Resident Evil 4launched on theNintendo GameCubeon this day in 2005.

Five years into the 21st century,Capcomdelivered the game that would define the next 20.

It’s Resident Evil 4’s world and modern triple-A gaming is just living in it.

48-Resident Evil 4 Is The Most Replayable Game Ever Made-EMAKI

Thats a big statement, but Ill explain.

I’m not exempt.

Two decades later and there’s still no other game I’d rather be playing.

Resident Evil 4 Remake Leon wearing a crown filled with gems over a blurred background of pesetas

The game existed as iconography and given that there wereofficial chainsaw controllers sold for GameCube and PS2 proto-memes.

I had no idea just how influential it was until much later.

When Leon lined up a shot, it zoomed in to provide an over-the-shoulder view.

Verdant forestry near Kvatch.

Yet, the most recent entry in each series has used the over-the-shoulder perspective Resident Evil 4 pioneered.

Every Resident Evil game since has been defined by its relationship with Resident Evil 4.

So many gems, so little time.

The Resident Evil 4 Remake Gold Edition cover art.

Leon and Ashley standing in Salazar Castle from Resident Evil 4.

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Resident Evil 4 (2005)