The critically acclaimed Resident Evil 4 Tips marked a real paradigm shift for the franchise. A 2022 GameCube exclusive (for a time), this was the title that did away with a lot of the trappings of survival horror as we knew it. Gone were the clunky controls and characters taking four to seven business days to turn around, replaced with a far more action-oriented style of play.

If you’ve played through the gameTips, you’ll have surely noticed that Jack Krauser, Leon’s former-ally-turned-foe, is pretty darn handy with a knife. He’s an agent experienced with all manner of firearms and other weapons, but the simple knife seems to be his favorite.

The Tips game’s trying to tell you something here. In the later stages of the game, you’ll engage in a super-dramatic boss battle with Krauser. When he breaks out his trump card, that absurd, mutated, blade-like extend-o-claw of his, you wouldn’t think of falling back on your own knife, but you’d be surprised how very effective it is on him, staggering him and dealing huge damage. It’s tough to pull off, with his range and the cramped area on top of the tower working against you, but you’ll put him down in seconds this way.

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