Things were worse for Resident Evil 6, which received more mixed reviews than positive ones. While RE4 earned plenty of Game of the Year awards and other accolades, RE5 instead settled for review scores in the mid-80s range. Resident Evil 5, which came out four years later, was seen as inferior by most critics and fans. Further sequels had a hard time matching up to RE4’s high standards. Of course, this success had some large consequences.

While it was definitely a faster-paced game, RE4 was still tense and creepy. It helped that Capcom’s execution was nearly flawless. Usually, making such a big departure could be disastrous for an established franchise, but fans largely embraced Resident Evil 4’s changes. Instead, you fought the Los Ganados, which - granted - were a lot like the undead, but they had a way of replacing blown-off heads with bug-like appendages.

Ammo was usually easy enough to find, especially with the help of vendors. Resident Evil 4 did away with all of that.