Resident Evil 4
Posted by lauren | Under Reviews with 32 views Sunday Nov 6, 2005
The funny thing about Resident Evil 4 is that it reminded me of all the other survival horror video games I’ve played (Silent Hill in particular) except the Resident Evil series. I suppose it’s because the setting of the game is in rural Europe instead of an urban area, and your character does not fight zombies per se but zombie-like villagers infected with a certain virus. In Resident Evil 4, you play Leon Kennedy on a mission to rescue the US President’s daughter, who has been kidnapped by a religious cult. The story of the game basically revolves around that: rescue the girl and get the hell out of that country together in one piece.
I found Resident Evil 4 one of the most challenging video games I’ve ever played. If you’re expecting a lot of mindless, zombie shooty action, go find another game because RE4 doesn’t have any of that. You actually have to take the effort to aim at the targets with a laser if you want to kill them, which I personally found annoying because I end up wasting crucial seconds from trying to aim properly. There’s also a lot of dodging action, which took me a while to get used to because they just come out of nowhere and I have really slow reaction time. As for the weapons, you no longer find them lying around in various areas. In Resident Evil 4 there is a merchant who sells you everything from weapons to first aid sprays–everything, that is, except for bullets.
As I played the game, I couldn’t decide if I loved or hated Resident Evil 4. Every time I entered a new area, I felt my heart sink because that meant there would be a crowd of villagers, zealots, and soldiers waiting to overwhelm and kill me. Yet at the same time, I couldn’t tear myself away from the game. I finished Resident Evil 4 just a few hours ago and I must say that the difficulty I had getting past some areas and killing off some bosses made defeating the game all the more worthwhile. But wait–it doesn’t end there. The best part about Resident Evil 4 is that defeating the game doesn’t mean that the fun is over; after fighting the final boss, a bunch of other extra games appear, whose plots add to the main story. 4/5
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I keep hearing good things about RE4. I tend to shy away from playing survival horror games mainly because I get really tense when playing them. I stick to Sports and FPS’s these days.
btw, isn’t it sorta stupid that a merchant can sell you firearms and not bullets?
My boy is playing this right now and he said he is addicted. I didn’t know about the aiming. That sucks!
I will try it when he beats the game and passes it on to me.
I know! And since I *always* miss, I end up running out of bullets by the time the final boss battle comes. I had to take great care to save ammo but if you’re on easy mode in RE4, you can find them everywhere.
You have to aim properly? Uh oh, not my kind of game.
where is the chainsaw