Resident Evil 4

A Summary of The Game

Guess who’s back and better than ever… It’s your girl Naiya. Since the last time I’ve reached out to you guys, I’ve been having some difficulty figuring out how I was gonna do the next blog. What colors to use, and how to keep you guys interested. I’ve come to realize that I should just be myself and not try to make you guys like me. If you want to view my blog you’ll read it and if not then you’ll just slide right on by. Also last week we talked about The Last Of Us and I gave you some guys insight on the game to try to persuade you to play it. Therefore buckle up and enjoy reading my rant about Resident Evil 4.

Six years have passed since the viral outbreak in Raccoon City. The Umbrella Corporation has gone bankrupt due to a crash in stock sales after it is revealed that they are to blame for the incident. One of the few survivors, Leon S. Kennedy, has been trained by U.S. Special Forces to protect the President of the United States and his family. His first day on the job, he is sent to a remote location in Europe to retrieve the President’s daughter, Ashley Graham. Awaiting Leon is a slew of unspeakable creatures, a “curse” that attacks the body, rendering the victim powerless to the control of sadistic, inhuman forces that would destroy everything Leon holds dear. Now, he must rescue Ashley and uncover a plot that could lead to ultimate global destruction. His time is running out, and a few familiar faces may well be his undoing.

Why It’s a Good Game

Resident Evil 4 is a third-person shooter survival horror video game developed & published by Capcom Production Studio 4. It’s similar to The Last Of Us where you have to control a character, travel around in a post-apocalyptic world, search for food and shelter, and fight for your life against zombies, or some creature that’s not human. Similar but they’re completely different. The characters, scenery, action, emotions, graphics all different. And for those that don’t know Leon Kennedy is one of the most loved Resident Evil characters that has been made. Anyhow, let’s talk about why the game is good.

The ability to upgrade your weapons: Nothing was more exciting then when you fully upgraded your auto shotgun and saw how much power it had on your enemies.

By: NED from wgrd.com

Who doesn’t like the chance to be able to upgrade your weapon and turn it into something badass. Imagine having a crappy AK-47 where it keeps getting jammed and the trigger doesn’t work then giving it an upgrade, having it customized the way you want with all the main functioning parts on it working. That would be beautiful right? Well, that’s the exact same feeling you get playing RE4 knowing that you’ll have a better chance at surviving and protecting yourself.

The Unity of Horror and Action: the action lies within the weapon variety, fight scenes, and plot points. the horror elements are mixed throughout relying more in the intensity of the situation rather than isolated scares

David White from gamepur.com

There’s nothing better than when you’re watching a good action movie or playing a good action game and something scary comes out of nowhere to grab your attention. Unless you don’t like scary things then never mind. It’s meant to scare you and make you want to hide in a corner but at the same it wants you to anticipate every move that is being taken and find out what’s about to happen. Combine those and you get RE4 in a nutshell.

It’s got god-tier counter design & pacing: consistently balances its tense encounter with easier almost leisurely encounters, it keeps this remarkable ebb and flow throughout the vast majority of its runtime.

John Reeves from doublejump.co

Lastly, let’s give a round of applause to a remarkable thing called pacing. Without pacing every video game, movie or TV show made would be horrible. There would be no sense of balance and everything would be all over the place it’s neither fun or attractive. RE4 pacing is so balanced, transitioning from playing the game to a cut scene to being thrown in the middle of a fight just connects the moral and plot of the game. And if this isn’t enough reason for the game is good then stop living under a rock because you’re going to miss out. So I suggest you give the game a try. Also, don’t forget to come back next week and see what game I’ll be talking about next. Peace (throws up peace sign)