
GameSpy writes: "When Resident Evil 4 was released in early 2005 (so early, in fact, that many people seem to remember it as a 2004 title), it was hailed by many as the most impressive survival-horror game since, well, the first Resident Evil. It wasn't that the game did much of anything we hadn't seen before, it's just that it did everything better than its predecessors, combining all of its tried-and-true third-person action elements into a remarkably polished package. RE4 was an intense, terrifying experience from beginning to end, in part because it focused more on the action elements of the game than the traditionally slower-paced survival aspects. After both the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions went on to win multiple Game of the Year awards, we couldn't help but wonder what was in store for the future of the franchise."
Spiffy:
-Terrifying visuals
-Intense action; powerful weapons
-Less linear than previous games
-Strong sound design
Iffy:
-Will there be any co-op play?
-Are there too many negative racial overtones?

Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.
So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.

New leaks from Dusk Golem detail cancelled Resident Evil projects, including a Rebecca focused Revelations game, while stating no Resident Evil 5 remake is in development.
Capcom's willingness to invest in experiments and scrap them sets them apart form many other developers (Nintendo have a similar methodology). Far too often companies push a game setting or game mechanic that is just not that good and the final product is middling or poor.

Dusk Golem claims a Resident Evil 5 remake is not coming this year, with a Code Veronica remake expected instead.
Hopefully if and when they do a RE5 remake, they give it the RE3 remake treatment, because this is certainly one title that I don't want a faithful remake of.