PC #90 · PS4 #40 · PS5 #100 · 2023 · M

Resident Evil 4

A survival-horror shooter about Leon Kennedy rescuing the president's daughter from a rural cult.

Capcom · 12–20 hrs

Difficulty

The 2023 remake of the 2005 over-the-shoulder survival shooter. Knife durability, Merchant requests, and Ashley's commands are the new economy; the village is still a long gunfight with a bell.

Tips

  • Start here

    Parry, then knife

    A timed block with the knife stuns villagers for a kick. Don't waste the shotgun on a single villager the kick would have deleted. The village bell (shoot it or the tower) is how the first siege actually ends.

  • Start here

    Merchant requests are pesetas

    Blue request notes are extra spinels and cash. Sell treasure after combining it (the antique chain with a gem in the right slot). Don't sell the treasure the current request wants un-combined.

  • Advanced

    Case size is a build

    The attache case upgrades are a loadout. A rifle plus a shotgun plus the pistol you actually upgraded will beat five mid guns. Exclusive upgrades (the infinite-ammo rocket is a trophy, the rifle's is a tool) should wait until the gun is fully leveled.

  • Advanced

    Ashley can wait

    The 'wait' command parks Ashley out of grab range. In the castle and the island, 'wait' plus a clear, then 'follow', is how you stop spending knife durability on her grabs. Her armor in the castle is a Merchant buy, not a story gift.

  • Secrets

    Clockwork Castellans

    The little soldier dolls are a New Game+ weapon. Shoot every Castellan on a first run if you don't want to replay chapters. The shooting gallery tokens buy the charms that actually change reloads and knife durability.

  • Bosses

    Del Lago, El Gigante, Verdugo

    Del Lago is harpoons and a boat you should not ram. El Gigante is a flash, then the back, then the knife. Verdugo in the freezer wants liquid nitrogen from the tanks, then a magnum; don't try to knife a Verdugo on Professional.

  • Bosses

    Krauser is a parry exam

    The island Krauser fight is knife parries and a rifle for the windows. Don't empty the magnum into his armor; wait for the opening the parry already gave you.

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