It's definitely gonna leave a big mark this year, but in many ways you're also completely correct because the original essentially invented a new genre of third-person over-the-shoulder shooters that followed, not to mention that it was a big inspiration for Dead Space (and boy, that remake this year was good too).
“The Resident Evil 4 Remake looks to be just as impactful as the original”
As good as the remake can be, there’s no way it can be as impactful on the industry as a whole than the original game.
Thursday is taking forever. I haven’t replayed this since it was on GameCube. Very much looking forward to this.