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The original Resident Evil 4 is one of my favourite games of all time – if not my number one. I remember soaking in every detail before its release, with magazines chronicling its troubled development alongside Capcom’s shaky promise of GameCube exclusivity. When it launched in 2005, it devoured my every waking moment for the rest of the year, and I still regularly play it.
For a long time, I was of the opinion that it simply didn’t need a remake. It still looks good, it plays great, and I couldn’t imagine how Capcom could possibly do it justice. When my older brother, however, picked up the original for the first time a few years back, he dropped it almost immediately, repulsed by the ageing controls and mechanics. Was I wrong?
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