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Resident Evil 4

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2023

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Quick resume

Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

Global score

97/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Shooter, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Faithful and polished remake
    • Engaging combat and gameplay mechanics
    • Improved graphics and sound design
    • Strong narrative and character development
    • High replayability with dlc and challenges

    Cons

    • Some content trimmed from original
    • Ashley ai can be frustrating
    • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
    • Minor interface and optimization issues on some pcs
    • Paid dlc for content previously free

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story, Progression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      3

      "Players have significant control over combat tactics, weapon choice, and exploration, though the story progression is linear."

    • Competence
      4

      "The game offers challenging combat, skill-based parrying, resource management, and progression through upgrades, rewarding player skill and mastery."

    • Competition
      -3

      "Focus is on single-player experience with no direct player-vs-player competition; challenges and leaderboards exist but are secondary."

    • Continuation
      4

      "High replayability with multiple difficulty modes, DLC content, and challenges encourage long-term engagement."

    • Cooperation
      -4

      "Primarily a single-player game with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay elements."

    • Creativity
      2

      "Players can customize weapons and use different combat strategies, but level design and story are fixed."

    • Domination
      -4

      "Interactions are mostly with AI enemies; no social dominance or player hierarchy elements."

    • Escapism
      5

      "Strong immersive horror and action experience providing escape from reality."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily driven by interest and enjoyment rather than obligation."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Encourages trying different weapons, tactics, and exploration of new areas and secrets."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Players explore varied environments with hidden treasures and side quests, though within a mostly linear map."

    • Expression
      1

      "Limited character customization; some weapon upgrades and charm choices allow minor personal expression."

    • Fantasy
      4

      "Engages players in a fictional horror narrative with supernatural elements and imaginative enemies."

    • Fellowship
      -4

      "Focus on solo play with minimal social or community interaction."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve through weapon upgrades and gameplay mastery."

    • Health
      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay typical of action-adventure games with no physical activity elements."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires continuous player attention and active engagement."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "Limited to narrative character interactions; no social or emotional player relationships."

    • Leadership
      -4

      "No leadership or group management mechanics present."

    • Progression
      5

      "Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading weapons, and unlocking new abilities."

    • Relaxation
      -2

      "Tense atmosphere with moments of action and suspense; not primarily a relaxation-focused game."

    • Sensation
      4

      "High sensory stimulation through detailed graphics, sound design, and intense combat."

    • Status
      -3

      "Minimal social recognition or status systems; focus is on personal achievement."

    • Story
      4

      "Engaging narrative with developed characters and plot, enhanced in the remake."

    • Strategy
      4

      "Requires tactical combat decisions, resource management, and problem solving."

    • Thrill
      4

      "Suspenseful and thrilling gameplay with risk and tension from enemies and boss fights."

    • Value
      4

      "Highly regarded for its content, replayability, and quality, considered good value for price."

    • Violence
      5

      "Combat and destruction of enemies are core gameplay elements."

    • Survival
      4

      "Players must manage resources and avoid failure to progress, typical of survival horror."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026