{"id":17195,"date":"2025-01-10T16:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/resident-evil-4-at-20-the-horror-game-that-revitalised-a-genre\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:39:45","slug":"resident-evil-4-at-20-the-horror-game-that-revitalised-a-genre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/resident-evil-4-at-20-the-horror-game-that-revitalised-a-genre\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil 4 at 20: the horror game that revitalised a genre"},"content":{"rendered":"

With brutishly fast zombies, raw action and most importantly an over-the-shoulder viewpoint, the influence of Capcom\u2019s horror game can still be felt<\/p>\n

It is an interesting quirk of video game history that one of the greatest ever horror titles debuted on the Nintendo GameCube, a toylike console better known for the cutest titles in the Zelda series and Animal Crossing. But in 2002, Capcom revealed five exclusives to boost the beleaguered platform \u2013 and among them was Resident Evil 4, technically the 13th title in the franchise, which on its release three years later would be considered its zenith. It was an exciting new lease of life for the survival horror genre.<\/p>\n

Not that you\u2019d guess all this from the game\u2019s extraordinarily pedestrian setup. Six years after the fall of the Umbrella Corporation smouldering cop Leon Kennedy has been dispatched on a mission to retrieve the US president\u2019s kidnapped daughter, who has been spotted in a tiny village in rural Spain. For some reason best known to the Secret Service, he\u2019s going in alone.<\/p>\n

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\nWith brutishly fast zombies, raw action and most importantly an over-the-shoulder viewpoint, the influence of Capcom\u2019s horror game can still be felt
\nIt is an interesting quirk of video game history that one of the greatest ever horror titles debuted on the Nintendo GameCube, a toylike console better known for the cutest titles in the Zelda series and Animal Crossing. But in 2002, Capcom revealed five exclusives to boost the beleaguered platform \u2013 and among them was Resident Evil 4, technically the 13th title in the franchise, which on its release three years later would be considered its zenith. It was an exciting new lease of life for the survival horror genre.
\nNot that you\u2019d guess all this from the game\u2019s extraordinarily pedestrian setup. Six years after the fall of the Umbrella Corporation smouldering cop Leon Kennedy has been dispatched on a mission to retrieve the US president\u2019s kidnapped daughter, who has been spotted in a tiny village in rural Spain. For some reason best known to the Secret Service, he\u2019s going in alone. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With brutishly fast zombies, raw action and most importantly an over-the-shoulder viewpoint, the influence of Capcom\u2019s horror game can still be felt It is an interesting quirk of video game history that one of the greatest ever horror titles debuted on the Nintendo GameCube, a toylike console better known for the cutest titles in the …<\/p>\n

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