Resident Evil 4 Remake impresses critics ahead of March 24 launch

Now that we're only one week away ahead of the release of the RE4 Remake on March 24, critics have had a chance to give us their thoughts about this modern re-telling of Leon's daring rescue attempt of the POTUS's daughter.

Here's what critics have to say about the Resident Evil 4 Remake: GameSpot - 10/10 IGN - 10/10 VGC - 10/10 Game Informer - 9.5/10 GamesRadar - 9/10 Inverse - 9/10 Siliconera - 7/10 DualShockers - 7/10 The Resident Evil 4 Remake will likely sell well but it'll be interesting to see how audiences will react to it at launch.

With an average metascore of 93 on Metacritic on the PlayStation 5, it's safe to say that Capcom has a huge hit on their hands. However, it's hard to deny what other more nit-picky reviewers have to say about it. Jessica Conditt from Engadget, in particular, describes the upcoming remake as a "half-step backward for Capcom remakes", describing it as a "pleading mess of unfulfilled nostalgia and frustration" and pinning the blame on its clumsy movement and combat mechanics.

On the other hand, critics like Kazuma Hashimoto from Siliconera weren't quite on board the nostalgia train as well, saying that the RE4 remake is a "fine" outing with "passable" quality.

Ultimately, the decision to try out the RE4 Remake is completely up to you. Thankfully, a free-to-play demo is available if you'd like to check it out beforehand.

With a week left for you to try out the game and see if it's a worthy remake, we recommend you check out the RE4 Remake demo. The game is also getting a free PSVR2 port sometime in the future.