Resident Evil 4: Remake continues the Resident Evil tradition of providing you with an experience that you won’t forget easily. The Resident Evil series is known for its often camp, sometimes inexplicable logic, and some changes for the remake are even downright hilarious to consider.
From things like using a knife to parry a chainsaw, to giving the protagonist a whole host of funny costumes and weapons to fight with, wrapping your head around it is as much a part of Resident Evil 4 as the zombies and parasites.
11 Snakes In Crates
Imagine playing through a horror game, fighting off hordes of enemies, and then suddenly you run out of ammo. Spotting a crate would be a godsend in that pinch, but what would you do if you end up getting a snake instead of the essential resources you'll need to survive?
What dastardly mind came up with this idea, and why are the snakes a consumable item? At least the Merchant hates them as much as you probably would too.
10 Animals Hate Leon
Here's something you'll pick up on fairly early on in your playthrough: animals absolutely despise you. Leon is a magnet for trouble, and it seems like the entire animal kingdom is out to get him. Only crows keep to themselves and mind their own business. Ironically, they're also the most killed creature in the games, especially in this remake.
Cows, wolves, chickens, pigs, you name it. Everything is out to get you. Even if a cow is burning alive at that exact moment, it will try taking a jab at you. Just make sure to not let it close in on you and block you into a corner.
9 The Man In The Loo
Imagine the cackle of a developer placing a villager inside a bathroom, doing his digital "business" while he waits around for you to open the door. It's a jumpscare that seems too ridiculous to be true, but you've been warned.
The villager seems to be fine enough minding his own business, but once you end up opening that door he'll rise up pretty fast. If you're not ready for it, you'll most likely lose a sizeable chunk of your health, and that too for good reason. You should've knocked first.
8 Ashley Is Practically Invincible
One of the best and weirdest things the remake did was make Ashley impervious to imminent death. Sure, she can get damaged to a point where she keels over and needs a revive. She can get kidnapped and carted off by an enemy too.
But regardless, she's basically immortal in a world where everything else dies very, very easily. She should be the one saving Leon at this point. Let’s not even question her mobility in the Knight Armor outfit.
7 Tiny Weapons Parry Attacks
Leon’s tiny blade can parry almost anything and it’s absolutely ridiculous. You may feel rather cool pushing back a chainsaw or a pickaxe with your knife, but ask yourself if that logic tracks.
It’s funny just how broken this combat mechanic is, as it allows you to practically weasel your way out of imminent death with a well-timed parry. They could’ve at least made it more believable by limiting your ability to parry comically large weapons in comparison to your puny knife.
6 Herbs Heal Getting Impaled
The new remake added a lot more grime and gore to the game, and now it feels more brutal to walk around El Salvador. It makes it all feel real and terrifying when you mess up and get jumped by a group of exceptionally fast villagers swinging away their wide assortment of weapons at you.
Imagine you get a pitchfork to your gut, or an axe cleaves away a good chunk of your shoulder…would a herb save you from imminent death due to blood loss? Could one single egg save you from a direct chainsaw hit? If you're Leon S. Kennedy, apparently so.
5 Equip Egg?
You won't believe it unless you try it for yourself, but you can equip eggs to throw them at your enemy. It's obvious that's what it was intended for, Leon's quip gives us all the answers we need. What else could you possibly do with an equipped egg anyway?
Tired of all the hardcore villagers owning you? Tired of reloading a save file over and over again to get through an area? Well, now you can express your frustration at the circumstances, just throw an egg at your enemies and damage them emotionally instead.
4 German Suplexing Enemies
Getting rid of a roundhouse kick that sent multiple enemies flying made sense, and reducing the knife’s hitbox also makes sense, but literally suplexing your enemy to the ground is just bizarre and somewhat charming. Once you pull it off, you'll be glad they kept it in the remake too.
Why would Leon, or any character for that matter, choose to wrestle a zombie-like enemy to the ground? What’s next, a future update with turnbuckles randomly shooting up out of the ground and Leon swan diving off the top onto five enemies at once? Ada Wong diving in with the steel chair?
3 Birds Still Have Drops
It makes sense if a bird gets shot since it might drop an egg. You need those and the herbs to survive in this game, but why would some random crow drop gunpowder for no reason? Why even let you shoot at a bird in the first place?
It doesn’t just stop there, just like the original, this version’s birds also drop other loot items like ammo and crafting components. So if you’re ever strapped for cash, just go bird-hunting.
2 Ducking A Grab
Running around the map may work out for a short while, but you need to remember that these new enemies can run too, and they also track. You don’t want them to come at you and take away a good chunk of your health with a cheeky grab.
So, what’s the best way to avoid that? Capcom’s answer is simply ducking the grabs, just so another villager can come up to you and have you make out with a pitchfork instead.
1 Innumerable Bear Traps
What's with all the bear traps lying around everywhere? We know some of the enemies are hunters who set them up across the map, but bears are incredibly rare in Spain. All this village sees are wolves, chickens, cows, or pigs. What's the purpose of owning a bear trap for the 300 or so bears roaming around the entire country?
Let's say they had a major bear problem. It looks like they handled it pretty well before we came along, so why on Earth are there so many traps lying around then? They're all over the place, to the point that even enemies get stuck themselves. They're only making the pursuit harder for themselves if anything.