I think it all comes down to the artist really. The character designers are different than they use to be, along with the technical people who do the code and the same with the ones who do the animations.
The last game I played was Resident Evil 6, and it was only long enough to be the stories of Leon and Chris. I haven't touched it since then either. Its sad because I used to love this series and had a huge passion for it.
I had never looked into anything after 6, but that video of Revelations 2 is sickening.
This is off topic, I thought the new Devil May Cry was good. Most fans hated it mainly for the different look of Dante. Why I feel the urge to state this I do not know.