Leon S. Kennedy is sent to rescue Ashley Graham, the U.S. President's daughter, from a mysterious cult in rural Spain. The village is infected with the Las Plagas parasite, turning villagers into violent aggressors.
Use the knife for parrying and stealth kills. Manage ammo carefully - crafting is essential. Upgrade weapons at the Merchant. The attaché case inventory returns with improved management.
Each boss has weak points to exploit. Use grenades for crowd control. The Krauser fight requires precise parry timing.
Handgun first: the SG-09 R with the laser sight and its exclusive upgrade turns body shots into stagger machines, and it is cheap. Then the rifle - the Stingray with a scope handles the castle's plagas nests. Shotgun upgrades come last; the base W-870 is enough for crowd control if you knife downed enemies.
Combine the three gemstones into the ornate mask before selling anything - combined treasures are worth roughly 2.5 times their parts. The case upgrades from the Merchant are worth the spinels: the large case and the extra slot arrive before chapter ten.
Del Lago: harpoon only when it opens its mouth, and steer away from the rocks on the left. El Gigante: shoot the plagas on its back after the slam; two knife prompts finish it. Village Chief: circle the burning barn and aim for the legs to force a stagger. Krauser: knife-parry his charge - the only reliable counter - and use the rifle on his plagas arm. Saddler: shoot the eye on his back during the second phase.
Craft handgun ammo instead of buying it; gunpowder is common and the exclusive upgrade doubles your damage per round. Save grenades for the cabin siege and the two Garrador rooms, where flash grenades expose the plagas instantly.