It seems the public’s appetite for Resident Evil 4 Remake is as strong as it was when the original topped the list of the world’s best horror games in 2005. Capcom confirms that the long-awaited return by Leon S Kennedy, Ashley Graham, Ada Wong, and Luis Serra has received stellar reception, and it’s already on its way to becoming the best-selling Resident Evil game.
In a press release, developer and publisher Capcom announces that the new Resident Evil 4 Remake Sales Figures Surpassed Three Million Units In The First Two Days After Launch. That’s a good start: by comparison, Resident Evil Village’s 6.1 million sales in eleven months made it Capcom’s best-selling Resident Evil game at the time by their own measures.
According to Capcom’s “Platinum Titles” list, the best-selling game in the series currently remains the seventh mainline entry, Resident Evil Biohazard, with a total of 11.7 million units sold. However, it’s important to note that this list treats the various re-releases of the entries separately, with Resident Evil 5 (14.7 million), the original Resident Evil 4 (12.4 million) and Resident Evil 6 (12.3 million) listed above Biohazard when sales are combined.
However, the immediate success of Resident Evil 4 Remake after its Chainsaw demo proves that you can teach an old dog new tricks. After all, as our Resident Evil 4 review details, the remake makes plenty of dramatic changes to the original and somehow manages to feel almost entirely fresh from start to finish while still staying fairly close to the script of its predecessor. .
It’s a great starting point for newcomers, but also a more than worthwhile experience for fans of the original and the series in general, and it fixes all those slightly dated complaints that many might have with the Capcom’s release in 2005. notes that the series as a whole surpassed 135 million units and that “the continued support from the passionate fan base around the world makes it Capcom’s flagship series”.
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