It's really not a slur on F.E.A.R. to say RE4 is better. It still leaves a hug scope for other goodness, which F.E.A.R. certainly fits into. Really, you can't go wrong with either of these games. But I do think RE4 is better, and it is one of the better games of this decade, if not necessarily the best. F.E.A.R. is merely 'very good', not a Top 10 contender.