The gameplay is excellent - successfully blending action, survival, and horror elements to create a challenging and terrifying experience that both veterans and first-timers will enjoy. Its story is simple yet manages to keep players motivated to keep pushing through the campaign. This installment is considered by many as among the best, if not the best, in the Resident Evil franchise. He is confronted by mind-controlled villagers, a slew of mutated creatures, and a parasite-worshiping cult called the Los Illuminados. Kennedy is tasked to rescue Ashley, his search leading him to a remote mountainous region in Spain. Raccoon City survivor and special agent Leon S. Resident Evil 4’s story starts with the abduction of Ashley, the U.S.