The Resident Evil 4 remake has a lot of difficulty. 2005’s original Resident Evil 4 was a classic, completely reinventing not only the Resident Evil series, but the entire third-person shooter genre. Even with the quality of previous remakes, it’s a question of whether this title needs improvement. Thankfully, the Resident Evil 4 remake has proven to be a faithful and fitting successor, building on nearly everything the original did. However, there is one glaring omission.
As of this writing, the Resident Evil 4 remake is missing some of the game’s most important post-game content : arcade mercenaries mode and Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways campaign starring Ada Wong. The former will be released on April 7, while the latter has yet to be confirmed. Still, what should players who finish the game do in the meantime?
Things To Do After Beating Resident Evil 4 Remake
Resident Evil titles have always been designed to be played multiple times, with different characters at different levels of difficulty. While Resident Evil 4 only has Leons, it still has multiple difficulty modes. The toughest challenge in Resident Evil 4, Professional Mode, can only be unlocked after completing a campaign.
For those with more completionist goals, like completing all merchant requests or finding all collectibles, Resident Evil 4 has a New Game Plus mode that lets players start over with all their weapons, currencies, crafting recipes, and more upgrade. This will make the early areas easier and give players more time to thoroughly explore the level looking for missing details. There are Clockwork Castellans to shoot down, treasures to find and sell, and shooting ranges to try and aim for high scores to earn more tokens to unlock Charms.
They should note that certain achievements and rewards are not available in New Game Plus.
The aforementioned achievements are also a great way to prolong your game. For example, Resident Evil 4’s minimalist trophies require players to use only pistols and knives to beat the game. Thrift trophies require them to do so without using healing items. Players are sure to find more esoteric self-challenges to further increase the difficulty.
Finally, they can aim for the coveted S+ grade. This is one of the toughest challenges in Resident Evil 4, requiring players to beat the game as quickly as possible on a fresh save without using New Game Plus. Assisted difficulty requires less than 4 hours, Normal difficulty requires less than 5 hours, Hard difficulty requires less than 5 and a half hours, Professional difficulty requires the same, but use less than 15 saves.
Resident Evil 4 Remake is out now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.