The Resident Evil 4 remake has been described as a “masterpiece” as it earns more than 30 perfect scores from its first round of critics reviews. The remake of the hugely successful video game drops on Friday (March 24), and a host of publications have posted their highly anticipated reviews ahead of its release.
The fourth chapter of the iconic survival horror franchise originally released in 2005, and is often cited as one of the best video games ever made. It earned several game of the year awards, altered the future of the franchise, and influenced the entire third-person-shooter genre.
Game designers at Naughty Dog took inspiration from Resident Evil 4 while shaping 2013’s now-genre defining The Last of Us. Now almost 20 years since its release, the game has been remade for the new generation of consoles.