Dead Space is the scarier game; Resident Evil 4 is the more fun one. Dead Space's strategic dismemberment and complete lack of a HUD keep you tense throughout. RE4 gives you crowds, a knife parry and a rhythm that is closer to an action game.
Over-the-shoulder shooting, resource management, and a remake each that improved on the original in almost every respect.
The Ishimura is one continuous connected ship, the sound design is exceptional, and cutting limbs instead of shooting heads changes every encounter.
More varied, more generous, and the best-paced action game of its lineage. Less frightening by design.
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Dead Space is the scarier game; Resident Evil 4 is the more fun one. Dead Space's strategic dismemberment and complete lack of a HUD keep you tense throughout. RE4 gives you crowds, a knife parry and a rhythm that is closer to an action game.
Better is the wrong question for these two — they are close enough that the answer depends on what you want from the next twenty hours. Pick Dead Space if you want horror that sustains. Pick Resident Evil 4 if you want the better game overall.
No. There are no scores anywhere on this page. This is a written opinion about what each game is for, so you can judge whether it matches what you are after.