How optional are the enemy encounters in RE8 ?

About to start resident evil village. I both love and hate survival horror, love the atmosphere but get really stressed about conserving resources and ammo. And i heard that RE2 remake is a NIGHTMARE and the game is all about deciding when to fight and ALWAYS to run so i am never trying that. But i know village and re4 are more about the combat so here's my question. Am i gonna have to play smart a LOT of the time or is the game built aroung clearing encounters more ?