Resident Evil 4: No Zombies?

From Games Digest:

The creator of the original Resident Evil has returned to the series, to tear up the rule book. Resident Evil 4, the next in the series for Nintendo’s GameCube, will not feature zombies for starters.

Instead, the sequel, set four years after the destruction of zombie-infested Raccoon City, will see Raccoon survivor Leon hunting for the US president’s daughter in remote eastern Europe. With zombies gone, the foes seem to be occult monks and scary hick villagers, both with a touch of decay about them, but with a touch of smarts.

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I suppose occult monks and scary hick villagers are okay, but...no zombies? Really?