I don't think people have quite realized, but this game is a HD Update of the GameCube Remake, which was quite a good game.
Silent Hill has always been better at survival horror than Resi, but Resi was fun in it's own way. For what it's worth, I have this Remake in 1080p running on a GameCube emulator on my PC. Still a lot of fun, but in fairness, a lot of people were getting fed up with the 'Turret' style of gameplay synonymous with Resi 1 through 0 (Yes, the prequel to the first was the last game with this gameplay).
Resi 4 is often held up as one of the greatest games in the series, and whilst it did lack in puzzles I believe it made up for it with stuff like treasure hunting, gun upgrading, mercernary mode. People seem to think the game isn't scary but I can think of plenty of things that shit me up, including the single most scary thing in Resi, The Regenerator.