pktechgirlbackup | Resident Evil 4 (Reply)

Resident Evil 4 in review: Extremely good game. I criticize it for being a little long (~50 hours of gameplay), but I keep attempting to play the minigames I unlocked afterwards, so maybe its length was fine. Speaking of the minigames: I am absolutely terrible at them. The fact that the main game stayed at a challenging but achievable level the entire time is a testimony to its fantastic autoadujusting difficulty. The story, dialagoue, and voice acting are complete crap, but it comes off as adorable, not grating. The graphics are past the mystical point where graphics affect my enjoyment of the game, so yay. The level design is fantastic, I might make some minor changes to how maps are displayed but by and large they do a great job at allowing and encouraging exploration without leaving you lost. The final boss fight violated the cardinal rule of story telling by having a pivotal moment driven by another character, but it was still fun. I am in continued awe of the fact that I used four gun types (with two others I ignored) and each served their own individual purpose.

What really stands out is how many different ways there are to beat a particular challenge. You could be a fantastic shot, a good tactician, or spend a lot of ammo. I got a lot of milage out of arranging things so when I shot an enemy, they fell a long way, letting gravity save me some bullets. Boss fights often give you the option to dodge attacks, or climb off a ledge they pushed you over. The quick time events were annoying but tolerable.

In conclusion: totally worth the $9 I spent on it.