I never played the original Resident Evil 4, in fact the first game I ever played in the series was the Resident Evil 2 remake so I was going into it with absolutely no nostalgia. However the reason I wanted to try it instead of the Resident Evil 4 remake was because I heard so many good things about it and wanted the opportunity to try the original before playing the remake.

It took me a while to get used to the aiming mechanics because it wasn't like anything I've played before. When you aim down your sights, you stand still and enter an aiming mode where your weapon has a laser sight. You need to manually aim it at the enemy before being able to shoot them. However it didn't bother me too much because I thought it was rather charming. It reminded me of an older era of gaming where developers were still trying to figure things out.

Charming is really how I'd describe my entire experience. There's so many little things that I absolutely love. The awkward dialogue, the bombastic bosses, and the over the top action sequences just add to the overall experience. Even though I struggled at certain parts I was just having a really fun time playing through it. That being said, I don't see it being something I'm going to return to. It was a lot of fun but not something I'll want to play through several times to try and improve or try other difficulties. I feel like if I did it would lose a lot of its charm.

I'd definitely recommend playing this one before the remake, there's so much that got removed that even though the remake has a lot of improvements, it lost that magic that made Resident Evil 4 special.

I never played the original Resident Evil 4, in fact the first game I ever played in the series was the Resident Evil 2 remake so I was going into it with absolutely no nostalgia. However the reason I wanted to try it instead of the Resident Evil 4 remake was because I heard so many good things about it and wanted the opportunity to try the original before playing the remake. It took me a while to get used to the aiming mechanics because it wasn't like anything I've played before. When you aim down your sights, you stand still and enter an aiming mode where your weapon has a laser sight. You need to manually aim it at the enemy before being able to shoot them. However it didn't bother me too much because I thought it was rather charming. It reminded me of an older era of gaming where developers were still trying to figure things out. Charming is really how I'd describe my entire experience. There's so many little things that I absolutely love. The awkward dialogue, the bombastic bosses, and the over the top action sequences just add to the overall experience. Even though I struggled at certain parts I was just having a really fun time playing through it. That being said, I don't see it being something I'm going to return to. It was a lot of fun but not something I'll want to play through several times to try and improve or try other difficulties. I feel like if I did it would lose a lot of its charm. I'd definitely recommend playing this one before the remake, there's so much that got removed that even though the remake has a lot of improvements, it lost that magic that made Resident Evil 4 special.