cut content, and the gameplay mechanics aren’t always smooth, but, overall, Resident Evil 4 is a brilliant action-horror game and I’ll no doubt play through it multiple times over the coming months."
DualShockers (7/10)
"I'm sure there will be some who prefer it for being more modern and moody, but does everyone need to run out and get this, day one? Only if you're the sort of Resident Evil devotee who picks up every single entry."
The vast, vast majority of reviews that are live today for Resident Evil 4's remake are extremely positive, with the game sitting on a 93 Metacritic rating for PS5 right now, and a 91 rating for Xbox Series X and S.
Don't forget that you can try the free "Chainsaw Demo" of Resident Evil 4 right now on Xbox if you want to, with the full game arriving in a week's time on Friday, March 24th. Not long to go now!
Happy with these scores? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below.
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Whad'ya buyin?
RE4 remake
Wish the review code split would be more even across Xbox and Playstation. As it stands everyone seems to get the PS copy and there are never as many reviews for Xbox. So then the PS copy will be plastered on the front page of metacritic and it’s like the Xbox version doesn’t exist (though occasionally it goes the other way).
Wha'doyou Sellin' Stranger?
I'm going to be the party pooper, but the fact that games like Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 are the highest rated games of 2023 shows just how poor, boring and unoriginal the state of gaming is at the moment.
@K1LLEGAL It doesn't matter much as most games are almost identical on both systems.
With higher percentage of games sales usually going to the PS version, its to be expected.
This will only change if Xbox start getting more sales and more Xbox users start buying more full priced games I guess?
It would be interesting to see why these publications choose which platform they review on, as obviously I'm simply guessing why its the way it is..
@pip_muzz well, hi-fi rush is absolutely on the level with those, review-wise.
And rightly so.
The GC version was one of the best games of all time so this one can only be better.
Day 1 for me.
I really dont get why no one is mentioning the horrific dead zones in this remake. The camera movement and aiming in the demo was abysmal and no amount of control teaking could fix it.
It's so bad I personally wouldnt pick it up unless its addressed.
Here is a great video shaowing how bad it is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_iApZxunP4
@Novs Hi-Fi Rush was superb in fairness! As is Wo Long. It's not all doom and gloom, but no matter how high a quality these remakes are, there's a different original game that could have been made instead which will never see the light of day.
Cut content? I thought there wasn't gonna be any.
@Titntin I just think it’s bonus marketing for Playstation that kind of comes unintentionally. As you say it might be because they sell more on PS, so the publisher sends the PS review copy; or maybe it runs better sometimes? The 2 might run exactly the same but if the review is for the PS version then that is the box art you see on the front page.
I’m not sure how much of a choice the publication gets. I remember recently PushSquare got a review code that PureXbox didn’t; which I think is down to the publisher.
But yea it’s like this whole zeitgeist that seems to work against Xbox. A lot of it is their own doing; for example I see adverts on social media of new release indie games and they have the PS4, PS5 and Switch box art only. Because the Xbox version, whilst still existing, is digital. So yea that’s another piece of marketing Xbox misses out on.
Going to be a long week waiting for this one. Just release it early Capcom!!!
@K1LLEGAL I'm sure your right mate.
On the bright side, at least they get to advertise Game pass to me every time I turn on my PC
@Titntin there are benefits to being Microsoft!
Although I agree that reviews should be great for great games, I believe that a certain amount of reviews should be based on "new creativity" meaning, the story needs to be creative and a fully new take on it as well to get a 10/10. Not saying that RE4 doesn't deserve great reviews, I just think to get to 10 you should also have to reinvent the story. It would be disappointing for this to be considered a GOTY contender with many new games coming out that are new IPs or completely new stories.
I'll have you at some point my friend
Yeah we don't need new games give us remakes, at any game lunch devs must already talking about remake in a 5 years, cool right? who need new games anyway...
these RE4 remake reviews are junk by fanboys... seen a few that start to talk about the negatives like feeling under powered animations being slow.. personally feel Engadgets review is the most honest ive read....gaming media reviews are worthless for the most part, over the years ive noticed that reviewers will leave out the negatives if they like the game and if they dont they will nitpick...and it worse for long established games like zelda, mario, RE, COD and the likes... they only get reviewed by people who already like the series and the reviews never seem to focus on any negatives or issues with the games.
@Chuffer my god!! Like that matters!! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@jordan1992 LOL you're absolutely right! Having good tight controls that work in a game doesn't matter at all.
Tons of people are not happy including the Digital Foundry guys who people generally have good faith in honest accurate reporting...
https://www.resetera.com/threads/resident-evil-4-xbox-control-issues-and-ps5-image-quality-issues-are-still-present-in-full-version.698137/
and lots over at reddit...
https://www.reddit.com/r/residentevil/comments/11ov2z7/resident_evil_4_remakedemo_deadzones_and_requests/
Like you say though a game that doesnt control correctly doesnt matter at all 🤣🤦♂️
I played the demo, worked fine for me. This was on PS5 so dunno bout Series X, not tried on there as i assumed they’d be the same. If this is the case i think ya making a mountain out of a mole hill. So i have to push the left stick forwards 2 millimetres to move, you want to move at 1 millimetres? Like, big deal!! Digital Foundry are too expert for me. Seen lots of their vids of games saying certain games run much better on PS5 than Series X. I can’t see any difference!! Even wen i watch their vid an they pause an point at stuff i’m like???? Wtf are they looking at!? It looks the same!!
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