Unlike previous games where players can only shoot straight, up, or down, players have more options. There is no crosshair for firearms instead, every firearm has a laser sight. The camera is placed behind Leon and zooms in for an over-the-shoulder view when aiming a weapon, or a first-person view when aiming with a sniper rifle. Departing significantly from the series' previous games, the gameplay focuses on action and shootouts with fewer survival horror elements. Kennedy, from a third-person perspective.

The player controls the protagonist, Leon S.

A sequel, Resident Evil 5, was released in 2009. It influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person genres, popularizing the 'over-the-shoulder' third-person view. It garnered universal acclaim for its story, gameplay, graphics, voice acting, and characters, and is often named one of the best video games ever made, winning multiple Game of the Year awards in 2005. Resident Evil 4 was announced as a GameCube exclusive as part of the Capcom Five, but was ported to numerous formats, becoming a cross-platform hit, selling more than 11 million copies across all platforms. In a departure from the fixed camera angles and slower survival horror gameplay of previous Resident Evil games, the team focused on developing more dynamic shooting action. Four proposed versions were discarded the first attempt was directed by Hideki Kamiya after producer Shinji Mikami. In a rural part of Europe, Leon fights hordes of villagers infected by a mind-controlling parasite, and reunites with the spy Ada Wong.ĭevelopment began for PlayStation 2 in 1999. president's daughter Ashley Graham, who has been kidnapped by a cult. Kennedy, who is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. It was originally released for the GameCube in 2005.

Resident Evil 4 is a survival horror third-person shooter game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom. Survival horror, third-person shooter, first-person shooter (VR only)

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