My son and I often talk about how much we wish the version of Resi 4 previewed would come out at some poiint, even with a different protagonist. I've loved all the main RE games since the very first (except #6) and hope that they put the scares back into the game, rather relying on the same old tired action sequences.
It's a shame that The Evil Within never produced what I hoped would be a return to the RE form.
Will RE ever devolve back into horror? I doubt it, but live in hope.