A few days after the release of Resident Evil 4Capcom has added a paid way to upgrade weapons in the game. It’s a shame.
Resident Evil 4 is one of the events of the year 2023. The remake of Capcom’s masterpiece is not disappointing. On the contrary: it totally rehabilitates the horror game. Success is there, with 4 million copies sold since March 24. To thank the fans, the Japanese firm offers a free DLC which adds the “Mercenaries” mode, we can read in a press release published on April 7. Too bad that this good news is accompanied by an initiative that could have happened, namely the addition of microtransactions.
As reported by VideoGamesChronicles in an article published on April 7, the latest update to Resident Evil 4, which allows access to the “Mercenaries” mode (after having downloaded it for free), has brought up new elements in paid content. Concretely, it is now possible to acquire tickets which allow you to improve the weapons of the game.
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” To all firearms enthusiasts, collectors of sharp blades and lovers of instruments of death of all kinds: here is your ticket to the gun fair! More exactly, here is a ticket to use at the merchant’s shop “, indicates the description of the virtual object which is sold 2.99 € each. Good prince, Capcom offers formulas at reduced prices: three tickets for 6.99 € and five tickets for 9.99 €.
Each ticket, which can be difficult to recover while playing, unlocks a special improvement, regardless of the level of the weapon (the other bonuses must be purchased with pesos, the virtual currency of the game). It’s a way to make life much easier in an action game, with a more powerful and versatile arsenal. As there are about twenty weapons in Resident Evil 4the final bill is around €60 for those who would like to pay for everything.
Obviously, Capcom was careful not to indicate the existence of these microtransactions in its press release presenting the “Mercenaries” mode. The latter consists of raising your score by facing a horde of enemies within a given time.
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