'It's not even a true Resident Evil title,' they said. Or, as of the game more elegantly put it, 'We're not entirely convinced though that the long-term adventurer will appreciate having the need for lateral thought replaced with action.' Those that doubted Resident Evil 4 insisted they didn’t want to rain on everyone else's parade, but they also couldn’t help but point to those clouds on the horizon. At the time, everyone else laughed.