Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)
Resident Evil 4[lower-alpha 1] is a 2023 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It is a remake of the 2005 game Resident Evil 4. Players control the US agent Leon S. Kennedy, who must save Ashley Graham, the daughter of the United States president, from the mysterious Los Illuminados cult. The remake builds upon the original game with an updated plot, new visuals, characters, cast, and improved gameplay.
Resident Evil 4 | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Developer(s) | Capcom |
Publisher(s) | Capcom |
Director(s) |
|
Producer(s) | Yoshiaki Hirabayashi |
Designer(s) | Hidehiro Goda |
Programmer(s) | Masatoshi Fukazawa |
Artist(s) | Hirofumi Nakaoka |
Writer(s) | Matthew Costello |
Composer(s) | Kota Suzuki |
Series | Resident Evil |
Engine | RE Engine |
Platform(s) | |
Release | March 24, 2023 |
Genre(s) | Survival horror[1][2][3] |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Resident Evil 4 was announced in June 2022 and released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on March 24, 2023. It received acclaim and sold four million copies in its first two weeks, making it one of the fastest-selling Resident Evil games.
Gameplay
Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 game Resident Evil 4. It features "over-the-shoulder" third-person shooter gameplay similar to the original, while drawing other design aspects from the remakes of Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 3 (2020).[4] Resident Evil 4 features redesigned visuals, designed to create a tenser atmosphere, along with new character designs and backgrounds.[5][6] It offers six control schemes, including one styled after the original game.[7] Occasionally the player must solve puzzles in order to reach certain areas.[8] In some sequences, Leon must protect the president's daughter, Ashley. She uses a simpler health system than in the original, and can be instructed to stay close or far.[8]
As in the original game, the player organizes their inventory with an attaché case. New to the remake, a crafting system enables the player to create items and ammunition using resources collected. The Merchant returns, allowing the player to buy, upgrade, and trade items while providing new side quests that may be completed during the main story.[9][10] Similarly to the original, the focus of combat is shooting enemies and reloading. However, Leon can now move and use weapons at the same time, allowing him to evade attacks while firing. Leon can use melee attacks to injure enemies and push them away.[11][12] A new parrying mechanic allows him to block, counterattack, and kill downed enemies with his knife.[12][13] Unlike the original, Leon's knife has a durability meter; if broken, the player will have to speak to the Merchant to get it repaired or increase its durability.[14] Leon can carry multiple types of knives with various attributes.[15][16]
Plot
Following the destruction of Raccoon City in 1998,[lower-alpha 2] Leon S. Kennedy (Nick Apostolides) becomes an agent for the United States government after being trained by Major Jack Krauser (Mike Kovac). Six years later in 2004, Leon is sent by the president to rescue his daughter Ashley Graham (Genevieve Buechner) from a village in rural Spain with the remote assistance of Ingrid Hunnigan (Raylene Harewood). Soon after arriving, Leon finds his escorts brutally murdered by the villagers, who are being controlled by the parasite Las Plagas and have pledged themselves to the Los Illuminados cult. Searching for Ashley, Leon meets Luis Serra (André Peña), whom Ingrid confirms once worked for the Umbrella Corporation. Leon and Luis are captured by the village head, Chief Bitores Méndez (Jon Bryant), who injects Leon with a Plagas parasite. After escaping captivity, the pair separate, with Luis meeting with Ada Wong (Lily Gao).
Leon rescues Ashley, who is also infected with a Plagas. They are pursued by Méndez until Leon kills him. With their rescue helicopter delayed by inclement weather, the pair retreat to a castle, but Lord Ramón Salazar's (Marcio Moreno) forces capture Ashley. Leon briefly re-encounters Ada following their last encounter in Raccoon City before reuniting with Luis, who provides suppressants for the Plagas and reveals he wants to atone for his actions while working as an Umbrella researcher. The pair use mining tunnels to reach the surface, but Luis is fatally stabbed by Krauser, who has defected to Los Illuminados. Leon and Krauser engage in combat before Luis forces Krauser to retreat. Before he dies, Luis gives Leon the key to his personal lab. Upon returning to the castle, Leon battles and kills Salazar before pursuing Krauser and Ashley to an island facility.
Leon reunites with Ashley and the pair meet Osmund Saddler (Christopher Jane), the leader of Los Illuminados. He uses their parasites to control Ashley and incapacitate Leon, separating them again. While moving through the facility, Leon discovers Krauser kidnapped Ashley and brought her to the village out of resentment against the United States government for their handling of "Operation Javier", a mission he narrowly survived two years prior that resulted in his entire unit getting killed.[lower-alpha 3] Desiring power, Krauser uses a Plagas parasite to mutate himself and fight Leon, who kills him. Leon reunites with Ashley, but Saddler returns and attempts to control Leon until Ada intervenes, allowing Leon to take Ashley to Luis's lab and remove their parasites. While searching for a means of escape, Leon rescues Ada from Saddler before joining forces with her to kill him, who drops a vial of Plagas amber. Ada takes the vial and leaves in a helicopter while Leon and Ashley escape the exploding island on a jet ski.
Ada contacts her boss, Albert Wesker (Craig Burnatowski), to inquire about his intentions for the vial. When he promises a new dawn will break at the cost of billions of casualties, a disgusted Ada forces her pilot to change course.
Development
The original Resident Evil 4 was released for the GameCube in 2005. Development of the remake reportedly began around 2018, led by the studio M-Two.[17] Capcom brought the development in-house in early 2021, led by the Division 1 team, with many staff members who worked on the 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2 returning for Resident Evil 4.[18]
Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi said he found the idea of remaking Resident Evil 4 challenging as a result of its popularity. Kazunori Kadoi and Yasuhiro Anpo, who worked on the Resident Evil 2 remake, were selected as directors. Kadoi supervised gameplay elements, most notably how to use Leon's knife and its durability after encounters with enemies. Capcom minimized the use of quick time events in comparison to the original game.[19] The development team was split into three groups that worked on three areas: the village, the castle and the island.[20]
The team aimed to expand Ashley's characterization and relationship and make the story more horror focused. The visuals were developed to improve the idea of horror. The game was developed with the RE Engine.[19]
While most of the Japanese voice cast returned from previous Resident Evil games,[21] many English-language roles were recast.[22] As with previous Resident Evil remakes, an additional cast provided likenesses, 3D modeling and performance capture.[23]
Combat
The team modernized the gameplay in line with the most recent Resident Evil game, Resident Evil Village (2021), and the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. To assist in aiming, the original game used a laser sight on each weapons; this was replaced with a reticule. To appease fans preferring the laser, Capcom included it as an attachment early on.[24] As with Resident Evil 2, the knife has limited durability and becomes worn with use, but can be modified.[25] A new addition is the bolt thrower, a crossbow which can be used to stealthily kill enemies.[26]
The Ganados were reworked as more dangerous, forcing the player to use the environment against them, such as igniting flammable objects or barricading doors and windows.[27] Changes to the environment are saved in the game, so return visits to the area will acknowledge the moved or destroyed objects.[28] When grabbed by an enemy, the player can press buttons or use the knife to escape.[29] As the Ganados' signature move is for their Plaga parasites to erupt from their bodies, work was done to incorporate this into gameplay, with them dropping to the floor and convulsing instead of them immediately erupting; this action forces the player to ignore nearby enemies and prioritise killing the downed Ganado, putting themselves at risk.[30]
Ashley
Ashley's role in the gameplay was reworked to reflect Capcom's intention for her to remain with Leon "because, realistically, she would never want to be left alone in such a dangerous environment".[31] In the 2005 game, players could command her to "follow" them, "wait" in place, or "hide" in a dumpster. In the remake, however, Ashley follows Leon either closely ("tight") or remotely ("loose"); "tight" formation is used to escape enemies together, while "loose" formation helps prevent Ashley from being attacked by enemies. The "hide" command appears in a small part of the game where players can ask Ashley to hide inside lockers, primarily when Leon is expected to fight difficult enemies.[28][32]
To maintain the challenge, Ashley's health bar has been removed and can no longer be boosted with the use of yellow herbs. When Ashley takes severe damage, she falls and must be revived to avoid a game over, a similar idea used in Resident Evil 6.[28] Like the original game, Ashley can be sent out at times, with the player being able to lead her through holes to unlock doors.[28] Unlike the original game, Ashley can descend a ladder on her own, rather than force the player to assist her.[7]
Other additions
While conducting their replays of the 2005 game for ideas, the developers took notice of the Blue Medallion mini-quest in the village, which was not replicated elsewhere in the game. New mini-quests were added to the village, with Leon being rewarded for finding certain items and hunting target enemies to the Merchant.[33]
Release and marketing
The first teaser trailer was released as a part of the PlayStation State of Play presentation on June 3, 2022.[34] It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on March 24, 2023, with support on PS VR2.[35]
A second trailer and additional gameplay were shown during a showcase in October 2022. Preorders include Leon's briefcase and Leon's handgun ammo as charms.[36] A third trailer debuted as a part of PlayStation's State of Play on February 23, 2023.[37] After the rain effects in preview footage drew criticism, Yoshiaki said Capcom would release a patch on the day of the game's release to modify it.[38]
A playable demo was announced during a Capcom Spotlight livestream on March 9, 2023, and released immediately afterwards for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.[39] On March 20, 2023, Capcom released a television commercial in Japan that parodies the anime series World Masterpiece Theater.[40] A collector's edition was made available for the console versions, featuring extras such as a Leon figurine, a hardcover artbook, a village map poster, and a digital soundtrack.[41] On April 7, Capcom released a free downloadable minigame, Mercenaries, in which players must kill as many enemies as possible in a time limit.[42] On the same day, Capcom added microtransactions to allow players pay extra to upgrade weapons faster.[43]
Reception
Critical response
Aggregator | Score |
---|---|
Metacritic | (PC) 92/100[44] (PS5) 93/100[45] (XSXS) 91/100[46] |
Publication | Score |
---|---|
Destructoid | 7.5/10[47] |
Easy Allies | 10/10[48] |
Edge | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Famitsu | 37/40[50] |
Game Informer | 9.5/10[51] |
GameRevolution | 9/10[52] |
GameSpot | 10/10[53] |
GamesRadar+ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Giant Bomb | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hardcore Gamer | 4.5/5[56] |
IGN | 10/10[57] |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PC Gamer (US) | 80/100[59] |
PCGamesN | 8/10[2] |
PCMag | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Push Square | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shacknews | 10/10[62] |
The Telegraph | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Video Games Chronicle | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
VG247 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Resident Evil 4 received "universal acclaim", according to the review aggregator website Metacritic.[44][45][46]
Writing for IGN, Tristan Ogilvie praised the updates to the gameplay and story, writing that "at every step of the journey there are enhancements, both big and small".[66] GameSpot's Kurt Indovina lauded the improved characterizations of Leon, Ashley, and the Merchant, writing that Leon now "acts like a human being".[67] For Destructoid, Zoey Handley criticized the remake for not improving on some of the weaker aspects of the original, writing "it's just as atonal as it was originally" and that "the best section of the game is when you first enter the village, and it never reaches that height again".[68]
Audience response
Lily Gao, who provided the new voice of Ada Wong, was harassed on social media by players who were unhappy with her performance.[22][69]
Sales
Resident Evil 4 sold more than three million copies in the first two days of release.[70] It sold four million copies in its first two weeks, making it one of the fastest-selling Resident Evil games.[71] In Japan, it was the best-selling retail game in its first week, selling 89,662 copies on PlayStation 5 and 85,371 on PlayStation 4.[72]
Notes
- Known in Japan as Biohazard RE:4 (Japanese: バイオハザード RE:4, Hepburn: Baiohazādo RE:4) and commonly referred to as Resident Evil 4 Remake.
- As depicted in Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3.
- As depicted in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.
References
- Stuart, Keith (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake review – beautiful, tense, camp, gory: all that's best about the series". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Smith, Ed (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake review – bingo". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Kazuma, Hashimoto (March 22, 2023). "Review: Resident Evil 4 Remake Abandons Horror for Action". Siliconera. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- Keegan, October (January 31, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake: New Details; New Enemies, Gameplay". Rely on Horror. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- Hester, Blake (June 13, 2022). "Here's Your First Look At Resident Evil 4 Remake Gameplay". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
We then see our first look at gameplay, and to be clear, visually, it looks great. The footage is set during the very beginning of the game, when Leon arrives outside the village in the forest. Compared to the original game, the forest is far darker and scarier. 'We want to nail the feeling of loneliness and fear of not knowing what lies ahead, even more so than the original,' Hirabayashi said during the presentation. 'Of course, there will also be thrilling battles.'
- Greenbaum, Aaron (June 14, 2022). "How Resident Evil 4 Remake's Scarier Visuals Hurt the Original's Campy Charm". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
The game will keep the over-the-shoulder perspective of those other remakes (fitting since the original RE4 popularized that perspective) but it will seemingly reinvent large chunks of the original RE4's atmosphere and visual style. Unlike the original game, the remake's opening scene of Leon S. Kennedy walking around a dilapidated town isn't mood-lit by a setting sun but rather by thick fog. The tone is undoubtedly more in line with the recent Resident Evil titles.
- Van Aken, Alex (February 15, 2023). 80 Rapid-Fire Questions About Resident Evil 4 Remake. Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via YouTube.
- McWhertor, Michael (March 17, 2023). "The Resident Evil 4 remake pulls off the same great trick". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Zwiezen, Zack (October 21, 2022). "All The Changes We Spotted In The New Resident Evil 4 Remake Trailers". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- Lyles, Taylor (January 31, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake is Removing Quick-Time Events and Adding Sidequests". IGN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- Leon Does a Suplex in Resident Evil 4 Remake, archived from the original on March 25, 2023, retrieved March 25, 2023
- Resident Evil 4 Remake All Melee Animations, archived from the original on March 25, 2023, retrieved March 25, 2023
- McWhertor, Michael (October 20, 2022). "Capcom's Resident Evil 4 remake looks scary good in new footage". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- "Remake Differences and New Features", IGN, archived from the original on April 1, 2023, retrieved April 1, 2023
- "Knives", IGN, archived from the original on April 1, 2023, retrieved April 1, 2023
- Colbert, Isaiah (February 1, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake Removes Ashley's Health Bar, Adds Side-Quests". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- Gravelle, Cody (January 22, 2021). "Resident Evil 4 Remake: Capcom Shifting Development Teams For New Project". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Colantonio, Giovanni (June 3, 2022). "Everything we know about the Resident Evil 4 remake". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Bailey, Kat (October 20, 2022). "Resident Evil 4 Producer on How the Remake Will Tackle QTEs, Inventory Management, and the Sequels". IGN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- Keegan, October (January 3, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake: Island Confirmed, 'Character Drama' Developed More". Rely on Horror. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- Tolentino, Josh (February 24, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake Japanese Voice Actors Revealed". Siliconera. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Cooper, Dalton (April 2, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake Ada Wong Voice Actor is Being Harassed". Game Rant. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- Zotomayor, Carlos (October 26, 2022). "All The Big Character Design Changes In The Resident Evil 4 Remake". GameRant. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- Game Informer issue #353, p. 30.
- Game Informer issue #353, p. 31.
- Game Informer issue #353, p. 34.
- Game Informer issue #353, p. 32.
- Game Informer issue #353, p. 33.
- Game Informer issue #353, pp. 30–31.
- Game Informer issue #353, pp. 32–33.
- Stewart, Marcus (February 2, 2023). "Why Capcom Changed Ashley In Resident Evil 4". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- Nicolás Argüello, Diego (March 24, 2023). "What's different between the Resident Evil 4 remake and the original?". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- Game Informer issue #353, p. 35.
- Gratton, Kyle (June 2, 2022). "Everything Revealed At PlayStation State Of Play (June 2022)". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- Tolentino, Josh (June 2, 2022). "Resident Evil 4 Remake Out March 2023, Will Support PS VR2". Siliconera. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- "Resident Evil 4 Official Website". Capcom. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- Resident Evil 4 - 3rd Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games, archived from the original on March 7, 2023, retrieved March 7, 2023
- Plant, Logan (March 8, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake's Infamous Rain Will Be Fixed With Day One Patch". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- Zwiezen, Zack (March 9, 2023). "Capcom Just Dropped A Resident Evil 4 Remake Demo". Kotaku. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- Tolentino, Josh (March 20, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Anime Promo Parodies Classic Series". Siliconera. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Mckenna, Josh (March 24, 2023). "Here's where to buy the Resident Evil 4 remake". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- Yaden, Joseph (April 7, 2023). "Resident Evil 4's Free Mercenaries DLC Is Available Now". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- Scullion, Chris (April 7, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 remake has added microtransactions to upgrade weapons quicker". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- "Resident Evil 4 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- "Resident Evil 4 for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- "Resident Evil 4 for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Handley, Zoey (March 17, 2023). "Review: Resident Evil 4 (2023)". Destructoid. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Huber, Michael (March 17, 2023). "Review: Resident Evil 4 (2023)". Easy Allies. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- nintendojam (March 23, 2023). "EDGE review scores for issue 383". Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- Romano, Sal (March 29, 2023). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1791". Gematsu. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- Hester, Blake (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 (Remake) Review - Refinement, Not Reinvention". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Ashworth, Mack (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Indovina, Kurt (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake Review - Stranga, Stranga, Now That's A Remake". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Hurley, Leon (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake review: 'A spectacularly pretty game loaded with atmosphere'". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Ryckert, Dan (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 (2023) Review". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Beck, Adam (March 17, 2023). "Review: Resident Evil 4 Remake". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Ogilvie, Tristan (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Lane, Rick (March 17, 2023). "'Resident Evil 4 Remake' review: bingo". NME. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Stanton, Rich (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake review". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Cuevas, Zackery (March 21, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 (Remake) - Review". PCMag. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- Croft, Liam (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Review (PS5)". Push Square. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Denzer, TJ (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 review: I'll buy it at a high price". Shacknews. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Hoggins, Tom (March 21, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 review - a lavish remake of a horror classic that is still to be bettered". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- Robinson, Andy (March 17, 2023). "Review: Resident Evil 4 is a faithful restoration of an all-time classic". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Raynor, Kelsey (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake review: A bolder, Leon-hearted version of a classic, refined in every way". VG247. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- Ogilvie, Tristan (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- Indovina, Kurt (March 17, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake Review - Stranga, Stranga, Now That's A Remake". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- Handley, Zoey (March 24, 2023). "Review: Resident Evil 4 (2023)". Destructoid. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- Blake, Vikki (April 2, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake actor deactivates Instagram comments after receiving thousands of critical messages". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- Nightingale, Ed (March 29, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 Remake has already sold over 3m copies". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- Yaden, Joseph (April 7, 2023). "Resident Evil 4 surpasses 4 million copies sold in two weeks". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- Romano, Sal (March 30, 2023). "Famitsu Sales: 3/20/23 – 3/26/23". Gematsu. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.