Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)
Players control the US agent Leon S. Kennedy, who must save Ashley Graham, the daughter of the US president, from a mysterious cult in rural Spain.The Merchant returns, allowing the player to buy, upgrade, and trade items while providing new side quests that can be completed during the main story.[13][14] Following the destruction of Raccoon City in 1998,[c] Leon S. Kennedy (Nick Apostolides / Toshiyuki Morikawa) participates in a special programme and undergoes training with Major Jack Krauser (Mike Kovac / Kengo Tsuji) after agreeing to become an agent for the United States government.Six years later in 2004, Leon is sent by the president to rescue his kidnapped daughter Ashley Graham (Genevieve Buechner / Akari Kito) from a village in rural Spain with the remote assistance of Ingrid Hunnigan (Raylene Harewood / Yu Sugimoto).Soon after arriving, Leon finds his escorts brutally murdered by the villagers, who are being controlled by the parasite Las Plagas and have pledged themselves to the Los Illuminados cult.Searching for Ashley, Leon meets Luis Serra (André Peña / Kenjiro Tsuda), a scientist on the run from the cult whom Ingrid confirms once worked for the Umbrella Corporation.With their rescue helicopter delayed by inclement weather, the pair retreat to a castle to seek shelter but Lord Ramón Salazar's (Marcio Moreno / Chō) forces capture Ashley.Leon battles his way throughout the castle before reuniting with Luis underground, who provides suppressants for the Plagas and reveals he wants to atone for his actions while working as an Umbrella researcher and for Los Illuminados.The pair use mining tunnels to reach the surface, but Luis is fatally stabbed by Leon's former mentor: Krauser, who was believed to have been killed in a government operation 2 years ago.While searching for a means of escape, Leon rescues Ada from Saddler before joining forces with her to kill him, who drops a vial of Plaga amber.As her infection worsens, Ada's increasingly impatient boss, Albert Wesker (Craig Burnatowski / Jouji Nakata), periodically checks in on her.Ada helps Leon reach Los Illuminados' island facility before secretly placing a tracker on him and breaking off to find Krauser.Upon learning Wesker also intends to detonate the island, regardless of Ashley's survival, Ada uses Luis's files to sabotage the bombs before using Leon's tracker to locate Saddler.The English-language voice of Ada was recast to Lily Gao (who previously portrayed the character in the 2021 film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), replacing Jolene Andersen.Yasuhiro Ampo, co-director of the remake, explained the change: "As a character, we wanted to have her by your side so she left an impression, and as a game, having her hide while you went and fought in the original was fun in some ways.[46] A collector's edition was made available for the console versions, featuring extras such as a Leon figurine, a hardcover artbook, a village map poster, and a digital soundtrack.[20][48] On April 7, 2023, Mercenaries, a minigame from the original game in which players must kill as many enemies as possible in a time limit, was released as a free DLC.[50] On September 14, 2023, during a PlayStation State of Play presentation, Separate Ways, a side story from the original game featuring Ada Wong, Luis, and Albert Wesker was announced as paid DLC along with a title update for The Mercenaries.[81] The Guardian also gave it a perfect score, addressing several improvements such as the camera and the handling of weapons the player can give Leon by interacting with the merchant.[75] PCMag enjoyed how Capcom not only improved the combat in both the original Resident Evil 4 and the remake, but also added more horror elements that would appeal to most gamers.[65] VG247 praised the more mature narrative the remakes provided while toning down the action focus in favor of more classic horror scenes.[83] GameRevolution said that not only Ashley's characterization was improved due to being the weakest point from the original, but the remake's narrative allows to properly develop her bond with the protagonist.
Developer(s)CapcomPublisher(s)Director(s)Producer(s)Designer(s)Programmer(s)Artist(s)Writer(s)Matthew CostelloComposer(s)Resident EvilEngineRE EnginePlatform(s)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox Series X/SiPadOSGenre(s)Survival horrorSingle-playersurvival horror gameremakeResident Evil 4Leon S. KennedyAshley GrahamResident Evil VillageResident Evil 2downloadable contentAda WongGolden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the YearThe Game Award for Game of the Yearthird-person shooterResident Evil 3mechanicRaccoon CityToshiyuki MorikawaJack KrauserGenevieve BuechnerAkari KitoYu SugimotoLas PlagasLuis SerraKenjiro TsudaUmbrella CorporationBitores MéndezJon BryantRamón SalazarLily GaoJunko MinagawaOsmund SaddlerHōchū ŌtsukaAlbert WeskerJouji NakataGameCubequick time eventsInstagramD.C. Douglasperformance capturedamsel in distressPlayStationPS VR2iPhoneplayable demoWorld Masterpiece TheatermicrotransactionsTokyo Game ShowMetacriticOpenCriticDestructoidEasy AlliesFamitsuGame InformerGameRevolutionGameSpotGamesRadar+Giant BombPC Gamer (US)PCGamesNPush SquareShacknewsThe TelegraphThe GuardianVideo Games Chroniclereview aggregatorThe Daily TelegraphShinji MikamiTwitter4PlayersThe Game AwardsDecember 8, 2022Japan Game AwardsGolden Joystick AwardsUltimate Game of the YearDecember 7, 2023Game of the YearThe Steam AwardsNew York Game AwardsJapaneseHepburniPhone 15 ProDen of GeekYouTubePolygonKotakuScreen RantDigital TrendsSiliconeraGame RantEurogamerIGN Southeast AsiaGame RevolutionPC GamerVarietyPenske Media CorporationVillageOutbreakSurvivorResident Evil 1.5GaidenUmbrella CorpsMobile gamesLive-action filmsBiohazard 4D-Executer