Creepy atmosphere, limited gameplay
I expect a Resident Evil game to be a great horror experience and that's what you get. The surroundings, music and caracters are all aimed to give you this creepy atmosphere. Try playing it when your all alone @ home, lights dimmed ... it scares the hell out of you :-)
I haven't finished the game yet, so i might not get this completely but somethings missing... I'm used to playing games like: Grand Theft Auto, Prince Of Persia, Battlefield II. The gameplay is great. You can move around really quickly and smoothly. Looking around is easy, changing weapons is a matter of pushing a button. Resident Evil doesn't offer this. You move through roads, small villages, houses... moving / looking around is sometimes difficult (reminds me a bit of 'God Of War'). Changing weapons (and this really annoys me), requires you to press 'start', go into a menu, choose your weapons and press 'start' again... not really the perfect real-time gaming experience. In short: Resident Evil 4 gave me what i expected, but in all fairness i expect more.
God Of War has got equal graphics but i like Resident Evil 4's atmosphere more, so it's rated a bit higher than G.O.W.