>It's a simple story and it's not told in a particularly strong way.

If you say so. It's not on the level as Metal Gear or Nier, but it's not as shallow as you are making it out to be either.

That's way oversimplified and not at all indicative of the story of the games. The overall story is about strain after strain of a virus becoming loose and causing havoc, yeah, but there is a lot more to it.

The story spans quite a few games and if you take the stories for what they are in their respective games, I can see where you are coming from. But you also have to be able to piece it together into one narrative and it's much deeper and enjoyable once you do that.

There really isn't a problem with playing only the remakes. The story is just going to be a little different. The only remake that is worse than the original was 3. But 3 is regarded as the worst classic RE game in general and you don't need to play either of them, in my opinion.

I have NO idea why the series is getting the hate it's getting in the comment. NO IDEA. The overall story is great and it is absolutely worth going back and playing 0, 1 Remake, and up to 4 (in my opinion you should play 0, 1 Remake, 2 Remake or 2, original 3, Code Veronica, and 4). If you want to skip 5 and 6 it's okay because 7 and 8 don't really call back to 5 and 6. Chris is in 7 and 8 but the only passing reference to the other two games is him punching the boulder in 5.

But to your question, it's not extremely important to play the other games to enjoy 4. It has a standalone story, for the most part. If anything you would just need to play 2 or 2remake.

7 and 8 are, again, a complete story (waiting for 9 to finish the Winters' story) and you don't really need the other games.

But you are missing out if you don't play the other games. The full story is excellent if you take the time and effort to do it. But it's not necessary.

Ahhhh Quest for Booty was fun! Crack in Time is probably the best game in the series but I can't help but forever love Going Commando because it was my first. :)

R&C have always been some of my favorite games too, especially A Crack in Time and Going Commando and I have completed GC at least a half dozen times. Your dad definitely has me beat!

And like someone else said, that tattoo is going to look gorgeous for a LONG time.

This looks wonderful dude, and the artist you picked is incredibly talented.

I highly doubt it. Especially because if you went on forums around the time of Code Veronica, even though it is highly regarded now and has aged like wine, people were sick of tank controls and a fixed camera. Code Veronica wasn't as well received as it could have been because it was a tired gameplay system and people were over it. That's why when 4 came out it was fresh and what everyone had been wanting; and Capcom hasn't looked back since.

I see

Is it the angle or is the right eye enormous compared to the left?

The goodest boy Axel!