<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2023	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
acclaim	O
and	O
sold	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
"	O
over-the-shoulder	O
"	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
while	O
drawing	O
other	O
design	O
aspects	O
from	O
the	O
remakes	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
features	O
redesigned	O
visuals	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
tenser	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
brought	O
the	O
development	O
in-house	O
in	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
Division	O
1	O
team	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
2019	O
remake	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
returning	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Yoshiaki	O
Hirabayashi	O
said	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
remaking	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
challenging	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
its	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazunori	O
Kadoi	O
and	O
Yasuhiro	O
Anpo	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
were	O
selected	O
as	O
directors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
cast	O
returned	O
from	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
many	O
English-language	O
roles	O
were	O
recast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
remakes	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
cast	O
provided	O
likenesses	O
,	O
3D	O
modeling	O
and	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
modernized	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Village	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remakes	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
knife	O
has	O
limited	O
durability	O
and	O
becomes	O
worn	O
with	O
use	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ganados	O
were	O
reworked	O
as	O
more	O
dangerous	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
environment	O
against	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
igniting	O
flammable	O
objects	O
or	O
barricading	O
doors	O
and	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ashley	O
takes	O
severe	O
damage	O
,	O
she	O
falls	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
revived	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
idea	O
used	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
State	O
of	O
Play	O
presentation	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
on	O
PS	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
trailer	O
debuted	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
Capcom	O
Spotlight	O
livestream	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
immediately	O
afterwards	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
minigame	O
,	O
Mercenaries	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
kill	O
as	O
many	O
enemies	O
as	O
possible	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
89,662	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
85,371	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
