


When it comes to RE remakes, Resident Evil 2 remains the most successful, with lifetime sales of 11.2 million copies. This includes all versions of the game across different platforms, as well as its re-releases for PS4/Xbox One and PC. The question is: which is better The Resident Evil 2 remake Or the Resident Evil 4 remake GamesRadar+s Jasmine Gould-Wilson and Joe. Sales are likely to pick up over the weekend, so it is interesting to see how the game performs commercially on Valve’s platform and on the UK boxed charts.Īccording to Capcom’s list of platinum titles, the original Resident Evil 4 has sold 12.3 million units globally since its launch in 2005. RE4s return is nothing short of exquisite. The RE4 remake also became one of the highest-grossing products on Steam last week, trailing only Steam Deck and free-to-play titans like Apex Legends, Destiny 2, and CS:GO. The first two places in the ranking are Capcom Arcade Stadium 1-2, which are compilations of classic arcade titles. Resident Evil 4 currently has the third-highest CCU among all Capcom AAA releases on Steam, only behind Monster Hunter Rise (231,360) and Monster Hunter: World (334,684).

If you're worried this deviates too far from the original's fixed-camera system, don. For comparison, previous remakes, Resident Evil 2 and 3, peaked at 74,227 and 60,293, respectively. The Resident Evil 2 remake plays from a third-person over-the-shoulder perspective, similar to Resident Evil 4. This helped RE4 dethrone Resident Evil Village, which had an all-time peak of 106,631 CCU. At the moment of writing, the remake has already peaked at 140,240 concurrent users (CCU), according to SteamDB. You play much of the game solo, but there are various points where, much like in the original, AI companions join you for a time, adding a nice change of pace, including a very scary sequence with the first daughter.Released on March 24, Resident Evil 4 has a 94% rating on Steam based on more than 3,000 user reviews. It also changes things up every so often so that it doesn’t feel overly repetitive. I only ever found myself lost lost once thanks to a very well-hidden wrench that halted my progress. Its world still feels large and complex, but it’s not the kind of place you get lost in. (There are some optional quests, mostly carried over from the original, but it’s simple stuff like killing rats and shooting blue targets.) For the most part, RE4 pushes you down tight hallways that connect larger areas where you’ll do all of the fighting you’ll know when you reach a fight sequence because of all of the cover and exploding barrels. 99+ Photos Action Crime Horror Re-imagining of Resident Evil 2 (1998), with a third-person over-the-shoulder view, new details, rearranged and new areas, no more loading screen doors, new puzzle solving opportunities, a gunpowder crafting mechanic and more. Much-Awaited Remake of Capcoms 1998 Survival Horror Classic. While the remake expands on some things, particularly with more elaborate boss fights, it’s still a fairly straightforward experience. Similarly, Resident Evil 4 has a level of focus that has become increasingly rare.
