While I'm not a fan of the direction the developers have taken the franchise, these are generally great games in their own right. There are some subtle differences though, and I'd like to get your opinions on them.
I believe RE 4 to be a better game in general. It was new and fresh at the time which helps, and it seemed as though the bosses were more difficult to finish off. In RE 5, defeating the big guys seemed to be little more than hitting a button when it flashed on the screen. I didn't get flustered with the bosses because it seemed to be an automated sequence, taking the thinking out of it.
In addition, it seemed as though the constant overwhelming hoardes of infected were more intense in 4. In 5 they relied more on "special" infected than sheer numbers. Folks that jumped, folks that took alot of damage but walked slow and in a straight line. I never really felt overwhelmed in 5.
Let's start there. What do you guys think?