Combing through the new horror game is nerfing a very useful exploit from the original RE4, making a particular type of weapon upgrade significantly weaker.
In Resident Evil 4 2005, when you visited the Merchant to upgrade your weapon's ammunition capacity, your gun would automatically refill. Let's say you've just drained the Red 9 battling the Bella Sisters on your way out the village, and want a complimentary ammo boost ahead of the Mendes boss fight.
Instead of reloading and u your precious handgun bullets, you just pop to the Merchant, buy the ammo capacity upgrade, and enjoy an entirely full magazine as well as your newly enhanced gun. It was a fantastic way of managing and preserving ammo, especially when purchasing the unique upgrade for the Striker, which automatically gifted you a whopping 100 shotgun shells.
Scrutinising the latest Resident Evil 4 Remake gameplay, however, it seems this exploit has been removed. We see Leon shopping with the Merchant, and buying the ammo capacity upgrade for the Red 9, boosting the magazine size from eight rounds to ten. When he exits out of the buy menu and returns to gameplay, however, the Red 9 still has its original eight rounds – no bonus ammo at all. We've skipped ahead to the exact moment in the video below.
So, as you head into Resident Evil 4 Remake, be aware: you need to manage your ammo that bit more carefully this time around, especially with the best Resident Evil 4 Remake weapons like the Broken Butterfly.
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