We’ve got some tips to keep you alive in Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4sees Leon Kennedy and Ashley Graham fighting to stay alive.

Here’s our Resident Evil 4 beginner’s guide to help you with 12 survival tips.

Stealth kills will make quick work of your foes. Just watch out for your knife’s durability.

Some will feel familiar to those who’ve played the original game, which released in 2005.

Perhaps you might want to use them immediately for quick healing.

Combining a Green Herb with a Red Herb triples the amount of HP that’s healed.

Sometimes, going back the way you came will trick enemies into following you before they turn back. For example, the shielded cultists will turn around, allowing for easy shots to unprotected areas.

Meanwhile, adding a Yellow Herb into the mix will also increase Leon’s max HP.

If you do run out of herbs, don’t forget that are other items that can heal you.

These include First Aid Kits, Chicken Eggs, Vipers, and Bass.

Special infected or minibosses have wide arcing attacks that will damage their own pals.

In any case, you’re able to learn more in ourYellow Herb locations guide.

Here’s the gist:

Bear in mind that your knives have limited durability.

If you use them too often, they’ll break.

Make use of your supplies and gunpowder since you can’t send them to your storage.

Only the combat knife can be upgraded and repaired, which means other looted blades are gone for good.

Since they’re still human, they’ve got the usual weakspots.

A headshot will often stun them, whereas a kneecap will slow them down.

Seeing the Merchant’s purple flames in the distance will always bring a sigh of relief.

This can store your life, as the move itself will also knock back nearby hostiles.

In some cases, enemies that have been knocked down will attempt to get back up.

Basically, many encounters in the game are divided into areas or sections.

Save this furry fella and he’ll help you out in return.

That means the enemies will only follow you up to a certain point.

While they’re milling about, you’re free to take potshots to eliminate them.

Of course, this trick won’t work in certain areas where the gates/doors have been barred.

With kill zones, you’ll be able to take out several opponents in quick succession.

Leon starts out with the Knife, which should get its durability upgraded to maximum.

There’s also the default Handgun, followed by a Pump Shotgun and a Rifle.

From there, more options will be sold by the Merchant, while others can be found while exploring.

Moreover, you might see yellow paint, markings, or scribbles.

These denote objects or sections that you’re able to interact with, shoot, or traverse.

These are short tasks that, once done, will reward you with Spinels.

Her mechanics have been significantly improved in the remake, though you still need to learn some quirks.

If you do just that, it will help you in an upcoming boss fight.

you might learn more in ourAshley survival guide,Ashley puzzles guide, andEl Gigante boss guide.

Resident Evil 4 has more mechanics and secrets for you to discover.

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