Resident Evil 4

19 - Resident Evil 4

Year: 2005
Platform(s): GameCube
Designer(s): Shinji Mikami
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom

"Resident Evil 4 knows what scares you: The skittering of insect legs across damp stone, the ripple of something massive slithering through brackish water, the isolation of finding yourself alone in a strange land, the suffocating tension of being one step from death in any direction. Dying is an inevitable result of failure in most games, but Resident Evil 4 makes you feel it by walking you along the razor’s edge, overwhelming you with threats. Unlike past Resident Evil games, ammo isn’t a problem; target selection is. Constantly surrounded, you find yourself losing ground with every passing second. One setpiece after another is handled with expert pacing and flawless design. This game taps directly into your lizard brain, that primal space in the mind that’s the source of all human fear—and pleasure, too." - Mitch Krpata, Paste

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