Well RE 5 was an epic fail, but RE 4, 3, and Code Veronica were some of the best. I have fonder memories with RE than L4D. I mean, who could forgot the knife/handgun runs, or the crazy time attack runs, or just the infinite rocket launcher run.
Oh yeah, Try playing the first one in the dark at round 1:20 AM. I couldn't sleep the rest of the night..
Nah Deserteagle - I'm with ya. I'd play RE over L4D, though I did like RE5.
Well.. that preference is to a certain point anyway. I don't feel they're similar enough games to warrant comparison, but I generally prefer games that have story to those that have none. With RE5 as well, you have cooperative gameplay, which would have been a trump card for L4D otherwise.