So, if you follow online discourse (or, to put it differently: you simply read bunch of discussions on different sites :P) you might think that RE8 and RE4R are like RE2R and RE3R where the crushing vast majority heavily prefers RE2R from the two. Thus, just like 2R and 3R, they are destined to be compared. But then RE4R came out just two years later which is a proper remake of RE4 and since its done in the same engine and reuses Village's assets, it becomes even closer to 8 - eerily close, I would say. Disclaimer: Phrase 'does anyone else' in the title doesnt mean Im convinced Im the only person in existence who prefers 8 over RE4R - its just a discussion starter :Pįirst of all: why do I feel the need to compare them? Because they have very unique relations: Village was obviously an homage to RE4 and it takes a lot from it to the point I would consider it some kind of extreme reimagination.