What kind of zombies are in resident evil 4

Those infected with the T-Abyss virus are in need of obtaining the bodily fluids of other living beings, and they will often try to drain them of their internal fluid.

They are constantly in need of hydration. Similar to T-Virus zombies, these enemies can infect hosts by biting them. However, their spread in water is even easier to transmit, hence why the II Veltro threatened to infect the world's oceans with the virus if their demands were not met. Those infected with the T-Phobos virus only mutate into a zombie if they feel high amounts of fear or anxiety, as it effects their mind.

The virus was created for ideological purposes by Alex Wesker in order to eliminate humans who are mentally weak, while retaining those who mentally fit to be hosts for more advanced bio-weaponry experiments. This virus was deployed on human test subjects on Sushestvovanie Island, which was essentially one gigantic experiment of the twisted mind of Alex Wesker and the setting of Revelations 2.

If a regular human infected with the T-Phobos virus experiences torture and abuse, the fear that is triggered causes them to mutate into an Afflicted. They are vulnerable to light, given that they spent most of their time imprisoned in the dark when they went through their mutation processes.

It only takes seconds for them to mutate in reaction to high mental fear. Though they are crazed by fear, they have some intelligence to utilize basic weapons, but mainly resort to biting and scratching. And that sums up the common enemies found in Resident Evil's universe , not counting the various effects these same viruses have on other beings such as animals, or more powerful strains that result in the game series' difficult boss fights.

The majority of enemies the player encounters throughout the Resident Evil universe are more often than not one of the variations of the above zombies, or foot soldiers.

Their various offshoots or sub-strains are responsible for the even more devilish creations. While the differences between some of these enemies may be in mere nuance, their lore, history, origins and biology is each unique, providing much depth for fans of the Resident Evil universe.

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Shoot these to do real damage against the Regeneradors. Even when this enemy's legs are gone, it can jump at Leon if he get too close. Novistadors look like giant bugs and come in two different forms. At first they are found in the castle's sewers and turn invisible. Even when invisible, they are easy to spot. They attack quickly, so use the Shotgun to immediately knock them back before they have a chance.

Later on they fly, and though they have less health, they are more plentiful. Use the shotgun here too, though the TMP will also help out. Not to be confused with the legendary heavy metal band, these enemies will certainly not grace players with sick, heavy guitar riffs.

Instead of sweet music , these monsters attack with spikes on their bodies. Don't even think about getting close to them unless players like seeing Leon getting impaled. Fortunately, they are disposed of in the same way as the Regeneradors. When pressed for the greatest design challenge during development of this game, in fact, Kobayashi cites this exact issue as the main hurdle in the game's development.

Capcom clearly had its fair share of challenges in steering the franchise in this bold new direction, so it's interesting how the team decided to pass these onto the player. One such example of this is the inventory system — gone is the simplistic small grid where every item, regardless of bulk or weight, takes up one slot, replaced by a much larger grid in the form of the upgradeable attache case, where item size determines how many 'blocks' it takes up.

The existing system for micromanaging your inventory had become stale and overly simple by this point just take an Ink Ribbon, a healing item, your primary weapon and some reserve ammo, leaving room for ferrying puzzle items around but this ingenious new mechanic made us think about what we were carrying and why, becoming almost a mini-game in its own right.

While it might be one of the all-time greats, however, Resident Evil 4 still has a lot to answer for. Its use of Quick Time Events QTEs — which Capcom managed to employ to great effect — became something of a touchstone for other developers looking for an easy way to incorporate cinematic events into their games without fully wresting control away from the player, but few managed to pull them off nearly as well. Their proliferation across games of all kinds quickly made many players come to hate them, although Capcom's execution of them was generally masterful — just as jump scares could once hide around any corner, QTEs instead tied into the new emphasis on terror.

Mashing buttons to run away from a collapsing pillar, for instance, wouldn't have been nearly so intense if all you had to do was just hold down on the analog stick for a bit, and never knowing when that prompt would appear left you clinging to your controller at all times, just in case.

QTEs also formed the backbone of one of the game's most memorable encounters — the knife fight with Krauser towards the end relied heavily on prompted inputs and is Kobayashi's favourite battle in the game — "I really like the boss fight against Jack Krauser. His knife moves were so cool! That's the reason games like those made by Quantic Dream continue to employ such mechanics so heavily, as it leaves players free to focus on action and narrative until such a time as they are called upon to take action.

Romero films along with a dose of cheesy humor makes Dead Rising the ultimate homage to the early era of zombie films. Dead Rising was one of Capcom's attempts to attract a western audience to their portfolio. Although the game was well-received, its sales forced Inafune to scrap the franchise and make Dead Rising instead, spawning several sequels of its own.

Capcom allegedly has plans for a Resident Evil 4 remake, so the two franchises can once again co-exist in harmony.

By Bryant Pereira Published Aug 03,