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[jdforge]

There’s 3 main areas to visit in this masterpiece. Each area has some standout moments that thrill, scare and entertain us in many different ways.

As the thread title suggests I rank the areas as follows

Castle
Village
Island

What say you GAF? I’m on my 3rd play through on Switch which prompted the thread.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I'm playing through this again on the Wii. I voted Castle.

 

[Verdanth]

Village is more memorable. Specially because of that awesome beginning.

 

[Typhares]

I doubt anyone is gonna choose the Island but who knows. Personally I prefer the village, maybe it's cause it is the start of the game and was more memorable.

 

[ViolentP]

Not the fucking caves, that's for sure.

 

[EightBit Man]

 

[kingbean]

No one should vote island.

The rest is a tie.

 

[jdforge]

I'm playing through this again on the Wii. I voted Castle.

It’s amazing on Wii. Castle for me too with Village a close second.

 

[Tipton32]

Village is my pick. Castle is really good too imo. Island is honestly kinda awful. Love the regenerators though.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

village for me as it beats castle in all aspects except maybe puzzles, which is close

 

[jdforge]

Village is my pick. Castle is really good too imo. Island is honestly kinda awful. Love the regenerators though.

Who could forget their first encounter with a Regenerator!

 

[Meted]

The islands only saving grace is these scary mofos

 

[brian0057]

Resident Evil 4 is an amazing game... until you're halfway through the Castle. After that, it's all downhill from there with the island being one of the worst sections in the series.

 

[kunonabi]

Village was the only good part of the game.

 

[Eimran]

Village had the best things: awesome intro, first time against the chainsaw wielding maniac Salvador, del Lago lake monster, El gigante, the house raid with luis. And I just liked the atmosphere the most there: the creepy woods. I always expected something to Jump out of it to kill me.

Castle was alsof very nice with also memorable moments. It had less horror but that was compensated by the island and the regenerators.

Village>Castle>island but in general fantastic game. This thread made me wanna replay it.

 

[DonF]

Village is the best
Island is good
I hate the castle

 

[Neff]

It's just like you said OP

Castle > Village > Island

No one should vote island.

There is some rad hype shit on the Island.

 

[bukowski81]

I haven't played this game since it launched on Gamecube in 2005 and I can't remember anything about the island, so i guess the island is the worst for me. Of the other two, a slight advantage to the village.

 

[Chozofication_]

It's village > castle > island

Fact

 

[dan76]

I'd say Village, Castle then Island. I like the castle a lot but I always thought it was too bright, and those red monks look like Darth Maul. Still, great gameplay.

When I first played it it seemed to take weeks to finish. I remember in the village cable car ride looking up and seeing the castle and saying to my mate, hey I it would be great to go in there. I actually thought the game was almost over near the end of the village. Weird.

The island is where they stop introducing new gameplay twists and just ramp up the numbers, so it can get a bit stale, even though the Regenerators are one of the best enemies in all RE.

Still the best RE for me, with Remake and Remake2 close behind.

 

[jdforge]

It's village > castle > island

Fact

But The Castle brings the awesome rifle and sniper gun play, creepy Ashley segments with no weapons, puzzles, the best enemies and running about a massive creepy castle is just ace.

I love the village too especially when you come back to it at night and shits going down lol. I loved that.

 

[Deleted member 471617]

For me, it's The Castle > The Village > The Island.

Outside of the final boss fight, I didn't care for the Island at all.

 

[sublimit]

I think the village is more iconic but the castle was more hauntingly beautiful and interesting for me.The island was unremarkable.

 

[Chozofication_]

But The Castle brings the awesome rifle and sniper gun play, creepy Ashley segments with no weapons, puzzles, the best enemies and running about a massive creepy castle is just ace.

I love the village too especially when you come back to it at night and shits going down lol. I loved that.

The castle is great but the village defines the game

 

[jdforge]

Ok who voted for The Island?

Show yourselves

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Man, fuck the village. Castle is where the party is at.

 

[Hissing Sid]

Just 100% the HD version of this and it’s still as good as I remembered.

I’d only ever played the Wii version before so this was my first time playing the game with a regular controller but I was headshotting in no time at all. In fact I’d go so far as to say that the wimote made things a bit too easy and I actually enjoyed it more with the sticks.

Shrug. Life certainly becomes easier when you start kneecapping the fuckers and finishing them off with the knife. Plenty of ammo.

Anyway I voted for the village. Fabulous atmosphere. Great game. Plus Leon is my favourite RE character.

Ps. Fuck the house siege with Luis. Fuck it I say. I always pussy out and take the stairs with a shotgun. Luis can take care of his own arse.

 

[CyberPanda]

Any area where I didn't have to save Ashley's ass.

 

[Stefan.North]

Castle, IMO hands down.

Has most of the long battles.
Has better unique enemies (those blind guys and invisible bugs) than other areas.
Has least quick time events.
Has Ashley mission.

 

[Vader1]

Going to go with village or island, but tbh my favorite areas probably were in the surrounding landscape. There were some pretty scenic views of the mountains, lake, etc

 

[ChuyMasta]

Village for me. Awesome intro and the rural setting is just incredible. Fully exploring all the cottages, cabins and warehouses is rewarding. Plus it feels so organic I can't quite explain it but I can imagine how peaceful the place was before Los illuminados took over.

It's my personal bias since I grew up in a similar setting and I thought thats what life was about. Farming, taking care of animals, going down the stream to fill up your water buckets. My nostalgia makes me appreciate all the little details and RE4 reminded me of my childhood memories.


Plus yeah, the game still rocks. Im in my Professional run right now. Not sure I want to collect the bottlecaps yet.

 

[ULTROS!]

I like the castle the most, great music too.

 

[jadefire66]

Resident Evil 4 is an amazing game... until you're halfway through the Castle. After that, it's all downhill from there with the island being one of the worst sections in the series.

Agreed 100%. Game should've ended with chapter 3.

 

[MickeyPhree]

It's a good game...but much less interesting once you leave the village areas.

 

[Punished Miku]

Village exemplifies everything that inspired the game. The frenzied defense of buildings and exits, pushing furniture over windows and doors. The chainsaw guy with his blood curdling yell. Multiple fantastic bosses. The huge defend the house fight right before the castle with Ashley and that other dude. No contest in my opinion.

Castle is fun, and it helps the flawless pacing the game has. That's where you slow the pace down and get a few more light puzzles and sophisticated rooms.

Island is the universal least favorite. But again, the pacing is spot on. At that point, you're tired and just want the big shootout and the finish.

 

[Manus]

Definitely Village. Plus you don't have the split up puzzles like you do with Castle.

 

[Meted]

Definitely Village. Plus you don't have the split up puzzles like you do with Castle.

Beat this game over 30 times and i dread that part every time

 

[Manus]

Beat this game over 30 times and i dread that part every time

Oh I know! I love puzzles but when I get to the tile sliding puzzle I just look up a video. I hate those types of puzzles.

 

[pramod]

They're all awesome in their own ways.

Village had the best atmosphere
Castle had the best puzzles/gameplay elements
Island had the best story/NPCs

I'm a sucker for innovative gameplay, so I vote Castle.

 

[Holgren]

Island has Krauser and that giant monster with the tongue out. It is a pretty good area for boss fights.

This is such a great game, love it to bits.

 

[Secret_Lover]

I often hear people point out how the game starts to drag at the island but I feel like the real drag is the latter portions of the castle area. Salazar statue room - elevator section - salazar fight is easily the worst stretch of gameplay in re4 for me.

Village is unbeatable. One of the few 10/10 gaming experiences.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Village is the best because it's the most unique, the castle feels like lesser version of the original RE4 and the island feels more like a typical RE environment.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Voted the Village because it has the best atmosphere and isn't even one section/room that isn't genious.

 

[Rock And Roll]

A few years ago I would have agreed easily but now I'm not so sure the castle is superior to the village. I think the castle drags just a bit though I'm not sure which part I would take out from it. I definitely think it has a better environment than the village though.

 

[Generic]

The game gets better as it progress. More enemies, mutated ganados, more guns, better setpieces. At the start there's nothing much to do.

 

[pennythoughts]

I'm a sucker for solid starts and RE4 has one of the best starts ever. Hard to top the village.

 

[jdforge]

I'm a sucker for solid starts and RE4 has one of the best starts ever. Hard to top the village.

But top it they did with The Castle

You’ve got to wonder if Mikami would like the game back to improve The Island when there’s such an obvious dislike to this area in comparison to The Village and The Castle.

 

[GametimeUK]

It's so weird to me how I order things Village > Castle > Island and yet somehow the game gets better as I play it instead of worse.

 

[PrCat88]

Not the bloody island, that's for damn sure. Torn on village and castle. Village had the initial first impression and enemies/setting to toy with, but I appreciate the Salazar castle with its memorable traps and pathways.

 

[epicnemesis]

I have no memory of the island.